Birds
Mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos)
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Age-Specific | Lab |
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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 | |
SELENOMETHIONINE | increased @ 32 ppm | plasma alkaline phosphatase activity and total protein levels 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 |
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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 |
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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 | |
METHYLMERCURY DICYANDIAMIDE | no effect | body weight versus controls | Both Male and Female | Adult | 14 pairs/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
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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 |
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DDE (4,4'-) | no effect | plasma calcium concentration | Female | Adult | Not Reported | Toxicity Factor Datasets | 1 yr | Laboratory | |
DDE (4,4'-) | 25% decrease @ 40 mg/kg | calcium content of secreted fluid in the shell gland, compared to control | Female | Adult | 5/dose | Toxicity Factor Datasets | 1 yr | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Age-Specific | Lab |
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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 | |
BORIC ACID | decrease @ 1600 ppm | hematocrit and hemoglobin concentration, compared to controls | 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 |
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FUEL OILS | no effect | body weight and gross lesion incidence, compared to controls | Male | Adult | 4-5/dose | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory | |
FUEL OILS | decrease @ 4.0, 7.0, 12.0 ml/kg/d | mean spleen index (spleen wt./body wt.) | Male | Adult | 4-5/dose | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
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CRUDE OILS | no effect | onset of laying, egg production, egg fertility, compared to controls | Female | Adult | 20 hens/dose | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory | |
CRUDE OILS | decrease | egg hatchability (# eggs hatching/# fertile eggs), 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 |
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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 | |
PHOSPHORUS (YELLOW OR WHITE) | 3.90 mg/kg bw (3.24-4.69 95% CI) | 24 hour median lethal dose | Female | 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 |
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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 | |
AROCLOR 1254 | decreased @ 20, 100, 250, 500 mg/kg bw | plasma triiodothyronine concentrations 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 |
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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 | |
EMAMECTIN BENZOATE | < 25 mg/kg bw | no-observed-effect level, based on body weight loss | 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 |
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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 | |
BORIC ACID, SELENOMETHIONINE | reduced @ 900 ppm B | hemoglobin concentrations versus controls | 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 | |
LEAD COMPOUNDS | reduced @ all doses | delta aminolevulinic acid dehydratase activity versus controls | Male | Adult | 10/ Pb treatment; 20/control treatment | Toxicity Factor Datasets | approx. 5 mo | Laboratory | |
LEAD COMPOUNDS | increased @ 869 ug/g, corn diet | mortality versus corn 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 |
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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 | |
SELENIUM COMPOUNDS, SELENOMETHIONINE | increased with seleno-D,L-methionine, seleno-L-methionine, or selenized yeast | incidence of embryo deformities 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 |
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METHYLMERCURY CHLORIDE, SELENOMETHIONINE | increased @ 10 ppm Hg | oxidized glutathione (GSSG) level versus controls | Male | Adult | 12/treatment | Toxicity Factor Datasets | 18 mo | Laboratory | |
METHYLMERCURY CHLORIDE, SELENOMETHIONINE | reduced @ 10 ppm Hg, 10 ppm Hg + 10 ppm Se | protein-bound sulfhydryl in liver 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 |
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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 | |
BISMUTH COMPOUNDS, IRON COMPOUNDS, LEAD (elemental) | decreased with Bi | weight of hatchlings versus controls | Both Male and Female | Juvenile | 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 |
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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 |
SELENOMETHIONINE | increased (12-fold) | selenium concentrations in pectoral muscle | 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 |
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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 |
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ALDICARB | 4.44 mg/kg | LD50 | Both Male and Female | Juvenile | 5 | Toxicity Factor Datasets | 6 mos | Laboratory | |
MONOCROTOPHOS | 5.86 (4.70-7.29), 7.21 (5.79-8.98), 5.10 (4.44-5.86), 3.36 (2.77-4.09) | LD50's determined at ages 36 hr, 7 d, 30 d, and 6 mos, respectively (95% CI in parenth.) | Both Male and Female | Juvenile | 5 | Toxicity Factor Datasets | 36 hr, 7 d, 30 d, or 6 mos | Laboratory | |
PARATHION | 1.65 mg/kg | LD50 | Both Male and Female | Juvenile | 5 | Toxicity Factor Datasets | 36 hours | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
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DDT (4,4'-) | decreased | eggshell quality (R-value) versus controls | Female | Adult | 5 hens; 19 eggs | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory | |
DDT (4,4'-) | no effect | calcium concentration in eggshell 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Countries |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | 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 | 56% increase | hepatic cytochrome P450 content | Not Reported | Adult | 5/dose | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DDE (4,4'-) | 373 (95% CL; 152-574) ppm lipid basis @ 40 ppm diet | DDE residue concentrations in eggs | Female | Adult | 12 | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Age-Specific | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CRUDE OILS | increase @ 0.25 - 5.0% | plasma alanine aminotransferase activity, from liver | 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 | Countries |
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LEAD (elemental) | decreased @ > 60 ug/dl blood | delta-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase activity | Both Male and Female | Not Reported | 21 birds | World Wildlife Fund Refuge, Tuscany | Toxicity Factor Datasets | ITALY |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CYANIDE | no effect | ATP levels in heart 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) | increased with lead shot (egg contents: 0.50 +/-0.06; egg shell: 2.80 +/-0.25 ppm, wet wt) and lead-iron shot (egg shell: 1.42 +/-0.26 ppm, wet wt) | lead in egg contents and shell (mean +/- SE) versus controls | Female | Adult | control=10 eggs; treatment=20 eggs | Toxicity Factor Datasets | 6 mos | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LEAD (elemental) | increased with Pb/corn+Ca (50%), and Pb/corn only (100%) | % mortality versus controls | 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 | humerus, 41.652 (8.20-211.6); spleen, 0.669 (0.128-2.397); pancreas, 3.295 (1.074-13.47); brain, 1.367 (0.120-117.1) | geometric mean concentrations (ranges) in humerus, spleen, pancreas, and brain | Not Reported | Not Reported | 6-10 birds/tissue type | 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 (100%) @ 60 ppm Se and (53%) @ 200 ppm As | incidence of mortality 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 | increased in LL diets | incidence of clinical signs (LL vs. LH vs. NN diets) | 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CADMIUM CHLORIDE | no effect | mortality versus controls | Both Male and Female | Adult | 20 pairs/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | 1 yr | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
METHYLMERCURY DICYANDIAMIDE | decreased @ 0.5, 3 ppm | duration of egg production compared to controls | 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 | 11-12 (@ 15 ppm as Se-met or wheat), 6.2 (@ 15 ppm as yeast), 19-20 (@ 30 ppm as Se-met or wheat), 9.9 (@ 30 ppm as yeast) ppm, wet wt | mean concentrations of Se in livers | 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SELENOMETHIONINE | decreased @ 8, 16 ppm | 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PENTACHLOROPHENOL | decrease @ 961 ug/g | total body weight, compared to control; reported as the LOAEL for the study | Not Reported | Juvenile | 6/dose | Toxicity Factor Datasets | 4 d | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DDE (4,4'-) | decreased | % normal hatchlings versus controls | Not Reported | Embryo | 492-518, 232-384, and 128-276 for the 0, 10, and 40 ppm DDE groups | Toxicity Factor Datasets | 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 |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DDD (4,4'-), DDE (4,4'-), DDT (4,4'-), HEPTACHLOR EPOXIDE, OXYCHLORDANE, POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS | 12.1% | percent eggshell thinning (as indicated by Ratcliffe Index) compared to pre-1947 eggs | Not Reported | Embryo | 39 eggs | Mid-Atlantic coastal and urban breeding sites | Toxicity Factor Datasets |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DDE (4,4'-), DIELDRIN, HEPTACHLOR EPOXIDE, POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS | 15.8% | mean eggshell thinning compared to "pre-pesticide" reference eggs | Female | Adult | 78 eggs | Rankin Inlet | Toxicity Factor Datasets |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Countries |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DDE (4,4'-), POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS | 11.4% | percent eggshell thinning compared to pre-DDT reference eggs | Female | Adult | 8 nests | Kola Peninsula | Toxicity Factor Datasets | RUSSIA |
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PARATHION | 47% decrease at 4.6 ppm | mean brain cholinesterase activity relative to control | Not Reported | Adult | 4/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory | |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LEAD (elemental) | increase at 50 ppm 1.3 ppm (1.00 SD) males; 2.4 ppm (1.40 SD) females |
mean lead concentration in liver | Both Male and Female | Adult | 16 pairs/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory | |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
METHYLPARATHION | increase at 3 mg/kg bw | mortality rate 2 hr post-dose | 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 | 3 | number of dead kestrels found on treated fields | Not Reported | Not Reported | 44 fields | Toxicity Factor Datasets |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DDE (4,4'-) | 507-877.1 ppm (dry wt) | liver residues in birds that died | Male | Adult | 2 | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DDT (Technical Grade Mixture) | 0.78 ppm | mean DDT concentration in plasma of birds sampled 0-1.5 mi from sprayed area | Both Male and Female | Adult | 23 birds | La Grande-Enterprise (OR), Potlatch (ID) | Toxicity Factor Datasets |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AROCLOR 1254, MIREX | 20.3% decrease @ 8 ppm mirex + 33 ppm Aroclor | sperm concentration | 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) | increased | accumulation in skin | Not Reported | Adult | 4/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Burrowing Owl (Athene cunicularia formerly Speotyto cunicularia)
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HEPTACHLOR | no effect | mean clutch size | Female | Adult | 6 nests | Columbia Basin | Toxicity Factor Datasets |
Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus)
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TERBUFOS | decreased (>2 standard deviations of control mean) in 3 samples | plasma cholinesterase activity after pesticide applications | Not Reported | Not Reported | 6 samples | Toxicity Factor Datasets |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DIELDRIN | 0.07 +/- 0.03 ppm (uncontaminated site); 0.34 +/- 0.21 ppm (contaminated site) | mean (+/- SE) concentrations in plasma | Not Reported | Adult | 2 birds on contaminated sites; 5 birds on uncontaminated sites | Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge | Toxicity Factor Datasets |
Loggerhead Shrike (Lanius ludovicianus)
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Age-Specific | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DIELDRIN | increased at 1 mg/kg | latency to formation of natural prey killing behaviors | Not Reported | Juvenile | 10-11/dose | collected in San Diego County, CA | Toxicity Factor Datasets | 1 day post-hatch (begin) | Laboratory |
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TETRACHLORODIBENZO-P-DIOXIN (2,3,7,8-) | no effect | body and organ weights | Not Reported | Hatchling | 6-10 eggs/dose | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
Chemical | Endpoint Value | Endpoint Description | Sex | Life Cycle Stage | Sample Size | Location | Type | Lab |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS | increased at 5 ug/kg egg | weights of heart, liver and spleen versus controls | Not Reported | Hatchling | 8-29/group | Toxicity Factor Datasets | Laboratory |
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 | 0.06-0.11 (1972); 0.3 (1973) | fledging success (young/nest) in contaminated colonies | Not Reported | Embryo | 42 (1973)-66 (1972) nests | Lake Huron | Toxicity Factor Datasets |