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Lethal and sub-lethal effects of cyproconazole on freshwater organisms: a case study with Chironomus riparius and Dugesia tigrina
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| Author | Saraiva, Althiéris S. Sarmento, Renato Almeida Golovko, Oksana Randak, Tomas Pestana, João L. T. Soares, Amadeu M. V. M. |
| Copyright Year | 2018 |
| Abstract | The fungicide cyproconazole (CPZ) inhibits the biosynthesis of ergosterol, an essential sterol component in fungal cell membrane and can also affect non-target organisms by its inhibitory effects on P450 monooxygenases. The predicted environmental concentration of CPZ is up to 49.05 μg/L and 145.89 μg/kg in surface waters and sediments, respectively, and information about CPZ toxicity towards non-target aquatic organisms is still limited. This study aimed to address the lack of ecotoxicological data for CPZ, and thus, an evaluation of the lethal and sub-lethal effects of CPZ was performed using two freshwater invertebrates (the midge Chironomus riparius and the planarian Dugesia tigrina). The estimated CPZ 48 h LC50 (95% CI) was 17.46 mg/L for C. riparius and 47.38 mg/L for D. tigrina. The emergence time (EmT50) of C. riparius was delayed by CPZ exposure from 0.76 mg/L. On the other hand, planarians showed higher tolerance to CPZ exposure. Sub-lethal effects of CPZ on planarians included reductions in locomotion (1.8 mg/L), delayed photoreceptors regeneration (from 0.45 mg/L), and feeding inhibition (5.6 mg/L). Our results confirm the moderate toxicity of CPZ towards aquatic invertebrates but sub-lethal effects observed also suggest potential chronic effects of CPZ with consequences for population dynamics. |
| Starting Page | 12169 |
| Ending Page | 12176 |
| Page Count | 8 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1007/s11356-017-1180-y |
| PubMed reference number | 29455353 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 25 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://suap.ifgoiano.edu.br/media/documentos/arquivos/Saraiva_et_al-2018-Environmental_Science_and_Pollution_Research.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-017-1180-y |
| Journal | Environmental Science and Pollution Research |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |