Chromadorina germanica
[ref. ID; 1759]
Test system
Estuarine Sediments Bioassay
Strains
From Towd Point, Southampton, New York.
Toxicants
Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB), Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH), Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Pb, Zn
Temperature
25 degrees C
Test design
Test sediment (Sediments of Hudson-Raritan estuarine area) + filtered southampton sea water + Gerber's Pablum (substrate for bacteria).
Measurements/observations
Intrinsic rate of natural increase.