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Title: Poultry litter toxicity comparison from various bioassays

Abstract

Poultry litter contains many toxic chemicals including Cu, As, Pb, Cd, Hg, Se and PCBs. Poultry litter leachate has been shown to be more toxic to marine luminescent organisms (Photobacterium phosphoreum) than other farm animal manures. A comparison of toxicity of the poultry litter leachate was undertaken using various bioassays. The EC{sub 50} (or LC{sub 50}) value for the leachate with the Microtox and Daphnia bioassays was 2.9 g/L/ Nitrobacter and Pseudomonas bioassays were not useful in determining the leachate toxicity because of the nutritional properties of the litter. Poultry litter leachate was found to be mutagenic to strains TA 97, TA 98, TA 100 and TA 102 using the Ames Test.

Authors:
;  [1]
  1. Univ. of Maryland Eastern Shore, Princess Anne (United States)
Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
7206345
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A: Environmental Science and Engineering; (United States)
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: A27:4; Journal ID: ISSN 0360-1226
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.; ARSENIC; TOXICITY; CADMIUM; CHLORINATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; COPPER; LEAD; MERCURY; SELENIUM; BIOASSAY; CHICKENS; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; DAPHNIA; MANURES; PSEUDOMONAS; AGRICULTURAL WASTES; ANIMALS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; AROMATICS; ARTHROPODS; BACTERIA; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOLOGICAL WASTES; BIRDS; BRANCHIOPODS; CRUSTACEANS; ELEMENTS; EVALUATION; FOWL; HALOGENATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; INVERTEBRATES; MATERIALS; METALS; MICROORGANISMS; ORGANIC CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC HALOGEN COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC WASTES; SEMIMETALS; TRANSITION ELEMENTS; VERTEBRATES; WASTES; 560300* - Chemicals Metabolism & Toxicology

Citation Formats

Gupta, G, and Kelly, P. Poultry litter toxicity comparison from various bioassays. United States: N. p., 1992. Web. doi:10.1080/10934529209375781.
Gupta, G, & Kelly, P. Poultry litter toxicity comparison from various bioassays. United States. https://doi.org/10.1080/10934529209375781
Gupta, G, and Kelly, P. 1992. "Poultry litter toxicity comparison from various bioassays". United States. https://doi.org/10.1080/10934529209375781.
@article{osti_7206345,
title = {Poultry litter toxicity comparison from various bioassays},
author = {Gupta, G and Kelly, P},
abstractNote = {Poultry litter contains many toxic chemicals including Cu, As, Pb, Cd, Hg, Se and PCBs. Poultry litter leachate has been shown to be more toxic to marine luminescent organisms (Photobacterium phosphoreum) than other farm animal manures. A comparison of toxicity of the poultry litter leachate was undertaken using various bioassays. The EC{sub 50} (or LC{sub 50}) value for the leachate with the Microtox and Daphnia bioassays was 2.9 g/L/ Nitrobacter and Pseudomonas bioassays were not useful in determining the leachate toxicity because of the nutritional properties of the litter. Poultry litter leachate was found to be mutagenic to strains TA 97, TA 98, TA 100 and TA 102 using the Ames Test.},
doi = {10.1080/10934529209375781},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/7206345}, journal = {Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A: Environmental Science and Engineering; (United States)},
issn = {0360-1226},
number = ,
volume = A27:4,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1992},
month = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1992}
}