Polychlorinated biphenyls invertebrates

Eisler, R. 1986. Polychlorinated Biphenyl Hazards to Fish, Wildlife, and Invertebrates A Synoptic Review. U.S. Fish Wildl. Serv. Biol. Rep. 85(1.7). 72 pp. 

Feldmann, R. S., and J. E. Titus, Polychlorinated biphenyl accumulation differs among pumpkinseed sunfish during experimental field exposure The role of invertebrate prey , Aquat. Toxicol., 51, 389-404 (2001). 

Eisler R (1986) Polychlorinated biphenyl hazards to fish, wildlife and invertebrates a synoptic review. US Fish and Wildlife Service... 

This model is similar to that of Morrison et al. (1996), the main difference being in the parameterization. The fugadty model provided satisfactory predictions of polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations in Diporeia and oligochaetes colleded in Lake Ontario. The model is a potentially useful tool for quantifying chemical exposure routes to benthic invertebrates and prediding chemical concentrations in their tissues based on chemical concentrations in water, sediment and diet. 

The evidence that chemicals induce neoplasia in invertebrates is scarce and has been demonstrated in mollusks (clams, snails, mussels) and planarians exposed to polychlorinated biphenyls and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Higher mortality of individuals with tumors is common as they could be easily hunted and are more sensitive to various pathogens. 

J.M. Everaarts, E.M. vanWeerlee, C.V. Fischer and M.T.J. Hillebrand, (1997) Polychlorinated biphenyls and cyclic pesticides in sediments and micro invertebrates from the coastal regions of different climatological zones. In Environmental... 

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