Methods for aquatic toxicity identification evaluations. Phase 1. Toxicity characterization procedures. Second edition

Technical Report · Fri Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:6062644

Norberg-King, T J; Mount, D; Durhan, E; Ankley, G T; Burkhard, L

The document provides NPDES with procedures to assess the nature of effluent toxicity to aquatic organisms. It is intended for use by those having difficulty meeting their permit for whole effluent aquatic organism toxicity limits or to reduce or eliminate effluent toxicity. The document does not address human health toxicity concerns such as those from bioconcentration, water supplies and recreational uses. The methods are applicable to identifying the cause of toxicity for samples other than effluents which display acute toxicity, such as ambient water samples, elutriates and pore waters from sediments, and possibly leachates. While the authors generally refer to effluents, the application of the techniques for any aqueous sample is implied. These methods may have applicability to effluents and other types of samples that exhibit chronic toxicity as well.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Duluth, MN (United States). Environmental Research Lab.
• OSTI ID: 6062644
• Report Number(s): PB-92-100072/XAB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
BIOASSAY
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
CHEMICAL EFFLUENTS
CHEMICAL WASTES
CONTROL
DISPERSIONS
GROUND WATER
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
INTERSTITIAL WATER
LEACHATES
MIXTURES
NONRADIOACTIVE WASTES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PERMITS
POLLUTION
QUALITY ASSURANCE
QUALITY CONTROL
RISK ASSESSMENT
SEDIMENTS
SENSITIVITY
SOLUTIONS
TOXICITY
WASTES
WATER
WATER POLLUTION