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Bromide is a common ion found in freshwater and marine systems. Although normally at relatively low concentrations, higher levels may occur in point-released wastewaters as well as nonpoint runoff from agricultural or industrial locations where bromide compounds are used as biocides and disinfectants. In this study, the potential toxicity of NaBr in a saltwater environment was studied using the brine shrimp, Artemia salina. The confounding factors of organism age at test initiation and pre-test feeding were included in the test design. Survival of brine shrimp nauplii in several NaBr treatments up to 11,000 mg Br - /L (measured) was assessed after 24 h in both fed- and unfed-tests. In tests with unfed organisms, only the youngest (&lt;24 h old) nauplii had acceptable control survival (≥90%), while control survival for all of the tests with fed organisms (&lt;24 h old, &lt;48 h old, &lt;72 h old) was acceptable. There was also greater and more erratic mortality in the unfed tests. These data indicate feeding A. salina prior to initiating a short-term acute test improved performance. Not feeding the test organisms, especially in longer tests or when using &gt;24 h old organisms, may result in excessive control mortality and an invalid test. These studies show that, when healthy organisms are used in the toxicity tests, 11,000 mg/L of Br - (~14,200 mg/L NaBr) is not acutely toxic to Artemia salina.

Influence of feeding and organism age on the acute toxicity of sodium bromide to Artemia salina