8280

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 8280
• Author: Beyers, D. W. and C. Sodergren.
• Title: Assessment of Exposure of Larval Razorback Sucker to Selenium in Natural Waters and Evalutaion of Laboratory-Based Predictions.
• USFW Year: 2001.
• USFW - Doc Type: Fort Collins, CO.
• Copyright Material: NO

Table of Contents
Acknowledgments ............................................................ ii
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Disclaimer ..................................................................iii
List of Tables .................................................................v
List of Figures ............................................................... vi
List of Keywords ............................................................ vii
Executive Summary .......................................................... viii
Introduction ..................................................................1
Materials and Methods .......................................................... 3
Dilution water ..........................................................3
Experimental animals .....................................................4
Experimental design and exposure system for ELS tests ......................... 6
Physical and chemical conditions ........................................... 7
Toxicant solutions .......................................................8
Analytical procedures .................................................... 9
Statistical analysis ...................................................... 10
Results .....................................................................12
Selenium concentrations in algae, rotifer, and fish ............................. 12
Fish survival in ELS tests ................................................ 12
Fish growth in ELS tests ................................................. 12
Acute tests ............................................................18
Discussion ....................................................:.............24
Early life-stage test ..................................................... 24
Acute tests ............................................................28
Other important razorback sucker life stages .............:.................... 32
Conclusions .................................................................34
Recommendations ............................................................35
References ................. 36
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Appendix ...................................................................43
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