Effect of Parathion-Methyl on Amazonian fish and freshwater invertebrates: a comparison of sensitivity with temperate data.
Effect of Parathion-Methyl on Amazonian fish and freshwater invertebrates: a comparison of sensitivity with temperate data.
Author(s): RICO, A.; GEBER-CORRÊA, R.; CAMPOS, P. S.; GARCIA, M. V. B.; WAICHMAN, A. V.; BRINK, P. J. van den.
Summary: Parathion-methyl is an organophosphorous insecticide that is widely used in agricultural production sites in the Amazon. The use of this pesticide might pose a potential risk for the biodiversity and abundance of fish and invertebrate species inhabiting aquatic ecosystems adjacent to the agricultural fields. Due to a lack of toxicity data for Amazonian species, safe environmental concentrations used to predict the ecological risks of parathion-methyl in the Amazon are based on tests performed with temperate species, although it is unknown whether the sensitivity of temperate species is representative for those of Amazonian endemic species.
Publication year: 2010
Types of publication: Journal article
Unit: Embrapa Western Amazon
Keywords: Amazonia, Invertebrados, Peixe, Pesticida
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