Effects of Dilution Water on the Survival, Reproduction and Sensitivity of Ceriodaphnia dubia: Implications for the Mini Chronic Pass/Fail ceriodaphnia Effluent Toxicity Test
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Elias, Michael Craig
- Affiliation: Gillings School of Global Public Health, Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering
- Abstract
- The effect of dilution water on the health of C. dubia and reproducibility of the Mini Chronic Pass/Fail Ceriodaohnia Effluent Toxicity Test was investigated. Three tests were done: an Initial Screening Test to evaluate rapidly a variety of dilution waters, a Long-Term Culturing Experiment to evaluate long-term survival and reproduction in dilution waters passing the Initial Screening Test, and a Sodium Chloride Antagonist Experiment to evaluate the relative sensitivity of C. dubia to toxicants when cultured in different dilution waters. Levels of survival and reproduction were acceptable for C. dubia cultured in Botany Pond water (a natural surface water), 10% Perrier[TM] solution, 20% Perrier[TM] Solution, and Reconstituted Water. Levels of survival and reproduction were not acceptable for c. dubia cultured In MS Animal Media. The addition of selenium to 10% Perrier[TM] solution did not affect survival or reproduction.
- Date of publication
- January 1991
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- Advisor
- Kuenzler, Edward J.
- Francisco, Donald E.
- DiGiano, Francis A.
- Degree
- Master of Science in Public Health
- Academic concentration
- Environmental Chemistry and Biology
- Degree granting institution
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Graduation year
- 1991
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