1,3,5-trichloro-2-(4-nitrophenoxy)benzene (CNP) in water, sediments, and shellfish of the Ishikari River

Journal Article · Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1986 · Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5176582

Since organochlorine compounds are known to be accumulated in benthic animals and CNP is very persistent in aquatic animals, shellfish might be useful as an indicator of environmental contamination by CNP. In order to understand the correlations between the concentrations in shellfish, water and sediments, it is necessary to investigate their temporal changes and the residue half-life time of CNP in the environment. For this purpose, CNP-free shellfish (Corbicula japonica) were transferred to fixed point in the lower reaches of the Ishikari River, and the CNP concentrations in shellfish, water and sediments, before and after CNP application, were examined biweekly from May to August and monthly from September to December 1984. The present paper will show that shellfish can be a biological indicator for CNP contamination in the river.

• Research Organization: Hokkaido Institute of Public Health, Sapporo, Japan
• OSTI ID: 5176582
• Journal Information: Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States), Vol. 37:3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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