| Main Title |
Acute Toxicities of Cd2+, Cr+6, Hg2+, Ni2+, and Zn2+ to Estuarine Macrofauna. |
| Author |
Eisler, Ronald ;
Hennekey, Raymond J. ;
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| CORP Author |
Environmental Research Lab., Narragansett, RI. |
| Year Published |
1976 |
| Report Number |
EPA/600/J-77/151; |
| Stock Number |
PB-295 377 |
| Additional Subjects |
Toxicology ;
Metals ;
Estuaries ;
Fishes ;
Gastropoda ;
Bioassay ;
Salinity ;
Marine biology ;
Concentration(Composition) ;
Physiological effects ;
Crustacea ;
Cadmium ;
Chromium ;
Mercury(Metal) ;
Nickel ;
Zinc ;
Toxicity ;
Echinodermata ;
Worms ;
Annelida ;
Crabs ;
Toxic substances ;
Heavy metals ;
Water pollution effects(Animals) ;
Nereis virens ;
Hermit crabs ;
Pagurus longicarpus ;
Asterias forbesi ;
Mummichog ;
Mya arenaria ;
Nassarius obsoletus ;
Fundulus heteroclitus ;
Starfishes ;
Reprints ;
Soft shell clams
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| Holdings |
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Additional Info |
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| NTIS |
PB-295 377 |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
10p |
| Abstract |
Static acute toxicity bioassays were conducted at 20 C and 20 o/oo salinity with CdCl2-2 and one half H2O, K2CrO4, HgCl2, NiCl2-6H2O, and ZnCl2 using adults of starfish, Asterias forbesi; sandworm, Nereis virens; hermit crab, Pagurus longicarpus; softshell clam, Mya arenaria; mudsnail, Nassarius obsoletus; and mummichog, Fundulus heteroclitus, a fish. Concentrations (mg/L metal) fatal to 50% of the organisms in 168 hr ranged from 0.004 (clam) to 0.8 (mummichog) for mercury; 0.7 (clam, worm, crab and starfish) to 40.0 (mummichog) for cadmium; 0.2 (crab) to 52.0 (mummichog) for zinc; 0.7 (sandworm) to 44.0 (mummichog) for hexavalent chromium; and 13.0 (starfish) to 150.0 (mummichog) for nickel. Biocidal action was restricted to a relatively narrow range for all species-metals combinations tested: i.e., mean LC-75/LC-25 ratios for individual metals at 168 hr ranged between 2.82 (Zn) and 6.02 (Cd); for individual species this ratio extended from 2.76 (fish) to 4.46 (clam). It appears that acute toxicity evaluation of potentially hazardous metals in saline environments requires utilization of at least several representative species from divergent taxonomic and ecological niches. |
| Supplementary Notes |
Pub. in Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology 6, p315-323 1977. |
| NTIS Title Notes |
Journal article. |
| Title Annotations |
Reprint: Acute Toxicities of Cd2+, Cr+6, Hg2+, Ni2+, and Zn2+ to Estuarine Macrofauna. |
| PUB Date Free Form |
18 Dec 76 |
| Category Codes |
6T; 6F; 8A; 57Y; 68D; 47D |
| NTIS Prices |
PC A02/MF A01 |
| Primary Description |
600/05 |
| Document Type |
NT |
| Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
| Control Number |
323761577 |
| Origin |
NTIS |
| Type |
CAT |
