THE EFFECTS OF NONYLPHENOL ON DAPHNIA-MAGNA

被引:142
作者
COMBER, MHI
WILLIAMS, TD
STEWART, KM
机构
[1] ICI Group Environmental Laboratory, Freshwater Quarry
关键词
NONYLPHENOL; DAPHNIA-MAGNA; ACUTE; NOEC;
D O I
10.1016/0043-1354(93)90086-W
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
The acute and chronic toxicity of nonylphenol to the freshwater invertebrate Daphnia magna has been determined. The acute 24 and 48 h EC50 values, based on immobilization, were 0.30 and 0.19 mg/l, respectively, using mean measured concentrations. In a separate study, effects of nonylphenol on survival, growth and reproduction of D. magna were measured over a period of 21 days. The no observed effect concentration (NOEC), based on mean measured concentrations, was found to be 0.024 mg/l. This is approximately one order of magnitude below the acute value and one order of magnitude higher than the highest reported environmental levels.
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页码:273 / 276
页数:4
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