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IN 1957, DeWitt1 directed attention to the mortality of aquatic insects and fishes caused by latex tubing in experimental apparatus. While examining the effects of reduced oxygen concentrations on zooplankton, we found that water in direct contact with laboratory-grade rubber stoppers was acutely toxic to Daphnia magna.
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DeWitt, John W., Science, 126, 840 (1957).
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HUBSCHMAN, J., ENGEL, R. Toxicity of Rubber Stoppers to Daphnia magna Straus. Nature 205, 1029–1030 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1038/2051029a0
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