Occurrence and bioaccumulation of organochlorine compounds in fishes from Siskiwit Lake, Isle Royale, Lake Superior. [Salvelinus namaycush namaycush; Coregonus culpeaformis neohantoniensus]
Journal Article
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· Environmental Science and Technology; (USA)
- Indiana Univ., Bloomington (USA)
A wide range of chlorinated organic compounds was measured in different size classes of lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush namaycush) and whitefish (Coregonus culpeaformis neohantoniensus) from Siskiwit Lake, a remote lake on Isle Royale in Lake Superior. Our results confirm the long-range transport of several chlorinated pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and, in addition, indicate that technical chlordane constituents, octachlorostyrene, pentachloroanisole, and decachlorodiphenyl ether also are transported to remote locations. Chemical concentrations as a function of fish age (size) were not similar between species and were not consistent among compounds. Differences in bioaccumulation with age between species for a given compound indicated that physical-chemical properties alone do not determine bioaccumulation in a species; fish characteristics are also important. The relationship of the bioconcentration factor (BCF) and the octanol-water partition coefficient (K{sub OW}) was examined. The correlation was weak for pesticides and poor for PCB congeners when compared to published relationships based on laboratory data.
- OSTI ID:
- 5266583
- Journal Information:
- Environmental Science and Technology; (USA), Journal Name: Environmental Science and Technology; (USA) Vol. 22:5; ISSN ESTHA; ISSN 0013-936X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540320* -- Environment
Aquatic-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
560300 -- Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
AROMATICS
BIOLOGICAL ACCUMULATION
CHLORINATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
CONTAMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
FISHES
FUNCTIONS
GREAT LAKES
HALOGENATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
LAKE SUPERIOR
LAKES
LONG-RANGE TRANSPORT
MASS TRANSFER
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
PARTITION FUNCTIONS
POLLUTION
SURFACE WATERS
VERTEBRATES
WATER POLLUTION
540320* -- Environment
Aquatic-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
560300 -- Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
AROMATICS
BIOLOGICAL ACCUMULATION
CHLORINATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
CONTAMINATION
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
FISHES
FUNCTIONS
GREAT LAKES
HALOGENATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
LAKE SUPERIOR
LAKES
LONG-RANGE TRANSPORT
MASS TRANSFER
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
PARTITION FUNCTIONS
POLLUTION
SURFACE WATERS
VERTEBRATES
WATER POLLUTION