Lackmann_2018_Chemosphere_210_110

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Title : Herbicides diuron and fluazifop-p-butyl affect avoidance response and multixenobiotic resistance activity in earthworm Eisenia andrei - Lackmann_2018_Chemosphere_210_110
Author(s) : Lackmann C , Velki M , Seiler TB , Hollert H
Ref : Chemosphere , 210 :110 , 2018
Abstract :

The usage of pesticides has been steadily increasing over the last decades, and among them herbicides are the most commonly used ones. Despite their main mode of action targeting plant organisms, they can also have adverse effects on non-target animal organisms. In soil ecosystems, earthworms play an important role due to their positive impacts on the soil functioning and they represent good model organisms in soil ecotoxicology. The aim of the present study was to assess the effects of two herbicides on several endpoints at different levels of biological organization in the earthworm Eisenia andrei. Diuron and fluazifop-p-butyl were selected for the investigation and their lethal concentrations were determined: LC50 48h: 89.087mug/cm(2) for diuron and 6.167mug/cm(2) for fluazifop-p-butyl. Furthermore, measurements of enzymatic biomarkers (catalase (CAT), acetylcholinesterase (AChE), carboxylesterase (CES) and glutathione S-transferase (GST)), multixenobiotic resistance (MXR) activity and gene expression of antioxidative enzymes (only for fluazifop-p-butyl) were conducted. Enzymatic biomarker responses showed no significant differences compared to the control after the exposure to the investigated herbicides, whereas the MXR activity was significantly inhibited. The gene expression level of superoxide dismutase (sod) and glutathione S-transferase (gst) after fluazifop-p-butyl exposure showed a significant increase. Finally, avoidance behavior in soil was assessed and it was determined that both herbicides caused significant avoidance response. The obtained results show that both investigated herbicides significantly affect earthworms on different levels of biological organization. This emphasizes the importance of comprehensive ecotoxicological assessment of herbicide effects on non-target organisms at all organizational levels.

PubMedSearch : Lackmann_2018_Chemosphere_210_110
PubMedID: 29986216

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Lackmann C, Velki M, Seiler TB, Hollert H (2018)
Herbicides diuron and fluazifop-p-butyl affect avoidance response and multixenobiotic resistance activity in earthworm Eisenia andrei
Chemosphere 210 :110

Lackmann C, Velki M, Seiler TB, Hollert H (2018)
Chemosphere 210 :110