Organochlorine Pesticides and Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) in Sediments and Biota From Four US Arctic Lakes

• Published in: Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
• Main Authors: Allen-Gil, S. M., Gubala, C. P., Wilson, R., Landers, D. H., Wade, T. L., Sericano, J. L., Curtis, L. R.
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University 1997
• Subjects: Arctic; Four Lakes; Thymallus arcticus
• Online Access: https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/12536; https://doi.org/10.1007/s002449900267

Organochlorine (OC) concentrations in surface sediment, snails (Lymnea sp.), and two freshwater fish species (grayling, Thymallus arcticus; and lake trout, Salvelinus namaycush) from four lakes in the US Arctic were determined. In surface sediment, chlorinated benzenes (including hexachlorobenzene,...