Abstract
Abstract Starry flounders, collected near a large municipal sewage outfall in the Fraser River Estuary, between March 1984 and April 1985, were quantified for chlorophenols, DDTs, and PCBs. Sediments from the polluted zone were analyzed for EPA Priority Pollutants and herbicides. Muscle tissue contained maximum chlorophenol levels about one half the Canadian limit and one tenth the limit for PCBs in edible fish tissue. Contaminants in matched tissue samples from the polluted zone and an adjacent control area showed statistically significant higher levels of all target compounds in muscle tissue from the outfall area except for DDD which was greater in the control. Bone and liver tissue were rich in PCBs and DDTs. The sediments contained phthalate esters, PCBs, PAHs and phenol. However the levels of pesticides, chlorophenols and herbicides were close to or below the detection limits. The sediment data were compared with values from nine other sites in the estuary.
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