LC50

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LC50	Lethal Concentration 50 (concentration in water having 50% chance of causing death to aquatic life)

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6) showed highest insecticidal activity with LC50 value of 0.

The New Developments of Cantharidin and Its Analogues

The LC50 values are expressed in mg metal per liter.

Copper and Zinc Toxicity Estimates for Juvenile Chinese Sturgeon Acipenser sinensis in the Yangtze River Estuary

Figure 1 shows a graphical comparison of LC50 values of the crude extracts from C.

TOXICITY, ANTIMICROBIAL, AND ANTIMUTAGENCICITY POTENTIALS OF THE ETHYL ACETATE EXTRACT FROM THE MUSHROOM Coriolus versicolor (L.: Fries.) Quelet

In this investigation, we developed a simplified bottle bioassay technique to test the exposure time--mortality relationship for multiple insecticide concentrations and determined the LC50 and LC95 (24 h mortality) values for 8 insecticides.

Rapid detection of insecticide resistance in Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae) populations, using a bottle bioassay

These C-9500A concentrations are approximations of the LC25, LC50, and LC75 at 28.

Combinatorial effects of Corexit 9500A and temperature stressors on embryo development in the zebrafish Danio rerio

The LC50 and LC99 values of Neem oil extract after 24 hours of exposure were 1.

Adulticidal Efficacy of Azadirachta Indica (Neem Tree), Sesamum Indicum (Til) and Pinus Sabinaena (Pine Tree) Extracts Against Aedes Aegypti under Laboratory Conditions

LC50 were calculated using the equation of probit mortality.

Comparative Toxicities of Hydrastis Canadensis L., Berberis aristata DC. and Achillea millefolium L. Against Brine Shrimps (Artemia salina) Using Dosage Mortality Curve: A Probit Approach

Table 2 shows that 12 extracts spread across 5 plant species exhibited LC50 values below 200 pg/mL.

Biological screening of select Puerto Rican plants for cytotoxic and antitumor activities

As the exposure time increased from 24 to 96 h, the LC50 was reduced.

Fish Cholinesterases as Biomarkers of Sublethal Effects of Organophosphorus and Carbamates in Tissues of Labeo rohita

06 portion of the 96-hour LC50 of metal ions mixture.

Impact of copper and zinc mixture on bacterial flora of digestive tract of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

Values of LC50 and EC50 published by several authors in different species of marine invertebrates and in our study are shown in Table 2.

Temporal fluctuation of metals in seawater of the Piedras River estuary and the effects of copper on Venerupis decussata larvae

Given that the LC50 value for axolotl immersed in Cd[Cl.

Differential Cadmium integration in several organs during sublethal exposure in the axolotl, Ambystoma mexicanum