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Shrimp test

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-003388

A bioassay that rates the toxicity of a drilling fluid by exposing mysid shrimp (Americamysis bahia, formerly Mysidopsis bahia) to the mud's suspended particulate phase for 96 hours and recording mortality. The result is reported as the 96-hour LC50 in parts per million of suspended particulate phase, and the US EPA offshore discharge permit requires a minimum of 30,000 ppm.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-003388
FieldOil and gas
SubjectDrilling Fluids
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-003388",
  "term": "Shrimp test",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "A bioassay that rates the toxicity of a drilling fluid by exposing mysid shrimp (Americamysis bahia, formerly Mysidopsis bahia) to the mud's suspended particulate phase for 96 hours and recording mortality. The result is reported as the 96-hour LC50 in parts per million of suspended particulate phase, and the US EPA offshore discharge permit requires a minimum of 30,000 ppm.",
  "subject": "Drilling Fluids",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/shrimp-test/"
}

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