Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies

Veterinary insecticides in wild bird nests: emerging contaminants in urban and protected forest habitats

The paper detects veterinary insecticides in Great Tit nests in urban and forest habitats, showing higher contamination in urban areas and identifying acetamiprid as an urban-specific contaminant.

Phytorisque: an Integrated Assessment Tool for Evaluating the Environmental Risk of Pesticides

Phytorisque evaluates pesticide environmental risks by integrating exposure-toxicity ratios across compartments, enabling risk monitoring and policy support.

MOLECULAR INSIGHTS INTO PESTICIDE TOLERANCE: PROTEIN INDUCTION AND DNA DAMAGE IN ORGANOPHOSPHATE-DEGRADING BACTERIA

This study examines pesticide tolerance in bacteria from contaminated soils, finding increased protein content, DNA damage, and plasmid changes as adaptive responses to organophosphate exposure.

Effects of a Sequential Application of Plant Protection Products on Soil Microbes and Free-Living Nematodes in a Field Experiment

This study evaluates the effects of individual and sequential plant protection product applications on soil microbes and nematodes in field conditions.

Persistence of florpyrauxifen-benzyl in sediments following application to a large oligotrophic lake to control Eurasian watermilfoil

This study evaluates the persistence of florpyrauxifen-benzyl in sediments of Lake George, finding it persists for at least one year, exceeding toxicity thresholds for aquatic organisms.

Abrupt versus gradual application of pesticides: effects on soil bacterial and fungal communities

This study compares the effects of abrupt versus gradual pesticide applications on soil microbial communities, finding that fungal communities are more responsive and show increased evenness with gradual exposure.

Assessing the efficiency and the side effects of atrazine-degrading biocomposites amended to atrazine-contaminated soil

This study evaluates the efficiency and side effects of atrazine-degrading biocomposites in contaminated soil compared to free-living cells.

Pesticide degradation capacity of a novel strain belonging to Serratia sarumanii (GBS19) with its genomic profile

This study identifies a novel Serratia sarumanii strain (GBS19) capable of degrading several pesticides, with genomic analysis confirming its degradation capacity and potential for bioremediation.

Co-Metabolic Growth and Microbial Diversity: Keys for the depletion of the α, δ, β and γ-HCH isomers.

This study isolates and enhances microbiomes capable of degrading α, δ, β, and γ-HCH isomers, finding that co-metabolic growth increases biodiversity and degradation efficiency, particularly for β-HCH.

Current-use and legacy contaminants evidence dissolved organic matter transfer and dynamics across a fractured-rock groundwater recharge area

The paper uses 6 years of untargeted LC-MS data to track current-use and legacy contaminants in groundwater, showing seasonal and episodic dynamics and the impact of extreme weather events on contaminant mobilization.

Bioremediation of Atrazine and its Metabolite Using Multiple Enzymes Delivered by a Bacillus thuringiensis Spore Display System

This study demonstrates the use of a Bacillus thuringiensis spore display system to degrade atrazine and its metabolite in surface water using multiple enzymes.

Effects of Neonicotinoid Seed Treatments on Soil Microbial Gene Expression Vary with Time in an Agricultural Ecosystem

This study examines how neonicotinoid seed treatments affect soil microbial gene expression over time in a soybean/corn rotation, finding weak and inconsistent effects with strong temporal variation.

Classification of the glyphosate target enzyme (5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase)

The paper introduces a bioinformatics method to classify organisms based on their EPSPS enzyme type to assess glyphosate sensitivity, finding 54% of core human gut microbiome species are sensitive.

Isolation and Molecular Characterization of Pesticide Degrading Bacteria in Polluted Soil

The paper isolates and characterizes pesticide-degrading bacteria from polluted soil, identifying five strains with biodegradation and tolerance capabilities.

Nutritional inter-dependencies and a carbazole-dioxygenase are key elements of a bacterial consortium relying on a Sphingomonas for the degradation of the fungicide thiabendazol

The paper identifies a bacterial consortium degrading thiabendazole, with Sphingomonas playing a central role through a carbazole dioxygenase, and reveals interdependencies between consortium members.