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Walleye (Sander vitreus), Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens) and Surface Water Mercury Concentrations in Minnesota Lakes

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Publication Date
Start Date
2019
End Date
2021

Citation

Tate, M.T., Janssen, S.E., Blinick, N., Link, D., Nelson, J.K.R., Hansen, G., and Krabbenhoft, D.P., 2024, Walleye (Sander vitreus), Yellow Perch (Perca flavescens) and Surface Water Mercury Concentrations in Minnesota Lakes: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9XGZD51.

Summary

Water quality and fish tissue samples were collected and measured for mercury concentrations in a total of 23 small to medium size lakes in Minnesota to assess the impact that zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) invasion had on mercury bioaccumulation. Water samples were collected in October and November of 2021 from 22 lakes and analyzed for total mercury, methylmercury, dissolved organic carbon, and suspended particulate matter at the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Mercury Research Laboratory (MRL). Tissue samples of walleye (Sander vitreus) and yellow perch (Perca flavescens) were collected by researchers at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities from July to October in 2019 and 2021 and June to October in 2020 and 2021. Assessment [...]

Contacts

Point of Contact :
Sarah E Janssen, U.S. Geological Survey, MIDCONTINENT REGION
Originator :
Michael T Tate, Sarah E Janssen, Naomi Blinick, Denver Link, Jenna K.R. Nelson, Gretchen Hansen, David P Krabbenhoft
Metadata Contact :
Sarah E Janssen, U.S. Geological Survey, MIDCONTINENT REGION
Distributor :
U.S. Geological Survey - ScienceBase, U.S. Geological Survey
SDC Data Owner :
Upper Midwest Water Science Center
USGS Mission Area :
Water Resources

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Minnesota_walleye.xml
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View 		26.42 KB application/fgdc+xml
Data_Dictionary.csv 4.32 KB text/csv
Table_1_Site_Description.csv 1.6 KB text/csv
Table_2_MN_Lakes_Water.csv 2.16 KB text/csv
Table_3_MN_Lakes_fish.csv 28.66 KB text/csv

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to examine how the presence of zebra mussels altered mercury bioaccumulation within inland lake systems. This data can be used to determine how mercury, and subsequent fish consumption advisories, may be altered due to the presence of invasive species.

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