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 | | The explosives were picric acid, trinitrotoluene, (2,4-dinitrotoluene), hexahydro- 1,3,5-trinitro- 1,3,5-trazine, nitroguanidine, and pentyl. |
 | | For the major explosive, trinitrotoluene, the water-phase FC/LC50s were between 5 and 20mg 1< and the toxicity was not significantly affected by storage of test solutions for 30 days, indicating hydrolytic stability. |
 | | The toxicity was not affected by addition of sediment, indicating that trinitrotoluene was not bound appreciably to sediment, but toxicity decreased after storage for 30 days in the presence of sediment, indicating biological degradation or slow adsorption of the chemical. |
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