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Toxicity of Imidacloprid to the terrestrial isopod Porcellio scaber (Isopoda, Crustacea)

We assessed the effects of imidacloprid on survival, weight gain, feeding rate, total protein content, glutathione-S-transferase (GST) activity, and digestive gland epithelial thickness in juveniles and adults of the terrestrial isopod Porcellio scaber. After two weeks of feeding on imidacloprid-dosed food, weight gain and feeding rate in juveniles, and feeding rate and digestive gland epithelial in adults were most affected. Due to its increasing use of crop protection and higher persistence in soil, imidacloprid might be potentially more danger after long-term application.

COBISS.SI-ID: 3845146

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Gene expression data and prediction of the molecular mechanisms in yeast cells

Presentation of a genome-wide analysis using yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae as a model organism to study environmental issues, such as molecular mechanism of action of pesticides.

COBISS.SI-ID: 20635431

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Comparative toxicity of three pesticides affecting non-target terrestrial isopod Porcellio scaber

We assessed toxicity of diazino, imidacloprid and acetamiprid by analyzing biomarkers at different levels of biological complexity in juvenile and adult terrestrial isopod Porcellio scaber in two weeks laboratory toxicity test. The results of this study have shown that at actual environmental concentrations of neonicotinoids and diazinon, diazinon poses higher risk to isopod P. scaber. But imidacloprid might be potentially more dangerous after longer application period, due to its increasing use in crop protection and higher persistence in soil as diazinon.

COBISS.SI-ID: 6079865

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Hazard identification of imidacloprid to aquatic environment

In this study, the potential hazards of imidacloprid and its commercial product Confidor to aquatic environment were identified by the acute and chronic toxicity assessment using bacteria Vibrio fischeri, algae Desmodesmus subspicatus, crustacean Daphnia magna, fish Danio rerio and the ready biodegradability determination. We found out, that imidacloprid was not highly toxic to tested organisms in comparison to some other environmental pollutants tested in the same experimental set-up. Among the organisms tested, water flea D. magna proved to be the most sensitive species after an exposure.

COBISS.SI-ID: 4200218

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Comparative toxicity of imidacloprid, of its commercial formulation and of diazion to a non-target arthropod Daphnia magna.

We evaluated and compared the biochemical, physiological and reproductive parameters in water fleas (Daphnia magna) after chronic exposure to imidacloprid, Confidorju EN 200 and diazinonu. Given the low concentration where we observed effects, we found that diazinon affects stronger on reproduction D. magna as imidacloprid and Confidor. Similar findings are also for mortality. In polluted aquatic environment diazinon represents the potential chronic risk for reproduction of D. magna (Risk quotient> 1).

COBISS.SI-ID: 1724495