ScholarLens Back to search
1990•Pesticide Research JournalRequires access

Bioconcentration of Organophosphorus Insecticides by the Ciliate Protozoan, Tetrahymena thermophila

Anita Saini, Ranjana Mathur, D.M. Saxena

Open publisher page 0 citations

Abstract

Tetrahymena thermophila, a freshwater riliate shswed d aarked dbility to accumulate fenthion, parathion and methylparathion from the medium initially containing 1 ppm of each insecticide. The pattern of accumulation of the three organophosphorus insecticides in T. thermophila was sifferent and the amount of each insecticide (in ppm) acccumulated by the organism ranged from 199 to 833 for fenthion, 9 to 862 for parathion and 7 to 15 for methylparathion.

About this research paper

What this paper is about

Tetrahymena thermophila, a freshwater riliate shswed d aarked dbility to accumulate fenthion, parathion and methylparathion from the medium initially containing 1 ppm of each insecticide. The pattern of accumulation of the three organophosphorus insecticides in T. thermophila was sifferent and the amount of each insecticide (in ppm) acccumulated by the organism ranged from 199 to 833 for fenthion, 9 to 862 for parathion and 7 to 15 for methylparathion.

Why it matters

A significance statement is not available in the OpenAlex record.

Key contribution

A contribution statement is not available in the OpenAlex record.

Method / approach

Method details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Main findings

Findings are not separately available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Limitations

Limitations are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Applications

Application details are not available in the OpenAlex metadata.

Available abstract

Tetrahymena thermophila, a freshwater riliate shswed d aarked dbility to accumulate fenthion, parathion and methylparathion from the medium initially containing 1 ppm of each insecticide. The pattern of accumulation of the three organophosphorus insecticides in T. thermophila was sifferent and the amount of each insecticide (in ppm) acccumulated by the organism ranged from 199 to 833 for fenthion, 9 to 862 for parathion and 7 to 15 for methylparathion.

Key concepts: Fenthion, Tetrahymena, Ciliate, Parathion, Toxicology, Tetrahymena pyriformis, Bioconcentration, Biology

Related papers

Related paper 1Related paper 2Related paper 3
Back to paper searchBrowse research topicsOriginal source
Bioconcentration of Organophosphorus Insecticides by the Ciliate Protozoan, Tetrahymena thermophila — Research Paper | ScholarLens