Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5848820 | Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology | 2015 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Neonicotinoids are a new group of insecticides, and little is known about their toxicity to nontarget freshwater organisms an potential effects on freshwater ecosystems. The aim of this study is to establish the acute toxicity and histopathological effects of thiamethoxam-based pesticide on the gill tissue of Gammarus kischineffensis. In this study G. kischineffensis samples were exposed to 2.5, 5, 7.5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90 and 100Â mg/l of commercial grade thiamethoxam for 96Â h. The 24, 48, 72 and 96Â h LC50 values were determined as 75.619, 23.505, 8.048 and 3.751Â mg/l respectively. In histopathological study the individuals were exposed to 0.004, 0.04 and 0.4Â mg/l thiamethoxam concentrations for 14 days. The results showed that the most common changes at all doses of thiamethoxam were vacuolization and hemostatic infiltration in the gill tissue of G. kischineffensis.
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Authors
Pelin UÄurlu, Erhan Ãnlü, Elif Ä°pek Satar,