Leaching of benzimidazole antiparasitics in soil columns and in soil columns amended with sheep excreta.

Benzimidazoles are anthelmintics frequently used in sheep farming due to the high susceptibility of these animals to parasitic diseases. Sheep excreta are often disposed onto soils as a fertilizer, and they may contain benzimidazole residues that can contaminate soil and water. This work aimed to assess the leaching behavior of benzimidazole drugs (albendazole, fenbendazole, and thiabendazole) and their metabolites in two Brazilian soils of different textural classifications (sandy and clay), as well as sheep excreta-amended soils, following the OECD 312 Guidelines.

Aerobic dissipation of avermectins and moxidectin in subtropical soils and dissipation of abamectin in a field study.

Avermectins and moxidectin are antiparasitics widely used as active pharmaceutical ingredients in veterinary medicine, as well as in pesticide formulations for pest control in agriculture. Although the use of these compounds provides benefits to agribusiness, they can impact the environment, since a large part of these substances may reach the soil and water from the excreta of treated animals and following direct applications to crops. The present work had the objective of evaluating the dissipation behaviors of abamectin, doramectin, eprinomectin, ivermectin, and moxidectin in four native Brazilian soils of different textural classes (clay, sandy-clay, sandy, and sandy-clay-loam), following OECD Guideline 307.

Benzimidazoles in wastewater: Analytical method development, monitoring and degradation by photolysis and ozonation.

Pharmaceutical residues are constantly released into natural waters, mainly from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) whose processes are unable to completely eliminate them. Among these drugs, the occurrence of benzimidazoles, a class of antiparasitics for human and veterinary use, has been reported in WWTP effluents and surface waters. In this study, an SPE-UHPLC-MS/MS method was developed and optimized for extraction and quantitation of benzimidazoles in influents and effluents of a local WWTP and in hospital wastewater.

Bee pollen as a bioindicator of environmental pesticide contamination.

Honeybees and bee products are potential bioindicators of the presence of contaminants in the environment, enabling monitoring of large areas due to the long distances travelled by bees. This work evaluates the use of bee pollen as a bioindicator of environmental contamination by pesticides. A GC-MS/MS analytical method for multiresidue determination of 26 different pesticides in pollen was developed and validated in accordance with the recommendations of the European Union SANCO guide.