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DISTRIBUTION OF MIREX IN AN EXPERIMENTAL ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM
Citation:
Schoor, W. DISTRIBUTION OF MIREX IN AN EXPERIMENTAL ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/J-79/002 (NTIS PB294913).
Description:
Distribution of mirex in various compartments of an experimental estuarine ecosystem was determined. Uptake occurred from mirex concentrations in the water that averaged 0.061 plus or minus 0.031 micrograms/liter. Accumulation occurred to the highest degree in the hepato-pancreas of grass shrimp (Palaemonetes pugio) with a concentration factor of 11,000 at the end of 13 days exposure. The hepatopancreas was the only living component to show a clear, continuous increase in concentration of mirex, a trend not revealed by whole-body residues.
Record Details:
Record Type:DOCUMENT( REPORT )
Product Published Date:05/24/2002
Record Last Revised:04/16/2004
Record ID:
51249