Table 3.
Toxicity (24-h LC50) of MCs or MCs and ANTX containing cyanobacterial extracts to B. calyciflorus and D. pulex, determined on the base of cyanobacterial Chl-a concentration used as the equivalent of the cyanobacterial biomass
Extract code | LC50 expressed as mg Chl-a/L | |
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Brachionus calyciflorus | Daphnia pulex | |
A | n.d. | n.d. |
B | n.d. | 0.475 ± 0.053 |
C | 0.587 ± 0.039 | 2.433 ± 0.231 |
D | n.d. | n.d. |
E | 0.774 ± 0.040 | 1.234 ± 0.207 |
n.d. not determined within the extract concentration range used
Data are expressed as means ± 95% confidence intervals