Lethal toxicity of cadmium to Cyprinus carpio and Tilapia aurea

Journal Article · Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1986 · Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5242572

There have been several studies of the lethal toxicity of cadmium to freshwater fishes, but further information is required on a number of points. For example, the shallow slope which is characteristic of the cadmium toxicity curve makes interspecific comparisons difficult. There also is a paucity of information on cadmium toxicity to non-Salmonid European species. As part of a study of the water quality requirements of cultured fish species in the Mediterranean, the authors report on the lethal toxicity of cadmium to two such species, the common carp Cyprinus carpio, and Tilapia aurea, for which little information has previously been reported.

• Research Organization: Agricultural Univ. of Athens, Greece
• OSTI ID: 5242572
• Journal Information: Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States), Vol. 37:3
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
CADMIUM NITRATES
TOXICITY
FISHES
MORTALITY
FRESH WATER
MEDITERRANEAN SEA
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
CADMIUM COMPOUNDS
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITRATES
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
SEAS
SURFACE WATERS
VERTEBRATES
WATER
560305* - Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology- Vertebrates- (-1987)