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Biological assay of insecticides using the brine shrimp, Artemia salina (L.)
Author(s) -
Stevenson J. H.
Publication year - 1961
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740120911
Subject(s) - artemia salina , brine shrimp , pesticide , shrimp , bioassay , biology , instar , larva , chemistry , fishery , toxicology , toxicity , botany , ecology , organic chemistry
A method of using first instar nauplii of Artemia salina for biological assay of pesticides and of pesticide residues is described. A comparison of the suitability of the nauplius and of the adults for the purpose is made.