Cycling and effects of <sup>36</sup>Cl labeled DDT on soil invertebrates [electronic resource].
- Published:
- Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy, 1978.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy. - Physical Description:
- Pages: 24 : digital, PDF file
- Additional Creators:
- United States. Department of Energy and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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- Summary:
- DDT, radiolabeled with /sup 36/Cl (total activity of 10.2 mc) and applied in the field at the rate of 1.12 kg/ha, cannot be detected within decomposer microarthropods using liquid scintillation spectrometry. Soil microarthropods exhibit both positive and negative responses to direct and indirect effects of DDT. Faunal simplification (decreased diversity) resulting from pesticide application as reported by many others does not apply to the oribatid and prostigmatid mites of the old field. New colonization is possible by some species of Acari as a result of DDT application. Soil microbial respiration is enhanced by a single DDT application of 1 kg/ha. No apparent relationships exist between the increased microbial respiration and soil microarthropod population dynamics in this DDT treated old field. No apparent relationships exist between soil pH, moisture levels, texture and soil microarthropod population dynamics. Microarthropod community structure (species diversity and richness, interspecific relationships and similarity) are definitely affected by a single application of DDT. The Prostigmata are the most numerous mites in the soil of an old field in central Ohio. Vertebrate predators feeding on terrestrial snails may be subjected to magnified concentrations of DDT residues. Coprophagic decomposer organisms feeding on snail feces will be subject to much larger DDT concentrations. Terrestrial snails represented by Cepaea and Otala are not killed by acute oral doses of DDT. Within a three year period after a single application of DDT no effects on the soil faunal populations were seen below 3 cm of soil.
- Report Numbers:
- E 1.99:coo--3474-4
coo--3474-4 - Subject(s):
- Other Subject(s):
- Arthropods
- Population Dynamics
- Chlorine 36.
- Biological Effects
- Environmental Transport
- Ddt
- Microorganisms
- Soils
- Pollution
- Colony Formation
- Experimental Data
- Graphs
- Mites
- Pesticides
- Respiration
- Snails
- Species Diversity
- Spectrometers
- Animals
- Aquatic Organisms
- Arachnids
- Aromatics
- Beta Decay Radioisotopes
- Beta-Minus Decay Radioisotopes
- Chlorine Isotopes
- Data
- Data Forms
- Electron Capture Radioisotopes
- Information
- Insecticides
- Invertebrates
- Isotopes
- Light Nuclei
- Mass Transfer
- Measuring Instruments
- Molluscs
- Nuclei
- Numerical Data
- Odd-Odd Nuclei
- Organic Chlorine Compounds
- Organic Compounds
- Organic Halogen Compounds
- Radioisotopes
- Years Living Radioisotopes
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- Published through SciTech Connect.
08/01/1978.
"coo--3474-4"
Dindal, Daniel L.
State Univ. of New York, Syracuse (USA). Coll. of Environmental Science and Forestry - Funding Information:
- EY-76-S-02-3474
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