ECOGENOTOXICITY EVALUATION OF SOIL OF AREA IMPACTED BY INVASIVE ALIENS SPECIES Hovenia dulcis Th umberg BY Eisenia fetida

Resumo

Th e species Hovenia dulcis, popularly known as the Japanese raisin tree, is considered an invasive alien species which can invade a variety of new habitats and establish new populations. Despite being quite prevalent in southern Brazil, environmental impacts are still poorly known, including those on the soil. Th e aim of the current paper was to evaluate the possible ecogenotoxic eff ects of the soil sampled in area with and without H. dulcis on Eisenia fetida. Soil samples were collected, and the experiments delineation for two toxicity tests were conducted: acute toxicity test and Comet assay. Th e results indicate the absence of ecogenotoxic potential of H. dulcis chemical compounds in E. fetida organism. Further studies should be performed using other organisms of the edaphic fauna to better evaluate the potential eff ects of such chemical compounds present in soil with Japanese raisin tree.
Keywords: biomonitoring, edaphic fauna, environmental toxicology, Japanese raisin tree.