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Screening effects of metsulfuron-methyl to collembolans and earthworms: the role of adjuvant addition on ecotoxicity.
de Santo, Fernanda Benedet; Ramos, Guilherme Alves; Ricardo Filho, Altair Maçaneiro; Marchioro, Cesar Augusto; Niemeyer, Júlia Carina.
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  • de Santo FB; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecossistemas Agrícolas e Naturais (PPGEAN), Federal University of Santa Catarina, Rodovia Ulysses Gaboardi, Km 3, Campus of Curitibanos, Curitibanos, 89520-000, Brazil. fernandadesanto@gmail.com.
  • Ramos GA; Federal University of Santa Catarina, Campus of Curitibanos, Curitibanos, 89520-000, Brazil.
  • Ricardo Filho AM; Federal University of Santa Catarina, Campus of Curitibanos, Curitibanos, 89520-000, Brazil.
  • Marchioro CA; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecossistemas Agrícolas e Naturais (PPGEAN), Federal University of Santa Catarina, Rodovia Ulysses Gaboardi, Km 3, Campus of Curitibanos, Curitibanos, 89520-000, Brazil.
  • Niemeyer JC; Federal University of Santa Catarina, Campus of Curitibanos, Curitibanos, 89520-000, Brazil.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int ; 25(24): 24143-24149, 2018 Aug.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29948693
Metsulfuron-methyl is a common active ingredient recommended for use in pre- and post-emergence control of annual grasses and broadleaf weeds in crops, usually applied with mineral oil as adjuvant to enhance its efficiency. Despite the increasing use of this herbicide, there are no information on its ecotoxicity effects to soil fauna. Avoidance and lethality tests were performed with earthworms and collembolans using tropical artificial soil contaminated with formulated products Ally® (600 g L-1 metsulfuron-methyl) and Assist® (756 g L-1 mineral oil) as adjuvant. Lethality test with earthworms showed no difference when tested with or without adjuvant. When Ally® was tested alone, it caused avoidance behavior only at high concentrations (5000 and 10,000 times field predicted dose). However, Assist® addition changed the response of soil invertebrates increasing the avoidance even at field predicted doses. The toxicity of the adjuvant was confirmed in tests exposing collembolans and earthworms to Assist® alone resulting in avoidance behavior. The results clearly show that the addition of mineral oil enhanced the ecotoxicity of metsulfuron-methyl. This study provides an important contribution to the knowledge on the toxicity of metsulfuron-methyl and indicates that adjuvants should be considered in risk assessment of pesticides, considering that under field conditions, these products are applied together.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Oligoquetos / Artrópodes / Poluentes do Solo / Sulfonatos de Arila / Ecotoxicologia Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies / Screening_studies Limite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: Environ Sci Pollut Res Int Assunto da revista: SAUDE AMBIENTAL / TOXICOLOGIA Ano de publicação: 2018 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Alemanha

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Oligoquetos / Artrópodes / Poluentes do Solo / Sulfonatos de Arila / Ecotoxicologia Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies / Screening_studies Limite: Animals Idioma: En Revista: Environ Sci Pollut Res Int Assunto da revista: SAUDE AMBIENTAL / TOXICOLOGIA Ano de publicação: 2018 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Brasil País de publicação: Alemanha