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A morphological defect in shiner perch resulting from chronic exposure to chlorinated sea water

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    A morphological defect to one eye was observed in 17 of 20 young shiner perch exposed to chlorinated sea water, and it was absent in the 5 controls. The occurrence of the defect was apparently related to the concentration of total residual oxidants.

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    Behavioral aberrations appeared to be associated with the morphological defect in exposed fish. Fish with severe cases were observed to be unsuccessful at feeding and at avoiding capture by dip-net.

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    Fish which died during the experiment varied in the degree of severity of the observable morphological aspects of the defect.

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  1. Marine Research Laboratory, Battelle Pacific Northwest Laboratory, Route 5, Box 1000, 98382, Sequim, Wash.

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Thatcher, T.O. A morphological defect in shiner perch resulting from chronic exposure to chlorinated sea water. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 21, 433–438 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01685449

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