In Vitro Predictions of Acute Fish Toxicity for Development of Sustainable Crop Protection Products.

New agrochemicals must demonstrate safety to numerous ecological systems, including aquatic systems, and aquatic vertebrate toxicity is typically evaluated by using the in vivo acute fish toxicity (AFT) test. Here, we investigated two alternative in vitro assays using a cell line isolated from rainbow trout () gill tissue: (i) adenosine triphosphate (ATP) luminescence and (ii) cell painting. The former assay measures cytotoxicity, while the latter measures changes in cellular morphology in response to chemical exposure.

Leveraging In Silico Structure-Activity Models to Predict Acute Honey Bee () Toxicity for Agrochemicals.

In the realm of crop protection products, ensuring the safety of pollinators stands as a pivotal aspect of advancing sustainable solutions. Extensive research has been dedicated to this crucial topic as well as new approach methodologies in toxicity testing. Hence, within the agricultural and chemical industries, prioritizing pollinator safety remains a constant objective during the development of predictive tools.

From Pipeline to Plant Protection Products: Using New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) in Agrochemical Safety Assessment.

The human population will be approximately 9.7 billion by 2050, and food security has been identified as one of the key issues facing the global population. Agrochemicals are an important tool available to farmers that enable high crop yields and continued access to healthy foods, but the average new agrochemical active ingredient takes more than ten years, 350 million dollars, and 20,000 animals to develop and register.

Sorption of hydrophobic organic chemicals to bacteria.

The toxicity and time-dependent sorption of three hydrophobic organic chemicals to Rhodococcus rhodochrous bacteria were investigated. In experiments, environmentally relevant concentrations of pentachlorophenol (PCP), hexachlorobenzene (HCB), and dichlorobiphenyl (DPCB) were applied to living (both growing and nongrowing) bacteria as well as to dead bacteria. For PCP (an ionizing chemical), bacterial growth decreased, and bacterial death increased, as the PCP concentration increased.