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COMPARISON OF OZONE AND CHLORINE TOXICITY TO THE DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES OF STRIPED BASS, 'MORONE SAXATILIS'
Citation:
Hall, Jr., L., D. Burton, AND L. Richardson. COMPARISON OF OZONE AND CHLORINE TOXICITY TO THE DEVELOPMENTAL STAGES OF STRIPED BASS, 'MORONE SAXATILIS'. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/J-81/475 (NTIS PB82129412), 1981.
Description:
Toxicity of ozone-produced oxidants (OPO) to striped bass, Morone saxatilis, eggs, larvae, and fingerlings were determined under continuous-flow conditions. Eggs, tested in both fresh and estuarine water, were found to be significantly (P<0.001) more sensitive to OPO in freshwater. The higher sensitivity found for striped bass eggs in freshwater suggests that ozone could have a more pronounced effect if discharged in freshwater industrial or municipal wastewaters located in the vicinity of a striped bass spawning area. The ozone data collected in this study were compared with previously published chlorine toxicity data for each striped bass life stage.