Journal article
Half-lives and bioconcentration of lindane (γ-HCH) in different fish species and relationship with their lipid content
GSF-National Research Center for Environment and Health, Ingolstädter Landstr. 1, D-85764 Neuherberg, Federal Republic of Germany1
Institute of Ecological Chemistry (IÖC), Germany2
Institute of Soil Ecology (IBÖ), Germany3
Project Group Potential Threat to the Environment Posed by Chemicals (PUC), Germany4
Städt. Laboratorium der Landeshauptstadt Kiel, Herthastr. 44, D-24106 Kiel, FRG5
Technical University München-Weihenstephan, Institute of Chemistry, D-85354 Freising, FRG6
Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, Müggelseedamm 310, D-12587 Berlin, FRG7
Technical University of Denmark, Institute of Environmental Science, Building 115, DK-2800 Lyngby, Denmark8
Freshwater Institute, Canada Department of Fisheries and Oceans, 501 University Crescent, Winnipeg, Canada, R3T 2 N69
In this investigation it is demonstrated that the half-lives of the insecticide lindane (γ-HCH) in mussels and different fish species are dependent on their lipid content. It is found that the bioconcentration factors on a wet weight basis (BCFw) of γ-HCH in different aquatic organisms such as mussels, Daphnia, and fishes range from 43 to 4240.
It is further demonstrated that the bioconcentration factors on a wet weight basis are positively correlated with the lipid content (%). The mean bioconcentration factor on a lipid basis (BCFL) of γ-HCH is 11,000. This BCFL value is in satisfactory agreement with the log Kow value of lindane (4.10).
Language: | English |
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Year: | 1997 |
Pages: | 343-351 |
ISSN: | 18791298 and 00456535 |
Types: | Journal article |
DOI: | 10.1016/S0045-6535(97)00160-4 |