Appropriate sensitive marine organism

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-001938",
  "term": "Appropriate sensitive marine organism",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Appropriate Sensitive Marine Organism",
  "definition": "At least one species each representative of phytoplankton or zooplankton, crustacean or mollusk, and fish species chosen from among the most sensitive species documented in the scientific literature or accepted by EPA as being reliable test organisms to determine the anticipated impact of the wastes on the ecosystem at the disposal site. Bioassays, except on phytoplankton or zooplankton, shall be run for a minimum of 96 hours under temperature, salinity, and dissolved oxygen conditions representing the extremes of environmental stress at the disposal site. Bioassays on phytoplankton or zooplankton may be run for shorter periods of time as appropriate for the organisms tested at the discretion of EPA, or EPA and the Corps of Engineers, as the case may be.",
  "subject": "Research",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 227.7 (CFR 2018)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/appropriate-sensitive-marine-organism/"
}