The Effect of Various Factors on the Toxicity of Sodium Pentachlorophenate to Fish1

• Published in: Limnology and Oceanography
• Main Authors: CRANDALL, CATHERINE ANN, GOODNIGHT, CLARENCE J.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1959
• Subjects: Aquatic Science; Oceanography; Minnows; The Minnows
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.4319/lo.1959.4.1.0053; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.4319%2Flo.1959.4.1.0053; https://aslopubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.4319/lo.1959.4.1.0053

The effects of various factors on the toxicity of sodium pentachlorophenate to the fathead minnow ( Pimephales promelas ) were studied. As a base for comparison of the effects of various factors, the TL m for 24 hours was first investigated. It was found that 0.4 ppm killed all the fish, while they...