Acute toxicity of nickel to five species of freshwater fish

• Autorzy: Svecevicius G
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Flow-through toxicity tests were conducted on common freshwater fishes: rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss), three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus), roach (Rutilus rutilus), perch (Perca fluviatilis) and dace (Leuciscus leuciscus), to estimate their sensitivity to acute toxicity of nickel. The 96-hour median lethal concentration (96-hour LC50) values obtained from the tests ranged from 19.3 to 61.2 mg Ni/l. According to nickel sensitivity, the species tested may be arranged in the following sensitivity order: rainbow trout > three-spined stickleback > perch = roach > dace. Obtained data could be successfully applied in solving theoretical and practical goals of aquatic toxicology.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

fish; freshwater fish; animal species; rainbow trout; three-spined stickleback; roach; perch; dace; nickel; toxicity; acute toxicity

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Environmental Studies
• Rocznik: 2010
• Tom: 19
• Numer: 2
• Opis fizyczny: p.453-456,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Svecevicius G

• Institute of Ecology of Vilnius University, Akademijos 2, LT-08412, Vilnius-21, Lithuania

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