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Diverse Effects of Environmentally Relevant Nanoparticles, Micro- and Nano-Plastics, Pesticides and Their Mixtures on Soil Fauna

A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Agricultural Soils".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 December 2023) | Viewed by 1585

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Prof. Dr. Branimir Hackenberger

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Department of Biology, University of Osijek, Cara Hadrijana 8A, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
Interests: ecotoxicology, ecological modelling; bayes statistics; quantitative ecology; biomarkers; animal physiology
Dr. Davorka Hackenberger

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Department of Biology, University of Osijek, Cara Hadrijana 8A, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
Interests: earthworm ecology and taxonomy; soil ecotoxicology; biochemical biomarkers; soil ecology; climate change
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Dear Colleagues,

Soil is considered a non-renewable resource characterized by various processes that are undergoing significant changes due to increasing anthropogenic pressure on the environment. The proliferation of diverse anthropogenic pollutants, including environmentally relevant nanoparticles, micro-/nanoplastics, and pesticides, has raised significant concerns about their potential impacts on soil fauna and, consequently, the overall soil ecosystem. This journal Special Issue aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the latest research on the multifaceted effects of these emerging contaminants and their mixtures on soil-dwelling organisms.

Contributions covering a wide array of soil fauna, including earthworms, springtails, mites, nematodes, and other invertebrates, and microbial communities are welcome. Studies can encompass both individual and combined effects of contaminants (from subcellular to population level), as well as potential mitigation strategies and sustainable practices. The employment of different innovative experimental approaches, computational methods, and modeling techniques is encouraged.

Prof. Dr. Branimir Hackenberger
Dr. Davorka Hackenberger
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Keywords

  • pesticide
  • nanoparticles
  • ecotoxicology
  • adverse effects
  • biomarkers
  • mixture toxicity

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Ecotoxicological Effects of Commercial Microplastics on Earthworm Eisenia fetida (Savigny, 1826) (Clitellata; Lumbricidae)
by Tanja Trakić, Filip Popović, Jovana Sekulić and Davorka K. Hackenberger
Agriculture 2024, 14(2), 267; https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture14020267 - 7 Feb 2024
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As soil invertebrates with a unique digestive system, earthworms are regularly used as bioindicators and test organisms. Due to their burrowing activity and casting, earthworms are involved in the structuring of the soil. However, this way of life exposes them to different pollutants, [...] Read more.
As soil invertebrates with a unique digestive system, earthworms are regularly used as bioindicators and test organisms. Due to their burrowing activity and casting, earthworms are involved in the structuring of the soil. However, this way of life exposes them to different pollutants, including microplastic particles. Although the use of plastics is economically justified, it has a major impact on living organisms. In this study, the influence of different concentrations (2.5%, 5%, and 7% (w/w)) of commercial glitter as a primary source of microplastics (MPs) on mortality, growth, cocoon production, avoidance behavior, and bioaccumulation ability during a four-week exposure of the earthworm species Eisenia fetida was investigated. The mortality was higher at 5% and 7% MPs in the soil than at 2.5% and in the control (0%) after 28 days, and the number of cocoons and growth rate decreased with an increasing MP concentration. However, the earthworms did not avoid the soil with MPs. Furthermore, the dissection of the digestive system enabled the identification of MP distribution. The sections of the digestive system were additionally examined under a fluorescence microscope. The results indicated that non-selective feeding enabled the input of MPs into the earthworm’s body and, thus, into food webs. Full article
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