Journal
BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY
Volume 109, Issue 5, Pages 823-830Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-022-03609-0
Keywords
Propiconazole; Difenoconazole; Procypris meru; Bioaccumulation; Oxidative stress; Hormone regulation
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- Guangxi science and technology major projects [AA17204043]
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This study reveals the toxic effects and bioaccumulation behavior of propiconazole and difenoconazole on fish. It also demonstrates that these fungicides induce oxidative stress in fish liver and inhibit the activity of antioxidant enzymes. The study suggests that triazole fungicides may have hormonal effects on aquatic organisms.
Studying the bioaccumulation behavior and toxicity of triazole fungicides is a crucial part of comprehensively evaluating the environmental fate and aquatic toxicity.The current research aimed to reveal the toxic effects of propiconazole and difenoconazole on fish through acute toxicity test, bioaccumulation test and oxidase system activity determination. Here, the propiconazole and difenoconazole concentrations were 11.3 mg/L and 31.2 mg/L for LC50-96 h, both having low toxicity. LC-MS/MS was used to determine the propiconazole and difenoconazole concentrations in five organs (muscle, gill, liver, intestine, and kidney) of Procypris meru. The findings indicate that the bioconcentration coefficients of propiconazole and difenoconazole in grass flower carp were 0.66-27.08 and 2.43-22.72, which belonged to medium enrichment pesticides. The bioconcentration coefficients decreased with the increase of exposure concentration. The two fungicides could induce oxidative stress in fish liver, and the activities of three antioxidant enzymes were inhibited in varying degrees (p < 0.05). The results showed that the content of T3 increased, and T4 decreased when exposed to one-tenth LC50 for 7 days. This study shows that triazole pesticides have bioaccumulation risks on aquatic organisms and clear environmental hormonal effects.
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