Accumulation of PCBs and Hg by fish and earthworms during field and laboratory exposures to Green Bay sediments. Administrative report

Technical Report · Fri Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:5844962

Mac, M J; Edsall, C C; Hesselberg, R J

To determine whether the laboratory bioassay of Mac et al. (1984) was indeed predictive of the potential accumulation in an area with contaminated sediments, the authors conducted a field exposure of caged test organisms in lower Green Bay and a laboratory bioassay of sediments collected from the same area. The authors believe the results of this study provides an initial indication that the levels of bioaccumulation of contaminants from sediments in the laboratory are similar to what may be found in the natural environment, thus indicating potential predictive capability of the laboratory bioassay. The study further demonstrated the importance of sediment contact to the bioaccumulation process, even under conditions where significant bioaccumulation from water alone occurred.

• Research Organization: Fish and Wildlife Service, Ann Arbor, MI (USA). Great Lakes Fishery Lab.
• OSTI ID: 5844962
• Report Number(s): PB-86-153079/XAB; USFWS-GLFL/AR-85-4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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