1.
Bull Environ Contam Toxicol
; 82(3): 285-9, 2009 Mar.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19018444
ABSTRACT
A bioassay using the bdelloid rotifer, Philodina acuticornis odiosa, was evaluated for use as a standard test method for direct toxicity assessment testing in the Australasian region. Philodina acuticornis odiosa was found to be relatively tolerant to phenol (24 h LC50, 142 mg/L). The mortality endpoint was both reliable and repeatable (the coefficients of variation for mortality at the 24 h LC50 concentration ranged from 11%-24% (n = 8)), sufficiently low to warrant further testing with a range of reference toxicants, so that this organism can be included for use as a regulatory test in Australasia.
Subject(s)
Rotifera/drug effects , Toxicity Tests/standards , Animals , Phenol/toxicity
2.
Nurs Stand
; 10(33): 16, 1996 May 08.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8716391