Effects of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon anthracene on the survival of the semi-aquatic grasshopper Cornops aquaticum (Bruner, 1906): an experimental toxicological study
Carlos Elias S. Braga
IntroductionEnvironmental contamination by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) has increased in recent decades, intensifying the exposure of organisms in wetland ecosystems. Anthracene, due to its chemical stability and persistence, represents a potential risk to herbivorous insects associated with aquatic vegetation.MethodsThe toxicity of anthracene to the semi-aquatic grasshopper Cornops aquaticum (Bruner, 1906) was experimentally evaluated under controlled laboratory conditions using Eich