Reproducibility of a life-cycle toxicity test with Daphnia magna

Journal Article · Wed Dec 31 23:00:00 EST 1980 · Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01622045· OSTI ID:6597341

Parkhurst, B R; Forte, J L; Wright, G P

Standardized chronic life-cycle toxicity testing procedures for aquatic species are described. The reproducibility of chronic toxicity and points using the static-renewal method with Daphnia magna are investigated. The objectives were to determine if the lowest rejected concentrations tested (LRCTs) obtained for six different toxicity criteria in static-renewal tests with acridine were reproducible over time and to determine the relative sensitivity and variability of the toxicity criteria. Two of the six toxicity criteria, numbers of young per brood and the young produced per female, were found to be reliable and sensitive for estimating the LRCT for acridine to D. magna. (RJC)

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-26
• OSTI ID: 6597341
• Journal Information: Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States), Journal Name: Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States) Vol. 26:1; 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.
ACRIDINES
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
ARTHROPODS
AZINES
CRUSTACEANS
DAPHNIA
DATA
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
INFORMATION
INVERTEBRATES
LIFE CYCLE
NUMERICAL DATA
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
PROGENY
PYRIDINES
REPRODUCTION
SURVIVAL TIME
TESTING
TOXICITY
WATER POLLUTION