Estimation of the riverine input of organic ultraviolet filters (OUVFs) from the Pearl River Estuary to the South China Sea during the early Covid-19 pandemic

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 907; p. 168147
• Main Authors: Sun, Jiaji, Lin, Huiju, Lu, Yichun, Ruan, Yuefei, Lam, Jason C.H., Lam, Paul K.S., Wang, Tieyu, Khim, Jong Seong, He, Yuhe
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 10.01.2024
• Subjects: China; cosmetics; COVID-19 infection; Distribution; estuaries; Flux; issues and policy; marine environment; pandemic; particulates; people; riparian areas; risk; rivers; South China Sea; Sunscreen; Toxicity; wastewater treatment; Water environment; South China Sea; China; Water environment; Flux; Sunscreen; Toxicity; Distribution

Organic ultraviolet filters (OUVFs) are functional ingredients used in cosmetics to protect skin from the harmful effects of ultraviolet (UV) radiation. This study presents recent findings on the distribution of OUVFs in the Pearl River Estuary (PRE), located in southern China. This investigation wa...