Mangahas, R. S., Murray, R. L., McCauley, S. J., , , , , , . 2019. Chronic Exposure to High Concentrations of Road Salt Decreases the Immune Response of Dragonfly Larvae: Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. , . 7, 376.

Analysis, Dragonfly naiads, Macro-invertebrates, Road salt, Lab study, Wildlife, Biology, Chloride

This study evaluates the effects of three concentrations of road salt at two exposure time scales (acute, 24 hours, or chronic, 96 hours) on the immune functioning of dragonfly larvae (Anax junius). The results indicate that chronic exposure to high concentrations of road salt makes the larvae more susceptible to parasites.