Crazy Times: From the Absence of Any Principle of Precaution to Its Excess. Lessons from the Mismanagement of the Pandemic in Italy and Belgium

The origin of the current pandemic lies with the absence of any precautionary principle. What seemed to have come out of the blue, for most part of the worldwide population, for the experts was a matter of everyday concern, since long time. All breeding and slaughtering activities carry with them a certain degree of risk of zoonosis and triggering pandemics, but neither the industry nor the competent authorities have done anything to reduce such risk. On the other hand, once the pandemic exploded, some Western Countries, more than others, plummeted in the most horrendous collective fear, fuelled by an army ofpoliticians, experts and journalists. It is the case of Italy and Belgium, which, at the time of writing, in furtherance of a dogmatic “precautionary principle”, have won the unwelcome trophy of the most draconian limitations to human rights and adverse economic impact, combined with the highest official death tolls. Finally and again, no precaution has been applied when promoting mass-vaccination. Could this “snakes and ladders” be a suggestion that certain forms of the precautionary principle tend to nothing but protecting self-centred politicians?The origin of the current pandemic lies with the absence of any precautionary principle. What seemed to have come out of the blue, for most part of the worldwide population, for the experts was a matter of everyday concern, since long time. All breeding and slaughtering activities carry with them a certain degree of risk of zoonosis and triggering pandemics, but neither the industry nor the competent authorities have done anything to reduce such risk. On the other hand, once the pandemic exploded, some Western Countries, more than others, plummeted in the most horrendous collective fear, fuelled by an army ofpoliticians, experts and journalists. It is the case of Italy and Belgium, which, at the time of writing, in furtherance of a dogmatic “precautionary principle”, have won the unwelcome trophy of the most draconian limitations to human rights and adverse economic impact, combined with the highest official death tolls. Finally and again, no precaution has been applied when promoting mass-vaccination. Could this “snakes and ladders” be a suggestion that certain forms of the precautionary principle tend to nothing but protecting self-centred politicians

Chlorella vulgaris as a biological matrix for dairy effluent remediation

Phycoremediation, which uses the purifying capacity of microalgae and macroalgae to eliminate or biotransform contaminants, has emerged as a technology for wastewater treatment. The objective of the present work is to evaluate the potential of Chlorella vulgaris to remove nutrients present in effluents generated in a dairy farm and to know the concentration of chlorophyll a and the percentage of crude protein in the algal biomass obtained.Chorella vulgaris was grown in culture medium with 25% effluent from dairy production for seven days. At the beginning and end of the assay, the following variables were determined: ammonium, nitrites, nitrates, total phosphorus, biological oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD), and pH. In addition, the amount (%) of crude proteins and chlorophyll-a were quantified in the obtained algal biomass. At the end of the assay, the following parameters decreased: ammonium, BOD, and COD=97.1%, 81.7%, and 80.8% respectively. In the pellet, chlorophyll-a and the percentage of proteins reached values of 1.68 μg L-1and 3.75 % respectively. The results demonstrate the potential of C. vulgaris for the reduction of pollutants. In addition, it was shown that effluents from dairy production may be a less expensive alternative for the growth of microalga, with environmental and economic benefits.Fil: Reno, Ulises. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias. Laboratorio de Ecotoxicologia; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe; ArgentinaFil: Regaldo, Luciana María. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias. Laboratorio de Ecotoxicologia; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe; ArgentinaFil: Romero, Natalí. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias. Laboratorio de Ecotoxicologia; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe; ArgentinaFil: Gervasio, Susana Graciela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Industria Química. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Industria Química; ArgentinaFil: Gagneten, Ana María. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias. Laboratorio de Ecotoxicologia; Argentin

Efectos del herbicida Ron-do® sobre Cerodaphnia reticulata (Crustacea, Cladocera) y degradabilidad del glifosato (N-fosfometilglicina) en condiciones experimentales

En Argentina la expansión de áreas sembradas con soja transgénica, produjo un incremento en el consumo de plaguicidas, principalmente del herbicida glifosato N-fosfometilglicina), con el consiguiente impacto sobre las aguas superficiales y su biota, el que ha sido documentado por numerosos estudios. La necesidad de conocer el efecto del herbicida más utilizado en la Argentina sobre una especie de cladócero nativo, llevó a plantear los objetivos de este trabajo: 1) evaluar posibles efectos tóxicos del glifosato en su formulación comercial Ron-do®, sobre la sobrevivencia, la fecundidad y la tasa neta de crecimiento poblacional (Ro) de Ceriodaphnia reticulata (Crustacea, Cladocera), en ensayos crónicos durante 13 días; 2) evaluar la degradabilidad del glifosato bajo las mismas condiciones experimentales de los ensayos crónicos, y detectar la posible presencia de su principal metabolito de degradación, el ácido aminometilfosfónico (AMPA). No se observaron efectos adversos sobre la sobrevivencia de C. reticulata pero el incremento en la concentración del contaminante produjo disminución significativa de la fecundidad. Los valores de Ro disminuyeron con el aumento en la concentración de glifosato, mostrando que este parámetro integrador es un buen bioindicador de toxicidad del herbicida estudiado. La degradación del glifosato fue gradual a lo largo de los ensayos, sin la aparición de su metabolito AMPA.Fil: Gagneten, Ana Maria. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias; ArgentinaFil: Maitre, Maria Ines. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Santa Fe. Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Industria Química (i); ArgentinaFil: Reno, Ulises. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias; ArgentinaFil: Regaldo, Luciana María. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias; ArgentinaFil: Roldan, Soledad. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias; ArgentinaFil: Enrique, Susana Noemi. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Santa Fe. Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnológico Para la Industria Química (i); Argentin

Benthic Macroinvertebrates and Zooplankton Communities as Ecological Indicators in Urban Wetlands of Argentina

Urban aquatic ecosystems are important sources of fresh water for multiple uses, but often receive a point or diffuse anthropic contamination. Benthic and zooplankton invertebrates are sensitive to water quality, being good indicators of ecosystem health. In this study, the composition and structure of benthic and zooplankton communities and environmental variables were analyzed seasonally in six urban wetlands of Santa Fe City (Argentina). We present the effect of water quality on both communities as bioindicators of ecological conditions, using different community attributes, functional feeding groups, and biotic indices. For the benthic community, the Macroinvertebrate Index for Pampean Rivers (IMRP) and the Benthic Community Index (BCI) were selected. For the zoo-plankton community, abundance of rotifers/abundance of total zooplankters, microcrustaceans/total zooplankters, cladocerans/total zooplankters, and macrozooplankton/microzooplankton ratios were applied. A functional feeding groups (FFGs) classification, adapted from the literature, is proposed for zooplankters. The urban wetlands showed a gradient from the most to the least disturbed sites. Some benthic and zooplankton species were identified as excellent bioindicators of pollution, and the FFGs and biotic indices revealed the ecological condition of each urban wetland. The present study contributes to the enhancement of management practices in urban landscapes aiming to maintain ecosystem services in sustainable cities.Fil: Arias, María Julieta. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias. Laboratorio de Ecotoxicologia; ArgentinaFil: Vaschetto, Pablo Andrés. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias. Laboratorio de Ecotoxicologia; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe; ArgentinaFil: Marchese Garello, Mercedes Rosa. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Instituto Nacional de Limnología. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Instituto Nacional de Limnología; ArgentinaFil: Regaldo, Luciana María. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias. Laboratorio de Ecotoxicologia; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe; ArgentinaFil: Gagneten, Ana María. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias. Laboratorio de Ecotoxicologia; Argentin

Effect of a glyphosate formulation on freshwater plankton: A community combined metric approach

Aim: The aim of this study was to experimentally assess the effects of glyphosate formulation on plankton composition by using different community parameters through a mesocosm experiment. Methodology: A 600 l mesocosm experiment was performed for 7 days, including a control (without glyphosate) and two concentrations of glyphosate. Results: Glyphosate caused a significant decrease in cladoceran density and a significant increase in rotifer, Chlorophyceae, and Euglenophyceae densities. In addition, zooplankton size diversity as well as microalgal evenness diminished. Interpretation:The decrease in cladoceran density may have benefited rotifers since they are less competitive for food resources. Moreover, the decrease in cladoceran foraging pressure over Chlorophyceae and Euglenophyceae may have benefited them. The different tolerances and competitiveness within the plankton components make the structure of this community a good indicator of environmental disturbance.Fil: Polla, Wanda. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias. Laboratorio de Ecotoxicologia; ArgentinaFil: Regaldo, Luciana María. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias. Laboratorio de Ecotoxicologia; ArgentinaFil: Reno, Ulises. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias. Laboratorio de Ecotoxicologia; ArgentinaFil: Popielarz, Andrea Silvina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Industria Química. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Industria Química; ArgentinaFil: Gervasio, Susana Graciela. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe. Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Industria Química. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Instituto de Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Industria Química; ArgentinaFil: Fernandez, V.. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias. Laboratorio de Ecotoxicologia; ArgentinaFil: Gagneten, Ana María. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias. Laboratorio de Ecotoxicologia; Argentin

Análisis de la comunidad zooplanctónica en cultivos de arroz durante un ciclo de producción bajo manejo agroecológico versus convencional

This study investigated the zooplankton community in rice fields with different management practices: conventional crop (CC) and agroecological crop (AE). In both wetlands, physicochemical parameters and pesticide residues in water and sediment were measured, and the structure of zooplankton was analyzed. Environmental parameters did not show significant differences between the wetlands. In AE samples, no pesticide residues were recorded in water; only bentazone residues were found in sediment. In CC water samples, bentazone, glyphosate, and AMPA were found, while bentazone, AMPA, clomazone, imidacloprid, and tebuconazole were detected in sediment. AE rice field presented significantly (p < 0.01) higher richness of Cladocera taxa, which is considered the most sensitive group among zooplankters, as well as abundance of rotifers, diversity, and evenness of taxa (p < 0.05). In contrast, in CC, only the dominance was significantly (p < 0.05) higher than in AE, mainly explained by the dominance of smaller species and copepods, considered more tolerant. The percentage of dissimilarity between crops was high (79.9 %). Through different biological indicators and ecological indices, we conclude that the AE rice field showed better environmental quality than CC. This study contributes to understanding the effect of pesticides on zooplankton and alerts about the importance of diversifying crop management practices and diminishing the use of agrochemicals in rice production.Este estudio investigó la comunidad zooplanctónica en dos campos de arroz con diferentes prácticas de manejo: cultivo convencional (CC) y cultivo agroecológico (AE). En ambos humedales se midieron parámetros fisicoquímicos y residuos de plaguicidas en agua y sedimentos y se analizó la estructura del zooplancton. Los parámetros ambientales no mostraron diferencias significativas entre los humedales. En las muestras de AE no se registraron residuos de plaguicidas en agua; sólo se encontraron residuos de bentazon en sedimento. En las muestras de agua de CC se encontró bentazon, glifosato y AMPA, mientras que en sedimento se detectó bentazon, AMPA, clomazone, imidacloprid y tebuconazole. AE presentó mayor riqueza de cladóceros (p < 0,01), considerado el grupo más sensible, así como mayor abundancia de rotíferos, diversidad y equitatividad de taxones (p < 0.05). En contraste, en CC, solo la dominancia fue significativamente mayor que en AE (p < 0.05), explicado principalmente por la dominancia de especies pequeñas y copépodos, considerados más tolerantes. El porcentaje de disimilitud entre cultivos fue alto (79.9 %). A través de diferentes indicadores biológicos e índices ecológicos, se concluye que AE mostró mejor calidad ambiental que CC. Este estudio contribuye a comprender el efecto de los plaguicidas en el zooplancton y alerta sobre la importancia de diversificar las prácticas de manejo de cultivos y disminuir el uso de agroquimícos en la producción de arroz.Fil: Romero, Natalí. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias. Laboratorio de Ecotoxicologia; ArgentinaFil: Attademo, Andres Maximiliano. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias. Laboratorio de Ecotoxicologia; ArgentinaFil: Reno, Ulises. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias. Laboratorio de Ecotoxicologia; ArgentinaFil: Regaldo, Luciana María. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias. Laboratorio de Ecotoxicologia; ArgentinaFil: Repetti, María Rosa. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Ingeniería Química. Programa de Investigación y Análisis de Residuos y Contaminantes Químicos; ArgentinaFil: Lajmanovich, Rafael Carlos. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas; ArgentinaFil: Gagneten, Ana María. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias. Laboratorio de Ecotoxicologia; Argentin

Wastewater-Based Epidemiology: Detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in Different Stages of Domestic Wastewater Treatment in Santa Fe, Argentina

The COVID-19 pandemic affected human life at every level. In this study, we analyzed genetic markers (N and ORF1ab, RNA genes) of SARS-CoV-2 in domestic wastewaters (DWW) in San Justo City (Santa Fe, Argentina), using reverse transcription-quantitative real-time PCR. Out of the 30 analyzed samples, 30% were positive for SARS-CoV-2 RNA. Of the total positive samples, 77% correspond to untreated DWW, 23% to pre-chlorination, and no SARS-CoV-2 RNA was registered at the post-chlorination sampling site. The viral loads of N and OFR1ab genes decreased significantly along the treatment process, and the increase in the number of viral copies of the N gene could anticipate, by 6 days, the number of clinical cases in the population. The concentration of chlorine recommended by the WHO (≥ 0.5 mg L−1 after at least 30 min of contact time at pH 8.0) successfully removed SARS-CoV-2 RNA from DWW. The efficiency of wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) confirms the need to control and increase DWW treatment systems on a regional and global scale. This work could contribute to building a network for WBE to monitor SARS-CoV-2 in wastewaters during the pandemic waves and the epidemic remission phase.Fil: Reno, Ulises. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias. Laboratorio de Ecotoxicologia; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe; ArgentinaFil: Regaldo, Luciana María. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias. Laboratorio de Ecotoxicologia; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe; ArgentinaFil: Ojeda, Guillermo. No especifíca;Fil: Schmuck, Josefina. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias. Laboratorio de Ecotoxicologia; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe; ArgentinaFil: Romero, Natalí. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias. Laboratorio de Ecotoxicologia; ArgentinaFil: Polla, Wanda. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias. Laboratorio de Ecotoxicologia; ArgentinaFil: Kergaravat, Silvina Vanesa. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias. Laboratorio de Ecotoxicologia; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias. Laboratorio de Ecotoxicologia; ArgentinaFil: Gagneten, Ana María. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias. Laboratorio de Ecotoxicologia; Argentin

Silver nanoparticle filter for domestic wastewater reuse

BACKGROUND: Under scarcity of freshwater, the reuse and low-cost technological solutions applied to wastewaters seek to reduce contamination to the users and freshwater biota. RESULTS: A low-cost cellulose membrane was doped with silver nanoparticles to filter urban wastewater (UW) from a city in Argentina. The total amount of coliforms and Escherichia coli in the filter decreased by 99.6% and 99.9%, respectively. The leak of silver from the filter was 275 ng L−1, analyzed by square wave anodic stripping voltammetry. Silver nanoparticles tested on HepG2 and A549 mammalian cell lines showed no toxicity in a broad concentration range. Calculation of the organic matter provided by dead bacteria post-filtration was 347 μg L−1 proteins, 148 μg L−1 nucleic acids, 57 μg L−1 lipids, and 53 μg L−1 polysaccharides, indicating high availability of organic matter. The retention of inorganic salts in the filter was 78.5% ammonia, 6.2% nitrates, 97.6% nitrites, and 19.2% phosphates. In post-filtered UW, the Lactuca sativa germination test showed early seed germination between 90% and 95% in all the dilutions tested. In the range of 6.25% to 50.0%, filtered UW showed no significant differences in the hypocotyl but the difference was significant in the radicle length (mm) compared to the control made of synthetic media (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: The development of a low-cost filter based on cellulose membranes doped with silver nanoparticles allowed the reuse of wastewater for domestic purposes and garden irrigation.Fil: Gagneten, Ana María. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias. Laboratorio de Ecotoxicologia; ArgentinaFil: Romero, Natalí. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe; Argentina. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias. Laboratorio de Ecotoxicologia; ArgentinaFil: Reno, Ulises. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias. Laboratorio de Ecotoxicologia; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe; ArgentinaFil: Regaldo, Luciana María. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias. Laboratorio de Ecotoxicologia; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe; ArgentinaFil: Kergaravat, Silvina Vanesa. Universidad Nacional del Litoral. Facultad de Humanidades y Ciencias. Laboratorio de Ecotoxicologia; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Santa Fe; ArgentinaFil: Rodenak Kladniew, Boris Emilio. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de La Plata "Prof. Dr. Rodolfo R. Brenner". Universidad Nacional de la Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas. Instituto de Investigaciones Bioquímicas de La Plata "Prof. Dr. Rodolfo R. Brenner"; ArgentinaFil: Castro, Guillermo Raul. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - La Plata. Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Fermentaciones Industriales. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas. Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Fermentaciones Industriales; Argentin

SimBIG: Field-level Simulation-Based Inference of Galaxy Clustering

We present the first simulation-based inference (SBI) of cosmological parameters from field-level analysis of galaxy clustering. Standard galaxy clustering analyses rely on analyzing summary statistics, such as the power spectrum, $P_\ell$, with analytic models based on perturbation theory. Consequently, they do not fully exploit the non-linear and non-Gaussian features of the galaxy distribution. To address these limitations, we use the {\sc SimBIG} forward modelling framework to perform SBI using normalizing flows. We apply SimBIG to a subset of the BOSS CMASS galaxy sample using a convolutional neural network with stochastic weight averaging to perform massive data compression of the galaxy field. We infer constraints on $\Omega_m = 0.267^{+0.033}_{-0.029}$ and $\sigma_8=0.762^{+0.036}_{-0.035}$. While our constraints on $\Omega_m$ are in-line with standard $P_\ell$ analyses, those on $\sigma_8$ are $2.65\times$ tighter. Our analysis also provides constraints on the Hubble constant $H_0=64.5 \pm 3.8 \ {\rm km / s / Mpc}$ from galaxy clustering alone. This higher constraining power comes from additional non-Gaussian cosmological information, inaccessible with $P_\ell$. We demonstrate the robustness of our analysis by showcasing our ability to infer unbiased cosmological constraints from a series of test simulations that are constructed using different forward models than the one used in our training dataset. This work not only presents competitive cosmological constraints but also introduces novel methods for leveraging additional cosmological information in upcoming galaxy surveys like DESI, PFS, and Euclid.Comment: 14 pages, 4 figures. A previous version of the paper was published in the ICML 2023 Workshop on Machine Learning for Astrophysic