Accidental release of fluoride into experimental pond and accumulation in sediments, plants, algae, molluscs, and fish

Journal Article · Thu Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1983 · Regul. Toxicol. Pharmacol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0273-2300(83)90027-2· OSTI ID:5016142

Kudo, A; Garrec, J P

The fate of fluoride in a simulated accidental release into an experimental pond was observed for 30 days in Grenoble, France. The components investigated were water, sediments, plants, algae, molluscs, and fish. Twenty-four hours after the release, most (99.8%) of the fluoride was distributed in the physical components (water and sediments), and the biological agents contained only 0.2% of the fluoride released. Despite an exposure to hot spots of 5000 ppm at the beginning of the accidental release, no visible toxic effects were observed on the biological components such as plants, algae, molluscs, and fish. The effects of the physical components in the defluoridation showed a significant role in the control the accidental release of fluoride in the aquatic system.

• Research Organization: National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa
• OSTI ID: 5016142
• Journal Information: Regul. Toxicol. Pharmacol.; (United States), Vol. 3:3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ALGAE
CONTAMINATION
FISHES
FLUORIDES
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
MOLLUSCS
PLANTS
SEDIMENTS
WATER
ACCIDENTS
SIMULATION
WATER POLLUTION
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
FLUORINE COMPOUNDS
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INVERTEBRATES
MASS TRANSFER
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
VERTEBRATES
520200* - Environment
Aquatic- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (-1989)