Okoye Charles Obinwanne, Okeke Emmanuel Sunday, Okoye Kingsley Chukwuebuka, Echude Daniel, Andong Felix Attawal, Chukwudozie Kingsley Ikechukwu, Okoye Henrietta Ukamaka, Ezeonyejiaku Chigozie Damian
Ecology and Environmental Biology Unit, Department of Zoology and Environmental Biology, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 410001, Nigeria.
Biofuels Institute, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, 212013, China.
Heliyon. 2022 Mar 18;8(3):e09143. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e09143. eCollection 2022 Mar.
The occurrence of emerging contaminants (ECs) such as pharmaceuticals, personal care products (PPCPs) and pesticides in the aquatic environment has raised serious concerns about their adverse effects on aquatic species and humans. Because of their toxicity and bioactive nature, PPCPs and pesticides have more potential to impair water systems than any other contaminants, causing several adverse effects, including antibiotic resistance, reproductive impairment, biomagnification, bioaccumulation, etc. Over 35 publications from Africa have reported on the occurrence and fate of PPCPs and pesticides in African water systems with little or no data on remediation and control. As a result, adequate intervention strategies are needed for regulating the persistence of PPCPs and pesticides in African water systems.
药品、个人护理产品(PPCPs)和农药等新兴污染物在水生环境中的出现,引发了人们对其对水生物种和人类的不利影响的严重担忧。由于其毒性和生物活性,PPCPs和农药比任何其他污染物更有可能损害水系统,造成多种不利影响,包括抗生素耐药性、生殖损伤、生物放大、生物累积等。非洲有超过35份出版物报道了PPCPs和农药在非洲水系统中的存在情况和归宿,但关于修复和控制的数据很少或没有。因此,需要适当的干预策略来控制PPCPs和农药在非洲水系统中的持久性。