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. 2013 Jan 16;32(2):442–452. doi: 10.1002/etc.2085

Table 1.

Study parameters

Fish early life stage tests Bioconcentration test


Rainbow trout Zebrafish Rainbow trout



Prehatch period Posthatch period Prehatch period Posthatch period Exposure period Depuration period
Experimental days 0–33 34–95 0–4 5–34 0–14 15–28
Water temperature (°C) 10.3–10.7 13.2–14.4 26.5–26.6 26.0–26.7 13.5–15.0 13.3–15.1
pH 7.7–7.8 7.6–7.9 7.0–7.2 7.0–7.2 7.5–8.4 7.4–8.0
Dissolved oxygen concentration (mg/L) 9.4–9.9 7.5–9.6 8.0–8.1 7.3–9.8 8.4–10.6 8.4–9.3
Total hardness (mg/L) 125 193 180
Total organic carbon (TOC) concentration (mg/L) Not measured Not measured 0.00–0.70 0.01–0.35
Loading rate (g fish/L/d) 0.18 0.06 0.38