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1 ~~ <br />1 <br />' Results <br />' WHOLE EFFLUENT TOXICITY BIOASSAY <br />The effluent sample did indicate chronic toxicity towards Pimephales promelas survival and <br />' growth and Ceriodaphnia dubia reproduction, and survival. The following table highlights <br />statistical endpoints for each species tested: <br />SPECIES PARAMETER ICZS NOEC' LOEC" <br />Fathead minnow Survival >100% 100% >100% <br />Fathead minnow Growth >100% 100% >100% <br />c;eriodaphnia dubia Survival >100% 100% >100% <br />Ceriodaphnia dubia Reproduction 66.0% 100% >100% <br />• EI°FLUENT AND LABORATORY WATER CHEMISTRIES <br />PARAMETER EFFLUENT <br />KIT 1 KIT 2 KIT 3 LABORATORY <br />WATER <br />dissolved Oxygen (mg/L) 8.7 8.4 8.9 8.5 <br />pH (Standard Units) 8.0 8.0 8.3 8.1 <br />Hardness (mg/L CaC03) 450 500 470 125 <br />A.Ikalinity (mg/L CaC03) 555 550 560 90 <br />Ammonia (mg/L as N) <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <1.0 <br />Residual Chlorine (mg/L) <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 <br />Conductivity (µmhos/cm) 1300 1650 1510 400 <br />• F. MINNOW AND C. DUB/A SURVIVAL, GROWTH & REPRODUCTION DATA <br />CONCENTRATION # EXPOSED <br />CD FH SURVIVAL % <br />CD FH MEAN AVERAGE <br /># OF YOUNG MEAN AVERAGE <br />WEIGHT (mg) <br />100% 10 40 100 100 9.3 0.624 <br />75% 10 40 100 100 10.2 0.620 <br />50% 10 40 100 100 14.7 0.492 <br />25% 10 40 100 100 15.3 0.614 <br />11.5% 10 40 100 100 13.2 0.508 <br />Control 10 40 100 100 14.8 0.526 <br />' No Observed Effect Concentration <br />° Lowest Observed Effect Concentration <br />3 <br />l.d. <br />