Water-Energy Nexus,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
6, P. 74 - 95
Published: Aug. 30, 2023
Environmental
contaminants
have
emerged
significantly
due
to
the
enormous
consumption
of
medications,
personal-care
products,
antibiotics,
and
hormones
for
cosmetic
health
reasons.
Emerging
pollutants
(EPs),
often
alluded
as
contaminants,
become
a
massive
concern
entire
populace
their
immense
critical
environmental
human
hazards.
EPs
broad
range
effects.
emanate
from
either
or
animal
origins,
with
ability
permeate
streams
instantaneously
gradually
through
soils.
Consequently,
potable
water
sources
will
get
tainted,
quality
degrade,
conditions
emerge.
For
more
than
decade,
research
has
been
conducted
on
various
pollutants,
but
this
developing
class
mainly
comprises
those
fertilizer,
pharmaceutical,
personal
care
industries.
Even
in
lower
quantities,
majority
evolving
may
be
harmful
people
marine
life.
These
chemicals
lack
defined
limits
because
treatment
facilities
require
sources.
The
prevalence
deterioration
aquatic
environments,
particularly
surface
groundwater,
is
severe
problem.
technologies
utilize
methodologies,
including
physicochemical,
biological,
modern
oxidation
processes,
regardless
benefits
limitations.
Global Change Biology,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
29(12), P. 3240 - 3255
Published: March 21, 2023
Abstract
Climate
change,
biodiversity
loss,
and
chemical
pollution
are
planetary‐scale
emergencies
requiring
urgent
mitigation
actions.
As
these
“triple
crises”
deeply
interlinked,
they
need
to
be
tackled
in
an
integrative
manner.
However,
while
climate
change
often
studied
together,
as
a
global
factor
contributing
worldwide
loss
has
received
much
less
attention
research
so
far.
Here,
we
review
evidence
showing
that
the
multifaceted
effects
of
anthropogenic
chemicals
environment
posing
growing
threat
ecosystems.
Therefore,
failure
account
for
may
significantly
undermine
success
protection
efforts.
We
argue
progress
understanding
counteracting
negative
impact
on
requires
collective
efforts
scientists
from
different
disciplines,
including
but
not
limited
ecology,
ecotoxicology,
environmental
chemistry.
Importantly,
recent
developments
fields
have
now
enabled
comprehensive
studies
could
efficiently
address
manifold
interactions
between
Based
their
experience
with
intricate
biodiversity,
ecologists
well
equipped
embrace
additional
challenge
complexity
through
interdisciplinary
collaborations.
This
offers
unique
opportunity
jointly
advance
seminal
frontier
ecology
facilitate
development
innovative
solutions
protection.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
24(6), P. 5342 - 5342
Published: March 10, 2023
Endocrine-disrupting
chemicals
(EDCs)
have
significant
impacts
on
biological
systems,
and
been
shown
to
interfere
with
physiological
especially
by
disrupting
the
hormone
balance.
During
last
few
decades,
EDCs
affect
reproductive,
neurological,
metabolic
development
function
even
stimulate
tumor
growth.
EDC
exposure
during
can
disrupt
normal
patterns
alter
susceptibility
disease.
Many
endocrine-disrupting
properties,
including
bisphenol
A,
organochlorines,
polybrominated
flame
retardants,
alkylphenols,
phthalates.
These
compounds
gradually
elucidated
as
risk
factors
for
many
diseases,
such
neural,
diseases
cancers.
Endocrine
disruption
has
spread
wildlife
species
that
are
connected
food
chains.
Dietary
uptake
represents
an
important
source
of
exposure.
Although
represent
a
public
health
concern,
relationship
specific
mechanism
between
remain
unclear.
This
review
focuses
disease-EDC
disease
endpoints
associated
endocrine
better
understanding
EDCs-disease
elucidates
new
prevention/treatment
opportunities
screening
methods.
Despite
the
increasing
health
risks
shown
by
continuous
detection
of
organophosphate
esters
(OPEs)
in
biota
recent
years,
information
on
occurrence
and
potential
OPEs
marine
mammals
remains
limited.
This
study
conducted
first
investigation
into
body
burdens
10
traditional
(tOPEs)
five
emerging
(eOPEs)
cetacean
species
(n
=
84)
from
northern
South
China
Sea
(NSCS)
during
2005–2021.
All
OPEs,
except
for
2-ethylhexyl
diphenyl
phosphate
(EHDPHP),
were
detected
these
cetaceans,
indicating
their
widespread
NSCS.
Although
levels
∑10tOPEs
humpback
dolphins
remained
stable
2005
to
2021,
concentrations
∑5eOPEs
showed
a
significant
increase,
suggesting
growing
demand
new-generation
China.
Dolphins
proximity
urban
regions
generally
exhibited
higher
OPE
than
those
rural
areas,
mirroring
environmental
trends
occurring
this
area.
congeners,
EHDPHP,
maternal
transfer
ratio
>1,
that
dolphin
placenta
may
not
be
an
efficient
barrier
OPEs.
The
observed
correlations
between
hormones
(triiodothyronine,
thyroxine,
testosterone)
indicated
exposures
might
have
endocrine
disruption
effects
population.
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Jan. 6, 2025
Endocrine
disruptors
represent
a
diverse
array
of
chemicals
known
to
interfere
with
the
endocrine
systems
both
human
and
environmental
organisms,
adversely
affecting
reproduction,
development,
behavior,
thus
raising
significant
health
ecological
concerns.
Traditional
regulatory
tests
for
activity
typically
involve
juvenile
or
adult
fish,
which
is
time-consuming
resource-intensive
necessitates
substantial
animal
use.
This
study
adopts
transcriptomic
approach
identify
toxicogenomic
signatures
associated
disruption
estrogen
signaling
in
zebrafish
(Danio
rerio)
embryos.
Utilizing
modified
embryo
toxicity
test
based
on
Organisation
Economic
Co-operation
Development
guideline
236,
embryos
were
exposed
two
sublethal
concentrations
estradiol,
bisphenol
A,
fulvestrant.
Despite
no
effects
survival
hatching
rate
observed
treated
groups
compared
controls,
our
effectively
pinpointed
several
genes,
including
vtg1,
cyp19a1b,
fam20cl,
sult1st2,
pck1,
agxtb,
hsd17b12a,
ptgs2a,
ccn1,
as
linked
signaling.
These
genes
emerge
promising
biomarker
candidates
identifying
distinguishing
estrogen-related
modes
action.
Additionally,
this
not
only
supports
detection
potential
but
also
opens
up
possibilities
prioritizing
substances
higher
tier
testing,
could
substantially
reduce
testing
future.
