Availability of Sediment-Adsorbed Selected Pesticides to Benthos with Particular Emphasis on Deposit-Feeding Infauna.

Abstract

The primary objective was to determine the availability of sediment-associated chlorinated hydrocarbon pesticides to deposit-feeding infauna. This was to include determination of uptake from interstitial water, mineral particulates, and organic detritus, as well as an estimate of the degree of bioaccumulation. Results of the study demonstrated that a small fraction of freshly added radiolabeled pesticide was available for uptake by benthic organisms.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA055506

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People

  • M. W. Nathans
  • T. J. Bechtel

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  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Aquatic Organisms
  • Chemical Analysis
  • Chemistry
  • Chromatography
  • Detection
  • Ecosystems
  • Environment
  • Fish
  • Food Chains
  • Habitats
  • Kinetics
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Particles
  • Standards
  • Steady State
  • United States

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  • Agricultural and Food sciences
  • Environmental science

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  • Aquatic Ecology