During the past 10 years the embryos and larvae of oysters and some species of clams have been employed to quickly assess the biological effects of various substances in marine water samples. The best materials have included some insecticides, herbicides, antibiotics, detergents, a variety of other compounds, and a few...
This report contains a summary of three separate continuous flow tests conducted on Pacific and Kumamoto oysters following a series of preliminary spent sulfite liquor (SSL) bioassays in 1958.
Published December 1966. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog
Reprinted November 1967. Facts and recommendations in this publication may no longer be valid. Please look for up-to-date information in the OSU Extension Catalog: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog