Sediment desorption of PCB congeners and their bio-uptake by dipteran larvae |
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Authors: | LW Wood G-Y Rhee B Bush E Barnard |
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Abstract: | Sediment desorption of PCB congeners and their bio-uptake by Chironomus tentans Fabricus were investigated in a continuous flow system. The desorption of 71 congeners (in Aroclors 1221, 1016, 1254 and 1260) determined by glass capillary gas chromatography could be described by a first order function. The release rate of the individual congeners was inversely related to their octanol/water partition coefficients (Kow). The depth of mobilization generally decreased with the number of chlorine substitutions and was inversely related to Kow.Bio-uptake of the congeners by Chironomus tentans Fabricus was selective with the bio-uptake factor being highest for those with 2–4 chlorines. There was no correlation between the factor and either Kow or desorption rate from the sediments. |
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Keywords: | PCB congeners Kow values sediment release chlorinated xenobiotics bio-uptake |
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