Sample Record

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DATABASE FILE: AQUIRE [Toxicity to Fish and other Marine Organisms]
PARAMETER TYPE: ENV; AQ -- Environmental; Aquatic toxicity or effects
TEST CHEMICAL INFORMATION:
 
CAS Registry Number (CAS)     : 50-00-0
Chemical Name (NAM)           : Formaldehyde
Chemical Type (TYP)           : TEST
Chemical Characteristics (CHC): 37 % FORMALDEHYDE, 10-15 % (See Remarks)
Chemical Grade (GRADE)        : Commercial grade
Radio Label (RADIO)           : NR
ROUTE/METHOD: STATIC - LAB
STUDY PURPOSE: LC -- Lethal concentration
STUDY RELIABILITY: 1 -- Study meets all criteria for reliability
SPECIES IDENTIFICATION:
 
Latin Name (LATIN)        : Oncorhynchus mykiss
Common Name (COMMON)      : Rainbow trout, donaldson trout
Taxonomic Group (GROUP)   : OS; Osteichthyes; Fish; Salmonidae
NODC Taxonomic Code (NODC): 8755010211
Species Number (SPN)      : 4
AGE/LIFE STAGE: 0.8-1.0 G
EXPOSURE REGIMEN: 6 (H) -- (Hours)
GENERAL TEST CONDITIONS: FW -- FRESH WATER; LAB -- LAB STUDY
STUDY TYPE: NR
WATER PARAMETERS:
 
Temperature (TMP)                         : 12
Hardness(mg/1 CaCO3) (HDV)                : 44
Alkalinity (mg/1 CaCO3) (ALK)             : 33
Dissolved o2 (mg/1 or %% saturation) (DO2): >6 (mg/l)
pH (PHV)                                  : 7.9
Water Hardness Code (HDR)                 : 1 -- Soft (0-75 mg/L CaCO3)
Salinity (ppt or %% sewater) (SAL)        : (NR)
Conductivity (COND)                       : (NR)
Organic Carbon (mg/1 or %%) (ORGC)        : (Not reported)
Depth (DEPTH)                             : (NR)
Other Water Chemistry (OWC)               : TEST SOLUTION-PRECIPITATE    
                                             BOTTOM FRACTION.
EFFECT ENDPOINT TYPE:
 
Effect Code (EFF)           : MOR -- Mortality:  Effect expressed as  
                               % death or % survival.
Trend (TREND)               : INC -- Increase
Effect Percent (EFFP)       : (NR) -- (Not reported)
Effect Category (EFFCAT)    : LETHAL
Effect Tissue (TISSUE)      : NR -- Not reported
Endpoint (END)              : LC50 -- Median Lethal Concentration     
                               (lethal concentration for 50% of    
                               test organisms)
EFFECT CONCENTRATION: >400 (A) -- (Active ingredient)
UNITS: ul/L
STATISTICAL METHODS: NA
SIGNIFICANCE: NA -- Not applicable
OTHER ENDPOINT DATA: HAT.
REMARKS: (CHAR) METHANOL.
SOURCE/JOURNAL: Prog. Fish-Cult. 57(2): 147-152
REFERENCE NUMBER: 15908
AUTHOR: Howe, G.E.;   Marking, L.L.;   Bills, T.D.;   Schreier, T.M.
PUBLICATION YEAR: 1995
TITLE: Efficacy and Toxicity of Formalin Solutions Containing Paraformaldehyde for Fish and Egg Treatments
ADD/ALTER DATE (yyyymmdd): 19961105
CIS RECORD ID.: AQ-0146790

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