Localization of DDT in the body organs of pink and white shrimp.

Shrimp collected from bays along the Texas and Florida coasts were exposed to low concentrations of DDT. The accumulated residues were compared with residues in natural populations. The DDT was found to localize in the hepatopancreas, which is removed before human consumption, posing no threat to human health. If high levels of DDT were sustained in the nursery areas of estuaries, it is possible the penaeid shrimp would not survive.