ISSN:
1432-0703
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Energy, Environment Protection, Nuclear Power Engineering
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Medicine
Notes:
Abstract In acute tests of toxicity, two cladocerans,Daphnia galeata mendotae andCeriodaphnia lacustris, and the calanoid,Diaptomus oregonensis, were more sensitive to fenvalerate thanDaphnia magna, the organism used in standard laboratory bioassays. The 48-hr EC50s for each species/stage in order of increasing sensitivity were adultD. magna — 2.52 μg/L;D. magna (≤48-hr old) — 0.83 μg/L; adultD. galeata mendotae — 0.29 μg/L; adultC. lacustris — 0.21 μg/L;D. galeata mendotae (≤48-hr old) — 0.16 μg/L; adultDiaptomus oregonensis — −0.12 μg/L. No toxicity was observed when these organisms were exposed to a range of concentrations of the emulsifiable concentrate without fenvalerate (the EC blank). Rates of filtration of the14C-labelled alga,Chlamydomonas reinhardii byD. galeata mendotae, C. lacustris andD. oregonensis were decreased significantly at sublethal concentrations of fenvalerate after only 24-hr exposure.Ceriodaphnia lacustris showed the greatest sensitivity with rates of filtration significantly decreased at 0.01 μg fenvalerate/ L. Concentrations of fenvalerate ≥0.05 μg/L resulted in decreased rates of filtration byD. galeata mendotae. A concentration of 0.10 μg fenvalerate/ L caused rates of filtration to increase inD. oregonensis. whereas 0.05 and 0.5 μg/L resulted in a decrease in these rates. Rates of assimilation of algae byD. galeata mendotae, C. lacustris andD. oregonensis exposed to similar concentrations of fenvalerate were decreased at concentrations ≥0.05 μg fenvalerate/L. Changes in rates of assimilation were not as sensitive a parameter of toxicity as changes in rates of filtration. The EC blank had no significant effects on rates of filtration or assimilation for all three species.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01055263
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