| Abstract: | This report presents measurements of the lethal dietary toxicity of 89 pesticidal chemicals to young bowhites, Japanese quail, ring-necked pheasants, and mallards. Toxicity is expressed as the median lethal concentration (LC 50) of active chemical in a 5-day ad libitum diet. LC 50‘s and associated statistics are derived by methods of probit analysis. Endrin consistently was the most toxic chemical while aldrin and dieldrin were among the six most toxic chemicals of those tested on all species. In general, organophosphates were less toxic than aldrin or dieldrin and herbicides were of a low order of toxicity. There were obvious inconsistencies in the relative sensitivity of the four species to various chemicals. |
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| ProdID: | 5230135 |
| Citation Author: | Heath, R.G.;Spann, J.W.;Hill, E.F.;Kreitzer, J.F. |
| Citation Contributing Office: | Patuxent Wildlife Research Center |
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| Citation Phsyical Description: | iv, 57 |
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| Citation Public Comments: | 1429_Heath.pdf |
| Citation Publisher: | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
| Citation Series: | Special Scientific Report -- Wildlife |
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| Citation Series Number: | 152 |
| Citation Search Results Text: | Comparative Dietary Toxicities of Pesticides to Birds; 1972; Federal Government Series; 152; Heath, R.G.;Spann, J.W.;Hill, E.F.;Kreitzer, J.F. |
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| Text: | Comparative Dietary Toxicities of Pesticides to Birds; 1972; Federal Government Series; 152; Heath, R.G.;Spann, J.W.;Hill, E.F.;Kreitzer, J.F. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| URL (DIGITAL OBJECT IDENTIFIER): | http://hdl.handle.net/2027/uc1.31822009785171?urlappend=%3Bseq=529 |
| Date Other: | Tue, 9 Jun 2009 11:33 -0500 |
| Publisher: | U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service |
