Synergistic effects of contaminants in Lombardy waters
Abstract Quantifying synergistic environmental effects in water contamination is still an open issue. Here, we have analyzed geolocalized data of pollutants recorded in 2018 in surface and groundwater of Lombardy, one of the areas with the highest agricultural production rates, not only in Italy, bu...
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| author | Caterina A. M. La Porta Maria Rita Fumagalli Stefano Gomarasca Maria Chiara Lionetti Stefano Zapperi Stefano Bocchi |
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| description | Abstract Quantifying synergistic environmental effects in water contamination is still an open issue. Here, we have analyzed geolocalized data of pollutants recorded in 2018 in surface and groundwater of Lombardy, one of the areas with the highest agricultural production rates, not only in Italy, but also in Europe. Both herbicides and insecticides are present at concentration levels above the legal limit, mainly in surface waters. Geolocalized analysis allows us to identify interesting areas particularly affected by a combination of multiple pesticides. We thus investigated possible synergistic effects of these compounds on the environment, using the alga C. reinhardtii as a biosensor. Our results show that exposure for 7 days to four compounds, that we found present together at high concentration in surface waters, was able to induce a stress in the algae, as indicated by the presence of palmelloids. Our work results in a pipeline that could easily be exported to monitor other territories in Italy and abroad. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-871003d75d1c454390c1a7e267e6c0bd2022-12-21T23:10:42ZengNature PortfolioScientific Reports2045-23222021-07-011111910.1038/s41598-021-93321-6Synergistic effects of contaminants in Lombardy watersCaterina A. M. La Porta0Maria Rita Fumagalli1Stefano Gomarasca2Maria Chiara Lionetti3Stefano Zapperi4Stefano Bocchi5Center for Complexity and Biosystems, University of MilanCenter for Complexity and Biosystems, University of MilanDepartment of Environmental Science and Policy, University of MilanCenter for Complexity and Biosystems, University of MilanCenter for Complexity and Biosystems, University of MilanDepartment of Environmental Science and Policy, University of MilanAbstract Quantifying synergistic environmental effects in water contamination is still an open issue. Here, we have analyzed geolocalized data of pollutants recorded in 2018 in surface and groundwater of Lombardy, one of the areas with the highest agricultural production rates, not only in Italy, but also in Europe. Both herbicides and insecticides are present at concentration levels above the legal limit, mainly in surface waters. Geolocalized analysis allows us to identify interesting areas particularly affected by a combination of multiple pesticides. We thus investigated possible synergistic effects of these compounds on the environment, using the alga C. reinhardtii as a biosensor. Our results show that exposure for 7 days to four compounds, that we found present together at high concentration in surface waters, was able to induce a stress in the algae, as indicated by the presence of palmelloids. Our work results in a pipeline that could easily be exported to monitor other territories in Italy and abroad.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-93321-6 |
| spellingShingle | Caterina A. M. La Porta Maria Rita Fumagalli Stefano Gomarasca Maria Chiara Lionetti Stefano Zapperi Stefano Bocchi Synergistic effects of contaminants in Lombardy waters Scientific Reports |
| title | Synergistic effects of contaminants in Lombardy waters |
| title_full | Synergistic effects of contaminants in Lombardy waters |
| title_fullStr | Synergistic effects of contaminants in Lombardy waters |
| title_full_unstemmed | Synergistic effects of contaminants in Lombardy waters |
| title_short | Synergistic effects of contaminants in Lombardy waters |
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| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-93321-6 |
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