Sub-lethal effects of neonicotinoid pesticides on aquatic wildlife

In recent years, neonicotinoid use has been linked to collapses of honey bee colonies; however, relatively little is known about their impacts on vertebrate wildlife. Amphibians in particular are excellent vertebrate bioindicator organisms because they are sensitive to environmental stressors and their dual aquatic/terrestrial life cycle may leave them more vulnerable to neonicotinoid exposure. Our preliminary work suggests wood frogs (Lithobates sylvaticus) are sensitive to environmentally relevant concentrations of neonicotinoids. Our proposed project builds on our previous studies and is two-fold: 1) to examine the direct effects of neonicotinoids on frogs using laboratory and mesocosm exposures and, 2) to determine the concentrations of neonicotinoids in the environment using sensitive time-integrating samplers (POCIS) and assess the effects of neonicotinoids on amphipods exposed in situ.

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  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Environment and Climate Change Canada ( Public inquiries centre )
Fontaine Building 12th floor, 200 Sacré-Coeur Blvd , Gatineau , Quebec , K1A 0H3 ,
1-800-668-6767
http://ec.gc.ca
 

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Date (Publication)
2016-09-15
Date (Creation)
2016-09-15
Status
On going
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eng; CAN
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Topic category
  • Biota
  • Environment
  • Farming
  • Health
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As needed
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Vector
Author
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Stacey A Robinson ( Research Scientist )
1125 Colonel By Drive , Ottawa , Ontario , K1S5B6 , Canada
613-990-9749
613-998-0458
Custodian
  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Pamela Martin ( Section Chief )
867 Lakeshore Road , Burlington , Ontario , L7S1A1 , Canada
905-336-4879

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Theme

  • frogs, neonicotinoids, atrazine, passive samplers

Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus

  • Amphibians

  • Pesticides

ECCC Information Category EN

  • Nature and Biodiversity - Contaminants

Geography

  • Ontario (ON)

Business Functions

  • Assess Toxicity, Manage and Monitor for Environmental Presence of Hazardous Substances and Waste

  • Assess Toxicity of Substance

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  • Science and Technology Branch

external.theme.EC_Directorate

  • Wildlife and Landscape Science

external.theme.GC_Security_Level

  • Unclassified
 
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Open Government Licence - Canada ( http://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada )

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2016-09-15

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  Government of Canada; Environment and Climate Change Canada - Environment and Climate Change Canada ( Public inquiries centre )
Fontaine Building 12th floor, 200 Sacré-Coeur Blvd , Gatineau , Quebec , K1A 0H3 ,
1-800-668-6767
http://ec.gc.ca
 
 

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Keywords

frogs, neonicotinoids, atrazine, passive samplers
Business Functions
Assess Toxicity of Substance Assess Toxicity, Manage and Monitor for Environmental Presence of Hazardous Substances and Waste
ECCC Information Category EN
Nature and Biodiversity - Contaminants
Government of Canada Core Subject Thesaurus
Amphibians Pesticides
external.theme.EC_Branch
Science and Technology Branch
external.theme.EC_Directorate
Wildlife and Landscape Science
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Unclassified

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