Prospecting toxicity of octocrylene in Allium cepa L. and Eisenia fetida Sav

• Published in: Environmental science and pollution research international 2023, Vol.30 (3), p.8257-8268
• Main Authors: Santo, Diego Espirito, Dusman, Elisângela, da Silva Gonzalez, Regiane, Romero, Adriano Lopes, dos Santos Gonçalves do Nascimento, Gabrielle Cristina, de Souza Moura, Matheus Augusto, Bressiani, Patricia Aline, Filipi, Ádila Cristina Krukoski, Gomes, Eduardo Michel Vieira, Pokrywiecki, Juan Carlos, da Silva Medeiros, Flávia Vieira, de Souza, Débora Cristina, Peron, Ana Paula
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Acrylates - pharmacology; acute toxicity; Allium cepa; Animals; Aquatic Pollution; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution; biosolids; cell division; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecotoxicology; Eisenia fetida; Environment; Environmental Chemistry; Environmental Health; germination; hormesis; irrigation; lipid peroxidation; Oligochaeta; Onions; oxidative stress; phytotoxicity; pollutants; Research Article; root growth; Soil; soil fauna; Soil Pollutants - toxicity; species; sunscreens; Waste Water Technology; wastewater; Water Management; Water Pollution Control
• ISSN: 0944-1344; 1614-7499
• DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-22795-2

Octocrylene sunscreen is found in different environmental compartments. Unlike aquatic organisms, there are few studies evaluating the adverse effects caused by this pollutant on terrestrial plants, and no studies on soil fauna. In this study, octocrylene was evaluated at concentrations of 10, 100, and 1000 µg/L for phytotoxicity, cytogenotoxicity, and oxidative stress in Allium cepa L., and acute toxicity and oxidative stress in Eisenia fetida Sav. In A. cepa , at concentrations of 100 and 1000 µg/L, octocrylene reduced the germination potential in seeds, inhibited root elongation, and caused disturbance in cell division in roots. In E. fetida , the concentration of 1000 µg/L promoted an avoidance rate of 80%, while 10 µg/L caused a hormesis effect. The concentrations 100 and 1000 µg/L caused lipid peroxidation in A. cepa and E. fetida . Based on the results, the recurrent use of biosolids in soil fertilization, as well as the irrigation of plants with wastewater, with the presence of octocrylene can negatively impact the survival of different species that depend directly or indirectly on the soil.