Depuration kinetics of hexachlorobenzene in the clam, Macoma nasuta.
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).
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Pacific Ecosystems Branch, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Newport, Oregon.
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D000818:Animals; D049872:Bivalvia / Q000378:metabolism*; D006207:Half-Life; D006581:Hexachlorobenzene / Q000378:metabolism*; D008658:Inactivation, Metabolic / Q000502:physiology; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000378:metabolism*
D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D006581:Hexachlorobenzene