Acute toxicity of endosulfan and malathion on Chironomus ramosus (Insecta : Diptera : Chironomidae) from north Cachar hills, Assam, India.
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2009-05
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Acute toxicity tests for the pesticides endosulfan and malathion on the larvae of Chironomus ramosus were conducted. Median
Lethal Concentration (LC50 ) values of endosulfan were 0.55 x 10-2, 0.16 x 10-2, 0.089 x 10-2 and 0.036 x 10-2 ppb respectively, while those
for malathion were 0.139 x 10-2, 0.054 x 10-2, 0.019 x 10-2 and 0.0032 x 10-2 ppb respectively, at 24 , 48, 72 and 96 hr. Thus Chironomus
ramosus larvae were more sensitive to malathion at all hours of toxicity tests than endosulfan.
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LC50, Chironomus ramosus, Endosulfan, Malathion
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Majumdar T N, Gupta A. Acute toxicity of endosulfan and malathion on Chironomus ramosus (Insecta : Diptera : Chironomidae) from north Cachar hills, Assam, India. Journal of Environmental Biology. 2009 May; 30(3): 469-470.