Table 2.
Number of mice and water consumption in 12 CC strains exposed to 0.1 or 50 ppm iAs in drinking water
Strain number | Exposure (ppm) | N | Water consumeda (ml/mouse) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 0.1 | 4 | 63.1 |
50 | 4 (3)b | 21.5 | |
2 | 0.1 | 5 | 28.1 |
50 | 4 | 10.7 | |
3 | 1 | 4 | 36.4 |
50 | 4 | 22 | |
4 | 0.1 | 5 | 40.2 |
50 | 5 | 9 | |
5 | 0.1 | 4 | 81.9 |
50 | 5 | 14.4 | |
6 | 0.1 | 4 | 63.15 |
50 | 4 | 24.7 | |
7 | 0.1 | 5 | 28.5 |
50 | 4 | 20.3 | |
8 | 0.1 | 4 | 34.8 |
50 | 5 | 15.7 | |
9 | 0.1 | 4 | 48.9 |
50 | 4 | 18.4 | |
10 | 0.1 | 4 | 63 |
50 | 4 | 34 | |
11 | 0.1 | 5 | 34.6 |
50 | 5 | 13.4 | |
12 | 0.1 | 4 | 42.3 |
50 | 4 | 7.7 |
Average total amount of water consumed over 2 weeks of exposure (calculated from water volume consumed per cage)
One mouse died during the first week of the exposure, leaving three mice in the group