Published August 2001 | Version v1
Journal article

The comparative characteristic of sensitivity of daphnia (Daphnia magna Str.) and hydra (Hydra attenuata Pall.) to the action of Pb and Cd ions

  • 1. Yinstitut gyidrobyiologyiyi, Kyiv (Ukraine)

Description

The influence of lead and cadmium ions on Daphnia magna and Hydra attenuata in acute experiments is investigated. Toxicants' influence caused a mortality of Daphnia magna and morphological changes in Hydra attenuata. The toxic influence of cadmium was revealed greater than that of lead. A level of the toxic effect is directly proportional to the concentration and time of toxicants' actions. In comparison with Hydra attenuata, the toxic effect on Daphnia magna is revealed much earlier, which testifies to their greater sensitivity

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Original title (Ukrainian)
Poryivnyal'na kharakteristika chutlivostyi dafnyiyi (Daphnia magna Str.) ta gyidri (Hydra attenuata Pall.) do dyiyi yionyiv svintsyu ta kadmyiyu

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Dopovyidyi Natsyional'noyi Akademyiyi Nauk Ukrayini
Journal Issue
no.8
Journal Page Range
p. 142-145
ISSN
1025-6415