Pochron, S.T.; Sasoun, S.; Maharjan, S.; Pirzada, W.U.; Byrne, S.; Girgis, M.; Jacobellis, M.A.; Mitra, J.A.; Miranda, A.S.; Gelder, G.V.; Khan, S. Toxicity of a Common Glyphosate Metabolite to the Freshwater Planarian (Girardia tigrina). Sustainability2024, 16, 842.
Pochron, S.T.; Sasoun, S.; Maharjan, S.; Pirzada, W.U.; Byrne, S.; Girgis, M.; Jacobellis, M.A.; Mitra, J.A.; Miranda, A.S.; Gelder, G.V.; Khan, S. Toxicity of a Common Glyphosate Metabolite to the Freshwater Planarian (Girardia tigrina). Sustainability 2024, 16, 842.
Pochron, S.T.; Sasoun, S.; Maharjan, S.; Pirzada, W.U.; Byrne, S.; Girgis, M.; Jacobellis, M.A.; Mitra, J.A.; Miranda, A.S.; Gelder, G.V.; Khan, S. Toxicity of a Common Glyphosate Metabolite to the Freshwater Planarian (Girardia tigrina). Sustainability2024, 16, 842.
Pochron, S.T.; Sasoun, S.; Maharjan, S.; Pirzada, W.U.; Byrne, S.; Girgis, M.; Jacobellis, M.A.; Mitra, J.A.; Miranda, A.S.; Gelder, G.V.; Khan, S. Toxicity of a Common Glyphosate Metabolite to the Freshwater Planarian (Girardia tigrina). Sustainability 2024, 16, 842.
Abstract
The widespread use of the herbicide glyphosate has resulted in the global presence of its degra-dation product, aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA), in the global environment. AMPA is commonly found in water bodies, including freshwater systems. We investigated the effects of chronic and acute AMPA exposure on the survivorship, regenerative abilities, and locomotion of the brown planarian (Girardia tigrina), a water-dwelling flatworm commonly found in freshwa-ter ecosystems. We exposed planarians to two concentrations of AMPA, consistent with the high and low ranges of concentrations observed in US water systems. We measured endpoints includ-ing survivorship, regenerative abilities of head and tail segments, eyespot regeneration, and swimming speed. Compared to the control group, we found that planarians chronically exposed to AMPA exhibited (1) modestly reduced survivorship while regenerating and (2) slower regen-eration from the tail segment. No significant differences were observed in intact body growth during chronic exposure. Our findings highlight the potential ecological impacts of AMPA con-tamination on planarian populations. Understanding the effects of AMPA exposure on planarians contributes to our understanding of the ecological consequences of glyphosate use in freshwater ecosystems.
Keywords
water contamination; fertilizer; degradation product; flatworm; regeneration; phototaxis
Subject
Environmental and Earth Sciences, Pollution
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