Bundschuh, Mirco
- Institutionen för vatten och miljö, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
- Universität Koblenz-Landau
Forskningsartikel2016Vetenskapligt granskad
Bundschuh, Rebecca; Bundschuh, Mirco; Hofmann, Frieder
Crop plant residues may enter aquatic ecosystems via wind deposition or surface runoff. In the case of genetically modified crops or crops treated with systemic pesticides, these materials may contain insecticidal Bt toxins or pesticides that potentially affect aquatic life. However, the particular exposure pattern of aquatic ecosystems (i.e., via plant material) is not properly reflected in current risk assessment schemes, which primarily focus on waterborne toxicity and not on plant material as the route of uptake. To assist in risk assessment, the present study proposes a prioritization procedure of stream types based on the freshwater network and crop-specific cultivation data using maize in Germany as a model system. To identify stream types with a high probability of receiving crop materials, we developed a formalized, criteria-based and thus transparent procedure that considers the exposure-related parameters, ecological status - an estimate of the diversity and potential vulnerability of local communities towards anthropogenic stress - and availability of uncontaminated reference sections. By applying the procedure to maize, ten stream types out of 38 are expected to be the most relevant if the ecological effects from plant-incorporated pesticides need to be evaluated. This information is an important first step to identifying habitats within these stream types with a high probability of receiving crop plant material at a more local scale, including accumulation areas. Moreover, the prioritization procedure developed in the present study may support the selection of aquatic species for ecotoxicological testing based on their probability of occurrence in stream types having a higher chance of exposure. Finally, this procedure can be adapted to any geographical region or crop of interest and is, therefore, a valuable tool for a site-specific risk assessment of crop plants carrying systemic pesticides or novel proteins, such as insecticidal Bt toxins, expressed in genetically modified crops. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Exposure probability; Crop plant material; Prioritization procedure; Transgenic crops; Stream types; Geographic information systems
Science of the Total Environment
2016, Volym: 547, sidor: 226-233
Utgivare: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.12.124
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/80862