Three suspended solids types containing a range of physicochemical characteristics were used to determine the effect of suspended solids on the bioavailability of acenaphthene, 1,2,4,5-tetrachlorobenzene, zinc, and chlordane to Daphnia magna and Pimephales promelas. Generally, the bioavailability of zinc and chlordane decreased due to interactions with all suspended solids types while bioavailability of acenaphthene and 1,2,4,5-tetrachlorobenzene were not clearly reduced. Partition coefficients and slope of dose-response curves related chemical characteristics and organism sensitivity, respectively, to experimentally determined results. It is believed that the biologically available form of these chemicals to Daphnia magna and Pimephales promelas resides in the aqueous phase.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc504556 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Hall, W. Scott (Warren Scott) |
| Contributors | Dickson, Kenneth L., Saleh, Farida Y., Rodgers, John H., Jr. |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | xv, 394 leaves, Text |
| Rights | Public, Hall, W. Scott (Warren Scott), Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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