Concerted sampling of water for trace organic contaminants by bivalves and semipermeable membrane devices in south San Francisco Bay and Elkhorn Slough

Conference · Sun Dec 31 00:00:00 EST 1995

OSTI ID:398245

Hodgins, M M; Jacobson, L A; Prest, H F ^[1]

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1. Univ. of California, Santa Cruz, CA (United States). Inst. of Marine Sciences

Bivalves have been widely applied as biomonitors in detecting organic contaminants in aquatic environments. Recently semipermeable membrane devices (SPMDS) have been shown to be effective pre-concentrators of trace levels of organic compounds in water and air. This study compares accumulation of trace organic compounds in oysters (Crassotrea gigas) and mussels (Mytilus califorianus) to those in SPMDs in south San Francisco Bay and Elkhorn Slough. The authors report concentration levels and trends in the profiles for organochlorine pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls and polyaromatic hydrocarbons in SPMDs and bivalves from a series of locations in both areas.

• OSTI ID: 398245
• Report Number(s): CONF-9511137-; ISBN 1-880611-03-1; TRN: IM9649%%453
• Resource Relation: Conference: 2. Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) world conference, Vancouver (Canada), 5-9 Nov 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Second SETAC world congress (16. annual meeting): Abstract book. Global environmental protection: Science, politics, and common sense; PB: 378 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
56 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
APPLIED STUDIES
SAN FRANCISCO BAY
WATER POLLUTION
BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS
OYSTERS
BIOLOGICAL STRESS
MUSSELS
POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS
MONITORING
POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
BIOLOGICAL ACCUMULATION