Toxicokinetic of benzo[a]pyrene and fipronil in female green frogs (Pelophylax kl. esculentus).
Environ Pollut
; 161: 206-14, 2012 Feb.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22230087
ABSTRACT
A general consensus that an increased logK(ow) led to an increase in xenobiotic uptake and bioaccumulation is accepted. In this study we compared the toxicokinetics of two chemically different xenobiotics, i.e. benzo[a]pyrene and fipronil in female green frogs. Surprisingly, the uptake rates and the bioconcentration factors (BCF) of the two contaminants were not predicted by their logK(ow). The uptake rates obtained were of the same order of magnitude for the two contaminants and the BCFs measured for fipronil were about 3-fold higher than those obtained for benzo[a]pyrene. Fipronil appeared to be more recalcitrant than benzo[a]pyrene to detoxification processes leading to the accumulation of sulfone-fipronil especially in the ovaries. This phenomenon may explain reproductive influence of this contaminant described in other studies. Detoxification processes, including metabolism and the excretion of pollutants, are of importance when considering their persistence in aquatic organisms and trying to quantify their risks.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pyrazoles
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Rana esculenta
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Benzo(a)pyrene
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Hazardous Substances
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Insecticides
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Animals
Language:
En
Journal:
Environ Pollut
Journal subject:
SAUDE AMBIENTAL
Year:
2012
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
France