Investigations in Fish Control: 44: A Review of Literature on TFM)3-trifluoromethyl-4-nitrophenol) as a Lamprey Larvicide

Résumé du livre

The search for a selective toxicant to control the sea lamprey, scourge of Great Lakes fisheries, culminated in the discovery of TFM (3-trifluormethyl-4-nitrophenol) in the late 1950's. The research, however, had only begun on its chemical and physical properties, efficacy, toxicity to non-target and target species, residues, and methods. Federal, State, university, and industrial agencies contributed much in the effort to determine the effect of TFM on the environment and other organisms; however, much still remains to be done if TFM is to gain continued clearance by the Environmental Protection Agency for use as a larval lampricide in the aquatic environment.