Abstract:Non-invasive monitoring was used to evaluate the concentrations of forty contaminants in the blood plasma of the
North American Green Sturgeon Acipenser medirostris caught and released from three estuaries in Washington State. The highest contaminant loads were found in fish caught in the most urbanized sites. Few statistical differences were found when evaluating contaminant levels according to sex, maturation stage, or distinct population segments of Green Sturgeon. The results indicate that recent expos… Show more
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