Article
Environmental Sciences
Giovanni Tamburini, Maria-Helena Pereira-Peixoto, Jonas Borth, Simon Lotz, Dimitry Wintermantel, Matthew J. Allan, Robin Dean, Janine Melanie Schwarz, Anina Knauer, Matthias Albrecht, Alexandra-Maria Klein
Summary: The study demonstrates that exposure to sulfoxaflor can adversely affect bumblebees and that fungicide use during bloom could reduce bumblebee foraging performance and pollination services. The impacts of sulfoximines on pollinator development and reproduction, as well as the combined effects of different agrochemicals, remain areas for further exploration.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Catarina Ferreira, Sofia C. Duarte, Eduardo Costa, Andre M. P. T. Pereira, Liliana J. G. Silva, Anabela Almeida, Celeste Lino, Angelina Pena
Summary: Glyphosate was detected in 95.1% of urine samples from Portuguese children, with some children being exposed to higher concentrations. Glyphosate levels in children's urine were associated with factors such as age, residential proximity to agricultural areas, consumption of homeproduced foods, and parental herbicide application.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jianzhong Yu, Jiayin Hou, Ruixian Yu, Xiuqing Hu, Zhenlan Xu, Xueping Zhao, Liezhong Chen
Summary: An efficient method was developed to determine four fungicides in Fritillaria plants, fresh Fritillaria, dry Fritillaria, and soil using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. The study found different dissipation half-lives and terminal residue levels of the fungicides in Fritillaria plants and soil. The risk assessment indicated that the chronic and acute hazards posed by these fungicides were acceptable to consumers. A pre-harvest interval of seven days was recommended for the use of these fungicides in Fritillaria.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Review
Food Science & Technology
Syed Amir Ashraf, Danish Mahmood, Abd Elmoneim O. Elkhalifa, Arif Jamal Siddiqui, Mohammad Idreesh Khan, Fauzia Ashfaq, Mitesh Patel, Mejdi Snoussi, Marek Kieliszek, Mohd Adnan
Summary: This review discusses the issue of pesticide contamination in honey and its impact on human health. It highlights the consequences of uncontrolled pesticide use in agriculture and apiculture and calls for stricter regulation and monitoring.
FOOD AND CHEMICAL TOXICOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jin A. Oh, Wim H. J. Beltman, Mechteld M. S. Ter Horst, Seong Nam Ham, Yeon Ki Park, Ji Young Shin, Kee Sung Kyung
Summary: The authors introduce the surface water exposure scenarios used in the risk assessment of Korea's aquatic ecosystems, analyzing the pesticide concentrations in different aquatic environments. The study found that for most selected pesticides, the calculated exposure concentrations were higher than the regulatory acceptable concentrations, suggesting further research on RACs is needed to implement the exposure scenarios and models for pesticide authorization.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Albert Atabila, Dung T. Phung, Jonathan N. Hogarh, Julius N. Fobil, Ross Sadler, Des Connell, Cordia Chu
Summary: The study assessed health risks associated with chlorpyrifos exposure among applicators on rice farms in Ghana, finding that while the risks of chronic adverse health effects from chlorpyrifos exposure among the applicators were low, acute health risks were high.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
Farag Malhat, Osama I. Abdallah, Mohamed Hussien, Ahmed M. Youssef, Fahad M. Alminderej, Sayed M. Saleh
Summary: This study investigated the feasibility of using silica nanoparticles (SiO2-NPs) to remove azoxystrobin from water and analyzed the effects of various experimental parameters on the removal efficiency. The synthesized nanoparticles were characterized using XRD, SEM, DLS, and surface studies. The results showed that increasing the adsorbent dosage and decreasing the solution temperature improved the removal efficiency of azoxystrobin. The silica nanoparticle system demonstrated excellent performance in removing a significant amount of azoxystrobin from aqueous solutions.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Janine Melanie Schwarz, Anina C. Knauer, Matthew J. Allan, Robin R. Dean, Jaboury Ghazoul, Giovanni Tamburini, Dimitry Wintermantel, Alexandra-Maria Klein, Matthias Albrecht
Summary: This study conducted an experiment on the effects of sulfoximine-based pesticides on solitary bees and found that when applied at least five days before crop flowering, the pesticides had minimal negative impact on the reproductive health of the bees.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Yida Chai, Rong Liu, Xiaoying Du, Longfei Yuan
Summary: Metalaxyl-M and azoxystrobin are used to control fungal diseases on scallion and other crops. The residues of these fungicides on scallion were determined using the QuEChERS combined with LC-MS/MS. The cumulative dietary risk assessment showed that the risk to children and adolescents is significantly higher than that to adults.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Jonathan P. Bray, Andrew O'Reilly-Nugent, Guillaume Kon Kam King, Sarit Kaserzon, Susan J. Nichols, Ralph Mac Nally, Ross M. Thompson, Ben J. Kefford
Summary: Pesticides are recognized as a threat to freshwater biodiversity, but their specific ecological effects are difficult to distinguish from other stressors and environmental gradients. This study used mesocosms to examine the effects of an organophosphate insecticide on stream macroinvertebrate communities and evaluated the specificity of a species sensitivity index designed to determine pesticide effects.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Muke Han, Aijuan Ma, Zhong Dong, Jie Yin, Bing Shao
Summary: This study analyzed human serum samples collected from the participants of the 2017 Beijing Chronic Disease and Risk Factor Surveillance and found that organochlorine pesticides and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons were widespread environmental contaminants. The most common contaminants were pentachlorophenol and pyrene. Suburb residents showed significantly higher levels of PAHs compared to urban residents. Exposure to certain contaminants like benzo(a)pyrene, phenanthrene, fluoranthene, Pyr, hexachlorobenzene, and pentachlorobenzene were associated with increased risk of hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia. Some serum samples also showed elevated levels of harmful substances that were associated with health risks.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Chuanying Cheng, Yiran Liang, Jiye Hu
Summary: This study conducted residue field trials and analysis to determine the safe use of cyproconazole center dot azoxystrobin 28% suspension concentrate on cucumbers in China. The results indicate that spraying this formulation on cucumbers three days before harvest does not pose significant potential risks for Chinese consumers.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Hassan Alshemmari, Abdulaziz E. Al-Shareedah, Smitha Rajagopalan, Lina Ali Talebi, Mariam Hajeyah
Summary: The study found that pesticide residues in the soil of Sulaibiya, Kuwait, were relatively low, with higher concentrations of DDT. Health risk assessment indicated that all stations were in a safe zone, but locations A, B, and D were closer to the low-risk band.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Antonio Lopez, Vicent Yusa, Eva Villoldo, Francisca Corpas-Burgos, Clara Coscolla
Summary: This study assessed the inhalation risk associated with indoor pesticide concentrations in the dwellings of lactating mothers in the Valencian Region, Spain. Most pesticide exposures were below health standards, but the cancer risk for cypermethrin and permethrin in infants was found to be higher than acceptable levels.
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
(2021)
Article
Physiology
Dounia Daoud, Spencer J. Greenwood, Benjamin de Jourdan, Davide Asnicar, Laura J. Taylor
Summary: This study examined the sublethal effects of two pyrethroids, permethrin and deltamethrin, on post-larval stage IV American lobster. The results showed that exposure to permethrin led to decreased growth parameters and increased intermolt period in lobsters, while deltamethrin had no significant effects. This study highlights the potential for sublethal effects on non-target marine organisms.
FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Biodiversity Conservation
Francesco Polazzo, Sabrina K. Roth, Markus Hermann, Annika Mangold-Doring, Andreu Rico, Anna Sobek, Paul J. van den Brink, Michelle C. Jackson
Summary: Freshwater ecosystems are significantly affected by heatwaves and chemicals, yet limited research makes it difficult to draw consistent conclusions. There is a knowledge gap in utilizing multitrophic approaches, hindering the exploration of food web stability. The urgency of integrating extreme events into multiple stressors studies is emphasized.
GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Dimitri Van de Perre, Dan Li, Kai-Sheng Yao, Hao-Jun Lei, Paul J. Van den Brink, Guang-Guo Ying
Summary: The study evaluated the impact of Cyclophosphamide (CP) on a sub-tropical freshwater ecosystem, showing treatment-related effects on different organisms at varying concentrations of CP, indicating a potential environmental risk at relevant concentrations.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Kai-Sheng Yao, Ya-Jing He, Paul J. Van den Brink, Yu-Nv Dai, Yang Yang, Yong-De Cui
Summary: Urban estuaries are severely altered systems that undergo ecological crises and result in irreversible loss of biodiversity. This study investigates the variations of benthic macroinvertebrate communities and biotic indices in a highly urbanized fluvial-estuarine system and examines their responses to environmental alterations. Water parameters have a greater impact on the benthic community composition and diversity than sediment parameters, indicating that anthropogenic activities directly alter the ecological quality of urban fluvial sections.
ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Mischa P. Turschwell, Sean R. Connolly, Ralf B. Schaefer, Frederik De Laender, Max D. Campbell, Chrystal Mantyka-Pringle, Michelle C. Jackson, Mira Kattwinkel, Michael Sievers, Roman Ashauer, Isabelle M. Cote, Rod M. Connolly, Paul J. van den Brink, Christopher J. Brown
Summary: Predicting the impacts of multiple stressors and understanding their interactions is crucial for ecosystem management. However, the lack of a general framework hinders such predictions. Using process-based models, this study investigates the generalization of interaction types across different biological levels in a two-stressor experiment on a seagrass model system. The findings reveal that interactions can be synergistic, additive, or antagonistic depending on various factors, including initial conditions, experiment duration, stressor dynamics, and consumer presence. These results shed light on the challenges of identifying consistent predictors of non-additive interactions in natural environments.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Anna Huang, Ivo Roessink, Nico W. van den Brink, Paul J. van den Brink
Summary: Field collected aquatic invertebrates are often used for risk assessments of pollutants, but selecting specific sexes and sizes may not represent the sensitivity of the entire population. In this study, Gammarus pulex and Asellus aquaticus were tested with different size classes and sexes, revealing intraspecies sensitivity differences that can be explained by toxicokinetic and toxicodynamic processes.
ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Anna Huang, Annika Mangold-Doring, Andreas Focks, Chong Zhang, Paul J. Van den Brink
Summary: Flupyradifurone (FPF) is a new type of insecticide that is considered as an alternative to banned neonicotinoids. This study assessed the toxicity of FPF on aquatic arthropod species and compared it with imidacloprid. The results showed that FPF had slower uptake and faster elimination compared to imidacloprid. FPF also had a higher hazardous concentration value and exhibited significant chronic effects on certain aquatic organisms.
ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Environmental
Annika Mangold-Doering, Anna Huang, Egbert H. Van Nes, Andreas Focks, Paul J. Van den Brink
Summary: This study evaluated the impact of temperature on the ecological risk assessment of chemicals using a widely used modeling framework, GUTS. The results revealed that temperature has a significant influence on toxicokinetic rates and toxicity. Testing different model approaches helped identify differences in the temperature scaling of model parameters, highlighting the need for further investigations into the underlying mechanisms. Overall, the inclusion of temperature as a modulating factor improved the predictions of TK-TD models.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Anna Huang, Annika Mangold-Doring, Huitong Guan, Marie-Claire Boerwinkel, Dick Belgers, Andreas Focks, Paul J. Van den Brink
Summary: A comprehensive understanding of the interaction between chemical toxicity and temperature is crucial for improving ecological risk assessment under climate change. This study investigated the toxicokinetics and chronic toxicity effects of two insecticides on Gammarus pulex at different temperatures. The results showed that temperature influenced the toxicokinetics and chronic toxicity of both insecticides, with varying degrees of impact. The adverse effects on sublethal endpoints were exacerbated by higher temperatures.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Talyta Carine da Silva Saraiva, Sabrina Hermelindo Ventura, Eudemio Sousa Brito Junior, Sandra Mara Barbosa Rocha, Romario Martins Costa, Arthur Prudencio de Araujo Pereira, Ricardo Silva De Sousa, Jay Prakash Verma, Paul J. van den Brink, Ademir Sergio Ferreira Araujo
Summary: This study evaluated the temporal stability of microbial biomass, respiration, and enzyme activities in soil with successive applications of compost obtained from tannery sludge. The results showed that the lowest rate of compost contributed to the highest temporal stability of soil microbial properties.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Berhan M. Teklu, Sevil Deniz Yakan, Paul J. Van den Brink
Summary: In this study, the PRIMET Registration_Ethiopia_1.1 model was evaluated to assess the risks of pesticide registration in Ethiopia. The study found that certain active ingredients pose high risks to fish, aquatic invertebrates, soil ecosystem, birds, bees, and humans or other vertebrates if surface water is used as a source of drinking water. Future studies should focus on implementing the risk assessment results to aid the registration process.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Markus Hermann, Edwin T. H. M. Peeters, Paul J. Van den Brink
Summary: The impacts of climate change, such as elevated temperatures and severe weather extremes, are becoming evident on global nature. However, the interaction between stressors like pesticides and warming is not well understood, leading to unpredictable effects on freshwater ecosystems. This study conducted a microcosm experiment to investigate the effects of a fungicide and temperature scenarios on various components of the ecosystem, revealing complex interactions and highlighting the increased pesticide threat under temperature extremes.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Lara M. Schuijt, Oluwafemi Olusoiji, Asmita Dubey, Pablo Rodriguez-Sanchez, Rima Osman, Paul J. Van den Brink, Sanne J. P. van den Berg
Summary: Fluoxetine, one of the most prescribed antidepressants in the world, is frequently found in surface waters and can disrupt the swimming behavior of fish and invertebrates. However, swimming behavior is highly variable according to experimental conditions, potentially obscuring relevant effects. This study aimed to investigate the swimming and feeding behavior of Gammarus pulex after exposure to fluoxetine and to assess the impact of test duration and location on their swimming behavior.
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Qinghua Zhao, Paul J. Van den Brink, Chi Xu, Shaopeng Wang, Adam T. Clark, Canan Karakoc, George Sugihara, Claire E. Widdicombe, Angus Atkinson, Shin-ichiro S. Matsuzaki, Ryuichiro Shinohara, Shuiqing He, Yingying. X. G. Wang, Frederik De Laender
Summary: Temperature and biodiversity changes can affect the ecological stability of natural food webs, but their joint effects are unclear. This study assessed these effects in 19 planktonic food webs and found that warmer temperatures were associated with lower stability, while biodiversity had inconsistent effects. The responses of stability were linked to the contributions from different trophic groups and the synchrony of species within the food web.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Article
Marine & Freshwater Biology
Edna Cabecinha, Miguel A. Pardal, Joao A. Cabral, Sandra M. Monteiro, Rui Cortes, Maria J. Saavedra, Simone Varandas, Paul van den Brink
Summary: This study investigates a new approach for monitoring and assessing water quality in Mediterranean reservoirs using phytoplankton communities. The results indicate that some reservoirs have been significantly affected by organic pollution and mineral gradients, leading to an imbalance in water quality. Additionally, assessing phytoplankton communities can provide insights into the overall health of the ecosystem.
Article
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Markus Hermann, Richard Jansen, Johan van de Glind, Edwin T. H. M. Peeters, Paul J. van den Brink
Summary: Future global climate change will have unpredictable impacts on aquatic ecosystems, with increased risk of species extinction according to models. In addition to environmental changes, anthropogenic stressors such as chemical release may lead to unprecedented interaction effects on ecosystems. Current research mostly focuses on understanding temperature-chemical interaction effects using constant temperature regimes, neglecting environmentally realistic daily temperature variations.