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Abstract

Cosmo-Flux411F is the main adjuvant mixed with the glyphosate herbicide used for controlling illicit drugs in Colombia and weeds in agriculture. However, there are no studies that test the toxicity of its application to frogs, which are highly sensitive to environmental changes. The aim of this study was to determine the median lethal concentration (LC50) and the sublethal effects (on body size and developmental rate) of Cosmo-Flux411F to anuran embryos of four Colombian species, exposed under controlled laboratory conditions and in microcosms. There were also no significant sublethal effects on the individuals with concentrations below the LC50. Only R. humboldti showed a developmental delay in a concentration 205 times higher than normal field applications. Therefore, Cosmo-Flux411F, at a concentration used in the field neither produced lethal effects nor significant changes in the body size and developmental rate to embryos of the four study species.

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Title
TOXICIDAD AGUDA Y EFECTOS SUBLETALES DEL COSMO-FLUX®411F EN EMBRIONES DE CUATRO ESPECIES DE ANUROS COLOMBIANOS/ACUTE TOXICITY AND SUBLETHAL EFFECTS OF COSMO-FLUX®411F TO EMBRYOS OF FOUR COLOMBIAN ANURAN SPECIES
Author
Henao-Muñoz, Liliana M; Arango-Cubillos, Verónica A; Bernal-Bautista, Manuel H
Pages
209-218
Publication year
2013
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Universidad de Antioquía
ISSN
03043584
e-ISSN
21457166
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Spanish
ProQuest document ID
1630026660
Copyright
Copyright Universidad de Antioquia 2013