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Mercury in Maryland Fish Gordon Chenery, Will Kiendzior, Mark Klassen, Karen McNallen, Jennifer Vincenty | |||||||||
| Abstract: Mercury
is a naturally occurring element in the earth. It is released into
the environment by way of many industrial processes; such as mining, trash
incineration, paper manufacturing, and the burning of fossil fuels.
Mercury emissions are transported globally by the wind and deposited on
soil and water. From there, they enter the food web.
This project was to determine the concentration of Mercury in the muscle tissue of fish from 3 Maryland lakes. Using this data, we determined if a fishing advisory should be released for those lakes. Then, we developed a lesson in the form of a webquest that would walk students through the same process. |
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