Review of recent advances in research on the toxicity, detection, occurrence and fate of cyclic volatile methyl siloxanes in the environment

• Published in: Chemosphere (Oxford) Vol. 93; no. 5; pp. 711 - 725
• Main Authors: Wang, De-Gao, Norwood, Warren, Alaee, Mehran, Byer, Jonathan D., Brimble, Samantha
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2013
• Subjects: air; analysis; aquatic food webs; aquatic organisms; Arctic region; bioaccumulation; biogas; biosolids; Cyclic siloxane; Environmental concentration; environmental exposure; Environmental Exposure - analysis; Environmental Exposure - statistics & numerical data; Environmental Monitoring; Environmental Pollutants; Environmental Pollutants - analysis; Environmental Pollution; Environmental Pollution - statistics & numerical data; Global distribution; household products; Physico-chemical property; physicochemical properties; sediments; silicone; Siloxanes; Siloxanes - analysis; soil; statistics & numerical data; Toxicity; toxicology; Wastewater treatment plant; Arctic region; Physico-chemical property; Global distribution; Wastewater treatment plant; Cyclic siloxane; Toxicity; Environmental concentration

► A critical assessment of the current state of knowledge of toxicity, fate, and environmental levels of cVMS is presented. ► An overview of the use, physico-chemical properties, methods of detection, of the three most widely used cVMS is reported. ► Knowledge gaps and recommendations for future res...