When earthworms are maintained in soil containing [14C]cypermethrin they accumulate radioactive residues. These residues are not eliminated when the worms are transferred to untreated soil. The accumulated radioactive residue is a complex mixture of conjugates of two metabolites of cypermethrin (3‐phenoxybenzoic acid and (1RS)‐cis, trans‐3‐(2,2‐dichlorovinyl)‐2,2‐dimethylcyclopropanecarboxylic acid). One major constituent of this mixture of conjugates has been identified as N1, N12‐di‐(3‐phenoxybenzoyl)spermine. Feeding studies with quail and rats have established that the residues accumulated by the earthworms are not further bioaccumulated by earthworm predators.
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