Growth of estuarine fish is associated with the combined concentration of sediment contaminants and shows no adaptation or acclimation to past conditions.

Author(s)
Forrester, G.E., Fredericks, B.I., Gerdeman, D., Evans, B., Steele, M.A., Zayed, K., Schweitzer, L.E., Suffet, I.H., Vance, R.R. and Ambrose, R.F.
Volume
56
Issue
3
Start Page Number
423
Final Page
442

Datapoints

Displaying 1 - 20 of 26 datapoints.
Species: Fish, Estuarine and saltwater fish (Gobiiformes), Longjaw mudsucker (Gillichthys mirabilis)
Chemical Toxicity Endpoint Type Endpoint Description Endpoint Value Sample Size Life Cycle Stage Specific Location Countries Type
TOX-EXP IND - accumulation Tissue concentration Transplanted to Alamitos from Alamitos: 1260; Ballona: 342; Mugu: <DL ng/g NR Three southern CA estuaries Toxicity Factor Datasets
PAH TOX-EXP IND - accumulation Tissue concentration Transplanted to Mugu from Alamitos: <DL; Ballona: 2127; Mugu: <DL ng/g NR Not Reported Three southern CA estuaries USA Toxicity Factor Datasets
TOX-EXP IND - accumulation Tissue concentration Transplanted to Ballona from Alamitos: 787; Ballona: <DL; Mugu: <DL ng/g NR Three southern CA estuaries Toxicity Factor Datasets
DDT (2,4'-) TOX-EXP IND - accumulation Tissue concentration Transplanted to Alamitos from Alamitos: 53; Ballona: 29; Mugu: 191 ng/g NR Three southern CA estuaries Toxicity Factor Datasets
TOX-EXP IND - accumulation Tissue concentration Transplanted to Mugu from Alamitos: <DL; Ballona: <DL; Mugu: <DL ng/g NR Three southern CA estuaries Toxicity Factor Datasets
DDT (2,4'-) TOX-EXP IND - accumulation Tissue concentration Transplanted to Ballona from Alamitos: 21; Ballona: 125; Mugu: 46 ng/g NR Three southern CA estuaries Toxicity Factor Datasets
TOX-EXP IND - accumulation Tissue concentration Transplanted to Alamitos from Alamitos: 56370; Ballona: 1690; Mugu: 2970 ng/g NR Three southern CA estuaries Toxicity Factor Datasets
DDT (2,4'-) TOX-EXP IND - accumulation Tissue concentration Transplanted to Mugu from Alamitos: <DL; Ballona: 975; Mugu: <DL ng/g NR Three southern CA estuaries Toxicity Factor Datasets
TOX-EXP IND - accumulation Tissue concentration Transplanted to Ballona from Alamitos: 6470; Ballona: 34270; Mugu: 3680 ng/g NR Three southern CA estuaries Toxicity Factor Datasets
CHLORDANE TOX-EXP IND - accumulation Tissue concentration Transplanted to Alamitos from Alamitos: 46; Ballona: <DL; Mugu: 3 ng/g NR Three southern CA estuaries Toxicity Factor Datasets
TOX-EXP IND - accumulation Tissue concentration Transplanted to Mugu from Alamitos: 5100; Ballona: 50230; Mugu: <DL ng/g NR Three southern CA estuaries Toxicity Factor Datasets
CHLORDANE TOX-EXP IND - accumulation Tissue concentration Transplanted to Ballona from Alamitos: <DL; Ballona: 64; Mugu: <DL ng/g NR Three southern CA estuaries Toxicity Factor Datasets
PAH TOX-EXP IND - accumulation Tissue concentration Transplanted to Alamitos from Alamitos: 6090; Ballona: 333; Mugu: 1110 ng/g NR Not Reported Three southern CA estuaries USA Toxicity Factor Datasets
CHLORDANE TOX-EXP IND - accumulation Tissue concentration Transplanted to Mugu from Alamitos: <DL; Ballona: 58; Mugu: <DL ng/g NR Three southern CA estuaries Toxicity Factor Datasets
PAH TOX-EXP IND - accumulation Tissue concentration Transplanted to Ballona from Alamitos: 1440; Ballona: 1150; Mugu: 1720 ng/g NR Not Reported Three southern CA estuaries USA Toxicity Factor Datasets
Species: Longjaw Mudsucker (Gillichthys mirabilis)
Exposure Endpoint Type Endpoint Description Endpoint Value Sample Size Units Life Cycle Stage Specific Location Countries Type
Body length Mean length Alamitos: 59.3, Ballona: 77.9, Mugu: 69.0 Not reported mm Not Reported Three estuaries in southern CA USA Exposure Factor Datasets
Body length Mean length Alamitos: 75.5, Ballona: 79.9, Mugu: 74.7 Not reported mm Not Reported Three estuaries in southern CA USA Exposure Factor Datasets
Dietary Composition Small mollusks, crustaceans, and polychaetes Not reported Not Reported Three estuaries in southern CA USA Exposure Factor Datasets
Growth Rate See Figure 1 Not reported g/d Not Reported Three estuaries in southern CA USA Exposure Factor Datasets
Growth Rate See Figure 1 Not reported mm/d Not Reported Three estuaries in southern CA USA Exposure Factor Datasets

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