Evaluation of p,p'-DDT as a reference toxicant in bioassays
Investigations in Fish Control
10
By: Leif L. Marking
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Abstract
p,p'-DDT was tested as a reference standard toxicant against 19 species of freshwater fish, including 39 lots from 10 sources. In particular, the rapidity, nonselectivity, and consistency of its toxicity to fish were evaluated in 96-hour static bioassays. The chemical was rapidly and consistently toxic to lake trout, carp, green sunfish, bluegill, and yellow perch. It lacked either rapid or consistent toxicity to rainbow trout, brook trout, goldfish, fathead minnows, and longear sunfish in 96-hour tests. Thus, p,p'-DDT is of limited usefulness as a reference standard toxicant in large bioassays with many species of fish.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Federal Government Series |
| Title | Evaluation of p,p'-DDT as a reference toxicant in bioassays |
| Series title | Investigations in Fish Control |
| Series number | 10 |
| Year Published | 1966 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Publisher location | Washington, D.C. |
| Contributing office(s) | Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center |
| Description | 10 p. |
| Public Comments | This publication is also USFWS Resource Publication 14 |
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