Egeria densa remediates the aquatic environment and reduces C-14-deltamethrin bioaccumulation in Danio rerio

Author(s)

Pereira, Natalia Salmazo ; Munhoz-Garcia, Gustavo Vinicios ; Takeshita, Vanessa ; Pimpinato, Rodrigo Floriano ; Tornisielo, Valdemar Luiz ; Mendes, Kassio Ferreira

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH PART B-PESTICIDES FOOD CONTAMIN; v. 58, n. 6, p. 6-pg., 2023-07-10.

Abstract

Deltamethrin is an insecticide with high toxicity to non-target aquatic organisms. Environment-friendly alternatives to removing insecticides from water bodies, like phytoremediation, require species to uptake and/or dissipate pesticides from water. Our research investigated the ability of Egeria densa plants to absorb and dissipate C-14-deltamethrin from water, and bioaccumulation in Danio rerio. The variables were four densities of E. densa (0, 234, 337, and 468 g dry weight m(-3)), in tanks with seven adults of D. rerio, with three replicates. Dissipation was evaluated at 0, 24, 48, 72, and 96 h after application (HAA). After 96 HAA, the uptake of C-14-deltamethrin by plants and accumulation in fish were assessed. The E. densa increased C-14-deltamethrin dissipation and reduced bioaccumulation in zebrafish. The DT50 decreased 3-fold in treatments with 337 and 468 g m(-3) of E. densa. The plants absorbed 32% of the C-14-deltamethrin applied, regardless of plant density. The bioaccumulation in fish was 8.21% without E. densa and only 1% in treatments with 468 g m(-3) of plants. These results suggest phytoremediation using E. densa is a possible alternative to removing deltamethrin from water and reducing the accumulation in non-target organisms, reducing the environmental impact of insecticides in aquatic ecosystems. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 19/04758-1 - Nanoparticles as a carrier of herbicides applied in pre-emergency system in soils derived from no-tillage and conventional
• Grantee: Vanessa Takeshita
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate
• FAPESP's process: 22/00718-8 - Glyphosate carrier nanosystems: from development to application in weed management
• Grantee: Gustavo Vinícios Munhoz Garcia
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Doctorate