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Li J, Hodson ME, Brown CD, Bottoms MJ, Ashauer R, Alvarez T. A User-Friendly Kinetic Model Incorporating Regression Models for Estimating Pesticide Accumulation in Diverse Earthworm Species Across Varied Soils. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2024. [PMID: 39083655 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c06642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/02/2024]
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Existing models for estimating pesticide bioconcentration in earthworms exhibit limited applicability across different chemicals, soils and species which restricts their potential as an alternative, intermediate tier for risk assessment. We used experimental data from uptake and elimination studies using three earthworm species (Lumbricus terrestris, Aporrectodea caliginosa, Eisenia fetida), five pesticides (log Kow 1.69-6.63) and five soils (organic matter content = 0.972-39.9 wt %) to produce a first-order kinetic accumulation model. Model applicability was evaluated against a data set of 402 internal earthworm concentrations reported from the literature including chemical and soil properties outside the data range used to produce the model. Our models accurately predict body load using either porewater or bulk soil concentrations, with at least 93.5 and 84.3% of body load predictions within a factor of 10 and 5 of corresponding observed values, respectively. This suggests that there is no need to distinguish between porewater and soil exposure routes or to consider different uptake and elimination pathways when predicting earthworm bioconcentration. Our new model not only outperformed existing models in characterizing earthworm exposure to pesticides in soil, but it could also be integrated with models that account for earthworm movement and fluctuating soil pesticide concentrations due to degradation and transport.
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- Jun Li
- Department of Environment and Geography, University of York, York YO10 5NG, U.K
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- Department of Environment and Geography, University of York, York YO10 5NG, U.K
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- Department of Environment and Geography, University of York, York YO10 5NG, U.K
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- Jealotts Hill International Research Centre, Syngenta Ltd, Warfield, Bracknell RG42 6EY, U.K
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- Department of Environment and Geography, University of York, York YO10 5NG, U.K
- Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Rosentalstr. 67, 4058 Basel, Switzerland
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- Jealotts Hill International Research Centre, Syngenta Ltd, Warfield, Bracknell RG42 6EY, U.K
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Fučík J, Jarošová R, Baumeister A, Rexroth S, Navrkalová J, Sedlář M, Gargošová HZ, Mravcová L. Assessing earthworm exposure to a multi-pharmaceutical mixture in soil: unveiling insights through LC-MS and MALDI-MS analyses, and impact of biochar on pharmaceutical bioavailability. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024; 31:48351-48368. [PMID: 39028457 PMCID: PMC11297825 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-34389-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2024] [Accepted: 07/10/2024] [Indexed: 07/20/2024]
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In the European circular economy, agricultural practices introduce pharmaceutical (PhAC) residues into the terrestrial environment, posing a potential risk to earthworms. This study aimed to assess earthworm bioaccumulation factors (BAFs), the ecotoxicological effects of PhACs, the impact of biochar on PhAC bioavailability to earthworms, and their persistence in soil and investigate earthworm uptake mechanisms along with the spatial distribution of PhACs. Therefore, earthworms were exposed to contaminated soil for 21 days. The results revealed that BAFs ranged from 0.0216 to 0.329, with no significant ecotoxicological effects on earthworm weight or mortality (p > 0.05). Biochar significantly influenced the uptake of 14 PhACs on the first day (p < 0.05), with diminishing effects over time, and affected significantly the soil-degradation kinetics of 16 PhACs. Moreover, MALDI-MS analysis revealed that PhAC uptake occurs through both the dermal and oral pathways, as pharmaceuticals were distributed throughout the entire earthworm tissue without specific localization. In conclusion, this study suggests ineffective PhAC accumulation in earthworms, highlights the influence of biochar on PhAC degradation rates in soil, and suggests that uptake can occur through both earthworm skin and oral ingestion.
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- Jan Fučík
- Institute of Chemistry and Technology of Environmental Protection, Faculty of Chemistry, Brno University of Technology, Purkyňova 118, 612 00, Brno, Czech Republic.
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- Veterinary Research Institute Brno, Hudcova 296/70, 621 00, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Shimadzu Europa GmbH, Albert-Hahn-Straße 6, 472 69, Duisburg, Germany
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- Institute of Chemistry and Technology of Environmental Protection, Faculty of Chemistry, Brno University of Technology, Purkyňova 118, 612 00, Brno, Czech Republic
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- CEITEC Brno University of Technology, Purkyňova 656/123, 612 00, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Chemistry and Technology of Environmental Protection, Faculty of Chemistry, Brno University of Technology, Purkyňova 118, 612 00, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Chemistry and Technology of Environmental Protection, Faculty of Chemistry, Brno University of Technology, Purkyňova 118, 612 00, Brno, Czech Republic
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Li J, Hodson ME, Brown CD, Bottoms MJ, Ashauer R, Alvarez T. Earthworm lipid content and size help account for differences in pesticide bioconcentration between species. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2024; 468:133744. [PMID: 38367437 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.133744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2023] [Revised: 01/21/2024] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 02/19/2024]
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The uptake and elimination kinetics of pesticides from soil to earthworms are important in characterising the risk of pesticides to soil organisms and the risk from secondary poisoning. However, the understanding of the relative importance of chemical, soil, and species differences in determining pesticide bioconcentration into earthworms is limited. Furthermore, there is insufficient independent data in the literature to fully evaluate existing predictive bioconcentration models. We conducted kinetic uptake and elimination experiments for three contrasting earthworm species (Lumbricus terrestris, Aporrectodea caliginosa, Eisenia fetida) in five soils using a mixture of five pesticides (log Kow 1.69 - 6.63). Bioconcentration increased with pesticide hydrophobicity and decreased with soil organic matter. Bioconcentration factors were comparable between earthworm species for hydrophilic pesticides due to the similar water content of earthworm species. Inter-species variations in bioconcentration of hydrophobic pesticides were primarily accounted for by earthworm lipid content and specific surface area (SSA). Existing bioconcentration models either failed to perform well across earthworm species and for more hydrophilic compounds (log Kow < 2) or were not parameterised for a wide range of compounds and earthworm species. Refined models should incorporate earthworm properties (lipid content and SSA) to account for inter-species differences in pesticide uptake from soil.
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- Jun Li
- Department of Environment and Geography, University of York, York, YO10 5NG, UK.
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- Department of Environment and Geography, University of York, York, YO10 5NG, UK
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- Department of Environment and Geography, University of York, York, YO10 5NG, UK
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- Syngenta Ltd, Jealotts Hill International Research Centre, Warfield, Bracknell, RG42 6EY, UK
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- Department of Environment and Geography, University of York, York, YO10 5NG, UK; Syngenta Crop Protection AG Rosentalstr. 67 4058 Basel Switzerland
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- Syngenta Ltd, Jealotts Hill International Research Centre, Warfield, Bracknell, RG42 6EY, UK
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Li J, Hodson ME, Brown CD, Bottoms MJ, Ashauer R, Alvarez T. Evaluation of models to estimate the bioaccumulation of organic chemicals in earthworms. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2024; 275:116240. [PMID: 38520811 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2024.116240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2023] [Revised: 03/15/2024] [Accepted: 03/17/2024] [Indexed: 03/25/2024]
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Modelling approaches to estimate the bioaccumulation of organic chemicals by earthworms are important for improving the realism in risk assessment of chemicals. However, the applicability of existing models is uncertain, partly due to the lack of independent datasets to test them. This study therefore conducted a comprehensive literature review on existing empirical and kinetic models that estimate the bioaccumulation of organic chemicals in earthworms and gathered two independent datasets from published literature to evaluate the predictive performance of these models. The Belfroid et al. (1995a) model is the best-performing empirical model, with 91.2% of earthworm body residue simulations within an order of magnitude of observation. However, this model is limited to the more hydrophobic pesticides and to the earthworm species Eisenia fetida or Eisenia andrei. The kinetic model proposed by Jager et al. (2003b) which out-performs that of Armitage and Gobas (2007), predicted uptake of PCB 153 in the earthworm E. andrei to within a factor of 10. However, the applicability of Jager et al.'s model to other organic compounds and other earthworm species is unknown due to the limited evaluation dataset. The model needs to be parameterised for different chemical, soil, and species types prior to use, which restricts its applicability to risk assessment on a broad scale. Both the empirical and kinetic models leave room for improvement in their ability to reliably predict bioaccumulation in earthworms. Whether they are fit for purpose in environmental risk assessment needs careful consideration on a case by case basis.
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- Jun Li
- Department of Environment and Geography, University of York, York YO10 5NG, UK.
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- Department of Environment and Geography, University of York, York YO10 5NG, UK
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- Department of Environment and Geography, University of York, York YO10 5NG, UK
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- Syngenta Ltd, Jealotts Hill International Research Centre, Warfield, Bracknell RG42 6EY, UK
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- Department of Environment and Geography, University of York, York YO10 5NG, UK; Syngenta Crop Protection AG Rosentalstr, Basel 67 4058, Switzerland
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- Syngenta Ltd, Jealotts Hill International Research Centre, Warfield, Bracknell RG42 6EY, UK
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Esmaeili A, Knox O, Leech C, Hasenohr S, Juhasz A, Wilson SC. Modelling polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon bioavailability in historically contaminated soils with six in-vitro chemical extractions and three earthworm ecotypes. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 845:157265. [PMID: 35817096 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2022] [Revised: 06/27/2022] [Accepted: 07/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Accurate prediction of organic contaminant bioavailability for risk assessment in ecological applications is hindered by limited validation on relevant bioassay species. Here, six in-vitro chemical extraction methods (butanol, non-buffered and buffered hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin (HPCD, Buf-HPCD), Tenax, potassium persulfate oxidation, polyoxymethylene solid phase extraction (POM)) were tested for PAH bioaccumulation prediction in three earthworm ecotypes with dissimilar exposures, Amynthas sp., Eisenia fetida, and Lumbricus terrestris, in historically contaminated soils from manufactured gas plant (MGP) sites. Extractions were compared directly and modelled in a calculation approach using equilibrium partitioning theory (EqPT) with a novel combination of different organic carbon/octanol-water partitioning parameters (KOC and KOW). In the direct comparison approach Buf-HPCD showed the closest prediction of accumulation for burrowing Amynthas sp. and L. terrestris (within 1.5 and 3.1, respectively), but Tenax and POM showed the closest approximation for E. fetida (within 1.1 and 0.9, respectively). The optimum method for predicting PAH bioaccumulation in the calculation approach depended on earthworm species and the partitioning parameters used in equations of the four models, but overall POM, which was independent of KOC, showed the closest approximation of accumulation, within a factor of 2.5 across all species. This work effectively identifies the optimum in-vitro based approaches for PAH bioavailability prediction in earthworms as a model soil health indicator for ecological risk assessment within regulatory and remediation decision frameworks.
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- Atefeh Esmaeili
- School of Environmental and Rural Science, University of New England, Armidale, NSW 2351, Australia.
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- School of Environmental and Rural Science, University of New England, Armidale, NSW 2351, Australia
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- School of Environmental and Rural Science, University of New England, Armidale, NSW 2351, Australia
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- School of Environmental and Rural Science, University of New England, Armidale, NSW 2351, Australia
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- Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes, SA 5095, Australia.
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- School of Environmental and Rural Science, University of New England, Armidale, NSW 2351, Australia.
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Panico SC, van Gestel CAM, Verweij RA, Rault M, Bertrand C, Menacho Barriga CA, Coeurdassier M, Fritsch C, Gimbert F, Pelosi C. Field mixtures of currently used pesticides in agricultural soil pose a risk to soil invertebrates. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 305:119290. [PMID: 35436506 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2022] [Revised: 03/17/2022] [Accepted: 04/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Massive use of pesticides in conventional agriculture leads to accumulation in soil of complex mixtures, triggering questions about their potential ecotoxicological risk. This study assessed cropland soils containing pesticide mixtures sampled from conventional and organic farming systems at La Cage and Mons, France. The conventional agricultural field soils contained more pesticide residues (11 and 17 versus 3 and 11, respectively) and at higher concentrations than soils from organic fields (mean 6.6 and 10.5 versus 0.2 and 0.6 μg kg-1, respectively), including systemic insecticides belonging to neonicotinoids, carbamate herbicides and broad-spectrum fungicides mostly from the azole family. A risk quotient (RQi) approach evaluated the toxicity of the pesticide mixtures in soil, assuming concentration addition. Based on measured concentrations, both conventional agricultural soils posed high risks to soil invertebrates, especially due to the presence of epoxiconazole and imidacloprid, whereas soils under organic farming showed negligible to medium risk. To confirm the outcome of the risk assessment, toxicity of the soils was determined in bioassays following standardized test guidelines with seven representative non-target invertebrates: earthworms (Eisenia andrei, Lumbricus rubellus, Aporrectodea caliginosa), enchytraeids (Enchytraeus crypticus), Collembola (Folsomia candida), oribatid mites (Oppia nitens), and snails (Cantareus aspersus). Collembola and enchytraeid survival and reproduction and land snail growth were significantly lower in soils from conventional compared to organic agriculture. The earthworms displayed different responses: L. rubellus showed higher mortality on soils from conventional agriculture and large body mass loss in all field soils, E. andrei showed considerable mass loss and strongly reduced reproduction, and A. caliginosa showed significantly reduced acetylcholinesterase activity in soils from conventional agriculture. The oribatid mites did not show consistent differences between organic and conventional farming soils. These results highlight that conventional agricultural practices pose a high risk for soil invertebrates and may threaten soil functionality, likely due to additive or synergistic "cocktail effects".
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- Speranza C Panico
- Department of Ecological Science, Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081, HV, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, Via Cinthia, 80126, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Ecological Science, Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081, HV, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Ecological Science, Faculty of Science, Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1085, 1081, HV, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Univ Avignon, Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, IRD, IMBE, Pôle Agrosciences, 301 rue Baruch de Spinoza, BP 21239, 84916, Avignon, France
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- UMR 1402 ECOSYS, INRAe, AgroParisTech, Université Paris-Saclay, 78026, Versailles, France
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- UMR 6249 Chrono-environnement CNRS - Université de Franche-Comté Usc INRAe, 16 route de Gray, 25030, Besançon, cedex, France
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- UMR 6249 Chrono-environnement CNRS - Université de Franche-Comté Usc INRAe, 16 route de Gray, 25030, Besançon, cedex, France
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- UMR 6249 Chrono-environnement CNRS - Université de Franche-Comté Usc INRAe, 16 route de Gray, 25030, Besançon, cedex, France
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- UMR 6249 Chrono-environnement CNRS - Université de Franche-Comté Usc INRAe, 16 route de Gray, 25030, Besançon, cedex, France
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- UMR 1114 EMMAH, INRAe, Avignon Université, 84914, Avignon, France
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Montemurro N, Joedicke J, Pérez S. Development and application of a QuEChERS method with liquid chromatography-quadrupole time of flight-mass spectrometry for the determination of 50 wastewater-borne pollutants in earthworms exposed through treated wastewater. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 263:128222. [PMID: 33297178 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.128222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2020] [Revised: 08/27/2020] [Accepted: 08/29/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Soil-dwelling earthworms are valuable sentinels in soil pollution monitoring and, in case of wastewater reuse for agricultural irrigation, they are continuously exposed to a multitude of organic micro-pollutants. In the present work, an analytical methodology for the determination of 50 wastewater-borne pollutants in earthworms (Lumbricus terrestris) using a fast extraction and sensitive detection method was developed. In total, 17 protocols based on QuEChERS extraction methods were evaluated including the choice of extraction salt (EN vs Original) and the solvent pH as well as the cleanup type. EN with cleanup on Oasis PRiME HLB (P-16) provided the best overall performance. Compound quantification was accomplished by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry on a QToF-MS system using the ultra-fast high-resolution multiple reaction monitoring (MRMHR) mode. The method quantification limits ranged from 0.002 to 1.6 ng g-1. In comparison to previously reported methods the present protocol afforded improved accuracy with recovery rates exceeding 80%. The validated method was applied to the analysis of 36 earthworm samples originating from laboratory experiments and fields that had been irrigated with treated wastewater. Among the eight analytes detected in field samples, the highest concentration levels were measured for gemfibrozil (13 ng g-1) and caffeine (12 ng g-1). To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of the transfer of wastewater-borne contaminants to earthworms following irrigation under natural farming practices.
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- ENFOCHEM, IDAEA-CSIC, C/Jordi Girona 18-26, 08034, Barcelona, Spain; University of Duisburg-Essen, Universitätsstraße 2, 45141, Essen, Germany
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- ENFOCHEM, IDAEA-CSIC, C/Jordi Girona 18-26, 08034, Barcelona, Spain.
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Uptake and Effects of Pharmaceuticals in the Soil-Plant-Earthworm System. THE HANDBOOK OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/698_2020_617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Montemurro N, Peña-Herrera JM, Ginebreda A, Eichhorn P, Pérez S. The Journey of Human Drugs from Their Design at the Bench to Their Fate in Crops. THE HANDBOOK OF ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/698_2020_643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Mohd Firdaus MA, Agatz A, Hodson ME, Al-Khazrajy OSA, Boxall ABA. Fate, uptake, and distribution of nanoencapsulated pesticides in soil-earthworm systems and implications for environmental risk assessment. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 2018; 37:1420-1429. [PMID: 29341233 DOI: 10.1002/etc.4094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2017] [Revised: 10/07/2017] [Accepted: 01/11/2018] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Nanopesticides are novel plant protection products offering numerous benefits. Because nanoparticles behave differently from dissolved chemicals, the environmental risks of these materials could differ from conventional pesticides. We used soil-earthworm systems to compare the fate and uptake of analytical-grade bifenthrin to that of bifenthrin in traditional and nanoencapsulated formulations. Apparent sorption coefficients for bifenthrin were up to 3.8 times lower in the nano treatments than in the non-nano treatments, whereas dissipation half-lives of the nano treatments were up to 2 times longer. Earthworms in the nano treatments accumulated approximately 50% more bifenthrin than those in the non-nano treatments. In the non-nano treatments, most of the accumulated material was found in the earthworm tissue, whereas in the nano treatments, the majority resided in the gut. Evaluation of toxicokinetic modeling approaches showed that models incorporating the release rate of bifenthrin from the nanocapsule and distribution within the earthworm provided the best estimations of uptake from the nano-formulations. Overall, our findings indicate that the risks of nanopesticides may be different from those of conventional formulations. The modeling presented provides a starting point for assessing risks of these materials but needs to be further developed to better consider the behavior of the nanoencapsulated pesticide within the gut system. Environ Toxicol Chem 2018;37:1420-1429. © 2018 SETAC.
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- Mohd Anuar Mohd Firdaus
- Environment Department, Wentworth Way, University of York, Heslington, York, United Kingdom
- Department of Land Management, Faculty of Agriculture, UPM Serdang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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- Environment Department, Wentworth Way, University of York, Heslington, York, United Kingdom
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- Environment Department, Wentworth Way, University of York, Heslington, York, United Kingdom
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- Environment Department, Wentworth Way, University of York, Heslington, York, United Kingdom
- Department of Chemistry, College of Ibn al-Haitham, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq
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- Environment Department, Wentworth Way, University of York, Heslington, York, United Kingdom
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Thompson LB, Carfagno GLF, Andresen K, Sitton AJ, Bury T, Lee LL, Lerner KT, Fong PP. Differential uptake of gold nanoparticles by 2 species of tadpole, the wood frog (Lithobates sylvaticus) and the bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus). ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 2017; 36:3351-3358. [PMID: 28703896 DOI: 10.1002/etc.3909] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2017] [Revised: 05/15/2017] [Accepted: 07/09/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Engineered nanoparticles are aquatic contaminants of emerging concern that exert ecotoxicological effects on a wide variety of organisms. We exposed cetyltrimethylammonium bromide-capped spherical gold nanoparticles to wood frog and bullfrog tadpoles with conspecifics and in combination with the other species continuously for 21 d, then measured uptake and localization of gold. Wood frog tadpoles alone and in combination with bullfrog tadpoles took up significantly more gold than bullfrogs. Bullfrog tadpoles in combination with wood frogs took up significantly more gold than controls. The rank order of weight-normalized gold uptake was wood frogs in combination > wood frogs alone > bullfrogs in combination > bullfrogs alone > controls. In all gold-exposed groups of tadpoles, gold was concentrated in the anterior region compared with the posterior region of the body. The concentration of gold nanoparticles in the anterior region of wood frogs both alone and in combination with bullfrogs was significantly higher than the corresponding posterior regions. We also measured depuration time of gold in wood frogs. After 21 d in a solution of gold nanoparticles, tadpoles lost >83% of internalized gold when placed in gold-free water for 5 d. After 10 d in gold-free water, tadpoles lost 94% of their gold. After 15 d, gold concentrations were below the level of detection. Our finding of differential uptake between closely related species living in similar habitats with overlapping geographical distributions argues against generalizing toxicological effects of nanoparticles for a large group of organisms based on measurements in only one species. Environ Toxicol Chem 2017;36:3351-3358. © 2017 SETAC.
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- Lucas B Thompson
- Department of Chemistry, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Physics, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Program in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Biology, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Program in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Biology, Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA
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Melvin SD, Habener LJ, Leusch FDL, Carroll AR. 1H NMR-based metabolomics reveals sub-lethal toxicity of a mixture of diabetic and lipid-regulating pharmaceuticals on amphibian larvae. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2017; 184:123-132. [PMID: 28131079 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2017.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2016] [Revised: 01/20/2017] [Accepted: 01/21/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Pharmaceuticals are widely used for the treatment of various physical and psychological ailments. Due to incomplete removal during sewage treatment many pharmaceuticals are frequently detected in aquatic waterways at trace concentrations. The diversity of pharmaceutical contaminants and potential for complex mixtures to occur makes it very difficult to predict the toxicity of these compounds on wildlife, and robust methods are therefore needed to explore sub-lethal effects. Metabolic syndrome is one of the most widespread health concerns currently facing the human population, and various drugs, including anti-diabetic medications and lipid- and cholesterol-lowering fibrates and statins, are widely prescribed as treatment. In this study, we exposed striped marsh frog (Limnodynastes peronii) tadpoles to a mixture of the drugs metformin, atorvastatin and bezafibrate at 0.5, 5, 50 and 500μg/L to explore possible effects on growth and development, energy reserves (triglycerides and cholesterol), and profiles of small polar metabolites extracted from hepatic tissues. It was hypothesised that exposure would result in a general reduction in energy reserves, and that this would subsequently correspond with reduced growth and development. Responses differed from expected outcomes based on the known mechanisms of these compounds in humans, with no changes to hepatic triglycerides or cholesterol and a general increase in mass and condition with increasing exposure concentration. Deviation from the expected response patterns may be explained by differences in the receptivity or uptake of the compounds in non-mammalian species. Proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR) spectroscopy revealed evidence of broad metabolic dysregulation in exposed animals, and possible interaction between the solvent and mixture. Specifically, increased lactic acid and branched-chain amino acids were observed, with responses tending to follow a non-monotonic pattern. Overall, results demonstrate that a mixture of drugs commonly prescribed to treat human metabolic syndrome is capable of eliciting physiological and developmental effects on larval amphibians. Importantly, outcomes further suggest that it may not be possible to predict toxicological effects in non-target wildlife based on our knowledge of how these compounds act in humans.
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- Steven D Melvin
- Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Southport, QLD 4222, Australia.
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- Griffith School of Environment, Griffith University, Southport, QLD 4222, Australia
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- Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Southport, QLD 4222, Australia; Griffith School of Environment, Griffith University, Southport, QLD 4222, Australia
| | - Anthony R Carroll
- Griffith School of Environment, Griffith University, Southport, QLD 4222, Australia
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