| Abstract: | This report describes the occurrence and distribution of organochlorine compounds in biological tissue and bed sediment from the Trinity River Basin study area of the National Water-Quality Assessment Program. Concentrations of organochlorine pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), and other organochlorine compounds were determined in biological tissue and surficial bed sediment from 16 stream sites in the Trinity River Basin of east-central Texas. Asiatic clams (Corbicula fluminea) were collected at 10 sites, and fish, including blue catfish (Ictalurus furcatus), common carp (Cyprinus carpio), bluegill (Lepomis cyanellus), and yellow bullhead (Ameiurus natalis) were collected at all mainstem and two tributary sites. Thirty of the 36 compounds analyzed in biological tissue or surficial bed sediment were detected in one or both media. Overall, more organochlorine compounds were detected in bed sediment than in biological tissue; however, various chlordane isomers, DDT metabolites, and PCBs were detected more frequently in tissue than in sediment. The chlordane isomers and PCBs that were detected more frequently in biological tissue also were detected more frequently at urban sites than at agricultural sites. Organochlorine compound concentrations generally were highest in fish tissue from Trinity River mainstem sites. Fish tissue from the mainstem sites contained a higher percentage of lipids than did fish- and clam-tissue samples from the tributary sites. |
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| Citation Author: | Moring, J. Bruce |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | iv, 19 p. |
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| Citation Publisher: | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
| Citation Series: | Water-Resources Investigations Report |
| Citation Series Code: | WRI |
| Citation Series Number: | 97-4057 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Occurrence and Distribution of Organochlorine Compounds in Biological Tissue and Bed Sediment From Streams in the Trinity River Basin, Texas, 1992-93; 1997; WRI; 97-4057; Moring, J. Bruce |
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| Text: | Occurrence and Distribution of Organochlorine Compounds in Biological Tissue and Bed Sediment From Streams in the Trinity River Basin, Texas, 1992-93; 1997; WRI; 97-4057; Moring, J. Bruce |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/wri/1997/4057/report-thumb.jpg |
| URL (DOCUMENT): | http://pubs.usgs.gov/wri/1997/4057/report.pdf |
| Date Other: | Mon, 1 Dec 1997 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | Geological Survey (U.S.) |
