Uptake and elimination of (9-/sup 14/C)phenanthrene in the turkey wing mussel (Arca zebra)
- Inst. of Marine Research, Bergen, Norway
Turkey wing mussels of both sexes were collected from Harrington Sound, Bermuda and dosed after a week-long acclimation period with (9-/sup 14/C)phenanthrene (714 MBq/mmol). They were transferred into 8 liters of seawater containing 8 ..mu..g of labelled phenanthrene. Results show that the accumulation of labelled phenanthrene in the turkey wing mussel was very low compared to that found in other species. In the hepatopancreas, the uptake of phenanthrene based on the water concentration was only 4% of the corresponding value found in the calico clam (Macrocallista maculata) inhabiting the same area. In comparison, the uptake of phenanthrene in a temperate mollusc such as the horse mussel (Modiola modiolus) was also considerably higher than in the turkey wing (approx. 4 times). It therefore seems likely that these are due to species variations rather than environmental variations between subtropical and temperate areas. (JMT)
- OSTI ID:
- 5343879
- Journal Information:
- Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States), Vol. 30:4
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
PHENANTHRENE
TISSUE DISTRIBUTION
CARBON 14 COMPOUNDS
LABELLED COMPOUNDS
MOLLUSCS
SCINTILLATION COUNTING
SPECIES DIVERSITY
TRACER TECHNIQUES
UPTAKE
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
AROMATICS
CONDENSED AROMATICS
COUNTING TECHNIQUES
DISTRIBUTION
HYDROCARBONS
INVERTEBRATES
ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
560304* - Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology- Invertebrates- (-1987)
550501 - Metabolism- Tracer Techniques