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Coarse microplastic accumulation patterns in agricultural soils during two decades of different urban composts application.
Environ Pollut
December 2024
IRD, INRAE, CNRS, UMR Institute for Ecology and Environmental Sciences of Paris (iEES-Paris), 75005, Paris, France.
Article Synopsis
- Plastic pollution is widespread, even in agricultural soils that receive urban compost, posing risks to the environment and health.
- This study aimed to explore how coarse microplastics accumulate in soil over time when using different types of urban compost, analyzing samples from a 21-year experiment.
- Results showed that the compost type influenced the amount of microplastics in the soil, revealing that while the number of particles was consistent with estimates, the mass measurements varied, potentially due to processes like biological transport or physical breakdown.
A plant volatile alters the perception of sex pheromone blend ratios in a moth.
J Comp Physiol A Neuroethol Sens Neural Behav Physiol
July 2020
Institut National de La Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Sorbonne Université, Université Paris Est Créteil, CNRS, UMR IEES, IRD-Institute for Ecology and Environmental Sciences of Paris (iEES Paris), Route de Saint Cyr, 78026, Versailles, France.
Mate finding in most moths is based on male perception of a female-emitted pheromone whose species specificity resides in component chemistry and proportions. Components are individually detected by specialized olfactory receptor neurons (ORNs) projecting into the macroglomerular complex (MGC) of the male brain. We asked how robust ratio recognition is when challenged by a plant volatile background.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFResponsiveness to Sugar Solutions in the Moth : Parameters Affecting Proboscis Extension.
Front Physiol
November 2019
Sorbonne Université, Université Paris Est Créteil, INRA, CNRS, IRD - Institute for Ecology and Environmental Sciences of Paris (iEES Paris), Paris, France.
Adult moths need energy and nutrients for reproducing and obtain them mainly by consuming flower nectar (a solution of sugars and other compounds). Gustatory perception gives them information on the plants they feed on. Feeding and food perception are integrated in the proboscis extension response, which occurs when their antennae touch a sugar solution.
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