DISTRIBUTION OF TOXIC ORGANIC CONTAMINANTS IN WATER AND SEDIMENTS IN THE DETROIT RIVER

Assessment of the distribution of organic pollutants (PAHs, PCBs, organochlorine insecticides) in sediments sampled in different sites of the Detroit River - Comparison of these analytical results with the toxicity of the whole extracts of the sediments towards early life stages of japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes) - Good correlation betwen the analytical determinations and the overall toxicological biossay.