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Toxicokinetics of three polychlorinated biphenyl technical mixtures in rainbow trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss )
Author(s) -
Buckman Andrea H.,
Brown Scott B.,
Hoekstra Paul F.,
Fisk Aaron T.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
environmental toxicology and chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.1
H-Index - 171
eISSN - 1552-8618
pISSN - 0730-7268
DOI - 10.1897/03-336
Subject(s) - polychlorinated biphenyl , rainbow trout , biomagnification , environmental chemistry , biotransformation , bioaccumulation , chemistry , trout , ecotoxicology , toxicokinetics , juvenile , fish <actinopterygii> , persistent organic pollutant , juvenile fish , pollutant , toxicity , biology , ecology , fishery , biochemistry , organic chemistry , enzyme
Accumulation and depuration parameters of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in fish have been reported only for a few congeners. As well, there is little information on the ability of fish to biotransform PCBs. To address these issues, juvenile rainbow trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss ) were exposed to dietary concentrations of three Aroclor® mixtures (1248, 1254, 1260) in food for 30 d followed by an additional 160 d of nonspiked food at 8°C. Accumulation, depuration, and potential biotransformation of 92 PCB congeners were assessed. Half‐lives ( t 1/2 ) of PCB congeners ranged from 79 to 182 d, assimilation efficiencies ranged from 40 to 50% and biomagnification factors (BMF) ranged from 2.9 to 6.9. No evidence of significant biotransformation of any PCB congeners was found. All 92 congeners fell on the same t 1/2 to K ow relationship as 16 preselected PCB congeners previously shown to persist in fish and no hydroxylated PCB metabolites (OH‐PCBs) were detected in the plasma after 30 d of exposure. These findings suggest that OH‐PCBs observed in feral fish may be accumulated from sources other than internal metabolism of the parent congeners, at least for juvenile fish at cool temperatures. Because t 1/2 s in this experiment were slower than t 1/2 s reported in other work, water temperature also may be an important factor in determining the t 1/2 s of all PCB congeners in fish.