Table 1.
Mean MeHg concentrations +/−SD (n) in biota (ng/g) across sites, and letters designate differences in least square means by Tukey’s HSD. Mummichog MeHg concentrations were normalized to length (see text). Subsites not connected by the same letter are significantly different.
| State | Site | Carbon | Silversides | Mummichog | Striped killifish | Shrimp | Mussel | Periwinkle | Blue crab | Green crab |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | NC | HOC LOC |
92 ± 28 (10) BCD | 124 ± 48 (5) AB 88 ± 49 (10) BC |
43 ± 20 (10) C | 136 ± 32 (10) A | 63 ± 22 (10) A | 64 ± 60 (10) A | ||
| BH | HOC LOC |
179 ±42 (15) A 113 ± 32 (23) B |
66 ± 28 (40) CD 140 ± 65 (12) A |
37 ± 16 (25) C | 155 ± 47 (10) A | 39 ± 6 (10) B | 88 ± 70 (10) A | |||
| Connecticut | BI | HOC LOC |
154 ± 29 (10) A 157 ± 40 (10) A |
36 ± 12 (10) DE | 13 ± 1 (10) B | 122 ± 34 (10) B 293 ± 186 (5) A |
81 ± 16 (10) B 28 ± 10 (10) C |
129 ± 53 (7) A 95 ± 98(10) A |
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| GC | HOC LOC |
74 ± 18 (10) CD 93 ± 25 (10) BC |
15 ± 6 (10) E | 16 ± 5 (10) AB 14 ± 8 (10) B |
21 ± 13 (8) C 61 ± 30 (10) BC |
55 ± 22 (4) AB 65 ± 26 (5) A |
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| Maryland | JP | HOC LOC |
45 ± 45 (8) DE 50 ± 28 (12) DE |
23 ± 13 (27) E 23 ± 8 (19) E |
15 ± 13 (20) B 24 ± 8 (16) A |
15 ± 2 (10) D | 15 ± 4 (9) C 16 ± 6 (10) C |
18 ± 7 (11) AB 28 ± 47 (14) AB |
22 ± 0 (1) A | |
| PC | HOC LOC |
32 ± 23 (17) E 26± 4 (10) E |
13 ± 2 (5) E 20 ± 3 (4) DE |
18 ± 1 (5) AB | 12 ± 7 (2) BC | 19 ± 4 (10) C | 14 ± 0 (1) AB 14 ± 4 (10) A |