| Main Title |
Organochlorine Contaminates of Wintering Ducks Foraging on Detroit River Sediments |
| Author |
Smith, V. E. ;
Spurr, J. M. ;
Filkins, J. C. ;
Jones, J. J. ;
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| CORP Author |
U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Research Lab.-Duluth, Grosse Ile, MI. Large Lakes Research Station. ; Cranbrook Inst. of Science, Bloomfield Hills, MI. ; Maine Univ. at Orono. |
| Year Published |
1984 |
| Report Number |
EPA/905/R-84/117; EPA/600/J-85/419; |
| Stock Number |
PB86-208675 |
| Additional Subjects |
Chlorine organic compounds ;
Ducks ;
Water pollution ;
Detroit River ;
Sediments ;
Bioassay ;
Concentration(Composition) ;
Benzene ;
Worms ;
Carp ;
Biphenyl ;
Sampling ;
Tables(Data) ;
Reprints ;
Biphenyl/chloro ;
Polychlorinated biphenyls
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| NTIS |
PB86-208675 |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
35 p. |
| Abstract |
Organochlorine analysis was performed on carcasses of 13 diving ducks from a 1981 wintering population that foraged on contaminated sediments in the lower Detroit River. Mean total PCB concentrations were 10 mg/kg for seven lesser scaups (Aythya affinis), 11 mg/kg for three greater scaups (A. marila), and 7.6 mg/kg for three goldeneyes (Bucephala clangula). Highest mean levels of other residues were measured for hexachlorobenzene (1.7 mg/kg) in goldeneyes, and transnonachlor (0.33 mg/kg) and 4,4'-DDE (1.3 mg/kg) in greater scaup. Quantitative analysis of 72 PCB congeners also was applied to water, seston, sediment, benthic oligochaetes, and carp from the same site. Results of a multivariate analysis indicated that ratios of more conservative to less conservative PCBs did not vary significantly among ducks (alpha = .05), but differed from those in carp, oligochaetes, and sediment. |
| Supplementary Notes |
Pub. in Jnl. of Great Lakes Research 11, n3 p231-246 1985. Prepared in cooperation with Cranbrook Inst. of Science, Bloomfield Hills, MI., and Maine Univ. at Orono. |
| Alternate Title |
Organochlorines in Detroit River Ducks |
| NTIS Title Notes |
Journal article. |
| Title Annotations |
Reprint: Organochlorine Contaminants of Wintering Ducks Foraging on Detroit River Sediments. |
| PUB Date Free Form |
c1985 |
| Category Codes |
6C; 8H; 68D; 57Z; 48G; 99A |
| NTIS Prices |
PC A02/MF A01 |
| Primary Description |
600/03 |
| Document Type |
NT |
| Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
| Control Number |
622718488 |
| Origin |
NTIS |
| Type |
CAT |
