Concentration of HCB in Callinectes sapidus from the Calcasieu Estuary, Louisiana
Journal Article
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· Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A: Environmental Science and Engineering; (United States)
OSTI ID:7236310
- McNeese State Univ., Lake Charles, LA (United States)
Blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus) were collected from several areas in the estuary, and edible tissues were analyzed for the organic compound hexachlorobenzene (HCB). Hexachlorobenzene was established as an indicator of industrial chemical contamination by the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals (LDHH). This organization used the FDA interim guideline concentration of 0.5 ppm HCB in fatty tissue of beef to develop an emergency action level of 0.060 ppm for edible seafood. In this study, an average HCB tissue concentration of 40 ppb was found in the Calcasieu Estuary. There was no significant difference in concentrations between sampling locations. However, the range in HCB concentrations varied among samples, with some analyses yielding tissue concentrations greater than the emergency action level of 60 ppb.
- OSTI ID:
- 7236310
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A: Environmental Science and Engineering; (United States), Journal Name: Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A: Environmental Science and Engineering; (United States) Vol. A27:4; ISSN 0360-1226; ISSN JESED
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540320* -- Environment
Aquatic-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
560300 -- Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
AROMATICS
ARTHROPODS
BIOLOGICAL ACCUMULATION
CHLORINATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
CONTAMINATION
CRABS
CRUSTACEANS
DECAPODS
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
ESTUARIES
FEDERAL REGION VI
FOOD CHAINS
HALOGENATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
INVERTEBRATES
LOUISIANA
NORTH AMERICA
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
SURFACE WATERS
USA
WATER POLLUTION
540320* -- Environment
Aquatic-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
560300 -- Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
AROMATICS
ARTHROPODS
BIOLOGICAL ACCUMULATION
CHLORINATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
CONTAMINATION
CRABS
CRUSTACEANS
DECAPODS
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
ESTUARIES
FEDERAL REGION VI
FOOD CHAINS
HALOGENATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
INVERTEBRATES
LOUISIANA
NORTH AMERICA
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
SURFACE WATERS
USA
WATER POLLUTION