Preliminary assessment of the effects of selenium in agricultural drainage on fish in the San Joaquin Valley
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Abstract
Concentrations of total selenium were measured in whole-body samples of seven fishes from the Sacramento and San Joaquin River systems and the San Francisco Bay complex. Concentrations of selenium (up to 11 µg/g dry weight in whole-body composite samples) were highest in fish from canals and sloughs in the Grassland Water District (Grasslands) that received large inflows of subsurface agricultural drainage water. Slightly lower selenium concentrations occurred in fish from the San Joaquin River immediately downstream from tributaries draining the Grasslands. Although circumstantial evidence suggests that selenium-sensitive species such as bluegills and largemouth bass are being excluded from the Grasslands, conclusive evidence of selenium toxicity is still lacking. In response to earlier reports of high concentrations of selenium in several species collected from the Grasslands, the California Department of Health Services has urged people to limit consumption of fish from this region.
| Publication type | Book chapter |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Book Chapter |
| Title | Preliminary assessment of the effects of selenium in agricultural drainage on fish in the San Joaquin Valley |
| ISBN | 978-1-4613-6801 |
| DOI | 10.1007/978-1-4615-4028-1_19 |
| Year Published | 1991 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Contributing office(s) | Columbia Environmental Research Center, Western Ecological Research Center |
| Description | 17 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Book |
| Larger Work Subtype | Monograph |
| Larger Work Title | The economics and management of water and drainage in agriculture. |
| First page | 369 |
| Last page | 385 |
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