Measurement of chronic toxicity using the opossum shrimpMysidopsis bahia
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1573-5117
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Mysidacea ; aquatic toxicology ; toxicology ; Mysidopsis bahia ; silver ; endosulfan ; growth ; reproduction
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Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
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Biology
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Abstract The chronic toxicity of silver and endosulfan to the opossum shrimpMysidopsis bahia was determined using continuous-flow bioassays. The 28-day bioassays measured survival, fecundity, and growth (length and weight measurements). Maximum acceptable toxicant concentrations (MATC) were estimated from measured toxicant concentrations. MATC values were similar using either brood size or growth as a criterion for sublethal effects. As an alternative to the determination of fecundity impairment, measurement of growth reduction in response to exposure to toxicants may provide a useful tool in the assessment of chronic toxicity inMysidopsis life-cycle bioassays.
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Electronic Resource
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