Basheer Al Arsh
State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA.
Chirality. 2018 Apr;30(4):402-406. doi: 10.1002/chir.22808. Epub 2017 Dec 21.
The chiral pollution is a serious issue for our health and environment due to the enantio-selective biodegradation of the chiral pollutants. It has adverse impact on our society and science. There is a big loss of our economy due to the use of racemic agrochemicals. The most notorious chiral pollutants are pesticides, polychloro biphenyls, polyaromatic hydrocarbons, brominated flame retardants, drugs, and pharmaceuticals. More than 1500 chiral pollutants are present in the environment. Unfortunately, there is no regulation and control of the chiral pollutants. Therefore, it is an urgent need of the present 21st century to develop a data bank on the chiral pollutants, guidelines for controlling the production, sale and use of the racemic agrochemicals and the other industrial products. The Governments of the different countries should come forward to initiate the regulations. US, FDA, US EPA, and WHO are the most important regulatory authorities and should think about the chiral pollutants. The present article highlights the impact of the chiral pollution on the society and science. Besides, the efforts have also been made to emphasize the need of the regulations to control the chiral pollution.
由于手性污染物的对映体选择性生物降解,手性污染对我们的健康和环境是一个严重问题。它对我们的社会和科学有不利影响。由于使用外消旋农用化学品,我们的经济遭受了巨大损失。最臭名昭著的手性污染物是农药、多氯联苯、多环芳烃、溴化阻燃剂、药物和药品。环境中存在超过1500种手性污染物。不幸的是,目前对手性污染物没有监管和控制。因此,在21世纪迫切需要建立一个关于手性污染物的数据库,制定控制外消旋农用化学品和其他工业产品生产、销售和使用的指导方针。不同国家的政府应该站出来启动相关法规。美国食品药品监督管理局、美国环境保护局和世界卫生组织是最重要的监管机构,应该关注手性污染物。本文强调了手性污染对社会和科学的影响。此外,还努力强调了控制手性污染的法规的必要性。