Assessment of pesticide toxicity on earthworms using multiple biomarkers: a review

Ali Mohd Yatoo; Md Niamat Ali; Zarka Zaheen; Zahoor Ahmad Baba; Shafat Ali; Saiema Rasool; Tahir Ahmad Sheikh; Mika Sillanpää; Pankaj Kumar Gupta; Burhan Hamid; Basharat Hamid

doi:10.1007/s10311-022-01386-0

Assessment of pesticide toxicity on earthworms using multiple biomarkers: a review

Ali Mohd Yatoo, Md Niamat Ali, Zarka Zaheen, Zahoor Ahmad Baba, Shafat Ali, Saiema Rasool, Tahir Ahmad Sheikh, Mika Sillanpää, Pankaj Kumar Gupta, Burhan Hamid, Basharat Hamid

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Abstract

Two million tonnes of pesticides are currently used globally to improve crop production, yet these pesticides induce adverse effects on soil quality and biodiversity. Moreover, less than 1% of pesticides reach the target pests, while the rest contaminate the surrounding environment. In particular, earthworms are exposed to pesticides and are thus an ideal biological model for ecotoxicological research. Here, we review acute and sub-lethal effects of pesticides on earthworms. We found that pesticides alter growth, reproduction, behaviour, essential enzymes, and DNA of earthworms, even at low pesticide concentrations. These sub-lethal biomarkers allow to evaluate the overall response of an earthworm to pesticides, and to identify the risk for other non-target organisms.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2573-2596
Number of pages	24
Journal	Environmental Chemistry Letters
Volume	20
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-022-01386-0
Publication status	Published - Aug 2022
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Enzymes. Genotoxicity
Pesticide consumption, Earthworm. Sub-lethal effects. Catalase

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Environmental Chemistry

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