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HERO ID
2177350
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
Death in bats from DDE, DDT or dieldrin: diagnosis via residues in carcass fat
Author(s)
Clark, DR
Year
1981
Is Peer Reviewed?
Yes
Journal
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
ISSN:
0007-4861
EISSN:
1432-0800
Report Number
PESTAB/81/1858
Volume
26
Issue
3
Page Numbers
367-374
Language
English
PMID
7284633
URL
https://search.proquest.com/docview/73685809?accountid=171501
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Abstract
PESTAB. Known bat brain-to-carcass lipid relationships for DDE, DDT and dieldrin were compared for different bat species and to birds. Data were gathered from several different studies. Data from bats of three species fed DDE were plotted together and fitted to a single regression line, since covariance analysis indicated that individual species relationships were not significantly different. Other bats did not yield data which would fit this curve. The data do suggest that when bats of the same age category are examined and when analyses are performed by the same methodology, the relationships found may apply to several species. Conditions for the use of carcass lipid concentrations for diagnosis of organochlorine poisoning seem to be no more restrictive than those for use of brain concentrations. It is concluded that estimated minimum lethal concentrations in carcass lipids can be used to determine DDE, DDT or dieldrin induced mortality if they are expressed in ppm concentrations. It is suggested that bats and birds in museum collections can be examined for these organochlorine residues and pesticide induced mortality could be determined.
Keywords
Insecticides; Pesticide Residues; Dichlorodiphenyl Dichloroethylene; 4M7FS82U08; CIW5S16655; Dieldrin; I0246D2ZS0; Index Medicus; Animals; Dieldrin -- toxicity; Dichlorodiphenyl Dichloroethylene -- toxicity; DDT -- toxicity; Adipose Tissue -- analysis; Insecticides -- analysis; Chiroptera -- physiology; Insecticides -- toxicity; Pesticide Residues -- analysis
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