Health of Bullhead in an Urban Fishery after Remedial Dredging

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Originator: U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Division, Leetown Science Center

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Title: Health of Bullhead in an Urban Fishery after Remedial Dredging

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Publication_Place: Kearneysville, West Virginia

Publisher: USGS, BRD, Leetown Science Center

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Tumor frequency in brown bullhead and PAH residue levels have been studied periodically in the Black River since 1980. During 1982 when a coke plant was operational, brown bullhead (age 3 or older) had a 60% frequency of liver neoplasms and a 39% frequency of outright cancer. Sediment from near the outfall of the USX coking facility contained high concentrations of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), with known mammalian carcinogens such as benzo(a)pyrene (B(a)P) being in the 40 50 mg/kg range. Such levels are over 1,000 times higher than those found at reference sites. The USX coking plant permanently closed in October of 1983. Four years later in 1987 the tumor prevalence for mature fish had declined to almost one-half the 1982 level (32%), and the incidence of cancer had been reduced to about one-fourth of the 1982 level (10%). This decline was statistically significant within age groups. The web site for Leetown Science Center research studies is http://www.lsc.usgs.gov/

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Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > WATER QUALITY/WATER CHEMISTRY > HYDROCARBONS > PAH'S

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Contact_Person: PAUL BAUMANN

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Address: U.S. Geological Survey

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Address: Patuxent Wildife Research Center

City: Laurel

State_or_Province: Maryland

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Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: baumann.1@osu.edu

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Metadata_Date: 20030729

Metadata_Review_Date: 20121126

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Contact_Person: TYLER B. STEVENS

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Address: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Address: Global Change Master Directory

City: Greenbelt

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Postal_Code: 20771

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Contact_Voice_Telephone: (301) 614-6898

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