Kendall R J, Noblet R, Hair J D, Jackson H B
Pestic Monit J. 1977 Sep;11(2):64-8.
Mirex, the organochlorine compound used for control of the imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta Buren), was applied aerially under supervision of the South Carolina Plant Pest Regulatory Service in October 1975 to a game management area in Hampton County, S.C. Influenced by recent reports indicating that low levels of mirex were toxic to certain nontarget organisms in laboratory studies, authors initiated a program for monitoring mirex residues in bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus). Pretreatment residues were recorded on a dry-weight basis in bobwhite quail breast and adipose tissue; conversion factors for determining wet-weight concentrations are approximately as follows: fat, 0.77; and breast, 0.29. Residues ranged from 0.000-0.178 ppm and 0.247-2.763 ppm, respectively. Mirex residues in quail adipose tissue showed up to five-fold increase within the first month after treatment and declined thereafter. A residue peak was noticed the spring following mirex treatment, corresponding with insect emergence. Mirex residues in quail collected in summer 1976 following a fall bait application showed slightly higher residue levels than had birds taken in summer 1975; however, little, if any, human food chain contamination would result in the consumption of birds with residue levels found in this study.
灭蚁灵是一种用于防治入侵红火蚁（Solenopsis invicta Buren）的有机氯化合物，1975年10月在南卡罗来纳州植物害虫监管服务局的监督下，通过空中喷洒的方式施用于南卡罗来纳州汉普顿县的一个猎物管理区。受近期报告的影响，这些报告表明在实验室研究中低水平的灭蚁灵对某些非目标生物有毒，作者启动了一项监测北美鹑（Colinus virginianus）体内灭蚁灵残留的计划。北美鹑胸部和脂肪组织中的预处理残留以干重为基础进行记录；用于确定湿重浓度的换算系数大致如下：脂肪为0.77，胸部为0.29。残留量分别在0.000 - 0.178 ppm和0.247 - 2.763 ppm之间。北美鹑脂肪组织中的灭蚁灵残留量在处理后的第一个月内增加了高达五倍，此后下降。在灭蚁灵处理后的春季出现了残留峰值，与昆虫出现相对应。1976年秋季诱饵施用后于夏季采集的北美鹑体内的灭蚁灵残留量略高于1975年夏季采集的鸟类；然而，食用本研究中发现残留水平的鸟类几乎不会导致任何人类食物链污染。
