Science Inventory

MAMMALIAN WILDLIFE (MINK AND FERRET) TOXICITY TEST PROTOCOLS (LC50, REPRODUCTION, AND SECONDARY TOXICITY)

Citation:

Ringer, R., T. Hornshaw, AND R. Aulerich. MAMMALIAN WILDLIFE (MINK AND FERRET) TOXICITY TEST PROTOCOLS (LC50, REPRODUCTION, AND SECONDARY TOXICITY). U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/3-91/043 (NTIS PB91216507), 1991.

Description:

Protocols describing guidelines for conducting dietary LC50 and reproduction toxicity tests and for assessing the primary versus secondary toxicity of a test substance using carnivorous mammalian wildlife, specifically mink (Mustela vison) or European ferrets (Mustela putorius furo) are presented. hese protocols go beyond the procedural steps and include the rationale behind each recommendation. ppropriate statistical procedures for assessing the data are presented for each protocol.

Record Details:

Record Type:DOCUMENT( REPORT )
Product Published Date:07/31/1991
Record Last Revised:12/22/2005
Record ID: 45122