Detection of pesticides (cocktails) used in sugarcane crops and their effect on biological systems

• Grant number: 20/05423-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
• Start date: January 01, 2021
• End date: June 30, 2024
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Materials and Metallurgical Engineering - Nonmetallic Materials
• Principal Investigator: Aldo Eloizo Job
• Grantee: Rafael Jesus Gonçalves Rubira
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia (FCT). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Presidente Prudente. Presidente Prudente , SP, Brazil
• Associated scholarship(s): 21/13884-0 - Analysis of biological systems exposed to pesticides by Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Spectroscopy (CARS), BE.EP.PD

Abstract

The demand for food globally requires a large-scale production. In this context, the application of pesticides, among other strategies to increase productivity per planted area, is a reality. However, the intensive application of pesticides can induce their retention in crops and in the soil and, mainly through runoff or leaching, they can reach from surface water until groundwater. Therefore, the determination of pesticide residues in water, soil, and food has attracted the attention of several researchers to better understand and determine the environmental and health impacts. In this project, we intend to detect the pesticides Clorantraniplole, Isoxaflutol and Imazapique applied in sugarcane crops in the region of Presidente Prudente using chromatographic techniques. In addition to the detection aspect, this work aims to contribute to the understanding of the possible effects of these pesticides on biological systems: i) models of the lipid structure of cell membrane through Langmuir films (monolayers) and giant unilamellar vesicles (GUVs - bilayers) of phospholipid dioleoil-sn-glicero-3-fosfocolin (DOPC); ii) in vitro culture of small intestine epithelial cells for cell viability tests. In both aspects, detection and effects on biological systems, pesticides will be investigated not only individually, but also in a cocktail (mixture) and from real samples of rivers in the region of Presidente Prudente. In this context, the determination of the pesticide concentrations in real samples will be a guiding parameter for other analyzes. This project is part of the Thematic National Institute of Science and Technology (INCT) in Organic Electronics (INEO) 2014/50869-6, and will be developed in the Research Laboratory with Certification for Analysis of Pesticide Residues in Food, Water and Soils, coordinated by Prof. Dr. Aldo Eloizo Job, built at FCT/UNESP in partnership with State and Federal Public Ministries.

Scientific publications

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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)

RUBIRA, RAFAEL J. G.; CAMACHO, SABRINA A.; CONSTANTINO, CARLOS J. L.; SANCHEZ-CORTES, SANTIAGO. Increasing the sensitivity of surface-enhanced Raman scattering detection for s-triazine pesticides by taking advantage of interactions with soil humic substances. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, v. 53, n. 1, OCT 2021. (18/14692-5, 20/05423-0, 18/04628-8, 16/09634-0, 18/22214-6)

RUBIRA, R. J. G.; FURINI, L. N.; CONSTANTINO, C. J. L.; SANCHEZ-CORTES, S.. SERS detection of prometryn herbicide based on its optimized adsorption on Ag nanoparticles. VIBRATIONAL SPECTROSCOPY, v. 114, MAY 2021. (18/22214-6, 18/04628-8, 16/09634-0, 20/05423-0)

RUBIRA, RAFAEL J. G.; BATISTA, VICTOR R. G.; CORREIA, RAFAEL R.; PAZIN, WALLANCE M.; MAXIMINO, MATEUS D.; RUIZ, GILIA C. M.; TEIXEIRA, GIOVANA R.; JOB, ALDO E.. Biological responses to imazapic and methyl parathion pesticides in bioinspired lipid membranes and Tilapia fish. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, v. 458, p. 12-pg., 2023-06-28. (20/05423-0, 20/15324-0, 20/16310-2, 18/22214-6, 20/15185-0, 21/14514-2)

OLIVEIRA, TATIANA A.; MARTIN, CIBELY S.; RUBIRA, RAFAEL J. G.; DE BARROS, ANERISE; MAZALI, ITALO O.; CONSTANTINO, CARLOS J. L.. Influence of L-Dopa adsorption time and concentration on Au nanorods aggregation for SERS quantitative analysis. CURRENT APPLIED PHYSICS, v. 54, p. 7-pg., 2023-10-01. (22/04020-5, 17/15019-0, 20/05423-0, 18/22214-6)

OLIVEIRA, MARCELO J. S.; MARTIN, CIBELY S.; RUBIRA, RAFAEL J. G.; BATAGIN-NETO, AUGUSTO; CONSTANTINO, CARLOS J. L.; AROCA, RICARDO F.. Surface-enhanced Raman scattering of thiram: Quantitative and theoretical analyses. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, v. 52, n. 12, SI, AUG 2021. (18/22214-6, 17/15019-0, 20/05423-0)

MARTIN, CIBELY S.; RUBIRA, RAFAEL J. G.; SILVA, JAQUELINE N.; ALESSIO, PRISCILA. Role of Iron Phthalocyanine Coordination in Catecholamines Detection. SURFACES, v. 4, n. 4, p. 323-335, DEC 2021. (17/15019-0, 14/50869-6, 17/06534-8, 20/05423-0)

ZANASI, GIULIA; RUBIRA, RAFAEL J. G.; FRANCIOSO, ORNELLA; CANAMARES, MARIA VEGA; CONSTANTINO, CARLOS J. L.; SANCHEZ-CORTES, SANTIAGO. Sensing Atrazine Herbicide Degradation Products through Their Interactions with Humic Substances by Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering. CHEMOSENSORS, v. 9, n. 6, JUN 2021. (16/09634-0, 18/04628-8, 20/05423-0)

CASTOLDI, ROBSON CHACON; GIOMETTI, INES CRISTINA; OZAKI, GUILHERME AKIO TAMURA; GARCIA, THIAGO ALVES; PEREIRA, JOAO DOMINGOS AUGUSTO DOS SANTOS; RUBIRA, RAFAEL JESUS GONCALVES; CONSTANTINO, CARLOS JOSE LEOPOLDO; JUNIOR, SILVIO ASSIS DE OLIVEIRA; LOUZADA, MARIO JEFFERSON QUIRINO; BELANGERO, WILLIAM DIAS; et al. Effects of resistance exercise training on bone physical and mineral properties in rats submitted to growth hormone intervention. VIBRATIONAL SPECTROSCOPY, v. 124, p. 8-pg., 2022-12-27. (20/05423-0, 18/22214-6)