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The Effect of Dietary Exposure to Coal Ash Contaminants within Food Ration on Growth and Reproduction in Daphnia magna

Journal Article · · Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/etc.4819· OSTI ID:1658004
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [4];  [5];  [6];  [7];  [8]
  1. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
  2. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Bowling Green State Univ., OH (United States)
  3. Lakeland Univ., Plymouth, WI (United States)
  4. Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States)
  5. Univ. of California, Santa Barbara, CA (United States)
  6. Univ. of Liverpool (United Kingdom)
  7. US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS (United States)
  8. Research Inst. gaiac, Aachen (Germany); Bayer AG, Monheim (Germany)
Coal ash contains numerous contaminants and is the focus of regulatory actions and risk assessments due to environmental spills. In this work, we exposed Daphnia magna to a gradient of coal ash contamination under high and low food rations to assess the sublethal effects of dietary exposures. Whereas exposure to contaminants resulted in significant reductions in growth and reproduction in daphnids, low, environmentally relevant food rations had a much greater effect on these endpoints.
Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725
OSTI ID:
1658004
Journal Information:
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Journal Name: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 39; ISSN 0730-7268
Publisher:
SETACCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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