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Importance of analytically verifying chemical treatments

Progressive Fish-Culturist
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Abstract

Hydrogen peroxide is considered a low regulatory priority compound by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. It is used to control fungal infections on fish eggs. We studied the treatment profiles of hydrogen peroxide in Heath, McDonald egg jar, and Clark-Williamson incubators during treatments intended to deliver an effective regimen of at least 500 ??L hydrogen peroxide/L (i.e., treatments of 500 and 1,000 ??L/L) for 15 min. Hydrogen peroxide concentrations decreased with increasing distance from the influent water in both Heath and Clark-Williamson incubators. The top treatment tray (tray 2) of the Heath incubator received more than 90% of the intended regimen during the 500 ??L/L treatment, whereas at 1,000 ??L/L, all trays had hydrogen peroxide concentrations at or above 500 ??L/L for 15 min. None of the compartments in the Clark-Williamson incubator received the intended therapeutic regimen when treated at 500 ??L/L. The McDonald egg jar system distributed the intended concentration for the designated treatment period in all jars, except those located directly below the influent water. Our results indicate that dilution of therapeutants applied through certain egg incubation systems significantly decreases the efficacy of treatments and may render them ineffective. The dilution characteristics of egg incubation systems should be assessed in order to ensure proper delivery of all intended chemical concentrations and exposure regimens. Suggestions for maintaining the minimum effective concentrations in evaluated incubators are included.
Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Importance of analytically verifying chemical treatments
Series title Progressive Fish-Culturist
Volume 59
Issue 3
Year Published 1997
Language English
Larger Work Type Article
Larger Work Subtype Journal Article
Larger Work Title Progressive Fish-Culturist
First page 222
Last page 228
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