Use of bullfrogs (Rana catesbeiana) as biological markers for 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin contamination in the environment.
Adult bullfrogs were collected along the Rockey Branch Creek in Arkansas. This area is known to be contaminated with 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (2,3,7,8-TCDD). The levels of 2,3,7,8-TCDD found in livers from these bullfrogs ranged from 0.64 to 48 ppb. These results suggest the utility of bullfrogs as a biological marker for 2,3,7,8-TCDD in the environment.
D000818:Animals; D004147:Dioxins / Q000032:analysis*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins / Q000032:analysis*; D011892:Rana catesbeiana
D004147:Dioxins; D000072317:Polychlorinated Dibenzodioxins