| Title |
Effects of Glyphosate and 2,4-D on Earthworms (Eisenia foetida) in Laboratory Tests
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, July 2010
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| DOI | 10.1007/s00128-010-0089-7 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
F. V. Correia, J. C. Moreira |
| Abstract |
Laboratory tests were conducted to compare the effects of various concentrations of glyphosate and 2,4-D on earthworms (Eisenia foetida) cultured in Argissol during 56 days of incubation. The effects on earthworm growth, survival, and reproduction rates were verified for different exposure times. Earthworms kept in glyphosate-treated soil were classified as alive in all evaluations, but showed gradual and significant reduction in mean weight (50%) at all test concentrations. For 2,4-D, 100% mortality was observed in soil treated with 500 and 1,000 mg/kg. At 14 days, 30%-40% mortality levels were observed in all other concentrations. No cocoons or juveniles were found in soil treated with either herbicide. Glyphosate and 2,4-D demonstrated severe effects on the development and reproduction of Eisenia foetida in laboratory tests in the range of test concentrations. |
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| United States | 3 | 33% |
| France | 2 | 22% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 22% |
| Unknown | 2 | 22% |
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| Members of the public | 7 | 78% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 11% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 11% |
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| Brazil | 2 | 1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 153 | 98% |
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| Student > Bachelor | 31 | 20% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 20 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 20 | 13% |
| Researcher | 19 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 8 | 5% |
| Other | 19 | 12% |
| Unknown | 39 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 50 | 32% |
| Environmental Science | 29 | 19% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 9 | 6% |
| Chemistry | 7 | 4% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 2 | 1% |
| Other | 12 | 8% |
| Unknown | 47 | 30% |
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