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Chronic effects of contaminated sediment on Daphnia magna and Chironomus tentans (journal version)

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6175199
Chronic tests were conducted with Daphnia magna (cladoceran) and Chironomus tentans (midge) to determine their usefulness as test organisms for chronic sediment assays, and to estimate the potential long-term impact of contaminated freshwater sediments and contaminated Superfund-site soils on freshwater invertebrates. These two species were used successfully in acute sediment tests and were shown to be useful in chronic tests in water.
Research Organization:
Environmental Protection Agency, Corvallis, OR (USA). Environmental Research Lab.
OSTI ID:
6175199
Report Number(s):
PB-89-145023/XAB; EPA-600/J-88/242
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English