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Abstract
Continuous alum dosing of the Waitangi Soda Springs at Lake Rotoehu commenced in 2010 to reduce inflows of dissolved reactive phosphorus to Lake Rotoehu. Analyses of bioaccumulation in the tissues of kōura and goldfish from Lake Rotoehu were undertaken on animals collected in September 2013 to determine the bioavailability and bioaccumulation of aluminium. Comparative analyses were undertaken on kōura and goldfish collected from Lakes Rotorua and Rotoiti. Lake Rotoehu kōura and goldfish showed slightly elevated aluminium concentrations in the gills indicating enhanced exposure to aluminium but little evidence for significant bioaccumulation in tissues.
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Report
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Ling, N. (2015). Waitangi Soda Springs alum dosing – bioavailability of aluminium 2013 (ERI report). Hamilton, New Zealand: Environmental Research Institute, The University of Waikato.
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2015
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Environmental Research Institute, Faculty of Science and Engineering, The University of Waikato
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© 2015 copyright with the author.