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Temperature influence on the sensitivity of Artemia franciscana to globally used pesticides - Oxyfluorfen and copper.
Mesquita, A F; Gonçalves, F J M; Gonçalves, A M M.
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  • Mesquita AF; Department of Biology and CESAM, University of Aveiro, 3810 - 193, Aveiro, Portugal. Electronic address: filipamesquita@ua.pt.
  • Gonçalves FJM; Department of Biology and CESAM, University of Aveiro, 3810 - 193, Aveiro, Portugal.
  • Gonçalves AMM; Department of Biology and CESAM, University of Aveiro, 3810 - 193, Aveiro, Portugal; University of Coimbra, MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre / ARNET - Aquatic Research Network, Department of Life Sciences, Calçada Martim de Freitas, 3000 - 456, Coimbra, Portugal.
Chemosphere ; 357: 142092, 2024 Jun.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38653396
ABSTRACT
Climate change further the world's human population increase is a mainstream political issue, and it's critical to search for solutions to produce enough food to feed everyone. Pesticides and fertilizers have been used as an easy solution to prevent pests and increase food production. Nevertheless, their overuse has dangerous effects on the ecosystems and communities. Oxyfluorfen (Oxy) and copper (Cu) based formulations are used as pesticides and widely applied on agricultural fields for crop protection. However, they have shown negative effects on non-target species. So, this work proposes to a)determine the lethal concentration of Oxy and Cu to the zooplankton, Artemia franciscana, at different temperatures (15 °C, 20 °C and 25 °C); b)understand the biochemical impacts of these chemicals at the different temperatures scenarios, on A. franciscana and c)evaluate the impact of the climate changes, particularly the temperature increase, on this species sensitivity to the tested pesticides. Acute and sub-lethal bioassays with Oxy and Cu were performed at different temperatures to determine the lethal concentration of each chemical and to understand the effects of the compounds at different temperatures on the biochemical profiles of A. franciscana. Results showed an increase in chemicals toxicity with the temperature, and Oxy was revealed to be more noxious to A. franciscana than Cu; at a biochemical level, significant differences were observed among temperatures, with the biggest differences between the organisms exposed to 15 °C and 25 °C. Overall, a decrease in fatty acids (FA) and sugars was observed with the increase in Cu and oxyfluorfen concentrations. Different trends were observed with temperature increase, with FA increase in the organisms exposed to Cu and the opposite was observed in the ones exposed to oxyfluorfen. Sugar content decreases in the organisms exposed to oxyfluorfen with temperature increase and showed a non-linear behaviour in the ones exposed to Control and Cu treatments.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Plaguicidas / Artemia / Temperatura / Cobre / Éteres Difenilos Halogenados Límite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: Chemosphere Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Reino Unido

Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Plaguicidas / Artemia / Temperatura / Cobre / Éteres Difenilos Halogenados Límite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: Chemosphere Año: 2024 Tipo del documento: Article Pais de publicación: Reino Unido