期刊
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
卷 187, 期 -, 页码 106-111出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2013.12.019
关键词
Herbicides; Pulse Amplitude Fluorometiy (PAM) bioassay; Marine microalgae; Hazard and risk; Environmental Quality Standards (EQS)
资金
- DELTARES, The Netherlands
Due to their specific effect on photosynthesis, herbicides pose a potential threat to coastal and estuarine microalgae. However, comprehensive understanding of the hazard and risk of these contaminants is currently lacking. Therefore the aim of the present study was to investigate the toxic effects of four ubiquitous herbicides (atrazine, diuron, Irgarol (R) 1051 and isoproturon) and herbicide mixtures on marine microalgae. Using a Pulse Amplitude Modulation (PAM) fiuorometry based bioassay we demonstrated a clear species and herbicide specific toxicity and showed that the current environmental legislation does not protect algae sufficiently against diuron and isoproturon. Although a low actual risk of herbicides in the field was demonstrated, monitoring data revealed that concentrations occasionally reach potential effect levels. Hence it cannot be excluded that herbicides contribute to observed changes in phytoplankton species composition in coastal waters, but this is likely to occur only occasionally. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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