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Title: Bioconcentration of endosulfan in different body tissues of estuarine organisms under sublethal exposure

Abstract

The organochlorine pesticide endosulfan is applied in the agricultural fields as liquid in India. Investigations have revealed the occurrence and distribution of endosulfan in both biotic and abiotic components of Vellar estuary. The results from static bioassay studies revealed that fishes were more susceptible to the organochlorine pesticides than mollusks. Though the available information on the uptake of endosulfan by the estuarine organisms are limited to whole body tissues, no attempt has been made to find out the extent of uptake of pesticides by the different body tissues of the estuarine organisms. Hence the present study was planned to determine the bioconcentration of endosulfan in different tissues of fishes Mugil cephalus, Mystus gulio, oyster Crassostrea madrasensis and clam Katelysia opima based on the measured concentration of endosulfan in the experimental medium of the continuous flow through system for a period of 10 d.

Authors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. Hiroshima Univ. (Japan)
  2. Annamalai Univ., Parangipettai (India)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
5138444
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 46:1; Journal ID: ISSN 0007-4861
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.; ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; CHRONIC EXPOSURE; CLAMS; ESTUARIES; FISHES; OYSTERS; PESTICIDES; UPTAKE; ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; DISTRIBUTION; INVERTEBRATES; MOLLUSCS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; SURFACE WATERS; VERTEBRATES; 560300* - Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology

Citation Formats

Rajendran, N, and Venugopalan, V K. Bioconcentration of endosulfan in different body tissues of estuarine organisms under sublethal exposure. United States: N. p., 1991. Web. doi:10.1007/BF01688269.
Rajendran, N, & Venugopalan, V K. Bioconcentration of endosulfan in different body tissues of estuarine organisms under sublethal exposure. United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01688269
Rajendran, N, and Venugopalan, V K. 1991. "Bioconcentration of endosulfan in different body tissues of estuarine organisms under sublethal exposure". United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01688269.
@article{osti_5138444,
title = {Bioconcentration of endosulfan in different body tissues of estuarine organisms under sublethal exposure},
author = {Rajendran, N and Venugopalan, V K},
abstractNote = {The organochlorine pesticide endosulfan is applied in the agricultural fields as liquid in India. Investigations have revealed the occurrence and distribution of endosulfan in both biotic and abiotic components of Vellar estuary. The results from static bioassay studies revealed that fishes were more susceptible to the organochlorine pesticides than mollusks. Though the available information on the uptake of endosulfan by the estuarine organisms are limited to whole body tissues, no attempt has been made to find out the extent of uptake of pesticides by the different body tissues of the estuarine organisms. Hence the present study was planned to determine the bioconcentration of endosulfan in different tissues of fishes Mugil cephalus, Mystus gulio, oyster Crassostrea madrasensis and clam Katelysia opima based on the measured concentration of endosulfan in the experimental medium of the continuous flow through system for a period of 10 d.},
doi = {10.1007/BF01688269},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5138444}, journal = {Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology; (United States)},
issn = {0007-4861},
number = ,
volume = 46:1,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991},
month = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1991}
}