Behavioral modification of estuarine fish exposed to sulfur dioxide
This study was designed to determine the avoidance responses of juvenile striped bass (Morone saxatilis) and Atlantic menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus) exposed to sulfur dioxide (sulfite) at acclimation temperatures of 15, 20, 25, and 30/sup 0/C. Predictive models were developed and compared for each species at each acclimation temperature. Striped bass avoided 2.2, 2.3, 3.0, and 3.5 mg sulfite/l at 15, 20, 25, and 30/sup 0/C, respectively. Atlantic menhaden avoided 3.2, 3.6, 2.9, and 3.0 mg sulfite/l at acclimation temperatures of 15, 20, 25, and 30/sup 0/C, respectively. Acclimation temperature was an important factor influencing the avoidance response of each species exposed to sulfur dioxide. Striped bass avoided lower concentrations of sulfite than Atlantic menhaden at 15 and 20/sup 0/C. Both species avoided approximately the same concentration of sulfite at 25/sup 0/C. Atlantic menhaden avoided lower concentrations of sulfur dioxide than striped bass at 30/sup 0/C. 24 references, 2 figures, 3 tables.
- Research Organization:
- Johns Hopkins Univ., Shady Side, MD
- OSTI ID:
- 5927274
- Journal Information:
- J. Toxicol. Environ. Health; (United States), Vol. 13:4-6
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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STRIPED BASS
BEHAVIOR
SULFUR DIOXIDE
TOXICITY
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
ESTUARIES
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
TOLERANCE
VARIATIONS
ANADROMOUS FISHES
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
CHALCOGENIDES
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FISHES
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OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SULFUR OXIDES
SURFACE WATERS
VERTEBRATES
560305* - Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology- Vertebrates- (-1987)