Main Title |
Relative Sensitivity of 'Chironomus tentans' Life Stages to Copper. |
Author |
Nebeker, A. V. ;
Cairns, M. A. ;
Wise, C. M. ;
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CORP Author |
Corvallis Environmental Research Lab., OR. |
Year Published |
1984 |
Report Number |
EPA-600/J-84-031; |
Stock Number |
PB84-208107 |
Additional Subjects |
Copper ;
Toxicology ;
Larvae ;
Diptera ;
Sensitivity ;
Exposure ;
Lethal dosage ;
Reprints ;
Heavy metals ;
Chironomus tentans ;
Water pollution effects(Animals)
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Holdings |
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Call Number |
Additional Info |
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Last Modified |
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NTIS |
PB84-208107 |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
10p |
Abstract |
The four larval instars of the midge Chironomus tentans Fabricius were exposed to copper to determine their relative sensitivities. The impact of copper on adult emergence and effect of exposure time on LC50 values were also determined. First-instar larvae appeared to be the most sensitive to acute exposure, with a 96-h LC50 of 298 micrograms/L copper, followed by second-instar (LC50=773 micrograms/L), third-instar (LC50=1690 micrograms/L) larvae, at a water hardness of 71 to 84 mg/L. Adults emerged successfully from fourth-instar larvae and pupae that survived 20-D copper exposures of up to 235 micrograms/L; the 20-day EC50 was 77.5 micrograms/L. Methods for continuous culture of C. tentans in a flow-through rearing facility using Cerophyl, a commercially available powdered grass product, as food and substrate are presented. |
Supplementary Notes |
Pub. in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, v3 p151-158 1984. |
NTIS Title Notes |
Journal article. |
Title Annotations |
Reprint: Relative Sensitivity of 'Chironomus tentans' Life Stages to Copper. |
PUB Date Free Form |
1984 |
Category Codes |
6T; 6F; 57Y; 68D |
NTIS Prices |
PC A02/MF A01 |
Primary Description |
600/02 |
Document Type |
NT |
Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
Control Number |
425824414 |
Origin |
NTIS |
Type |
CAT |