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Main Title Accumulation of PCBs (Polychlorinated Biphenyls), Mercury and Cadmium by 'Nereis virens', 'Mercenaria mercenaria', and Palaemonetes pugio' from Contaminated Harbor Sediments.
Author Rubinstein, N. I. ; Lores, E. ; Gregory, N. R. ;
CORP Author Georgia State Univ., Atlanta.;Environmental Research Lab., Gulf Breeze, FL.
Year Published 1983
Report Number EPA-R-809370;
Stock Number PB83-229047
Additional Subjects Mercury(Metal) ; Cadmium ; Sediments ; Shell fish ; Bioassays ; Toxicity ; Water pollution ; Concentration(Composition) ; Reprints ; Bioaccumulation ; Polychlorinated biphenyls ; Water pollution effects(Animals) ; Nereis virens ; Mercenaria mercenaria ; Palaemonetes pugio
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NTIS  PB83-229047 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
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Abstract
Accumulation of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), mercury, and cadmium by sandworms (Nereis virens), hard clams (Mercenaria mercenaria), and grass shrimp (Palaemonetes pugio) exposed to contaminated sediments from four sites in New York Harbor was studied for a 100-day period. Results from this study support the contention that sediment concentration alone does not reflect bioavailability and that toxicity tests (bioassays) and field monitoring remain the most direct method for estimating bioaccumulation potential of sediment-bound contaminants.