Abstract:
Toxicity of Petkolin and certain other chlorinated insecticides has been tested on wheat, maize, sugar cane, cotton and certain vegetables Petkolin, Makrolin, Heptachlor and Methoxychlor were not toxic at 3% concentration, while DDT Aldrin, Dieldrin, BHC, Toxaphene and Chloradane showed toxicity. At the same concentration the toxicity of Endrin was much higher than that of the other insecticides tried. At 5% concentration Petkolin was non-toxic while Heptachlor, Methoxychlor and Makrolin were found toxic to plants. Toxicity of Petkolin, in comparison with Makrolin, DDT and BHC, has been studied on albino rats by means of subcutaneous injection . The LD values for Petkolin, Makrolin, DDT and BHC were 9000-11000, 9000, 1800 and 70 mg/kg body weight of the rat, respectively.
Page(s):
265-267
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: Pakistan Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research, Volume: 8, Issue: 1, Year: 1965