Abstract
Soybean production in Argentina comprises 15 million ha. Cypermethrin is the main insecticide applied amounting 150 g of active ingredient per hectare, thus representing roughly 2.3 thousand tons yearly released to the environment. Toxicity pulses have been observed in small streams draining agricultural basins, most of them sustaining macrophyte growth. Cypermethrin concentrations and its toxicity to the amphipod Hyalella curvispina was compared following an addition to laboratory mesocosms with and without a vegetation cover of the floating macrophyte Lemna sp. Both concentrations and toxicity decreased faster in the treatments covered with Lemna. Fast adsorption of the hydrophobic pesticide to the roots and fronds of Lemna was suggested.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Similar content being viewed by others
References
Adam O, Badot P, Degiorgi F, Crini G (2009) Mixture toxicity ssessment of wood preservative pesticides in the freshwater amphipod Gammarus pulex (L.). Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 72:441–449
APHA AWWA WEF (1995) Standard methods for the examination of water and waste-water. Washington, 1193 pp
Bouldin JL, Farris JL, Moore MT, Stephens WW, Smith S Jr, Cooper CM (2005) Evaluated fate and effects of atrazine and lambda-cyhalothrin in vegetated and unvegetated microcosms. Environ Toxicol 20:487–498
Brander SM, Werner I, White JW, Deanovic L (2009) Toxicity of a dissolved pyrethroid mixture to Hyalella azteca at environmentally relevant concentrations. Environ Toxicol Chem 28:1493–1499
Carriquiriborde P, Díaz J, Mugni H, Bonetto C, Ronco A (2007) Impact of cypermethrin on stream fish populations under field use in biotech-soybean production. Chemosphere 68:613–621
CASAFE (2008) Cámara de Sanidad Agropecuaria y Fertilizantes, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Available from http://www.casafe.org/sobrelaindustria.htm. Accessed on Dec 2008
Cooper CM, Moore MT, Bennett ER, Smith S, Farris JL, Milam CD, Shields FD Jr (2004) Innovative uses of vegetated drainage ditches for reducing agricultural runoff. Water Sci Technol 49(3):117–123
Crossland NO, Shires SW, Bennett D (1982) Aquatic toxicology of cypermethrin III fate and biological effects of spray drift deposits in fresh water adjacent to agricultural land. Aquat Toxicol 2:253–270
Farmer D, Hill I, Maund S (1995) A comparison of the fate and effects of two pyrethroid insecticides (lambda-cyhalothrin and cypermethrin) in pond mesocosms. Ecotoxicol 4:219–244
Friberg-Jensen U, Wendt-Rash L, Woin P, Christoffesen K (2003) Effects of the pyrethroid insecticide, cypermethrin, on a freshwater community studied under field conditions I. Direct and indirect effects on abundance measures of organisms at different trophic levels. Aquat Toxicol 63:357–371
García M, Rodrígues Capítulo A, Ferrari L (2010) Age-related differential sensitivity to cadmium in Hyalella curvispina (Amphipoda) and implications in ecotoxicity studies. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 73:771–778
Jergentz S, Pessacq P, Mugni H, Bonetto C, Schulz R (2004a) Linking in situ bioassays and dynamics of macroinvertebrates to assess agricultural contamination in streams of the Argentine Pampa. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 59:133–141
Jergentz S, Mugni H, Bonetto C, Schulz R (2004b) Runoff-related endosulfan contamination and aquatic macroinvertebrate response in rural basins near Buenos Aires, Argentina. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 46(3):345–353
Jergentz S, Mugni H, Bonetto C, Schulz R (2005) Assessment of insecticide contamination in runoff and stream water of small agricultural streams in the main soybean area of Argentina. Chemosphere 61(6):817–826
Leistra M, Zweers AJ, Warinton JS, Crum SJH, Hand LH, Beltman WHJ, Maund SJ (2003) Fate of the insecticide lambda-cyhalothrin in ditch enclosures differing in vegetation density. Pest Manag Sci 60:75–84
Marino D, Ronco A (2005) Cypermethrin and chlorpyrifos concentration levels in surface water bodies of the Pampa Ondulada, Argentina. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 75(4):820–826
Moore MT, Bennett ER, Cooper CM, Smith S, Shields FD Jr, Milam CD, Farris JL (2001) Transport and fate of atrazine and lambda-cyalothrin in an agricultural drainage ditch in the Mississippi Delta, USA. Agr Ecosyst Environ 87:309–314
Mugni HD (2009) Nutrient concentration and pesticide toxicity in superficial water of rural basins. PhD dissertation (In Spanish). National University of La Plata, Argentina 140 pp
Muir D, Rawn GP, Grift NP (1985) Fate of the pyrethroid insecticide deltamethrin in small ponds: a mass balance study. J Agric Food Chem 33:603–609
USEPA (2000) Methods for measuring the toxicity and bioaccumulation of sediment-associated contaminants with freshwater invertebrates, 2nd edn. US Environmental Protection Agency EPA 600/R-99/064, National Service Center for Environmental Publications, Cincinnati
Acknowledgments
This study was funded by the Argentine National Scientific and Technical Research Council (CONICET) and National Agency for Scientific and Technological Promotion for financial support. Thanks to unknown reviewers and editorial staff for valuable corrections and suggestions.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Mugni, H., Demetrio, P., Bulus, G. et al. Effect of Aquatic Vegetation on the Persistence of Cypermethrin Toxicity in Water. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 86, 23–27 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-010-0143-5
Received:
Accepted:
Published:
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00128-010-0143-5