Analytical approaches for the determination of personal care products and evaluation of their occurrence in marine organisms

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 633; pp. 405 - 425
• Main Authors: Montesdeoca-Esponda, Sarah, Checchini, Leonardo, Del Bubba, Massimo, Sosa-Ferrera, Zoraida, Santana-Rodriguez, José Juan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 15.08.2018
• Subjects: Emerging pollutants; Extraction methods; GC–MS; LC–MS; Marine biota; Worldwide distribution; UV-P; Extraction methods; iBuP; OH MeP; DPMI; SPE; 3-BC; IAMC; ATII; EHS; HRMS; Marine biota; ECs; MA; MeP; UHPLC; AHMI; MK; PSA; MM; UV; Worldwide distribution; MS; MT; UV-9; 4-HB; MX; DCM; MAE; MeOH; TCC; UAE; PhP; AVO; UV-234; BuP; HSSE; MSPD; UVF; TCS; 3,4 DHB; 4-MBC; PLE; MS/MS; BP; OH EtP; UV-328; LODs; UV-327; HeP; UV-329; UVS; OC; iPrP; UV-326; QuEChERS; UV-320; BzP; EHMC; ESI; GC; OD-PABA; Emerging pollutants; EtP; GC–MS; WWTPs; BP-8; LC–MS; BP-6; BP-3; ACN; BP-2; BP-1; HMS; PrP; ATTN; PCPs; ABDI; UV-531; GPC; HHCB; AHTN
• ISSN: 0048-9697; 1879-1026
• DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.03.182

Contamination of the aquatic environment caused by multiple human activities may exert a negative impact on all living organisms. Several contaminants of emerging concern such as personal care products (PCPs) are continuously released into the aquatic environment where they are biologically active and persistent. This work reviews the current knowledge, provided by papers published after 2010 and indexed by SciFinder, Scopus, and Google search engines, about the determination and occurrence of PCPs in marine biota. Analytical methodologies have been critically reviewed, emphasizing the importance of green and high-throughput approaches and focusing the discussion on the complexity of the solute-matrix interaction in the extraction step, as well as the matrix effect in the instrumental determination. Finally, the worldwide distribution of PCPs is surveyed, taking into account the concentrations found in the same organism in different marine environments. Differences among various world areas have been highlighted, evidencing some critical aspects from an environmental point of view. [Display omitted] •Literature since 2010 on PCP analysis and occurrence in marine biota is reviewed.•Methods are critically compared, focusing on the complex solute-matrix interactions.•Concentrations and detection frequencies of PCPs in various organisms are discussed.•Reviewed data showed significant differences in PCP occurrence among world's areas.•A limited dataset on PCPs in biota from different world's areas is herein evidenced.