Toxic and teratogenic effects of hydrazine on fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) embryos

Journal Article · Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1981 · Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01622175· OSTI ID:6388913

Henderson, V ^[1]; Fisher, J W; D'Allessandris, R

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1. Grambling State Univ., LA

Hydrazine is widely used in commercial industries and is employed as a missile fuel in Air Force operations. The widespread use of hydrazine suggests a need for assessing its potential impact upon the aquatic environment. We designed this investigation to simulate conditions of an accidental spill which might occur during the spawning season of the fathead minnow, Pimephales promelas. This study was undertaken to determine the sensitivity of cleaving eggs to hydrazine, in particular morphological abnormalities and how they affect hatching, growth rate and certain physiological functions which may possess survival value.

• OSTI ID: 6388913
• Journal Information: Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States), Journal Name: Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States) Vol. 26:6; ISSN BECTA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
CONGENITAL MALFORMATIONS
ECOSYSTEMS
EGGS
EMBRYOS
FISHES
HATCHING
HYDRAZINE
MALFORMATIONS
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES
TERATOGENESIS
TOXICITY
VERTEBRATES