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Science 10 March 1972:
Vol. 175. no. 4026, pp. 1121 - 1122
DOI: 10.1126/science.175.4026.1121
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Mercury Concentrations in Museum Specimens of Tuna and Swordfish

G. E. Miller 1, P. M. Grant 1, R. Kishore 1, F. J. Steinkruger 1, F. S. Rowland 1, and V. P. Guinn 1

1 Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine 92664

The mercury levels of museum specimens of seven tuna caught 62 to 93 years ago and a swordfish caught 25 years ago have been determined by instrumental neutron activation analysis. These levels are in the same range as those found in specimens caught recently.


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