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White Sucker Tumors and Deformities

Published by U.S. EPA Office of Research and Development (ORD) | U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | Catalog Last Checked: April 21, 2026 at 07:59 PM | Dataset Last Updated: July 29, 2016
White sucker, Catostomus commersonii, were collected from the St. Louis River Area of Concern in 2011, 2013, and 2015. The data include size, sex, and age of fish; associated orocutaneous and liver neoplasia prevalence; muscle carbon and nitrogen stable isotope ratios; diet contribution from three locations based on stable isotope ratios; and concentration of PCBs, dioxins, and furans in livers of select fish sampled in 2015. This dataset is associated with the following publication: Hoffman, J., V. Blazer, H. Walsh, C. Shaw, R. Braham, and P. Mazik. Influence of demographics, exposure, and habitat use in an urban, coastal river on tumor prevalence in a demersal fish. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT. Elsevier BV, AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS, 712: 12 pg., (2020).

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