| Contents |
Why do we need to talk about water, pesticides and organisms? / Marilia Hartmann -- Analytical strategies for the determination of pesticides in water samples / Renato Zanella, Osmar Damian Prestes, Martha Bohrer Adaime, Luana Floriano and Gabriel Alexsander Barboza Prates -- An analysis of environmental samples to determine pesticides in the southern frontier region, Brazil / Endi Adriano Fures, Jonas Simon Dugatto, Alonso Moscon, Laila Cardoso Barcelos, Jaqueline Steffler Leobett, Jessica Piovesan Bertolo, Miqueias Castro Silva, Lisiane Martins Volcao and Liziara da Costa Cabrera -- Environmental risks of pesticide degradation by-products to biodiversity / Daina de Lima and Eduardo Alves de Almeida -- Effects of pesticides on the morphophysiology of bivalve mollusks / Fernando de Campos Guerreiro, Roberta Pozzan, Ana Paula da Silva, Camila Confortin and Ana Paula Nascimento Correa -- Beyond the surface : long-term effects of pesticides on fish and their subsequent generations / Aline Pompermaier, Carla Alves and Wagner Antonio Tamagno -- Oxidative stress patterns in zebrafish exposed to pyrethroid insecticides / Carla Alves, Wagner Antonio Tamagno and Aline Pompermaier -- From molecules to behavior : effects of pyrethroids on zebrafish neuroanatomy / Wagner Antonio Tamagno, Carla Alves and Aline Pompermaier -- Pesticide effects on earthworms and fish / Vania Lucia Loro, Jaine Ames and Edivania Gelati de Batista -- Effects of organochlorines, organophosphates and pyrethroids on free-ranged animals / Gabriela Elisa Dal Pizzol, Jessica Nardi, Natalia Freddo and Luciana Grazziotin Rossato-Grando -- Standardization of methods for conducting ecotoxicological bioassays with amphibians : a case study with Physalaemus cuvieri / Guilherme Felicioni, Cristina Bridi, Inete Cleide Bau, Caio Eduardo Messora Bagnolo, Bruna Macedo Simoes Sergio, Aline Pompermaier, Paulo Afonso Hartmann and Marilia Hartmann -- Ecotoxicological insights : utilizing bullfrogs (Lithobates catesbeianus) as experimental tools in the 21st century / Claudia Maris Ferreira, Adriana Sacioto Marcantonio,Cristina Viriato, Fernanda Menezes Franca and Mikel Eduardo de Mello -- Anurans at risk: biochemical, genotoxic and histopathological monitoring strategies / Ana Julia Pereira Peixoto Virote, Diego da Silva Lima, Mackawly Kelvym Guedes Soares and Daniela de Melo e Silva -- Toxicity of environmentally relevant concentrations of 2,4-D in tadpoles and a case study of Physalaemus cuvieri / Alexandre Folador, Vagner Albuquerque, Inete Cleide Bau, Guilherme Felicioni, Bruna Caprini, Camila Fatima Rutkoski, Caroline Muller, Paulo Afonso Hartmann and Marilia Hartmann -- How do atrazine and tebuconazole affect tadpoles? / Paola Flores Sturza, Aline Monique Blank do Amaral, Jossiele Wesz Leitemperger, Barbara Estevao Clasen, Camila Fatima Rutkoski, Natani Macagnan, Guilherme Victor Vanzetto, Caroline Muller, Paulo Afonso Hartmann, Marilia Hartmann and Vania Lucia Loro. |
| Abstract |
"Water is essential for life, but several studies show the contamination of this resource, especially by pesticides. This contamination is the result of a complex interplay of processes in which these compounds are retained, transformed and transported, but in one way or another they reach organisms that depend on water for survival. The increasing use of pesticides is cited as one of the main factors in the global decline of aquatic species populations. However, even if they have no effect on mortality or act at sub-lethal doses, pesticides can affect the development of organisms by altering morphological, physiological and biochemical traits that can even be passed on to future generations. Therefore, aquatic organisms are of particular importance for toxicological studies with pesticides. These animals are dependent on the aquatic environment throughout their life or even in the early stages and for reproduction, which makes them susceptible to chemical products present in the water. Therefore, a comprehensive review and discussion of recent studies in this field, which are covered in this book, is of great importance for the promotion and implementation of measures to minimize the damage caused by pesticides to aquatic organisms. Understanding pesticide concentrations in the aquatic environment and the damage caused to organisms is the first step in promoting the adoption of sustainable alternatives to pesticides for pest control. Only with more research into the survival of aquatic organism populations, greater investment in science and technology and the strengthening of environmental authorities will it be possible to create a less contaminated environment. The focus of the proposed book is on the effects of various pesticides on aquatic organisms such as amphibians, fish and microcrustaceans. In this context, the occurrence of pesticides in water, methods for environmental analysis and the morphophysiological and biochemical effects of different classes of pesticides on these organisms are discussed"-- Provided by publisher. |
