Toxicity of Zinc, Copper and Lead to Idotea baltica(Crustacea, Isopoda)

Authors

LEVENT BAT
MURAT SEZGİN
AYŞE GÜNDOĞDU
MEHMET ÇULHA

DOI

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Abstract

The acute toxicity of zinc, copper and lead to the marine invertebrate Idotea baltica (Crustacea, Isopoda) was evaluated by static bioassays, calculating the LT 50 (lethality time for 50%) for males and females. Survival time decreased with increasing concentrations of zinc, copper and lead. Zinc was more toxic to Idotea than copper and lead. Lead was the least toxic of the metals tested.

Keywords

Zinc, copper, lead, survival time, lethality time, Idotea baltica, bioassay.

First Page

465

Last Page

472

Recommended Citation

BAT, LEVENT; SEZGİN, MURAT; GÜNDOĞDU, AYŞE; and ÇULHA, MEHMET (1999) "Toxicity of Zinc, Copper and Lead to Idotea baltica(Crustacea, Isopoda)," Turkish Journal of Biology: Vol. 23: No. 4, Article 9. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/biology/vol23/iss4/9