This study will employ a new technology to measure large numbers of small molecules in the tissues of two different aquatic invertebrates (a freshwater flea and a marine mussel).
Tests on fathead minnows and freshwater fleas indicated the wastewater was toxic to wildlife, the lawsuit said.
One butt per two gallons of water was enough to be acutely toxic to the freshwater fleas.
The organisms used in this test, a species of freshwater flea and fathead minnow, are surrogates for the aquatic community of the receiving waters.
Definition of freshwater flea in US English:
freshwater flea
noun
another term for daphnia
Example sentencesExamples
Tests on fathead minnows and freshwater fleas indicated the wastewater was toxic to wildlife, the lawsuit said.
The organisms used in this test, a species of freshwater flea and fathead minnow, are surrogates for the aquatic community of the receiving waters.
One butt per two gallons of water was enough to be acutely toxic to the freshwater fleas.
This study will employ a new technology to measure large numbers of small molecules in the tissues of two different aquatic invertebrates (a freshwater flea and a marine mussel).