7200

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 7200
• Author: Odenkirchen, E. W. and R. Eisler.
• Title: Chlorpyrifos Hazards to Fish, Wildlife, and Invertebrates
• USFW Year: 1988.
• USFW - Doc Type: A Synoptic Review.
• Copyright Material: NO

Table 4. Chlorpyrifos bioconcentration factors (BCF) by selected species of
fishes (Goodman et al. 1985a,b; Hansen et al. 1986).

Sped es Exposure Mean concentration App~oximate
duration, in medium, in ug/l BCF
in days
Gulf toadfish, 49 1.4 100
Opsanus beta 49 3.7 260
49 8.2 270
49 9.7 480
49 24.0 620
49 46.0 650
California grunion, 35 0.14 1,000
Leuresthes tenuis 35 0.30 700
35 0.63 620
26 0.13 <1
26 0.28 58
26 0.62 66
26 1.3 450
Inland silverside, 28 0.08 <1
Menidia bervllina 28 0.18 105
28 0.36 200
28 0.75 130
28 1.8 440
Atlantic silverside, 28 o . 08 - 1. I <1
Menidia menidia
Tidewater silverside, 28 0.09 410
Menidia oeninsulae 28 0.19 400
28 0.38 580
aBioconcentration factor: concentration in whole organism ( ug/kg fresh weight)
divided by concentration in medium (ug/l).

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