The buzz on insecticides: a review of uses, molecular structures, targets, adverse effects, and alternatives

MF Araújo, EMS Castanheira, SF Sousa - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Insecticides play a critical role in controlling the spread of insect-borne diseases and
preserving crop health. These chemical substances are specifically formulated to kill or …

Exposures to chemical contaminants: What can we learn from reproduction and development endpoints in the amphibian toxicology literature?

S Slaby, M Marin, G Marchand, S Lemiere - Environmental Pollution, 2019 - Elsevier
Environmental contamination is one of the major factors or cofactors affecting amphibian
populations. Since 2000, the number of studies conducted in laboratory conditions to …

[HTML][HTML] Non-targeted metabolomic profiling of atrazine in Caenorhabditis elegans using UHPLC-QE Orbitrap/MS

J Yin, X Hong, L Ma, R Liu, Y Bu - Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2020 - Elsevier
The widespread use of the herbicides Atrazine (ATR) has been raised attention due to its
ubiquitous occurrence in the environment. As an endocrine disruptor, ATR causes …

Toxicity of atrazine-and glyphosate-based formulations on Caenorhabditis elegans

M García-Espiñeira, L Tejeda-Benitez… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Atrazine and Glyphosate are herbicides massively used in agriculture for crop protection.
Upon application, they are available to the biota in different ecosystems. The aim of this …

Effects of environmentally relevant sub-chronic atrazine concentrations on African clawed frog (Xenopus laevis) survival, growth and male gonad development

C Rimayi, D Odusanya, JM Weiss, J de Boer… - Aquatic toxicology, 2018 - Elsevier
Sub-chronic toxicity of environmentally relevant atrazine concentrations on exposed
tadpoles and adult male African clawed frogs (Xenopus laevis) was evaluated in a quality …

Impact of agricultural runoff and domestic sewage discharge on the spatial–temporal occurrence of emerging contaminants in an urban stream in São Paulo, Brazil

VS Santos, JSX Anjos, JF de Medeiros… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
Ribeirão das Pedras, a 10-km-long stream from the source to mouth, is part of a
predominantly urban catchment located in Campinas metropolitan area in the state of São …

The use of different sublethal endpoints to monitor atrazine toxicity in nematode Caenorhabditis elegans

R Zhou, R Liu, W Li, Y Wang, X Wan, N Song, Y Yu… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, Caenorhabditis elegans was employed as an in vivo model to determine the
toxic effects of atrazine at different concentrations. After the exposure period from the larval …

Simulated climate change and atrazine contamination can synergistically impair zebrafish testicular function

VV de Souza, DP Moreira, S Braz-Mota… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Elements that interfere with reproductive processes can have profound impacts on
population and the equilibrium of ecosystems. Global warming represents the major …

Toxic effects of atrazine on porcine oocytes and possible mechanisms of action

B Yuan, S Liang, YX Jin, MJ Zhang, JB Zhang… - PLoS One, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Because atrazine is a widely used herbicide, its adverse effects on the reproductive system
have been extensively researched. In this study, we investigated the effects of atrazine …

RNA sequencing indicates that atrazine induces multiple detoxification genes in Daphnia magna and this is a potential source of its mixture interactions with other …

AM Schmidt, N Sengupta, CA Saski, RE Noorai… - Chemosphere, 2017 - Elsevier
Atrazine is an herbicide with several known toxicologically relevant effects, including
interactions with other chemicals. Atrazine increases the toxicity of several …