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In: Environmental science and pollution research: ESPR, Band 14, Heft S1, S. 1-2
ISSN: 1614-7499
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In: Environmental science and pollution research: ESPR, Band 14, Heft S1, S. 1-2
ISSN: 1614-7499
In: Umweltwissenschaften und Schadstoff-Forschung: UWSF ; Zeitschrift für Umweltchemie und Ökotoxikologie ; Organ des Verbandes für Geoökologie in Deutschland (VGöD) und der Eco-Informa, Band 17, Heft 2, S. 122-122
ISSN: 1865-5084
In: Environmental science and pollution research: ESPR, Band 11, Heft 6, S. 379-387
ISSN: 1614-7499
In: Environmental sciences Europe: ESEU, Band 30, Heft 1
ISSN: 2190-4715
In: Environmental science and pollution research: ESPR, Band 25, Heft 5, S. 4012-4022
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In: Environmental sciences Europe: ESEU, Band 28, Heft 1
ISSN: 2190-4715
In: Wasserwirtschaft: Hydrologie, Wasserbau, Boden, Ökologie ; Organ der Deutschen Vereinigung für Wasserwirtschaft, Abwasser und Abfall, Band 104, Heft 1-2, S. 34-37
ISSN: 2192-8762
In: Umweltwissenschaften und Schadstoff-Forschung: UWSF ; Zeitschrift für Umweltchemie und Ökotoxikologie ; Organ des Verbandes für Geoökologie in Deutschland (VGöD) und der Eco-Informa, Band 19, Heft 4
ISSN: 1865-5084
In: Environmental science and pollution research: ESPR, Band 13, Heft 5, S. 308-319
ISSN: 1614-7499
In: Umweltwissenschaften und Schadstoff-Forschung: UWSF ; Zeitschrift für Umweltchemie und Ökotoxikologie ; Organ des Verbandes für Geoökologie in Deutschland (VGöD) und der Eco-Informa, Band 16, Heft 3, S. 149-150
ISSN: 1865-5084
In: Umweltwissenschaften und Schadstoff-Forschung: UWSF ; Zeitschrift für Umweltchemie und Ökotoxikologie ; Organ des Verbandes für Geoökologie in Deutschland (VGöD) und der Eco-Informa, Band 15, Heft 2, S. 71-77
ISSN: 1865-5084
In: Environmental sciences Europe: ESEU, Band 33, Heft 1
ISSN: 2190-4715
Abstract
Background
The environmental impact of pesticides has been an increasingly discussed issue over the last decades. Constant usage of pesticides presents a burden for soil and causes a decrease in its health, including the negative effects on earthworms which are indicators for soil quality. The objective of this research was the assessment of the effects of two insecticides and two herbicides on the earthworm Eisenia andrei. Namely, the following active ingredients and respective commercial preparations were investigated: esfenvalerate (Sumialfa), thiacloprid (Calypso), dimethenamid-p (Frontier) and prosulfocarb (Filon). Lethal concentrations (48 h) of both active ingredient and commercial preparations were determined using the filter paper contact test.
Results
The results showed that Calypso and Frontier were significantly more toxic than the active ingredient. Therefore, all further measurements were performed after exposure of earthworms to the commercial preparations of the pesticides. Specifically, several enzymatic biomarkers and multixenobiotic resistance activity were assessed. Additionally, a fluorescence-based assay for the determination of oxidative stress was established. Significant changes were detected for catalase, carboxylesterase and multixenobiotic activities after 48-h exposures. Also, a significant change in oxidative stress parameters could be observed for both Calypso and Frontier.
Conclusions
The obtained results show that commercial preparations can be more toxic than the active ingredients, and the formulations being distributed in the environment can affect earthworms on a molecular level already after short exposures. This emphasizes the importance of a more integrated eco-toxicological assessment of commercial pesticide preparations not to underestimate their effects on the environment.
In: Ecotoxicology and environmental safety: EES ; official journal of the International Society of Ecotoxicology and Environmental safety, Band 73, Heft 4, S. 550-558
ISSN: 1090-2414
In: Environmental science and pollution research: ESPR, Band 15, Heft 4, S. 291-292
ISSN: 1614-7499
In: Umweltwissenschaften und Schadstoff-Forschung: UWSF ; Zeitschrift für Umweltchemie und Ökotoxikologie ; Organ des Verbandes für Geoökologie in Deutschland (VGöD) und der Eco-Informa, Band 18, Heft 3, S. 211-212
ISSN: 1865-5084