Toxicity of six heterocyclic nitrogen compounds to Daphnia pulex

Journal Article · Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1988 · Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02021007· OSTI ID:6396113

Perry, C M; Smith, S B

The authors determined the relative toxicities to the aquatic crustacean Daphnia pulex of the six heterocyclic nitrogen compounds: 3-(1-methyl-2-pyrrolidinyl)pyridine (nicotine), 2-pyrrolidinone, 1-methylpyrrolidine, 2-(2-hydroxyethyl)pyridine, 2-amino-4,6-dimethylpyridine, and 2-amino-4,7(1H,8H)-pteridinedione(isoxanthopterin). These compounds were selected because they were detected in lake trout or walleyes and were commercially available. Daphnia pulex was used as the test organism because it is endemic to the Great Lakes, is easy to culture, has parthenogenic reproduction, constant genetic makeup over generations, and is sensitive to ecological stress.

• Research Organization: Eastern Michigan Univ., Ypsilanti (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6396113
• Journal Information: Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States), Journal Name: Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol.; (United States) Vol. 41:4; ISSN BECTA
• 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.
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
ARTHROPODS
AZINES
BIOLOGICAL INDICATORS
BRANCHIOPODS
CRUSTACEANS
DAPHNIA
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
INVERTEBRATES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
PYRIDINES
TOXICITY
WATER POLLUTION