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Cadmium and endrin toxicity to fish in waters containing mineral fibers

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6451855
Taconite tailings and their component asbestiform minerals in Lake Superior water had no demonstrable effect on the chronic toxicity of cadmium to the flagfish, Jordanella floridae. Maximum acceptable toxicant concentrations determined in life cycle tests, where effects on survival, growth, reproduction, and bioconcentration were used as endpoints, were between 3.3 to 7.4, 3.0 to 6.5, and 3.4 to 7.3 micrograms cadmium/liter at 0.004, 0.08, and 0.95 mg/liter taconite tailings concentrations, respectively.
Research Organization:
Environmental Protection Agency, Duluth, MN (USA). Environmental Research Lab.
OSTI ID:
6451855
Report Number(s):
PB-82-225038
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English