Table 4: Survival and growth results (mean ± standard deviation) for rainbow trout exposed to low, moderate and high mixtures of arsenic, copper, chromium, uranium and zinc generated using spiked Latte and Halfway Creek water collected in winter and summer.
Tests Solutions |
Winter |
Summer |
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Survival |
Growth 1 |
Survival |
Growth 1 |
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Latte Creek |
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Laboratory Control |
100 |
40.10 ± 1.20 |
100 |
39.0 ± 2.80 |
Latte Creek (Site Control) |
100 |
41.20 ± 2.50 |
95 ± 10 |
41.40 ± 2.30 |
Low |
100 |
38.10 ± 1.0 |
100 |
39.30 ± 2.30 |
Moderate |
100 |
39.80 ± 3.20 |
100 |
39.70 ± 1.50 |
High |
100 |
37.90 ± 1.50 |
100 |
40.60 ± 1.20 |
Halfway Creek |
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Laboratory Control |
100 |
40.10 ± 1.20 |
95 ± 10 |
42.10 ± 1.60 |
Halfway Creek (Site Control) |
100 |
40.0 ± 3.10 |
95 ± 10 |
41.0 ± 1.60 |
Low |
100 |
38.50 ± 2.20 |
100 |
37.90 ± 1.90 |
Moderate |
100 |
39.40 ± 2.90 |
100 |
40.40 ± 1.10 |
High |
100 |
38.60 ± 1.60 |
85 ± 19.20 |
37.90 ± 3.20 |
Notes: 1 -Expressed as mg of dry weight; * Significantly different (p < 0.05) from laboratory control; Calculation of the survival standard deviation was not possible for some of the treatments due to the lack of variability in the results.