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Toxicity Evaluation of Sediments from Chequamegon Bay, Lake Superior, at Ashland, Wisconsin
(1998-08-12)
The Lake Superior Research Institute (LSRI) contracted with SEH to evaluate the toxicity of sediments collected from several near-shore sites in Chequamegon Bay, Lake Superior, at Ashland, Wisconsin. The study area had ...
Acute Toxicities of Organic Chemicals to Fathead Minnows (Pimephales promelas) Volume V
(1990)
The completion of this fifth volume of Acute Toxicities of Organic
Chemicals to Fathead Minnows (Pimephales promelas) marks a milestone for our QSAR research program.
The five volumes contain original data from 777 ...
Subchronic Toxicities of Industrial and Agricultural Chemicals to Fathead Minnows (Pimephales promelas)
(1992)
The utility of chemical toxicity testing as an environmental protection strategy has been an
accepted practice since the mid 1900s. Extensive aquatic toxicity testing began in the 1960s and
tests were categorized into ...
ASSESSMENT OF METABOLIC ACTIVATION IN TROUT
(1993-08)
' Considerable progress has been made in recent years in assessing the risk of individual
chemicals, as well as mixtures of chemicals, to aquatic organisms. Numerous chemicals have
been studied for their ...
A STUDY OF PCB BIOACCUMULATION FROM WAUKEGAN HARBOR, LAKE MICHIGAN, SEDIMENTS BY THE OLIGOCHAETE, LUMBRICULUS VARIEGATUS
(1993-10-05)
The Lake Superior Research Institute (LSRI) of the University of Wisconsin-Superior contracted with
the Chicago District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to perform a study of the bioaccumulation
of PCBs from Waukegan ...
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 ...
Acute Toxicity of Lead to the Annelid Lumbriculus variegatus and the Amphibian Rana catesbiana
(1995-03-22)
Acute 96-h flow-through, toxicity tests with lead were conducted using the annelid Lumbriculus
variegatus and the bullfrog Rana catesbiana as the test organisms. The toxicity tests
were-conducted to generate ECSO or ...
Acute Phenanthrene Toxicity to Daphnia magna
(1994-02-28)
A 48-h acute toxicity test was conducted exposing the cladoceran, Daphnia magna, to five
concentrations of phenanthrene. Renewal of exposure solutions of phenanthrene was done every 24-h.
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 ...
Effects of Mining Mineral Bearing Sulfide Rich Ores on the Aquatic Ecosystem
(1996)
Mining of mineral deposits c:ontaining ores rich in sulfides needs careful consideration of the
potential environmental effects. Disruption of a relatively stable buried deposit of various
metals and sulfur compounds ...