Table
5a.
Bioaccumulation
of
Copper
by
Freshwater
Organisms
Species
Chemical
Hardness
(
mg/
L
as
CaCO3)
Concentration
in
Watera
(
µ
g/
L)
Duration
Days
Tissue
BCF
or
BAF
Reference
Asiatic
clam,

Corbicula
fluminea
Copper
sulfate
­
16
28
days
Soft
tissue
45,300b
Graney
et
al.
1983
Macroinvertebrates
Field
study
­
3
­
Whole
body
1,533
Farag
et
al.
1998
Macroinvertebrates
Field
study
­
3
­
Whole
body
4,800
Farag
et
al.
1998
Macroinvertebrates
Field
study
­
3
­
Whole
body
2,267
Farag
et
al.
1998
Macroinvertebrates
Field
study
­
1
­
Whole
body
5,600
Farag
et
al.
1998
Macroinvertebrates
Field
study
­
5
­
Whole
body
2,000
Farag
et
al.
1998
Fathead
minnow
(
larva),

Pimephales
promelas
­
45
5
30
Whole
body
464
Lind
et
al.
manuscript
Yellow
perch,

Perca
flavescens
Field
study
­
1
­
Whole
body
9,600
Farag
et
al.
1998
Yellow
perch,

Perca
flavescens
Field
study
­
5
­
Whole
body
1,860
Farag
et
al.
1998
a
Results
are
based
on
copper,
not
the
chemical.

b
Recalculated;
authors
substracted
control
residues.
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