What types of enzyme activities are useful biomarkers of bifenthrin exposure on Chironomus sp. (Diptera, Chironomidae) larvae under laboratory and field-based microcosm conditions?
M.L. Ballesteros, Rhianna L. Boyle, Claudette Kellar, Karina S.B. Miglioranza, M. A. Bistoni, Vincent Pettigrove, Sara M. Long
Topics & Concepts
Chironomus ripariusMicrocosmBifenthrinCarboxylesteraseBiomonitoringBiologyChironomidaeEcotoxicologyChironomusGlutathione reductaseGlutathione peroxidaseEnvironmental chemistryPesticideGlutathioneToxicologyEcologyLarvaEnzymeChemistryBiochemistryEnvironmental Toxicology and EcotoxicologyPesticide and Herbicide Environmental StudiesPesticide Exposure and Toxicity