Freshwater leeches (Hirudinea) as a screening tool for detecting organic contaminants in the environment / by J.L. Metcalfe, M.E. Fox and J.H. Carey.: En13-5/88-13E-PDF
"In earlier work, we found that leeches from an industrially polluted creek bioaccumulated chlorophenols to much higher concentrations than other resident benthic invertebrates and fish. We suggested that leeches may have significant potential as biomonitors for these and other organic contaminants in the environment. In this study, we compared the bioaccumulation and depuration of 16 organic compounds, including eight chlorophenols (CPs), lindane, DDT and four derivatives, benzothiazole (BT) and 2-(Methylthio)benzothiazole (MMBT) for three species of leeches"--Abstract.
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| Department/Agency | Canada. Environment Canada. National Water Research Institute (Canada) |
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| Title | Freshwater leeches (Hirudinea) as a screening tool for detecting organic contaminants in the environment / by J.L. Metcalfe, M.E. Fox and J.H. Carey. |
| Series title | NWRI contribution ; 88-13 |
| Publication type | Series - View Master Record |
| Language | [English] |
| Format | Electronic |
| Electronic document | |
| Note(s) | Digitized edition from print [produced by Environment and Climate Change Canada]. "December 1987." "RRB-87-75." Includes bibliographical references. Includes abstract in French. |
| Publishing information | Burlington, Ontario : National Water Research Institute, 1987. |
| Author / Contributor | Metcalfe-Smith, J. L. (Janice L.)author. Fox, M. E., author. Carey, John H., author. |
| Description | 1 online resource (28, 16 pages) : charts, map. |
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| Subject terms | Aquatic ecosystems Environmental indicators Water pollution |
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