Title:	Effect of Parathion-Methyl on Amazonian fish and freshwater invertebrates: a comparison of sensitivity with temperate data.
Authors:	RICO, A. GEBER-CORRÊA, R. CAMPOS, P. S. GARCIA, M. V. B. WAICHMAN, A. V. BRINK, P. J. van den.
Affiliation:	Andreu Rico, Department of Aquatic Ecology and Water Quality Management; Rachel Geber-Correa, UFAM; Paola S. Campos, UFAM; MARCOS VINICIUS BASTOS GARCIA, CPAA; Andrea V. Waichman, UFAM; Paul J. van den Brink Alterra Wageningen University and Research Centre.
Date Issued:	2010
Citation:	Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, v. 58, n. 3, p. 765-771, 2010.
Description:	Parathion-methyl is an organophosphorous insecticide that is widely used in agricultural production sites in the Amazon. The use of this pesticide might pose a potential risk for the biodiversity and abundance of fish and invertebrate species inhabiting aquatic ecosystems adjacent to the agricultural fields. Due to a lack of toxicity data for Amazonian species, safe environmental concentrations used to predict the ecological risks of parathion-methyl in the Amazon are based on tests performed with temperate species, although it is unknown whether the sensitivity of temperate species is representative for those of Amazonian endemic species.
Thesagro:	Pesticida Peixe
NAL Thesaurus:	Amazonia
Keywords:	Invertebrados
Type of Material:	Artigo de periódico
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CPAA)