Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9454779 | Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety | 2005 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Acute toxicity tests (96Â h) were conducted in flow-through systems to determine the lethal toxicity of a heavy metal compound, mercuric chloride, and an organophosphorus pesticide, malathion, to air-breathing teleost fish, Channa punctatus (Bloch) and to study their behavior. The 96-h LC50 values were determined, as well as safe levels. The results indicate that mercuric chloride is more toxic than malathion to the fish species under study. Dose- and dose-time-dependent increases in mortality rate were also observed in response to both test chemicals.
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Authors
Sanjay Pandey, Ravindra Kumar, Shilpi Sharma, N.S. Nagpure, Satish K. Srivastava, M.S. Verma,