Sensitivity of amphibian embryos and tadpoles to Mimic® 240 LV insecticide following single or double exposures

Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2538-2544

  Pauli, Bruce D ^a   Coulson, Donna R ^b   Berrill, Michael ^b  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amphibians; Fenitrothion; Pesticides; Tebufenozide; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

FENITROTHION; INSECTICIDE; TEBUFENOZIDE;

AMPHIBIAN; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; EMBRYO; INSECTICIDE;

ACUTE TOXICITY; AMPHIBIA; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; LEPIDOPTERA; METAMORPHOSIS; NONHUMAN; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; PHOTOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; TADPOLE;

EID: 0032740646     PISSN: 07307268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/etc.5620181122     Document Type: Article

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