Birds
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
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SELENOMETHIONINE | Y=1.132 + 0.801X (R^2 = 0.932) | relationship between Se concentrations in diet and blood | Both Male and Female | Adult | 9-10 pairs/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory | |
SELENIUM COMPOUNDS | 7.5 ppm Se, dry wt | maximum observed Se concentration in blood | Both Male and Female | Adult | 10 pairs/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Age-Specific | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PCB 126 (3,3',4,4',5-PENTACHLOROBIPHENYL) | positive correlation | relationship between hepatic PCB 126 concentrations and ratio of oxidized to reduced glutathione | Not Reported | Nestling | 9-11/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Day 1-Day 10 | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SELENOMETHIONINE | increased @ 6 or 12 ppm Se | food consumption versus controls | Both Male and Female | Adult | 15 pairs/treatment group; 10 control pairs | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory | |
SELENOMETHIONINE | no effect | percent of pairs that laid eggs, number of fertile pairs and egg hatchability versus controls | Both Male and Female | Adult | 15 pairs/treatment group; 10 control pairs | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
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PARATHION | 56% decrease at 4.6 ppm | mean plasma cholinesterase activity relative to control | Not Reported | Adult | 4/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
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LEAD (elemental) | no effect | mean organ and carcass weights | Both Male and Female | Adult | 16 pairs/dose | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
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METHYLPARATHION | decrease at 2, 3 mg/kg bw | cloacal temperature | Both Male and Female | Adult | 5/dose | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CARBOFURAN | 1.7-7.4 ppm (wet wt) | carcass residues of kestrels found dead | Not Reported | Not Reported | 3 birds | Toxicity Factor Datasets |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DDE (4,4'-) | 88.1 ppm (dry wt) | mean liver residues in birds that survived | Male | Adult | 11 | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Age-Specific | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FLUORIDE, SODIUM | 247.0 +/- 103.1 ppm @ 0 ppm; 6137.9 +/- 823.8 ppm @ 1120 ppm; 10,272.6 +/- 865.8 ppm @ 2240 ppm | mean fluoride content in the diaphyses of femurae | Both Male and Female | Juvenile | 9-10/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | 7 d | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AROCLOR 1254, MIREX | no effect | sperm motility | Male | Adult | 5-10/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PHOSPHORUS (YELLOW OR WHITE) | no effect | occurence of phosphorus intoxication symptoms | Not Reported | Adult | 4/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Age-Specific | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PCB 126 (3,3',4,4',5-PENTACHLOROBIPHENYL) | reduced @ 233 ng/g | percent hatching success, percent pipped versus controls | Not Reported | Hatchling | 24-26/treatment group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | hatchling | Laboratory |
Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura)
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ACEPHATE, CARBARYL, DIAZINON | no effect | brain cholinesterase activity | Both Male and Female | Nestling | 37 nests | Winnebago, Outagamie, Calumet Counties | Toxicity Factor Datasets |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Error | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LEAD (elemental) | 169.2 ug/g, dry wt. | lead concentration in bone | Not Reported | Adult | 10 birds | Toxicity Factor Datasets | 33.9 SE | Laboratory | |
LEAD (elemental) | 198.2 ug/g, dry wt | lead concentration in bone | Not Reported | Adult | 10 birds | Toxicity Factor Datasets | 39.9 SE | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AROCLOR 1254 | decreased at 10 ppm | percent of birds that laid eggs | Female | Adult | 10-13/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory | |
AROCLOR 1254 | no effect | progesterone concentration in blood | Female | Adult | 10-13/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PICLORAM, TRICLOPYR | no effect | nesting success in treated plots | Both Male and Female | Adult | Not Reported | Rob and Bessie Welder Wildlife Refuge | Toxicity Factor Datasets |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | California Counties |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TRICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID (2,4,5-) | increased post-application from 1 to 4.1 birds per 40 ha | population density | Adult | 9 censuses pre- and post-spray | Truckee area | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Nevada |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DDT (4,4'-) | no effect | Not Reported | Embryo | 2 eggs | Patuxent Research Refuge | Toxicity Factor Datasets |
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHLOROPHACINONE | no effect | occurence of external bleeding or internal abnormalities after removal from treated diet | Not Reported | Adult | 1 owl | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DIPHACINONE | 4.1-5.5 mg | doses resulting in symptoms and death in 2/3 birds within 14 days | Not Reported | Adult | 3 owls | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AMMONIUM NITRATE | significantly increased (138.5% +/- 86.1 SD) | percent increase in breeding territory size post-spray vs. unsprayed controls | Both Male and Female | Both Adults and Juveniles | 4 control, 8 treatment territories | MacArthur Agroecology Research Center, Archbold Biological Station | Toxicity Factor Datasets |
AMMONIUM NITRATE | significantly earlier | timing of nesting season termination in pairs post-spray vs. unsprayed controls | Both Male and Female | Both Adults and Juveniles | 4 control, 8 treatment territories | MacArthur Agroecology Research Center, Archbold Biological Station | Toxicity Factor Datasets |
Song Sparrow (Melospiza melodia)
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Countries |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DIAZINON | 27% (43% SD) | % reduction of blood serum cholinesterase compared to untreated | Not Reported | Not Reported | 20-29 sparrows | Christmas tree farms; Sherbrooke, Quebec | Toxicity Factor Datasets | CANADA |
DIAZINON | 38% | mortality of eggs and nestlings (control 21 %) | Not Reported | Embryo, Nestling | 9 nests | Sherbrooke, Quebec | Toxicity Factor Datasets | CANADA |
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Countries |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS | negative regression | linear regression of wing length on Toxic Equivalency Factors | Not Reported | Hatchling | 5-12 eggs/dose | Saskatchewan, British Columbia, Lake Ontario | Toxicity Factor Datasets | CANADA |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DDD (4,4'-), DDE (4,4'-), DDT (4,4'-), POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS | 38.3% decrease | mean thickness of eggshells collected in 1969 compared with pre-1946 museum specimens | Female | Adult | 23 eggs | Los Coronados Island | Toxicity Factor Datasets |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DDD (4,4'-), DDE (4,4'-), DDT (4,4'-), DIELDRIN, HEPTACHLOR EPOXIDE, HEXACHLOROBENZENE, MERCURY COMPOUNDS, POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS | 23.9% thinner | eggshell thickness compared with pre-1947 eggshells in contaminated colonies | Not Reported | Embryo | 18 eggs | Lake Huron | Toxicity Factor Datasets |
DDD (4,4'-), DDE (4,4'-), DDT (4,4'-), DIELDRIN, HEPTACHLOR EPOXIDE, HEXACHLOROBENZENE, MERCURY COMPOUNDS, POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS | 2.4% | mean hatching success in contaminated colonies | Not Reported | Embryo | 331 eggs | Lake Huron | Toxicity Factor Datasets |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS | increased @ 5 ug/kg | weight of heart, liver and spleen versus controls | Not Reported | Embryo | 15-60/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory | |
POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS | increased at 400, 800 ug/kg egg | incidence of embryo mortality versus controls | Not Reported | Embryo | 15-60/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TETRACHLORODIBENZO-P-DIOXIN (2,3,7,8-) | observed at 3, 10, 100 ug/kg | mortality | Not Reported | Hatchling | 6-10 eggs/dose | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos)
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Age-Specific | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CADMIUM CHLORIDE | no effect | brain, liver, kidney, testes weights versus controls | Male | Adult | 8 | Toxicity Factor Datasets | 32 weeks | Laboratory | |
CADMIUM CHLORIDE | no effect | liver glycogen concentration versus controls | Male | Adult | 8 | Toxicity Factor Datasets | 32 weeks | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SELENITE, SODIUM, SELENOMETHIONINE | increased @ 40, 80 ppm selenite or selenomethionine | duckling mortality versus controls | Not Reported | Juvenile | 40 birds/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory | |
SELENITE, SODIUM, SELENOMETHIONINE | decreased | food consumption versus controls | Not Reported | Juvenile | 40 birds/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DDT (4,4'-) | no effect | hepatic microsomal enzyme activity (aniline hydroxylase and aminopyrine N-demethylase) | Female | Adult | 18/dose | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory | |
DIELDRIN | no effect | hepatic microsomal enzyme activity (aniline hydroxylase and aminopyrine N-demethylase) | Female | Adult | 18/dose | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Age-Specific | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LEAD (elemental), STEEL COMPOUNDS, TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS | 4.3(0.7) ppm in femur, non-detect. in liver, 2.4(0.2) in kidneys | mean(SE) dry wt tungsten concentrations in tissues of tungsten-polymer-dosed birds | Both Male and Female | Adult | 16/treatment | Toxicity Factor Datasets | 6 mo | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AROCLOR 1242 | no effect @ 150 ppm | weight and survival of offspring (exposed in ovo) fed control diet after hatching for 3 wks | Female | Adult | 12 pairs/dose | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DICOFOL | 2-12% decrease @ 10-100 ug/g | eggshell thickness, compared to controls | Female | Adult | 4-8/dose | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory | |
DICOFOL | 5.4 (0.3 SE) ug/g wet wt. @ 3 ug/g diet; 18.1 (1.2 SE) @ 10 ug/g diet; 37.1 (1.6 SE) @ 30 ug/g diet; 150.7 (9.9SE) @ 100 ug/g diet, | mean egg yolk concentrations of p,p'-dicofol after 37-42 d on dicofol diet | Female | Adult | 4-8/dose | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DDT (Technical Grade Mixture) | decrease @ 20 - 200 ppm | eggshell thickness, weight and calcium concentration | Female | Adult | 18/dose | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory | |
DDT (Technical Grade Mixture) | increase @ 200 ppm | Female | Adult | 18/dose | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Age-Specific | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LINDANE | 62 lbs AI/acre (slope = 8.13) for exposure of 3d embryo; 52 lbs AI/acre (slope = 9.19) for exposure of 8d embryo | LC50 | Not Reported | Embryo | 30/dose | Toxicity Factor Datasets | 3 or 8d of development | Laboratory | |
PARAQUAT | 1.5 lbs AI/acre (slope = 1.66) for exposure of 3d embryo; 2.5 lbs AI/acre (slope = 1.40) for exposure of 8d embryo | LC50 | Not Reported | Embryo | 30/dose | Toxicity Factor Datasets | 3 or 8d of development | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Age-Specific | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHLORPYRIFOS | no effect | fertility and hatchability of eggs, and duckling survival to 14 days | Not Reported | Juvenile | 24 pairs/dose | Toxicity Factor Datasets | 7 and 11 months old | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Age-Specific | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DICROTOPHOS, FENTHION | 68-78% | maximal brain acetylcholinesterase activity inhibition compared to control (after 3 days treatmentt) | Not Reported | Juvenile | 4/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | 1 day old | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Countries |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CARBOFURAN | decreased @ 132 g/ha (150, 300 m exposure distances), 264 g/ha (all exposure distances) | brain cholinesterase activities compared with controls | Not Reported | Juvenile | 8/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | CANADA | |
CARBOFURAN | no effect | growth rate to four weeks of age compared with controls | Not Reported | Juvenile | 8/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | CANADA |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Age-Specific | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MALATHION | 49.5 lb/acre | LC50, exposed on day 3 or 8 of incubation | Not Reported | Embryo | 30/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Day 3 or 8 of incubation | Laboratory | |
DIAZINON | 9.7 (day 3), 11.1 (day 8) lb/acre | LC50, exposed on day 3 or 8 of incubation | Not Reported | Embryo | 30/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Day 3 or 8 of incubation | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Age-Specific | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LEPTOPHOS | 5/5 @ 260 ppm | incidence of ataxia | Both Male and Female | Juvenile | 3-5/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | 14 d | Laboratory | |
LEPTOPHOS | 4/5 @ 260 ppm | incidence of CNS lesions | Both Male and Female | Juvenile | 3-5/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | 14 d | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CRUDE OILS | 53% increase | plasma triiodothryonine concentration | Not Reported | Adult | 5/dose | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AROCLOR 1254, DDE (4,4'-) | see citation | figure of # eggs/female/wk over time | Female | Adult | 10/dose | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Age-Specific | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CRUDE OILS | decrease @ 2.5 - 5% | hematocrit, compared to control | Both Male and Female | Juvenile | 10/dose | Toxicity Factor Datasets | 0-8 wks post-hatch | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
IRON (elemental), LEAD (elemental) | no effect | serum enzyme levels versus controls (at 30 or 60 d post dose) | Male | Adult | 2/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CYANIDE | decreased @ all doses | ATP levels in liver and brain tissues versus controls | Female | Adult | 5/treatment | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Age-Specific | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LEAD (elemental) | decreased with increasing lead in bone | number of eggs laid | Female | Adult | control=2 F, 4 M; treatment=6 M-F pairs/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | 6 mos | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LEAD (elemental) | increased in all groups dosed with lead shot | incidence of clinical signs, weight loss, breast muscle atrophy | Both Male and Female | Adult | treatment = 10/group control = 5 |
Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Countries |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LEAD COMPOUNDS | 1.367 (<0.05-29.80) | geometric mean concentration in kidneys (range) | Not Reported | Not Reported | 39 birds | Ebro Delta Natural Park | Toxicity Factor Datasets | ITALY |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Age-Specific | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ARSENATE, SODIUM, SELENOMETHIONINE | increased @ 60 ppm Se | glutathione peroxidase activity versus controls | Not Reported | Juvenile | 15 birds/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | 1 d | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ALUMINUM SULFATE | decreased with LL and LH diets | femur breaking strength (LL,LH vs. NN diets) after 10 wks of treatment | Not Reported | Juvenile | 12-14/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Age-Specific | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NICKEL SULFATE | 1.0-22.7 (liver), 2.7-74.4 (kidney) ppm, wet wt | Ni concentrations (ranges) in liver and kidney in ducklings that died @ 1200 ppm | Both Male and Female | Juvenile | 36 birds/dose | Toxicity Factor Datasets | 14 d | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
METHYLMERCURY DICYANDIAMIDE | 1 (@ 0.5 ppm), 6.46-9.19 (@ 3 ppm) ppm in eggs | mercury concentrations in eggs (at plateau) | Female | Adult | 10 females, 3 males/dose | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Age-Specific | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SELENIUM COMPOUNDS, SELENOMETHIONINE | decreased @ 30 ppm as Se-L-met | survival rate compared to controls | Not Reported | Juvenile | 25 birds/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | 1 day | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SELENITE, SODIUM, SELENOMETHIONINE | decreased @ 25 ppm (selenite), 10 ppm (selenomethionine) | hatchability compared to controls | Not Reported | Juvenile | 5-11 pairs/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Age-Specific | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SELENOMETHIONINE | increased @ 32 ppm | incidence of liver histopathological lesions, liver:body wt ratios versus controls | Male | Adult | 10 birds/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | 2 yr | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Age-Specific | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BORIC ACID, SELENOMETHIONINE | 22.5 (@ 15 ppm Se w/out B), 41.9 (@ 15 ppm Se w/B) ppm Se, wet wt 13.0 (@ 1000 ppm B) ppm B, wet wt |
geometric mean Se and B concentrations in liver | Not Reported | Juvenile | 15 birds/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | day old | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
METHYLMERCURY DICYANDIAMIDE | ppm, wet wt: 0.79-0.86 (egg); 0.89-1.62 (liver); 1.52-1.82 (kidney); 9.03-11.17 (primary feathers); 0.67-0.83 (breast muscle); 0.44-0.59 (brain); 0.51-0.65 (ovary) | mean concentration of Hg in tissues (ranges are for 3 generations) | Female | Adult | 3-14 birds/tissue x generation group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CRUDE OILS | increased with light, moderate and heavy oiling | thermal conductance of feathers and body heat loss versus controls | Both Male and Female | Adult | 3 birds/treatment | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Age-Specific | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DDE (4,4'-) | no effect | plasma calcium concentration | Female | Adult | Not Reported | Toxicity Factor Datasets | 1 yr | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Age-Specific | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BORIC ACID | decrease @ 1600 ppm | growth rate measured as changes in body weight, compared to control | Both Male and Female | Juvenile | 10 animals/pen; 3 pens/dose | Toxicity Factor Datasets | 1 d | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FUEL OILS | no effect | body weight and gross lesion incidence, compared to controls | Male | Adult | 4-5/dose | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CRUDE OILS | no effect | onset of laying, egg production, egg fertility, compared to controls | Female | Adult | 20 hens/dose | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PHOSPHORUS (YELLOW OR WHITE) | 6.46 mg/kg bw (5.19-7.69 95% CI) | 24 hour median lethal dose | Male | Adult | 4-5 birds/dose | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Age-Specific | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AROCLOR 1254 | increased @ 20,100, 250, 500 mg/kg bw | hepatic microsomal EROD and PROD activities versus controls | Male | Adult | 6-12/dose | Toxicity Factor Datasets | 1-2 yr | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Age-Specific | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EMAMECTIN BENZOATE | 76 mg/kg bw, 56-102 (95% CI) | acute oral LD50 | Both Male and Female | Adult | 10/dose | Toxicity Factor Datasets | 19 weeks | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Age-Specific | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BORIC ACID, SELENOMETHIONINE | decreased @ 900 ppm B | liver weight versus 450 ppm B group | Male | Adult | 14 pairs/treatment | Toxicity Factor Datasets | 1 yr | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Age-Specific | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LEAD COMPOUNDS | reduced @ 828 ug/g | hemoglobin concentrations versus controls | Male | Adult | 10/ Pb treatment; 20/control treatment | Toxicity Factor Datasets | approx. 5 mo | Laboratory | |
LEAD COMPOUNDS | reduced @ 869 and 954 ug/g | delta aminolevulinic acid dehydratase activity versus corn or complete diet controls | Male | Adult | 5/ Pb treatment;3/control treatments | Toxicity Factor Datasets | approx. 7 mo | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SELENIUM COMPOUNDS, SELENOMETHIONINE | reduced with selenized yeast | body weight of 6 day old ducklings versus controls | Both Male and Female | Both Adults and Juveniles | 15 pairs/treatment group, 10 pairs/control group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Age-Specific | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
METHYLMERCURY CHLORIDE, SELENOMETHIONINE | increased @ 10 ppm Hg | oxidized glutathione (GSSG) level versus controls | Male | Adult | 12/treatment | Toxicity Factor Datasets | 18 mo | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Age-Specific | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BISMUTH COMPOUNDS, IRON COMPOUNDS, LEAD (elemental) | increased with Bi | weight of eggs that did not hatch versus controls | Female | Adult | 18 pairs/group (control, Fe, Bi); 6 pairs/Pb group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | 6-8 mo | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SELENITE, SODIUM, SELENOMETHIONINE | increased @ 3.5 mg/L (selenite) or 2.2 mg/L (selenomethionine) | serum ALT enzyme activity versus controls n high selenite and selenomethionine groups. | Male | Adult | Controls = 24 Treated = 8 |
laboratory | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Age-Specific | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SELENOMETHIONINE | no effect | distance run in 2 seconds from a fright stimulus vs controls | Not Reported | Chick | 32, 14, 14, 14, 11 in the 0, 1, 2, 4, and 8 ppm groups | Toxicity Factor Datasets | 6 days | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Age-Specific | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ALDICARB | 4.44 mg/kg | LD50 | Both Male and Female | Juvenile | 5 | Toxicity Factor Datasets | 6 mos | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DDT (4,4'-) | decreased | eggshell quality (R-value) versus controls | Female | Adult | 5 hens; 19 eggs | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Age-Specific | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BISMUTH COMPOUNDS, IRON COMPOUNDS, LEAD (elemental) | no differences | mean survival times compared among lead, iron and bismuth dosed birds | Both Male and Female | Adult | 5 males, 5 females per group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | 6-8 mo | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Age-Specific | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DIELDRIN | no effect | body weight at end of experiment | Not Reported | Juvenile | 12/dose | Toxicity Factor Datasets | 1 d at initiation | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Age-Specific | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PARATHION | 100% @ 5mg/L | percent mortality | Not Reported | Juvenile | 4-5/dose | Toxicity Factor Datasets | 2 weeks old | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Age-Specific | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHLORPYRIFOS | 357 ppm | 11 day dietary LC50 | Not Reported | Juvenile | 10/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | 14 d | Laboratory |
Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus)
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DDE (4,4'-) | no correlation with DDE residues in eggs | eggshell thickness | Female | Adult | 12 eggs | McHenry and Billings Counties | Toxicity Factor Datasets |
Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus)
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Countries |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DDE (4,4'-) | 21% decrease | eggshell thickness compared to pre-1940 museum specimens | Female | Adult | 21 eggs from 12 clutches | Ungava region, Quebec; islands of Northwest Territories | Toxicity Factor Datasets | CANADA |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Countries |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DDD (4,4'-), DDE (4,4'-), DDT (4,4'-), DIELDRIN, HEPTACHLOR EPOXIDE | no effect | number of viable eggs or young versus "normal" nest success | Not Reported | Juvenile | 15 nests | Peace, Slave, and Mackenzie Rivers | Toxicity Factor Datasets | CANADA |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Countries |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DDE (4,4'-) | productivity = 1.412 - 0.724(log DDE) | linear regression of productivity (mean number of young raised per pair) vs. log DDE concentration in eggs | Both Male and Female | Adult | 14 pairs | Toxicity Factor Datasets | UNITED KINGDOM |