DNA and chromosomal damage induced in fish (Anguilla anguilla L.) by aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA)--the major environmental breakdown product of glyphosate.
The assessment of the direct impact of breakdown products of pesticide components on aquatic wildlife is ecotoxicologically relevant, but frequently disregarded. In this context, the evaluation of the genotoxic hazard posed by aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA--the major natural degradation product of glyphosate) to fish emerges as a critical but unexplored issue. Hence, the main goal of the present research was to assess the AMPA genotoxic potential to fish following short-term exposures (1 and 3 days) to environmentally realistic concentrations (11.8 and 23.6 μg L(-1)), using the comet and erythrocytic nuclear abnormalities (ENA) assays, as reflecting different levels of damage, i.e. DNA and chromosomal damage, respectively. Overall, the present findings pointed out the genotoxic hazard of AMPA to fish and, subsequently, the importance of including it in future studies concerning the risk assessment of glyphosate-based herbicides in the water systems.
Department of Biology and CESAM, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal, sofia.g.guilherme@ua.pt.
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D000811:Anguilla; D000818:Animals; D020552:Comet Assay; D004247:DNA / Q000032:analysis; D004249:DNA Damage; D004777:Environment; D005399:Fishes; D005998:Glycine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000633:toxicity; D006540:Herbicides / Q000032:analysis; D007555:Isoxazoles; D063065:Organophosphonates / Q000633:toxicity*; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D013777:Tetrazoles; D000097797:Glyphosate
D004247:DNA; D005998:Glycine; D006540:Herbicides; D007555:Isoxazoles; D063065:Organophosphonates; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; D013777:Tetrazoles; D000097797:Glyphosate; C036423:1-aminomethylphosphonic acid; C418233:2-amino-3-(3-hydrox-5(2-methyl-2H-tetrazol-5-yl)isoxazol-4-yl)propionic acid