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Parhyale hawaiensis as an alternative specie in toxicity tests with marine organisms

Grant number: 12/09512-1
Support Opportunities:Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
Start date: August 01, 2012
End date: July 31, 2013
Field of knowledge:Biological Sciences - Ecology
Principal Investigator:Gisela de Aragão Umbuzeiro
Grantee:Amanda dos Santos
Host Institution: Faculdade de Tecnologia (FT). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Limeira , SP, Brazil
Associated research grant:08/10449-7 - Assessment of occurrence, toxicity/genotoxicity and degradation processes of dyes in effluents and surface water, AP.TEM

Abstract

Urbanization and increasing pollution of coasts mainly through domestic and industrial effluents are a great concern for the preservation of the marine aquatic environment. In this context, it is necessary to evaluate the toxicity of chemicals using representative organisms of this environment, which will serve as a source of data to improve regulations and better protect marine aquatic life. This work presents an alternative native test organism, the amphipod Parhyale hawaiensis. This organism has been used worldwide in studies of genetics and evolution and in this work, it will be used in toxicity tests with reference substances and emerging contaminants. This study may expand the existing alternatives of testing organisms to be used in marine toxicity tests.(AU)

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)
DOS SANTOS, AMANDA; TENORIO BOTELHO, MARINA; VANNUCI-SILVA, MONIZZE; COLETTY ARTAL, MARIANA; VACCHI, FRANCINE I.; RAMPAZZO MAGALHAES, GABRIEL; GOMES, VICENTE; BURDICK HENRY, THEODORE; DE ARAGAO UMBUZEIRO, GISELA. The amphipod Parhyale hawaiensis as a promising model in ecotoxicology. Chemosphere, v. 307, p. 8-pg., . (13/26301-7, 08/10449-7, 15/24758-5, 12/09512-1, 14/08829-7, 17/22010-9, 17/16168-9)