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Toxicity of carbaryl and 1-naphthol to four species of freshwater fish

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The toxicity of the carbamate insecticide carbaryl (Seven√) and its metabolite, 1-naphthol, to four species of fish was studied. The calculated 96 h LC 60 values of carbaryl forCatla catla (Ham.), Anabas testudineus (Bloch),Mystus cavasius (Ham.) andMystus vittatus (Bloch) are 6.4, 6.6, 4.6 and 2.4 ppm respectively and that of 1-naphthol are 4.3,3, 0.33 and 1.1 ppm respectively. The degradation product of the insecticide was found to be more toxic than the parent compound, to all the four species studied.

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    Present address: Biologische Anstalt Helgoland, Litoral Station, List/Sylt, 2282 LIST (Sylt), West Germany

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  1. Department of Zoology, Nagarjuna University, 522 510, Nagarjunanagar

    K. S. Tilak, D. Mohanaranga Rao, A. Priyamvada Devi & A. S. Murty

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Tilak, K.S., Mohanaranga Rao, D., Priyamvada Devi, A. et al. Toxicity of carbaryl and 1-naphthol to four species of freshwater fish. J Biosci 3, 457–461 (1981). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02702634

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