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The mode of uptake of DDE-14C byChironomus tentans larvae was investigated. There was no difference in the amount of DDE-14C accumulated by live and dead fourth instar larvae as a function of exposure time. Dead and live larvae were also exposed to an aqueous and substrate source of DDE-14C contamination and again no differences were found in the amount of DDE-14C accumulated indicating passive accumulation. Cuticle surface area and DDE-14C uptake relationships were found to have a high degree of correlation. The amount of DDE-14C concentrated by the larvae was increased by manipulation of water hardness. Calcium and magnesium ion concentrations in the water were increased and a subsequent increase in DDE-14C accumulation by the larvae resulted. An adsorption-diffusion mechanism is proposed to account for the mode of uptake and biological concentration capabilities of the midge.
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Derr, S.K., Zabik, M.J. Bioactive compounds in the aquatic environment: Studies on the mode of uptake of DDE by the aquatic midge,Chironomus tentans (diptera: Chironomidae). Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 2, 152–164 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01975469
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