Table 2 Toxicology properties of permethrin and deltamethrin to aquatic organism from different taxa
Taxa | Organism | Concentration (μg L− 1)/Endpoint | |
|---|---|---|---|
Permethrin | Deltamethrin | ||
Algae | Green algae | 13 (96 h LC50) [28] |  |
Crustacean | Daphnia magna | 0.08 (48 h LC50) [29] | 0.3 (48 h LC50) [30] |
Fish | Poecilia reticulata (guppy) | 245 (48 h LC50) [31] | 5.1 (48 h LC50) [32] |
Oreochromis niloticus |  | 1.7 (48 h LC50) [33] | |
Oreochromis mossambicus |  | 250 (96 h LC50) [34] | |
Clarias gariepinus |  | 0.01 (24 h LC50) [35] | |
Cyprinus carpio | 35 (24 h LC50) [36] | 0.2 (48 h LC50) [37] | |
Anabas testudineus | 93 (96 h LC50) [38] | 70 (96 h LC50) [38] | |
Xiphophorus helleri |  | 2.9 (96 h LC50) [39] | |