Sublethal effects of phenanthrene, nicotine, and pinane on Daphnia pulex

D. pulex were exposed to various concentrations of phenanthrene, (0-0.3 mg per litre), nicotine (0-0.24 mg per litre) and pinane (0-0.50 mg per litre. Fecundity and growth decreased as the concentration increased in all 3 substances. At 0.13 mg per litre phenanthrene mortality was 53 per cent and fe...

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Published in:Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 1989-05, Vol.42 (5), p.778-784
Main Authors: Savino, J, Tanabe, L.L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
560300 - Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology
ALKALOIDS
ALKANES
AMINES
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
ANIMALS
Applied ecology
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
AROMATICS
ARTHROPODS
AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS
AZINES
AZOLES
Biological and medical sciences
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BRANCHIOPODS
CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
CHLORINATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
Chromatography, Gas
CLADOCERA
CONDENSED AROMATICS
CONTAMINACION DEL AGUA
CRUSTACEANS
DAPHNIA
Daphnia - drug effects
Daphnia - growth & development
DOSES
DRUGS
Ecotoxicology, biological effects of pollution
Effects of pollution and side effects of pesticides on protozoa and invertebrates
EXPOSURE CHAMBERS
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
HALOGENATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
HEPTANE
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
HIDROCARBUROS
HYDROCARBONS
HYDROCARBURE
INVERTEBRATES
LETHAL DOSES
LETHALITY
MORTALIDAD
MORTALITE
MORTALITY
NICOTINA
NICOTINE
Nicotine - analysis
Nicotine - toxicity
ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
PARASYMPATHOLYTICS
PARASYMPATHOMIMETICS
PHENANTHRENE
Phenanthrenes - analysis
Phenanthrenes - toxicity
POLLUTION DE L'EAU
POPULATION DYNAMICS
PYRIDINES
PYRROLES
PYRROLIDINES
QUANTITATIVE CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT
Terpenes - analysis
Terpenes - toxicity
WATER POLLUTION
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Summary:D. pulex were exposed to various concentrations of phenanthrene, (0-0.3 mg per litre), nicotine (0-0.24 mg per litre) and pinane (0-0.50 mg per litre. Fecundity and growth decreased as the concentration increased in all 3 substances. At 0.13 mg per litre phenanthrene mortality was 53 per cent and fecundity approached zero. With nicotine at the highest concentration (0.24), fecundity approached zero and mortality was 66 per cent. With pinane, no neonates were observed at 0.50 mg per litre and mortality was complete. The lowest observable effect concentrations for growth and fecundity with each chemical tested were 3-30 per cent of the 48 h EC50s.
ISSN:0007-4861
1432-0800
DOI:10.1007/BF01700403