The Toxic Effects of Sulfoxaflor Induced in Earthworms ( Eisenia fetida ) under Effective Concentrations

Xiaolian Zhang, Xiuguo Wang, Yalei Liu, Kuan Fang and Tong Liu
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Xiaolian Zhang: Plant Protection Research Center, Tobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Qingdao 266101, China
Xiuguo Wang: Plant Protection Research Center, Tobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Qingdao 266101, China
Yalei Liu: Plant Protection Research Center, Tobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Qingdao 266101, China
Kuan Fang: Plant Protection Research Center, Tobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Qingdao 266101, China
Tong Liu: Plant Protection Research Center, Tobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), Qingdao 266101, China

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 5, 1-14

Abstract: Sulfoxaflor is a new kind of neonicotinoid insecticide that is used to control sap-feeding insect pests. In this study, a hazard assessment of sulfoxaflor on soil invertebrate earthworms was performed under effective concentrations. The results showed that different exposure times and doses had significant influence on the toxicity of sulfoxaflor. Sulfoxaflor degraded quickly in artificial soil with a degradation rate of 0.002–0.017 mg/(kg·d) and a half-life of 12.0–15.4 d. At 0.5 mg/kg and 1.0 mg/kg, the ·OH − content, antioxidant enzyme activeities, thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) content and 8-OHdG content had significant differences compared to those in the control group. On the 56th day, significant differences were only observed in the Glutathione S-transferase enzyme (GST) activity and 8-OHdG content at 1.0 mg/kg compared to those in the control group due to the degradation of sulfoxaflor. This indicated that the risk of sulfoxaflor to earthworms was reduced because it was easily degraded in soil. However, because sulfoxaflor is a super toxic pollutant to earthworms, high concentrations of sulfoxaflor should not be released into the soil environment.

Keywords: HPLC-MS/MS; effective concentrations; OH ?; 8-OHdG; neonicotinoid insecticides (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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