The acute toxicity of lead nitrate on Daphnia magna Straus

ALTINDAĞ A., ERGÖNÜL M. B., Yigit S., Baykan O.

AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY, vol.7, no.23, pp.4298-4300, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 7 Issue: 23
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Journal Name: AFRICAN JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.4298-4300
  • Keywords: Lead, daphnid, toxicity, EC50, probit, METALS, CHEMICALS
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

In this study the acute toxicity of lead nitrate (Pb(NO3)(2)) to Daphnia magna Straus was investigated in a static bioassay. After 24 h the mobility of daphnids were examined and immobile ones were counted. The 24 h EC50 of lead nitrate to D. magna was found as 0.44 mg/L. According to Behrens-Karber method the 24 h EC50 of lead was found as 0.51 mg/L.