Main Title |
Acute Toxicity of Nitrite to Rainbow Trout (Salmo gairdneri): Effects of pH, Nitrite Species, and Anion Species. |
Author |
Russo, Rosemary C. ;
Thurston, Robert V. ;
Emerson, Kenneth ;
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CORP Author |
Montana State Univ., Bozeman. Fisheries Bioassay Lab.;Environmental Research Lab., Duluth, MN. |
Year Published |
1981 |
Report Number |
EPA-R-800861 ;EPA-R-803950; EPA-600/J-81-254; |
Stock Number |
PB81-230856 |
Additional Subjects |
Nitrites ;
Toxicology ;
Fishes ;
pH ;
Criteria ;
Fresh water ;
Reprints ;
Rainbow trout ;
Salmo gairdneri ;
Toxic substances ;
Water pollution effects(Animals)
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
NTIS |
PB81-230856 |
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 |
10p |
Abstract |
The toxicity of nitrite to rainbow trout is pH-dependent within the range considered acceptable to most freshwater aquatic life (pH 6.5-9.0). Both of the nitrite species, NO2(-) and HNO2, are toxic. It is recommended that nitrite criteria to protect freshwater aquatic life be based on total nitrite, and that such criteria reflect the pH dependence of nitrite toxicity. Variation in the toxicity of nitrite in the presence of chloride, sulfate, phosphate, and nitrate anions has also been demonstrated. It is concluded that the toxicity of nitrite to fishes, in addition to being pH-dependent, is also dependent in varying degrees upon many of the anions that are commonly found in natural aquatic environments. |
Supplementary Notes |
Pub. in Canadian Jnl. of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, v38 n4 p387-393 1981. |
NTIS Title Notes |
Journal article. |
Title Annotations |
Reprint: Acute Toxicity of Nitrite to Rainbow Trout (Salmo gairdneri): Effects of pH, Nitrite Species, and Anion Species. |
PUB Date Free Form |
1981 |
Category Codes |
6T; 6F; 57Y; 68D |
NTIS Prices |
PC A02/MF A01 |
Primary Description |
600/03 |
Document Type |
NT |
Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
Control Number |
323801579 |
Origin |
NTIS |
Type |
CAT |