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Derivation of freshwater quality criteria by multi-index for pyrethroids in China.

CHEN Lang1,2,3, SONG Yu-fang1**, ZHANG Wei-dong4, ZHANG Wei5, YANG Hai-rong3, ZHAO Yu3, HAN Xue3, LI Zhao-li3, WANG Shao-ye3   

  1. (1Key Laboratory of Pollution Ecology and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China;
    2College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China;  3Safety Evaluation Center, Shenyang Research Institute of Chemical Industry, Shenyang 110141, China; 4State Key Laboratory of Forest and Soil Ecology, Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang 110016, China; 5College of Land and Environment, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, China)
  • Online:2015-10-10 Published:2015-10-10

Abstract: Based on the US EPA framework, together with the data obtained using ECOTOX and CNKI database on the acute toxicity of 3 typical pyrethroid pesticides and the responses of biomarker parameters, the present research identified their criteria maximum concentration (CMC) and criteria continuous concentration (CCC) of China national water quality criteria as 7.5 and 0.9 ng·L-1 for deltamethrin, 110 and 19 ng·L-1 for cypermethrin, and 21 and 3.5 ng·L-1 for fenvalerate, respectively. Biomarkers, such as SOD, CAT, AchE, MDA, GSH, DNA/RNA contents could reflect the ecotoxicological effect of the pollutants from various perspectives on multilevels, which could help predict the ecological risk of the pollutants more precisely. The present research provides scientific support for setting the national water quality criteria and controlling the risk of pyrethroid pesticides in China.

Key words: drought stress, cell membrane permeability., spermidine, maize seedling, osmotic adjustment, photosynthetic characteristics