Embryo-toxic effects of environmental concentrations of chlorpyrifos on the crustacean Daphnia magna

Chlorpyrifos is a non-systemic organophosphorus insecticide leading to the inhibition of the enzyme cholinesterase. Nowadays, this insecticide is widely used on a variety of crops and is frequently detected in surface waters around the world. The main aims of this study were to evaluate the effects...

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Main Author: Palma, Patrícia (author)
Other Authors: Palma, V. (author), Fernandes, R. (author), Bohn, A. (author), Soares, A. (author), Barbosa, I. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Daphnia magna
Chlorpyrifos
Embryo toxicity
Developmental abnormalities
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12207/503
Country:Portugal
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