Open AccessBoric acid toxicity in some selected molluscan species
Author(s) -
Gaikwad J.S,
Gaikwad S.S,
Kamble N.A
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of biological and environmental investigations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2583-1690
DOI - 10.33745/ijbei.2021.v01i01.005
Subject(s) - boric acid , toxicity , fecundity , toxicology , biology , pesticide , environmental chemistry , chemistry , ecology , population , medicine , organic chemistry , environmental health
: Survivability of animals is correlated with their fecundity and fertility success. Widespread use ofenormous organic and inorganic ingredients as pesticides, molluscicides and insecticides contaminateecosystems leading to hazardous effects on the life cycle of animals, their biological processes and reproduction.Present work aimed for toxicity assessment of boric acid against some selected molluscan species throughevaluation of their mortality by determination of LC50. For toxicity assessment three different molluscan specieswere used. By applying standard procedure, LC50 was estimated at different concentrations of boric acid fordifferent exposure periods. This study indicated that freshwater snail Bellamya bengalensis was more sensitivefor boric acid, whereas slug, Semperula maculate was least sensitive against boric acid after different period ofexposure.