Arslan, Özlem Çakal Ege University - Faculty of Fisheries - Department of Hydrobiology, Turkey , Parlak, Hatice Ege University - Faculty of Fisheries - Department of Hydrobiology, Turkey , Boyacıoğlu, Meltem Ege University - Faculty of Fisheries - Department of Hydrobiology, Turkey , Karaaslan, Muhammet Ali Ege University - Faculty of Fisheries - Department of Hydrobiology, Turkey

Acute toxicty of several esential oils on Daphnia magna (Straus, 1816)

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In this study, effective concentrations (EC50) of six natural essential oils as Rosemary, Eucalyptus, Grape Seed, Thyme, Tea Tree, Wheat Germ Oil. This oils are used in supplement in diet, medical treatments and cosmetics industries. In this study, the aquatic toxicity of the oils were examined by using Daphnia magna acute immobilization test. According to the toxicity tests results, Thyme Oil were found to be more toxic among the other oils when comparing the EC50 values.

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Essential Oil , Acute toxicity , Daphnia magna , Immobilization test

Ege Journal Of Fisheries an‎d Aquatic Sciences

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