Lake Huron

Miller, T.J. and D J. Jude. 1984. Qrganochlorine pesticides, PBBS, and mercury in round whitefish fillets from Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron, 1977-1978. Jour. Great Lakes Res. 10 215-220. 

Ewins, D.J., D.V. Weseloh, and P. Mineau. 1992. Geographical distribution of contaminants and productivity measures of herring gulls in the Great Lakes Lake Huron 1980. Jour. Great Lakes Res. 18 316-330. 

Fed PCB-contaminated common carp (Cyprinus carpio) from Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron. Total PCBs in diet was 8.4 mg/kg FW ration (including, in pg/kg FW, 0.3 of PCB 81,... 

Restum, J.C., S.J. Bursian, J.P. Giesy, J.A. Render, W.G. Helferich, E.B. Shipp, D.A. Verbrugge, and R.J. Aulerich. 1998. Multigenerational study of the effects of consumption of PCB-contaminated carp from Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron, on mink. 1. Effects on mink reproduction, kit growth and survival, and selected biological parameters. Jour. Toxicol. Environ. Health 54A 343-375. 

Grasman, K.A., and Fox, G.A., Associations between altered immune function and organochlorine contamination in young Caspian terns (Sterna caspia) from Lake Huron, 1997-1999, Ecotoxicology, 10, 101, 2001. 

Phenol has been detected in surface waters, rainwater, sediments, drinking water, groundwater, industrial effluents, urban runoff, and at hazardous waste sites. Background levels of phenol from relatively pristine sites can be as high as 1 ppb for unpolluted groundwater and have been reported to range from 0.01 to 1 ppb in unpolluted rivers (Thurman 1985). Phenol has been detected in Lake Huron water at 3-24 ppb (Konasewich et al. 1978) and industrial rivers in the United States at 0-5 ppb (Sheldon and... 

Dichlorobenzene was detected in 2% of 357 sediment samples recorded on the STORET database (Staples et al. 1985), and in sediments near hazardous waste sites (Elder et al. 1981 Hauser and Bromberg 1982). Oliver and Nicol (1982a) reported 1,4-dichlorobenzene concentrations in surficial sediments from 13 sites in Lake Superior, 42 sites in Lake Huron, 5 sites in Lake Erie, and 11 sites in Lake Ontario. The mean concentrations detected were 5 ppb (range, ND-9 ppb), 16 ppb (range,... 

Oliver BG, Bourbonniere RA. 1985. Chlorinated contaminants in surficial sediments of Lakes Huron, St. Clair and Erie implications regarding sources along the St. Clair and Detroit rivers. J Great Lakes Res 11 366-372. 

Nickel concentrations from five stations in Lake Huron in 1980 had median and maximum nickel concentrations of 0.54 and 3.8 pg/L, respectively (Dolan et al. 1986). In a 1982 survey, nickel concentrations in Hamilton Harbor, Lake Ontario, ranged from <1 to 17 pg/L, with a median of 6 pg/L (Poulton 1987). The median nickel concentration from an analogous 1980 survey was 4 pg/L. Suspended sediment in surface samples (0.2 m) at Hamilton Harbor, Lake Ontario, contained 17-23 ppm nickel samples from a depth of 20 m contained 67-87 ppm, similar to the 66 ppm of nickel found in bottom sediment samples (Poulton 1987). These findings suggest that resuspension of bottom sediment is a major contributor to the suspended sediment at 20 m depth. 

Dolan DM, Warry ND, Rossmann R, et al. 1986. Lake Huron, 1980 Intensive survey summary report. Windsor, Ontario, Canada Surveillance Work Group, 133. 

Lake Huron, 1980 Lake Ontario, 1980 vs. 82 Most locations Near Sudbury, Ontario Near Sudbury refinery... 

No PBBs were detected in several varieties of fish (carp, white sucker. Northern pike, bullhead, and bass) from the Alma Reservoir, which is upstream from the Michigan Chemical Corporation plant and above a dam that prevents fish from moving upstream (Hesse and Powers 1978). On the other hand, tissue samples from fish collected from the Pine River, 29 miles downstream from the plant, contained up to 1.33 mg PBBs/kg (wet weight in skinless fillets). There was no apparent change in PBB concentrations in fish between 1974 and 1976 (Hesse and Powers 1978). PBBs could be detected in fish from Pine River and other embayments and tributaries of Lake Huron in 1983. PBB concentrations in carp and other sedentary fish from embayments and tributaries of Lake Huron (including Pine River) and Lake Superior were determined (Great Lakes Water Quality Board 1989 Jaffe et al. 1985). PBBs were detected in the concentration range of 15 15,000 g/kg (fat basis) in fish from embayments and tributaries of Lake Huron, but not from Lake Superior. 

In the fall of 1993, the serum levels of BB-167 (2,2, 4,4, 5,5 -hexaBB) in 32 subjects, approximately 10 of whom consumed sport fish from the Great Lakes, were measured (Anderson et al. 1998). When the data were stratified by lake, on average, the Lake Huron fish consumers had the highest levels of PBBs (0.6 ppb) and Lake Erie fish consumers had the lowest (0.2 ppb). When the data were then stratified by state of residence, on average. Great Lake sport fish consumers who live in Michigan had the highest PBB level (0.7 ppb) and residents ofWisconsin had the lowest level (0.05 ppb). 

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