title: Effects of time-variable exposure regimes of the insecticide chlorpyrifos on freshwater invertebrate communities in microcosms.
abstract: The present study compared the effects of different time-variable exposure regimes having the same time-weighted average (TWA) concentration of the organophosphate insecticide chlorpyrifos on freshwater invertebrate communities to enable extrapolation of effects across exposure regimes. The experiment was performed in outdoor microcosms by introducing three different regimes: a single application of 0.9 µg active ingredients (a.i.)/L; three applications of 0.3 µg a.i./L, with a time interval of 7 d; and continuous exposure to 0.1 µg a.i./L for 21 d. Measurements showed that the TWA(21d) concentration in the continuous-exposure treatment (0.098 µg/L) was slightly lower than in the three-application (0.116 µg/L) and single-application (0.126 µg/L) treatments. The application of chlorpyrifos resulted in decreased abundances in the arthropod community, with the largest adverse effects reported for the mayfly Cloeon dipterum and cladocerans Daphnia gr. longispina and Alona sp., while smaller effects were observed for other insects, copepods, and amphipods. At the population level, however, the mayfly C. dipterum only responded to the single-application treatment, which could be explained by the toxicokinetics of chlorpyrifos in this species. At the end of the experimental period the invertebrate community showed approximately the same effect magnitude for all treatment regimes. These results suggest that for this combination of concentrations and duration of the TWA, the TWA concentration is more important for most species than the peak concentration for the assessment of long-term risks of chlorpyrifos.
authors.affiliation: Department of Aquatic Ecology and Water Quality Management, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Mazhar Iqbal
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Zafar
authors.forename: Rene P A
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Van Wijngaarden
authors.forename: Ivo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Roessink
authors.forename: Paul J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Van den Brink
mesh_terms: D033304:Amphipoda / Q000187:drug effects; D000818:Animals; D058448:Biota; D002734:Chlorophyll / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D000077194:Chlorophyll A; D004390:Chlorpyrifos / Q000633:toxicity*; D033361:Cladocera / Q000187:drug effects; D033342:Copepoda / Q000187:drug effects; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D017753:Ecosystem; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000737:chemistry; D007313:Insecta / Q000187:drug effects; D007306:Insecticides / Q000633:toxicity*; D007448:Invertebrates / Q000187:drug effects*; D010839:Phytoplankton / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D013995:Time; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000633:toxicity*; D015048:Zooplankton / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D007306:Insecticides; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D002734:Chlorophyll; D004390:Chlorpyrifos; D000077194:Chlorophyll A