Turbidity as a method of preparing sperm dilutions in the echinoid sperm/egg bioassay
- National Council of the Paper Industry for Air and Stream Improvement, Anacortes, WA (United States)
The use of turbidimeter for preparing sperm dilutions used in the echinoid sperm/egg bioassay was evaluated. Regression analyses of the relationship between sperm density and turbidity for the sea urchins Strongylocentrotus purpuratus and Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis and the sand dollar Dendraster excentricus indicated that although there were slope differences for each species, each coefficient of determination was highly significant. For Dendraster excentricus, triplicate hemacytometer counts over a range of turbidities as well as repeated preparations of a single sperm turbidity indicated similar variability for each. The use of the turbidimeter has time-saving advantages over conventional hemacytometer methods without sacrificing precision. Sperm dilutions can be prepared rapidly, minimizing seawater sperm preactivation before test initiation, and may therefore contribute to increased test precision.
- OSTI ID:
- 5596827
- Journal Information:
- Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry; (United States), Journal Name: Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry; (United States) Vol. 12:11; ISSN ETOCDK; ISSN 0730-7268
- 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.
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
BENTHOS
BIOASSAY
BIOLOGICAL VARIABILITY
CHEMICAL EFFLUENTS
CHEMICAL WASTES
ECHINODERMS
EGGS
GAMETES
GENETIC VARIABILITY
GERM CELLS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INVERTEBRATES
MATHEMATICS
NONRADIOACTIVE WASTES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
REGRESSION ANALYSIS
SEA URCHINS
SEAWATER
SENSITIVITY
SPERMATOZOA
STATISTICS
TURBIDITY
WASTES
WATER
WATER POLLUTION