Acute sensitivity to Nitokra sp benthic copepod to potassium dichromate and ammonia chloride
Abstract
The present study assesses acute toxicity of non-ionized ammonia and potassium dichromate using the estuarine benthic copepod Nitokra sp from laboratory cultures. Bioassays with non-ionized ammonia sensitivity were carried out, and the mean. Bioassays with non-ionized ammonia sensitivity were carried out, and the mean of LC(I)50-96h was 1.7 mg.L-1. – LC(I)50-96h was 1.7 mg.L-1. Potassium dichromate was used as reference substance in two distinct periods of exposure and the mean LC(I)50-48h and LC(I)50-96h values were 55.61 mg.L-1and 21.70 mg.L-1, respectively. The organism showed sensitivity to the toxic agents used and good reproducibility of results, indispensable factors for use in ecotoxicological assays.
Keywords: bioassay, acute sensitivity test, potassium dichromate, ammonium chlorinate, estuarine copepod
Downloads
Downloads
How to Cite
Issue
Section
License
Copyright © 2006 ECOTOX-Brasil
Copyright notice: It is a condition for publication that manuscripts submitted to this journal have not yet been published and will not be simultaneously submitted or published elsewhere. By submitting a manuscript, the authors agree that copyright for their article is transferred to the Sociedade Brasileira de Ecotoxicologia (ECOTOX-Brasil) if and when the article is accepted for publication. The copyright covers the exclusive rights to reproduce and distribute articles, including reprints, photographic reproductions or any other reproduction of a similar nature, including translations. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without permission of the publisher.
Notice: While every effort is made by the EEC, editors and editorial board to see that no inaccurate or misleading data, opinions or statements appear in this journal, they wish to make it clear that the contents of the articles and advertisements published herein are the sole responsibility of the contributors or advertisers concerned. Accordingly, the EEC, the editorial board and editors and their respective employees, officers and agents accept no responsibility or liability whatsoever for the consequences of any inaccurate or misleading data, opinion or statement.
