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The toxicity of Al and a mixture of inorganic contaminants to young striped bass Morone saxatilis in soft fresh water was demonstrated to be age- and pH-dependent. Toxicity of the contaminants was increased with decreases of pH of the test waters. The interaction between low pH from acid deposition and inorganic contaminants should be considered as a possible factor contributing to the decline in abundance of east coast striped bass.
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Buckler, D.R., Mehrle, P.M., Cleveland, L. et al. Influence of pH on the toxicity of aluminium and other inorganic contaminants to East Coast striped bass. Water Air Soil Pollut 35, 97–106 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00183846
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