Acute toxicity of three herbicide formulations of Astyanax altiparanae (Characiformes, Characidae), an emerging neotropical fish model species

NRA Rocha, TA Freato, JT Filho… - Journal of Toxicology …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Herbicides are used in agriculture to control harmful crop weeds, prevent algae proliferation,
and enhance macrophyte growth. Herbicide contamination of water bodies might exert toxic …

Status of studies about Brazilian bioindicator fishes, a review

CP Batista, AA Ferreira, GJC Silva - Acta Limnologica Brasiliensia, 2024 - SciELO Brasil
Aim The freshwater environment is indeed diverse and complex, and it faces numerous
challenges due to human activities. One approach to evaluating these human interventions …

Macrophyte bioassay applications for monitoring pesticides in the aquatic environment

JF Vechia, C Cruz, AF Silva, WR Cerveirajr… - Planta Daninha, 2016 - SciELO Brasil
The objective of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of the use of macrophytes Lemna
minor and Azolla caroliniana as biomarkers of exposure (acute toxicity) for atrazine …

Pathological and histometric analysis of the gills of female Hyphessobrycon eques (Teleostei: Characidae) exposed to different concentrations of the insecticide …

L Marcon, DS Lopes, AH Mounteer, AMA Goulart… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Female individuals of Hyphessobrycon eques were exposed to Diflubenzuron (Dimilin®) in
order to determine whether exposure to sublethal levels of this insecticide causes changes …

Impact of Urochloa subquadripara invasion on hydroelectricity generation: a risk analysis

TS Duque, RS da Silva, IM Souza, FS Oliveira… - Biological …, 2025 - Springer
Despite positioning itself as a global reference in hydroelectricity, Brazil faces considerable
challenges due to the recent reduction in energy production. The presence of invasive …

Chemical management of aquatic macrophytes under simulated floodplain condition in mesocosms

WR Cerveira Junior, IA Brunetti… - … Science and Health …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Floating natives (Eichhornia crassipes and Pistia stratiotes) and emergent exotic invasives
(Hedychium coronarium and Urochloa arrecta) macrophytes grow as aquatic weeds in both …

Bioindicators of Pesticide contaminations

A Saha, RK Ghosh, PK Jesna… - … Agriculture Reviews 48 …, 2021 - Springer
Reducing the economic losses caused by pests, and for improving crop yields, use of
pesticides in agriculture is imperative. The continuous use of pesticides in the environment …

Electrostatic spraying of imazamox to control the floating aquatic plant Salvinia molesta and its effects on environmental indicators of water quality

N Garlich, GL Garcia, AC de Oliveira… - … Science and Health …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
This study aimed to assess, in a microcosm condition, the efficacy of electrostatic spraying of
herbicide imazamox in the control of Salvinia molesta and the effects of decomposition of …

[HTML][HTML] Efficacy of Imazamox with Centrifugal Energy Spray Nozzle on Eichhornia crassipes and Economic Analysis of Control Viability

N Garlich, CCO Guarnieri, RLG Freitas, JHC Cervoni… - Planta Daninha, 2019 - SciELO Brasil
The efficacy of imazamox to control Eichhornia crassipes with a centrifugal energy spray
nozzle at doses and volumes of spray solution and the costs of mechanical and chemical …

Acute Toxicity of Herbicides and Sensibility of Aquatic Plant Wolffia brasiliensis as a Bioindicator Organism

PC Pereira, IA Brunetti, KS Castro, LF Chiarotti… - Planta Daninha, 2019 - SciELO Brasil
This study aimed to establish the mass cultivation of Wolffia brasiliensis under laboratory
conditions, determine the sensitivity of reference substances (potassium dichromate, sodium …