Growth retardation and elemental differences in juvenile Armadillidium vulgare latreille exposed to lead nitrate

Journal Article · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1992 · Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00197485· OSTI ID:7279489

Tomita, M; Heisey, R; Witkus, R ^[1]; Vernon, G M ^[2]

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1. Fordham Univ., Bronx, NY (United States)
2. Fordham Univ., New York, NY (United States)

Although it is well established that isopods store heavy metals, especially zinc, cadmium, lead and copper, there is relatively little known about the effects of these metals on the isopod. The literature is sparse relating to the effects of non-essential heavy metals on concentrations of essential elements in isopods. The contaminated isopods assimilated insignificant concentrations of lead in their tissues. In a recent study adult A. vulgare exposed to lead sequestered copper and zinc in the hepatopancreas to levels far above the controls. In the present study, the effect of lead nitrate on A. vulgare recently released from the brood pouch was examined.

• OSTI ID: 7279489
• Journal Information: Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology; (United States), Journal Name: Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology; (United States) Vol. 48:1; ISSN 0007-4861; ISSN BECTA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540320* -- Environment
Aquatic-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
ANIMALS
AQUATIC ORGANISMS
ARTHROPODS
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
CRUSTACEANS
ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE PATHWAY
GROWTH
INVERTEBRATES
LEAD COMPOUNDS
LEAD NITRATES
NITRATES
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
WATER POLLUTION