Long-term toxic effects of deltamethrin and fenvalerante in soil

Journal of Hazardous Materials
Yufang SongLingling Li

Abstract

In this study, the long-term toxic effects of pyrethroids on the earthworm Eisenia fetida were evaluated. Earthworms were exposed to moist filter paper and soil for 14 days to evaluate the survival, exposed to soil for 56 days to assess the reproductive success and for 28 days to identify the cytotoxicity. Results showed that the earthworm survival rate decreased with increasing the concentration of either deltamethrin or fenvalerate in both filter paper test and soil test. No worms survived at 602.15 μg cm(-2) of deltamethrin and 0.86 μg cm(-2) of fenvalerate in the filter paper test, however 100-125 mg kg(-1) of both chemicals resulted in the maximum mortality of 90% in the soil test. The CYP3A4 enzyme activity responded significantly to deltamethrin and fenvalerante in soil at low concentration levels, however, the toxicity response of worms under the long-term exposure conflicted with the degradation of deltamethrin and fenvalerate in soil, indicating the possible formation of more toxic pyrethroid metabolites. This study gave an insight into the toxicological effects profile of pyrethroids for a better risk assessment of pyrethroids deltamethrin and fenvalerante in soil.

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