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BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY
Volume 84, Issue 1, Pages 85-90Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-009-9854-x
Keywords
Pesticide stress assessment; Non-target species
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- Slovenian Research Agency [3311-03-831062]
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The physiological responses of two freshwater crustaceans, Asellus aquaticus L. and Gammarus fossarum Koch., following in vitro exposure to two pesticides were measured. Both species responded to short-term exposure with elevated levels of Respiration (R) and/or lower levels of Electron Transport System (ETS) activity. 1 h exposure to concentrations of up to 10 mg L(-1) showed an effect in both test species. Laboratory tests confirmed that G. fossarum is more sensitive to short-term pesticide exposure than A. aquaticus. ETS/R ratio may be used as a quick predictor of effects on organisms exposed to pesticides.
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