Short-Term Methods for Estimating the Chronic Toxicity of Effluents and Receiving Water to Freshwater Organisms. Third Edition.

Accession Number

PB96-141452

Title

Short-Term Methods for Estimating the Chronic Toxicity of Effluents and Receiving Water to Freshwater Organisms. Third Edition.

Publication Date

Jul 1994

Media Count

366p

Personal Author

D. J. Klemm J. M. Lazorchak M. A. Heber P. A. Lewis T. J. Norberg-King W. H. Peltier

Abstract

This manual describes four short-term (four- to seven-day) methods for estimating the chronic toxicity of effluents and receiving waters to three freshwater species: The fathead minnow, Pimephales promelas, a daphnid, Ceriodaphnia dubia, and a green alga, ...

Keywords

Algae
Aquatic animals
Aquatic plants
Bioassay
Chemical analysis
Chemical effluents
Collecting methods
Daphnia
Data analysis
Elimination system
Fresh water biology
Freshwater
Laboratory procedures
Minnows
National pollutant discharge
Quality assurance
Sample preparaton
Statistical analysis
Test methods
Toxicity
Water pollution effects(Animals)
Water pollution effects(Plants)
Water pollution sampling


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Source Agency

Environmental Protection Agency Office of Research and Development

NTIS Subject Category

68D - *
57H - Ecology
99A - Analytical Chemistry

Corporate Author

Environmental Monitoring Systems Lab., Cincinnati, OH.

Document Type

Technical report

Title Note

N/A

NTIS Issue Number

9608

Contract Number

N/A

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