A Simple, Inexpensive in Situ Method for Assessing Acute Toxicity of Effluents to Fish
Journal Article
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· Water Research
OSTI ID:781489
Test chambers for conducting in situ fish bioassays were constructed from 8L polyethylene bottles. Yearling fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas) and young-of-the-year bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus) demonstrated greater than 50 percent survival in the chambers after 65 days of exposure in a reservoir, river, and creek. Fathead minnow survival was substantially greater than that of bluegills. The chambers provide a simple, inexpensive, sensitive technique to screen effluents for toxicity.
- Research Organization:
- Savannah River Site (US)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- US Department of Energy (US)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC09-76SR00001
- OSTI ID:
- 781489
- Report Number(s):
- DP-MS-83-15 Rev. 1
- Journal Information:
- Water Research, Journal Name: Water Research; ISSN 0043-1354; ISSN WATRAG
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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