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GOMEZ-BELTRAN, D. A.; MONTES, J. E. Pérez  e  VILLARL, D.. Ecological impact of fipronil insecticide: risk assessment in humans. Rev. Med. Vet. Zoot. [online]. 2023, vol.70, n.1, pp.65-84.  Epub 11-Abr-2024. ISSN 0120-2952.  https://doi.org/10.15446/rfmvz.v70n1.100631.

Fipronil is one of the most important pesticides used in agriculture and domestic animals. At very low concentrations used for controlling target species, it is also toxic to nontarget species including bees and numerous aquatic and terrestrial macroinvertebrates. Laboratory and field studies have shown that both fipronil, and its degradation products, at relevant environmental concentrations are sufficient to endanger numerous taxa in the aquatic community, including fish. In this review, ecotoxicology studies are described that show significant impact on non-target species that have been instrumental to ban fipronil for agriculture in the European Union since 2013 and restricting many uses in the United States. In Colombia, at least 60 fipronil-based products continue to be registered and since August 2021 its use has been prohibited in avocado, coffee, citrus and ornamental flower plantations. In 2017, following the widespread contamination of eggs with fipronil across Europe, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) conducted several risk assessments for the consumption of eggs and chicken meat contaminated with fipronil residues. The conclusion was that the consumption of fipronil at the concentrations detected in eggs and meat did not exceed levels expected to pose health hazard for humans.

Palavras-chave : fipronil; Colombia; pesticide; terrestrial invertebrates; mammals and birds.

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