Ecotoxicological perspectives of microplastic pollution in amphibians

MA Burgos-Aceves, C Faggio… - Journal of Toxicology …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Microplastics (MPs) are contaminants widely distributed in the environment and biota.
Previously, most studies focused on identifying and characterizing microplastics in the …

Micro (nano) plastics as an emerging risk factor to the health of amphibian: A scientometric and systematic review

AP da Costa Araújo, TL Rocha, DM e Silva, G Malafaia - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Although the toxicity of microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs) is recognized at different
trophic levels, our know-how about their effects on amphibians is limited. Thus, we present …

A synthesis of evidence of drivers of amphibian declines

EH Campbell Grant, DAW Miller, E Muths - Herpetologica, 2020 - meridian.allenpress.com
Early calls for robust long-term time series of amphibian population data, stemming from
discussion following the first World Congress of Herpetology, are now being realized after …

Toxicity and genotoxicity of imidacloprid in the tadpoles of Leptodactylus luctator and Physalaemus cuvieri (Anura: Leptodactylidae)

CG Samojeden, FA Pavan, CF Rutkoski, A Folador… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Imidacloprid is a neonicotinoid insecticide used to control agricultural pests around the
world. This pesticide can have adverse effects on non-target organisms, especially in …

Toxicity assessment of polyethylene microplastics in combination with a mix of emerging pollutants on Physalaemus cuvieri tadpoles

AP da Costa Araújo, TM da Luz, MAI Ahmed… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Studies in recent years have shown that aquatic pollution by microplastics (MPs) can be
considered to pose additional stress to amphibian populations. However, our knowledge of …

State of the Amphibia 2020: A review of five years of amphibian research and existing resources

MC Womack, E Steigerwald… - Ichthyology & …, 2022 - meridian.allenpress.com
Amphibians are a clade of over 8,400 species that provide unique research opportunities
and challenges. With amphibians undergoing severe global declines, we posit that …

Metals, pesticides, and emerging contaminants on water bodies from agricultural areas and the effects on a native amphibian

J Peluso, AM Chehda, MS Olivelli, FM Ivanic… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract In the Paraná River lower basin, an important agro-productive area of Argentina,
crop fields and cattle breeding activities are common and may affect water quality. So, the …

[HTML][HTML] Microplastics and plastic additives as contaminants of emerging concern: A multi-biomarker approach using Rhinella arenarum tadpoles

AM Attademo, LM Curi, APC Boccioni, CE Barrios… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Polyethylene microplastics (PE-MPs), a whitish thermoplastic polymer with
numerous applications, is one of the materials most widely used in the industrial sector …

Testing the effectiveness of environmental DNA (eDNA) to quantify larval amphibian abundance

BAA Breton, L Beaty, AM Bennett, CJ Kyle… - Environmental …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental DNA (eDNA) monitoring is rapidly becoming an established approach for
detecting the presence of aquatic organisms and may also be useful for indexing or …

Synergistic effects of glyphosate- and 2,4-D-based pesticides mixtures on Rhinella arenarum larvae

J Peluso, A Furió Lanuza, CS Pérez Coll… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Glyphosate and 2, 4-D are two herbicides commonly used together. Since there is
little information about the interactions between these pesticides, the aim of this study was to …