Bioaccumulators

Formic acid is readily biodegraded, and therefore does not bioaccumulate. The theoretical biological demand (BOD) is 350 mg/g (25). 

Mitex [2385-85-5] is l,2,3,4,5,5,6,7,8,9,10,10-dodecachloro-octahydro-l,3,4-metheno-2JT-cyclobuta-p,<7 -pentalene (37) (mp 485°C). The rat LD s are 306, 600 (oral) and >2000 (dermal) mg/kg. Mirex is extremely resistant to biodegradation and was once considered the perfect stomach poison iasecticide for use ia baits to control imported fire ants. However, even at doses of a few milligrams per 10 m it was found to bioaccumulate ia birds and fish and its registrations were canceled ia the United States ia 1976. 

Citi, Chemicals Inspection and Testing Institute, eds.. Biodegradation and Bioaccumulation Data of Existing Chemicals Based on the CSCE Chemical... 

Exposure of wildlife to EDs also occurs via their food and in most ecosystems there is a tendency for persistent chemicals to bioaccumulate and biomagnify organisms higher up the food chain accumulate more of the chemical than those... 

Tetratchloroethylene has been detected in the food chain as a contaminant its volatility prevents significant bioaccumulation but some transfer to aquatic sediments is possible. At low concentrations it is slowly degraded under anaerobic conditions. 

Upper LEVEL 1 Chronic toxicity Toxicity in soil and plants Additional mutagenicity Long-term toxicity Bioaccumulation Inherent biodegradability Additional abiotic degradability 100 t/annum or 500 t cumulative... 

Bioaccumulation-Accumulation of a chemical substance in living tissue. 

Can the substtmee cause an adverse effect on tlte environment because of its toxicity, persistence, or tendency to bioaccumulate ... 

DOSS, because of its use in foods and pharmaceuticals, was the target of numerous studies concerning toxicity, bioaccumulation, and reproduction as well as gastroenterological issues, so it can be concluded that DOSS is one of the best examined surfactants in the sulfosuccinates. 

Little information on effects of DOSS on marine organisms are available [114-116]. A recently published paper deals with an intensive study of toxicity, bioaccumulation, metabolism, and elimination of DOSS in rainbow trout. The LCjq was determined to be 28 mg/L [116]. A very similar value was found for golden ide [117]. 

Fig. 15-8 The mercury cycle, demonstrating the bioaccumulation of mercury in fish and shellfish. Reprinted with permission from An Assessment of Mercury in the Environment" (1978) by the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy Press, Washington, DC.

Table 2 Fate and effects of metals in a stream receiving a point-source of metals (upper part of the table) or diffuse input via urban runoff (lower part of the table). Summary of the expected influence of four different hydrological situations base-flow in a rainy period a flood after a rainy period low-flow after a long period of low rainfall (water scarcity) and a flood produced after this drought. Metal concentration (M) metal retention efficiency (measured on the basis of the nutrient spiraling concept) exposure (dose and duration) bioaccumulation (in fluvial biofilms) and metal sensitivity (of biofihns)...

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