Boron aquatic organisms

Lethal and sublethal effects of boron on aquatic organisms... 

Table 29.7 Lethal and Sublethal Effects of Boron on Aquatic Organisms Taxonomic Group, Organism,...

Boron accumulates in both aquatic and terrestrial plants but it does not seem to biomagnify in the food chain. Boron does not biomagnify in aquatic food chains and has low potential to accumulate in aquatic organisms, as judged by studies in the San Joaquin River, California,... 

Available data for aquatic invertebrates and boron suggest that the no-observable-effect levels were 13.6 mg B/L for freshwater organisms and 37 mg B/L for marine biota (Table 29.7). Juvenile Pacific oysters Crassostrea gigas) accumulated boron in relation to availability, but showed no prolonged retention following cessation of exposure (Thompson et al. 1976). At industrial discharge levels of about 1.0 mg B/L, no hazard is apparent to oysters and aquatic vertebrates (Thompson et al. 1976). 

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