Abstract
Fresh water and seawater acclimated (FWA and SWA) killifish (Oryzias latipes) were exposed to pentachlorophenol (PCP) at various salinities (1.2–18.7‰). The PCP accumulation in the fish decreased with increase of salinity. As the salinity increased [0‰ (freshwater) −18.6‰], the PCP clearance rate increased from 0.0097 to 0.0170 (h−1). A substantial increase of the clearance rate was observed when the salinity was over 9.3‰. The PCP uptake rate decreased from 20.8 to 10.6 (ml−1 g−1 fish h−1) with the increase of salinity. The uptake rate decreased at a lower salinity (⩽4.7‰). The excretion of PCP glucuronide (PCP-G) increased markedly at the salinity of 9.3‰, although that of PCP sulfate (PCP-S) did not change. The increase of PCP-G excretion may correspond to the increase of clearance rate. Abrupt transfer of FWA and SWA killifish to a PCP solution with a different salinity decreased the PCP accumulation and increased the PCP metabolite excretion with the increase of the salinity. However, the amount of PCP accumulated by FWA was greater than that by SWA killifish.
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Tachikawa, M., Sawamura, R. The effects of salinity on pentachlorophenol accumulation and elimination by killifish (Oryzias latipes). Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 26, 304–308 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00203556
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