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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.
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Day, K., Kaushik, N.K. Short-term exposure of zooplankton to the synthetic pyrethroid, fenvalerate, and its effects on rates of filtration and assimilation of the alga,Chlamydomonas reinhardii . Arch. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 16, 423–432 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01055263
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