Acute toxicological effects on the earthworm Eisenia fetida of 18 common pharmaceuticals in artificial soil

Pino, M. Rosa; Val, Jonatan; Mainar, Ana M.; Zuriaga, Estefanía; Español, Cecilia; Langa, Elisa

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.02.080

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“…It has been described toxic effects on Lactuca sativa due to the exposure to ibuprofen, affecting its early root development (Schmidt and Redshaw, 2015). This NSAID also showed to cause acute toxicity (LC 50 ¼ 64.80 mg kg À1 ) in the earthworm Eisenia fetida (Pino et al, 2015). Besides that, the accumulation of ibuprofen in crop plants like rice was described as well (Aznar et al, 2014).…”

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Ecotoxicological impact of two soil remediation treatments in Lactuca sativa seeds

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Ecotoxicological impact of two soil remediation treatments in Lactuca sativa seeds

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“…However in recent years there has been growing concern on the presence of TOrCs in the terrestrial environment [2,3]. The application of digested sludge (and untreated animal manure) to agricultural land has led to the occurrence and distribution of TOrCs in soils.…”

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“…In amended soils TOrC concentrations >10 ng g -1 are found [4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11], with levels >100 ng g -1 not uncommon [4][5][6]9]. It is essential to monitor TOrCs in soils as they can cause toxicological effects on exposed organisms such as the earthworm Eisenia fetida [3]. Additionally bioaccumulation in exposed organisms is possible [6], posing a risk to predatory organisms at higher trophic levels.…”

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Multi-residue analysis of chiral and achiral trace organic contaminants in soil by accelerated solvent extraction and enantioselective liquid chromatography tandem–mass spectrometry

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Kasprzyk-Hordern

et al. 2018

Journal of Chromatography A

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Reported here is the first analytical methodology for the enantiomeric determination of chiral trace organic contaminants (TOrCs) in soil. Direct enantioselective separations were achieved on a Chirobiotic V2 column operated in polar ionic mode. Initial screening of vancomycin stationary phases found Chirobiotic V2 better suited for multi-residue separation of chiral TOrCs than Chirobiotic V due to differences in the ligand linkage chemistry. Simultaneous enantioseparation of beta-blockers, beta-agonists, anti-depressants, anti-histamines and stimulants was achieved for the first time. This included the first separation of chlorpheniramine enantiomers with a method suitable for environmental analysis (i.e., coupled to MS). Investigation of mobile phase composition found the concentration of liophilic ions had the greatest influence on enantioseparations and of most importance during method development. The optimized method achieved simultaneous separation of salbutamol, propranolol, atenolol, amphetamine, chlorpheniramine and fluoxetine enantiomers with satisfactory resolution (>1.0). For completeness, such methods also need to support analysis of achiral TOrCs. Therefore three achiral TOrCs (carbamazepine, carbamazepine 10,11 epoxide and triclocarban) were included to demonstrate the methods suitability. Method recoveries for all analytes ranged from 76 to 122% with method quantitation limits (MQLs) <1 ng g. Application of the method to soil microcosm studies revealed stereoselective degradation of chiral TOrCs for the first time. For example, S(+)-amphetamine degraded at a faster rate than its corresponding enantiomer leading to an enrichment of R(-)-amphetamine. Therefore to better understand the risk posed from TOrCs on the terrestrial environment, chiral species need profiled at the enantiomeric level. This can now be addressed using the proposed methodology whilst simultaneously profiling achiral TOrCs.

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“…Chemical plant protection is, on the one hand, beneficial due to rapid reduction of unwanted organisms, but on the other hand, due to a relatively low selectivity of measures, it contributes to biological imbalance in the environment. Soil organisms show various strategies of survival under chemical stress conditions [10][11][12][13]. The effect of insecticides on soil organisms is complex, and it depends on numerous abiotic factors and complex synergistic and antagonistic reactions [14].…”

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Effects of Owinema Bio-Preparation on Vermicomposting in Earthworm Ecological Boxes

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This paper describes vermicomposting of kitchen organic waste with the use of Eisenia fetida earthworms in an ecological box. To control excessively proliferated Sciaridae in the box medium, an Owinema bio-preparation, which contains larvae of the nematode Steinernema feltiae, was used. The effect of this bioinsecticide on the earthworm population during vermicomposting of organic waste was assessed. It was found that the applied bio-preparation effectively limited the population of sciarids and also had a positive effect on the development of the earthworm population (it caused a significant increase in the number and biomass of mature and immature forms and cocoons produced (p < 0.05)). The Owinema preparation also had a positive effect on the rate of organic waste vermicomposting.

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Acute toxicological effects on the earthworm Eisenia fetida of 18 common pharmaceuticals in artificial soil

Cited by 84 publications

References 79 publications

Ecotoxicological impact of two soil remediation treatments in Lactuca sativa seeds

Ecotoxicological impact of two soil remediation treatments in Lactuca sativa seeds

Multi-residue analysis of chiral and achiral trace organic contaminants in soil by accelerated solvent extraction and enantioselective liquid chromatography tandem–mass spectrometry

Effects of Owinema Bio-Preparation on Vermicomposting in Earthworm Ecological Boxes

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