A multigeneration fish toxicity test as an aid in the hazard evaluation of aquatic pollutants

Journal Article · Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1980 · Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0147-6513(80)90038-X· OSTI ID:6524238

Newsome, C S

A multigeneration toxicity study to assess the effects of pollutants on fish breeding and all the life stages is described. The convict cichlid (Cichlasoma nigrofasciatum) was used to test the toxicity of trisodium carboxymethyloxysuccinate, a new sequestering agent being evaluated as a detergent builder. Results show that 100 mg/l of the chemical has no effect on fish fecundity, survival of eggs and fry, or adult breeding behavior. This concentration is two orders of magnitude greater than the predicted aquatic environmental concentration under the most unfavorable conditions of its use, sewage treatment, and discharge. (4 diagrams, 2 photos, 23 references, 1 tables)

• Research Organization: Unilever Research Lab, UK
• OSTI ID: 6524238
• Journal Information: Ecotoxicol. Environ. Saf.; (United States), Vol. 4:4
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
CHEMICAL EFFLUENTS
TOXICITY
BIOASSAY
WATER POLLUTION
FISHES
POPULATION DYNAMICS
REPRODUCTION
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
POLLUTION
VERTEBRATES
560305* - Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology- Vertebrates- (-1987)