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Duc HD, Oanh NT, Khanh NTM. Thiobencarb Degradation by Pseudomonas sp. Th1 and Cupriavidus oxalaticus Th2 Isolated from Soil. Curr Microbiol 2023; 80:342. [PMID: 37725172 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-023-03456-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2023] [Accepted: 08/23/2023] [Indexed: 09/21/2023]
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Thiobencarb has been extensively applied for weed control, resulting in severe environmental problems. In this study, thiobencarb degradation in liquid media and in soil by two bacterial strains, Pseudomonas sp. Th1 and Cupriavidus oxalaticus Th2, was investigated. Both bacterial isolates utilized the compound as a sole carbon, nitrogen and sulfur source. The utilization rates of thiobencarb by Pseudomonas sp. Th1 and C. oxalaticus Th2 in a liquid mineral medium were 1.02 ± 0.11 and 0.80 ± 0.07 µM/h at 100 µM, respectively. The determination of degradation and bacterial growth rates kinetics showed that the rates for pure thiobencarb followed the Michaelis-Menten model; meanwhile, the rates for thiobencarb in a commercial herbicide fitted well with the Edwards model. Their degradation by the mixed culture of both strains reduced the accumulation of intermediate products, including S-4-chlorobenzyl ethylthiocarbamate and 4-chlorobenzyl mercaptan, in media. The degradation by the mixed culture of these bacteria immobilized in rice straw was significantly higher than those of their free counterparts when determining in a packed bed bioreactor (P < 0.05). In addition, the inoculation of the mixed bacterial culture in soil significantly enhanced the degradation performance for both thiobencarb and propanil in a commercial herbicide. This study elucidates the differences in biodegradation of pure thiobencarb and thiobencarb in an herbicide.
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- Ha Danh Duc
- Dong Thap University, 783 Pham Huu Lau Street, Cao Lanh City, Dong Thap Province, Vietnam.
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- Dong Thap University, 783 Pham Huu Lau Street, Cao Lanh City, Dong Thap Province, Vietnam.
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- Can Tho University of Technology, 256 Nguyen Van Cu Street, An Hoa Ward, Ninh Kieu District, Can Tho City, Vietnam
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An G, Park J, Lim W, Song G. Thiobencarb induces phenotypic abnormalities, apoptosis, and cardiovascular toxicity in zebrafish embryos through oxidative stress and inflammation. Comp Biochem Physiol C Toxicol Pharmacol 2022; 261:109440. [PMID: 35961533 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpc.2022.109440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2022] [Revised: 07/19/2022] [Accepted: 08/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Thiobencarb is a representative herbicide used on rice paddies. Because thiobencarb is used extensively on agricultural lands, especially on paddy fields, there is a high risk of unintended leaks into aquatic ecosystems. For this reason, several studies have investigated and reported on the toxicity of thiobencarb to aquatic species. In European eels, thiobencarb affected acetylcholinesterase levels in plasma and impaired adenosine triphosphatase activity in their gills. In medaka, thiobencarb-exposed embryos showed lower viability. However, molecular mechanisms underlying thiobencarb-mediated embryotoxicity have yet to be clarified. Therefore, the objective of our study was to investigate its mechanism of toxicity using zebrafish embryos. The viability of zebrafish embryos decreased upon exposure to thiobencarb and various phenotypic abnormalities were observed at concentrations lower than the lethal dose. The developmental toxicity of thiobencarb was mediated by pro-inflammatory cytokines (il1b, cxcl8, cxcl18b, and cox2a) and excessive generation of reactive oxygen species due to the downregulation of genes such as catalase, sod1, and sod2, which encode antioxidant enzymes. In addition, severe defects of the cardiovascular system were identified in response to thiobencarb exposure. Specifically, deformed cardiac looping, delayed common cardinal vein (CCV) regression, and interrupted dorsal aorta (DA)-posterior cardinal vein (PCV) segregation were observed. Our results provide an essential resource that demonstrates molecular mechanisms underlying the toxicity of thiobencarb on non-target organisms, which may contribute to the establishment of a mitigation strategy.
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- Garam An
- Institute of Animal Molecular Biotechnology, Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Institute of Animal Molecular Biotechnology, Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea.
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- Institute of Animal Molecular Biotechnology, Department of Biotechnology, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 02841, Republic of Korea.
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Moore MT, Locke MA. Can Pesticides Dissolved in Runoff and Exposed to Maturing Rice (Oryza sativa) Plants be Transferred to Seeds? BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2022; 108:1013-1018. [PMID: 34997263 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-021-03423-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Agriculture's global challenge to feed an estimated 7.7 billion people is further exacerbated by less available cropland for production and rapidly changing climate patterns. Pesticides are often utilized to minimize crop losses due to pest infestations; however, problems arise when these chemicals are transported off production acreage, either by storm or irrigation events, and into nearby water bodies. Innovative management practices are needed to not only reduce the volume of runoff, but also to mitigate various pollutants, such as pesticides, within the runoff. One such practice being evaluated involves using rice (Oryza sativa) as a pesticide mitigation tool. While rice plants may serve as a mechanism for phytoremediation, whether the seeds harvested from exposed plants could then be utilized as a human food source is an unanswered question. Thirty round mesocosms (55 L volume; 56 cm diameter; six replicates per treatment) were established with rice and exposed to aqueous concentrations of the pesticides clomazone, propanil, or cyfluthrin, as well as a mixture of the three pesticides. Six replicates with rice and no pesticide exposure served as controls. Initial pesticide exposure took place 8 weeks post-planting and continued once a week for 5 weeks. Rice plants, unmilled seeds, and mesocosm sediment were collected from each mesocosm 2 weeks after seed formation began and analyzed for pesticide concentrations using gas chromatography. Concentrations of pesticides in unmilled seed were below detection for individual exposures of clomazone, propanil, and cyfluthrin. When rice was exposed to the pesticide mixture, the mean ± SE unmilled seed cyfluthrin concentration was 14.8 ± 1.25 µg kg-1. These small-scale, preliminary studies offer insight into the possibility of using immature rice plants as a phytoremediation tool, while harvesting its grain after plant maturation for human consumption. Further research is needed to address this question on a larger scale and with multiple pesticide mixtures.
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- M T Moore
- Water Quality and Ecology Research Unit, USDA Agricultural Research Service, National Sedimentation Laboratory, PO Box 1157, Oxford, MS, 38655, USA.
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- Water Quality and Ecology Research Unit, USDA Agricultural Research Service, National Sedimentation Laboratory, PO Box 1157, Oxford, MS, 38655, USA
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Wang R, Bingner RL, Yuan Y, Locke M, Herring G, Denton D, Zhang M. Evaluation of thiobencarb runoff from rice farming practices in a California watershed using an integrated RiceWQ-AnnAGNPS system. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 767:144898. [PMID: 33550063 PMCID: PMC8864476 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2020] [Revised: 12/22/2020] [Accepted: 12/28/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The development of modeling technology to adequately simulate water and pesticide movement within the rice paddy environment faces several challenges. These include: (1) adequately representing ponded conditions; (2) the collection/implementation of temporal/spatial pesticide application data at field scales; (3) the integration of various mixed-landuses simulation schemes. Currently available models do not fully consider these challenges and results may not be sufficiently accurate to represent fate and transport of rice pesticides at watershed scales. Therefore, in this study, an integrated simulation system, "RiceWQ-AnnAGNPS", was developed to fully address these challenges and is illustrated in a California watershed with rice farming practices. The integrated system successfully extends field level simulations to watershed scales while considering the impact of mixed landuses on downstream loadings. Moreover, the system maintains the application information at fine spatial scales and handles varying treated paddy areas via the "split and adjust" approach. The new system was evaluated by investigating the fate and transport of thiobencarb residues in the Colusa Basin, California as a case study. Thiobencarb concentrations in both water and sediment phases were accurately captured by the calibrated RiceWQ model at the edge of field. After spatial upscaling, the integrated system successfully reflected both the seasonal pattern of surface runoff and the timing of monthly thiobencarb loadings. Incorporating future enhancements can further improve model performance by including more detailed water drainage schedules and management practices, improving the accuracy of summer runoff estimations, and incorporating a more sophisticated in-stream process module. This integrated system provides a framework for evaluating rice pesticide impacts as part of a basin level management approach to improve water quality, which can be extended to other rice agrochemicals, or other areas with fine-scale spatial information of pesticide applications.
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- Ruoyu Wang
- Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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- USDA-ARS Watershed Physical Processes and Water Quality & Ecology Research Unit, Oxford, MS, 38655, USA
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- USEPA/ORD/NERL, Research Triangle Park, NC, 27111, USA
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- USDA-ARS Watershed Physical Processes and Water Quality & Ecology Research Unit, Oxford, MS, 38655, USA
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- USDA-ARS Watershed Physical Processes and Water Quality & Ecology Research Unit, Oxford, MS, 38655, USA
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- USEPA, Standards and TMDLs Office, Region 9, Sacramento, CA, 95814, USA
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- Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA.
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Szpyrka E, Słowik-Borowiec M, Książek P, Zwolak A, Podbielska M. The difference in dissipation of clomazone and metazachlor in soil under field and laboratory conditions and their uptake by plants. Sci Rep 2020; 10:3747. [PMID: 32111959 PMCID: PMC7048729 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-60720-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2019] [Accepted: 02/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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The study concerned dissipation of metazachlor and clomazone, herbicides widely used in rapeseed (Brassica napus L. subsp. napus) protection, applied to the clay soil under field and laboratory conditions. Furthermore, the uptake of these pesticide from soil by rapeseed plants was investigated under field conditions. An additional aim of this work was to modify the QuEChERS method for the determination of metazachlor and clomazone in the plant material. Analytical procedures for metazachlor and clomazone qualification and quantification in rapeseed plants and soil were developed, using gas chromatography with an micro electron capture detector (GC-μECD) and a mass detector (GC-MS/MS QqQ) as confirmation. Dissipation kinetics of herbicide residues in soil were described as first-order equations. The analytical performance was very satisfactory and confirmed that the methods meet the requirements of the European Commission. In the conducted field experiments it was found that dissipation of clomazone and metazachlor in clay soil follows first-order kinetics (R2 between 0.964 and 0.978), and half-lives were 9.5 days and 10.2 days for clomazone and metazachlor, respectively. Under laboratory conditions, dissipation of clomazone and metazachlor in soil also follows first-order kinetics (R2 between 0.937 and 0.938), and half-lives were 8.8 days and 5.7 days for clomazone and metazachlor, respectively. Residues of both herbicides in rape plants 22 days after application of herbicides were below the maximum residue levels for Brassica plants. Metazachlor and clomazone dissipate very fast in clay soil and their uptake by rape plants is very low.
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- Ewa Szpyrka
- University of Rzeszow, Institute of Biology and Biotechnology, 1 Pigoń St., 35-310, Rzeszów, Poland.
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- University of Rzeszow, Institute of Biology and Biotechnology, 1 Pigoń St., 35-310, Rzeszów, Poland
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- University of Rzeszow, Institute of Biology and Biotechnology, 1 Pigoń St., 35-310, Rzeszów, Poland
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- University of Rzeszow, Institute of Biology and Biotechnology, 1 Pigoń St., 35-310, Rzeszów, Poland
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Wang R, Luo Y, Chen H, Yuan Y, Bingner RL, Denton D, Locke M, Zhang M. Environmental fate and impact assessment of thiobencarb application in California rice fields using RICEWQ. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 664:669-682. [PMID: 30763847 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2019] [Revised: 01/31/2019] [Accepted: 02/01/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Thiobencarb is a commonly used herbicide in Northern California rice fields. Released paddy water containing thiobencarb may pose ecological risks to non-targeted organisms. In this research, the Rice Water Quality Model (RICEWQ) is equilibrium tested and then calibrated using monitoring data at field level. Then it is employed to assess the environmental fate and impacts of thiobencarb in the Colusa Basin, and the effects of different management practices on water use and thiobencarb exposures. The model predicted thiobencarb concentrations from rice fields for multiple years throughout the Basin, using input from California Pesticide Use Reporting (PUR) database, and assessed both the temporal/spatial distribution of thiobencarb exposure and potential acute toxicity on non-target organisms. Our study indicated that RICEWQ can accurately reflect the initial partitioning of thiobencarb in both paddy water and soil phases and capture the dynamics of thiobencarb at field level after calibration. Mandatory water holding is critical for reducing thiobencarb exposure in released paddy water. A thirty-day holding time reduces thiobencarb concentrations by 64% relative to a 6-day holding practice. The geo-spatial pattern of exposure in the study domain indicates the differing extents of pollutant levels and their distribution over space. "Risk zones" for different species were identified based on the geospatial patterns of thiobencarb exposure and the species-specific susceptibilities of various non-target species to thiobencarb.
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- Ruoyu Wang
- Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Department of Pesticide Regulation, California Environmental Protection Agency, Sacramento, CA 95812, USA
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- Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- USEPA/ORD/NERL, Research Triangle Park, NC 27111, USA
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- USDA-ARS Watershed Physical Processes and Water Quality & Ecology Research Unit, Oxford, MS 38655, USA
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- USEPA, Standards and TMDLs office, Region 9, Sacramento, CA 95814, USA
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- USDA-ARS Watershed Physical Processes and Water Quality & Ecology Research Unit, Oxford, MS 38655, USA
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- Department of Land, Air and Water Resources, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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Shetti NP, Malode SJ, Ilager D, Raghava Reddy K, Shukla SS, Aminabhavi TM. A Novel Electrochemical Sensor for Detection of Molinate Using ZnO Nanoparticles Loaded Carbon Electrode. ELECTROANAL 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/elan.201800775] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Nagaraj P. Shetti
- Electrochemistry and Materials GroupDepartment of ChemistryK.L.E. Institute of Technology Hubballi– 580 030 India Tel.: +91 9611979743 Fax: 0836-2330688
- Visvesvaraya Technological University Karnataka India
- Department of Chemistry and BiochemistryLamar University Beaumont, Texas 77710 USA
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- Electrochemistry and Materials GroupDepartment of ChemistryK.L.E. Institute of Technology Hubballi– 580 030 India Tel.: +91 9611979743 Fax: 0836-2330688
- Visvesvaraya Technological University Karnataka India
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- Electrochemistry and Materials GroupDepartment of ChemistryK.L.E. Institute of Technology Hubballi– 580 030 India Tel.: +91 9611979743 Fax: 0836-2330688
- Visvesvaraya Technological University Karnataka India
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- School of Chemical and Biomolecular EngineeringThe University of Sydney Sydney, NSW 2006 Australia
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- Department of Chemistry and BiochemistryLamar University Beaumont, Texas 77710 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and BiochemistryLamar University Beaumont, Texas 77710 USA
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Xia S, Song Y, Li X, Li H, He LN. Ionic Liquid-Promoted Three-Component Domino Reaction of Propargyl Alcohols, Carbon Dioxide and 2-Aminoethanols: A Thermodynamically Favorable Synthesis of 2-Oxazolidinones. Molecules 2018; 23:molecules23113033. [PMID: 30463369 PMCID: PMC6280151 DOI: 10.3390/molecules23113033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2018] [Revised: 11/19/2018] [Accepted: 11/20/2018] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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To circumvent the thermodynamic limitation of the synthesis of oxazolidinones starting from 2-aminoethanols and CO₂ and realize incorporation CO₂ under atmospheric pressure, a protic ionic liquid-facilitated three-component reaction of propargyl alcohols, CO₂ and 2-aminoethanols was developed to produce 2-oxazolidinones along with equal amount of α-hydroxyl ketones. The ionic liquid structure, reaction temperature and reaction time were in detail investigated. And 15 mol% 1,5,7-triazabicylo[4.4.0]dec-5-ene ([TBDH][TFE]) trifluoroethanol was found to be able to synergistically activate the substrate and CO₂, thus catalyzing this cascade reaction under atmospheric CO₂ pressure. By employing this task-specific ionic liquid as sustainable catalyst, 2-aminoethanols with different substituents were successfully transformed to 2-oxazolidinones with moderate to excellent yield after 12 h at 80 °C.
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- Shumei Xia
- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
- College of Pharmacy, Nankai University, Tianjin 300353, China.
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- State Key Laboratory and Institute of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China.
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A Novel Aerobic Degradation Pathway for Thiobencarb Is Initiated by the TmoAB Two-Component Flavin Mononucleotide-Dependent Monooxygenase System in Acidovorax sp. Strain T1. Appl Environ Microbiol 2017; 83:AEM.01490-17. [PMID: 28939603 DOI: 10.1128/aem.01490-17] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2017] [Accepted: 09/13/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Thiobencarb is a thiocarbamate herbicide used in rice paddies worldwide. Microbial degradation plays a crucial role in the dissipation of thiobencarb in the environment. However, the physiological and genetic mechanisms underlying thiobencarb degradation remain unknown. In this study, a novel thiobencarb degradation pathway was proposed in Acidovorax sp. strain T1. Thiobencarb was oxidized and cleaved at the C-S bond, generating diethylcarbamothioic S-acid and 4-chlorobenzaldehyde (4CDA). 4CDA was then oxidized to 4-chlorobenzoic acid (4CBA) and hydrolytically dechlorinated to 4-hydroxybenzoic acid (4HBA). The identification of catabolic genes suggested further hydroxylation to protocatechuic acid (PCA) and finally degradation through the protocatechuate 4,5-dioxygenase pathway. A novel two-component monooxygenase system identified in the strain, TmoAB, was responsible for the initial catabolic reaction. TmoA shared 28 to 32% identity with the oxygenase components of pyrimidine monooxygenase from Agrobacterium fabrum, alkanesulfonate monooxygenase from Pseudomonas savastanoi, and dibenzothiophene monooxygenase from Rhodococcus sp. TmoB shared 25 to 37% identity with reported flavin reductases and oxidized NADH but not NADPH. TmoAB is a flavin mononucleotide (FMN)-dependent monooxygenase and catalyzed the C-S bond cleavage of thiobencarb. Introduction of tmoAB into cells of the thiobencarb degradation-deficient mutant T1m restored its ability to degrade and utilize thiobencarb. A dehydrogenase gene, tmoC, was located 7,129 bp downstream of tmoAB, and its transcription was clearly induced by thiobencarb. The purified TmoC catalyzed the dehydrogenation of 4CDA to 4CBA using NAD+ as a cofactor. A gene cluster responsible for the complete 4CBA metabolic pathway was also cloned, and its involvement in thiobencarb degradation was preliminarily verified by transcriptional analysis.IMPORTANCE Microbial degradation is the main factor in thiobencarb dissipation in soil. In previous studies, thiobencarb was degraded initially via N-deethylation, sulfoxidation, hydroxylation, and dechlorination. However, enzymes and genes involved in the microbial degradation of thiobencarb have not been studied. This study revealed a new thiobencarb degradation pathway in Acidovorax sp. strain T1 and identified a novel two-component FMN-dependent monooxygenase system, TmoAB. Under TmoAB-mediated catalysis, thiobencarb was cleaved at the C-S bond, producing diethylcarbamothioic S-acid and 4CDA. Furthermore, the downstream degradation pathway of thiobencarb was proposed. Our study provides the physiological, biochemical, and genetic foundation of thiobencarb degradation in this microorganism.
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Cao J, Li P, Li QX, Zheng P, Diao X. Bioaccumulation and Elimination of the Herbicide Clomazone in the Earthworms Eisenia fetida. BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2015; 95:606-610. [PMID: 26370279 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-015-1649-7] [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: 01/26/2015] [Accepted: 09/04/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Acute toxicity, bioaccumulation, and elimination of herbicide clomazone in the earthworm Eisenia fetida were investigated in the different exposure systems. The LC50 values of clomazone on earthworms were 5.6 μg cm(-2) in the contact filter paper test (48 h), 174.9 mg kg(-1) (7 days) and 123.4 mg kg(-1) (14 days) in artificial soil test, respectively. Clomazone could rapidly bioaccumulate in earthworms and reached the highest concentration after 3 days exposure, with the maximum concentrations of 9.0, 35.3 and 142.3 mg kg(-1) at 10.0, 40.0 and 160.0 mg kg(-1) of clomazone, respectively. Clomazone uptake showed a good correlation with exposure concentration. After the 14th day, clomazone declined to minimum value. About 74%-80% of accumulated clomazone was eliminated within 1 day after exposed to clomazone-free soil. However, a trace amount of clomazone persisted for a relatively long time in earthworms.
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- Jia Cao
- College of Agriculture, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, Hainan, China
- Haikou Key Laboratory of Environment Toxicology, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, Hainan, China
- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, China
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- College of Plant Protection and Environment, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, Hainan, China
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- Department of Molecular Bioscience and Bioengineering, University of Hawaii, 1955 East-West Road, Honolulu, HI, 96822, USA
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- College of Agriculture, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, Hainan, China
- Haikou Key Laboratory of Environment Toxicology, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, Hainan, China
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- College of Agriculture, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, Hainan, China.
- Haikou Key Laboratory of Environment Toxicology, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, Hainan, China.
- College of Plant Protection and Environment, Hainan University, Haikou, 570228, Hainan, China.
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Lopes AR, Bello D, Prieto-Fernández Á, Trasar-Cepeda C, Manaia CM, Nunes OC. Relationships among bulk soil physicochemical, biochemical, and microbiological parameters in an organic alfalfa-rice rotation system. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 22:11690-11699. [PMID: 25850741 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-4410-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2014] [Accepted: 03/18/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The microbial communities of bulk soil of rice paddy fields under an ancient organic agriculture regimen, consisting on an alfalfa-rice rotation system, were characterized. The drained soil of two adjacent paddies at different stages of the rotation was compared before rice seeding and after harvesting. The relationships among the soil microbial, physicochemical, and biochemical parameters were investigated using multivariate analyses. In the first year of rice cropping, aerobic cultivable heterotrophic populations correlated with lineages of presumably aerobic bacteria (e.g., Sphingobacteriales, Sphingomonadales). In the second year of rice cropping, the total C content correlated with presumable anaerobic bacteria (e.g., Anaerolineae). Independently of the year of rice cropping, before rice seeding, proteolytic activity correlated positively with the cultivable aerobic heterotrophic and ammonifier populations, the soil catabolic profile and with presumable aerobes (e.g., Sphingobacteriales, Rhizobiales) and anaerobes (e.g., Bacteroidales, Anaerolineae). After harvesting, strongest correlations were observed between cultivable diazotrophic populations and bacterial groups described as comprising N2 fixing members (e.g., Chloroflexi-Ellin6529, Betaproteobacteria, Alphaproteobacteria). It was demonstrated that chemical parameters and microbial functions were correlated with variations on the total bacterial community composition and structure occurring during rice cropping. A better understanding of these correlations and of their implications on soil productivity may be valid contributors for sustainable agriculture practices, based on ancient processes.
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- Ana R Lopes
- LEPABE, Laboratório de Engenharia de Processos, Ambiente, Biotecnologia e Energia, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Portugal
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Van Scoy AR, Tjeerdema RS. Environmental fate and toxicology of clomazone. REVIEWS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2014; 229:35-49. [PMID: 24515809 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-03777-6_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Clomazone, an isoxazolane herbicide, was first registered for use in 1986 for pest grasses and broad leaf weeds. Although the exact mode of action is still unclear, it is well documented that clomazone causes bleaching of foliar structures; the clomazone metabolite 5-ketoclomazone is regarded to cause the bleaching and to be the ultimate plant toxicant. Although clomazone exhibits low mammalian toxicity and is selective towards certain plant species, studies have shown that it does inhibit AChE and catalase activities. In addition, it has been found to be highly toxic to aquatic invertebrates, in particular mysid shrimp.Clomazone has a low Henry's law constant and moderate vapor pressure, and thus may volatilize from dry soils. Photolysis represents a minor dissipationpathway; however, clomazone can be photolytically degraded under both direct and indirect conditions. Clomazone has high water solubility, and it is often assumed to undergo hydrolysis easily; unfortunately, this is not the case. Clomazone is stable over a wide pH range and does not hydrolyze. Clomazone has a weak to moderates oil adsorption coefficient; therefore, its affinity to sorb to soil is minimal, rendering it a potential threat to groundwater supplies.Microbial metabolism is the major degradation pathway, resulting in products such as 5-hydroxyclomazone, hydroxymethylclomazone, 2-chlorobenzyl alcohol and 3'-hydroxyclomazone. Although clomazone has not been shown to degrade viahydrolysis, it nonetheless represents a potential threat to aquatic organisms. With this in mind, caution should be taken when applying clomazone or when draining fields that have detectable clomazone residues.
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- April R Van Scoy
- Department of Environmental Toxicology, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616-8588, USA,
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La N, Lamers M, Nguyen VV, Streck T. Modelling the fate of pesticides in paddy rice-fish pond farming systems in northern Vietnam. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2014; 70:70-79. [PMID: 23483671 DOI: 10.1002/ps.3527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2012] [Revised: 01/22/2013] [Accepted: 03/08/2013] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND In Vietnam, paddy rice fields have been identified as a major non-point source of pesticide pollution of surface- and groundwater which is often directly used for domestic purposes. One strategy to assess the risk of pesticide pollution is to use process-based models. Here, we present a new model developed for simulating short-term pesticide dynamics in combined paddy rice field-fish pond farming systems. The model was calibrated using the Gauss-Marquardt-Levenberg algorithm and validated against measured pesticide concentrations of a paddy field-fish pond system typical for northern Vietnam. RESULTS In the calibration period, model efficiencies were 0.82 for dimethoate and 0.87 for fenitrothion. In the validation period, modelling efficiencies slightly decreased to 0.42 and 0.76 for dimethoate and fenitrothion, respectively. Scenario simulations revealed that a field closure period of 1 day after pesticide application considerably reduces the risk of pond and surface water pollution. CONCLUSION These results indicate that the proposed model is an effective tool to assess and evaluate management strategies, such as extended field closure periods, aiming to reduce the loss of pesticides from paddy fields.
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- Nguyen La
- University of Hohenheim, Institute of Soil Science and Land Evaluation, Biogeophysics Section, 70593, Stuttgart, Germany; Soils and Fertilizers Research Institute, Department of Land Use Research, Dong Ngac, Tu Liem, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Lopes AR, Manaia CM, Nunes OC. Bacterial community variations in an alfalfa-rice rotation system revealed by 16S rRNA gene 454-pyrosequencing. FEMS Microbiol Ecol 2013; 87:650-63. [PMID: 24245591 DOI: 10.1111/1574-6941.12253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2013] [Revised: 11/08/2013] [Accepted: 11/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Crop rotation is a practice harmonized with the sustainable rice production. Nevertheless, the implications of this empirical practice are not well characterized, mainly in relation to the bacterial community composition and structure. In this study, the bacterial communities of two adjacent paddy fields in the 3rd and 4th year of the crop rotation cycle and of a nonseeded subplot were characterized before rice seeding and after harvesting, using 454-pyrosequencing of the 16S rRNA gene. Although the phyla Acidobacteria, Proteobacteria, Chloroflexi, Actinobacteria and Bacteroidetes predominated in all the samples, there were variations in relative abundance of these groups. Samples from the 3rd and 4th years of the crop rotation differed on the higher abundance of groups of presumable aerobic bacteria and of presumable anaerobic and acidobacterial groups, respectively. Members of the phylum Nitrospira were more abundant after rice harvest than in the previously sampled period. Rice cropping was positively correlated with the abundance of members of the orders Acidobacteriales and 'Solibacterales' and negatively with lineages such as Chloroflexi 'Ellin6529'. Studies like this contribute to understand variations occurring in the microbial communities in soils under sustainable rice production, based on real-world data.
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- Ana R Lopes
- Laboratório de Processos Ambiente e Energia (LEPAE), Departamento de Engenharia Química, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal; Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina (CBQF), Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa/Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Nunes OC, Lopes AR, Manaia CM. Microbial degradation of the herbicide molinate by defined cultures and in the environment. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2013; 97:10275-91. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-013-5316-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2013] [Revised: 10/02/2013] [Accepted: 10/03/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Caito SW, Valentine WM, Aschner M. Dopaminergic neurotoxicity of S-ethyl N,N-dipropylthiocarbamate (EPTC), molinate, and S-methyl-N,N-diethylthiocarbamate (MeDETC) in Caenorhabditis elegans. J Neurochem 2013; 127:837-51. [PMID: 23786526 DOI: 10.1111/jnc.12349] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2013] [Revised: 06/14/2013] [Accepted: 06/17/2013] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Epidemiological studies corroborate a correlation between pesticide use and Parkinson's disease (PD). Thiocarbamate and dithiocarbamate pesticides are widely used and produce neurotoxicity in the peripheral nervous system. Recent evidence from rodent studies suggests that these compounds also cause dopaminergic (DAergic) dysfunction and altered protein processing, two hallmarks of PD. However, DAergic neurotoxicity has yet to be documented. We assessed DAergic dysfunction in Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) to investigate the ability of thiocarbamate pesticides to induce DAergic neurodegeneration. Acute treatment with either S-ethyl N,N-dipropylthiocarbamate (EPTC), molinate, or a common reactive intermediate of dithiocarbamate and thiocarbamate metabolism, S-methyl-N,N-diethylthiocarbamate (MeDETC), to gradual loss of DAergic cell morphology and structure over the course of 6 days in worms expressing green fluorescent protein (GFP) under a DAergic cell specific promoter. HPLC analysis revealed decreased DA content in the worms immediately following exposure to MeDETC, EPTC, and molinate. In addition, worms treated with the three test compounds showed a drastic loss of DAergic-dependent behavior over a time course similar to changes in DAergic cell morphology. Alterations in the DAergic system were specific, as loss of cell structure and neurotransmitter content was not observed in cholinergic, glutamatergic, or GABAergic systems. Overall, our data suggest that thiocarbamate pesticides promote neurodegeneration and DAergic cell dysfunction in C. elegans, and may be an environmental risk factor for PD.
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- Samuel W Caito
- Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Pediatric Toxicology, Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
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Mahmoudi M, Rahnemaie R, Es-haghi A, Malakouti MJ. Kinetics of degradation and adsorption-desorption isotherms of thiobencarb and oxadiargyl in calcareous paddy fields. CHEMOSPHERE 2013; 91:1009-1017. [PMID: 23461836 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.01.077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2012] [Revised: 12/24/2012] [Accepted: 01/12/2013] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Herbicides are an important source of contamination in paddy fields. Monitoring their fate and chemical interactions is therefore imperative for sustaining the environment and human health. To meet this purpose, field experiments were conducted to investigate kinetics of thiobencarb and oxadiargyl dissipation in soil and water of two paddy fields. Their adsorption and desorption isotherms were also determined in the soil samples. Variation in concentration was monitored for 60d in soil solution phase and for 315d in soil solid phase. In soil solution, concentrations of both herbicides were rapidly reduced within 5d and reached steady state within 20-30d. Analysis of experimental data resolved a half-life ≈2-4d for both herbicides. In soil solid phase, adsorption reaction played a dominant role in the first 10d. Afterwards, degradation reactions regulated the process. Variation in concentration was minimized after about 150d for thiobencarb and 80d for oxadiargyl. The half-lives were calculated ≈50d for thiobencarb and ≈20d for oxadiargyl, indicating that association with soil particles protect them effectively against degradation reactions. Adsorption isotherms confirmed that both herbicides were strongly adsorbed on soil particles. Furthermore, desorption data indicated that after four successive desorption steps, less than 9% thiobencarb and 1% oxadiargyl were released. This denotes that electrolyte ions in solution cannot adequately compete with and replace adsorbed thiobencarb and oxadiargyl molecules. This would lead to a considerable hysteresis between adsorption and desorption isotherms as was observed experimentally. Overall, it was concluded that both herbicides are among non-persistent and immobile herbicides in the paddy soils.
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- Mojtaba Mahmoudi
- Department of Soil Science, Tarbiat Modares University, P.O. Box 14115-336, Tehran, Iran
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Tomco PL, Holmes WE, Tjeerdema RS. Biodegradation of clomazone in a California rice field soil: carbon allocation and community effects. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2013; 61:2618-2624. [PMID: 23432155 DOI: 10.1021/jf304692c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Degradation pathways for the herbicide clomazone in a California rice field soil were characterized via pulse-labeling of anaerobic (flooded) and aerobic (moist) soil microcosms. Clomazone-derived (13)C in the major C pools of a rice ecosystem and soil phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) profiles were analyzed over time to determine if (1) the compound accumulates in the microbial biomass, (2) it affects temporal microbial population dynamics, and (3) it is either preferentially metabolized or cometabolized. In anaerobic microcosms, the compound was rapidly biotransformed to ring-open clomazone, upon which it persisted in the aqueous phase, whereas aerobic microcosms degraded it slower but a greater percentage was mineralized. Anaerobic biomass decreased after clomazone was added, and aerobic actinomycete abundance differed between treatments and controls. Additionally, PLFA and (13)C PLFA were statistically similar between treatment and controls. Thus, microbial cometabolism is likely to be the dominant degrading mechanism governing clomazone fate in California rice fields.
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- Patrick L Tomco
- Department of Environmental Toxicology, University of California , Davis Department of Environmental Toxicology, One Shields Ave, Davis, California 95616, United States
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Anyusheva M, Lamers M, La N, Nguyen VV, Streck T. Fate of pesticides in combined paddy rice-fish pond farming systems in northern Vietnam. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 2012; 41:515-525. [PMID: 22370414 DOI: 10.2134/jeq2011.0066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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During the last decades, high population growth and export-oriented economics in Vietnam have led to a tremendous intensification of rice production, which in turn has significantly increased the amount of pesticides applied in rice cropping systems. Since pesticides are toxic by design, there is a natural concern on the impact of their presence in the environment on human health and environmental quality. The present study was designed to examine the water regime and fate of pesticides (fenitrothion, dimethoate) during two consecutive rice crop seasons in combined paddy rice-fish pond farming systems in northern Vietnam. Major results revealed that 5 and 41% (dimethoate), and 1 and 17% (fenitrothion) of the applied mass of pesticides were lost from the paddy field to the adjacent fish pond during spring and summer crop seasons, respectively. The decrease of pesticide concentration in paddy surface water was very rapid with dissipation half-life values of 0.3 to 0.8 and 0.2 d for dimethoate and fenitrothion, respectively. Key factors controlling the transport of pesticides were water solubility and paddy water management parameters, such as hydraulic residence time and water holding period. Risk assessment indicates that the exposure to toxic levels of pesticides for aquaculture (, ) is significant, at least shortly after pesticide application.
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Arvand M, Vaziri M, Zanjanchi MA. Electrochemical behavior and differential pulse voltammetric detection of thiobencarb on 2-(4-((4-ethoxyphenyl)diazenyl)phenylamino)ethanol-modified carbon paste electrode. J Solid State Electrochem 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s10008-011-1500-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Hu J, Cao D, Deng Z. Determination of clomazone residues in soybean and soil by high performance liquid chromatography with DAD detection. BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2011; 86:444-8. [PMID: 21331533 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-011-0224-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2010] [Accepted: 02/08/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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A simple analysis method to detect clomazone residues in soybean and soil was developed using solid phase extraction coupled with high performance liquid chromatography with diode-array detection. The pesticide residues present in soybean and soil matrices were extracted with methanol-water and extracts purified with Florisil cartridges. The analytes from soybean and soil matrix were eluted with petroleum ether-acetic ether (10 mL, 95:5, v/v) and petroleum ether-acetic ether (2 mL, 95:5, v/v), respectively. The overall recovery of fortified soybean and soil at the levels of 0.01, 0.1 and 0.5 mg/kg ranged from 89.75% to 106.6%, and the coefficients of variation (CV) ranged from 1.68% to 4.93% (n = 3). The limit of quantification (LOQ) is 0.01 mg/kg. This method has been applied to the analysis of clomazone in real samples of soybean and soil. The dissipation of residue over the time in soil coincided with C = 1.189e(-0.0926t ) and the half-lives (T(1/2)) was 7.48 days. The final residue in soybean was lower than 0.01 mg/kg at harvest time. Direct confirmation of the analyte in real samples was achieved by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry.
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- Jiye Hu
- School of Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, People's Republic of China.
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Suárez-Serrano A, Ibáñez C, Lacorte S, Barata C. Ecotoxicological effects of rice field waters on selected planktonic species: comparison between conventional and organic farming. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2010; 19:1523-1535. [PMID: 20721691 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-010-0537-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/08/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The aim of this study was to assess the ecotoxicological effects of water coming from untreated organic and conventional rice field production areas in the Ebro Delta (Catalonia, Spain) treated with the herbicides oxadiazon, benzofenap, clomazone and bensulfuron-methyl and the fungicides carbendazim, tricyclazole and flusilazole. Irrigation and drainage channels of the study locations were also included to account for potential toxic effects of water coming in and out of the studied rice fields. Toxicity tests included four species (Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata, Desmodesmus subcapitatus, Chlorella vulgaris and Daphnia magna), three endpoints (microalgae growth, D. magna mortality and feeding rates), and two trophic levels: primary producers (microalgae) and grazers (D. magna). Pesticides in water were analyzed by solid phase extraction-liquid chromatography-electrospray-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS/MS). Negative effects on algae growth and D. magna feeding rates were detected mainly after application of herbicides and fungicides, respectively, in the conventional rice field. Results indicated that most of the observed negative effects in microalgae and D. magna were explained by the presence of herbicides and fungicides. The above mentioned analyses also denoted an inverse relationship between phytoplankton biomass measured as chlorophyll a and herbicides. In summary, this study indicates that in real field situations low to moderate levels of herbicides and fungicides have negative impacts to planktonic organisms and these effects seem to be short-lived.
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- Andrea Suárez-Serrano
- IRTA-Aquatic Ecosystems, Sant Carles de la Ràpita, 43540 Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain.
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Rossotti MA, Carlomagno M, González-Techera A, Hammock BD, Last J, González-Sapienza G. Phage anti-immunocomplex assay for clomazone: two-site recognition increasing assay specificity and facilitating adaptation into an on-site format. Anal Chem 2010; 82:8838-43. [PMID: 20886819 DOI: 10.1021/ac101476f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The impact of the use of herbicides in agriculture can be minimized by compliance with good management practices that reduce the amount used and their release into the environment. Simple tests that provide real time on-site information about these chemicals are a major aid for these programs. In this work, we show that phage anti-immunocomplex assay (PHAIA), a method that uses phage-borne peptides to detect the formation of antibody-analyte immunocomplexes, is an advantageous technology to produce such field tests. A monoclonal antibody to the herbicide clomazone was raised and used in the development of conventional competitive and noncompetitive PHAIA immunoassays. The sensitivity attained with the PHAIA format was over 10 times higher than that of the competitive format. The cross-reactivity of the two methods was also compared using structurally related compounds, and we observed that the two-site binding of PHAIA "double-checks" the recognition of the analyte, thereby increasing the assay specificity. The positive readout of the noncompetitive PHAIA method allowed adaptation of the assay into a rapid and simple format where as little as 0.4 ng/mL clomazone (more than 10-fold lower than the proposed standard) in water samples from a rice field could be easily detected by simple visual inspection.
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- M A Rossotti
- Cátedra de Inmunología, Facultad de Química, Instituto de Higiene, UDELAR, Montevideo, Uruguay, and Department of Entomology and Cancer Center and Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, California, United States
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Bacterial diversity and bioaugmentation in floodwater of a paddy field in the presence of the herbicide molinate. Biodegradation 2010; 22:445-61. [DOI: 10.1007/s10532-010-9417-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2010] [Accepted: 09/14/2010] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Carlomagno M, Mathó C, Cantou G, Sanborn JR, Last JA, Hammock BD, Roel A, González D, González-Sapienza G. A clomazone immunoassay to study the environmental fate of the herbicide in rice (Oryza sativa) agriculture. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2010; 58:4367-71. [PMID: 20302341 PMCID: PMC2878771 DOI: 10.1021/jf9043259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The environmental impact of rice agriculture is poorly studied in developing countries, mainly due to limitations of the analytical capacity. Here, we report the development of a clomazone enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay as a fast and cost-effective tool to monitor the dissipation of this herbicide along the harvest. Antibodies were prepared using different strategies of hapten conjugation, and the best hapten/antibody pair was selected. It proved to be a reliable tool to measure the herbicide in the 2.0-20 ng/mL range in field samples, with excellent correlation with high-performance liquid chromatography results. The assay was used to study the dissipation of the herbicide in the floodwater of experimental rice paddies in Uruguay. Large differences in the residual amounts of herbicide were observed depending on the flooding practices. Because of its robustness and simplicity, the assay may be useful to delineate and monitor management practices that can contribute to minimizing the release of the herbicide in the environment.
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- M. Carlomagno
- Cátedra de Immunología, Instituto de Higiene, DEPBIO, Facultad de Química, UdelarR, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Cátedra de Immunología, Instituto de Higiene, DEPBIO, Facultad de Química, UdelarR, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- National Institute of Agricultural Research (INIA), Treinta y Tres, Uruguay
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- Department of Entomology and Cancer Research Center, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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- Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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- Department of Entomology and Cancer Research Center, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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- National Institute of Agricultural Research (INIA), Treinta y Tres, Uruguay
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- Laboratorio de Biocatálisis y Biotransformaciones, DQO, Facultad de Química, UdelaR, CC 1157, Montevideo, Uruguay
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- Cátedra de Immunología, Instituto de Higiene, DEPBIO, Facultad de Química, UdelarR, Montevideo, Uruguay
- Corresponding author. Av. A. Navarro 3051, piso 2. 11600 Montevideo, Uruguay, , tel (5982) 4874334
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Tomco PL, Holstege DM, Zou W, Tjeerdema RS. Microbial degradation of clomazone under simulated California rice field conditions. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2010; 58:3674-3680. [PMID: 20178392 DOI: 10.1021/jf903957j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Clomazone (trade names Cerano and Command) is a popular herbicide used on California rice fields to control aquatic weeds. Its physicochemical characteristics indicate that it will persist primarily in the water column, where microbial degradation may drive its environmental fate. The objectives were to determine microbial degradation rates and compare the metabolic products under aerobic and anaerobic conditions similar to those in California rice fields during the summer. Time-series samples were extracted and analyzed by LC/MS/MS. Metabolic profiling revealed the following clomazone-derived transitions: m/z 240 --> 125 (clomazone), m/z 242 --> 125 (ring-open clomazone), m/z 256 --> 125 (5-hydroxyclomazone), m/z 256 --> 141 (aromatic hydroxyclomazone), m/z 268 --> 125 (unknown metabolite), and m/z 272 --> 141 (4'5-dihydroxyclomazone). Results indicate an anaerobic half-life of 7.9 days, with ring-open clomazone reaching 67.4% of application at 38 days. Aerobically, clomazone degraded more slowly (t(1/2) = 47.3 days), forming mostly soil-bound residues. Thus, under summer conditions, clomazone is likely to dissipate rapidly from fields via anaerobic degradation.
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- Patrick L Tomco
- Department of Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Davis, Davis, California 95616, USA.
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Phong TK, Nhung DTT, Motobayashi T, Watanabe H. Behavior of simetryn and thiobencarb in the plough zone of rice fields. BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2009; 83:794-798. [PMID: 19585064 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-009-9810-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2008] [Accepted: 06/22/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The behavior of simetryn and thiobencarb in flooded rice soil was investigated in a 2-year study. The concentrations of simetryn and thiobencarb were in the hundreds of μg kg−1 in the top soil layer (0–5 cm) and became significantly lower in tens of μg kg−1 in the deeper soil layers (5–10 and 10–15 cm). The half-lives of the two herbicides were also shorter (36 and 17 days for simetryn and thiobencarb, respectively) in the top soil layer, as they were most affected by environmental conditions, compared with corresponding values of 82 and 69 days in the 5–10 cm soil layer. Simetryn concentration was stable, while thiobencarb’s half-life was 165 days in the 10–15 cm layer. About 35% of the applied mass of simetryn and thiobencarb were found in the rice soil compartment.
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- Thai K Phong
- Kyushu University, 6-10-1 Hakozaki, Higashi, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan.
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Gunasekara AS, dela Cruz IDP, Curtis MJ, Claassen VP, Tjeerdema RS. The behavior of clomazone in the soil environment. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2009; 65:711-716. [PMID: 19319928 DOI: 10.1002/ps.1733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND Clomazone is a herbicide used to control broadleaf weeds and grasses. Clomazone use in agriculturally important crops and forests for weed control has increased and is a potential water contaminant given its high water solubility (1100 microg mL(-1)). Soil sorption is an environmental fate parameter that may limit its movement to water systems. The authors used model rice and forest soils of California to test clomazone sorption affinity, capacity, desorption, interaction with soil organic matter and behavior with black carbon. RESULTS Sorption of clomazone to the major organic matter fraction of soil, humic acid (HA) (K(d) = 29-87 L kg(-1)), was greater than to whole soils (K(d) = 2.3-11 L kg(-1)). Increased isotherm non-linearity was observed for the whole soils (N = 0.831-0.893) when compared with the humic acids (N = 0.954-0.999). Desorption isotherm results showed hysteresis, which was greatest at the lowest solution concentration of 0.067 microg mL(-1) for all whole soils and HA extracts. Aliphatic carbon content appeared to contribute to increased isotherm linearity. CONCLUSION The results indicate that clomazone does not sorb appreciably to sandy or clay soils. Its sorption affinity and capacity is greater in humic acid, and consequently clomazone has difficulty desorbing from soil organic matter. Sorption appears to follow processes explained by the dual-mode model, the presence of fire residues (black carbon) and a recently proposed sorption mechanism.
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Affiliation(s)
- Amrith S Gunasekara
- Department of Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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Quayle WC, Oliver DP, Zrna S, Fattore A. Dissipation of the herbicide benzofenap (Taipan 300) in a rice field ecosystem. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2007; 55:5199-204. [PMID: 17536827 DOI: 10.1021/jf070333g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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The fate of benzofenap [2-[4-(2,4-dicholoro-m-toluoyl)-1,3-dimethylpyrazol-5-yloxy]-4'-methylacetophenone] applied to flooded rice was studied at two locations in New South Wales (Australia). Solid-phase extraction (SPE) was compared with liquid-liquid extraction (LLE) for the determination of the commercial chemical in water samples. SPE performed well as compared to LLE (84 vs 80%) in irrigation waters. However, at the lower end of the concentration range (3 microg/L), LLE achieved higher recoveries than SPE (72 vs 59%). Rates of dissipation (DT50) from floodwaters and soils were measured. Dissipation of the herbicide from water and soil occurred fairly erratically in both mediums and can be best explained by a first-order decay process. The DT50 value for benzofenap was <1 day in irrigation water due to rapid deposition of the suspension concentrate formulation. The DT50 in surface soil was 44 days. The maximum measured concentration of benzofenap in a rice field floodwater was 39 microg/L, taking approximately 32 days to dissipate to <1 microg/L.
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