| Main Title |
FGETS (Food and Gill Exchange of Toxic Substances) : a simulation model for predicting bioaccumulation of nonpolar organic pollutants by fish / |
| Author |
Barber, M. Craig. ;
Suarez, L. A. ;
Lassiter, R. R.
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| Other Authors |
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| CORP Author |
Environmental Research Lab., Athens, GA. |
| Publisher |
Office of Research and Development, Environmental Research Laboratory, |
| Year Published |
1987 |
| Report Number |
EPA/600/3-87/038 |
| Stock Number |
PB88-133558 |
| OCLC Number |
731718454 |
| Subjects |
Aquatic organisms--Effect of water pollution on ;
Water--Pollution--Toxicology ;
Fishes--Effect of water pollution on
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| Additional Subjects |
Fish ;
Organic compounds ;
Models ;
Chemical properties ;
Physical properties ;
Contaminants ;
Toxicology ;
Ecology ;
Trout ;
Bioaccumulation ;
Toxic substances ;
Food and gill exchange of toxic substances ;
Polychlorinated biphenyls
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| Internet Access |
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| ESAD |
EPA 600-3-87-038 |
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Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA |
05/08/2019 |
| NTIS |
PB88-133558 |
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 |
iv, 48 pages ; 30 cm |
| Abstract |
A model for the bioaccumulation of nonpolar, nonmetabolized organic chemicals by fish is described. The model, FGETS, simulates thermodynamically driven chemical exchange by fish assuming either aqueous exposure only or joint aqueous and food chain exposure. Parameterization of the model incorporates allometric relationships between the fish's body weight and its gill and intestinal surface areas, lipid content of the fish, and physico-chemical properties of the chemical (i.e., molecular weight, melting point, and n-octanol/water partition coefficient). The model is validated by comparing predicted and observed depuration rates of organic chemicals by rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri). An application of the model describing the bioaccumulation of polychlorinated biphenyls by Lake Michigan lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) also is presented. |
| Notes |
"EPA/600/3-87/038." "December 1987." |
