Oil and PCB interactions on the uptake and excretion in midges
Journal Article
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· Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States)
The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of sediment oil contamination on the bioaccumulation and excretion of Aroclor 1242 by the chironomid larvae Glyptotendipes barbipes Staeger. This dipteran was chosen as the test organism because it is an important fish food, and also the larva can tolerate a wide range of sediment PCB and oil concentrations. Experiments were conducted under laboratory conditions where midges were exposed to varying concentrations of Aroclor 1242 and mineral oil mixtures. An artificial substrate was chosen over natural sediment because it could be easily prepared in large quantities and accurately contaminated with both PCB and oil.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor
- OSTI ID:
- 6352563
- Journal Information:
- Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States), Journal Name: Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States) Vol. 33:2; ISSN BECTA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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02 PETROLEUM
020900 -- Petroleum-- Environmental Aspects
560304* -- Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology-- Invertebrates-- (-1987)
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
AROMATICS
ARTHROPODS
BENCH-SCALE EXPERIMENTS
BIOLOGICAL ACCUMULATION
CHLORINATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
CLEARANCE
DIPTERA
ENERGY SOURCES
EXCRETION
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
HALOGENATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
INSECTS
INVERTEBRATES
LARVAE
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM
SEDIMENTS
020900 -- Petroleum-- Environmental Aspects
560304* -- Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology-- Invertebrates-- (-1987)
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
AROMATICS
ARTHROPODS
BENCH-SCALE EXPERIMENTS
BIOLOGICAL ACCUMULATION
CHLORINATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
CLEARANCE
DIPTERA
ENERGY SOURCES
EXCRETION
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
HALOGENATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
INSECTS
INVERTEBRATES
LARVAE
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
PETROLEUM
SEDIMENTS