Depuration Of Kepone By Atlantic Croaker In A Laboratory Study

Authors

Robert T. Doyle, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
J. V. Merriner, Virginia Institute of Marine Science
M. E. Bender, Virginia Institute of Marine ScienceFollow

Files

Document Type

Book Chapter

Department/Program

Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Editors

Ralph E. Dimmick

Publication Date

1978

Book Title

Proceedings Of The Thirty-Second Annual Conference Southeastern Association Of Game And Fish Commissioners

Publisher

Southeastern Association Of Game And Fish Commissioners

Abstract

Contamination of the James River in Virginia by the organochlorine pesticide Kepone R prompted depuration studies of commercially important species. Approximately 400 croaker (Micropogonias undulatus) were taken from the James River and placed in Kepone-free York River water. Groups of 20 fish, maintained at ambient temperature, were sampled over time to determine depuration rate. Results suggest that there is no substantial depuration of Kepone by croaker until water temperature exceeds 15 C.

Recommended Citation

Doyle, Robert T.; Merriner, J. V.; and Bender, M. E., "Depuration Of Kepone By Atlantic Croaker In A Laboratory Study" (1978). VIMS Books and Book Chapters. 110.
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/vimsbooks/110