| Main Title |
Calculated Contribution of Surface Microlayer PCB to Contamination of Lake Michigan Lake Trout. |
| Author |
Connolly, J. P. ;
Thomann, R. V. ;
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| CORP Author |
Manhattan Coll., Bronx, NY. Environmental Engineering and Science Program.;Environmental Research Lab.-Duluth, MN. |
| Year Published |
1982 |
| Report Number |
EPA-600/J-82-299; |
| Stock Number |
PB83-189068 |
| Additional Subjects |
Fishes ;
Toxicology ;
Lake Michigan ;
Reprints ;
Polychlorinated biphenyls ;
Biphenyl/chloro ;
Water pollution effects(Animals)
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| NTIS |
PB83-189068 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
11p |
| Abstract |
The possible significance of PCB concentration in the surface microlayer of Lake Michigan to contamination of lake trout was examined using a modification of a previously developed food chain model. Vertically migrating zooplankton were assumed to spend a fraction of each day exposed to a surface microlayer with dissolved and phytoplankton PCB concentrations at values that resulted in an average exposure concentration 2.1 times greater than subsurface levels. Considering a worst case scenario, the model indicated that approximately 12% (3 micrograms/g) of the PCB concentration in adult lake trout could be contributed from the microlayer. |
