| Main Title |
Validity of laboratory tests for predicting copper toxicity in streams / |
| Author |
Geckler, Jack R., ;
Horning, William B. ;
Neiheisel, Timothy M. ;
Pickering, Quentin H. ;
Robinson., Ernest L.
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| Other Authors |
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| CORP Author |
Environmental Research Lab.-Duluth, Cincinnati, Ohio. Newtown Fish Toxicology Station. |
| Publisher |
U.S. Environmental Research Laboratory, |
| Year Published |
1976 |
| Report Number |
EPA-600/3-76-116 |
| Stock Number |
PB-264 867 |
| OCLC Number |
02881459 |
| Subjects |
Water quality bioassay ;
Water--Pollution--Measurement ;
Aquatic biology--Technique ;
Copper--Toxicology
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| Additional Subjects |
Copper ;
Toxicity ;
Fresh water fishes ;
Water pollution ;
Shayler Run ;
Field tests ;
Fresh water biology ;
Concentration(Composition) ;
Invertebrates ;
Exposure ;
Mortality ;
Reproduction(Biology) ;
Water quality ;
Predictions ;
Tables(Data) ;
Graphs(Charts) ;
Ohio ;
Clermont County(Ohio) ;
Water quality data
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| Internet Access |
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EJBD |
EPA 600-3-76-116 |
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Headquarters Library/Washington,DC |
02/24/2014 |
| EKCD |
EPA-600/3-76-116 |
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CEMM/GEMMD Library/Gulf Breeze,FL |
06/26/2018 |
| ELBD ARCHIVE |
EPA 600-3-76-116 |
Received from HQ |
AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
10/04/2023 |
| ELBD |
EPA 600-3-76-116 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
04/10/1998 |
| ELDD |
EPA-600/3-76-116 |
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CCTE/GLTED Library/Duluth,MN |
05/16/1992 |
| ESAD |
EPA 600-3-76-116 |
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Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA |
03/23/2010 |
| NTIS |
PB-264 867 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
xv, 192 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm. |
| Abstract |
A field study was conducted on Shayler Run, in Clermont County, Ohio, to determine the effects of copper on the stream biota. Copper was added to the stream for 33 months to maintain a concentration of 120 microgram/l, a concentration that was expected to adversely affect some species of fish and not others. This natural stream received sewage effluent containing a variety of compounds known to affect acute copper toxicity. All but one abundant species of fish in the stream and four of the five most abundant macroinvertebrates were adversely affected by exposure to copper. Direct effects on fish were death, avoidance, and restricted spawning. To determine the usefulness of laboratory toxicity tests when establishing water quality criteria for an aquatic ecosystem, acute and chronic tests with copper were conducted at the Newtown Fish Toxicology Station and on-site at Shayler Run with stream species and the fathead minnow. The acute toxicity of copper varied widely because of water quality variations in the stream. |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 172-174). |
