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WI DNR - Fish Contaminant Database
| OverviewWisconsin Department of Natural Resources' Fish Contaminant Database. Monitoring contaminants in fish, inverts and herps in Wisconsin, initiated in 1977. Variety of sample tissues, primarily from sportfish species such as walleye, largemouth bass, and northern pike. THg, additional pollutants, and ancillary data. Source Agency: Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources ContactCandy Schrank, Fish Contaminant and Toxicology Program Coordinator Address Phone: 608-267-7614 Fax: 608-266-2244 |
| Name of dataset | Wsconsin DNR Fish Contaminant Data-- mercury Dataset from 1977-2006, selected records, verified as of 10/24/07 |
| Geographic area | Wisconsin |
| State/Province | WI |
| Activity Category | Monitoring |
| Medium | fish, invertebrates, herptiles |
| Focal species | sportfish, including panfish and top-level predators (most common species are walleye, largemouth bass, and northern pike) |
| Tissue Types | egg, fat, liver, organs, whole body, fillet (skin off), fillet (skin on) |
| Approximate size of dataset | 17589 |
| Positional data available? | yes |
| Start Date | 1977 |
| End Date | 2007 |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Collection season | all seasons |
| Collection Months | mostly April-Oct |
| Current # Of Sampling Locations | varies |
| Historic # Of Sampling Locations | 1321 (763 water bodies) |
| Size of Sampling Area | State of Wisconsin |
| Individual or composite samples? | Both Individual and Composite |
| Ecosystem Focus | surface and border waters |
| Additional Info | More data has been collected for 2005-2008 than is present in this dataset. Verification of 2005-2007 data is ongoing. Please contact WI DNR for the most updated version of this dataset. This dataset is available for use by MercNet collaborators, but WI DNR must review use of data in manuscript/report prior to publication. This dataset is available by permission only for non-MercNet parties. |
| Data Use | By permission only |
| Quality Assurance | yes |
| Data Format | Oracle |
| Hg Measurements | THg |
| Hg Measurement Units | mg/g or mg/kg (ppm) |
| Hg Measurement Weight | ww |
| Ancillary Data | age, sex, weight, length, additional pollutants, other |
| BRI has data? | yes |
| Data downloadable on external website? | no |
| Other Databases | EPA, USGS (Steve Wente) |
| Comments | Dataset does not include Mike Meyer's or GLIFWC's fish data, and represents only wild-caught fish (no hatchery-raised or caged organisms). More data has been collected for 2005-2008 than is present in this dataset. Verification of 2005-2007 data is ongoing. Please contact WI DNR for the most updated version of this dataset. Available for use by MercNet collaborators, but WI DNR must review use of data in manuscript/report prior to publication. This dataset is available by permission only for non-MercNet parties. |
