Document Type
Report
Department/Program
Virginia Institute of Marine Science
Publication Date
1-1980
Abstract
Contamination of the James River in Virgin ia with the pesticide Kepone has resulted in its accumulation in the tissues of the fauna inhabiting the river. Most of the Kepone available to the biota in the river is associated with sediment s (Schneider and Dawson, 1978) and Haven and Morales-Alamo (1979) have shown that oysters and other bivalve molluscs accumulate Kepone in their tissues when exposed to the pesticide associated with sediments in suspension. It is of interest to compare the quantities of Kepone bound in James River sediments with the quantities bound in the molluscan fauna of the river.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.21220/V5G12T
Keywords
Mollusks--Effect of pesticides on--Virginia--James River; Chlordecone--Bioaccumulation--Virginia--James River.
Recommended Citation
Haven, D. S., & Morales-Alamo, R. (1980) Estimate of the total weight of Kepone in the major components of the molluscan fauna of the James River, Virginia. Virginia Institute of Marine Science, William & Mary. https://doi.org/10.21220/V5G12T
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