Pesticide pollution associations with riverine invertebrate communities in England.

Autor: Poyntz-Wright IP; Biosciences, Geoffrey Pope Building, University of Exeter, Stocker Road, Exeter EX4 4QD, UK. Electronic address: ipp203@exeter.ac.uk., Harrison XA; Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter, Penryn TR10 9FE, UK., Johnson A; Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, MacLean Building, Benson Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford, Wallingford OX10 8BB, UK., Zappala S; JNCC, Quay House, 2 East Station Road, Fletton Quays, Peterborough PE2 8YY, UK., Tyler CR; Biosciences, Geoffrey Pope Building, University of Exeter, Stocker Road, Exeter EX4 4QD, UK. Electronic address: c.r.tyler@ex.ac.uk.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The Science of the total environment [Sci Total Environ] 2023 Dec 10; Vol. 903, pp. 166519. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Aug 26.
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.166519
Abstrakt: Globally freshwater biodiversity has experienced major decline and chemical pollutants are believed to have played a significant role in this decline, but this has not been well quantified for most riverine invertebrate populations. Here we applied a biogeographically independent trait-based bioindicator, SPEAR pesticides across sites across five regions (Northern, Midlands and Western, Anglian, Southeast, and Southwest) in England to investigate for associations specifically between pesticide use/pollution and riverine invertebrate communities over a 55-year period (1965-2019). Both spatially and temporally post-1990, the Anglian and Thames regions consistently showed the lowest SPEAR pesticides scores, illustrating the presence of fewer pesticide sensitive species. The Anglian region had the highest pesticide use compared to all other regions from 1990 to 2018 and there were negative relationships between the level of pesticide/insecticide use and the regional SPEAR pesticides score. Biochemical Oxygen Demand and ammonia, as measures of general water quality, were also negatively correlated with the SPEAR pesticides scores across the regions, but these factors were not the driver for the lower SPEAR pesticides scores seen in the Anglian region. Based on SPEAR pesticides scores, riverine invertebrate communities in England have been most impacted in the Anglian region and we evidence chronic insecticide exposure is likely a significant factor in shaping the status of those invertebrate communities.
Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare the following financial interests/personal relationships which may be considered as potential competing interests: Imogen Poyntz-Wright reports financial support was provided by Natural Environment Research Council. Imogen Poyntz-Wright reports financial support was provided by United Kingdom Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs. Susan Zappala reports a relationship with JNCC Support Co that includes: employment.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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