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Cadmium toxicity and bioconcentration in laregmouth bass and bluegill

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The exposure of juvenile largemouth and bluegill to cadmium (0.0005 to 0.85 mg/liter) resulted in accumulation of this metal in concentrations greater than those of the water. The quantity of metal accumulat d increased as the exposure concentration increased. An equilibrium developed between the concentrations of the metal in the water and in the tissues after approximately 2 months. Metal accumulations on the bass tissues were higher in the internal organs, followed by the gills and the remainder of the body.

Bass were more sensitive to cadmium than the bluegill. Abnormal behavior patterns observed in both species suggested that the nervous system was the site of damage.

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  1. Jack E. Cearley

    Present address: Texas Water Quality Board, J.E.C., 214 West 11th Street, 78701, Austin, Texas

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  1. Department of Environmental Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 73190, Oklahoma City, Okla

    Jack E. Cearley & Ronald L. Coleman

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Cearley, J.E., Coleman, R.L. Cadmium toxicity and bioconcentration in laregmouth bass and bluegill. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 11, 146–151 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01684594

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