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Main Title Accumulation of Sediment-Bound PCBs (Polychlorinated Biphenyls) by Fiddler Crabs.
Author Clark, J. R. ; Patrick, J. M. ; Moore, J. C. ; Forester, J. ;
CORP Author Environmental Research Lab., Gulf Breeze, FL.
Year Published 1986
Report Number EPA/600/J-86/087 ;CONTRIB-533;
Stock Number PB86-208808
Additional Subjects Toxicology ; Exposure ; Reprints ; Bioaccumulation ; Polychlorinated biphenyls ; Uca minax ; Uca pugilator ; Fiddler crabs
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NTIS  PB86-208808 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
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Abstract
In a preliminary test with Uca minax and U. pugilator exposed to PCBs in mud (1.04 micrograms PCBs/g) and a mud-sand mixture (0.37 micrograms PCBs/g), both species attained apparent steady state concentrations within 14 days, yielding calculated bioaccumulation factors (BAF) that ranged from 0.19 to 1.07. A definitive test with U. pugilator exposed to similar PCB concentrations in sediment produced BAF values from 0.44 to 0.71; however, the predicted time to 90% steady state ranged from 20 to 58 days. These tests demonstrate that fiddler crabs can accumulate PCBs from weathered sediments to concentrations that approximate the exposure concentrations and thus could distribute PCBs into aquatic, avian, and mammalian food webs in saltmarsh ecosystems.