Frontiers in Toxicology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
6
Published: Oct. 7, 2024
Parabens
are
the
most
prevalent
ingredients
in
cosmetics
and
personal
care
products
(PCPs).
They
colorless
tasteless
exhibit
good
stability
when
combined
with
other
components.
Because
of
these
unique
physicochemical
properties,
they
extensively
used
as
antimicrobial
antifungal
agents.
Their
release
into
aquatic
ecosystem
poses
potential
threats
to
organisms,
including
fish.
We
conducted
an
electronic
search
PubMed
(
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed
)
using
term
parabens
fish
sorted
93
articles
consisting
methyl
paraben
(MTP),
ethyl
(ETP),
propyl
(PPP),
butyl
(BTP),
benzyl
(BNP)
several
species.
Furthermore,
we
confined
our
six
species
(common
carp,
Cyprinus
carpio
;
fathead
minnows,
Pimephales
promelas
Japanese
medaka,
Oryzias
latipes
rainbow
trout,
Oncorhynchus
mykiss
Nile
tilapia,
Oreochromis
niloticus
zebrafish,
Danio
rerio)
four
common
(MTP,
ETP,
PPP,
BTP)
48
for
review.
Our
indicates
that
among
all
fish,
zebrafish
was
studied
MTP
tested
Moreover,
depending
on
alkyl
chain
length
linearity,
long-chained
were
more
toxic
than
short
chains.
can
be
considered
endocrine
disruptors
(EDs),
targeting
estrogen-androgen-thyroid-steroidogenesis
(EATS)
pathways,
blocking
development
growth
gametes,
causing
intergenerational
toxicity
impact
viability
offspring/larvae.
Paraben
exposure
also
induce
behavioral
changes
nervous
system
disorders
Although
USEPA
EU
limit
use
pharmaceuticals,
their
prolonged
persistence
environment
may
pose
additional
health
risk
humans.
Processes,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
10(5), P. 1041 - 1041
Published: May 23, 2022
Emerging
pollutants
are
present
in
wastewaters
treated
by
conventional
processes.
Due
to
water
cycle
interactions,
these
contaminants
have
been
reported
groundwater,
surface
water,
and
drinking
waters.
Since
processes
cannot
guarantee
their
removal
or
biotransformation,
it
is
necessary
study
that
comply
with
complete
elimination.
The
current
literature
review
was
conducted
describe
provide
an
overview
of
the
available
information
about
most
significant
groups
emerging
could
potentially
be
found
wastewater
environment.
In
addition,
describes
main
entry
distribution
pathways
into
environment
through
cycle,
as
well
some
potential
effects
they
may
cause
flora,
fauna,
humans.
Relevant
on
SARS-CoV-2
virus
its
spread
included.
Furthermore,
also
outlines
Advanced
Oxidation
Processes
(AOPs)
used
for
total
partial
removal,
emphasizing
reaction
mechanisms
process
parameters
need
considered.
As
well,
biological
that,
although
slow,
effective
biotransformation
can
combination
advanced
oxidation
Membranes,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
13(2), P. 132 - 132
Published: Jan. 19, 2023
Pollution
of
the
environment,
including
water
resources,
is
currently
one
greatest
challenges
due
to
emerging
new
contaminants
anthropogenic
origin.
Of
particular
concern
are
organic
pollutants
such
as
pharmaceuticals,
endocrine
disruptors,
and
pesticides,
but
also
other
industrial
pollutants,
for
example,
synthetic
dyes.
The
growing
demand
environmentally
friendly
economical
methods
removing
dyes
from
wastewater
resulted
in
increased
interest
possibility
using
techniques
based
on
application
polymer
inclusion
membranes
(PIMs)
this
purpose.
PIM-based
promising
eliminating
aqueous
solutions,
wastewater,
high
efficiency,
versatility,
ease/low
cost
preparation,
selectivity.
This
review
describes
latest
developments
related
removal
various
solutions
PIMs
over
past
few
years,
with
emphasis
research
aimed
at
increasing
effectiveness
selectivity
PIMs,
which
may
contribute
wider
use
these
future.
Environmental Science & Technology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
58(21), P. 9416 - 9426
Published: April 25, 2024
The
polyamide
(PA)
nanofiltration
(NF)
membrane
has
the
potential
to
remove
endocrine-disrupting
compounds
(EDCs)
from
water
and
wastewater
prevent
risks
both
aquatic
ecosystem
human
health.
However,
our
understanding
of
EDC
removal–water
permeance
trade-off
by
PA
NF
is
still
limited,
although
salt
selectivity–water
been
well
illustrated.
This
constrains
precise
design
a
high-performance
for
removing
EDCs.
In
this
study,
we
manipulated
nanostructures
membranes
altering
piperazine
(PIP)
monomer
concentrations
during
interfacial
polymerization
(IP)
process.
upper
bound
coefficient
was
demonstrated
be
more
than
two
magnitudes
lower
that
permeance.
Such
variations
were
derived
different
membrane–solute
interactions,
in
which
water/EDC
selectivity
determined
combined
effects
steric
exclusion
hydrophobic
interaction,
while
electrostatic
interaction
played
crucial
roles
water/salt
selectivity.
We
further
highlighted
role
pore
number
residual
groups
transport
molecules
across
via
molecular
dynamics
(MD)
simulations.
Fewer
pores
decreased
channels,
existence
might
cause
hindrance
dynamic
disturbance
inside
membrane.
study
elucidated
phenomenon
mechanisms
between
permeance,
providing
theoretical
reference
effective
removal
EDCs
reuse.
Chemical Engineering Journal,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
453, P. 139631 - 139631
Published: Oct. 7, 2022
The
presence
of
emerging
contaminants
(ECs)
in
aquatic
systems
and,
particularly,
wastewater
(WW)
has
become
a
major
concern
over
the
past
years.
Among
these
contaminants,
parabens,
belonging
to
group
endocrine
disruptors,
are
used
on
daily
basis
as
preservatives
and
constantly
enter
environment,
being
called
pseudo-persistent
contaminants.
Parabens
have
potential
bioaccumulate
can
be
toxic
species.
Unfortunately,
traditional
methods
treatment
plants
(WWTPs),
namely
adsorption
process,
activated
sludge
advanced
oxidation
processes
(AOPs)
not
effective
removing
this
type
These
generate
wastes
with
high
concentrations
parabens
adsorbed
carbon,
large
amounts
containing
and/or
chemically
unstable
by-products.
To
overcome
limitations,
microalgae-based
bioremediation
aroused
great
interest
an
sustainable
process
where
microalgae
metabolism
carbon
source
(diauxic
growth).
However,
several
factors
that
affect
growth
consequently,
their
capacity,
must
considered
for
implementation
biological
treatment.
This
study
reviews
impact
environments
(ecotoxicity,
bioaccumulation
persistence)
well
limitations
current
applied
WWTPs
considering
removal
mechanisms
by-product
formation.
Moreover,
it
also
addresses
metabolic
pathways
environmental
(i.e.
nutrients
concentration,
irradiation,
photoperiod,
pH
temperature)
removal.
As
such,
review
provides
set
conditions
influence
bioremediation,
highlighting
ability
requirement
supplementary
research.
