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Emergent Organic Contaminants
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Researchers reviewed the growing burden of emergent organic contaminants — including pesticides, plasticizers, flame retardants, and personal care products — in marine ecosystems, examining concentration trends and ecological risks as human population growth and anthropogenic activity intensify coastal pollution.
The growth of the human population and anthropogenic activity is strongly related to the increase of contamination of the environment. In marine ecosystems, the growing concentration of EOCs like pesticides, personal care products, flame retardants, plasticizers, and...
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