Acute toxicity of synthetic pyrethroid cypermethrin to some freshwater organisms

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 49-52

  Saha, Suchismita ^a   Kaviraj, Anilava ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KALYANI   (India)

Author keywords

Cypermethrin; Environment; LC50; Non target; Pyrethroid; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

FRESHWATER ORGANISMS; SYNTHETIC PYRETHROID CYPERMETHRIN;

ACETONE; BIOASSAY; WATER;

TOXICITY;

ACETONE; CIPERMETHRIN; PYRETHROID;

ACUTE TOXICITY; AQUATIC FAUNA; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CRUSTACEA; FRESHWATER SPECIES; LC 50; NONHUMAN; TADPOLE; TOAD; WORM;

ACETONE; ANIMALS; BUFONIDAE; CARPS; CRUSTACEA; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FRESH WATER; INSECTICIDES; LARVA; PYRETHRINS; SOLVENTS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

ANURA; BRANCHIURA SOWERBYI; BUFO MELANOSTICTUS; CRUSTACEA; CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINUS CARPIO; DIAPTOMUS FORBESI; HEXAPODA; RANATRA;

EID: 38349074424     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-007-9314-4     Document Type: Article

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