Acute toxicity of zinc to juvenile and subadult rainbow trout, Salmo gairdneri

Journal Article · Sun Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1987 · Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01855872· OSTI ID:5313172

Meisner, J D; Hum, W Q

Published data indicate that toxicity of zinc to fishes increases from the embryo stage to a maximum just after the transition to an exogenous food source, then decreases through the juvenile and adult stages. This relationship was derived from studies of cyprinids, small percids, and the young stages of salmonids. There is, however, a paucity of data on the acute toxicity of zinc to the mid-juvenile and early adult stages of the salmonids. The authors present the results of two bioassays of juvenile and subadult rainbow trout which suggest that zinc is equally toxic to these two life stages.

• Research Organization: Univ. of Toronto, Ontario (Canada)
• OSTI ID: 5313172
• Journal Information: Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States), Journal Name: Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States) Vol. 39:5; 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.
ADULTS
AGE DEPENDENCE
AGE GROUPS
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIPS
DOSES
EXPOSURE CHAMBERS
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JUVENILES
LETHAL DOSES
MORTALITY
TOXICITY
TROUT
VERTEBRATES
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