Scientific Reports,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(1)
Published: Oct. 25, 2024
Aquaculture,
a
rapidly
expanding
food
production
system,
holds
promise
for
improving
global
security
and
resilience.
However,
imbalanced
growth
has
led
to
highly
uneven
distribution
of
aquaculture
among
countries,
concern
that
not
been
comprehensively
examined.
This
paper
fills
this
knowledge
gap
by
developing
an
innovative
indicator
system
assess
issue
based
on
development
in
~
200
countries
over
five
decades.
The
utilizes
the
"effective
number
countries"
(ENC)
as
basic
measure
extends
it
into
two
novel
indicators,
popularity
parity,
gauge
inclusiveness
balance.
assessment
from
1970
2020
reveals
become
enterprise,
operating
nearly
90%
countries.
Nevertheless,
there
is
still
substantial
potential
across
most
43
species
groups
examined
here.
Regarding
concerns
persistently
growth,
our
parity
increased
during
1970-2020
majority
85
country
here,
including
18
27
regions
subregions.
Global
also
rise
new
millennium
(2000-2020).
remains
considerably
lower
than
those
capture
fisheries
terrestrial
meat
production.
suggests
cannot
be
solely
attributed
countries'
comparative
advantages.
extraordinary
imbalance
could
compromise
resilience,
but
signifies
untapped
potential.
Mainstreaming
policy
indicators
can
foster
more
inclusive
balanced
unlock
proposed
applied
diverse
sectors
scales,
contributing
broader
refined
understanding
dynamics
within
system.
South African Journal of Chemical Engineering,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
48, P. 395 - 416
Published: March 12, 2024
Emerging
micropollutants
(EMPs)—which
include
endocrine
disruptors,
pharmaceuticals,
personal
care
products,
pesticides,
and
industrial
chemicals—have
recently
received
global
attention
due
to
their
detection
in
the
environment
at
trace
levels
being
labeled
as
a
first-priority
environmental
public
health
concern.
EMPs
are
often
identified
by
nature
of
toxicity,
bioaccumulation
potential,
persistence,
despite
low
concentrations.
Their
prevalence
aquatic
is
closely
linked
difficulty
removed
using
conventional
water
wastewater
treatment
techniques.
Constructed
wetlands
(CWs)
have
drawn
more
interest
this
field
recent
years,
largely
because
affordability,
ease
use
upkeep,
friendliness.
However,
only
small
number
researchers
examined
compiled
body
knowledge
regarding
CWs
remove
disrupting
chemicals
(EDCs)
other
from
various
sources.
Previously
reviewed
articles
were
not
focused
on
comparative
performance
types
hybrid
systems
EDCs
wastewaters.
Therefore,
applications
suitability
different
integrated
for
removing
wide
range
emerging
contaminated
environments
(water
wastewater)
reviewed.
The
findings
review
confirmed
that
integrating
with
novel
technologies,
such
membrane
bioreactors
(MBR),
electrochemical
oxidation,
microbial
fuel
cells
(MFCs),
can
maximize
specific
advantages
constructed
wetland
terms
micropollutant
removal.
Journal of Fish Biology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Feb. 11, 2025
Abstract
Pollution
of
the
aquatic
ecosystem
by
hormone‐active
substances
is
a
frequently
discussed
topic
these
days.
Such
can
pass
through
sewage
treatment
plant
system
and
affect
life.
This
study
tested
effect
17α‐ethinylestradiol
(EE2)
on
individual
zebrafish
(
Danio
rerio
)
at
an
environmentally
relevant
concentration
in
fish
food
(10
μg/kg)
100
times
higher
(1000
μg/kg).
experiment
revealed
significant
changes
expression
reproductive
genes,
increase
vitellogenin
levels
histopathological
lesions
testes
after
EE2
exposure.
Additionally,
lipid
peroxidation
antioxidant
enzyme
activities
were
observed
both
concentrations,
along
with
morphological
increased
mortality
concentration.
Even
poses
danger
to
organisms
as
it
D.
's
health
parameters,
indicating
toxicity
molecular,
cell,
tissue,
organism
levels.
Toxics,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
13(3), P. 225 - 225
Published: March 19, 2025
The
concentrations
and
spreading
of
eight
synthetic
two
natural
progestins
(PGs)
were
investigated
in
surface
waters
from
ten
sites
at
the
Douro
River
Estuary.
Samples
filtrated
subjected
to
solid-phase
extraction
(SPE)
isolate
concentrate
target
PGs.
extracts
cleaned
by
silica
cartridges
analyzed
LC-MS/MS.
finding
biologically
relevant
amounts
gonanes
(22.3
±
2.7
ng/L),
progesterone
derivatives
(12.2
0.5
drospirenone
(4.1
0.8
PGs
(9.4
0.9
ng/L)
support
possibility
these
compounds
acting
as
endocrine
disruptors.
Despite
absence
significant
differences
amongst
sampling
seasons,
principal
component
analysis
(PCA)
linear
discriminant
(LDA)
approaches
reveal
that
spring
summer
have
different
patterns
PG
distribution
compared
autumn
winter.
assessment
risk
coefficients
(RQs)
potential
fish
blood
sustains
all
tested
pose
a
local
biota
(RQs
>
1).
Additionally,
three
progestins—norethindrone,
norethindrone
acetate,
medroxyprogesterone
acetate—should
reach
human-equivalent
therapeutic
levels
plasma.
Overall,
current
data
show
PGs’
presence
impacts
one
most
important
estuaries
Iberian
Peninsula.
Toxics,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
11(11), P. 903 - 903
Published: Nov. 5, 2023
Environmental
pollution
is
a
growing
threat
to
natural
ecosystems
and
one
of
the
world’s
most
pressing
concerns.
The
increasing
worldwide
use
pharmaceuticals
has
elevated
their
status
as
significant
emerging
contaminants.
Pharmaceuticals
enter
aquatic
environments
through
multiple
pathways
related
anthropogenic
activity.
Their
high
consumption,
insufficient
waste
treatment,
incapacity
organisms
completely
metabolize
them
contribute
accumulation
in
environments,
posing
all
life
forms.
Various
analytical
methods
have
been
used
quantify
pharmaceuticals.
Biotechnology
advancements
based
on
next-generation
sequencing
(NGS)
techniques,
like
eDNA
metabarcoding,
enabled
development
new
for
assessing
monitoring
ecotoxicological
effects
metabarcoding
valuable
biomonitoring
tool
pharmaceutical
because
it
(a)
provides
an
efficient
method
assess
predict
status,
(b)
identifies
sources,
(c)
tracks
changes
levels
over
time,
(d)
assesses
ecological
impact
pollution,
(e)
helps
prioritize
cleanup
mitigation
efforts,
(f)
offers
insights
into
diversity
composition
microbial
other
bioindicator
communities.
This
review
highlights
issue
while
emphasizing
importance
using
modern
NGS-based
actions
its
environmental
more
consistently
effectively.
