Toxicological sensitivity of protozoa to pesticides and nanomaterials: A prospect review

Chunyu Hou; Tianyi Shi; Wenyuan Wang; Mei Han; Xuming Pan; Li Wang; Duu-Jong Lee

doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139749

Toxicological sensitivity of protozoa to pesticides and nanomaterials: A prospect review

Chemosphere. 2023 Oct:339:139749. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139749. Epub 2023 Aug 5.

Authors

Chunyu Hou¹, Tianyi Shi¹, Wenyuan Wang¹, Mei Han¹, Xuming Pan¹, Li Wang², Duu-Jong Lee³

Affiliations

¹ Laboratory of Protozoa, College of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Normal University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, 150025, China; Key Laboratory of Biodiversity of Aquatic Organisms, Harbin Normal University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, 150025, China.
² Laboratory of Protozoa, College of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Normal University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, 150025, China; Key Laboratory of Biodiversity of Aquatic Organisms, Harbin Normal University, Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, 150025, China. Electronic address: hsd6228@hrbnu.edu.cn.
³ Department of Mechanical Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tang, 999077, Hong Kong. Electronic address: Djlee@ntu.edu.tw.

PMID: 37549748
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.139749

Abstract

Protozoa are sensitive indicators of pollutant toxicity. This review presents and discusses the toxicological studies of protozoa and the toxicological conventional test species (Daphnia magna) by pesticides and nanomaterials, particularly comparing the sensitivity of through relative tolerance analysis, Z-score, and species sensitivity index. The sensitivity of different species of protozoa varies greatly. The protozoa Paramecium sp. and Tetrahymena sp. are not sensitive species; conversely, Urostyla sp. is sensitive to dimethoate and nanomaterials Ag-NPs, respectively ZnO-NPs, and CuO-NPs, fits the use as an indicator species on these substances. The prospects to explore scientific toxicity exposure protocols, expand the protozoan species examined, and screen the sensitive species under the protocols are discussed. This prospect review advances the knowledge for including the sensitive protozoa as an indicator species in comprehensive toxicological analysis for pesticides and nanomaterials.

Keywords: Nanometer material; Pesticides; Protozoa; Species sensitivity.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Daphnia
Dimethoate
Environmental Pollutants*
Metal Nanoparticles* / toxicity
Nanostructures* / toxicity
Pesticides* / toxicity

Substances

Pesticides
Dimethoate
Environmental Pollutants