Short-term toxicity assessment of a triazine herbicide (terbutryn) underestimates the sensitivity of soil microorganisms

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Short-term toxicity assessment of a triazine herbicide (terbutryn) underestimates the sensitivity of soil microorganisms. / Fernández-Calviño, David; Rousk, Johannes; Bååth, Erland; Bollmann, Ulla E.; Bester, Kai; Brandt, Kristian K.

In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry, Vol. 154, 108130, 2021.

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Fernández-Calviño, D, Rousk, J, Bååth, E, Bollmann, UE, Bester, K & Brandt, KK 2021, 'Short-term toxicity assessment of a triazine herbicide (terbutryn) underestimates the sensitivity of soil microorganisms', Soil Biology and Biochemistry, vol. 154, 108130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2021.108130

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Fernández-Calviño, D., Rousk, J., Bååth, E., Bollmann, U. E., Bester, K., & Brandt, K. K. (2021). Short-term toxicity assessment of a triazine herbicide (terbutryn) underestimates the sensitivity of soil microorganisms. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 154, [108130]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2021.108130

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Fernández-Calviño D, Rousk J, Bååth E, Bollmann UE, Bester K, Brandt KK. Short-term toxicity assessment of a triazine herbicide (terbutryn) underestimates the sensitivity of soil microorganisms. Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 2021;154. 108130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2021.108130

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Fernández-Calviño, David ; Rousk, Johannes ; Bååth, Erland ; Bollmann, Ulla E. ; Bester, Kai ; Brandt, Kristian K. / Short-term toxicity assessment of a triazine herbicide (terbutryn) underestimates the sensitivity of soil microorganisms. In: Soil Biology and Biochemistry. 2021 ; Vol. 154.

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title = "Short-term toxicity assessment of a triazine herbicide (terbutryn) underestimates the sensitivity of soil microorganisms",
abstract = "Little is known about the impacts of persistent triazine herbicides and biocides on soil microorganisms. Terbutryn toxicity in soil microorganisms was studied using bacterial and fungal growth, substrate induced respiration (SIR) and basal respiration as ecotoxicological end-points. In the short-term (0–7 days), increasing concentrations of terbutryn (0–800 mg kg−1) progressively inhibited bacterial and fungal growth by up to 33–36% (4 h) and 49–55% (7 days), whereas SIR and basal soil respiration remained unaffected. Following long-term (40 days) exposure to terbutryn, both bacterial and fungal growth were inhibited by up to 76–78%, and SIR was inhibited by up to 53%. Hence, our results unexpectedly demonstrate time-cumulative microbial growth inhibition over extended time periods in soil and indicate that current ecotoxicological guidelines may underestimate risks posed by chemicals to soil microorganisms.",
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AU - Fernández-Calviño, David

AU - Rousk, Johannes

AU - Bååth, Erland

AU - Bollmann, Ulla E.

AU - Bester, Kai

AU - Brandt, Kristian K.

PY - 2021

Y1 - 2021

N2 - Little is known about the impacts of persistent triazine herbicides and biocides on soil microorganisms. Terbutryn toxicity in soil microorganisms was studied using bacterial and fungal growth, substrate induced respiration (SIR) and basal respiration as ecotoxicological end-points. In the short-term (0–7 days), increasing concentrations of terbutryn (0–800 mg kg−1) progressively inhibited bacterial and fungal growth by up to 33–36% (4 h) and 49–55% (7 days), whereas SIR and basal soil respiration remained unaffected. Following long-term (40 days) exposure to terbutryn, both bacterial and fungal growth were inhibited by up to 76–78%, and SIR was inhibited by up to 53%. Hence, our results unexpectedly demonstrate time-cumulative microbial growth inhibition over extended time periods in soil and indicate that current ecotoxicological guidelines may underestimate risks posed by chemicals to soil microorganisms.

AB - Little is known about the impacts of persistent triazine herbicides and biocides on soil microorganisms. Terbutryn toxicity in soil microorganisms was studied using bacterial and fungal growth, substrate induced respiration (SIR) and basal respiration as ecotoxicological end-points. In the short-term (0–7 days), increasing concentrations of terbutryn (0–800 mg kg−1) progressively inhibited bacterial and fungal growth by up to 33–36% (4 h) and 49–55% (7 days), whereas SIR and basal soil respiration remained unaffected. Following long-term (40 days) exposure to terbutryn, both bacterial and fungal growth were inhibited by up to 76–78%, and SIR was inhibited by up to 53%. Hence, our results unexpectedly demonstrate time-cumulative microbial growth inhibition over extended time periods in soil and indicate that current ecotoxicological guidelines may underestimate risks posed by chemicals to soil microorganisms.

KW - Bacterial growth

KW - Ecotoxicological assessment

KW - Fungal growth

KW - Pesticides

KW - Substrate-induced respiration

KW - Time

U2 - 10.1016/j.soilbio.2021.108130

DO - 10.1016/j.soilbio.2021.108130

M3 - Journal article

AN - SCOPUS:85099500077

VL - 154

JO - Soil Biology & Biochemistry

JF - Soil Biology & Biochemistry

SN - 0038-0717

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