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.

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423

Final Page

442

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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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