Acute and chronic toxicity of four commonly used agricultural pesticides on the Asian common toad, Bufo melanostictus Schneider
Abstract: Laboratory and field studies provide evidence that pesticides may play a role in population declines, range reductions and species extinctions of amphibians. The present study examined the acute and chronic toxicity of four commonly used agricultural pesticides, chlorpyrifos, dimethoate, glyphosate and propanil on the survival, growth and development of malformations in the Asian common …