Effects of pollution on freshwater fish and amphibians

Journal Article · Wed Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1983 · J. - Water Pollut. Control Fed.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5294024

Pickering, Q H; Hunt, E P; Phipps, G L; Roush, T H; Smith, W E; Spehar, D L; Stephan, C E; Tanner, D K

A literature review is presented dealing with studies on the effects of pollution on freshwater fish and amphibians. The pollutants studied included acid mine drainage, PCBs, cadmium, lead, naphthalene, plutonium, in addition to several studies dealing with pH effects. (JMT)

• Research Organization: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Research Lab., Duluth, MN
• OSTI ID: 5294024
• Journal Information: J. - Water Pollut. Control Fed.; (United States), Journal Name: J. - Water Pollut. Control Fed.; (United States) Vol. 55:6; ISSN JWPFA
• 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.
ACID MINE DRAINAGE
ACTINIDES
AMPHIBIANS
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
AROMATICS
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
CADMIUM
CHLORINATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
CONDENSED AROMATICS
DOCUMENT TYPES
ELEMENTS
FISHES
FRESH WATER
HALOGENATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
LEAD
METALS
NAPHTHALENE
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PH VALUE
PLUTONIUM
POLLUTANTS
POLLUTION
REVIEWS
TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS
VERTEBRATES
WATER
WATER POLLUTION