Acute and chronic effects of antimony chloride (SbCl3) on tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus) larvae.

The semiconductor industry has the highest revenue and developmental potential in Taiwan. Pollution caused by this industry is not yet understood. Nevertheless, related health and environmental risks, however, from this type of economic activity certainly need to be considered in any study about environmental protection (Edelman 1990). Previous research has often used human cells (Kuroda et al. 1991; Drobyski et al. 1996; Wey et al. 1997) and small mammals (Yamauchi et al. 1986, 1992; Dieter et al. 1991; Burns and Munson 1993; Burns et al, 1994; Morgan et al. 1995; Omura et al. 1996a, b) as experimental subjects for investigating semiconductor metals, but nothing is known about the effects of these metals on aquatic animals and the environment.