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HERO ID
2179900
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
Pick-up and metabolism of DDT, dieldrin and photodieldrin by a fresh water alga (Ankistrodesmus amalloides) and a microcrustacean (Daphnia pulex)
Author(s)
Neudorf, S; Khan, MA
Year
1975
Is Peer Reviewed?
Yes
Journal
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
ISSN:
0007-4861
EISSN:
1432-0800
Report Number
PESTAB/75/1910
Volume
13
Issue
4
Page Numbers
443-450
Language
English
PMID
1131449
URL
https://search.proquest.com/docview/45783731?accountid=171501
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Abstract
PESTAB. The unicellular freshwater alga, Ankistrodesmus amalloides, and the microcrustacean, Daphnia pulex, were grown in the presence of 0.72 ppb 14C-DDT, 14C-dieldrin, or 14C-photodieldrin, and the absorption/adsorption and metabolism of the pesticides measured using scintillation spectrometry and thin-layer chromatography. Over a 1-3 hr period, the total pick-up of DDT by A. amalloides was 2.5 times that of dieldrin and 10 times that of photodieldrin; these differences seem to be related to the water solubilities of the insecticides. The efficiency with which each cell picked up the insecticides decreased with increasing cell density. The time required for maximum absorption was 120 min for DDT, 30-60 min for dieldrin, and 30 min for photodieldrin. Dieldrin was biologically magnified 2-3 times less and photodieldrin about 6 times less than DDT in A. amalloides. The alga metabolized DDT to DDE (3.5%) and DDD (TDE) (0.8%). Daphnia pulex showed about 13.6% conversion of DDT to DDE, with no other DDT metabolites being detected in this species.
Keywords
article; Animals; Carbon Radioisotopes; Daphnia; Dichlorodiphenyl Dichloroethylene; Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane; Dieldrin; Eukaryota; Photochemistry; Time Factors; pesticides
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