CONTENTS 



Page 



CONVERSION FACTORS, U.S. CUSTOMARY TO METRIC (SI) 7 



I INTRODUCTION TO SUBLETHAL EFFECTS OF SUSPENDED SOLIDS ON 



ESTUARINE FISH 9 



II SUBLETHAL EFFECTS OF SUSPENDED SOLIDS ON THE HEMATOLOGY 



OF ESTUARINE FISH 9 



1. Introduction 9 



2. Methods 10 



3. Results and Interpretation 10 



III EFFECTS OF SUBLETHAL CONCENTRATIONS OF FULLER'S EARTH ON 



WHITE PERCH GILL TISSUE 19 



1. Introduction 19 



2. Methods 19 



3. Results and Interpretation 19 



IV EFFECTS OF SUBLETHAL CONCENTRATIONS OF FULLER'S EARTH ON 



CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM IN THE HOGCHOKER 27 



1. Introduction 27 



2. Methods 27 



3. Results and Interpretation 27 



V EFFECTS OF SUSPENDED SOLIDS ON RESPIRATION OF ESTUARINE 



FISH 28 



1. Introduction 28 



2. Materials and Methods 29 



3. Results 32 



4. Discussion 48 



VI SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS 52 



LITERATURE CITED 54 



APPENDIX ~^ 



A LIVER GLYCOGEN CONCENTRATIONS IN FOUR ESTUARINE FISH AND 



LIVER GLYCOGEN DEPLETION RATES IN WHITE PERCH 59 



B HEMATOLOGICAL CORRELATIONS IN ESTUARINE FISH 62 



C PRELIMINARY OBSERVATION ON THROUGH-GUT TRANSPORT OF 



SUSPENDED SOLIDS BY ESTUARINE FISH 67 



D ANALYSIS OF SEDIMENTS 80 



