Research Square (Research Square),
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Aug. 23, 2022
Abstract
The
present
study
examined
the
acute
and
chronic
toxicity
of
neonicotinoid
insecticides
imidacloprid
thiamethoxam
in
neotropical
amphibian
species
from
Pampa
region
Argentina.
median
lethal
concentration
after
96h
exposure
(96h-LC50)
ranged
between
11.28
>
71.2
mg/L
amongst
all
development
stages
tested;
indicating
that
these
pesticides
are
unlikely
to
cause
wild.
subchronic
was
also
low,
with
21d-LC50
values
ranging
27.15
mg/L.
However,
developing
tadpoles
Rhinella
arenarum
stage
27
until
completion
metamorphosis
showed
treated
animals
a
significant
reduction
metamorphic
success
together
smaller
size
at
an
asymmetry
length
left
right
front
arms.
These
effects,
which
observed
starting
lowest
tested
(9
mg/L),
suggest
effect
on
hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid
(HPT)
axis.
Given
effects
can
clearly
impair
performance
survival
wild,
further
studies
employing
same
experimental
approach
but
looking
lower
environmentally-relevant
concentrations
needed.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
18(20), P. 10849 - 10849
Published: Oct. 15, 2021
Exposure
to
insecticides
may
result
in
various
health
problems.
This
study
investigated
the
association
between
haematological
parameters
and
exposure
a
mixture
of
organophosphate
(OP)
neonicotinoid
(NEO)
among
male
farmworkers
Fang
district,
Chiang
Mai
province,
northern
Thailand.
Concentrations
urinary
dialkylphosphates,
non-specific
metabolites
OPs,
NEOs
their
were
measured
143
farmworkers.
The
Bayesian
kernel
machine
regression
model
was
employed
evaluate
associations.
significantly
associated
with
mean
corpuscular
haemoglobin
concentration
(MCHC)
when
concentrations
all
compounds
at
60th
percentile
or
higher
compared
50th
percentile.
Furthermore,
clothianidin
(CLO)
showed
decreasing
MCHC
other
concentrations.
CLO
most
likely
compound
reduce
MCHC,
this
confirmed
by
sensitivity
analysis.
These
findings
suggest
that
NEO
insecticides,
especially
CLO,
affects
status
relating
parameters.
Research Square (Research Square),
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Aug. 23, 2022
Abstract
The
present
study
examined
the
acute
and
chronic
toxicity
of
neonicotinoid
insecticides
imidacloprid
thiamethoxam
in
neotropical
amphibian
species
from
Pampa
region
Argentina.
median
lethal
concentration
after
96h
exposure
(96h-LC50)
ranged
between
11.28
>
71.2
mg/L
amongst
all
development
stages
tested;
indicating
that
these
pesticides
are
unlikely
to
cause
wild.
subchronic
was
also
low,
with
21d-LC50
values
ranging
27.15
mg/L.
However,
developing
tadpoles
Rhinella
arenarum
stage
27
until
completion
metamorphosis
showed
treated
animals
a
significant
reduction
metamorphic
success
together
smaller
size
at
an
asymmetry
length
left
right
front
arms.
These
effects,
which
observed
starting
lowest
tested
(9
mg/L),
suggest
effect
on
hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid
(HPT)
axis.
Given
effects
can
clearly
impair
performance
survival
wild,
further
studies
employing
same
experimental
approach
but
looking
lower
environmentally-relevant
concentrations
needed.