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TABLE 1 



ACUTE TOXICITY OF MERCURY COMPOUNDS TO VARIOUS 

 SPECIES OF MARINE BIOTA* 



Species 



Concentration 



Effect 



Reference 



Algae 

 18 spp. 



8 spp. 



10-25 

 12-8,000 



LCioo (17 days) Berland et al., 



1976 

 Boney, 1971; 

 Boney and 

 Corner, 

 1959 

 Ukeles, 1962 

 Hopkins and 

 Kain, 1971 



LCso (0.5-iir 

 exposure plus 

 168-iir 

 postexposure 



LCi 



LCioo (24 hr) 



LCioo (3hr) 



LCioo (48 hr) 



LCo (168 hr) 

 LCso (168 hr) 

 LCioo (168 hr)^ 



LCso (96 hr) ] 

 LCso (28 days) I 

 LC5o(96hr) r 

 LCso (28 days) J 

 LCo (168 hr) 

 LCso (168 hr) 

 LCioo (168 hr) 

 LCso (0.5 hr) 



LCo (168 hr) 

 LCso (168 hr) 

 LCioo (168 hr) 

 LCo (48 hr) 



LCso (48 hr) 



LCioo (48 hr) 



LCo (48 hr) 



LCso (48 hr) 



Karbe, 1972 



Kobayshi, 



1971 

 Eisler and 



Hennekey, 



1977 



Reish et al., 

 1976 



Eisler and 



Hennekey, 



1977 

 Brown and 



AhsanuUah, 



1971 



Eisler and 

 Hennekey, 

 1977 



Calabrese 

 and Nelson, 

 1974 



Calabrese 

 etal., 1973 



LC.oo (48 hr) 



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