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Avoidance responses of estuarine fish to sulfur dioxide. Final report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:7188845

This study was designed to determine the avoidance responses of juvenile striped bass, Morone saxatilis, and Atlantic menhaden, Brevoortia tyrannus exposed to sulfur dioxide (sulfite) at acclimation temperatures of 15, 20, 25 and 30C. Predictive models were developed and compared for each species at each acclimation temperature. Acclimation temperature was an important factor influencing the avoidance response of each species exposed to sulfur dioxide. Both species avoided approximately the same concentration of sulfite at 25C. Atlantic menhaden avoided lower concentration of sulfur dioxide than striped bass at 30C.

Research Organization:
Johns Hopkins Univ., Laurel, MD (USA). Applied Physics Lab.
OSTI ID:
7188845
Report Number(s):
PB-84-158617
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English