CONCENTRATIONS OF HEAVY AND TRACE METALS IN MUSCLE AND BLOOD OF JUVENILE GULF STURGEON(Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi) FROM THE SUWANNEE RIVER, FLORIDA

摘要

Concentrations of arsenic, chromium, copper, iron, mercury, lead,selenium, and zinc in muscle of juvenile(0.4 to 1.1 kg)Gulf sturgeon,Acipenser oxyrichus desotoi, from the Suwannee River, Florida, were13.78, 1.50, 0.98, 25.28, 0.18, 0.49, 6.43, and 17.03 μg/g dryWeight, respectively. Concentrations of As(r = 0.51), B(r = 0.68),Ba(r = 0.72), Be(r =0.73), Cd(r=0.70), Cu(r=0.56), Mg(r=0.50), andNi(r=0.65)increased in muscle Tissue with an increase in length ofjuvenile Gulf strugeon.