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Acute Toxicity of Endosulfan to the Non-target Organisms Hyalella curvispina and Cnesterodon decemmaculatus

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Pesticide consumption in Argentina has steadily increased over the last two decades, while one of these compounds, namely endosulfan, is commonly found in environmental samples. Also the fish Cnesterodon decemmaculatus and the amphipod Hyalella curvispina are widely distributed in agricultural areas of southern South America. The aim of the present contribution was therefore to determine the acute toxicity of endosulfan to both organisms, and compare it with species sensitivity distributions (SSD) and measured field concentrations. The 48 h-LC50 (with 95 % confidence limits) were 1.8 (1.6–2.1) µg/L for C. decemmaculatus and 16.4 (15.1–17.7) µg/L for H. curvispina. C. decemmaculatus was more sensitive than 74 % of fish based on the SSD. Endosulfan concentrations in stream water reported in the literature were often higher than the C. decemmaculatus LC50. It may hence be concluded that C. decemmaculatus is a suitable sentinel organism for ecotoxicological risk assessment in South America.

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Acknowledgments

The authors thank the reviewers and the editor for their valuable comments, and Lisa Hunt for assistance with language. This research was supported by grants from the Argentine National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET) and the Argentine National Agency for Scientific and Technological Promotion (ANPCyT). We acknowledge the permission for trapping and collecting fishes in the field from the Provincial Agency for Sustainable Development (OPDS), Ministry of Agriculture.

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  1. Instituto de Limnología ‘‘Dr. Raúl. A. Ringuelet’’, ILPLA (CONICET-CCT La Plata) – UNLP, Boulevard 120 y 62, 1900, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Hernán Mugni, Ariel Paracampo, Ana Scalise, Marina Solís, Silvia Fanelli & Carlos Bonetto

  2. Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Centro de Investigaciones del Medio Ambiente, UNLP, CONICET, calle 47 y 115, La Plata, Argentina

    Pablo Demetrio

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Mugni, H., Paracampo, A., Demetrio, P. et al. Acute Toxicity of Endosulfan to the Non-target Organisms Hyalella curvispina and Cnesterodon decemmaculatus . Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 95, 363–367 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-015-1608-3

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