Bioaccumulation and depuration of bromoform in five marine species

Conference · Sat Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1979

OSTI ID:5302774

Gibson, C. I.; Tone, F. C.; Schirmer, R. E.; Blaylock, J. W.

Bromoform has been identified as the major halogenated organic compound resulting from the chlorination of seawater. To test the potential for bioconcentration and subsequent return to man, 28-day uptake/28-day depuration studies were conducted with five commercially and recreationally important species (Protothaca staminea, Mercenaria mercenaria, Crassostrea virginica, Penaeus aztecus, Brevoortia tyrannus). The results indicate that for these species, the uptake and depuration is rapid (equilibrium is reached in 24 to 48 hours), and the concentration factors are relatively low (< 1 to 10 times the water concentration).

• Research Organization: Battelle-Northwest, Sequim, WA (USA). Marine Research Lab.; Battelle Florida Marine Research Facility, Daytona Beach (USA); Battelle Pacific Northwest Labs., Richland, WA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 5302774
• Report Number(s): PNL-SA-7857; CONF-7910138-4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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520200* -- Environment
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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
ARTHROPODS
BIOLOGICAL ACCUMULATION
BROMINATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
BROMOFORM
CLEARANCE
CRUSTACEANS
DATA
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
EXCRETION
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FISHES
HALOGENATED ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INFORMATION
INVERTEBRATES
MOLLUSCS
NUMERICAL DATA
ORGANIC BROMINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
SEAWATER
UPTAKE
VERTEBRATES
WATER