Fluoride accumulation in the land snail Oreohelix subrudis from western Montana
Land snails of the species Oreohelix subrudis (Pfeiffer Reeve, 1854) were collected and analyzed for their fluoride content. The snails were collected within a region in western Montana that is known to be contaminated with gaseous and particulate fluoride emissions from an aluminum reduction plant. Analyses of the specimens revealed that fluoride accumulation had occurred within the shells and to a lesser degree in the body tissues of the snails. Fluoride levels 9-12 times control levels were observed in shells of snails collected nearest the aluminum plant, whereas fluoride levels 2-3 times control levels were observed in shells of snails collected eleven air-miles from the aluminum plant.
- Research Organization:
- Univ. of Montana, Missoula
- OSTI ID:
- 6502301
- Journal Information:
- Nautilus; (United States), Journal Name: Nautilus; (United States) Vol. 89:3; ISSN NUTLA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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Terrestrial-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (-1989)
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AIR POLLUTION
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
BUILDUP
ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT
FEDERAL REGION VIII
FLUORIDES
FLUORINE COMPOUNDS
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
INVERTEBRATES
MASS TRANSFER
MOLLUSCS
MONTANA
NORTH AMERICA
POLLUTION
REGIONAL ANALYSIS
SNAILS
UPTAKE
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