Toxicity, monitoring and biodegradation of the fungicide carbendazim

S Singh, N Singh, V Kumar, S Datta, AB Wani… - Environmental chemistry …, 2016 - Springer
The increasing use of toxic pesticides is a major environmental concern. Carbendazim is a
systemic fungicide having wide applications for controlling fungal diseases in agriculture …

Impact of pesticides on soil microbial diversity, enzymes, and biochemical reactions

S Hussain, T Siddique, M Saleem, M Arshad… - Advances in …, 2009 - Elsevier
Pesticides are extensively used in agriculture as a part of pest control strategies. Owing to
their xenobiotics characteristics, pesticides may adversely affect the proliferation of …

Fungicides: an overlooked pesticide class?

JP Zubrod, M Bundschuh, G Arts… - … science & technology, 2019 - ACS Publications
Fungicides are indispensable to global food security and their use is forecasted to intensify.
Fungicides can reach aquatic ecosystems and occur in surface water bodies in agricultural …

A review on the toxicity and non-target effects of macrocyclic lactones in terrestrial and aquatic environments

JP Lumaret, F Errouissi, K Floate… - Current …, 2012 - ingentaconnect.com
The avermectins, milbemycins and spinosyns are collectively referred to as macrocyclic
lactones (MLs) which comprise several classes of chemicals derived from cultures of soil …

Reduced graphene oxide induces cytotoxicity and inhibits photosynthetic performance of the green alga Scenedesmus obliquus

S Du, P Zhang, R Zhang, Q Lu, L Liu, X Bao, H Liu - Chemosphere, 2016 - Elsevier
Increased use of graphene materials might ultimately lead to their release into the
environment. However, only a few studies have investigated the impact of graphene-based …

Biodegradation and utilization of organophosphorus pesticide malathion by cyanobacteria

WM Ibrahim, MA Karam, RM El-Shahat… - BioMed research …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Three strains of filamentous Cyanobacteria were used to study their growth and utilization of
organophosphorus pesticide malathion. A sharp decrease in the growth of the algal strains …

Toxicity assessment of 40 herbicides to the green alga Raphidocelis subcapitata

J Ma, S Wang, P Wang, L Ma, X Chen, R Xu - … and environmental safety, 2006 - Elsevier
The effects of 40 herbicides with nine modes of action on the green alga Raphidocelis
subcapitata were studied by 96-h acute toxicity tests. Results showed that the EC50 of the …

Comparison of different physiological parameter responses in Lemna minor and Scenedesmus obliquus exposed to herbicide flumioxazin

L Geoffroy, C Frankart, P Eullaffroy - Environmental Pollution, 2004 - Elsevier
The sensitivity of different physiological parameters in Scenedesmus obliquus and Lemna
minor exposed to herbicide (flumioxazin) was investigated to indicate the most convenient …

Bioaccumulation and degradation of pesticide fluroxypyr are associated with toxic tolerance in green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

S Zhang, CB Qiu, Y Zhou, ZP Jin, H Yang - Ecotoxicology, 2011 - Springer
The herbicide fluroxypyr is widely used for controlling weeds and insects but intensive use of
fluroxypyr has resulted in its widespread contamination in soils and aquatic ecosystems. To …

Abamectin in the aquatic environment

T Tišler, N Kožuh Eržen - Ecotoxicology, 2006 - Springer
Abamectin, widely used as a veterinary anthelmintic, medicine against a variety of animal
parasites and insects, can runoff from the sites of application and becomes an aquatic …