The aim of this study was to provide EFSA with information relating to assessment of the risk
to amphibians posed by pesticide exposure. In the first part of the study the European …

For many years, amphibians were understudied in the ecotoxicological literature. In 1989,
the Canadian Wildlife Service published a comprehensive review of studies examining the …

Methomyl (MET) is a carbamate insecticide that has been widely used to protect the crop
against insects as an alternative for organophosphorus insecticide. Thus the present study …

Among the factors implicated in amphibian global decline, agrochemicals have been
gaining increasing attention. In order to evaluate the toxicity of a dimethoate-based …

There is a great concern worldwide about the global decline of amphibians, particularly by
agrochemical pollution. The aim of this study was to assess oxidative stress and genotoxicity …

The effect of the 1/10 the application rates of either copper sulfate, temephos, glyphosate, or
bifenthrin on some biochemical and genotoxic markers of the Egyptian toads, Sclerophrys …

Dimethoate (D) are among the most commonly used organophosphates insecticides in the
world. To evaluate the toxicity of two D formulations were selected as test organisms …

The acute toxicity of Endosulfan (organochlorine) and Diazinon (organophosphate)
pesticides to adult amphibians, Bufo regularis was evaluated to determine uptake and effect …

Declines in populations of amphibians have been occurring more dramatically over the past
25 years. The declines have various causes. One of the possible causes of amphibian …

Currently, amphibian decline is accepted as a global problem. One of the most important
proposed causes for the decline is the use of agrochemicals, especially pesticides …