Stehly, G. R., and Hayton, W. L., 1989, Metabolism of pentachlorophenol by fish:
Xenobiotica, v. 19, no. 1, p. 75-81.

Abstract: 

Interspecies variability in the metabolism of pentachlorophenol (PCP) was
investigated by exposing rainbow trout, fathead minnows, sheepshead minnow,
firemouth, and goldfish to water-borne super(14)C-PCP for 64 h. The amounts of
metabolites in bile and exposure water were species-dependent; all of the
metabolites excreted into the water were sulphate conjugates while bile was
enriched in glucuronide conjugates. Biliary excretion accounted for less than 30%
of the total PCP metabolites. Biliary metabolites alone were a poor indication of
the metabolites produced and of the major routes of elimination.

Keywords: 

metabolism, fish, animal-metabolism, phenols, freshwater-pollution, Pisces, bile,
Salmo-gairdneri, Tapes-philippinarum, Carassius-auratus, Pimephales-promelas,
freshwater-fish, pentachlorophenol