MEASURING AND ESTIMATING THE BIOCONCENTRATION FACTOR OF CHEMICALS IN FISH
MEASURING AND ESTIMATING THE BIOCONCENTRATION FACTOR OF CHEMICALS IN FISH
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DOI:
10.1139/f79-146
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发表时间:
1979-01-01
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BERGSTEDT, BV
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作者:
VEITH, GD;DEFOE, DL;BERGSTEDT, BV
A method of estimating the bioconcentration factor of organic chemicals in fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas) is described. Water at 25.degree. C was intermittently dosed with the chemical at a nontoxic concentration in a flow-through aquarium. Minnows [30] are placed in the aquarium, and composite samples of 5 fish are removed for analysis after 2, 4, 8, 16, 24, and 32 days of exposure. The bioconcentration process is summarized by using the 1st-order uptake model, and the steady-state bioconcentration factor is calculated from the 32-day exposure. A structure-activity correlation between the bioconcentration factor (BCF) and the n-octanol/water partition coefficient (P) of individual chemicals is summarized by the equation log BCF = 0.85 log P - 0.70, which permits the estimation of the bioconcentration factor of chemicals to within 60% before laboratory testing. The facilities and resources for testing need only be used for those chemicals that are likely to result in substantial bioconcentration in organisms. The bioconcentration factors derived from tests of mixtures of chemicals are the same as those derived from tests with the chemicals individually.