How Does Heavy Metal Contamination in Fish Impact Ecosystems and Human Health?

[kyoshi]

Homework Statement

What exactly is the relative problem of extra accumilation of metals such as iron magnese and lead in fish? Do these metals cause problem with fish develoupment and fertility or do they effect the humans or animals that eat them?

Homework Equations

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The Attempt at a Solution

My research has turned up nothing usefull, I have only found facts,figures, and staticstics on how much actual metal pollution is being done.

 

[epenguin]

For just one metal, mercury, there was a recent thread https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=300871&highlight=mercury&nojs=1#goto_share

I am surprised googling doesn't turn up something else useful. Just try keywords metal or e.g. manganese, accumulation, toxicity, fish in combinations.