Chlorpyrifos reduces nickel-induced growth retardation of the soil dwelling Collembolan Folsomia candida.

M. Broerse, C.A.M. van Gestel

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    Abstract

    For 7 weeks, we studied the effects on body size and growth rate of Folsomia candida exposed to nickel and chlorpyrifos and their mixtures in a natural Lufa 2.2 soil. Nickel significantly reduced the development of body size of the springtails, although no complete dose-response curve was obtained. Chlorpyrifos did not influence the springtail growth when applied alone, but significantly reduced the growth retardation induced by nickel. We showed that by monitoring the development of toxicity in time for both the single compounds and the mixtures it was possible to determine mixture interactions even when no complete dose-response curves were available for all mixture components. © 2010 Elsevier Inc.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1051-1056
    JournalEcotoxicology and Environmental Safety
    Volume73
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2010

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