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Assessing the Performance of a Bdelloid Rotifer Philodina acuticornis odiosa Acute Toxicity Assay

A bioassay using the bdelloid rotifer, Philodina acuticornis odiosa, was evaluated for use as a standard test method for direct toxicity assessment testing in the Australasian region. Philodina acuticornis odiosa was found to be relatively tolerant to phenol (24 h LC50, 142 mg/L). The mortality endp...

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Published in:Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 2009-03, Vol.82 (3), p.285-289
Main Authors: Hagen, T, Allinson, G, Wightwick, A, Nugegoda, D
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Language:English
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Summary:A bioassay using the bdelloid rotifer, Philodina acuticornis odiosa, was evaluated for use as a standard test method for direct toxicity assessment testing in the Australasian region. Philodina acuticornis odiosa was found to be relatively tolerant to phenol (24 h LC50, 142 mg/L). The mortality endpoint was both reliable and repeatable (the coefficients of variation for mortality at the 24 h LC50 concentration ranged from 11%-24% (n = 8)), sufficiently low to warrant further testing with a range of reference toxicants, so that this organism can be included for use as a regulatory test in Australasia.
ISSN:0007-4861
1432-0800
DOI:10.1007/s00128-008-9611-6