Effects of deltamethrin pyrethroid on the respiratory metabolism of the neotropical spirostreptid millipedes Gymnostreptus olivaceus and Plusioporus setiger

The effects of deltamethrin on the respiratory metabolism of Gymnostreptus olivaceus and Plusioporus setiger were investigated. Acetone solutions corresponding to half the LD50 values, i.e., 20 μg.g-1g for G. olivaceus and 4.40 μg.g-1 for P. setiger, were used. Metabolism was determined with a Warburg respirometer at 25°C. Respirometric measurements were performed 1, 3 and 6 hours after administration of the pyrethroid to the same groups of millipedes. After 24 hours, daily respirometric measurements lasting 1 hour each were made on different millipede groups for a period of 10 days. Significant differences were detected only between the groups treated with the pyrethroid and the two control groups. In G. olivaceus, respiratory rates increased by about 1.65-fold compared to normal immediately after administration of the pyrethroid, followed by a gradual decrease up to 72 hours and a return to normal levels thereafter. In P. setiger the increase was about 1.1-fold compared to normal, with a decrease up to 96 hours and a return to normal thereafter. Although increased oxygen consumption was observed, a detoxification process occurred in both species, so that the possible metabolism of the pyrethroid may justify the low toxicity of deltamethrin for G. olivaceus and P. setiger.

Ação de pesticidas em Metarhizium anisopliae no solo

The present study aimed to analyze the action of some acaricides, fungicides, insecticides and herbicides containing different active ingredients on Metarhizium anisopliae Metsch. (Sorokin) inoculated into autoclaved soil. The action of the pesticides was evaluated based on the fungal respiratory activity. The first assessment was done at 48h after inoculation. The pesticides were then added and respiratory activity was determined nine times every 48h and an additional five times every 4 days. Except for the fungicides, no significant effect (P > 0.05) of the pesticides on M. anisopliae was observed. A reduction in CO2 production was observed for the mancozeb treatment from day 4 to day 6 of incubation, and for tebuconazol between days 4 and 6, 8 and 10, and 32 and 36. The same was observed for copper oxychloride between days 10 and 12 and 32 and 36, and for chlorothalonyl between 8 and 10, 10 and 12, and 32 and 36 days of incubation. Identical effect occurred for the acaricides abamectin and fenbutatin oxide, with a reduction in CO2 production between 20 and 24 days of incubation. The herbicides glyphosate, trifluralin and ametrin reduced the respiratory activity of the fungus between days 10 and 12, while the insecticide trichlorfon reduced respiratory activity only from 32 to 40 days of incubation. The results indicate that the toxic action of pesticides on the fungus in soil is small, suggesting that this pest control bioagent can be used in combination with pesticides without compromising its activity.

Método multiresiduo para determinar pesticidas en frutas por extracción con fluido supercrítico

A rapid and reliable method for the determination of 25 compounds selected from four classes of pesticides in samples of fresh apples, grapes, pears, and strawberries purchased at a local supermarket, is presented. The study describes two different methods of extraction: solid-liquid extraction with acetone and supercritical fluid extraction. Clean-up was based on aminopropyl cartridge extraction followed by gas chromatography with an electron capture detector for simultaneous determinations. Confirmatory analysis was carried out by gas chromatography with mass spectrometry in the selected-ion monitoring (SIM) mode. Extraction efficiencies were directly compared and the methods were applied to the analysis of real samples. Recoveries for a majority of pesticides from standard samples at enrichment levels of 0.04-0.10 mg/ kg ranged from 77 to 96 % for both methods. The supercritical fluid extraction method showed good limits of detection (less than 0.01 mg/kg, depending on the pesticide and matrix) as well as minimizing environmental concerns, time, and laboratory effort. © 2006 Centro de Información Tecnológica.

Toxicologia dos cosméticos

Although not desirable, cosmetic products can cause some adverse effects in me user. Such effects can be due bom to individual factors and by inadequate use. So, the safety evaluation must precede the placement of the cosmetic product in the market. Once the consumer has free access to cosmetic product, it must be safe in normal conditions or reasonably previsible of use. Historically the evaluation tests were accomplished with animals (in vivo) but, at the moment, some research centers have been adopting new alternatives (in vitro) in order to replace me tests with animals. This article emphasizes me necessity of accomplishing toxicity assays for personal hygiene products, cosmetics and perfumes, an also presents the tests in vivo and in vitro used, approaching the necessity of alternative methods to the assays in vitro in the evaluation of security of them.

Toxicologia e psicofarmacologia em biologia e programas de saúde para o ensino médio

Pós-graduação em Educação para a Ciência - FC

Análise da variabilidade genética e do padrão de atividade esterásica no hepatopâncreas de camarões palemonídeos expostos a diferentes pesticidas

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Resíduos de pesticidas organoclorados e bifenilas policloradas em compostos de resíduos sólidos urbanos: metodologia e aplicação

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Exposição à mistura de pesticidas em baixas doses: validação de método e aplicação a tecido adiposo de animais de experimentação (ratos Lewis)

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Resíduos de pesticidas em tecido adiposo associado a órgãos reprodutivos: validação de método analítico e aplicação a animais de experimentação

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Desenvolvimento de sensor biomimético para detecção de resíduos de pesticidas organofosforados e carbamatos em alimentos

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Qualidade microbiológica, fisico-química e pesquisa de resíduos de antibióticos e pesticidas no leite bovino produzido pelo sistema convencional e pelo sistema orgânico

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Avaliação dos efeitos do fipronil (ingrediente ativo do FRONTLINE®) nos ovários de carrapatos Rhipicephalus sanguineus (Latreille, 1806) (Acari: Ixodidae) e no sangue periférico de roedores

Pós-graduação em Ciências Biológicas (Biologia Celular e Molecular) - IBRC