{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["38(3)"],"submitter":["Walsh S"],"funding":["Canadian Nuclear Laboratories’ Research and Development programs"],"pubmed_abstract":["The objective of the present study was to establish a culture of Hyalella azteca that could be used for laboratory toxicity testing in low-ionic strength waters with electrical conductivities of <200 μS/cm. A wild strain of H. azteca was collected from Twin Lake, a small seepage lake with an electrical conductivity of 81 ± 27 μS/cm located on the property of Chalk River Laboratories in Chalk River, Canada. To determine the minimum aqueous ion requirements for an optimal culturing medium for the Twin Lake strain, Twin Lake was monitored for water quality and ionic content over 4 yr. Water quality parameters were averaged and used to formulate a medium containing NaHCO<sub>3</sub> , CaCl<sub>2</sub> , MgSO<sub>4</sub> , KCl, NaBr, NaF, and LiCl, with an electrical conductivity of 89 ± 3 μS/c"],"journal":["Environmental toxicology and chemistry"],"pagination":["585-590"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC6850141"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["The establishment of a new culture of Hyalella azteca that would permit toxicity tests to be conducted on low-ionic strength waters."],"pmcid":["PMC6850141"],"pubmed_authors":["Walsh S","Gosselin I","Stuart M","Lee D"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"The establishment of a new culture of Hyalella azteca that would permit toxicity tests to be conducted on low-ionic strength waters.","description":"The objective of the present study was to establish a culture of Hyalella azteca that could be used for laboratory toxicity testing in low-ionic strength waters with electrical conductivities of <200 μS/cm. A wild strain of H. azteca was collected from Twin Lake, a small seepage lake with an electrical conductivity of 81 ± 27 μS/cm located on the property of Chalk River Laboratories in Chalk River, Canada. To determine the minimum aqueous ion requirements for an optimal culturing medium for the Twin Lake strain, Twin Lake was monitored for water quality and ionic content over 4 yr. Water quality parameters were averaged and used to formulate a medium containing NaHCO<sub>3</sub> , CaCl<sub>2</sub> , MgSO<sub>4</sub> , KCl, NaBr, NaF, and LiCl, with an electrical conductivity of 89 ± 3 μS/c","dates":{"release":"2019-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2019 Mar","modification":"2025-04-04T14:02:08.156Z","creation":"2020-05-21T18:48:59Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC6850141","cross_references":{"pubmed":["30615217"],"doi":["10.1002/etc.4348"]}}