Binding and detoxification of chlorpyrifos by lactic acid bacteria on rice straw silage fermentation

This investigation examined the reduction of pesticide residues on straw inoculated with lactic acid bacteria (LAB) during ensiling. Lactobacillus casei WYS3 was isolated from rice straw that contained pesticide residues. Non-sterilized rice straw, which was inoculated with L. casei WYS3, showed increased removal of chlorpyrifos after ensiling, compared with rice straw that was not inoculated with L. casei WYS3 or sterilized rice straw. In pure culture, these strains can bind chlorpyrifos as indicated by high-performance liquid chromatography analysis. Viable L. casei WYS3 was shown to bind 33.3–42% of exogenously added chlorpyrifos. These results are similar to those of acid-treated cells but less than those of heat-treated cells, which were found to bind 32.0% and 77.2% of the added chlorpyrifos respectively. Furthermore, gas chromatography–mass spectrometry analysis determined that L. casei WYS3 detoxified chlorpyrifos via P-O-C cleavage. Real-time polymerized chain reaction analysis determined that organophosphorus hydrolase gene expression tripled after the addition of chlorpyrifos to LAB cultures, compared with the control group (without chlorpyrifos). This paper highlights the potential use of LAB starter cultures for the detoxification and removal of chlorpyrifos residues in the environment.     

毒死蜱对斜生栅藻急、慢性毒性效应的研究

为了解有机磷农药毒死蜱污染对本土水生敏感性物种斜生栅藻的毒性效应,在实验室条件下采用静态毒性实验,研究了毒死蜱对斜生栅藻96 h急性毒性效应,并在急性试验基础上进行慢性试验,分析了不同浓度毒死蜱存在14 d后斜生栅藻叶绿素含量、可溶性蛋白以及丙二醛含量。结果表明,毒死蜱96 h EC50为8.4 mg/L;毒死蜱对斜生栅藻叶绿素a无明显毒性效应;但在前期短时间,低浓度作用下能促进可溶蛋白、MDA含量的上升,但在后期长时间胁迫作用下,总体可溶蛋白、MDA含量呈下降趋势;这说明,可溶蛋白和MDA这两个指标对毒死蜱敏感,可作为生物标志物来指示有机磷农药污染物对水生生物的影响,研究结果可为本土水生敏感性物种的保护和农药安全使用标准的制定提供理论依据。     

锯齿新米虾对Cu2+和毒死蜱毒性的生理响应

为研究水生生物对水体中重金属和有机磷农药毒性的生理响应,以锯齿新米虾为试验生物,采用半静止毒性试验方法,分别研究了Cu2+和毒死蜱5 d暴露时间对锯齿新米虾肌肉组织生理指标的影响.结果表明,锯齿新米虾暴露在不同浓度Cu2+和毒死蜱溶液下,随着暴露时间的延长,肌肉组织蛋白浓度均有不同程度的降低.Cu2+溶液较低浓度组(0.086 mg·L-1和0.172 mg·L-1)和毒死蜱较高浓度组(0.006 0μg·L-1和0.012 0μg·L-1)中,总SOD活性表现抑制效应;Cu2+溶液较高浓度组(0.344 mg·L-1和0.688 mg·L-1)表现为"抑制-诱导-抑制"的变化趋势,而毒死蜱较低浓度组(0.001 5μg·L-1和0.003 0μg·L-1)表现为"抑制-诱导"的变化趋势;暴露在Cu2+和毒死蜱溶液下,MDA含量变化相似,且在一定浓度范围内,随着Cu2+和毒死蜱浓度增加,MDA含量呈逐渐上升的趋势,说明Cu2+和毒死蜱加快了锯齿新米虾肌肉组织脂质过氧化作用;ACh E活性在Cu2+和毒死蜱溶液中表现为抑制效应,且在Cu2+和毒死蜱溶液的较高浓度组中,其活性随浓度的增加而呈逐渐降低的趋势,说明Cu2+和毒死蜱对锯齿新米虾肌肉组织的正常生理功能产生了影响,其浓度越高,产生的损伤效应越大.研究表明,鉴于不同浓度的Cu2+和毒死蜱溶液对锯齿新米虾肌肉组织的损伤程度不同,总SOD、MDA和ACh E可以作为评价重金属和有机磷农药对锯齿新米虾急性毒性效应的生理指标.     

A rapid and sensitive fluoroimmunoassay based on quantum dot for the detection of chlorpyrifos residue in drinking water

A rapid and sensitive indirect competitive fluorescence-linked immunosorbent assay (cFLISA) method based on quantum dots as the fluorescence label coupled with secondary antibody (Ab₂) for the detection of chlorpyrifos in drinking water has been developed. The cFLISA method allowed for chlorpyrifos determination in a liner working range of 15.2–205.5 ng mL^?1. The 50 % inhibition value (IC₅₀) and the limit of detection (LOD) of the cFLISA were 50.2 ng mL^?1 and 8.4 ng mL^?1, while the IC₅₀ and the LOD of the conventhional enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) were 95.3 ng- mL^?1 and 16.2 ng mL^?1, respectively. When the concentrations of chlorpyrifos were 200, 100 and 50 ng mL^?1, the recoveries ranged from 90.8 % to 108.2 % with a coefficient of variation (CV) of 7.5 %–15.2 %. In water sample analysis, the results of cFLISA were similar to those obtained from a cELISA and a high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method, while the detection time by cFLISA was reduced 0.5 h compared with ELISA. It showed that cFLISA could be used as a new screening method for the detection of pesticide residue.     

Residues of five pesticides in field‐treated alfalfa seeds and alfalfa sprouts

Abstract

Residues of five different pesticides applied to alfalfa seed crops were determined in the harvested seeds and in sprouts grown from these seeds. Although seeds are usually used for future production of alfalfa plants, some of these seeds may be sprouted for human food consumption. The pesticides studied — aldicarb (Temik®), chlorothalonil (Bravo®), chlorpyrifos (Lorsban®), methamidophos (Monitor®) and propargite (Comite®) — were applied at a normal usage rate and at two to three times that rate. Residues on the seeds and sprouts, if any, were insignificant at rates of application.     

Influence of the pesticides glyphosate,chlorpyrifos and atrazine on growth parameters of nonochratoxigenic Aspergillus section Nigri strains isolated from agricultural soils

This investigation was undertake to determine the effect of glyphosate, chlorpyrifos and atrazine on the lag phase and growth rate of nonochratoxigenic A. niger aggregate strains growing on soil extract medium at ?0.70, ?2.78 and ?7.06 MPa. Under certain conditions, the glyphosate concentrations used significantly increased micelial growth as compared to control. An increase of about 30% was observed for strain AN 251 using 5 and 20 mg L^?1 of glyphosate at ?2.78 MPa. The strains behaved differently in the presence of the insecticide chlorpyrifos. A significant decrease in growth rate, compared to control, was observed for all strains except AN 251 at ?2.78 MPa with 5 mg L^?1. This strain showed a significant increase in growth rate. With regard to atrazine, significant differences were observed only under some conditions compared to control. An increase in growth rate was observed for strain AN 251 at ?2.78 MPa with 5 and 10 mg L^?1 of atrazine. By comparison, a reduction of 25% in growth rate was observed at ?7.06 MPa and higher atrazine concentrations. This study shows that glyphosate, chlorpyrifos and atrazine affect the growth parameters of nonochratoxigenic A. niger aggregate strains under in vitro conditions.     

Enhanced visual detection of pesticides using gold nanoparticles

The presence of parts per billion (ppb) levels of chlorpyrifos (O,O-Diethyl-O-(3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridyl) phosphorothioate) and malathion (S-1,2-bis(ethoxycarbonyl) ethyl O,O-dimethyl phosphorodithioate), two common pesticides found in the surface waters of developing countries, have been visually detected using gold nanoparticles. Visual detection of the presence of pesticide is possible when the color change occurring by the adsorption of pesticides on gold nanoparticles is enhanced by sodium sulfate. The method presented here is simple and there is no need of sample preparation or preconcentration. The response occurs within seconds and the color change is very clear. The detection is possible if chlorpyrifos and malathion are present up to a concentration of 20 and 100 ppb, respectively. The method shows great potential for on-site pesticide monitoring. The method is also applicable as a qualitative technique for the performance evaluation of various household water filters, which claim pesticide removal.     

Influence of nozzle type upon the control of the stalkborer using chlorpyrifos and cyfluthrin 1

Abstract

Field experiments were conducted in corn plots during 1988 that were artificially Infested with stalkborers, Papianema nebris (Guenee'). Two atomizers, a flatfan and a flood nozzle chosen for different droplet size distributions were used to apply two insecticides, chlorpyrifos and cyfluthrin at two application rates. Nozzles, insecticides, rates, and associated interactions were evaluated for control of stalkborer in the field. Laboratory studies involved application of insecticides to soil and glass via a spray track for bioassay at field application rates. Image analysis of percent area travelled on water sensitive paper by stalkborers was compared to droplet percent area covered to obtain percent area contacted per insect. Droplet size distributions for each nozzle were obtained using an Aerometrics particle sizing instrument. Significant differences in stalkborer control were attributed to percent area covered by smaller droplets measured by image analysis.     

Rat urinary metabolites from O,O‐diethyl‐O‐(3, 5, 6‐trichloro‐2‐pyridyl) phosphorothioate

Abstract

Rats metabolized single oral doses of O,O‐diethy1–0‐(3,5,6‐trichloro‐2‐pyridyl‐2,6‐¹⁴C) phosphorothioate to at least six radiolabeled urinary metabolites. The urine contained about 90 percent of the dose. Three of these metabolites were identified as the glucuronide of 3,5,6‐trichloro‐2‐pyridinol (80% the urinary ^l4C), a glycoside of 3,5,6‐trichloro‐2‐pyridinol (4%), and 3,5,6‐trichloro‐2‐pyridinol (12%).     

Characterizing agrochemical patterns and effective BMPs for surface waters using mechanistic modeling and GIS

Monitoring programs in the agriculturally intense San Joaquin River Valley of California have periodically found organophosphate (OP) insecticide concentrations, predominantly chlorpyrifos, diazinon and methidathion, at levels high enough to cause mortality for the aquatic invertebrate Ceriodaphnia dubia. These detections are likely the result of off-site movement from treated fields. However, the relative significance and magnitude of off-site transport pathways cannot be readily deduced from monitoring data alone. Therefore, a comprehensive modeling system has been constructed to estimate temporal and spatial pesticide source magnitudes and to follow the pesticide dissipation pathways once in surface water. The USEPA models HSPF and PRZM3 were used for the hydrology and non-point source predictions, respectively. Spray drift was accounted for using the mechanistic model AgDrift. The Orestimba Creek Watershed in the San Joaquin Valley was characterized and used as a typical watershed for this region. Representative transport pathways were ranked and quantified, and numerical implementation of best management practices (BMPs) determined which practice may have the highest likelihood for reducing pesticide loadings. Approximately 85% of the predicted chlorpyrifos mass detected between May 1, 1996, and April 30, 1997 resulted from drift, with the largest contributions coming from walnut orchards immediately adjacent to Orestimba Creek. Various simulated drift mitigation measures suggest chlorpyrifos mass loadings can be decreased by over 90% depending upon the type of mitigation chosen. Imposed drift BMPs should be effective in reducing chlorpyrifos levels found in surface waters of the San Joaquin valley if the Orestimba creek watershed is considered representative of watersheds found in this area of California.