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Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology pp 87–124Cite as

Effects of Organic Herbicides on Phototrophic Microbial Communities in Freshwater Ecosystems

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Pollution of aquatic ecosystems by pesticide contamination is a major environmental concern. Numerous authors have addressed the frequent occurrence of chronic or acute herbicide contamination of freshwater ecosystems in both agricultural and urban areas of the world (Devault et al. 2007; Gilliom 2007; Schuler and Rand 2008; Woudneh et al. 2009). The physiological characteristics of photosynthetic microorganisms make them attractive as targets for herbicides in aquatic ecosystems. Since these primary producers form the basis of trophic structure in many aquatic environments, herbicides may threaten the entire equilibrium of the ecosystems they contaminate.

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This work received funding from the French National Office for the Aquatic Environment (ONEMA-CEMAGREF agreement 2010, action 26 “Remédiation de l’effet de pesticides,” and ONEMA-INRA agreement 2010, action D1-2 “Des bioindicateurs pour évaluer l’impact ou la restauration vis à vis des pesticides”) and the IMPALAC Project (Impact of Pesticides on Lakes), backed by the Ministry of Ecology and Sustainable Development (MEDDTL). The authors also thank David Whitacre for helpful suggestions and comments on earlier drafts of the manuscript.

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Pesce, S., Bouchez, A., Montuelle, B. (2012). Effects of Organic Herbicides on Phototrophic Microbial Communities in Freshwater Ecosystems. In: Whitacre, D. (eds) Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol 214. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0668-6_5

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