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http://dx.doi.org/10.5657/KFAS.2019.0268

Acute Nitrate Nitrogen Toxicity in Juvenile Blackhead Seabream Acanthopagrus schlegelii  

Seo, Seok (Department of Fisheries Biology, Pukyong National University)
Choi, Eun Ji (Department of Fisheries Biology, Pukyong National University)
Park, JeongHwan (Department of Fisheries Biology, Pukyong National University)
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Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences / v.52, no.3, 2019 , pp. 268-273 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study evaluated acute nitrate nitrogen ($NO_3-N$) toxicity in juvenile blackhead seabream Acanthopagrus schlegelii. Seventy juveniles (Trial A, $7.1{\pm}0.6g$) and nine juveniles (Trial B, $71.3{\pm}3.5g$) per 70 L tank were exposed to $NO_3-N$ concentrations of 0, 500, 1500, 2500, 3500, and 4500 mg/L and 0, 600, 1200, 1800, 2400, and 3000 mg/L, respectively, in triplicate for 7 days. In Trial A, all fish exposed to 3500 and $4500mg\;NO_3-N/L$ died within 48 h; in Trial B, all fish exposed to $3000\;NO_3-N/L$ died after 120 h. The $96\;LC_{50}$ and $168\;LC_{50}$ were 2505 and $1806mg\;NO_3-N/L$, respectively, in Trial A, and 2663 and $2377mg\;NO_3-N/L$ in Trial B. Large juveniles were more resistant to $NO_3-N$ than small juveniles. The results of acute $NO_3-N$ toxicity studies provide important data for subsequent chronic toxicity studies.
Keywords
Black seabream; Nitrate nitrogen; Acute toxicity; Lethal concentration;
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