Influence of dietary 2, 4, 6-trinitrotoluene exposure in the northern bobwhite(Colinus virginianus)

摘要

The risk to wildlife from exposure to the explosive, 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene(TNT) has been a concern at numerous military installations where it has been found in the soil. To date, no published data are available describing effects of TNT exposure in an avian species. Subchronic dietary exposure to TNT was therefore evaluated in a species of management concern at military installations, the northern bobwhite(Colinus virginianus). Adult male and female quail(n = 5/sex/dose) were given commercial feed containing 3,000, 1,5000, 750, and 100 mg/kg TNT for 90 d following the determination of an acute lethal dose and a 14-d range finding study.