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Measurement of chronic toxicity using the opossum shrimp Mysidopsis bahia

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Part of the book series: Developments in Hydrobiology ((DIHY,volume 10))

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The chronic toxicity of silver and endosulfan to the opossum shrimp Mysidopsis 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 in Mysidopsis life-cycle bioassays.

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  1. Battelle New England Marine Research Laboratory, P.O. Drawer AH, Duxbury, MA, 02332, USA

    R. J. Breteler, J. W. Williams & R. L. Buhl

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Breteler, R.J., Williams, J.W., Buhl, R.L. (1982). Measurement of chronic toxicity using the opossum shrimp Mysidopsis bahia . In: Morgan, M.D. (eds) Ecology of Mysidacea. Developments in Hydrobiology, vol 10. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-8012-9_20

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