Ermelinda PRATO, Francesca BIANDOLINO, Christian SCARDICCHIO

Test for Acute Toxicity of Copper, Cadmium, and Mercury in Five Marine Species

: The acute toxicity of copper (Cu), cadmium (Cd), and mercury (Hg) to the marine invertebrates Gammarus aequicauda, Corophium insidiosum, Idotea baltica, Sphaeroma serratum, and Mytilus galloprovincialis were evaluated by static bioassays and calculation of the LC50 (lethality concentration for 50%). Hg was more toxic to Gammarus aequicauda, Corophium insidiosum, Idotea baltica, Sphaeroma serratum, and Mytilus galloprovincialis than Cu and Cd. Cu was the least toxic of the metals tested.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

Heavy metal, amphipods, isopods, Mytilus galloprovincialis larvae, acute toxicity test

Test for Acute Toxicity of Copper, Cadmium, and Mercury in Five Marine Species

The acute toxicity of copper (Cu), cadmium (Cd), and mercury (Hg) to the marine invertebrates Gammarus aequicauda, Corophium insidiosum, Idotea baltica, Sphaeroma serratum, and Mytilus galloprovincialis were evaluated by static bioassays and calculation of the LC50 (lethality concentration for 50%). Hg was more toxic to Gammarus aequicauda, Corophium insidiosum, Idotea baltica, Sphaeroma serratum, and Mytilus galloprovincialis than Cu and Cd. Cu was the least toxic of the metals tested.

Keywords:

Heavy metal, amphipods, isopods, Mytilus galloprovincialis larvae, acute toxicity test,

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