Standard operating procedures for conducting acute and chronic aquatic toxicity tests with Eurytemora affinis, a calanoid copepod

Technical Report · Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1998

OSTI ID:305759

Ziegenfuss, M C; Hall, L W

Eurytemora affinis, a calanoid copepod, was selected for standard toxicity testing protocol development subsequent to screening 25 resident Chesapeake Bay species including fish, invertebrates, and plants. Eurytemora was selected because of its ecological importance as an essential component in the trophic structure of the estuary, its relative practicability of culturing in the laboratory for year-round availability, and its sensitivity to toxic substances. The standards operating procedures described in this document provide detailed procedures for culturing, holding, and toxicity testing of E. affinis.

• Research Organization: Maryland Univ., Wye Research and Education Center, Queenstown, MD (United States); Environmental Protection Agency, Chesapeake Bay Program, Annapolis, MD (United States); Maryland Dept. of the Environment, Baltimore, MD (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC (United States)
• OSTI ID: 305759
• Report Number(s): PB-99-115503/XAB; TRN: 90201013
• Resource Relation: Other Information: DN: See also PB95-179925.; PBD: Oct 1998
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
56 BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
APPLIED STUDIES
BIOASSAY
WATER POLLUTION
CHESAPEAKE BAY
ACUTE EXPOSURE
CHRONIC EXPOSURE
COPEPODS
BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS
TOXIC MATERIALS