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The pharmaceuticals bisoprolol (BIS), sotalol (SOT), and ranitidine (RAN) are among the most consumed pharmaceuticals worldwide and are frequently detected in different aquatic ecosystems. However, very few ecotoxicity data are available in the literature for them. To help fill these data gaps, toxicity tests with the algae Raphidocelis subcapitata, the macrophyte Lemna minor, the cnidarian Hydra attenuata, the crustacean Daphnia similis, and the fish Danio rerio were performed for assessing the ecotoxicity of these pharmaceuticals. Standard, as well as non-standard endpoint, was evaluated, including the locomotor behavior of D. rerio larvae. Results obtained for SOT and RAN showed that acute adverse effects are not expected to occur on aquatic organisms at the concentrations at which these pharmaceuticals are usually found in fresh surface waters. On the other hand, BIS was classified as hazardous to the environment in the acute III category. Locomotor behavior of D. rerio larvae was not affected by BIS and RAN. A disturbance on the total swimming distance at the dark cycle was observed only for larvae exposed to the highest test concentration of 500 mg L-1 of SOT. D. similis reproduction was affected by BIS with an EC10 of 3.6 (0.1-34.0) mg L-1. A risk quotient (RQ) of 0.04 was calculated for BIS in fresh surface water, considering a worst-case scenario. To the best of our knowledge, this study presents the first chronic toxicity data with BIS on non-target organisms.

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Although nesting ecology is well studied in several crocodilian species, it is not known how nest attendance influences physiology and body condition of nesting females. In this study, we describe body condition and serum biochemical values of nesting female, non-nesting female and male spectacled caiman (Caiman crocodilus) and black caiman (Melanosuchus niger) in two areas of Central Amazonia. We also evaluated the effect of nest age and nest distance to water on body condition and blood parameters of nesting females. Body condition and plasmatic concentrations of glucose, triglycerides, lactate and uric acid of nesting females were significantly different from those of non-nesting females and males in C. crocodilus, but not in M. niger. Our study also demonstrated that nest age and distance to water had a negative effect on female body condition in C. crocodilus, but not in M. niger. Female C. crocodilus attending older nests or nests built further away from permanent water bodies tended to have lower body condition. Our results demonstrate that the nesting strategy of C. crocodilus has a metabolic cost associated with nest attendance for nesting females, which appear to depend on accumulated energetic reserves during nest attendance. In contrast, nest attendance had little effect on the physiology of female M. niger.

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Na natureza, os organismos são constantemente expostos a mais de um agente tóxico e, apesar do fenômeno de interaçõesquímicas ser conhecido há tempos, são poucos os estudos realizados que privilegiam a observação dos efeitosdecorrentes da exposição a duas ou mais substâncias. O objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar o efeito combinado damistura dos herbicidas Gesapax 500® (ametrina 500 g/L) e Velpar K® (diuron 468 g/kg + hexazinone 132 g/kg) sobreo paulistinha (Danio rerio). O ensaio foi baseado no teste FET da OECD, com duração de 96 horas. As concentraçõestestadas foram 0, 21,22, 29,52, 41,08, 57,17 e 79,56 mg/L de Gesapax 500 vs. 0, 15,21, 21,17, 29,46, 40,99 e 57,04mg/L de Velpar K. Os testes foram conduzidos em triplicata e avaliados diariamente. As CL50-96h determinadas foram41,705 ± 8,373 mg/L para o Gesapax 500 e 55,460 ± 20,826 mg/L para o Velpar K. O modelo da mistura que melhordescreve a relação entre os dois componentes é a ação independente, sendo a toxicidade dose-dependente, ou seja,em baixas doses ocorre antagonismo e, em altas doses, sinergismo. Os endpoints edemas, atraso no desenvolvimentoembrionário (delay) e na absorção do saco vitelínico e diminuição na frequência de cardíaca foram observados apartir das concentrações mais baixas da mistura. Pelos dados obtidos, concluiu-se que a mistura de Gesapax 500 eVelpar K é medianamente tóxica para o paulistinha e que os endpoints avaliados foram úteis na determinação de suatoxicidade.

In nature, organisms are constantly exposed to more than one toxic agent, and although the phenomenon of chemical interactionsare known for some time, there are few previous studies that emphasize observation of the effects resulting fromexposure to two or more substances. The aim of this study was to evaluate the combined effect of the mixture of herbicideGesapax 500® (ametrina 500 g/L) and Velpar K® (diuron 468 g/kg + hexazinone 132 g/kg) on zebrafish (Danio rerio). The testwas based on the Fish Embryo Toxicity (FET) from OECD, lasting 96 hours. The concentrations tested were: 0, 21.22, 29.52,41.08, 57.17 and 79.56 mg/L Gesapax 500 vs. 0, 15.21, 21.17, 29.46, 40.99 and 57.04 mg/L Velpar K. Tests were conductedin triplicate and evaluated daily. LC50-96h was determined to 41.705 ± 8.373 mg/L to Gesapax 500 and 55.460 ± 20.826 mg/Lto Velpar K. The mixture model that best describes the relationship between the two components is independent action andtoxicity of the mixture is dose-dependent, occurring antagonism at low doses and synergism at high doses. The endpointsedema, delay in general development and in yolk sac absorption and decrease in frequency of heart-beat rate were observedfrom the lower concentrations of the mixture. From the data obtained, it is concluded that the mixture of Velpar K and Gesapax500 is moderately toxic to zebrafish and that the endpoints evaluated were useful in determining its toxicity.

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