Toxicity of Ivermectin to Estuarine and Marine Invertebrates

摘要

The veterinary antihelminthic agent ivermectin is effective against sea-lice infections in farmed salmonid fish (Palmer et al., 1987). The treatment has recently been licensed in the UK (Anonymous, 1996; Scottish Environment Protection Agency, 1997), but there is evidence of widespread illegal use prior to approval (Siggins, 1990; Clover, 1991; Edwards, 1996; Anonymous, 1997a). There is very little published information on its toxicity or environmental effects (Roth et al., 1993; Edwards, 1996; Anonymous, 1997a; Anonymous, 1997b; and see Table 1).