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Toxicity of Toluene to Several Freshwater Species
(1986-12)
Toluene is methylated benzene and obtained mainly from tar oil. It has many common uses as a solvent and in the manufacture of benzoic acid, benzaldehyde, explosives, dyes and many other organic compounds. Toluene behaves ...
FRESHWATER DATA NEEDS FOR GENERATION OF NUMERICAL FRESHWATER CRITERIA FOR SELECTED CHEMICALS
(1978)
The freshwater literature on aquatic toxicity and bioconcentration/ bioaccumulation has been critically reviewed for selected chemicals as identified under Task l of work assignment no. 45. Modifications of the original ...
ACUTE TOXICITY OF SILVER TO SELECTED FRESHEATER INVERTEBRATES
(1986-01)
Silver is used in jewelry, silverware, coins, electroplating, .and photo graphic
processes. It is a waste product in the manufacture of these products and
processes. Also, metal mining ...
TOXICITY OF PHENANTHRENE TO SEVERAL FRESHWATER SPECIES
(1986-12)
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 ...
CONDUCTING TOXICITY TESTS WITH FRESHWATER ORGANISMS EXPOSED TO DIELDRIN, FLUORANTHENE AND PHENANTHRENE
(1993-04)
Several toxicity tests are needed to complete data sets for the numerical national water quality
criteria for the protection of aquatic life. This report contains some of the needed tests which
are: an acute renewal ...
CONDUCTING TOXICITY TESTS WITH FRESHWATER ORGANISMS, CONDUCTING LITERATURE SERACHES, REVIEWING DATA AND PREPARING WATER QUALITY CRITERIA DOCUMENTS FOR THE COMPOUNDS FLUORANTHENE AND NONYLPHENOL
(1993-03-24)
The Environmental Health Laboratory at the University of Wisconsin-Superior (UW-S) conducted tests
to complete the data set necessary to derive national water quality criteria for nonylphenol. The
tests were the eight ...
ACUTE TOXICITY OF SELENIUM (IV) AND SELENIUM (VI) TO FRESHWATER ORGANISMS
(1985-12)
The primary sources of selenium in the environment are geologic and industrial. Selenium closely
resembles sulfur chemically, and sulfur or sulfide deposits of bismuth, copper, iron, lead,
mercury, silver, and zinc ...
ACUTE EXPOSURE OF HEXACHLOROBENZENE TO SELECTED FRESHWATER ORGANISMS
(1986-01)
Hexachlorobenzene is a commercially produced chemical of high annual
tonnage production used as a feedstock for many chemical manufacturing processes. It is a chemical
listed by the U.S., Environmental Protection Agency ...
ACUTE TOXICITY OF ANTIMONY III TO SEVERAL SPECIES OF FRESHWATER ORGANISMS
(1986-08)
Antimony (III) chloride is very soluble in water. The Merck Index (9th
ed.) reports a solubility of 1 g SbC13 per 10.1 mL of water. This solution undergoes gradual
hydrolysis to antimony oxychloride (SbOCl), which is ...
ACUTE TOXICITY OF 2,4,5-TRICHLOROPHENOL TO FRESHWATER INVERTEBRATES
(1986-01)
The primary source of 2,4,5-trichlorophenol (2,4,5-TCP) contamination in the environment is
industrial effluents. The compound itself is used as a germicide and also as a reagent in the
synthesis of certain herbicides, ...