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Water Quality Exchange (WQX): JSON Schema

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export default { Acute: 'The acute toxicity tests generally involve exposure of any of 20 test organisms to each of five effluent concentrations and a control water. The test duration ranges from 24 to 96 hours.', Chronic: 'A toxicity study designed to measure the (toxic) effects of chronic exposure to a chemical. Chronic Toxicity. Definition: The capacity of a substance to cause adverse human health effects as a result of chronic exposure. Chronic Toxicity Test is a short-term test in which sublethal effects (e.g., reduced growth or reproduction) are usually measured in addition to lethality' }