Concentration of HCB in Callinectes sapidus from the Calcasieu Estuary, Louisiana

Journal Article · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1992 · Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A: Environmental Science and Engineering; (United States)

OSTI ID:7236310

Murray, H E; Murphy, C N; Gaston, G R ^[1]

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1. 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), Vol. A27:4; ISSN 0360-1226
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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