Assessing the effects of neonicotinoid insecticide on the bivalve mollusc Mytilus galloprovincialis

In the present work, the marine invertebrate Mytilus galloprovincialis was used as model organism to evaluate the toxic effects of the neonicotinoid Calypso 480 SC (CAL) following 20 days of exposure to sub-lethal concentrations of 7.77 mg L-1 (0.1% 96 h-LC50) and 77.70 mg L-1 (1% 96 h-LC50), and a recovery period of 10 days in uncontaminated seawater. Results revealed that exposure to both concentrations of CAL increased significantly mortality...