Effects of laboratory procedure on fuel oil toxicity
Abstract Laboratory testing of No. 2 fuel oil toxicity to the amphipod Neohaustorius schmitzi in artificial sea water demonstrated that each of several experimental factors produced significant variation in test results. variables examined were: presence of substrate (sand), concentration of oil (0·05 or 0·025 ml/litre), stirring rate, age of the oil/water mixture, evaporation and temperature.