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Persistence, leaching and associated toxicity risks of insecticide pyriproxyfen in soil ecosystem.
Kumari, Parveen; Duhan, Anil; Rani, Naincy; Beniwal, Ravi Kumar.
Affiliation
  • Kumari P; Department of Chemistry, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, 125004, India.
  • Duhan A; Department of Chemistry, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, 125004, India. a.duhan@rediffmail.com.
  • Rani N; Department of Agronomy, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, 125004, India. a.duhan@rediffmail.com.
  • Beniwal RK; Department of Chemistry, CCS Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, 125004, India.
Ecotoxicology ; 31(9): 1426-1440, 2022 Nov.
Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36301372
Pyriproxyfen is a pyridine-based insecticide used for pest control in fruits and vegetables. It is a potent endocrine disruptor and hormone imitator. Considering its potential hazards to non-target organisms and the associated environment, a lab study was conducted for assessing persistence, mobility in sandy loam soil and associated risk to various non-target organisms and soil enzymes. Pyriproxyfen formulation was applied at 0.05 and 0.10 µg g-1 soil which was equivalent to recommended and double dose of 100 and 200 g a.i. ha-1, respectively. Three methods namely QuEChERS, liquid-solid extraction (LSE) and matrix solid phase dispersion (MSPD) were compared for achieving efficient sample preparation. MSPD was applied for final analysis as it gave better recoveries (94.2 to 104.3%) over other methods with limits of detection and quantification (LOD and LOQ) as 0.0001 and 0.0005 µg g-1, respectively. Dissipation followed first order kinetics with half-lives of 7.6 and 8.2 days in both doses but residues retained over 45 days in soil. Leaching studies conducted at 50 and 100 µg of pyriproxyfen showed extremely poor leaching potential. Retention of over 90% residues in top 5 cm soil surface indicated minimal threat of ground and surface water contamination. Toxicological study demonstrated very different behaviour toward different enzymatic activities. Pyriproxyfen was relatively toxic for alkaline phosphatase and fluorescein diacetate hydrolase enzymes. ß-glucosidase activity was triggered whereas arylsulfatase activity remained unaffected. Unacceptable risk to soil invertebrates at double dose application clearly indicated that its longer persistence in soil could be toxic to other non-target organisms and needs further investigations.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Soil Pollutants / Insecticides Type of study: Etiology_studies / Risk_factors_studies Language: En Journal: Ecotoxicology Journal subject: SAUDE AMBIENTAL / TOXICOLOGIA Year: 2022 Document type: Article Affiliation country: India Country of publication: United States

Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Soil Pollutants / Insecticides Type of study: Etiology_studies / Risk_factors_studies Language: En Journal: Ecotoxicology Journal subject: SAUDE AMBIENTAL / TOXICOLOGIA Year: 2022 Document type: Article Affiliation country: India Country of publication: United States