Acute toxicity of chlorine and bromine to fathead minnows and bluegills

Journal Article · Fri Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1982 · Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01608704· OSTI ID:6027109

Wilde, E W; Soracco, R J; Mayack, L A; Shealy, R L; Broadwell, T L

The objective of this study was to compare the relative toxicity of chlorine and BCDMH to three types of fish in a freshwater system used for cooling a nuclear reactor. There are no previous studies comparing BCDMH toxicity with chlorine toxicity. Bromine chloride has been shown to be similar or slightly less toxic than chlorine. The results of this study indicate that chlorine and bromine produce similar residual halogen toxicity to fish. 19 references, 2 tables.

• Research Organization: E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Co., Aiken, SC
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-76SR00001
• OSTI ID: 6027109
• Journal Information: Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States), Journal Name: Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States) Journal Issue: 3 Vol. 31; ISSN BECTA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

560305* -- Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology-- Vertebrates-- (-1987)
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ACUTE EXPOSURE
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
BIOASSAY
CHLORINE
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
DATA
ELEMENTS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FATHEAD MINNOW
FISHES
HALOGENS
INFORMATION
NONMETALS
NUMERICAL DATA
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
TOXICITY
VERTEBRATES