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Accumulation and Elimination of Pentachlorophenol by the Bluegill, Lepomis macrochirus
Author(s) -
Pruitt Gary W.,
Grantham Billy J.,
Pierce Richard H.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
transactions of the american fisheries society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.696
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1548-8659
pISSN - 0002-8487
DOI - 10.1577/1548-8659(1977)106<462:aaeopb>2.0.co;2
Subject(s) - lepomis macrochirus , pentachlorophenol , gill , fish <actinopterygii> , toxicity , chemistry , environmental chemistry , contamination , toxicology , liter , biology , fishery , ecology , endocrinology , organic chemistry
The toxicity, accumulation, and elimination of pentachlorophenol (PCP) were investigated for the bluegill, Lepomis macrochirus. The 96‐hour median lethal concentration (LC50) was 0.3 ± 0.04 mg PCP/liter. Fish exposed to sublethal concentrations (0.1 mg/liter) accumulated PCP in various tissues from 10 to 350 times the ambient concentration. The liver had the greatest concentration followed by the digestive tract, gills, and muscle. Upon removal frown PCP‐containing water the contaminated fish rapidly eliminated PCP. Residues ranging from 0.03 to 0.6 ppm were still detectable, however, 16 days after fish were placed into a clean environment.