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PHOTOINDUCED TOXICITY OF FLUORANTHENE TO LARVAE OF THE LEOPARD FROG (RANA PIPENS)
Citation:
Monson, P. D., D. J. Call, K. Liber, AND G T. Ankley. PHOTOINDUCED TOXICITY OF FLUORANTHENE TO LARVAE OF THE LEOPARD FROG (RANA PIPENS). ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 18:308-312, (1999).
Description:
Rana pipiens larvae (96-118 hr old) were exposed to in a flow-through diluter system to five concentrations of fluoranthene for 48 hr. Following the uptake period the exposed larvae were divided into three groups: one for tissue residue analysis, a second for residue analysis following 48 hr of depuration in clean water and a third for a 48 hr exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light in clean water. UV exposures were at two levels - open and shaded. Larval frogs bioaccumulated fluoranthene in direct proportion to the exposure concentrations with mean whole body fluoranthene concentrations of 1.48 to 18.7 ug/g at the five exposure levels.