Interaction of Low Doses of Ionizing Radiation, Potassium Dichromate and Cadmium Chloride in <i>Artemia franciscana</i> Biotest

Beňová, K.; Dvořák, P.; Falis, M.; Sklenář, Z.

doi:10.2754/avb200776010035

Acta Veterinaria > Archive > 2007, Vol. 76 > Issue 1 > Interaction of Low Doses of Ionizing…

Acta Vet. Brno 2007, 76: 35-40

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb200776010035

Interaction of Low Doses of Ionizing Radiation, Potassium Dichromate and Cadmium Chloride in Artemia franciscana Biotest

K. Beňová¹, P. Dvořák², M. Falis¹, Z. Sklenář²

¹University of Veterinary Medicine, Košice, Slovak Republic
²Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Czech Republic

Received June 27, 2006
Accepted November 29, 2006

The influence of cadmium chloride (at concentrations of 100 and 200 mg l^-1) and potassium dichromate (at a concentration of 50 mg l^-1) along with the effect of gamma radiation ⁶⁰Co (at a dose of 10 and 50 Gy) on lethality to Artemia franciscana was investigated. Four different interactions were studied, namely, those of potassium dichromate and gamma radiation, cadmium chloride and gamma radiation, and combinations of potassium dichromate and cadmium chloride in interaction with gamma radiation. A significant (α = 0.05) decrease was observed in lethality due to exposure to radiation (10 Gy) in comparison with action of only potassium dichromate and cadmium chloride or their combination without exposure to gamma rays. These results support the theory of hormesis.