Results of Laboratory Screening Tests of Chemical Compounds for Molluscicidal Activity

A diffusion technique for assessing antifouling activity

“…The simplest screening test is the determination in ordinary sea water of the concentration toxic to a convenient test organism; substances effective only at high concentrations are unlikely to be of use. Harris (1943) assessed in this way the toxicity of several organic compounds to a marine copepod and to seaweeds; Pyefinch & Mott (1944) tested the toxicity of copper and mercury to barnacle cyprids; and Corner & Sparrow (1956), Bond & Nolan (1954) and Hoffman (1950) studied the toxicity of organic and inorganic compounds of mercury to a wide variety of test organisms.…”

The modes of action of toxic agents: II. Factors influencing the toxicities of mercury compounds to certain Crustacea

“…It is well known that certain alkylmercuric halides are more toxic than inorganic mercury to a number of widely different test organisms, such as fungi (Yoshiyuki & Shintani, 1942), zooplankton (Hoffman, 1950), bacteria (Okamoto & Nagayama, 1952) and molluscs (Bond & Nolan, 1954). However, although the considerable toxicities of the organomercury compounds have often been observed, their modes of action seem to have attracted little attention.…”

Estudo da resposta do caramujo Biomphalaria glabrata (Say, 1818) frente a estímulos ambientais estressores, com enfoque na proteína HSP70

“…Os primeiros estudos dos efeitos de compostos químicos sobre o caramujo B. glabrata, no entanto, foram realizados com vista ao estabelecimento de novos moluscicidas para combate da esquistossomose (Fujinami & Nakamura, 1911apud Komiya, 1964 ; Fujinami e Narabayashi, 1913 apud Komiya, 1964 2 ;Narabayashi, 1915 apud Komiya, 1964 3 ;Hoffman & Zakhary, 1953;Nolan et al, 1953;Bond & Nolan, 1954;Nolan & Bond, 1955;Paulini & Camey, 1965a,b).…”