RATL: A Database of Reptile and Amphibian Toxicology Literature

Table Notes
Note a : see Appendix 2a for description of contaminant codes
Note b : see Appendix 1a for species common names, scientific names and classifications
associated with specific species codes.
Note c : see Appendix 3 for province, state or country names associated with codes
Note d : see Appendix 6a for glossary of abbreviations and units or Appendix 6b for unknown
or study classification terms
Note e : where units are not listed, ppm or µg/L wet weight may be assumed
Note f : see Appendix 4 for standard exposure route and study method descriptions
Note g : see Appendix 5 for standard study endpoint descriptions
Note h : temperature in degrees Celsius
Note i : Species names are given as reported in papers. If discrepancy occurred between
common names and scientific names, Frank and Ramus 1995 was used as the primary source.
Where only a scientific name or only a common name was reported in a paper, Frank and
Ramus 1995, various internet sites and personal communication sources were used to suggest
corresponding scientific or common names.
Note j : Contaminant names are as reported in papers. The Merck Index, 1989 and The
Dictionary of Chemical Synonyms was used to assign Chemical Abstract Service numbers
where not given in papers. Contaminants with the same CAS numbers were grouped under the
same Contaminant Code.
Note k : refers to those references previously listed in Harfenist et al. 1989.