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By-Products of Oxidative Biocides: Toxicity to Oyster Larvae
Stewart, M.E.; Blogoslawski, W.J.; Hsu, R.Y.; Helz, G.R. (1979). By-Products of Oxidative Biocides: Toxicity to Oyster Larvae. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 10(6): 166-169
In: Marine Pollution Bulletin. Macmillan: London. ISSN 0025-326X; e-ISSN 1879-3363, more
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Keywords
    Bioassay
    Bromates
    Chemical compounds > Organic compounds > Hydrocarbons > Halogenated hydrocarbons > Chlorinated hydrocarbons > Chloroform
    Chemical reactions > Oxidation
    Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin, 1791) [WoRMS]; Ostreidae Rafinesque, 1815 [WoRMS]
    Marine/Coastal

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  • Stewart, M.E.
  • Blogoslawski, W.J.
  • Hsu, R.Y.
  • Helz, G.R.

Abstract
    Selected by-products which are produced upon chlorination or ozonization of seawater were examined for their effect on eastern oyster (Crassostrea virginica) larvae. The compounds, bromate, bromoform, and chloroform, were studied at 0.05, 0.1, 1.0, and 10.0 mg/l. Repeated bioassays indicated that even at these low levels, all 3 substances produced some larval mortality. This preliminary study suggests that oxidation by-products formed during chlorination or ozonization of power plant cooling waters may have adverse effects upon the growth of marine invertebrates, such as C. virginica during their delicate larval stages.

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