RATL: A Database of Reptile and Amphibian Toxicology Literature

Contaminant a Species
Code b
Lifestage Exposure
Route f
Table 4 - Laboratory Studies - 16
Study
Endpoint g Temp h pH Contaminant
Concentration
e
Results, Residues, Effects and/or Remarks d,e
Reference k
Congo red XELA embryo IMMER MORT 0-1000 mg/L Death and defects were noted in embryos exposed for 4 d
post-fertilization.
Daston et al. 1991
copper sulfate RACY adult INJECT PHYSIO 100-200 µg Progressive reduction in total number of blood cells following
Patil and Shivaraj 1984
i.m. injection of 100 and 200 µg CuSO 4 for 40 d. White blood
cells increased for first 7 d then gradually decreased.
Hemoglobin reduced.
k
copper sulfate RAPI adult IMMER MORT 4.9-5.7 0.0001- 0.1 % 100 % mortality > 0.005%; 100% survival < 0.0015 %.
Kaplan and Yoh 1961 k
copper sulfate RAPI egg INJECT MORT 0.04-1.56
mg/L
No effect.
Landé and Guttman 1973 k
copper sulfate RAPI tadpoles INJECT MORT 0.04-1.56
mg/L
0.31 mg/L was fatal to tadpoles. Weights of tadpoles grown
in 0.06 or 0.16 mg/L were lower than controls.
Landé and Guttman 1973 k
copper sulfate XELA adult (F) IMMER MORT 22 5.2-5.7 0.0005% - At conc. of 0.0015%: 11/16 died within 24 d; at conc. of Fingal and Kaplan 1963
0.10% 0.002%: 100% mortality occurred within 15 d.
copper sulfate XXXA juvenile IMMER 2 ppm. Abnormalities observed
in pigmentation, tail fin and alimentary canal.
Abbasi and Soni 1984 k
Cr, Zn, Fe PLXX larvae IMMER GENOTOX 0-2.5 mg/L Sig. number of genotoxicity effects, more dramatic than Godet et al. 1996
crude oil CACA juvenile ENVIRON BEHAV
(Cr)/0-25 mg/L when metals were tested alone.
(Fe)/0- 0.75
mg/L (Zn)
Results not extracted from paper. Vargo et al. 1986
crude oil CHMY juvenile ENVIRON BEHAV Limited ability to avoid oil slicks; respiration, skin, blood
chemistry and salt gland function sig. affected. Oil in ears,
eyes, esophagus and feces.
Vargo et al. 1986
crude oil RAAR embryo IMMER DEVOBS 0.25-1.00 ml/L Highest embryonic mortality at 0.75 ml/L. All hatched larvae Pyastolova and Danilova
died within a few days 0.25 ml/L 88% of larvae died within
first wk.
1986 k
Cs COCO adult RAD PHYSIO Results not extracted from paper. Staton et al. 1974
Cs ELOB adult RAD PHYSIO Results not extracted from paper. Staton et al. 1974
Cs LAGE adult RAD PHYSIO Results not extracted from paper. Staton et al. 1974