Bioindicators for monitoring atmospheric perfluorinated compounds: review of occurrences, transport, fate and analytical protocols
Environmental Chemistry,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
22(2)
Published: March 24, 2025
Environmental
context
Perfluorinated
compounds
are
emerging
organic
contaminants
recently
detected
in
various
environmental
matrices
and
remain
largely
unregulated.
Among
these
matrices,
air
is
the
least
studied
one
due
to
analytical
challenges.
This
review
explores
trends
analysing
perfluorinated
with
use
of
bioindicators
highlights
future
research
needs
address
existing
gaps
detection
monitoring.
Abstract
(PFCs)
persistent
pollutants
extensive
industrial
applications,
including
firefighting
foams,
nonstick
coatings
textiles.
Their
contamination
widespread
their
resistance
degradation
long-range
atmospheric
transport,
leading
presence
ecosystems.
PFCs
pose
significant
hazards,
bioaccumulation,
endocrine
disruption,
hormonal
imbalances
potential
carcinogenic
effects.
Despite
ubiquity
compartments,
studies
limited
provides
first
comprehensive
analysis
biomonitoring
atmosphere
using
bioindicators.
The
databases
consulted
for
include
Web
Science,
Scopus,
ScienceDirect,
PubMed
Google
Scholar.
By
examining
literature,
we
identify
key
gaps,
highlight
limitations
underscore
need
standardised
methods
improve
monitoring
accuracy.
Language: Английский
Mapping chemicals across EU’s legal frameworks towards a ‘one substance, one assessment’ approach
Environment International,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 109460 - 109460
Published: April 1, 2025
Chemicals
in
the
EU
are
mainly
regulated
based
on
their
intended
use.
Each
legal
framework
consists
of
requirements
and
guidance
for
hazard-
risk
assessment,
along
with
associated
decision
processes
e.g.,
registration
or
authorisation
chemicals
market
access
EU.
As
a
single
chemical
may
have
multiple
uses,
it
be
assessed
under
more
than
one
framework,
potentially
leading
to
different
assessment
outcomes.
To
address
this,
European
Commission
has
introduced
'one
substance,
assessment'
approach
as
part
Strategy
Sustainability.
The
aims
include
streamlining
reducing
duplication
work
assessing
same
chemical.
This
study
aimed
map
scope
subject
frameworks
illustrate
importance
coordination
communication
processes.
was
achieved
by
identifying
that
either
registered
received
specific
approval
market,
analysing
presence
frameworks.
Our
findings
showed
almost
one-tenth
substances
identified
were
listed
framework.
However,
there
notable
lack
coherent
identifiers
available
accurately
identify
across
Additionally,
we
phthalates,
bisphenols
PFAS
how
group-based
could
applied
Language: Английский