title: Effects of pesticide formulations and active ingredients on the coelenterate Hydra attenuata (Pallas, 1766).
abstract: Lethal effects of active ingredients and formulations of widely used soybean pesticides were assessed with the Hydra attenuata toxicity test. Studied pesticides were insecticides chlorpyrifos and cypermethrin, and herbicide glyphosate. Results indicate the following toxicity trend: chlorpyrifos > cypermethrin > glyphosate. Tested active ingredients of insecticides and respective formulations did not significantly differ between them. Glyphosate formulation exhibited higher toxicity at low concentrations (LC(1-10)) respect to active ingredient, reversing this behavior at higher concentrations (LC(50-90)). Comparing H. attenuata sensitivity with existent toxicity data for aquatic organisms indicates that this species is poorly sensitive to tested insecticides and highly sensitive to the herbicide.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Investigaciones del Medio Ambiente, Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, CONICET, Calle 47 y 115, La Plata (1900), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: Pablo M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Demetrio
authors.forename: Gustavo D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Bulus Rossini
authors.forename: Carlos A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Bonetto
authors.forename: Alicia E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Ronco
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004390:Chlorpyrifos / Q000633:toxicity*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005998:Glycine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000633:toxicity; D006829:Hydra / Q000187:drug effects*; D010575:Pesticides / Q000633:toxicity*; D011722:Pyrethrins / Q000633:toxicity*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000633:toxicity; D000097797:Glyphosate
chemical_list: D004390:Chlorpyrifos; D005998:Glycine; D010575:Pesticides; D011722:Pyrethrins; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D000097797:Glyphosate; C017160:cypermethrin