Organic Contaminants in Hepatic Tissues of Lobster and Flounder at the New YorkBight '12-Mile' Sewage Sludge Dumpsite: 1987-88

摘要

Analyses for organic contaminants in the hepatic tissues of winter flounder(Pleuronectes americanus) and American lobster (Homarus americanus) collected from the area of the '12-Mile' Sewage Sludge Dumpsite in the New York Bight apex at various times during and after the phased cessation of dumping revealed two statistically significant results (P<0.05). For each sampling period: (1) concentrations of polychlorinated biphenyls in flounder and lobster taken nearer the dumpsite were higher than in those from a reference area, and (2) lobster values were higher than those for flounder.