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Vliv chronické expozice chloridazonu a jeho metabolitu chloridazon desphenylu na raka signálního
MATERNA, Jan
The aim of this thesis was to evaluate the effect of chloridazon (Ch) and its major metabolite chloridazon desphenyl (Ch-D) at environmentally relevant concentrations 0.45 micrograms/l (Ch1; Ch-D1) and 2.7 micrograms/l (Ch2; Ch-D2) on adult signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus). The exposure was 30-day and followed by a 15-day depuration period. The effect of the tested substances was evaluated on the basis of behavior, biochemical profile of hemolymph, biomarker of oxidative stress and antioxidants parameters. The tested substances did not effect on the behavior of crayfish. Chloridazone at concentration 2.7 micrograms/l (Ch2) caused a significant (P<0.01) increase of glucose (GLU), lactate (LACT), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) activity in haemolymph of crayfish and changes in catalase (CAT) levels in the gills and the hepatopancreas, compared to controls. Crayfish exposed to chloridazon in both tested concentrations (0.45 micrograms/l and 2.7 micrograms/l) showed significantly (P<0.01) higher level of reduced glutathione (GSH) in hepatopancreas and gills compared to control. Exposure of chloridazon desphenyl at concentration 0.45 micrograms/l and 2.7 micrograms/l caused significantly (P<0.01) higher levels of glucose, lactate, ammonia (NH3), calcium (Ca), alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase activity in haemolymph of exposed crayfish compared to control. Chloridazon desphenyl in both tested concentrations caused significant (P<0.01) changes in the levels of lipid peroxidation (LPO) in the hepatopancreas and catalase (CAT) and GSH level in the gills and hepatopancreas compared to the control group. Some effects persist after a depuration period. The results showed that the metabolite chloridazon desphenyl has more pronounced effects on the physiology of adult signal crayfish than its parent compound chloridazon. It can be stated, that chloridazon and its metabolite chloridazon desphenyl has the strongly negative and harmful effects of on crayfish as representatives of non-target aquatic organisms.
Hodnocení subchronického působení atrazinu na raka (Cherax destructor)
HLÁVKOVÁ, Markéta
The evaluation of the sub-chronic exposure to atrazine on crayfish The aim of this study is to evaluate the sub-chronic effect of atrazin on a behaviour, oxidative stress, antioxidant enzyme aktivities and biochemical profile of haemolymph in. These complex data should help to appraise the impact of this substance in the environment. The total test duration was 28 days and was divided into two periods. The first 14 days the crayfish were exposed to two concentrations of atrazine: 6.86 micrograms per liter (ATRenv = environmental concentration in the water in the Czech Republic) and 1.21 milligrams per liter (ATR10% = is coincident to 10% LC50). After the atrazine treatments the depuration 2 weeks phases in water without any chemicals followed. The results indicate that sub-chronic effect of atrazine influenced neither the behaviour of the crayfish nor the level of oxidative stress (measured by TBARS), whereas the changes of superoxiddismutase (SOD) were observed in all tissues (muscles, gills and hepatopancreas). The changes of enzyme activity were observed in catalase (CAT; hepatopancreas and the muscle tissue), glutathione S-transferase (hepatopancreas and the gills tissue), glutathione reductase (GR; the hepatopancreas tissue) and reduced glutathione (the muscle tissue). The influence of ATRenv on the biochemical profile of haemolymph at the following parameters was estimated only for lactate and alkaline, however phosphatase changes made by ATR10% were significant for glucose, ammonia, lactate and alkaline phosphatase measurements. The sub-chronical effect changed the activity of all antioxidant enzymes in hepatopancreas, muscles and the gills tissue of the observed crayfish. The presented results in this study are giving compact information of impact of atrazine on the crayfish and the whole water environment. The suggestion of using the crayfish for tests of toxicity looks like an ideal supplement for triazine herbicide estimations.

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