Publications by authors named "Artur Miszczak"
We investigated how different antioxidant defenses (ADSs) were shaped by evolution in young/old workers and queens to broaden the limited knowledge on whether ADSs are effective in contemporary pesticide environments and to complete bee oxidative-aging theory. We acquired 1-day-old, 20-day-old, and 2-year-old queens and 1-day-old and 20-day-old workers (foragers) fed 0, 5, or 200 ppb imidacloprid, a pesticide oxidative stressor. The activities of catalase, glutathione peroxidase, glutathione S-transferase, and superoxide dismutase and the level of total antioxidant potential were determined in hemolymph.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe analysis of 142 agricultural soil samples collected in organic farms across Poland with the intent to evaluate the level of DDT contamination resulted in more than 80% of the soils containing DDT. The ΣDDT (sum of all metabolites and isomers) concentration ranged between 0.005 and 0.
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- DDT was widely used as an insecticide but is now banned in most industrialized countries due to its environmental persistence, leading to long-term contamination.
- Research in Poland identified 38 fungal taxa from DDT-contaminated soils; two strains showed significant tolerance to DDT and high metabolic versatility in using various carbon sources.
- These fungi may offer potential solutions for bioremediation of DDT-contaminated sites, highlighting the need for further studies into their ecological functionality and environmental impacts.