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RESEARCH ARTICLE

Acute toxicity of chromium, mercury, molybdenum and nickel to the amphipod Allorchestes compressa

M Ahsanullah

Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 33(3) 465 - 474
Published: 1982

Abstract

In acute toxicity tests on A. compressa, the 96-h LC50 values for mercury, chromium, nickel and molybdenum were: respectively, 0.08, 5.56,34.68 and 247.12 mg I-1. The results suggest that mercury has the most toxic effect on A. compressa, followed by chromium, nickel and molybdenum. The applicability of acute toxicity tests in establishing water-quality criteria is discussed.

https://doi.org/10.1071/MF9820465

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