| Main Title |
Bioaccumulation of p,p'-DDE and PCB 1254 by a Flatsigh Bioindicator from Highly Contaminated Marine Sediments of Southern California (Chapter 10). |
| Author |
Young, D. A. ;
Mearns, A. J. ;
Gossett, R. W. ;
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| CORP Author |
Environmental Research Lab.-Narragansett, Newport, OR. |
| Publisher |
1993 |
| Year Published |
1993 |
| Report Number |
EPA/600/A-93/163 ;ERLN-N144; |
| Stock Number |
PB93-221810 |
| Additional Subjects |
Pesticides ;
Flatfishes ;
Bioaccumulation ;
Sediments ;
Southern California Bight ;
DDE insecticide ;
Polychlorinated biphenyls ;
Chlorine organic compounds ;
Coasts ;
Hydrocarbons ;
Concentration(Composition) ;
DDT ;
Aromatic compounds ;
Insecticides ;
Graphs(Charts) ;
Sampling ;
Pesticide residues ;
Biphenyl/chloro
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| NTIS |
PB93-221810 |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
13p |
| Abstract |
Bottom sediments are a major reservoir for residues of the pesticide DDT and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) released into aquatic environments. Fish consumption warnings or fishery closures in areas polluted by these chlorinated hydrocarbons are increasing. Thus, it is important to understand the processes by which such hydrophobic neutral synthetic organic compounds are incorporated into tissues of benthic seafood organisms. The fugacity model of bioaccumulation states that uptake is determined by the chemical fugacity differential between the organism and its environment. For benthic species the model most conveniently is tested by measuring residue concentrations in tissue and in the sediment to which the organism has been exposed. The authors describe such a test conducted through a field study of surficial sediments and a flatfish usedsuccessfully as a bioindicator for chlorinated hydrocarbon contamination in the Southern California Bight. |
| Supplementary Notes |
Pub. in Organic Substances and Sediments in Water-Biological, v3 p159-169 1991. |
| NTIS Title Notes |
Book chapter. |
| Category Codes |
68E; 98F; 47D; 57P |
| NTIS Prices |
PC A03/MF A01 |
| Primary Description |
600/05 |
| Document Type |
NT |
| Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
| Control Number |
328019255 |
| Origin |
NTIS |
| Type |
CAT |
