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

Survival
(%)

Growth 1
(mg)

Survival
(%)

Growth 1
(mg)

Latte Creek

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

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.