National Environmental Monitoring in Sweden. Monitoring of heavy metals in fish is performed in 110 trend lakes in Sweden. Annual sampling is carried out in 32 lakes, of which seven are in AMAP area. Three fish species have been selected: Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus), Northern pike (Esox lucius), and Perch (Perca fluviatilis). A selection of metals is analysed in prepared samples of muscle and liver tissue. Analysed metals in liver are : Al, Ag, As, Bi, Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, Sn and Zn. In muscle samples Hg and stabile isotopes δ 15N, δ 13C are analysed.
Stockholm University, Department of Environmental Sciences and Analytical Chemistry (ACES), 106 91 Stockholm Sweden
Ulrika Stensdotter Blomberg, The Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management (SWAM), Phone. +46106986011, E-mail: ulrika.stensdotter@havochvatten.se
Karl Lilja, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency S-106 48 Stockholm, Sweden, Phone: +46106981018, E-mail: karl.lilja@naturvardsverket.se
Tove Lundeberg (AMAP representative), Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, Phone: +46106981611, E-mail: tove.lundeberg@naturvardsverket.se
Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus), European perch (Perca fluviatilis), Northern Pike (Esox lucius). Investigated organs: muscle, liver. Analysed elements: Al, Ag, As, Bi, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb, Sn, Zn; stabil isotopes,carbon-13, nitrogen-15.
Lakes in AMAP area: Abiskojaure (X: 758208, Y:161749),Tjulträsk (X:731799, Y:151196), Storvindeln (X: 728271, Y:157578), Brännträsket (X:728095, Y:175926), Remmarsjön (X:708619, Y:162132), Degervattnet (X:708512, Y:152086), Stor-Björsjön (X:706083, Y:132287)
List of data hosts for different program areas (in Swedish): (http://www.naturvardsverket.se/Stod-i-miljoarbetet/Vagledningar/Miljoovervakning/Miljodata/)
Data can be found on the Swedish Environmental Research Institute (IVL) website until 2018: (http://www.ivl.se/sidor/omraden/miljodata/miljogifter-i-biologiskt-material.html)
then at the Geological Survey of Sweden (SGU) website: (https://www.sgu.se/en/)
Publications can be found on the Swedish EPA DiVA portal: (http://naturvardsverket.diva-portal.org/smash/search.jsf?dswid=3338)
Report: Bignert, A. Danielsson, S., Faxneld, S., Nyberg, E., The National Swedish Contaminant Monitoring Programme for Freshwater Biota, 2016: Permanent link: (http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:naturvardsverket:diva-6950)
Collected material is stored at the Environmental Specimen Bank in the Swedish Museum of Natural History (http://www.nrm.se/en/forskningochsamlingar/miljoforskningochovervakning/miljoprovbanken.9000848.html)
For more information contact: Ylva Lind Swedish Museum of Natural History (NRM), Department of Environmental Research and Monitoring PO Box 50007 SE 104 05 Stockholm, Phone: +468 51954111 ylva.lind@nrm.se
All analyses are performed at the accredited laboratory at ACES, SU. Samples are stored in the Environmental Specimen Bank (ESB) at Swedish Museum of Natural History (NRM).
Description of method (in Swedish): (http://www.naturvardsverket.se/Stod-i-miljoarbetet/Vagledningar/Miljoovervakning/Handledning/Metoder/Undersokningstyper/Programomrade-Sotvatten/)
Swedish EPA, Swedish Environmental Research Institute (IVL) and the Geological Survey of Sweden (SGU) - data management; Environmental Specimen Bank - ESB at the Swedish Museum of Natural History- sample storage. ACES Stockholm University - analyses
Swedish EPA
Fish samples are collected and stored in the Environmental Specimen Bank (ESB) at the Swedish Museum of Natural History (NRM). The Department of Aquatic Resources at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU Aqua) monitors and determine the Sweden's fish resources in small and middle-large lakes, human impact, a years variation of sampled fish populations, and a bank sampling of fish.