Chlorine toxicity to eggs and larvae of five Chesapeake Bay fishes

Journal Article · Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1977 · Trans. Am. Fish. Soc.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1577/1548-8659(1977)106<380:CTTEAL>2.0.CO;2· OSTI ID:5262804

Morgan, II, R P; Prince, R D

Eggs and larvae of white perch (Morone americana), striped bass (Morone saxatilis), and blueback herring (Alosa aestivalis) and eggs of Atlantic silversides (Menidia menidia) and tidewater silversides (M. beryllina) were exposed to various residual chlorine levels for preestablished periods. Almost all LC50 values fell between 0.20 to 0.40 ppM of total residual chlorine for eggs, and between 0.20 to 0.32 ppM for larvae. Age-related effects in sensitivity to chlorine were observed. Abnormal larvae issued from blueback herring eggs exposed to low chlorine concentrations.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Maryland, Solomons
• OSTI ID: 5262804
• Journal Information: Trans. Am. Fish. Soc.; (United States), Journal Name: Trans. Am. Fish. Soc.; (United States) Vol. 106:4; ISSN TAFSA
• 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.
AGE GROUPS
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
CHLORINE
DISEASES
EGGS
ELEMENTS
FISHES
HALOGENS
INJURIES
LARVAE
NONMETALS
TOXICITY
VERTEBRATES