Comparative study on the acute toxicities of α, β, γ, and δ isomers of hexachlorocyclohexane to freshwater fishes

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 984-988

  Oliveira Filho, E C ^a   Paumgartten, F J R ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE; ORGANOCHLORINE INSECTICIDE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; FISH; WATER POLLUTION;

ANIMALS; CYPRINIDAE; FISHES; ISOMERISM; LETHAL DOSE 50; LINDANE; POECILIA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

PISCES; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; DANIO RERIO; PARACHEIRODON AXELRODI; POECILIA RETICULATA;

FRESHWATER FISH; HCH; PESTICIDE; TOXICITY;

EID: 0030609782     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900579     Document Type: Article

References (15)

1. ABNT - Associação Brasileira de Normas Técnicas (1993) Água - Ensaio de toxicidade aguda com peixes - Parte 1 - Sistema estático. NBR 12714, Rio de Janeiro, ABNT, 15 p.
2. Brilhante OM, Oliveira RM (1996) Environmental contamination by HCH in the 'Cidade dos Meninos', state of Rio de Janeiro. Int J Environ Health Res 6: 17-25.
3. Canton, JH, Greve, PA, Slooff, W, van Esch GJ (1975) Toxicity-, accumulation- and elimination studies of α-hexachlorocyclohexane (α-HCH) with freshwater organisms at different trophic levels. Water Res 9: 1163-1169.
4. Canton JH, Wegman RCC, Vulto TJA, Verhoef CH, van Esch GJ (1978) Toxicity-, accumulation- and elimination studies of α-hexachlorocyclohexane (α-HCH) with saltwater organisms at different trophic levels. Water Res 12: 687 -690.
5. Deo PG, Karanth NG, Karanth NGK (1994) Biodegradation of hexachlorocyclohexane isomers in soil and food environment. Crit Rev Microbiol 20:57-78
6. Finney DJ (1971) Probit Analysis. 3rd Ed, Cambridge University Press.
7. 50) of γ-hexachlorocyclohexane (γ-HCH, Lindane) and total lipid content of different fish species. Toxicology 83: 169-179 .
8. Geyer HJ, Scheunert I, Brüggemann R, Matthies M, Steinberg CEW, Zitko V, Kettrup A, Garrison W (1994) The relevance of aquatic organisms lipid content to the toxicity of lipophilic chemicals: Toxicity of lindane to different fish species. Ecotoxicol Environ Safety 28: 53-70.
9. Mayer FL, Ellersieck MR (1988) Experiences with single-species tests for acute toxic effects on freshwater organisms. Ambio 17: 367-375.
10. Ministry of Agriculture - Brazil (1985) Directive 329 Diário Ofícial da União, Brasilia, DF, September 2nd.
11. SEMA - Secretaria Especial do Meio Ambiente (1988), Manual de Testes para Avaliação da Ecotoxicidade de Agentes Químicos. Avaliação da Toxicidade Aguda para Peixes (D.3.1.), Brasilia D.F.
12. WHO-World Health Organization (1991) Lindane. Environ Health Crit 124, Geneva, 208 p.
13. WHO-World Health Organization (1992) Alpha- and beta-hexachlorocyclohexanes. Environ Health Crit 123, Geneva, 170 p.
14. Yamato Y, Kiyonaga M, Watanabe T (1983) Comparative bioaccumulation and elimination of HCH isomers in short-necked clam (Venerupis japonica) and guppy (Poecilia reticulata) Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 31: 352-359.
15. 50-test for the toxicological evaluation of chemical substances. Arch Toxicol 47: 77-99.