Summary
The results of this investigation have shown that PCP persisted in leaf litter and sediments for at least seventeen months following contamination. This persistence provides a potential for continuous contamination of the water column and biological magnification via detritus- and benthic-feeding organisms. An investigation of these factors is presently underway.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
AKITAKE, H. and KOBYASHI, K.: Bull. Jap. Soc. Sci. Fish.41(3), 321, (1974).
ARSENAULT, R.D.: Proc. AWPA 1976 Annual Meeting, Atlanta, Ga., (1976).
BEVENUE, A. and BECKMAN, H.: Residue Reviews,19, 83, (1967).
BUHLER, D.R., RASUMSSON, M.E. and NAKANE, H.S.: Environmental Science and Technology,7 (10), 929 (1973).
CARDWELL, R.D., FOREMAN, D.G., PAYNE, T.R. and WILBUR, D.J.: Ecological Research Series, EPA-6003-76-008 (1976).
CHRISWELL, C.D., CHANG, R.C. and FRITZ, J.S.: Anal. Chem.47(8), 1325 (1975).
CROSBY, D.C.: Degradation of Synthetic Organic Molecules in the Biosphere, ISBNO-309-02046-8, National Academy of Sciences, 260 (1972b).
GOODNIGHT, C.J.: Eng. Chem.,34, 868 (1942).
HAMADMAD, N.: Photolysis of Pentachloronitrobenzene, Tetrachloronitrobenzene and Pentachlorophenol, Dissertation, Univ. of Cal. Davis, 1967.
HOLMBERT, G., JENSEN, S., LARSSON, A., LEWANDER, K., and OLSEN, M.: Comp. Biochem. Physiol.,43B, 171 (1972).
KIRSCH, E.J. and ETZOL, J.E.: J. WCPF,45(2), 359 (1968).
KOBAYASHI, K. and AKITAKE, H.: Bull. Jap. Soc. Sci. Fish.,41, 321 (1975).
MISSISSIPPI AIR AND WATER POLLUTION CONTROL COMMISSION, Court Hearing, Jackson, Mississippi, January 15, 1975.
MOORE, D., BYRD, F.A., CLIBURN, J., deMOND, J., ELLIOT, W., GRAY, G. and WILLIAMS, H.P.: Final Report NSF Grant No. Gy-10809, unpublished data (1973).
OLOFFS, P.C., ALBRIGHT, L.J., SZETO, S.Y., and LAU, J.: J. Fish. Res. Board Can. 30, 1619 (1973).
PIERCE, R.H., JR., OLNEY, C.E., and FELBECK, G.T., JR.: Geochemica et. Cosmochimica Acta,38, 1061 (1974).
PIERCE, R. H., Jr., BRENT, C.R., REEVES, S. G. and WILLIAMS, H.W.: Annual Report, EPA Grant R-803-82-0010, Unpublished data (1976).
PLIMMER, J.R.: Env. Health Persp., Sept., 41 (1973).
PRUITT, G.W., GRANTHAM, B.J. and PIERCE, R.H., Jr.: Submitted to Trans. Amer. Fish Soc. (1976).
RUDLING, L.: Water Resoruces,4, 533 (1970).
SCHLENK, H. and GELLERMAN, J.: Anal. Chem.32, 1412 (1960).
SHAFIK, T.M.: Bull. Environ. Contain. Toxicol.10 (1), 57 (1973).
STARK, A.: J. Ag. Food Chem.17, 871 (1969).
WILSON, A.J.: Bull. Environ. Contain. Tocixol. 15 (5), 515 (1976).
WILSON, A.J., FORRESTER, J. and KNIGHT, J.: U.S. Fish Wildl. Serv. Circ.335, 18 (1970).
ZITKO, V., HUTZINGER, O., CHOI, P.M.K.: Bull. Environ. Contain. Toxicol.12 (6), 649–53.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Pierce, R.H., Brent, C.R., Williams, H.P. et al. Pentachlorophenol distribution in a fresh water ecosystem. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 18, 251–258 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01686075
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01686075