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  • Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) effects on Chironomus sancticaroli larvae after short-term exposure.

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) effects on Chironomus sancticaroli larvae after short-term exposure.

Ecotoxicology and environmental safety (2017-02-09)
Angela Maria Palacio-Cortés, Isadora de Lourdes Signorini-Souza, Emerson Luis Yoshio Hara, Rodrigo Geonildo Disner, Debora Rebechi, Marco Tadeu Grassi, Marta Margarete Cestari, Mario Antônio Navarro-Silva
PMID28167443
ABSTRACT

In-vivo effects of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) containing 3, 4 and 5 bromine atoms were tested on fourth-instar larvae of Chironomus sancticaroli (Diptera: Chironomidae) after 48h of exposure, by measuring the activity of the acetyl cholinesterase, alpha and beta esterases and glutathione S-transferase. The PBDE congeners 2,2',4-triBDE (BDE-17), 2,2',4,4'-tetraBDE (BDE-47) and 2,2',4,4',5-pentaBDE (BDE-99) were evaluated at 0.5, 1.0, 2.0 and 3.0ngmL