Abstract

Caging juvenile rainbow trout in the PCB-polluted Lake Jarnsjon in 1991 prior to remediation resulted in induction of liver ethoxyresorufin-O-deethylase (EROD) activity, liver lesions, skin lesions and fin erosions, all of which can be caused by subchronic exposure to PCB. During the remediation in 1993 and 1994, pronounced induction of the liver EROD, bile-duct proliferation and a relatively high incidence of necrotic hepatocytes were seen in the rainbow trout caged in Lake Jarnsjon. The histopathological damage noted in the liver was reflected in changes in plasma ASAT activities. In 1998, two years after the remedial activities, the EROD activity was still slightly induced in caged rainbow trout in Jarnsjon, but the fish showed no sign of histopathological changes. In addition, the liver EROD activity was induced in some sites downstream of Jarnsjon. These results indicate a downstream transport of contaminants following the remedial action.

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AMBIO: A Journal of the Human Environment
1998, volume: 27, number: 5, pages: 411-418
Publisher: ROYAL SWEDISH ACAD SCIENCES

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