Effect of petroleum oil, pesticides, PCBs and other environmental contaminants on the hatchability of Artemia salina dry eggs

Journal Article · Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980 · Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01985489· OSTI ID:6850121

Kuwabara, K; Nakamura, A; Kashimoto, T

Artemia salina Leach is well-known as the brine shrimp used as tropical fish food and its dry eggs are easily obtained at a pet-shop at any season. One or two days after placing the dry eggs into salt water, the nauplius larvae of Artemia begins to hatch. In this paper, the methodlogy on a hatchability test for environmental contaminants and their effects on the dry egg hatchabilities are presented.

• Research Organization: Osaka Prefectural Inst. of Public Health, Japan
• OSTI ID: 6850121
• Journal Information: Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States), Vol. 25:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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