Effects of fenvalerate on field- and laboratory-developed estuarine benthic communities

The insecticide fenvalerate is a synthetic pyrethroid which has a low solubility in sea water and is strongly adsorbed on sediment and suspended solids. Experiments are reported on its effects in estuarine benthic communities developed in the laboratory and in the field. The results, summarized in t...

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Published in:Bulletin of environmental contamination and toxicology 1981-08, Vol.27 (2), p.256-267
Main Authors: Tagatz, M E, Ivey, J M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Brackish
Crangon septemspinosa
Crassostrea virginica
Crustacea
Cyprinodon variegatus
Decapoda (Crustacea)
Drug Evaluation, Preclinical - methods
Fishes
Fresh Water
Homarus americanus
Insecticides - toxicity
Marine
Menidia menidia
Mugil cephalus
Mysidopsis bahia
Nitriles
Opsanus beta
Penaeus duorarum
Phenylbutyrates - toxicity
Pyrethrins - toxicity
Species Specificity
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Summary:The insecticide fenvalerate is a synthetic pyrethroid which has a low solubility in sea water and is strongly adsorbed on sediment and suspended solids. Experiments are reported on its effects in estuarine benthic communities developed in the laboratory and in the field. The results, summarized in tables and discussed, show that the presence of this pesticide, even at very low concentrations, could have an adverse effect on estuarine organisms.
ISSN:0007-4861