What can we learn from commercial insecticides? Efficacy, toxicity, environmental impacts, and future developments

P Rezende-Teixeira, RG Dusi, PC Jimenez… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Worldwide pesticide usage was estimated in up to 3.5 million tons in 2020. The number of
approved products varies among different countries, however, in Brazil, there are nearly …

Key issues in aquatic ecotoxicology in Brazil: a critical review

M Krull, F Barros - Ecotoxicology and Environmental …, 2012 - eec.ecotoxbrasil.org.br
Several studies have been questioning and encouraging paradigms shift in ecotoxicology
so it can better integrate ecological aspects. In tropical countries, like Brazil, it is still a …

Effects of copper toxicity at different pH and temperatures on the in vitro enzyme activity in blood and liver of fish, Prochilodus lineatus

C dos Santos Carvalho, MN Fernandes - Molecular Biology Reports, 2019 - Springer
Blood and liver from curimbata (Prochilodus lineatus) acclimated at pH 4.5, 7.0 and 8.0 and
at 20 and 30° C were exposed in vitro to different concentrations of copper (Cu): 98±0.8 μg …

Tissue-specific changes in Ca2+-ATPase and Na+/K+-ATPase activities in freshwater African catfish Clarias gariepinus juvenile exposed to oxadiazon

NS Oluah, BO Mgbenka, CD Nwani, IO Aguzie… - The Journal of Basic and …, 2020 - Springer
Background This study investigated the effect of sublethal concentrations (0.0, 0.3, 0.6, and
1.2 mg· L-1) of herbicide oxadiazon (ODZ) on the activities of Ca 2+-ATPase and Na+/K+ …

After remediation–Using toxicity identification evaluation of sediment contamination in the subtropical Erren river basin

BR Wang, HU Dahms, MC Wu, NJ Jhuo, CY Hsieh - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
This study utilized the freshwater amphipod (Hyalella azteca) for the indication of
contamination risk levels of sediment-associated contaminants in the Erren (ER1∼ ER10) …

Effect of roundup® (glyphosate formulation) in the energy metabolism and reproductive traits of Hyalella castroi (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Dogielinotidae)

BK Dutra, FA Fernandes, DM Failace, GT Oliveira - Ecotoxicology, 2011 - Springer
Roundup®(glyphosate formulation) is a nonselective and posts emergent herbicide used for
controlling aquatic weeds and different concentrations are used in cultures around the …

Chronic environmentally relevant levels of pesticides disrupt energy reserves, feeding rates, and life-cycle responses in the amphipod Hyalella meinerti

TJ da Silva Pinto, GS Rocha, RA Moreira… - Aquatic Toxicology, 2022 - Elsevier
When pesticides reach the aquatic environment, they can distribute in water and sediment,
increasing the risks to benthic organisms, such as amphipods that play a key role in the …

Carbofuran-induced alterations in the energy metabolism and reproductive behaviors of Hyalella castroi (Crustacea, Amphipoda)

BK Dutra, FA Fernandes, AL Lauffer… - … and Physiology Part C …, 2009 - Elsevier
Continuous or pulse exposure to pesticides may have negative effects on non-target
organisms, resulting in a number of pathological and disturbed biochemical processes …

Cadmium toxicity assessment in juveniles of the Austral South America amphipod Hyalella curvispina

A Giusto, LA Somma, L Ferrari - Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 2012 - Elsevier
Hyalella curvispina is representative of zoobenthic communities in Austral South America. It
is taxonomically close to Hyalella azteca and abundant in fresh water bodies of the …

Biochemical responses of ecological importance in males of the austral South America amphipod Hyalella curvispina Shoemaker, 1942 exposed to waterborne …

A Giusto, L Ferrari - Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 2014 - Elsevier
The use of physiological parameters as sensitive indicators of toxic stress from exposure to
different pollutants is an important issue to be studied. Hyalella curvispina is a Neotropical …