Are Lake Trout (Salvelinus namaycush) From Flathead Lake, Montana, USA “Safe” To Eat? An Integrated Mercury Risk Evaluation StudyFootnote∗

∗Presented in part at Pacific Northwest Chapter of the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (PNW-SETAC), 18th Annual Meeting, Port Townsend, WA, April 16–18, 2009

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