CONTAMINATION OF TRICLOCARBON IN FISH TISSUES FROM SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, USA
Triclocarbon (TCC) is bactericide used in various consumer and personal care products. Recent studies have revealed considerable levels of these bactericides in wastewater, aquatic wildlife and human samples. TCC is reported to be toxic and produce adverse health effects to wildlife and humans. The p-chloroaniline ring of TCC was more rapidly degraded by bacteria and than to form a dichloroaniline ring which is more stable in environment. Consequently, in this study we measured TCC in selected fish species collected from various aquatic ecosystems in Savannah, Georgia USA. Concentrations of TCC in liver and muscle were in between 0.9-5.6 and 0.3-2.7 ng/g dry weight, respectively. Catfish collected from Lake Mayer contained maximum concentrations than other fish species collected from rivers, ponds, open oceans and estuarine ecosystem in Savannah. Observed concentrations were either similar or lower to available literature.
K.Senthil Kumar Mahalakshmi Priya K.S.Sajwan
Department of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Savannah State University, 3219 College Street, Sava Department of Biotechnology, Dr N.G.P. Arts and Science College, Dr. N.G.P. Nagar,Kalappatti Road, C
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2009-08-24（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）