| acute toxicity of zinc to several aquatic species native to the rocky mountains. | national water-quality criteria for the protection of aquatic life are based on toxicity tests, often using organisms that are easy to culture in the laboratory. species native to the rocky mountains are poorly represented in data sets used to derive national water-quality criteria. to provide additional data on the toxicity of zinc, several laboratory acute-toxicity tests were conducted with a diverse assortment of fish, benthic invertebrates, and an amphibian native to the rocky mountains. tes ... | 2012 | 21811884 |