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Title: Toxicity of Difenoconazole and Atrazine and Their Photodegradation Products on Aquatic Biota: Environmental Implications in Countries Lacking Good Agricultural Practices
Authors: Mendieta Herrera, Julia
Iñiguez Armijos, Carlos
Rosado Alcarria, Daniel
Aguilar Ramírez, Silvio
Keywords: atrazine
difenoconazole
agricultural management
animal experiment
Article
biomass
chlorophyll content
concentration (parameter)
controlled study
Daphnia magna
environmental impact
laboratory
LC50
Lemna minor
mortality
nonhuman
photodegradation
plant leaf
toxicity testing
ultraviolet irradiation
Issue Date: 2023
Publisher: MDPI
Abstract: Agriculture is fundamental for human development, but it may also have a range of unwanted effects on ecosystems when pesticides inadvertently enter the environment. We determined the toxicity of difenoconazole and atrazine, as well as their photodegradation products, on the bioindicators Lemna minor and Daphnia magna. For L. minor, we assessed the number of leaves, biomass, and chlorophyll content exposed to different concentrations of difenoconazole (08 mg/L) and atrazine (03.84 mg/L). For D. magna, we assessed the mortality to difenoconazole (01.6 mg/L) and atrazine (080 mg/L). We found that the higher the concentrations of the pesticides, the higher the toxicity for both bioindicators. In L. minor, the highest toxicity for atrazine was 0.96 mg/L, whereas for difenoconazole, it was 8 mg/L. For D. magna, the 48 h LC50 for difenoconazole was 0.97 mg/L, while for atrazine, it was 86.19 mg/L. For L. minor, the toxicity of difenoconazole and atrazine was not different compared to that of their photodegradation products. In contrast, for D. magna, difenoconazole, but not atrazine, was more toxic compared to its respective photodegradation products. Pesticides are a serious threat to aquatic biota, and their photodegradation products remain toxic in the environment. Additionally, the use of bioindicators can help monitor these pollutants in aquatic ecosystems in countries where the application of pesticides is imperative for agricultural production. 2023 by the authors.
URI: https://dspace.utpl.edu.ec/bitstreams/2-s2.0-85151139106.pdf
http://dspace.utpl.edu.ec/handle/123456789/69661
ISSN: 23056304
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