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TOXICS
卷 10, 期 6, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/toxics10060310
关键词
copper fungicide; soil contamination; ecotoxicology; earthworms; Eisenia fetida; comet assay; vineyard
资金
- SIME [2019.0423]
- CARIVERONA AVENGERS [10852]
The extensive use of copper-based fungicides in vineyards has resulted in increased copper concentration in the soil. This study monitored the copper concentration in two vineyard soils over two cropping seasons and assessed its ecotoxicological effects on earthworms. The results showed low total copper concentration in the soil, but a significant increase in the soluble fraction. High copper concentrations in the soil caused initial harm to the earthworms, but they were able to recover over time.
The extensive employment of copper-based fungicides has increased copper concentration in vineyard soils. The present study's objectives were to monitor copper concentration in two vineyard soils during two cropping seasons and study the ecotoxicological effects on the earthworm Eisenia fetida. Total, soluble, and bioavailable copper fractions were measured at the end of two cropping seasons and different depths in two vineyards of central Italy, characterised by three anticryptogamic control methods: copper compounds, chitosan, and combined treatments of them. A laboratory experiment to assess the effects on Eisenia fetida was conducted with soil samples collected in the vineyards with a mean copper concentration of 60 mg/kg and two higher concentrations of 90 and 150 mg/kg. Results showed low levels of total copper concentration in the first 20 cm of soils, regardless of antifungal treatment, highlighting prudent management of the vineyards under study, but the soluble fractions showed a significant increase in all samples during the two cropping seasons. At the dose of 150 mg/kg, earthworms suffer during the first two days, showing weight loss and DNA damage, but they are able to recover until day 28, showing no permanent harm at this copper concentration in soil.
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