The Science of The Total Environment,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
917, P. 170583 - 170583
Published: Feb. 1, 2024
River
monitoring
programs
worldwide
consistently
unveil
micropollutant
concentrations
(pesticide,
pharmaceuticals,
and
industrial
chemicals)
exceeding
regulatory
quality
targets
with
deteriorating
effects
on
aquatic
communities.
However,
both
the
composition
individual
of
micropollutants
are
likely
to
vary
catchment
land
use,
in
particular
regarding
urban
agricultural
area
as
primary
sources
micropollutants.
In
this
study,
we
used
a
dataset
109
governmental
sites
monitored
across
Federal
State
North
Rhine-Westphalia,
Germany,
investigate
relationship
between
high-resolution
use
(distinguishing
urban,
forested
grassland
well
22
different
crop
types)
39
using
Linear
Mixed
Models
(LMMs).
Ecotoxicological
risks
were
indicated
for
mixtures
pharmaceutical
chemicals
100
%
pesticides
55
sites.
The
proportion
was
positively
related
most
pharmaceuticals
(R2
up
0.54),
whereas
proportions
areas
generally
showed
negative
relations.
Cropland
overall
weak
positive
relationships
0.29).
Individual
types,
particularly
vegetables
permanent
crops,
higher
relations
0.46).
findings
suggest
that
type-specific
pesticide
applications
mirrored
detected
concentrations.
This
highlights
need
spatial
magnitude
dynamics
exposure
relevant
pollution
sources,
which
would
remain
undetected
highly
aggregated
classifications.
Moreover,
imply
tailored
management
measures
reduce
from
their
ecological
effects.
Urban
point
could
be
managed
by
advanced
wastewater
treatment.
reduction
diffuse
uses
requires
additional
measures,
prevent
entering
environment
targets.
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.
Biological reviews/Biological reviews of the Cambridge Philosophical Society,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
97(4), P. 1346 - 1364
Published: March 1, 2022
Animal
behaviour
is
remarkably
sensitive
to
disruption
by
chemical
pollution,
with
widespread
implications
for
ecological
and
evolutionary
processes
in
contaminated
wildlife
populations.
However,
conventional
approaches
applied
study
the
impacts
of
pollutants
on
seldom
address
complexity
natural
environments
which
contamination
occurs.
The
aim
this
review
guide
rapidly
developing
field
behavioural
ecotoxicology
towards
increased
environmental
realism,
complexity,
mechanistic
understanding.
We
identify
research
areas
ecology
that
date
have
been
largely
overlooked
within
but
promise
yield
valuable
insights,
including
within-
among-individual
variation,
social
networks
collective
behaviour,
multi-stressor
interactions.
Further,
we
feature
methodological
technological
innovations
enable
collection
data
pollutant-induced
changes
at
an
unprecedented
resolution
scale
laboratory
field.
In
era
rapid
change,
there
urgent
need
advance
our
understanding
real-world
pollution
behaviour.
This
therefore
provides
a
roadmap
major
outstanding
questions
highlights
cross-talk
other
disciplines
order
find
answers.
Environmental Sciences Europe,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
34(1)
Published: March 8, 2022
The
chemical
pollution
crisis
severely
threatens
human
and
environmental
health
globally.
To
tackle
this
challenge
the
establishment
of
an
overarching
international
science-policy
body
has
recently
been
suggested.
We
strongly
support
initiative
based
on
awareness
that
humanity
already
likely
left
safe
operating
space
within
planetary
boundaries
for
novel
entities
including
pollution.
Immediate
action
is
essential
needs
to
be
informed
by
sound
scientific
knowledge
data
compiled
critically
evaluated
interface
body.
Major
challenges
such
a
are
(i)
foster
global
production
exposure,
impacts
governance
going
beyond
data-rich
regions
(e.g.,
Europe
North
America),
(ii)
cover
entirety
hazardous
chemicals,
mixtures
wastes,
(iii)
follow
one-health
perspective
considering
risks
posed
chemicals
waste
ecosystem
health,
(iv)
strive
solution-oriented
assessments
systems
thinking.
Based
multiple
evidence
urgent
scale,
we
call
scientists
practitioners
mobilize
their
networks
intensify
interaction
with
national
governments
negotiations
intergovernmental
explaining
anticipated
benefit
health.
One Earth,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
6(6), P. 607 - 619
Published: June 1, 2023
The
expanding
petrochemical
industry
depends
on
fossil
fuels
both
as
feedstock
and
a
source
of
energy
is
at
the
heart
intertwined
global
crises
relating
to
plastics,
climate,
toxic
emissions.
Addressing
these
requires
uprooting
deep-seated
lock-ins
that
sustain
plastics.
This
perspective
identifies
stand
in
way
ambitious
emission
reductions
ending
plastic
pollution.
We
emphasize
addressing
growing
production
consumption
confronting
political
economy
petrochemicals.
put
forward
key
elements
needed
address
dual
challenges
moving
away
from
unsustainable
plastics
drastically
reducing
emissions
sector
argue
for
attention
links
between
which
turn
involves
challenging
entrenched
power
structures
vested
interests
linked
fossil-based
economy.
A
critical
step
would
be
ensuring
petrochemicals
related
upstream
issues
upcoming
treaty.
Environment International,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
195, P. 109254 - 109254
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
Divergence
in
the
activity
of
biotransformation
pathways
could
lead
to
species
sensitivity
differences
chemical
stress.
To
explore
this
hypothesis,
we
evaluated
capacity
five
fish
representative
Swiss
biodiversity
assemblages
across
watercourses
surrounded
by
different
land
use.
We
report
interspecific
regarding
presence
and
major
pathways,
such
as
invasive
pumpinkseed
(Lepomis
gibbosus)
displaying
micropollutant
clearance
between
3-
7-fold
higher
than
native
(e.g.
Salmo
trutta,
Squalius
cephalus)
collected
same
areas.
These
were
exacerbated
urban
agricultural
influence,
which
increased
potential
at
enzyme
level
approximately
11-fold
2-fold
compared
from
areas
with
minimal
human
influence.
In
context
defensome,
argue
that
low
carry
a
greater
burden
on
stress,
making
them
less
likely
cope
additional
stressors
sustain
their
population
competition
capacity,
thus
causing
alterations
assemblages.
Scientific Reports,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
12(1)
Published: Sept. 23, 2022
Knowledge
gaps
regarding
the
potential
role
of
pesticides
in
loss
agricultural
biodiversity
worldwide
and
mixture-related
issues
hamper
proper
risk
assessment
unintentional
impacts
pesticides,
rendering
essential
monitoring
wildlife
exposure
to
these
compounds.
Free-ranging
mammal
legacy
(Banned
Restricted:
BRPs)
currently
used
(CUPs)
was
investigated,
testing
hypotheses
of:
(1)
a
background
bioaccumulation
for
BRPs
whereas
"hot-spot"
pattern
CUPs,
(2)
different
contamination
profiles
between
carnivores
granivores/omnivores,
(3)
non-treated
areas
as
refuges
towards
CUPs.
Apodemus
mice
(omnivore)
Crocidura
shrews
(insectivore)
were
sampled
over
two
French
landscapes
(n
=
93).
The
concentrations
140
parent
chemicals
metabolites
screened
hair
samples.
A
total
112
compounds
detected,
showing
small
fungicides,
herbicides
insecticides
with
32
65
residues
detected
per
individual
(13-26
18-41
CUPs).
Detection
frequencies
exceeded
75%
individuals
13
25
Concentrations
above
10
ng/g
quantified
7
29
CUPs
(in
46%
72%
individuals,
respectively),
100
22%
individuals).
Contamination
(number
or
concentrations)
overall
higher
than
rodents
animals
captured
hedgerows
cereal
crops
grasslands,
but
did
not
differ
significantly
conventional
organic
farming.
general,
ubiquitous
by
current
shown,
raising
about
pathways
on
ecosystems.
We
propose
concept
referred
"biowidening",
depicting
an
increase
compound
diversity
at
trophic
levels.
This
work
suggests
that
pesticide
mixtures
is
rule
rather
exception,
highlighting
need
consideration
exposome
questioning
appropriateness
mitigation
processes.
