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Emerging contaminants and their potential impacts on estuarine ecosystems: Are we aware of it?
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This review examines the growing list of emerging contaminants found in estuaries -- where rivers meet the ocean -- including microplastics, pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and antibiotic resistance genes. These pollutants can enter the food chain through contaminated seafood and water. The authors highlight that the combined effects of multiple contaminants are poorly understood, and the full scope of health risks from these complex chemical mixtures remains unclear.
Emerging contaminants (ECs) are becoming more prevalent in estuaries and constitute a danger to both human health and ecosystems. These pollutants can infiltrate the ecosystem and spread throughout the food chain. Because of the diversified sources and extensive human activities, estuaries are particularly susceptible to increased pollution levels. A thorough review on recent ECs (platinum group elements, pharmaceuticals and personal care products, pesticides, siloxanes, liquid crystal monomers, cationic surfactant, antibiotic resistance genes, and microplastics) in estuaries, including their incidence, detection levels, and toxic effects, was performed. The inclusion of studies from different regions highlights the global nature of this issue, with each location having its unique set of contaminants. The diverse range of contaminants detected in estuary samples worldwide underscores the intricacy of ECs. A significant drawback is the scarcity of research on the toxic mechanisms of ECs on estuarine organisms, the prospect of unidentified ECs, warrant research scopes.
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