Document Type
Report
Publication Date
January 1973
Abstract
An extensive compiliation and general evaluation of the literature is presented which describes the temperature interaction with toxicity. Recent literature is summarized and made accessible along with a few generalized relationships such that researchers may design studies in a manner that will increase the utility of their results. A detailed indexing system is employed which makes the information contained in the report accessible by author, toxicant, and text organism. Summary tables of the most pertinent literature are also presented for easy subject retrieval. It was concluded that very little uniformity in experimental design is found between experiments on temperature-toxicity relationships, and a generalized summary of the results presented in th eliterature is essentially impossible because of the inconsistencies in experimental designs. The utilization of standard bioassay procedures is highly recommened, and these procedures should be applied to experimental designs which allow the estimation of parameters related to the theoretical effects of temperature.
Recommended Citation
Middlebrooks, E. Joe; Gaspar, M. J.; Gaspar, R. D.; Reynolds, J. H.; and Porcella, Donald B., "Effects of Temperature on the Toxicity to the Aquatic Biota of Waste Discharges - A Compilation of the Literature" (1973). Reports. Paper 204.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/water_rep/204