New Methodologies for Assessing the Presence and Ecological Effects of Pesticides in Doñana National Park (SW Spain)

Use of Metallomics and Metabolomics to Assess Metal Pollution in Doñana National Park (SW Spain)

“…Mice were collected from September–October 2011 in three DNP areas with differing metal levels (see Supporting Information Figure 1): (i) “Lucio del Palacio” (LDP, green), at the core of the Doñana Biological Reserve (DRB), is a reference area with a low a priori contamination level; (ii) “El Partido” (PAR, orange), upstream of El Partido stream, is under the influence of citrus and grape fields; and (iii) “El Matochal” (MAT, blue), close to the Guadiamar stream, is affected by rice fields. Detailed information about the pollutant presence in these sites located around Doñana and about their biological effects is reviewed in ref .…”

Redox and global interconnected proteome changes in mice exposed to complex environmental hazards surrounding Doñana National Park

“…The extensive occurrence of pollution and its (ir)reversible damage to the ecosystems has become a common concern that requires urgent actions. The increasing release of contaminants may endanger the homeostasis of living-beings and threaten human health (Alhama Carmona et al, 2017;Pueyo et al, 2011). Frequently, environmental risk assessment is inferred from studies using acute exposure to one or a few toxins in laboratory-controlled experiments (Alhama et al, 2018;Morales-Prieto and Abril, 2017).…”

“…In addition, pesticides are used extensively for rice, citrus and strawberry production in the nearby fields. Furthermore, agrochemical pollution in the region is considered particularly dangerous due to its intensive use and quick spread and to difficulties in its evaluation (Fernández-Cisnal et al, 2014;Gomara et al, 2008;Pueyo et al, 2011). Since the National Park is continuously threatened by pollution, a regular monitoring of the environment quality is required (García-Sevillano et al, 2012).…”