Rapid detection of sublethal toxicity using fish ventilatory behavior
作者:
Jerome M. Diamond,
Marolyn J. Parson,
David Gruber,
期刊:
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
(WILEY Available online 1990)
卷期:
Volume 9,
issue 1
页码: 3-11
ISSN:0730-7268
年代: 1990
DOI:10.1002/etc.5620090102
出版商: Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
关键词: Ventilatory response profile;Toxicity;Monitoring;Insecticide;Heavy metals
数据来源: WILEY
摘要:
AbstractSignificant changes in bluegill sunfish ventilation were observed at chronically toxic levels of various substances in under 1 h of exposure and usually within 15 min of exposure. A different ventilation response was observed between the heavy metal compounds and the chlorinated hydrocarbon substances. The response to metals zinc and cadmium was characterized by: (a) decrease in signal amplitude and (b) increase in Type I (large volume) coughs or gill purges. The response to chlorinated hydrocarbons was characterized by: (a) increase in erratic movement, (b) increase in gill purges and (c) increase in ventilatory frequency. Our results suggest that fish ventilatory monitoring can provide a powerful tool for rapidly assessing sublethal as well as acute toxicity on a real‐time basis. Furthermore, the type of response generated may be indicative of the type of toxicant in the environmen
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