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Hazards of secondary bromadiolone intoxications evaluated using high-performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection

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This study reported on the possibility of intoxications of non-target wild animals associated with use of bromadiolone as the active component of rodenticides with anticoagulation effects. A laboratory test was done with earthworms were exposed to bromadiolone-containing granules under the conditions specified in the modified OECD 207 guideline. No mortality of earthworms was observed during the fourteen days long exposure. When the earthworms from the above test became a part of the diet of common voles in the following experiment, no mortality of consumers was observed too. However, electrochemical analysis revealed higher levels of bromadiolone in tissues from earthworms as well as common voles compared to control animals. There were determined comparable levels of bromadiolone in the liver tissue of common voles after primary (2.34 +/- 0.10 mu g/g) and secondary (2.20 +/- 0.53 mu g/g) intoxication. Therefore, the risk of secondary intoxication of small mammalian species feeding on bromadiolone-containing earthworms is the same as of primary intoxication through baited granules. Bromadiolone bio- accumulation in the food chain was monitored using the newly developed analytical procedure based on the use of a liquid chromatography coupled with electrochemical detector (HPLC-ED). The HPLC-ED method allowed to determine the levels of bromadiolone in biological samples and is therefore suitable for examining the environmental hazards of this substance.

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Hazards of secondary bromadiolone intoxications evaluated using high-performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection

Author: Křížková, Soňa,Beklová, Miroslava,Pikula, Jiří,Adam, Vojtěch,Horna, Aleš,Kizek, René
Publisher: Molecular Diversity Preservation International (MDPI)
Year: 2007
DOI: 10.3390/s7071271
Source: https://publikace.k.utb.cz/bitstream/10563/1002108/1/Fulltext_1002108.pdf
Senso s 2007, 7, 1271-1286
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Haza ds o Seconda y B omadiolone In oxica ions E alua ed
using High-pe o mance Liquid Ch oma og aphy wi h
Elec ochemical De ec ion
Sona K izko a
1
, Mi osla a Beklo a
2
, Ji i Pikula
2,*
, Voj ech Adam
1
, Ales Ho na
3
and René Kizek
1
1
Depa men o Chemis y and Biochemis y, Facul y o Ag onomy, Mendel Uni e si y o Ag icul u e
and Fo es y B no, Zemedelska 1, CZ-613 00 B no, Czech Republic
2
Depa men o Ve e ina y Ecology and En i onmen al P o ec ion, Ve e ina y and Pha maceu ical
Uni e si y B no, Palackeho 1/3, CZ-612 42 B no, Czech Republic
3
Depa men o Food Enginee ing, Facul y o Technology, Tomas Ba a Uni e si y, T.G. Masa yka
275, CZ-762 72 Zlin, Czech Republic
* Au ho o whom co espondence should be add essed; E-mail:[email p o ec ed]
Recei ed: 28 June 2007 / Accep ed: 18 July 2007 / Published: 20 July 2007
Abs ac : This s udy epo ed on he possibili y o in oxica ions o non- a ge wild animals
associa ed wi h use o b omadiolone as he ac i e componen o oden icides wi h
an icoagula ion e ec s. A labo a o y es was done wi h ea hwo ms we e exposed o
b omadiolone-con aining g anules unde he condi ions speci ied in he modi ied OECD
207 guideline. No mo ali y o ea hwo ms was obse ed du ing he ou een days long
exposu e. When he ea hwo ms om he abo e es became a pa o he die o common
oles in he ollowing expe imen , no mo ali y o consume s was obse ed oo. Howe e ,
elec ochemical analysis e ealed highe le els o b omadiolone in issues om
ea hwo ms as well as common oles compa ed o con ol animals. The e we e de e mined
compa able le els o b omadiolone in he li e issue o common oles a e p ima y
(2.34±0.10 µg/g) and seconda y (2.20±0.53 µg/g) in oxica ion. The e o e, he isk o
seconda y in oxica ion o small mammalian species eeding on b omadiolone-con aining
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ea hwo ms is he same as o p ima y in oxica ion h ough bai ed g anules. B omadiolone
bio-accumula ion in he ood chain was moni o ed using he newly de eloped analy ical
p ocedu e based on he use o a liquid ch oma og aphy coupled wi h elec ochemical
de ec o (HPLC-ED). The HPLC-ED me hod allowed o de e mine he le els o
b omadiolone in biological samples and is he e o e sui able o examining he
en i onmen al haza ds o his subs ance.
Keywo ds: an icoagulan oden icide; elec ochemis y, cyclic ol amme y; animal
issues; non- a ge o ganisms; Eisenia e ida; Mic o us a alis; Lepus eu opaeus
1. In oduc ion
Indus ial pollu an s come om a ious an h opogenic sou ces in o he en i onmen [1,2].
Ag icul u al pes icides including oden icides belong o such g oup o pollu an s [3-6]. Roden icides
a e used o con ol pes oden s ha may be ha bou ing zoono ic in ec ious agen s [7-11]. Howe e ,
oden icides may ha e also di ec o indi ec e ec s on non- a ge o ganisms [12,13]. De imen al
e ec s as well as mo ali y in bo h domes ic [14] and wild non- a ge animals [4,15] ha e been shown
a e use o an icoagulan oden icides. One o he so-called second-gene a ion an icoagulan
oden icide, b omadiolone, can be ound in li e s o p eda o s o small oden s such as he ox, ma en,
and bi ds o p ey a suble hal concen a ions [16-18]. B omadiolone ac s as he an agonis o i amin
K1 and inhibi s hus blood clo ing (Fig. 1). I may be cha ac e ized as ha ing a e y low LD50 alue
and high s abili y [19]. The e o e b omadiolone may pe sis in he en i onmen (pa icula in he soil),
bio-accumula e in an o ganism and cause acu e o ch onic in oxica ions [20]. In addi ion he in e ac ion
o b omadiolone and blood plasma p o eins is no clea ye . Recen ly, a s udy epo ing on he
in e ac ion o b omadiolone and albumin was published [21].
Se e al p oduc s con aining b omadiolone ha e been app o ed o use as bai ed g anules in he
Czech Republic. The g anules disin eg a e quickly in he ields o applica ion, hus he e is a isk o
bo h p ima y and seconda y in oxica ions o non- a ge o ganisms, because he ca ying subs ances o
g anules may a ac ea hwo ms. The insec i o ous and o he small mammalian species may possibly
become in oxica ed by his way (Fig. 2).
G ea a en ion has been paid o he su eillance o esidues o pes icides bo h in he en i onmen
and oods [22-27]. Se e al analy ical app oaches such as gas ch oma og aphy mass spec oscopy, hin
laye ch oma og aphy o immunochemis y [28,29] may be used o de e mine b omadiolone. Howe e ,
high pe o mance liquid ch oma og aphy (HPLC) coupled wi h a ious de ec o s ( luo escence o mass
de ec o s) is he mos commonly used ins umen o de ec b omadiolone [30-34]. These ins umen s,
howe e , su e om a ious eason, mos o all, high cos . Elec ochemical senso s and biosenso s
ha e supe io p ope ies o e he o he exis ing measu emen sys ems because hey can p o ide quick,
simple and low-cos on- ield de e mina ion o many biologically ac i e species and a numbe o
dange ous pollu an s [35-57].
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Figu e 1. Au opsy o pheasan s killed a he end o he expe imen e ealed no ma ked pa hological
changes excep o occasional haemo hages wi hin he b eas muscles. The igu e shows a ypical
inding in animals poisoned wi h oden icides, so i indica es ha he pa hological changes we e ound
in opposi e o he ela i ely good heal h s a e o pheasan s [58].
Figu e 2. Scheme o he model expe imen simula ing he b omadiolone dis ibu ion wi hin he ood
chain.
THE RELATION BETWEEN BROMADIOLONE AND FOOD CHAIN – THE INFLUENCE OF THE RODENTICIDE
ON NON-TARGET ORGANISMS
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Conside ing he abo e ac s, he aim o his wo k was o p opose a new me hod o b omadiolone
de ec ion. We op imized high pe o mance liquid ch oma og aphy wi h elec ochemical de ec ion
(HPLC-ED) o his pu pose and employed his app oach o de e mine he concen a ion o he a ge
molecule in issues o animals om wo ophic le els.
2. Expe imen al Sec ion
2.1 Chemicals
Ace ic acid, sodium ace a e, ace oni ile (HPLC g ade) and b omadiolone (Pes anal - analy ical
s anda d) we e pu chased om Sigma Ald ich (S einheim, Ge many). Me hanol was pu chased om
Fluka (S einheim, Ge many). Wa e o he p epa a ion o bu e s unde wen demine aliza ion by
e e se osmosis using he ins umen s Aqua Osmo ic 02 (Aqua Osmo ic, Tisno , Czech Republic).
Then, i was pu i ied using Millipo e RG (Millipo e Co p., USA, 18 MΏ). Wo king solu ions o he
b omadiolone s anda d we e p epa ed daily by dilu ing he s ock solu ion o 1 mg/ml concen a ion
wi h me hanol.
2.2 Roden icide-con aining p oduc
The expe imen was ca ied ou wi h a comme cially a ailable oden icide (wi h 0.005% o
b omadiolone; he eina e e e ed as PRODUCT), which is used commonly o he con ol o
common oles in ga dens, o cha ds, ineya ds, and non-ag icul u al land. The PRODUCT is no
app op ia e o la ge-scale use bu o he applica ion in he oles’ bu ows. The ecommended dose is
5-10 g anules pe open bu ow.
2.3 Bio es s
2.3.1 Toxici y o ea hwo ms – es in he a i icial soil subs a e
The es was ca ied ou acco ding o he modi ied OECD 207 guideline [59]. Glass bo les (1,000
ml) we e illed wi h 500 g o he a i icial soil es subs a e consis ing o pea (10 %), kaolin clay (20
%), and silica sand (70 %). The subs a e was mixed wi h 10 g anules o he PRODUCT.
Demine alised wa e was added a a le el co esponding o 35% o d y weigh o he subs a e. Fou
bo les wi h he PRODUCT and ou con ol bo les we e used in he expe imen . Ten labo a o y ea ed
indi iduals o Eisenia e ida we e weighed p io o he expe imen and placed on he su ace o he
subs a e in each bo le. Only adul indi iduals wi h he cli ellum we e used; he minimum a e age
weigh was 400 mg. The es was ca ied ou unde condi ions as ollows: empe a u e o 20±2°C and
con inual ligh ning (450-600 lx). The e alua ion o he es was pe o med a e 14 days. One hal o
con ol ea hwo ms and one hal o he ea hwo ms exposed o he PRODUCT we e ozen
immedia ely a e collec ing. The emaining ea hwo ms we e used in he ollowing expe imen wi h
common oles.
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2.3.2 P ima y and seconda y in oxica ion o common oles
Nine common oles (Mic o us a alis) om he labo a o y ea ing we e used o expe imen ally
s udy he possibili y o p ima y and seconda y in oxica ion by b omadiolone. Voles we e kep
indi idually in 9 l glass aqua ia wi h wood sha ings as bedding. Th ee g oups o oles we e employed
in he expe imen las ed 5 days. The i s g oup consis ed o con ol animals we e ed wi h common
comme cially a ailable g anules o labo a o y mice. The second g oup o oles was ed wi h he
PRODUCT g anules o which hey ecei ed 0.086 g daily. The hi d g oup was ed wi h ea hwo ms,
which we e p e iously exposed o PRODUCT g anules o 14 days. D inking wa e was a ailable ad
libi um. To ensu e adap a ion o oles o ea hwo ms as a eed, he oles used in he expe imen we e
ed wi h ea hwo ms om he labo a o y ea ing o a pe iod o 7 days p io o he expe imen . A he
s a o he expe imen he a e age weigh o oles om he i s , second and hi d g oup was 16.6 g,
15.5 g and 15.6 g, espec i ely. A he end o he 5-days long expe imen , he weigh o animals om
he o e men ioned g oups was 17.3, 15.9 and 15.2 g, espec i ely. Voles we e weighed, eu hanized
and hen subjec ed o au opsy. No g oss pa hological lesions we e ound. The li e was collec ed om
each animal. The a e age weigh o he li e o animals om he o e men ioned g oups was 0.95, 0.93
and 0.94 g, espec i ely.
2.3.3 Ha es
Th ee ha e cada e s om hun ing g ounds on ag icul u al p emises in dis ic s o he eas o he ci y
o B no (Sou h Mo a ia, Czech Republic), whe e b omadiolone-con aining g anula bai s was used,
we e collec ed in No embe 2005 and used in ou expe imen s.
2.4 P epa a ion o biological samples
The samples o 0.5 g issue (ea hwo m, li e om he ea ed oles o li e and s omach con en o
ha es) we e homogenized wi h 0.5 ml o me hanol using a homogenize (Ul a u ax) o 15 min. The
homogena es was sonica ed a 150 W a 4 °C o 15 min. using K5 Sonica o (Slo akia) and
subsequen ly o exed o 15 min. using Vo ex–2 Genie (Scien i ic Indus ies, New Yo k, USA). The
mix u e was cen i uged o 20 minu es a 14,000 g a 4 °C using Uni e sal 32 R cen i uge (He ich-
Zen i ugen GmbH, Tu lingen, Ge many). Subsequen ly, he supe na an liquo was collec ed and
s o ed a –20 °C un il he nex analysis. P io o he analysis, he samples we e dilu ed 2 × wi h
me hanol.
2.5 Elec ochemical measu emen s in he s a iona y sys em
Elec ochemical cyclic ol amme ic measu emen was ca ied ou using he AUTOLAB Analyse
(EcoChemie, The Ne he lands) connec ed o VA-S and 663 (Me ohm, Swi ze land). The h ee-
elec ode sys em was used; i consis ed o he ca bon pas e elec ode (pas e composi ion: 70% ca bon
powde and 30% mine al oil, w/w; he e lon body in which he diame e o he ac i e elec ode su ace
was 2.5 mm; he su ace o he elec ode was polished p io o each measu emen using a ine il a ion
pape acco ding o [60-62]); e e ence elec ode (Ag/AgCl/3 mol l
-1
KCl), and he auxilia y elec ode
om glassy ca bon. GPES so wa e (EcoChemie, The Ne he lands) was employed o p ocess aw da a

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using Le el 4 Sa i zky and Golay il e . Expe imen s we e ca ied ou a oom empe a u e. The
measu emen was pe o med in he po en ial ange om 0.6 o 1 V using he ollowing pa ame e s: he
po en ial s ep o 2.4 mV, he scan a e o 0.3 V.s
-1
. Ace a e bu e (0.2 M, pH 4.0) was used as a
suppo ing elec oly e.
2.6 Elec ochemical measu emen s in he low sys em
The low sys em consis ed o he ch oma og aphic pump (Model 583 ESA Inc., Chelms o d, MA,
USA), Gua d cell (Model 5020 ESA, USA), eac ion loop (1m) o Flow Injec ion Analysis (FIA), and
he ch oma og aphic column Pola is (C18-A, 150 × 4.6 mm, wi h pa icle size o 3 µm; Va ian, Inc.)
and he elec ochemical de ec o . The de ec o consis ed o pa s as ollows: low ampe ome ic
analy ical cell (Model 5040, ESA, USA) con aining he e e ence (hyd ogen-palladium), auxilia y
ca bon and he wo king elec ode made o glassy ca bon, he Coulochem III con ol module. The
sample (5 µl) was injec ed manually using a 5 µl injec ion loop (Supelco, Belle on e, PA, USA). The
da a om he de ec o we e p ocessed using he CSW 32 so wa e. The isoc a ic mobile phase
consis ed o 0.2 M ace a e bu e (pH 4.0/ace oni ile, 40:60, / ). The de ec ion po en ial was
op imized; see in “Resul s” sec ion.
3. Resul s
3.1 De ec ion o b omadiolone using cyclic ol amme y
To employ HPLC wi h elec ochemical de ec ion o measu emen o b omadiolone we aimed on
s udy o he basic elec ochemical beha iou o he a ge molecule using cyclic ol amme y a he
ca bon pas e elec ode. The ol ammog ams wi h a dis inc oxida ion signal a po en ial o 836 mV due
o b omadiolone a e shown in Fig. 3A. Dependence o he peak heigh on he scan a e was loga i hmic
(y = 44.413 ln(x) - 78.08). In addi ion, he po en ial o he peak shi ed g adually o posi i e po en ials
(Fig. 3B). The dependence o he peak heigh on he concen a ion o b omadiolone was also
de e mined. The signal enhanced sha ply wi h he concen a ion in he gi en concen a ion ange up o
a concen a ion o 1 µg/ml, hen mo e g adually (Fig. 3C). In spi e o he ac ha he peak heigh o
b omadiolone enhanced wi h i s inc easing concen a ion, bu he dependence measu ed is no s ic ly
linea wi hin he in e al. Fo analy ical pu poses his dependence can be spli in o wo s ic ly linea
lines a a concen a ion o b omadiolone anging om 0.625 o 10 µg/ml (y = 600.53x + 67.114, R
2
=
0.9912); and a a concen a ion o b omadiolone anging om 20 o 300 ng/ml (y = 62.576x + 259.78,
R
2
= 0.9927, inse in Fig. 3C). The limi o de ec ion o b omadiolone measu ed on he ca bon pas e
elec ode by cyclic ol amme y was e alua ed as 5 ng/ml. I can be concluded ha CV is a me hod
sui able o undamen al s udying o elec ochemical beha iou o a a ge molecule; howe e , i can
no be used o analysis o eal sample due o ela i e low selec i i y. The e o e he expe imen al
esul s ob ained we e used in an op imiza ion p ocedu e o he de ec ion o b omadiolone using low
analysis.
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Figu e 3. The elec ochemical analysis o b omadiolone using cyclic ol amme y. (A) Cyclic
ol ammog ams o b omadiolone (1 µg/ml) a scan a e o 5, 50, 150, and 300 mV/s. (B) Dependence
o he heigh and posi ion o po en ial o he b omadiolone signal on he scan a e. (C) Va ia ion in he
heigh o he b omadiolone signal on he concen a ion a a scan a e o 300 mV/s. Pa ame e s o
measu emen : 0.2 M ace a e bu e (pH 4.0), in he po en ial ange om 0.6 o 1 V, po en ial s ep: 2.4
mV, expe imen s we e ca ied ou a oom empe a u e.
3.2 De ec ion o b omadiolone using low injec ion analysis wi h glassy ca bon elec ode
To make he analysis o b omadiolone-con aining samples apid and sui able o ou ine, a new
app oach o he de ec ion o b omadiolone using Flow Injec ion Analysis (FIA) was p oposed. The
elec ochemical esponse o b omadiolone was s udied a a cons an low a e o he mobile phase (0.5
ml/min) and a a ying wo king elec ode po en ial. The de ec ion po en ial o 840 mV was selec ed
based on he hyd odynamic ol ammog am (no shown). To ob ain he maximum esolu ion o he
b omadiolone peak and he maximum in ensi y o he signal, he e ec o an o ganic componen o he
mobile phase (ace oni ile) was s udied (Fig. 4A). The inc eased po ion o he o ganic phase was
ound bene icial o he de ec ion o b omadiolone. This ac is likely o be associa ed wi h he
physicochemical p ope ies o b omadiolone as an non-pola compound (mo e soluble in o ganic
sol en s) al hough ou p e ious s udies indica ed a signi ican dec ease in he elec ochemical signal in
he p esence o he inc eased po ion o he o ganic componen in he mobile phase [58,63-66]. The
low a e o he mobile phase also a ec s he elec ochemical signal. Va ia ions in he b omadiolone
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
y = 44.413Ln(x) - 78.08
R
2
= 0.9801
0
50
100
150
200
0 100 200 300 400 500
0.72
0.76
0.80
0.84
0 100 200 300 400 500
Scan a e (mV/s)
Po en ial (V)
0.6 0.7 0.8 0.9 1.0
500 nA
Po en ial (V)
Cyclic ol ammog ams
5 mV/s
50 mV/s
150 mV/s
300 mV/s
Scan a e
B omadiolone signal
Peak heigh (nA)
Scan a e (mV/s)
A
B
C
O
OH
O
CH CH
2
CH B
OH
y = 600.53x + 67.114
R
2
= 0.9912
0
100
200
300
0 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4
B omadiolone concen a ion (µ
µµ
µg/ml)
Peak heigh (nA)
B omadiolone concen a ion (µ
µµ
µg/ml)
Peak heigh (nA)
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signal wi h he low a e anging om 0.1 ml/min o 2.0 ml/min we e de e mined. The b omadiolone
signal inc eased a a low a e up o 0.8 ml/min. Then i did no change (no shown).
Figu e 4. The analysis o b omadiolone using high pe o mance liquid ch oma og aphy wi h
elec ochemical de ec ion. (A) The e ec o he o ganic componen in he mobile phase (ace oni ile)
on he b omadiolone peak heigh . (B) Ch oma og am o b omadiolone a a concen a ion o 50 µg/ml,
e en ion ime o he peak o 9.5min. (C) Dependence o he heigh o he signal on he b omadiolone
concen a ion. Expe imen al condi ions we e as ollows: ch oma og aphic column Pola is C18-A, 150
× 4.6 mm, diame e : 3 µm (Va ian, Inc.). The sample was injec ed manually. Isoc a ic mobile phase
consis ed o 0.2 M ace a e bu e (pH 4.0)/ace oni ile (40:60, / ) and he de ec ion po en ial o 840
mV we e used. The low a e o he mobile phase was 0.8 ml/min.
3.3 High pe o mance liquid ch oma og aphic analysis o b omadiolone
Unde he expe imen al condi ions op imized using FIA (wo king elec ode po en ial 840 mV,
mobile phase 0.2 M ace a e bu e (pH 4.0)/ace oni ile (40:60, / ), he low a e o he mobile phase
0.8 ml/min) high pe o mance liquid ch oma og aphy coupled wi h elec ochemical de ec o was used
o de e mine he con en o b omadiolone in eal samples. The signal o b omadiolone was obse ed
wi h he e en ion ime o 9.5 min (Fig. 4B). In addi ion, he calib a ion dependence o b omadiolone
a a concen a ion ange om 0.3 o 50 µg/ml was de e mined. The s ic ly linea calib a ion cu e was
ob ained: y = 3.5x + 0.9; R
2
= 0.9997, wi h a ela i e s anda d de ia ion o abou 4 % (Fig. 4C). When
we p oposed he echnique o de e mina ion o b omadiolone, he oxic e ec s o he a ge molecule
on a ious expe imen al models we e in es iga ed.
15
y = 3.5319x + 0.9243
R
2
= 0.9997
0
40
80
120
160
200
0 20 40
B omadiolone concen a ion (µ
µµ
µg/ml)
Peak heigh (µA)
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
30% 35% 40% 60%
Ace oni ile con en in mobile
phase (%, / )
Peak heigh (%)
7 9 11 13
50 µA
b omadiolone 50 µg/ml
Re en ion ime (min)
RT 9.5 min
B
AC
Re en ion ime (min)
8.5 9.5 10.5
con ol
b omadiolone posi i e
300 nA
Re en ion ime (min)
8.5 9.5 10.5
con ol
b omadiolone posi i e
300 nA300 nA
50 µA
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3.4 B omadiolone exposu e
3.4.1 Ea hwo ms
Du ing he 14-days long expe imen , all ea hwo ms exposed o b omadiolone su i ed. A he
beginning o he expe imen hei a e age weigh was 430 mg. Howe e , he weigh o con ol
ea hwo ms was 293 mg while ea hwo ms exposed o he PRODUCT g anules weighed 344 mg a he
end o he expe imen ,. The dec ease in he weigh o con ol ea hwo ms (mo e han 30 %) was caused
by s a a ion since he subs a e con ained no sui able nu ien s. Ea hwo ms exposed o he
PRODUCT g anules los only 20 % o hei o iginal weigh . They we e assumed o ha e ecei ed
g anules con aining b omadiolone. Using he p oposed app oach o homogeniza ion and ex ac ion, he
samples o ea hwo ms (Eisenia e ida) we e p epa ed and subsequen ly analyzed by HPLC-ED. The
a e age le el o b omadiolone was 1.7 ± 0.2 µg pe ea hwo m, which co esponds o 3.3 ± 0.9 µg pe
g o ea hwo m weigh (Fig. 5). No signal due o b omadiolone was de e mined in samples om
con ol ea hwo ms.
Figu e 5. The con en o b omadiolone in he issues om expe imen al animals. No b omadiolone
signal was de e mined in samples om he con ols ( oles, ea hwo ms). The le els o b omadiolone in
ea hwo ms we e ecalcula ed ela i e o he weigh o ea hwo ms. The le els o b omadiolone in
oles we e ecalcula ed o he weigh o he li e . Fo o he de ails see in Fig. 3 and “Expe imen al
sec ion”.
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