Determination of the Ecotoxicity of Herbicides Roundup^® Classic Pro and Garlon New in Aquatic and Terrestrial Environments.

ABSTRACT: Herbicides help increase agricultural yields significantly, but they may negatively impact the life of non-target organisms. Modifying the life cycle of primary producers can affect other organisms in the food chain, and consequently in the whole ecosystem. We investigated the effect of common herbicides Roundup^® Classic Pro (active substance glyphosate) and Garlon New (triclopyr and fluroxypyr) on aquatic organisms duckweed Lemna minor and green algae Desmodesmus subspicatus, and on the enzymatic activity of soil. We also compared the effects of Roundup^® Classic Pro to that of a metabolite of its active substance, aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA). The results of an algal growth test showed that AMPA has a 1.5× weaker inhibitory effect on the growth of

SUBMITTER: Tajnaiova L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7569783 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature