Soil Properties Affecting Dieldrin Toxicity to Drosophila melanogaster
1966
Hermanson, H. P. | Forbes, Clifford
The toxicity to Drosophila melanogaster Meigen of dieldrintreated soils was measured by bioassay. Under adequate standardization and control of light, temperature, humidity, and soil moisture, the variation in insecticidal activity was closely related to the colloidal properties of the soils. As organic carbon content, specific surface area of the minerals, and soil reaction increase, higher levels of dieldrin were required to maintain the killing power. Cation-exchange capacity interacts with soil organic carbon content to increase dieldrin effectiveness. The dieldrin activity equation developed shows that often the simplest practical mathematic model of soil pesticide activity should be quadratic.
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