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

Abstract

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.

Authors:
;  [1]
  1. Industrial Toxicology Research Centre, Lucknow (India)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
5447629
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 44:6; Journal ID: ISSN 0007-4861
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
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; 560300* - Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology

Citation Formats

Khangarot, B S, and Ray, P K. Acute toxicity and toxic interaction of chromium and nickel to common guppy Poecilia reticulata (Peters). United States: N. p., 1990. Web. doi:10.1007/BF01702171.
Khangarot, B S, & Ray, P K. Acute toxicity and toxic interaction of chromium and nickel to common guppy Poecilia reticulata (Peters). United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01702171
Khangarot, B S, and Ray, P K. 1990. "Acute toxicity and toxic interaction of chromium and nickel to common guppy Poecilia reticulata (Peters)". United States. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01702171.
@article{osti_5447629,
title = {Acute toxicity and toxic interaction of chromium and nickel to common guppy Poecilia reticulata (Peters)},
author = {Khangarot, B S and Ray, P K},
abstractNote = {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.},
doi = {10.1007/BF01702171},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/5447629}, journal = {Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology; (United States)},
issn = {0007-4861},
number = ,
volume = 44:6,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990},
month = {Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990}
}