In Vitro Biomarker Responses of Earthworm Lumbricus terrestris Exposed to Herbicide Sekator and Phosphate Fertilizer

Earthworms are important soil macroinvertebrates and are often used in assessing soil pollution. The present study was conducted in order to investigate the effect of two compounds, triple superphosphate (TSP; fertilizer), sekator (herbicide), and their mixture at two agricultural doses on a Lumbric...

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Published in:Water, air, and soil pollution air, and soil pollution, 2016, Vol.227 (1), p.1, Article 15
Main Authors: Mekahlia, Mohamed Nacer, Tine, Samir, Menasria, Taha, Amieur, Hinda, Salhi, Hafsia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
acetylcholinesterase
administered dose
Agricultural management
Agriculture
Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution
Biomarkers
Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts
Earth and Environmental Science
earthworms
Environment
Environmental monitoring
Enzymes
exposure duration
Fertilizers
glutathione
glutathione transferase
Herbicides
Hydrogeology
Indicator organisms
Life sciences
Lumbricus terrestris
Macroinvertebrates
Neurotoxicity
Oligochaeta
Pesticides
phosphorus fertilizers
Pollution
protein content
Proteins
soil
Soil contaminants
Soil contamination
Soil pollution
Soil Science & Conservation
Studies
Toxicity
triple superphosphate
Water Quality/Water Pollution
Worms
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Summary:Earthworms are important soil macroinvertebrates and are often used in assessing soil pollution. The present study was conducted in order to investigate the effect of two compounds, triple superphosphate (TSP; fertilizer), sekator (herbicide), and their mixture at two agricultural doses on a Lumbricus terrestris population. Neurotoxicity (acetylcholinesterase (AChE)), metabolization (glutathione-S-transferase (GST)), glutathione (GSH), and protein content were evaluated as biomarkers. Treated earthworms with sekator showed a non-significant increase of protein content (p > 0.05). In contrast, protein content increased significantly (p 
ISSN:0049-6979
1573-2932
DOI:10.1007/s11270-015-2712-z