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Preliminary Evaluation of The Acute Toxicity of Cypermethrin and λ-Cyhalothrin to Channa Punctatus

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In the present study, the acute toxicity of the pyrethroid pesticides, cypermethrin and λ-cyhalothrin was conducted for a 96 h period using Channa punctatus. The LC50 values of cypermethrin and λ-cyhalothrin were found to be 0.4 mg/L and 7.92 μg/L, respectively. The λ-cyhalothrin was found to be about 50 times more toxic to the fish than cypermethrin. The behavioral pattern of C. punctatus got severely altered in each group due to pesticide treatment. The results suggested that even at low concentrations, these pyrethroid compounds may exert toxic effects, markedly modifying their behavioral pattern.

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The authors express their gratitude to Professor (Dr.) Pratima Gaur, Head, Department of Zoology for providing Central Instrumentation Facility developed with the financial assistance from UGC-SAP and DST-FIST for carrying out present work. The financial assistance to one of the authors (AK) from Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), India in the form of NET-JRF (F.No.9/1 (274)/2005-EMR-I) is gratefully acknowledged.

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    Amit Kumar, Bechan Sharma & Ravi Shankar Pandey

  2. Department of Biochemistry, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, 211002, India

    Bechan Sharma

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Kumar, A., Sharma, B. & Pandey, R.S. Preliminary Evaluation of The Acute Toxicity of Cypermethrin and λ-Cyhalothrin to Channa Punctatus . Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 79, 613–616 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-007-9282-8

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