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Evidence for partial degradation of toxaphene in the aquatic environment

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Bioassay of toxaphene residue from lake sediments with bluegills showed that its toxicity was reduced compared to the toxicity of the original formulation added to the lake for rough fish control approximately 10 months before. It is concluded from these observations that commercial toxaphene formulation is somewhat detoxified in the aquatic environment.

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  1. Robert A. Hughes

    Present address: Bechtel Corporation, San Francisco, CA

  2. G. D. Veith

    Present address: Environmental Protection Agency, 55804, Duluth, MI, U.S.A.

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  1. Center for Environmental Studies, University of Texas at Dallas, 75080, Richardson, TX, U.S.A.

    G. Fred Lee, Robert A. Hughes & G. D. Veith

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Lee, G.F., Hughes, R.A. & Veith, G.D. Evidence for partial degradation of toxaphene in the aquatic environment. Water Air Soil Pollut 8, 479–484 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00228662

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