The toxicity of ammonia to the marine organisms, sheepshead minnow (Cyprinodon variegatus), mysid (Mysidopsis bahia), and grass shrimp (Palaemonetes pugio)
The discharge of wastewaters containing ammonia has become a major environmental concern, especially in the Chesapeake Bay watershed. A tentative instream limit of 1-2 mglL for total ammonia has been proposed in Virginia to protect marine aquatic life. This limit was based upon the national chronic...
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Virginia Tech
2014
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10919/44827 http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-09182008-063511/ |