Bioconcentration and Acute Intoxication of Brazilian Freshwater Fishes by the Methyl Parathion Organophosphate Pesticide

Three species of freshwater Brazilian fishes (pacu, Piaractus mesopotamicus; piavussu, Leporinus macrocephalus, and curimbatá, Prochilodus lineatus) were exposed to an acute dose of 5 ppm methyl parathion organophosphate pesticide. Three to five individuals per species were exposed, one at a time, t...

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Main Authors: João Bosco de Salles, Renato Matos Lopes, Cristiane M. C. de Salles, Vicente P. F. Cassano, Manildo Marcião de Oliveira, Vera L. F. Cunha Bastos, Jayme Cunha Bastos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/197196