Acute toxicity of Cypermethrin, a synthetic pyrethroid to estuarine clam Katelysia opima (Gmelin) and its effect on oxygen consumption
Read full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=50411#.VD4cglfHRK0 Author(s) Madhura Mukadam , Arvind Kulkarni Affiliation(s) Department of Zoology, R.P. Gogate College of Arts and Science and R.V. Jogalekar College of Commerce, Ratnagiri, India . ABSTRACT The impact of acute exposure of Cypermethrin on the rate of oxygen consumption of the estuarine clam, Katelysia opima was studied. After 12, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72 84 and 96 h of exposure to acute concentration, the average oxygen consumption in LC0 group was 0.215, 0.305, 0364, 0.355, 0.362, 0.376, 0.313, 0.305, 0.297 (ml/L/hr/gm) and in LC50 group it was 0.210, 0.299, 0.356, 0.247, 0.217, 0.244, 0.203, 0.186, 0.174 (ml/L/hr/gm). It was observed that the rate ...