Effects of metal salt mixtures on Daphnia magna reproduction.
Three binary metal experiments were conducted using a "complete block design"; testing the chlorides of Cd, Hg, and Zn individually and in combinations of Cd-Hg, Cd-Zn, and Zn-Hg on Daphnia magna reproduction. These mixtures were tested at one-half, once, and twice the 16% reproductive impairment concentration previously determined for individual metals. The Cd-Hg, Cd-Zn, and Zn-Hg mixtures all showed significant reductions in reproduction at concentrations where the metal salts alone caused no significant effect.
D000818:Animals; D002104:Cadmium / Q000633:toxicity; D003621:Daphnia / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D004347:Drug Interactions; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008628:Mercury / Q000633:toxicity; D008670:Metals / Q000633:toxicity*; D012098:Reproduction / Q000187:drug effects; D014873:Water Pollutants / Q000633:toxicity*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000633:toxicity*; D015032:Zinc / Q000633:toxicity
D008670:Metals; D014873:Water Pollutants; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D002104:Cadmium; D008628:Mercury; D015032:Zinc