Effects of imidacloprid and a neonicotinoid mixture on aquatic invertebrate communities under Mediterranean conditions

Rico, A. and Arenas, A. and Pasqualini, J. and García-Astillero, A. and Cherta, L. and Nozal, L. and Vighi, M. (2018) Effects of imidacloprid and a neonicotinoid mixture on aquatic invertebrate communities under Mediterranean conditions. Aquatic Toxicology, 204. pp. 130-143. ISSN 0166445X

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Abstract

Neonicotinoid insecticides are considered contaminants of concern due to their high toxicity potential to non-target terrestrial and aquatic organisms. In this study we evaluated the sensitivity of aquatic invertebrates to a single application of imidacloprid and an equimolar mixture of five neonicotinoids (imidacloprid, acetamiprid, thiacloprid, thiamethoxam, clothianidin) using mesocosms under Mediterranean conditions. Cyclopoida, Cloeon dipterum and Chironomini showed the highest sensitivity to neonicotinoids, with calculated NOECs below 0.2 μg/L. The sensitivity of these taxa was found to be higher than that reported in previous studies performed under less warm conditions, proving the high influence of temperature on neonicotinoid toxicity. The short-term responses of the zooplankton and the macroinvertebrate communities to similar imidacloprid and neonicotinoid mixture concentrations were very similar, suggesting that the concentration addition model can be used as a plausible hyphotesis to assess neonicotinoid mixture effects in aquatic ecosystems. Long-term mixture toxicity assessments, however, should consider the fate of the evaluated substances in the environment of concern. As part of this study, we also demonstrated that Species Sensitivity Distributions constructed with chronic laboratory toxicity data and calculated (multi-substance) Potentially Affected Fractions provide an accurate estimation to asssess the ecotoxicologial risks of imidacloprid and neonicotinoid mixtures to aquatic invertebrate species assemblages.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	Q Science > QS Ecology
Depositing User:	Dr. Andreu Rico Artero
Date Deposited:	21 Mar 2019 15:01
Last Modified:	21 Mar 2019 15:01
URI:	http://eprints.imdea-agua.org:13000/id/eprint/1021

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