Total Mercury and Methylmercury in Fish Fillets,Water, and Bed Sediments from Selected Streamsin the Delaware River Basin, New Jersey, New York,and Pennsylvania, 1998–2001
Brightbill RA, Riva-Murray K, Bilger MD, Byrnes JD. 2004. Total Mercury and Methylmercury in Fish Fillets,Water, and Bed Sediments from Selected Streamsin the Delaware River Basin, New Jersey, New York,and Pennsylvania, 1998–2001. U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Water Resources Investigations Report. 03-4183. United States Geological Survey. New Cumberland, Pennsylvania
Within the Delaware River Basin, fish-tissue samples were analyzed for total mercury (tHg). Water and bed-sediment samples were analyzed for tHg and methylmercury (MeHg), and methylation efficiencies were calculated. This study was part of a National Mercury Pilot Program conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The Delaware River Basin was chosen because it is part of the USGS National Water-Quality Assessment Program that integrates physical, chemical, and biological sampling efforts to determine status and trends in surface-water and ground-water resources.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Brightbill, Robin; Riva-Murray, Karen; Bilger, Michael; Byrnes, John
- Date of Issue
- 2004
- Publisher
- United States Geological Survey
- Units
- DEWA , UPDE
- Keywords
- bed sediments, Fish, Mercury, methylmercury, river basin