Acute toxicity of ethofenprox to the freshwater fish, Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters)

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 153-155

  Muniyan, M ^a   Veeraraghavan, K ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Ethofenprox; Freshwater fish; Insecticide; Oreochromis mossambicus; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER; INSECTICIDE;

FISH; INSECTICIDE; TOXICITY;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISH; GILL; HYPERACTIVITY; LC 50; LETHALITY; MUCUS SECRETION; NONHUMAN; SKIN COLOR; SWIMMING;

ANIMALIA; OREOCHROMIS MOSSAMBICUS;

EID: 0033048715     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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