Acute toxicity and toxic interaction of chromium and nickel to common guppy Poecilia reticulata (Peters)

Journal Article · Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990 · Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01702171· OSTI ID:5447629

Khangarot, B S; Ray, P K ^[1]

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1. Industrial Toxicology Research Centre, Lucknow (India)

The acute toxicity of heavy metals in combination to the common guppy has been reported. Information on the combined effects of chromium and nickel to fish is rather scarce. Toxicity of nickel and chromium to fish is generally low. These two elements are usually less toxic than silver, cadmium, copper and thallium; depending on test conditions, these may also be less hazardous than zinc, lead and arsenic. The present study was undertaken to investigate the acute toxicity of Ni and Cr singly and the toxic interaction of these two metal ions on survival of the common guppy, Poecilia reticulata (Peters). This species was selected for static bioassays because it can be easily cultured and raised under laboratory conditions through a complete life cycle, and it is one of the most common fish used for laboratory toxicity studies.

• OSTI ID: 5447629
• Journal Information: Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology; (United States), Vol. 44:6; ISSN 0007-4861
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
DICHROMATES
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
FISHES
ANIMAL GROWTH
NICKEL CHLORIDES
DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIPS
LETHAL DOSES
POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS
SYNERGISM
ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
CHLORIDES
CHLORINE COMPOUNDS
CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS
DOSES
GROWTH
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
NICKEL COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
VERTEBRATES
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