Acute and chronic toxicity of atrazine and its metabolites deethylatrazine and deisopropylatrazine on aquatic organisms

Ecotoxicology

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 899-905

  Ralston Hooper, Kimberly ^a   Hardy, Jeff ^a   Hahn, Leighanne ^a   Ochoa Acuña, Hugo ^b,c   Lee, Linda S ^a   Mollenhauer, Robert ^a   Sepúlveda, Maria S ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrazine; DEA; DIA; Diporeia; Hyalella azteca; Metabolites; Pseudokirchneriella; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

2 AMINO 4 CHLORO 6 ETHYLAMINO 1,3,5 TRIAZINE; ATRAZINE; DEETHYLATRAZINE; SURFACE WATER;

ALGA; AMPHIPOD; ATRAZINE; ECOTOXICOLOGY; INHIBITION; METABOLITE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SEX RATIO; SURFACE WATER; TOXICITY TEST;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ALGA; AMPHIPODA; AQUATIC SPECIES; ARTICLE; CHRONIC TOXICITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; IC 50; LAKE; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEX RATIO; TOXICITY TESTING;

ALGAE, GREEN; AMPHIPODA; ANIMALS; ATRAZINE; FEMALE; HERBICIDES; LONGEVITY; MALE; SEX RATIO; TOXICITY TESTS; TRIAZINES;

GREAT LAKES BASIN; NORTH AMERICA;

ALGAE; AMPHIPODA; DIPOREIA; HYALELLA AZTECA; PSEUDOKIRCHNERIELLA; SELENASTRUM CAPRICORNUTUM;

EID: 69549105813     PISSN: 09639292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10646-009-0351-0     Document Type: Article

References (50)

1. H Abou-Waly MM Abou-Setta HN Nigg LL Mallory 1991 Growth response of freshwater algae, Anabaena flos-aquae and Selenastrum capricornutum to atrazine and hexazinone herbicides Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 46 223 229
2. Agresti A (2007) An introduction to categorical data analysis. Wiley series in probability and statistics. Wiley, Hoboken
3. DR Barton HBN Hynes 1976 The distribution of Amphipoda and Isopoda in the exposed shores of the Great Lakes J Great Lakes Res 2 207 214
4. Blaise C, Vasseur P (2005) Algal microplate toxicity test. In: Blaise C, Férard JF (eds) Small-scale freshwater toxicity investigations, volume 1-toxicity test methods. Springer, Dordrecht, pp 137-180
5. Ciba-Geigy Corporation (1994) Environmental fate reference data source book for atrazine. Greensboro, NC
6. DG Cook MG Johnson 1974 Benthic macroinvertebrates of the St. Lawrence Great Lakes J Fish Res Board Can 31 763 782
7. SL Dewey 1986 Effects of the herbicide atrazine on aquatic insect community structure and emergence Ecologist 67 148 162
8. SI Dodson CM Merritt JP Shannahan CM Shults 1999 Low exposure concentrations of atrazine increase male production in Daphnia pulicaria Environ Toxicol Chem 18 1568 1573
9. SK Driscoll PF Landrum 1997 A comparison of equilibrium partitioning and critical body residue approaches for predicting toxicity of sediment-associated fluoranthene to freshwater amphipods Environ Toxicol Chem 16 2179 2186
10. SK Driscoll GA Harkey PF Landrum 1997 Accumulation and toxicokinetics of fluoranthene in sediment bioassays with freshwater amphipods Environ Toxicol Chem 16 742 753
11. SK Driscoll PF Landrum E Tigue 1997 Accumulation and toxicokinetics of fluoranthene in water-only exposures with freshwater amphipods Environ Toxicol Chem 16 754 761
12. R Eisler 1989 Atrazine hazards to fish, wildlife, and invertebrates: a synoptic review US Fish Wildl Serv Biol Rep 85 1 18
13. RR Enoch JP Stanko SN Greiner GL Youngblood JL Rayner SW Fenton 2007 Mammary gland development as a sensitive end point after acute prenatal exposure to an atrazine metabolite mixture in female Long-Evan rats Environ Health Perspect 115 541 547
14. Giddings JM, Anderson TA, Hall LW Jr, Hosmer AJ, Kendall RJ, Richards RP, Solomon KR, Williams WM (2005) Atrazine in North American surface waters: a probabilistic aquatic ecological risk assessment. SETAC press, Pensacola
15. Goolsby DA, Battaglin WA, Fallon JD, Aga DA, Kolpin DW, Thurman EM (1993) Persistence of herbicides in selected reservoirs in the Midwestern United States: Some preliminary results. In Goolsby DA, Boyer LL, Mallard GE, Compl., selected papers on agricultural chemicals in water resources of the midcontinental United States. Open-file Report 93-418. U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO, pp 51-63
16. M Graymore F Stagnitti G Allison 2001 Impacts of atrazine in aquatic ecosystems Environ Int 26 483 495
17. GE Howe R Gillis RC Mowbray 1998 Effect of chemical synergy and larval stage on the toxicity of atrazine and alachlor to amphibian larvae Environ Toxicol Chem 17 519 525
18. W Huber 1993 Ecotoxicological relevance of atrazine in aquatic systems Environ Toxicol Chem 12 1865 1881
19. JN Huckins JD Petty DC England 1986 Distribution and impact of trifluralin, atrazine, and fonofos residues in microcosms simulating a northern prairie wetland Chemosphere 15 563 588
20. TW Jones L Winchell 1984 Uptake and photosynthetic inhibition by atrazine and its degradation products on four species of submerged vascular plants J Environ Qual 13 243 247
21. AM Jooste LH Du Preez JA Carr JP Giesy TS Gross RJ Kendall EE Smith GL Van der Kraak KR Solomon 2005 Gonadal development of larval male Xenopus laevis exposed to atrazine in outdoor microcosms Environ Sci Technol 39 5255 5261
22. A Kotrikla G Gatidou TD Lekkas 1999 Toxic effects of atrazine, deethyl-atrazine, deisopropyl-atrazine, and metolachlor on Chlorella fusca var-fusca Global Nest Int J 1 39 45
23. BC Kross A Vergara LE Raue 1992 Toxicity assessment of atrazine, alachlor, and carbofuran and their respective environmental metabolites using microtox J Toxicol Environ Health 37 149 159
24. PF Landrum BJ Eadie WR Faust 1991 Toxicokinetics and toxicity of a mixture of sediment-associated polycyclic aromataic hydrocarbons to the amphipod Diporeia sp Environ Toxicol Chem 10 35 46
25. PF Landrum EA Tigue SK Driscoll DC Gossiaux PL Van Hoof ML Gedeon M Adler 2001 Bioaccumulation of PCB congeners by Diporeia spp.: kinetics and factors affecting bioavailability J Great Lakes Res 27 117 133
26. GR Lotufo PF Landrum 2002 The influence of sediment and feeding on the elimination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the freshwater amphipod, Diporeia spp Aquat Toxicol 58 137 149
27. GR Lotufo PF Landrum ML Gedeon EA Tigue LR Herchie 2000 Comparative toxicity and toxicokinetics of DDT and its major metabolites in freshwater amphipods Environ Toxicol Chem 19 368 379
28. GR Lotufo PF Landrum ML Gedeon 2001 Toxicity and bioaccumulation of DDT in freshwater amphipods in exposures to spiked sediments Environ Toxicol Chem 20 810 825
29. L Ma RF Spalding 1997 Herbicide persistence and mobility in recharge lake watershed in York, Nebraska J Environ Qual 26 115 125
30. W Mersie J Liu C Seybold D Tierney 1998 Extractability and degradation of atrazine in a submerged sediment Weed Sci 46 480 486
31. W Mersie C McNamee C Seybold D Tierney 2000 Diffusion and degradation of atrazine in a water/sediment system Environ Toxicol Chem 19 2008 2014
32. TF Nalepa 1989 Estimates of macroinvertebrates biomass in Lake Michigan J Great Lakes Res 15 437 443
33. Nalepa TF, Rockwell DC, Schloesser DW (2006) Disappearance of the Amphipod Diporeia spp. in the Great Lakes: Workshop summary, discussion, and recommendations. NOAA Technical Memorandum GRERL-136
34. YL Phyu MJ Warne RP Lim 2005 Toxicity and bioavailability of atrazine and molinate freshwater shrimp (Paratya australiensis) under simulated field conditions Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 60 113 122
35. JT Sanderson W Seinen JP Giesy M van den Berg 2000 2-Chloro-s-triazine herbicides induce aromatase (CYP19) activity in H295R human adrenocortical carcinoma cells: a novel mechanism for estrogenicity? Toxicol Sci 54 121 127
36. JT Sanderson J Boerma GWA Lansbergen M van den Berg 2002 Induction and inhibition of aromatase (CYP19) activity by various classes of pesticides in H295R human adrenocortical carcinoma cells Toxicol Appl Pharm 182 44 54
37. SAS Institute, Inc (2008) SAS/STAT 9.2 User's Guide. Cary, NC: SAS Institute, Inc
38. LJ Schuler PF Landrum MJ Lydy 2004 Time-dependent toxicity of fluoranthene to freshwater invertebrates and the role of biotransformation on lethal body residues Environ Sci Technol 38 6247 6255
39. Scribner EA, Goolsby DA, Thurman EM, Meyer MT, Pomes ML (1994) Concentrations of selected herbicides, two triazine metabolites, and nutrients in storm runoff from nine stream basins in the Midwestern United States, 1990-1992. Open File Report 94-396. U.S. Geological Survey, Lawrence, KS
40. KR Solomon DB Baker RP Richards KR Dixon SJ Klaine TW La Point RJ Kendall CP Weisskopf JM Giddings JP Giesy LW Hall Jr WM Williams 1996 Ecological risk assessment of atrazine in North American surface waters Environ Toxicol Chem 15 31 76
41. GW Stratton 1984 Effects of the herbicide atrazine and its degradation products, alone and in combination, on phototrophic microorganisms Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 13 35 42
42. B Streit HM Peter 1978 Long-term effects of atrazine to selected freshwater invertebrates Global Nest J 55 62 77
43. PB Tchounwou B Wilson A Ishaque R Ransome M Huang J Leszczynski 2000 Toxicity assessment of atrazine and related triazine compounds in the microtox assay, and computational modeling for their structure-activity relationship Int J Mol Sci 1 63 74
44. U.S. EPA (1994) Assessment and remediation of contaminated sediments (ARCS) program. US EPA Great Lakes National Program Office. Chicago, IL EPA 905-B94-002
45. U.S. EPA (2001) Result of the Lake Michigan mass balance study: atrazine data report. US EPA Great Lakes National Program Office. Chicago, IL. EPA 950R-01-010
46. U.S. EPA (2002a) EPA test method 2002: methods for measuring the acute toxicity of effluents and receiving waters to freshwater and marine organisms. Washington, DC. EPA-821-R-02-012
47. U.S. EPA (2002b) Ecotoxicity pesticide database. http://cfpub.epa.gov/ ecotox. Accessed 20 Oct 2008
48. U.S. EPA (2003) Interim reregistration eligibility decision for atrazine. Case No. 0062. http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/reregistration/REDs/atrazine-ired. pdf. Accessed 22 Oct 2008
49. JA Weiner ME DeLorenzo MH Fulton 2004 Relationship between uptake capacity and differential toxicity of the herbicide atrazine in selected microalgal species Aquat Toxicol 68 121 128
50. Witt AA, Randtke SJ (1992) Occurrence and control of atrazine degradation products in Kansas drinking water supplies-year 2. Report G2020-7A. Kansas Water Resources Research Institute, Lawrence, KS, USA