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Summary
During the final 10 d of a 22-d subchronic exposure of bluegills Lepomis macrochirus to a penta chlorophenol (PCP) concentration of 173 Mg/L, bluegill growth rate significantly decreased by 75% when compared with untreated controls, and food intake declined significantly (29%). Pentachloropehnol-induced decreases in food intake make this species especially vulnerable to the growth-perturbing effects of the toxicant
Methodology
Fish collected from lake and transported to Queen's University and put in tanks