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RECORD NUMBER: 27 OF 1341

Main Title Acute and Chronic Effects of Cadmium on the Estuarine Mysid, 'Mysidopsis bahia'.
Author Nimmo, D. R. ; Rigby, R. A. ; Bahner, L. H. ; Sheppard, J. M. ;
CORP Author Environmental Protection Agency, Gulf Breeze, FL. Gulf Breeze Environmental Research Lab.
Year Published 1978
Report Number EPA/600/J-78/071 ;GULF BREEZE CONTRIB-287;
Stock Number PB-290 039
Additional Subjects Crustacea ; Cadmium ; Indicator species ; Toxicology ; Bioassay ; Sensitivity ; Toxic tolerances ; Lethal dosage ; Concentration(Composition) ; Criteria ; Estuaries ; Plankton ; Experimental data ; Tables(Data) ; Reprints ; Mysidopsis bahia ; Bioindicators ; Toxic substances
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NTIS  PB-290 039 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
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Abstract
Mysids, small shrimp-like crustacea, are used as practical bioassay animals for investigating the effects of cadmium in seawater. In laboratory tests, the mysid (Mysidopsis bahia) was more sensitive to cadmium than other crustaceans tested. LC50 values were 15.5 micrograms/l within 96 hours and 11.3 micrograms/l during a 17-day life cycle; LC50's for other selected crustaceans were between 120 and 720 micrograms/l. Results of life-cycle bioassays with mysids can aid in establishing water quality criteria for marine and estuarine organisms.