Table 5. The 96 hrs LC 50 values of Far Eastern catfish, Silurus asotus exposed to sodium nitrite
Experimental group1) | 96 hrs LC50 (ppm) [95% confidence ranges] | Experimental conditions2) |
DO | pH |
Fed group | 181.53 [171.30–199.86] | 8.2±0.64 | 7.3±0.61 |
Starved group | 108.92 [81.00–123.44] | 8.1±0.41 | 7.4±0.63 |
Fed group (345±20.1 mm: mean body length±SD; 562±52.8 g: mean body weight±SD), starved group (243±11.6 mm: mean body length±SD; 246±45.8 g mean body weight±SD). The values are means of triplicate experiments.
DO, dissolved oxygen, mg/L; Saturated concentration in 26°.