Chlorinated organic residues in fish, water, and precipitation from the vicinity of Isle Royale, Lake Superior
Journal Article
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· J. Great Lakes Res.; (United States)
Studies of persistent organic contaminants for the upper lakes reference group of the International Joint Commission indicated increased levels of organic contamination in the flesh of fish taken from the vicinity of Isle Royale on Lake Superior. Significant increases in levels of organic residues in Lake Superior fish near Isle Royale were observed in Lean Lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush, and in Fat Lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush siscowet. Siskiwit Lake, a deep cold lake on Isle Royale, well removed from the direct influences of man, was selected as a control site for studies on Lake Superior. Values for several organic residues in the flesh of fish from Siskiwit Lake were significantly higher than corresponding fish from Lake Superior. Polychlorinated biphenyls were nearly double the Lake Superior mean value, and p,p-dde showed a more than 10 fold increase in Siskiwit Lake. These findings lead to a preliminary study of the transport of polychlorinated biphenyl compounds in atmospheric precipitation. Data from the Isle Royale area are compared with metropolitan sites and with those of other investigators.
- OSTI ID:
- 5607480
- Journal Information:
- J. Great Lakes Res.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Great Lakes Res.; (United States) Vol. 4:3-4; ISSN JGLRD
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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500200 -- Environment
Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989)
520200* -- Environment
Aquatic-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
AROMATICS
BIOLOGICAL ACCUMULATION
CHLORINATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
FISHES
GREAT LAKES
HALOGENATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
LAKE SUPERIOR
LAKES
MASS TRANSFER
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
PRECIPITATION SCAVENGING
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SURFACE WATERS
VERTEBRATES
WATER QUALITY
Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989)
520200* -- Environment
Aquatic-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
AROMATICS
BIOLOGICAL ACCUMULATION
CHLORINATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
FISHES
GREAT LAKES
HALOGENATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
LAKE SUPERIOR
LAKES
MASS TRANSFER
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
PRECIPITATION SCAVENGING
SEPARATION PROCESSES
SURFACE WATERS
VERTEBRATES
WATER QUALITY