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Title: | Assessment of chromosomal damage induced by a deltamethrin-based insecticide in fish (Anguilla anguilla L.) - A follow-up study upon exposure and post-exposure periods |
Author: | Marques, Ana Custódio, Marco Guilherme, Sofia Gaivão, Isabel Santos, Maria Ana Pacheco, Mário |
Keywords: | Chromosomal damage Damage recovery Decis® European eel Genotoxicity |
Issue Date: | 2014 |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Abstract: | The pyrethroid insecticide Decis®, containing deltamethrin as active ingredient, is among the most popular broad-spectrum biocides, with wide application in agriculture and home pest control. The occurrence of deltamethrin in the aquatic environment is well-established, but the possible genotoxic effects of Decis® in non-target organisms, namely fish, remain unknown. Hence, this work aimed to evaluate the cytogenetic damaging potential of Decis® in European eel (Anguilla anguilla L.), adopting the erythrocytic nuclear abnormalities (ENAs) assay. In addition, it was intended to investigate the damage progression in the post-exposure period. The frequency of immature erythrocytes (IE) was also determined to provide indirect information on the erythrocyte catabolism and erythropoiesis rate. Fish were exposed to 17.5 and 35μgL-1 of Decis® (equivalent to 0.05 and 0.1μgL-1 of deltamethrin, respectively) during 1 and 3days. Thereafter, fish were transferred to clean water and kept for 1, 7 and 14days. The results demonstrated a clear potential to induce chromosomal damage following 3days exposure, depicted in an ENA frequency increase for both Decis® concentrations. The transient nature of this cytogenetic damage was also demonstrated, as ENA frequency returned to the control level 1 and 7days after cessation of the exposure, respectively for the higher and the lower Decis® concentration. Moreover, this response pattern suggested a rapid metabolization and elimination of the formulation constituents by A. anguilla, combined with an increased erythrocyte turnover in fish exposed to the higher Decis® concentration, as pointed out by the IE frequency rise. Overall, the demonstrated genotoxic properties of Decis® pointed out increased risk factors to fish exposed to this insecticide. |
Peer review: | yes |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10773/22854 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.pestbp.2014.06.003 |
ISSN: | 0048-3575 |
Appears in Collections: | CESAM - Artigos DBio - Artigos |
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