8273

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 8273
• Author: U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, U.S. Geological Survey and U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs.
• Title: Guidelines for Interpretation of the Biological Effects of Selected Constituents in Biota, Water, and Sediment.
• USFW Year: 1998.
• USFW - Doc Type: \
• Copyright Material: NO

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National Irrigation Water Quality Program Guidelines

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Table 7.-Summary of literature for boron ecotoxicology-Continued

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Species compound Concentration Test conditions Effect Reference
Mammals
Dog (Canis 1,170 mg Blkg 38 weeks exposure Testicular degeneration; Nielsen 1986;
familiaris) spermatogenesis cessation Weir and Fisher
1972
Rabbit (Oryc- Borates (in 800-1,000 4-day exposure Growth retardation Anonymous
tolagus sp.) food) mglkgbw 1983
Rat (Rattus Boric acid 1 ,7S0 mg Blkg 2S days exposure SO% reduction in growth Seal and Weeth
sp.) (in food) rate 1980
Boric acid 1 ,170 mg Blkg 2 years exposure Sterility in males and Sprague 1972;
(in food) females Weir and Fisher
1972
Sodium 1,060 mglkg Chronic exposure Growth retardation; Anonymous
borate (in testicular atrophy 1983
food)
Boric acid 710-SS0 mg Oral, single dose LDSO Weir and Fisher
Blkgbw 1972; EPA
1975; Dani et
al. 1971
Boric acid O.OS mg BI kg Daily for 6 months Decreased spennatozoid Krasovskii et al.
(in drinking bw count and activity 1976
water)
Boric acid 0.015-0.3 mg Daily for 6 months Adverse changes in testes Anonymous
(in food) Blkgbw 1983

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References Cited

Becker, CD. and T.O. Thatcher. 1973. Toxicity of
power plant c1lemieals to aquatic life. BaettelIe,
Pacific Northwest Laboratories, Richland,
Washington.

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Adriano, D.C. 1986. Trace elements in the terrestrial
environment. Springer-Verlag, New York.
533 p.

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Anonymous. 1983. Final report on the safety
assessment of sodium borate and boric acid.
/. Am. Call. Toxieol. 2:87-125.

Beyer, K.H., W.F. Bergfield, W.O. Beradt,
RK. Boutwell, W.W. Carlton, D.K. Hoffman,
and A.L Schroeter. 1983. Final report on the
safety assessment of sodium borate and boric
acid. J. Am. Call. Toxieo/. 2:87-125.

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Banuelos, G.5., D.W. Meek, and G.). Hoffman.
1990. The influence of selenium, salinity, and
boron on selenium uptake in wild mustard.
Plant and Soi/127:201-206.

Benson, W.H., W.). Birge, and H.W. Dorough. 1984.
Absence of mutagenic activity of sodium borate
(borax) and boric acid in the Salmonella
preincubation test. Environ. Toxieo/. Chem.
3:209-214.

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