Abstract
Previous studies conducted in other countries showed that neonicotinoid insecticides contaminated environmental waters and reduced aquatic invertebrate abundance. This study analysed neonicotinoid concentrations in estuarine waters of Indramayu Regency, Indonesia, and their potential toxicity to the aquatic environment. Data collection included water sampling and analysis, watershed and paddy field analyses, and literature review. The results showed that the detection frequency of neonicotinoids was 75%, with imidacloprid and thiamethoxam having the highest mean concentrations compared to other compounds. The sample collected in August 2021 from an estuary in the Patrol sub-district contained the highest total neonicotinoid concentration (140.26 ng/L). Five samples (31.25%) contained imidacloprid concentrations that exceeded the chronic benchmark regulated by the Netherlands, thus related regulation and policies are encouraged to be established in Indonesia to prevent potential harmful effect of neonicotinoids to the aquatic environment. There was no significant correlation between the neonicotinoid concentrations and the paddy field and watershed sizes as well as the land use proportion for paddy fields within the watershed. This study is the first to report neonicotinoid contamination in Indonesian estuarine waters.
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