| dc.description.abstract | Phenanthrene is a by-product of fossil fuel combusion. It is a constituent of coal tars and has
been detected in the stack gases of both oil- and coal-fired power and manufacturing plants. The
purpose of this study was to determine the acute toxicities and chronic effects of phenanthrene to
several freshwater organisms. The organisms used for acute exposures to .phenanthrene were
duckweed (Lemna minor), a coelenterate (Hydra sp.), an annelid (Lumbriculus variegatus (Muller)), a
cladoceran (Daphnia magna), an amphipod (Gammarus pseudolimnaeus), rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri)
and bluegill (Lepomis macrochirus). Chronic exposures to phenanthrene were conducted with rainbow
trout and Daphnia magna. | en_US |
