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Comparative Uptake and Biodegradability of DDT and Methoxychlor by Aquatic Organisms

Reinbold, Keturah A.; Kapoor, Inder P.; Childers, William Franklin; Bruce, Willis Nels; Metcalf, Robert L.

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Title
Comparative Uptake and Biodegradability of DDT and Methoxychlor by Aquatic Organisms
Author(s)
  • Reinbold, Keturah A.
  • Kapoor, Inder P.
  • Childers, William Franklin
  • Bruce, Willis Nels
  • Metcalf, Robert L.
Issue Date
1971-06
Keyword(s)
  • DDT (Insecticide) -- Toxicology
  • Methoxychlor
  • Aquatic organisms -- Illinois -- Toxicology
Abstract
The studies reported in this paper were designed to further test the biodegradability of methoxychlor and to compare in a laboratory aquatic environment (i) the uptake of DDT and methoxychlor directly from water by fishes, from water by crustaceans of the genus Daphnia and by snails of the genus Phijsa, and from daphnia by guppies in a daphnia-to-fish food chain and (ii) the subsequent elimination of the insecticides from the organisms.
Publisher
Champaign : Illinois Natural History Survey
Series/Report Name or Number
Illinois Natural History Survey Bulletin; v. 030, no. 06
ISSN
0073-4918
Type of Resource
text
Language
en
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