The Toxicity of Phossy Water to Selected Freshwater Organisms.

Abstract

Six species of freshwater organisms were exposed to the wastewater from a white phosphorus munitions filling facility, Pine Bluff Arsenal, Pine Bluff, Arkansas, in stated toxicity tests. Both fish (Gambusia affins and Lepomis macrohirus) and benthic macroinvertebrates (Glyptotendipes sp., Palaemonetes kadiakensis, Chaoborus punctipennis, and Branchiura sowerbyi), endemic to the area, were tested for periods of up to 96 hours. The median effective concentration (EC50) for all the invertebrates was between the LC50 for the bluegill (L, macrochirus, 29.0 microgram/l P4) and the mosquito fish (G. affinis, 75 microgram/l P4). (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA054374

Entities

People

  • Edward S. Bender
  • J. Gareth Pearson
  • Paul F. Robinson

Organizations

  • United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Ammunition
  • Arkansas
  • Data Analysis
  • Ecology
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Factor Analysis
  • Fish
  • Health
  • Health Services
  • Information Science
  • Munitions
  • Public Health
  • Surveys
  • Toxicity
  • United States
  • Water Quality

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Agricultural Chemistry/Soil Science
  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Environmental Engineering.