Comparison of the effect of metallic copper and copper nitrate (Cu(NO sub 3 ) sub 2 ter dot 3H sub 2 O) on Ceriodaphnia dubia utilizing the three-brood test

Journal Article · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1991 · Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01688267· OSTI ID:5109072

Cowgill, U M; Milazzo, D P ^[1]

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1. Dow Chemical Co., Midland, MI (United States)

The purpose of this paper was to discover whether a pure metal, such as copper, evoked a different toxic response from Ceriodaphnia dubia than a salt of that metal. The US EPA Water Quality Criteria for Copper indicates that acute toxicity to CU is reduced with increases in hardness, alkalinity and total organic carbon. Thus, this study compares the acute and chronic effect of metallic Cu and Cu(NO{sub 3}){sub 2} {times} 3H{sub 2}O in reconstituted water using the 3-brood test with Ceriodaphnia dubia.

• OSTI ID: 5109072
• Journal Information: Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology; (United States), Journal Name: Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology; (United States) Vol. 46:1; ISSN 0007-4861; ISSN BECTA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ACUTE EXPOSURE
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
ARTHROPODS
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BRANCHIOPODS
CHRONIC EXPOSURE
COPPER COMPOUNDS
COPPER NITRATES
CRUSTACEANS
DAPHNIA
ELEMENTS
INVERTEBRATES
METALS
NITRATES
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POPULATION DYNAMICS
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS