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Acute toxicity of phenol and substituted phenols to the fathead minnow

Journal Article · · Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01622141· OSTI ID:6459342
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Because of the wide, high-volume usage of phenolics it behooves us to be aware of their toxicity in the environment. This awareness must include a knowledge of the effects on freshwater bodies and more specifically, an appreciation of the importance of differences in the physical properties of the water. The variability of the data on some phenolics makes it difficult to separate toxicity values that vary widely from others because of different test methods rather than different physical properties of the water. Data were lacking on some of the compounds we tested, and thus our data contribute significantly to the basic informtion on these chemicals. This acute test series was conducted with a variety (12) of phenolic compounds. Test conditions were kept as uniform as possible so that the toxicities of the compounds could be attributed to the differences in toxicity rather than to differences in test conditions. In addition, the tests provide data on the toxic effects in Lake Superior water, which is a major freshwater body in the USA.

Research Organization:
Environmental Protection Agency, Duluth, MN
OSTI ID:
6459342
Journal Information:
Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States), Journal Name: Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States) Vol. 26:5; ISSN BECTA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
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CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
ECOSYSTEMS
ELEMENTS
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
FISHES
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GRAPHS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
HYDROXY COMPOUNDS
MATHEMATICS
MORTALITY
NONMETALS
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OXYGEN
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHENOLS
POLLUTION
QUANTITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
QUANTITY RATIO
SAMPLING
SENSITIVITY
STATISTICS
TABLES
TOXICITY
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