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RECORD NUMBER: 203 OF 749

Main Title Distribution of Selected Metals in Bottom Sediments.
Author Mathi, B. J. ; Cumming, T. F. ;
CORP Author Illinois Univ., Urbana. Water Resources Center.
Year Published 1971
Report Number UILU-WRC-71-0041; OWRR-A-034-ILL; 08497; A-034-ILL(1)
Stock Number PB-199 713
Additional Subjects ( Water pollution ; Metals) ; ( Aquatic biology ; Water pollution) ; Industrial wastes ; Copper ; Nickel ; Iron ; Calcium inorganic compounds ; Lead ; Chromium inorganic compounds ; Potassium inorganic compounds ; Magnesium inorganic compounds ; Lithium inorganic compounds ; Sodium inorganic compounds ; Cadmium inorganic compounds ; Zinc ; Cobalt ; Benthos ; Fresh water biology ; Atomic spectroscopy ; Aquatic animals ; Biomass ; Food chains ; Hazards ; Public health ; Water pollution effects(Animals) ; Illinois River
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NTIS  PB-199 713 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
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Abstract
The study was designed to assess the potential application for further research of metal contamination in the Illinois River that is utilized by industries and certain cities as a source of potable water as well as for sewage disposal. Analyses were made for thirteen metals in bottom sediments, twelve in water, and ten in tubificid worms, clams, and fishes. The study revealed that the ten metals, for which analyses were made in biota, do not concentrate along successive trophic levels as is the case with pesticides. Organisms such as clams and worms that inhabit the mud or mud-water interface where metal concentrations were observed to be the highest, exhibited the highest metal concentrations. At higher trophic levels, however, concentrations were lower, with fishes that are primarily carnivorous in nature exhibiting the lowest concentrations. The problem of metal contamination in aquatic systems is just now being recognized as a potential hazard to human health while the degree to which aquatic biota are affected remains speculative. (Author)