Removal of methyl parathion in water, by dugesia dorotocephala

A. Amaya-Chávez, E. López-López, M. Galar-Martínez, L. M. Gómez-Oliván, M. M. García-Fabila

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine the efficiency of Dugesia dorotocephala on Methyl parathion removal. An initial concentration of 1.25 μg mL -1 of MeP was used to evaluate the removal capacity of planarian. A first-order removal kinetics was obtained with a disappearance rate constant (k r) of 0.49 days -1 and 69% efficiency on contaminant removal. This is significantly different (p < 0.5) from the degradation occurring in control systems, leading us to conclude that D. dorotocephala effectively removes MeP from contaminated water.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)334-336
Number of pages3
JournalBulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
Volume83
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2009

Keywords

  • Acethylcholinesterase
  • Dugesia dorotocephala
  • Methyl parathion removal

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