LC50

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LC₅₀

[¦el¦sē ′fif·tē]

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The imbalance of trout's bacterial flora and the extinction of proteolytic bacteria from bacterial communities of the digestive tract of exposed fish were determined after treatment to the highest concentration (0.25 portion of the LC50 of Cu+ Zn mixture).

Impact of copper and zinc mixture on bacterial flora of digestive tract of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

Values of LC50 and EC50 published by several authors in different species of marine invertebrates and in our study are shown in Table 2.

Temporal fluctuation of metals in seawater of the Piedras River estuary and the effects of copper on Venerupis decussata larvae

Keywords: LC50, lethal concentration, metal toxicity, Catla catla, Labeo rohita, Cirrhina mrigala

ACUTE TOXICITY OF METALS MIXTURES FOR FISH, Catla catla, Labeo rohita AND Cirrhina mrigala

Didesniu vienadieniu lervu kvepavimo daznio pokyciu nenustatyta veikiant 0,125 LC50 Cu (0,045 mg/l) bei Cu ir Zn misiniu (0,045 + 0,12 mg/l).

Research into the effect of heavy metals and their binary mixture on the cardio-respiratory system of fish larvae/Sunkiuju metalu ir ju binarinio misinio poveikio zuvu kardiorespiracinei sistemai ankstyvojoje ontogenezeje tyrimai

Estimacion Valores de LC y Limites de Confianza Concentracion Limites de confianza (95%) Exposicion Inferior Superior LC1 0,036 0,000 0,120 LC5 0,080 0,001 0,198 LC10 0,122 0,003 0,262 LC15 0,162 0,008 0,319 LC50 0,546 0,246 1,134 LC85 1,838 0,953 33,405 LC90 2,449 1,164 83,842 LC95 3,747 1,542 333,099 LC99 8,322 2,546 4,238,567 Chi-Cuadrado (0,05): 9,488 Tabla 2.

Toxicidad aguda del cobre ([Cu.sup.2+]) en postlarvas de camaron de rio Cryphiops caementarius (Natantia, Palaemonidae)

Methyl parathion is one of the more toxic active ingredients used on the SHP, with a 48 hour LC50 value of 0.14 [micro]g/L for the aquatic invertebrate D.

Pesticide usage on the Southern High Plains and acute toxicity of four chemicals to the fairy shrimp Thamnocephalus platyurus (Crustacea: Anostraca)

The differences in the LC50 value for both the species were statistically significant (p<0.001, F-test, Table 2).

Combined effect of concentrations of algal food (Chlorella vulgaris) and salt (sodium chloride) on the population growth of Brachionus calyciflorus and Brachionus patulus (Rotifera)

Each group was transferred to a plastic vial and treated with a toxic concentration corresponding to the LC50. Dead adults were counted twice a day, and the treatment was stopped when about 90% of the flies were dead.

Adaptation to fermenting resources in Drosophila melanogaster: ethanol and acetic acid tolerances share a common genetic basis

The lethal concentration LC50 of each essential oil was also calculated by probit analysis.

Evaluation of Synthetic Insecticides and Essential Oils for the Management of Phyllocnistis citrella Stainton (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae)

Compounds###Linear regressive equation(y=a+bx)###Correlation coefficient(r)###LC50(mg/L)###95% confidence interval of LC50

Synthesis and Insecticidal Activity of Rotenone Analogues

Fractions 1, 2, 6 and 7 caused LC50 equaled 463.6 and 296.4 ug/ml; 321 and 166.8 ug/ml; 403 and 292 ug/ml and 1100 and 927.7 ug/ml after 24 and 48 hours exposure, respectively.

INSECTICIDAL AND PHYTOCIDAL EFFECTS OF SIMMONDSIA CHINENSIS CONSTITUENTS

Phytochemical screening was done to support the results of the following tests: toxicity test by calculating LC50 using brine shrimp lethality test; antioxidant screening using thin-layer chromatography; and purgative test by anthelmintic assay using Eudrilus eugeniae as test organisms.

PHYTOCHEMICAL SCREENING, CYTOTOXICITY, ANTIOXIDANT, AND ANTHELMINTIC PROPERTY OF THE VARIOUS EXTRACTS FROM Crescentia cujete Linn. FRUIT