Toxicity and mutagenicity of cadmium and furylfuramide in Drosophila melanogaster.

Both cadmium and furylfuramide were highly toxic at every develompental stage of Drosophila, resulting in prolongation of the developmental time, lowering of the viability and decreasing of the egg production. However, these chemicals give no mutagenic effects either in the sex-linked or in the second chromosome lethal test.