title: Depuration kinetics of hexachlorobenzene in the clam, Macoma nasuta.
abstract: 1. The depuration rate constant for [14C]hexachlorobenzene (HCB) in the clam, Macoma nasuta, was determined following a short-term exposure to HCB contaminated seawater. 2. Depuration was not correlated with ventilation volume, nor did the amount of sediment ingested during depuration have a significant effect. 3. The half-life for HCB in M. nasuta was estimated to be 16 days with a bioconcentration factor of 3490 (wet weight basis).
authors.affiliation: Pacific Ecosystems Branch, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Newport, Oregon.
authors.forename: B L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Boese
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Winsor
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: D T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Specht
authors.forename: K C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Rukavina
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D049872:Bivalvia / Q000378:metabolism*; D006207:Half-Life; D006581:Hexachlorobenzene / Q000378:metabolism*; D008658:Inactivation, Metabolic / Q000502:physiology; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D006581:Hexachlorobenzene