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A benthic bioassay utilizing time-lapse photography was used to measure the effect of four concentrations of Na-PCP (45, 80,156 and 276 μg/1) on the feeding activity of Arenicola cristata. There was no marked effect on feeding activity at 45μg/1. Na-PCP significantly affected feeding activity at concentrations of 80,156, and 276μg/1. As the lugworm feeds it mixes organic material and oxygenated water into the substrate. Inhibition of this activity could affect benthic community trophic structure and substrate-water column dynamics.
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Rubinstein, N.I. (1978). Effect of Sodium Pentachlorophenate on the Feeding Activity of the Lugworm, Arenicola cristata Stimpson. In: Rao, K.R. (eds) Pentachlorophenol. Environmental Science Research, vol 12. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-8948-8_17
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