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The effects of smoltification on the uptake, distribution and metabolism of benzo[a]pyrene in coho salmon

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OSTI ID:398228
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  1. Simon Fraser Univ., Burnaby, British Columbia (Canada)
Benzo[a]pyrene uptake, distribution and metabolism patterns were investigated from February to June during the transformation of freshwater coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) liparr to smolts. At a constant benzo[a]pyrene concentration of 5ug/L, BaP uptake rates increased from 0.01 ug-h{sup {minus}1}-g{sup {minus}1} in February to 0.04 ug-h{sup {minus}1}-g{sup {minus}1} in May and declined to 0.03 ug-h{sup {minus}1}-g{sup {minus}1} in June. Following a 24 hour exposure, the accumulation of BaP in the liver, gills, visceral fat and kidney increased from February to May and declined to June. This pattern appeared to be due to changes in BaP uptake rates. In contrast, the percent body burden in bile remained low (20--25%) until the end of May when it increased to 45-50%. The amounts of BaP in the tissues such as stomach, intestine, skin, muscle, and brain did not show significant differences throughout the study. An analysis of bile suggested that coho salmon parr and smolts are capable of metabolizing benzo[a]pyrene via Phase 1 and Phase 2 transformation reactions to glucuronide, sulfate and possibly glutathione conjugates. The majority of BaP metabolites in the bile were unidentified water-soluble compounds.
OSTI ID:
398228
Report Number(s):
CONF-9511137--; ISBN 1-880611-03-1
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English