Review of emerging contaminants in aquatic biota from Latin America: 2002–2016

Although it is known that emerging contaminants are widespread all over the globe, there is a gap of information about their distribution in some geographical areas, such as Latin America. The present bibliographic work reviews the available literature about the presence of organic emerging contamin...

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Published inEnvironmental toxicology and chemistry Vol. 36; no. 7; pp. 1716 - 1727
Main Authors Llorca, Marta, Farré, Marinella, Eljarrat, Ethel, Díaz‐Cruz, Sílvia, Rodríguez‐Mozaz, Sara, Wunderlin, Daniel, Barcelo, Damià
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.07.2017
Subjects
Agrochemicals
Animals
Aquatic biota
Bibliographies
Bioaccumulation
Biomagnification
Biota
Contaminants
Emerging contaminants
Fishes - physiology
Flame retardants
Flame Retardants - analysis
Flame Retardants - toxicity
Food chains
Freshwater
Geographical distribution
Insecticides
Insecticides - chemistry
Insecticides - toxicity
Latin America
Liver - drug effects
Liver - metabolism
Marine
Organic Chemicals - chemistry
Organic Chemicals - toxicity
Persistent organic pollutants
Pharmaceutical Preparations - chemistry
Pharmaceutical Preparations - metabolism
Pollutants
Reviews
Water Pollutants, Chemical - chemistry
Water Pollutants, Chemical - toxicity
Latin America
Marine
Bioaccumulation
Freshwater
Emerging contaminants
Biomagnification
Latin America
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Summary:Although it is known that emerging contaminants are widespread all over the globe, there is a gap of information about their distribution in some geographical areas, such as Latin America. The present bibliographic work reviews the available literature about the presence of organic emerging contaminants in Latin American freshwater and marine biota between 2002 and 2016 and includes 23 works from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Nicaragua. In particular, the present review provides an overview of the occurrence of continuously present contaminants such as pharmaceuticals, personal care products, and pyrethroid insecticides, as well as the new groups of persistent organic pollutants, the halogenated flame retardants and the perfluoroalkyl substances. A wide overview is provided, considering not only occurrence data but also effects and potential transfer through the food chain. Environ Toxicol Chem 2017;36:1716–1727. © 2016 SETAC
ISSN:0730-7268
1552-8618
DOI:10.1002/etc.3626