Uptake and body distribution of chlorinated phenolics in the freshwater mussel, Anodonta anatina L

Journal Article · Sat Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1990 · Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety; (USA)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0147-6513(90)90012-T· OSTI ID:5546097

Maekelae, P Oi; Oikari, A O ^[1]

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1. Univ. of Joensuu, (Finland)

Freshwater mussels (Anodonta anatina L.) were exposed to ({sup 14}C)pentachlorophenol (PCP) and ({sup 14}C)3,4,5-trichloroguaiacol (CG-3) under laboratory conditions. Uptake and body distribution in mussels as well as total water-soluble metabolites of chlorophenolics in hemolymph and digestive gland were measured. The time course of chlorophenolic accumulation in the mussel soft tissue was followed by analyzing the decrease in the radioactivity in exposure water. The bioconcentration factors (BCFs, activity in animal per activity in water) were measured at steady state for the soft tissue homogenate and separate organs. Both chlorinated phenolics reached a steady-state concentration during the first 24 hr. BCFs in soft tissue ranged from 145 to 342 for PCP and 34 to 125 for CG-3. Accumulations by the digestive gland (hepatopancreas) and kidneys were 2 and 1.3 times greater, respectively, than the average accumulation by the whole soft tissue. The water-soluble fraction of PCP (1-8%) and CG-3 (0.4-2.9%) in separate organs implied only a minor metabolism of chlorophenolics in this animal.

• OSTI ID: 5546097
• Journal Information: Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety; (USA), Journal Name: Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety; (USA) Vol. 20:3; ISSN EESAD; ISSN 0147-6513
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
AROMATICS
BIOLOGICAL ACCUMULATION
BODY BURDEN
CARBON 14 COMPOUNDS
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CHLORINATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
DISTRIBUTION
HALOGENATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
INVERTEBRATES
ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS
LABELLED COMPOUNDS
METABOLISM
MOLLUSCS
MUSSELS
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
PHENOLS
POLLUTION
SENSITIVITY
TISSUE DISTRIBUTION
TRACER TECHNIQUES
WATER POLLUTION