Environmental & Analytical Toxicology

Alvarez M

Publications

• Research Article
  Studies of Acute and Chronic Toxicity of Commercial Herbicides with Glyphosate against Danio rerio
  Author(s): Jofré DM, Alvarez M, Perez E, Mohamed F, Jerez MB, Juri Ayub M, Enriz RD and Giannini FAJofré DM, Alvarez M, Perez E, Mohamed F, Jerez MB, Juri Ayub M, Enriz RD and Giannini FA
  
  Glyphosate or N-(phosphonomethyl) glycine is a broad spectrum non-selective systemic herbicide, used to kill weeds, mainly in soybean crops. Nowadays there are many controversies about the intensive use of these herbicides due to the potential environmental impact and the effects on human health. The environmental impacts of commercial Glyphosate formulation Roundup were assessed by evaluation of acute and chronic toxicity of Danio rerio fish. The effects of glyphosate commercial formulations and glyphosate isopropylamine salt solutions were evaluated in different steps. First the lethal doses of Roundup herbicide toward the experimental models were determined. Subsequently the specie was exposed to sublethal concentrations of both, the commercial preparations and pure glyphosate salt in order to evaluate the chronic toxicity. Acute toxicity was assessed b.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-0525.1000340

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