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Science 2 May 1969:
Vol. 164. no. 3879, pp. 576 - 577
DOI: 10.1126/science.164.3879.576
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DDT Residues Absorbed from Organic Detritus by Fiddler Crabs

W. E. Odum 1, G. M. Woodwell 2, and C. F. Wurster 3

1 Institute of Marine Sciences, University of Miami, Miami, Florida 33149
2 Biology Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York 11973
3 Department of Biological Sciences, State University of New York, Stony Brook 11790

DDT and its metabolites accumulate in organic plant detritus estuaries and may persist there for many years. The residues appear to be most abundantly associated with particulates having diameters from 250 to 1000 microns. Detritus particles of this size are ingested by many organisms, sociated DDT residues may enter diverse food chains. Fiddler crabs Uca were fed natural detritus containing DDT residues (10 parts per million) an 11-day experiment and showed grossly modified behavior associated threefold increase in concentration of DDT residues in the muscle of the large claw.


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