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The exposure and toxicity of pesticides to amphibians

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Pesticide %<br />

a.i.<br />

Test<br />

material<br />

S-Bioallethrin NR Tech. Rana pipiens<br />

pipiens<br />

Sodium<br />

fluoroacetate<br />

Sodium<br />

fluoroacetate<br />

Sodium<br />

fluoroacetate<br />

Sodium<br />

mon<strong>of</strong>luoroac<br />

etate<br />

Sodium<br />

mon<strong>of</strong>luoroac<br />

etate<br />

Species Stage Temp.<br />

°C<br />

Adult<br />

(20-<br />

30g)<br />

Exposure<br />

type<br />

Amphibians <strong>and</strong> <strong>pesticides</strong><br />

Supporting publications 2012:EN-343 95<br />

<strong>The</strong> present document has been produced <strong>and</strong> adopted by the bodies identified above as author(s). This task has been carried out exclusively by the author(s) in the context <strong>of</strong> a contract between the European Food<br />

Safety Authority <strong>and</strong> the author(s), awarded following a tender procedure. <strong>The</strong> present document is published complying with the transparency principle <strong>to</strong> which the Authority is subject. It may not be considered as an<br />

output adopted by the Authority. <strong>The</strong> European food Safety Authority reserves its rights, view <strong>and</strong> position as regards the issues addressed <strong>and</strong> the conclusions reached in the present document, without prejudice <strong>to</strong> the<br />

rights <strong>of</strong> the authors.<br />

Dur.<br />

(h)<br />

Dose<br />

levels<br />

Anim.<br />

/dose<br />

LD50<br />

(mg/kg)<br />

(95%<br />

CL)<br />

20 SC 24 NR NR 1.7<br />

(1.3-2.4)<br />

Comments Reference<br />

Assumed data based on<br />

active ingredient. Animals<br />

per dose level not defined<br />

but 28-34 <strong>to</strong>tal used.<br />

NR NR) Rana pipiens Adult NR SC NR NR NR 25 Test material not defined<br />

but likely <strong>to</strong> be technical<br />

given nature <strong>of</strong> data<br />

≥90 NR Rana<br />

catesbeiana<br />

92/95<br />

.8<br />

Form.<br />

/Tech<br />

.<br />

Limnodynastes<br />

tasmaniensis<br />

NR NR Oral<br />

(capsule)<br />

Adult<br />

(4.6g)<br />

336 NR NR 54.4<br />

(25.6-<br />

115)<br />

reported<br />

Basis <strong>of</strong> LD50 value<br />

unclear, assume active<br />

ingredient based on<br />

purity. Based on data for<br />

12 males. Toxicity <strong>to</strong><br />

mallard 5.97-9.11 mg/kg.<br />

Toxicity <strong>to</strong> 3 months old<br />

Japanese quail 12.8mg/kg.<br />

12-20 IP NR ≥4 NR c. 60 Only approximate<br />

estimate based on testing<br />

7 animals. No duration for<br />

observations but<br />

mortalities occurred<br />

between 36.8h <strong>and</strong> 98.3h.<br />

NR NR Xenopus laevis Adult NR SC/IP NR NR NR >500 Test material not defined<br />

but likely <strong>to</strong> be technical<br />

given nature <strong>of</strong> data<br />

reported<br />

NR NR Rana pipiens Adult NR SC NR NR NR 150 Test material not defined<br />

but likely <strong>to</strong> be technical<br />

given nature <strong>of</strong> data<br />

reported<br />

Cole <strong>and</strong><br />

Casida (1983)<br />

Chenoweth<br />

(1949)<br />

Hudson et al<br />

(1984)<br />

McIlroy et al<br />

(1985)<br />

Chenoweth<br />

(1949)<br />

Chenoweth<br />

(1949)

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