Table 2 Percentage of successful development of various embryonic stages of H. elegans in control sea water and in different concentrations of phorate in sea water (temp. 28 ± 0.2 °C, salinity 34 ± 0.1°/00, pH 8.1 ± 0.1); n = 6 ± =SD

97.63 ± 1.07

94.05 ± 2.07

90.33 ± 4.04

86.67 ± 4.72

83.33 ± 4.93

79.33 ± 6.50

72.67 ± 7.50

58.67 ± 9.07

95.00 ± 1.00

88.33 ± 5.68

83.67 ± 8.08

80.67 ± 8.08

77.00 ± 9.53

71.00 ± 6.55

66.00 ± 7.93

53.00 ± 6.24

92.67 ± 0.57

86.33 ± 6.42

81.00 ± 7.55

77.67 ± 9.45

72.67 ± 11.3

67.33 ± 10.1

60.67 ± 10.7

49.67 ± 5.13

90.33 ± 1.52

81.33 ± 6.02

76.33 ± 4.72

72.00 ± 4.72

66.33 ± 11.5

61.33 ± 10.2

56.67 ± 10.2

46.33 ± 6.02

80.33 ± 2.51

78.33 ± 5.13

73.00 ± 5.56

68.00 ± 9.16

60.33 ± 10.7

58.67 ± 9.45

54.00 ± 10.1

43.00 ± 7.00

86.33 ± 1.52

75.67 ± 5.68

70.33 ± 7.02

64.67 ± 9.45

58.00 ± 10.5

55.00 ± 8.54

51.00 ± 9.84

40.33 ± 8.02

83.00 ± 1.00

73.00 ± 6.55

67.33 ± 7.63

62.33 ± 10.1

55.67 ± 12.7

52.67 ± 8.08

46.67 ± 5.03

38.00 ± 8.00

81.33 ± 1.15

70.33 ± 6.80

64.67 ± 7.50

60.33 ± 10.2

53.00 ± 12.7

49.00 ± 7.93

44.67 ± 8.32

35.33 ± 8.73

79.00 ± 1.00

68.00 ± 7.00

62.00 ± 8.00

56.00 ± 12.2

53.00 ± 12.2

47.33 ± 8.32

42.33 ± 8.73

33.33 ± 10.6

78.00 ± 1.00

64.33 ± 7.76

59.00 ± 9.00

53.67 ± 12.9

50.33 ± 10.9

44.00 ± 8.71

38.00 ± 9.00

29.67 ± 10.6

78.00 ± 1.00

64.33 ± 7.76

59.00 ± 9.00

53.67 ± 12.9

50.33 ± 10.9

44.00 ± 8.71

38.00 ± 9.00

29.67 ± 10.6

74.00 ± 1.00

60.00 ± 7.21

53.33 ± 9.60

47.67 ± 12.6

43.33 ± 10.2

37.67 ± 10.9

30.00 ± 13.7

21.67 ± 14.3