Rose, A., A.M. Carruthers, J. Stauber, R. Lim & S.J. Blockwell. (2006). Development of an acute toxicity test with the marine copepod Acartia sinjiensis. Australasian Journal of Ecotoxicology 12(2):73-82.

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Rose, A., A.M. Carruthers, J. Stauber, R. Lim & S.J. Blockwell

2006

12(2):73-82.

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Few toxicity test protocols with tropical marine species are currently available in Australasia. In this study, an acute 48 h immobilisation toxicity test was developed with a native marine copepod Acartia sinjiensis. This species is widely distributed in tropical and sub-tropical brackish waters in Australia and is an important component of marine food webs. A comparison of its sensitivity to other species showed that this copepod was amongst the most sensitive Australian species to copper (48 h EC50 of 21 µg/L), of intermediate sensitivity to phenol (48 h EC50 of 20 mg/L) and of low sensitivity to ammonia (48 h EC50 of 10 mg/L).

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