Proposed biological testing methods for the United States incineration-at-sea research program
As part of the United States Environmental Protection Agency's Incineration-at-Sea research program, a suite of toxicity tests has been selected for assessing the toxicity of incinerator emissions generated during the combustion of chlorinated wastes. The test organisms for the five short-term chronic tests are the inland silverside, Menidia beryllina, the myside Mysidopsis bahia, the red macroalga Champia parvula, the polychaete Dinophilus gyrociliatus, and gametes from the sea urchin Arbacia punctulata. The durations of individual tests range from 2 hours to 7 days. The endpoints include survival, growth and reproductive effects. The results have demonstrated that the proposed methodologies can be used to test the toxicity of gaseous emissions, and that there appears to be no significant toxicity associated with the combustion products of a carrier fuel oil.
- Research Organization:
- Environmental Protection Agency, Newport, OR (USA). Environmental Research Lab.
- OSTI ID:
- 7150132
- Report Number(s):
- PB-90-147703/XAB; ERNL-904
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Pub. in Marine Pollution Bulletin, Vol. 19, No. 11/B, 605-610(1988)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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