Organochlorine insecticide residues in deep sea fish from 2500 m in the Atlantic Ocean

Concentration of organochlorine insecticide residues in the bathydemersal fish antimora rostrata collected from a single location on three successive years is reported. The compounds DDE, DDD, DDT, and dieldrin are present in the fish. In view of the importance assigned to deep-sea sediments as the...

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Published inEnvironmental science & technology Vol. 13; no. 9; pp. 1146 - 1148
Main Authors Barber, Richard T., Warlen, Stanley M.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published American Chemical Society 01.09.1979
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Summary:Concentration of organochlorine insecticide residues in the bathydemersal fish antimora rostrata collected from a single location on three successive years is reported. The compounds DDE, DDD, DDT, and dieldrin are present in the fish. In view of the importance assigned to deep-sea sediments as the final accumulation site of the compounds, lipid-Rich fish that live in close association with those sediments merit attention.
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ISSN:0013-936X
1520-5851
DOI:10.1021/es60157a001