Biochemical assessment of cyanide-induced toxicity in migratory birds from gold mining hazardous waste ponds

Author(s)

Pritsos, Chris A. and Juntao Ma

Year

Wed, 01/01/1997 - 12:00

Article Title

Biochemical assessment of cyanide-induced toxicity in migratory birds from gold mining hazardous waste ponds

Volume

Issue

3/4

Pages

203-209

Start Page Number

203

Final Page

209

Review

Datapoints

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Species: Mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos)
Chemical	Toxicity Endpoint Type	Endpoint Description	Endpoint Value	Sample Size	Life Cycle Stage	Study Duration	Type
CYANIDE	TOX-Non-Repro-Sublethal - cellular/biochemical effects	serum creatine kinase activity versus controls	increased @ 1, 2 mg/kg bw	at least 5 determinations/group	Adult	24 hr	Toxicity Factor Datasets
CYANIDE	TOX-Non-Repro-Sublethal - cellular/biochemical effects	respiratory control ratios in heart, liver and brain versus controls	decreased @ 0.5,1,2 mg/kg bw	at least 5 determinations/group	Adult	2 hr	Toxicity Factor Datasets