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Coutellec MA, Chaumot A, Sucré E. Neglected impacts of plant protection products on invertebrate aquatic biodiversity: a focus on eco-evolutionary processes. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2024:10.1007/s11356-024-32767-3. [PMID: 38459285 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-32767-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2023] [Accepted: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/10/2024]
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The application of plant protection products (PPPs) may have delayed and long-term non-intentional impacts on aquatic invertebrates inhabiting agricultural landscapes. Such effects may induce population responses based on developmental and transgenerational plasticity, selection of genetic resistance, as well as increased extirpation risks associated with random genetic drift. While the current knowledge on such effects of PPPs is still scarce in non-target aquatic invertebrate species, evidences are accumulating that support the need for consideration of evolutionary components of the population response to PPPs in standard procedures of risk assessment. This mini-review, as part of a contribution to the collective scientific assessment on PPP impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem services performed in the period 2020-2022, presents a brief survey of the current results published on the subject, mainly in freshwater crustaceans, and proposes some research avenues and strategies that we feel relevant to fill this gap.
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- Marie-Agnès Coutellec
- DECOD (Ecosystem Dynamics and Sustainability), INRAE, L'Institut Agro, IFREMER, 35042, Rennes, France.
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- Laboratoire d'écotoxicologie, INRAE, UR RiverLy, 69625, Villeurbanne, France
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- MARBEC (MARine Biodiversity, Exploitation and Conservation), Université de Montpellier, CNRS, Ifremer, IRD, 34000, Montpellier, France
- Université de Mayotte, Dembeni, 97660, Mayotte, France
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Yardy L, Callaghan A. What the fluff is this? - Gammarus pulex prefer food sources without plastic microfibers. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 715:136815. [PMID: 32032985 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.136815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2019] [Revised: 01/08/2020] [Accepted: 01/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Investigations into the impact of micro plastics (MP) and microfibers (MFs) upon the freshwater aquatic environment are still in their infancy despite our growing awareness of their importance. Gammarus pulex have long been used as a study organism for ecotoxicology and several studies have already used them to investigate the impact of MFs. One area of research which has not been exploited is the extent to which G. pulex can detect MFs and whether or not they avoid eating them. To answer this question we developed a reliable and accurate method of exposing Gammarus to known amounts of MF embedded in algal wafers. Here we show that when given the choice between control wafers and those contaminated with 2% or 3% MF Gammarus ingest fewer MF than would be expected if a random choice was made (2% W = 7 P = 0.01698, 3% W = 13 P = 0.03397). Their feeding behaviour also changes, with a significant reduction in time feeding (F1,18 = 21.3 P = 0.0002) as well as significantly fewer visits to contaminated wafers (F1,18 = 5.312 P = 0.0333). This suggests that G. pulex are able to detect MF in the 200-500 μm range and are partially repelled by them.
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- Lewis Yardy
- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Harborne Building, Reading RG6 6AS, UK
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- Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, School of Biological Sciences, University of Reading, Harborne Building, Reading RG6 6AS, UK.
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Bayona Y, Roucaute M, Cailleaud K, Lagadic L, Bassères A, Caquet T. Effect of thiram and of a hydrocarbon mixture on freshwater macroinvertebrate communities in outdoor stream and pond mesocosms: II. Biological and ecological trait responses and leaf litter breakdown. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2015; 24:1933-1946. [PMID: 26311171 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-015-1531-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/20/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Higher-tier ecological risk assessment of chemicals often relies upon studies in dynamic and/or static mesocosms. Physico-chemical and hydrological properties of each type of mesocosm result in specific chemicals fate, community functioning, and potential recovery. In the present study, macroinvertebrate abundance- and biomass-weighted biological and ecological trait matrices were used to assess the effects of a dithiocarbamate fungicide, thiram (35 and 170 µg l(-1)), and of a petroleum middle distillate (0.01, 0.4, 2 and 20 mg l(-1)) in outdoor stream and pond mesocosms. Trait sensitivity was characterized using functional diversity indices and trait modality distributions to assess the influence of the type of experimental systems and the ability of traits to disentangle chemical-induced effects from temporal and stochastic variations. In addition, leaf litter breakdown was used as an integrative functional endpoint. Regardless to the substance, treatments had a direct effect on the functional structure of benthic macroinvertebrate communities in streams but not in ponds, suggesting that global functional responses to chemicals are system-specific. Although both substances had an effect in streams, differences were noticed in the nature of the affected traits suggesting that chemical mode of action plays a role in functional alterations. This was illustrated by the link between negative effects of chemical exposure on detritivorous taxa and reduced litter breakdown rate in streams. Therefore, characterisation of macroinvertebrate biological traits associated with the measurement of a functional process such as litter breakdown may provide a comprehensive understanding of the effects occurring in mesocosms exposed to organic chemicals.
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- Yannick Bayona
- INRA, UMR985 Écologie et Santé des Écosystèmes, Équipe Écotoxicologie et Qualité des Milieux Aquatiques, Agrocampus Ouest, 65 rue de Saint Brieuc, CS 84215, 35042, Rennes, France.
- Service Environnement, TOTAL, Pôle d'Etude et de Recherche de Lacq RN 117, BP 47, 64170, Lacq, France.
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- INRA, UMR985 Écologie et Santé des Écosystèmes, Équipe Écotoxicologie et Qualité des Milieux Aquatiques, Agrocampus Ouest, 65 rue de Saint Brieuc, CS 84215, 35042, Rennes, France
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- Service Environnement, TOTAL, Pôle d'Etude et de Recherche de Lacq RN 117, BP 47, 64170, Lacq, France
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- INRA, UMR985 Écologie et Santé des Écosystèmes, Équipe Écotoxicologie et Qualité des Milieux Aquatiques, Agrocampus Ouest, 65 rue de Saint Brieuc, CS 84215, 35042, Rennes, France
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- Service Environnement, TOTAL, Pôle d'Etude et de Recherche de Lacq RN 117, BP 47, 64170, Lacq, France
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- INRA, UMR985 Écologie et Santé des Écosystèmes, Équipe Écotoxicologie et Qualité des Milieux Aquatiques, Agrocampus Ouest, 65 rue de Saint Brieuc, CS 84215, 35042, Rennes, France
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Bayona Y, Roucaute M, Cailleaud K, Lagadic L, Bassères A, Caquet T. Effect of thiram and of a hydrocarbon mixture on freshwater macroinvertebrate communities in outdoor stream and pond mesocosms: I. Study design, chemicals fate and structural responses. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2015; 24:1976-1995. [PMID: 26385344 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-015-1534-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/31/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Higher-tier ecological risk assessment (ERA) in mesocosms is commonly performed in lotic or lentic experimental systems. These systems differ in their physico-chemical and hydrological properties, leading to differences in chemical fate, community characteristics and potential recovery. This raises the issue of the relevance and sensitivity of community-level endpoints in different types of mesocosms. In this study, macroinvertebrate abundance and biomass estimates were used to assess the effects of a dithiocarbamate fungicide, thiram (35 and 170 µg l(-1)), and a petroleum middle distillate (PMD; 0.01, 0.4, 2 and 20 mg l(-1)) in outdoor stream and pond mesocosms. Streams were continuously treated during 3 weeks followed by a 2-month long post-treatment period. Ponds were treated weekly for 4 weeks, followed by a 10-month long post-treatment period. Taxonomic structure of macroinvertebrate communities was characterized using the α, β and γ components of taxa richness, Shannon and Gini-Simpson indices. Computations were based either on abundance or biomass data. Results clearly highlighted that the effects of chemicals depended on the exposure regime (for thiram) and type of system (for the PMD). Causes of the differences between streams and ponds in the magnitude and nature of effects include differential sensitivity of taxa dwelling in lentic and lotic systems and the influence of hydrology (e.g., drift from upstream) and mesocosm connectivity on recovery dynamics. This study also showed complementarities in the use of both types of mesocosms to improve the characterization of chemical effects on communities in ERA.
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- Yannick Bayona
- INRA, UMR985 Écologie et Santé des Écosystèmes, Équipe Écotoxicologie et Qualité des Milieux Aquatiques, Agrocampus Ouest, 65 rue de Saint Brieuc, CS 84215, 35042, Rennes, France.
- Service Environnement, TOTAL, Pôle d'Etude et de Recherche de Lacq RN 117, BP 47, 64170, Lacq, France.
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- INRA, UMR985 Écologie et Santé des Écosystèmes, Équipe Écotoxicologie et Qualité des Milieux Aquatiques, Agrocampus Ouest, 65 rue de Saint Brieuc, CS 84215, 35042, Rennes, France
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- Service Environnement, TOTAL, Pôle d'Etude et de Recherche de Lacq RN 117, BP 47, 64170, Lacq, France
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- INRA, UMR985 Écologie et Santé des Écosystèmes, Équipe Écotoxicologie et Qualité des Milieux Aquatiques, Agrocampus Ouest, 65 rue de Saint Brieuc, CS 84215, 35042, Rennes, France
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- Service Environnement, TOTAL, Pôle d'Etude et de Recherche de Lacq RN 117, BP 47, 64170, Lacq, France
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- INRA, UMR985 Écologie et Santé des Écosystèmes, Équipe Écotoxicologie et Qualité des Milieux Aquatiques, Agrocampus Ouest, 65 rue de Saint Brieuc, CS 84215, 35042, Rennes, France
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Lopez B, Ollivier P, Togola A, Baran N, Ghestem JP. Screening of French groundwater for regulated and emerging contaminants. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2015; 518-519:562-73. [PMID: 25782024 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.01.110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2014] [Revised: 01/30/2015] [Accepted: 01/30/2015] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Nationwide screening of 411 emerging contaminants and other regulated compounds, including parent molecules and transformation products (TPs) having various uses and origins, was done at 494 groundwater sites throughout France during two sampling campaigns in the Spring and the Fall of 2011. One hundred and eighty substances (44% of the targeted compounds) were quantified in at least one sampling point. These included pharmaceuticals, industrial products, pesticides, their transformation products and other emerging compounds. Fifty-five compounds were quantified in more than 1% of the samples. Both regulated and emerging compounds were found. Among the unregulated compounds, acetaminophen, carbamazepine, perfluorinated compounds, dioxins/furans, tolyltriazole, bisphenol A, triazine transformation products, and caffeine were quantified in more than 10% of the samples analyzed. Concentrations exceeding the threshold of toxicological concern of 0.1 μg/L were found for tolyltriazole, bisphenol A and some of the triazine transformation products (DEDIA). These new results should help the water resource managers and environmental regulators develop sound policies regarding the occurrence and distribution of regulated and emerging contaminants in groundwater.
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- Benjamin Lopez
- BRGM, 3 Avenue C. Guillemin, BP 36009, 45060 Orléans Cedex 2, France.
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- BRGM, 3 Avenue C. Guillemin, BP 36009, 45060 Orléans Cedex 2, France
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- BRGM, 3 Avenue C. Guillemin, BP 36009, 45060 Orléans Cedex 2, France
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- BRGM, 3 Avenue C. Guillemin, BP 36009, 45060 Orléans Cedex 2, France
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Szöcs E, Van den Brink PJ, Lagadic L, Caquet T, Roucaute M, Auber A, Bayona Y, Liess M, Ebke P, Ippolito A, ter Braak CJF, Brock TCM, Schäfer RB. Analysing chemical-induced changes in macroinvertebrate communities in aquatic mesocosm experiments: a comparison of methods. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2015; 24:760-769. [PMID: 25663318 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-015-1421-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/17/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Mesocosm experiments that study the ecological impact of chemicals are often analysed using the multivariate method 'Principal Response Curves' (PRCs). Recently, the extension of generalised linear models (GLMs) to multivariate data was introduced as a tool to analyse community data in ecology. Moreover, data aggregation techniques that can be analysed with univariate statistics have been proposed. The aim of this study was to compare their performance. We compiled macroinvertebrate abundance datasets of mesocosm experiments designed for studying the effect of various organic chemicals, mainly pesticides, and re-analysed them. GLMs for multivariate data and selected aggregated endpoints were compared to PRCs regarding their performance and potential to identify affected taxa. In addition, we analysed the inter-replicate variability encountered in the studies. Mesocosm experiments characterised by a higher taxa richness of the community and/or lower taxonomic resolution showed a greater inter-replicate variability, whereas variability decreased the more zero counts were encountered in the samples. GLMs for multivariate data performed equally well as PRCs regarding the community response. However, compared to first axis PRCs, GLMs provided a better indication of individual taxa responding to treatments, as separate models are fitted to each taxon. Data aggregation methods performed considerably poorer compared to PRCs. Multivariate community data, which are generated during mesocosm experiments, should be analysed using multivariate methods to reveal treatment-related community-level responses. GLMs for multivariate data are an alternative to the widely used PRCs.
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- Eduard Szöcs
- Institute for Environmental Sciences, University Koblenz-Landau, Fortstraße 7, 76829, Landau, Germany,
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Focks A, Luttik R, Zorn M, Brock T, Roex E, Van der Linden T, Van den Brink PJ. A simulation study on effects of exposure to a combination of pesticides used in an orchard and tuber crop on the recovery time of a vulnerable aquatic invertebrate. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 2014; 33:1489-1498. [PMID: 24375456 DOI: 10.1002/etc.2502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2013] [Revised: 08/27/2013] [Accepted: 11/24/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The aim of the present study was to assess whether population effects and recovery times increase when a population of a vulnerable aquatic invertebrate is exposed to concentrations of 1 or multiple pesticides. The 2 sets of pesticide combinations tested are typical for orchard and tuber crops in The Netherlands. Exposure concentrations were predicted using the FOCUS step 3 modeling framework and the Dutch drainage ditch scenario. Recovery times were assessed using the MASTEP population model. We simulated the population dynamics and pesticide effects in a Monte Carlo style by using median effective concentration values drawn from an arthropod species sensitivity distribution. In the tuber scenario, exposure to λ-cyhalothrin resulted in long-term effects, whereas exposure to the co-occurring compound fluazinam hardly resulted in (additional) effects. In the orchard scenario, 3 pesticides resulted in large effects just after exposure, but pulse exposures to these compounds did not coincide. The probabilities of effects for the single compounds added up for the combination; in contrast, the recovery times were not higher for the combination compared to those associated with exposure to the individual compounds. The conclusion from the present study's simulations is that exposure to the evaluated pesticide packages may lead to increased mortality probabilities and effect sizes of the combination, but does not lead to longer recovery times for populations with synchronized reproduction than when exposed to the individual compounds.
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- Andreas Focks
- Alterra, Wageningen University and Research Centre, Wageningen, The Netherlands; Aquatic Ecology and Water Quality Management Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen University and Research Centre, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Bayona Y, Roucaute M, Cailleaud K, Lagadic L, Bassères A, Caquet T. Isotopic niche metrics as indicators of toxic stress in two freshwater snails. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2014; 484:102-113. [PMID: 24691210 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2013] [Revised: 02/21/2014] [Accepted: 03/02/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Descriptors of trophic niche and of food web structure and function have been suggested as integrative and sensitive endpoints of toxicant effects. In the present study, carbon and nitrogen stable isotope signatures were used to assess the effects of the dithiocarbamate fungicide thiram (35 and 170μg/L nominal concentrations) and of a petroleum distillate (0.01, 0.4, 2 and 20mg/L nominal loadings as Hydrocarbon Emulsion or Hydrocarbon Water Accommodated Fraction) on the trophic niche of two freshwater gastropods in artificial streams (Radix peregra) and ponds (Lymnaea stagnalis). Results were analyzed using classical univariate statistical methods and recently proposed uni- and multivariate metrics of the realized trophic niche of species. The trophic niche metrics were highly sensitive to both types of chemicals, but exposure resulted in different response patterns according to the nature of the tested compound. Thiram clearly affected gastropod trophic niche leading to a change in the food resources used and resulting in trophic niche expansion (i.e., increase of diversity of used resources, especially dead animals) or trophic niche contraction (i.e., decrease of diversity of used resources) across time. Both gastropod taxa exposed to hydrocarbons showed a clear trophic niche expansion. Trophic niche metrics therefore provide a promising way of investigating non-lethal effects of exposure to organic chemicals on aquatic invertebrates, and subsequent disturbances in food webs.
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- Yannick Bayona
- INRA, UMR985 Écologie et Santé des Écosystèmes, Équipe Écotoxicologie et Qualité des Milieux Aquatiques, Agrocampus Ouest, 65 rue de Saint Brieuc, F-35042 Rennes, France; Service Environnement, TOTAL SA, Pôle d'Etude et de Recherche de Lacq RN 117, BP 47, F-64170 Lacq, France
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- INRA, UMR985 Écologie et Santé des Écosystèmes, Équipe Écotoxicologie et Qualité des Milieux Aquatiques, Agrocampus Ouest, 65 rue de Saint Brieuc, F-35042 Rennes, France
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- Service Environnement, TOTAL SA, Pôle d'Etude et de Recherche de Lacq RN 117, BP 47, F-64170 Lacq, France
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- INRA, UMR985 Écologie et Santé des Écosystèmes, Équipe Écotoxicologie et Qualité des Milieux Aquatiques, Agrocampus Ouest, 65 rue de Saint Brieuc, F-35042 Rennes, France.
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- Service Environnement, TOTAL SA, Pôle d'Etude et de Recherche de Lacq RN 117, BP 47, F-64170 Lacq, France
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- INRA, UMR985 Écologie et Santé des Écosystèmes, Équipe Écotoxicologie et Qualité des Milieux Aquatiques, Agrocampus Ouest, 65 rue de Saint Brieuc, F-35042 Rennes, France
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Babut M, Arts GH, Barra Caracciolo A, Carluer N, Domange N, Friberg N, Gouy V, Grung M, Lagadic L, Martin-Laurent F, Mazzella N, Pesce S, Real B, Reichenberger S, Roex EWM, Romijn K, Röttele M, Stenrød M, Tournebize J, Vernier F, Vindimian E. Pesticide risk assessment and management in a globally changing world--report from a European interdisciplinary workshop. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2013; 20:8298-312. [PMID: 23975709 PMCID: PMC3824372 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-013-2004-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2013] [Accepted: 07/10/2013] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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- Marc Babut
- Irstea, UR MALY, 5 rue de la Doua, CS70077, 69626, Villeurbanne, France,
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Bundschuh M, Zubrod JP, Klemm P, Elsaesser D, Stang C, Schulz R. Effects of peak exposure scenarios on Gammarus fossarum using field relevant pesticide mixtures. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2013; 95:137-143. [PMID: 23790476 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2013.05.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2012] [Revised: 05/07/2013] [Accepted: 05/23/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The present study investigated sublethal effects of a field relevant pesticide mixture (one herbicide, three fungicides, five insecticides) on Gammarus fossarum by considering different peak exposure scenarios, which may be generated by the inherent properties of vegetated ditches. Additional experiments aimed at the identification of germane exposure pathways (food and water). Therefore, G. fossarum were exposed in independent experiments to three scenarios, which differed besides in the peak concentration of the pesticide mixture also in the mixture's composition and exposure duration (n=20 per treatment). The exposure duration of 12 or 120 min was followed by a seven-day post-exposure observation period. At a constant concentration-time product, a lower exposure duration in concert with a proportionally higher peak concentration caused a substantially elevated ecotoxicity compared to a treatment with a longer exposure duration at a lower peak concentration. Given the importance of the insecticide lambda-cyhalothrin for the mixture's ecotoxicity it may be concluded that the fast mode of action of pyrethroids mainly explains this observation. Moreover, field relevant concentrations of the pesticide mixture applied at an exposure duration of 120 min resulted in reduced gammarids' feeding rate, which may be indicative for shifts in the ecosystem function of leaf litter breakdown and hence the provision of energy for local and downstream communities. Finally, the present study indicated that both pathways of exposure, namely via food or water, reduce gammarids' feeding rate synergistically. This suggests that both exposure pathways should be considered for compounds exhibiting a high Kow (e.g. pyrethroids) during the risk assessment of single substances and mixtures.
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- Mirco Bundschuh
- Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of Koblenz-Landau, Landau/Palatinate, Germany.
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Advantages of online SPE coupled with UPLC/MS/MS for determining the fate of pesticides and pharmaceutical compounds. Anal Bioanal Chem 2013; 406:1181-91. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-013-7248-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2013] [Revised: 06/26/2013] [Accepted: 07/11/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Brock TCM. Priorities to improve the ecological risk assessment and management for pesticides in surface water. INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT 2013; 9:e64-e74. [PMID: 23610040 DOI: 10.1002/ieam.1429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2013] [Revised: 03/15/2013] [Accepted: 04/17/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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This article deals with prospective and retrospective ecological risk assessment (ERA) procedures for pesticides in surface waters as carried out under European legislation (Regulation 1107/2009/EC; Directive 2009/128/EC; Directive 2000/60/EC). Priorities to improve the aquatic risk assessment and management of pesticides are discussed on basis of the following 5 theses: 1) the management of the environmental risks of pesticides in surface water requires an appropriate implementation of feedback mechanisms between prospective and retrospective ERA, 2) an appropriate ERA cannot be carried out without well-defined specific protection goals, described in terms of focal vulnerable populations and related exposure assessment goals, 3) the interaction between the assessment of exposure and eco(toxico)logical effects in ERA is at a lower level of sophistication than either assessment of exposure or assessment of effects in the field, 4) there is insufficient experimental proof that, in prospective ERA, the chronic effect assessment procedures accurately predict long-term population- and community-level impacts, and 5) multiple stress by pesticides in aquatic ecosystems cannot be ignored in ERA, but in individual water bodies, toxicity usually is dominated by a limited number of substances.
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- Theo C M Brock
- Alterra, Wageningen University and Research Centre, The Netherlands.
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Coutellec MA, Besnard AL, Caquet T. Population genetics of Lymnaea stagnalis experimentally exposed to cocktails of pesticides. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2013; 22:879-888. [PMID: 23666000 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-013-1082-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/30/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Freshwater invertebrates may be regularly exposed to pesticides in agricultural landscapes, as water bodies such as ditches and ponds are the final recipient of many chemicals, through various transfer pathways. Local evolutionary impacts may hence be expected on populations, especially for species with a completely aquatic life cycle. We tested the hypothesis that exposure to combinations of pesticides used in crop protection programmes could increase the effect of random genetic drift in a non-target species, via demographic impacts. To do so, experimental populations of the freshwater snail Lymnaea stagnalis were created from a common genetic pool and exposed for three successive generations to treatments corresponding to two different crop protection plans (conventional and low pesticide input). Population genetic parameters were estimated in each generation on the basis of ten polymorphic microsatellite loci. Effects consistent with increased random genetic drift were observed for one sampling campaign performed in the third generation, i.e., decreased genetic variability and increased population differentiation in the group of populations exposed to the treatment programme whose demographic impact was the most effective on L. stagnalis. Otherwise, no clear pattern emerged and even opposed effects could be observed. All populations were found significantly inbred, mostly due to biparental inbreeding. Conversely, selfing was generally not significant, and did not express preferentially under high pesticide pressure. We conclude from this study that population genetics should be used very cautiously in the context of ecological risk assessment, especially when applied to natural populations.
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- Marie-Agnès Coutellec
- INRA, UMR 0985 ESE, INRA, Agrocampus-Ouest, Equipe Ecotoxicologie et Qualité des Milieux Aquatiques, 65 rue de Saint-Brieuc, 35042 Rennes Cedex, France.
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