Respiratory Activity of Fish as a Predictor of Chronic Fish Toxicity Values for Surfactants

Résumé du livre

A system was developed to monitor the ventilation frequency of bluegills (Lepomis macrochirus) under continuous-flow exposure to test compounds. The nerve-action potential associated with the opening and closing of the buccal cavity, branchial arches, and operculum was simultaneously monitored for 16 fish, four each from three exposure concentrations and four controls.