Environmental fate of organic pollutants and effect on human health

Thakur, Manita; Pathania, Deepak

doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-818095-2.00012-6

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“…While pesticides have a number of extremely useful attributes, they also have a “ deleterious effect on humans and the environment and their presence in food is particularly dangerous ” [ 11 ]. Many pesticides have been found to have severe effects with regards to endocrine disorders, reproductive problems, cancers, diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular diseases [ 12 ].…”

Section: Pesticide Trends Around the Worldmentioning

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Pesticides Identification and Sustainable Viticulture Practices to Reduce Their Use: An Overview

2022

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The use of pesticides is a necessary practice in the modern era. Therefore, it is impossible to ignore the pesticide market, which has developed into one of the most lucrative in the world. Nowadays, humans are subjected to many potential risks, and significant amounts of toxic compounds enter their bodies through food, drink, and the air itself. Identification and quantification of these hazardous compounds is crucial for the sustainable development of an increasing world population which poses high climatic and political constraints on agricultural production systems. The maximum residue limits for pesticides have been regulated by the Codex Alimentarius Commission and European Union to protect human health. In this review, we have summarized and explained the analytical methods for pesticide extraction and determination. Also, sustainable viticulture practices like organic vineyards, tillage, biopesticides, nanobiopesticides, and precision viticulture are briefly discussed. These new techniques allow wine growers to be more profitable and efficient, while contributing to the reduction of pests and increasing the quality of wines.

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Section: Pesticide Trends Around the Worldmentioning

confidence: 99%

Pesticides Identification and Sustainable Viticulture Practices to Reduce Their Use: An Overview

2022

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“…The main drivers of environmental contamination include modern farming methods, industrialization, fast urbanization, and other human anthropogenic activities [1] . These activities release a significant amount of toxic pollutants into the environment and affect both animals and plants in the corresponding ecosystems [ [2] , [3] , [4] , [5] , [6] ]. It was the first synthetic insecticide chemical used all over the world.…”

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The role and mechanisms of microbes in dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and its residues bioremediation

Ebsa,

Gizaw,

Admassie

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Biotechnology Reports

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“…Pesticides may contaminate the soil, air, and water with potential adverse effects on non-target aquatic organisms, plants, mammals and soil microorganisms [2]. They can bioaccumulate in living organisms, biomagnify along the food chain and inadvertently affect human health [3]. Majority of modern-day pesticides are synthetic organic chemicals with a mode of action that interfere with metabolic processes in target organisms [4].…”

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Genotoxic, biochemical and histological biomarkers of subacute concentrations of paraquat and glyphosate in Nile Tilapia

Aribisala

Sogbanmu

Kemabonta

2022

Environ Anal Health Toxicol

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The use of herbicides for increased food production may pose risk to non-target organisms. This study evaluated the acute toxicity, genotoxic, biochemical, and histological biomarkers of subacute concentrations of paraquat and glyphosate in Oreochromis niloticus (Nile Tilapia) for 28 days following standard methods. Glyphosate (96 hLC50 value-1.23 mg/L) was 9x more toxic than paraquat (96 hLC50 value-11.20 mg/L) against O. niloticus. Average micronucleated cells were significantly higher in the erythrocytes of O. niloticus exposed to the higher (1.12 mg/L) concentration of paraquat at day 14, both subacute concentrations of paraquat at day 28, and lower concentration (0.01 mg/L) of glyphosate at days 14 and 28 compared to the other treatments and controls. Biochemical biomarkers (MDA and GST) activities were significantly higher at both subacute concentrations of the herbicides in the exposed fish compared to the controls at day 28 only. GSH activity was significantly higher in the 0.11 mg/L paraquat concentration while SOD activity was significantly lower at both subacute concentrations of glyphosate in exposed fish compared to controls at day 28. Histological alterations observed were mild to severe shortening of the gill primary lamellar and hepatic portal inflammation of exposed fish compared to the controls. This study demonstrates the risk to non-target organisms due to herbicides’ run-off from agricultural farmlands into aquatic ecosystems at environmentally relevant or subacute concentrations. Sensitization on the responsible use of pesticides is recommended to promote responsible consumption and production and sustain life below water (United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 12 and 14 respectively).

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Environmental fate of organic pollutants and effect on human health

Cited by 34 publications

References 96 publications

Pesticides Identification and Sustainable Viticulture Practices to Reduce Their Use: An Overview

Pesticides Identification and Sustainable Viticulture Practices to Reduce Their Use: An Overview

The role and mechanisms of microbes in dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and its residues bioremediation

Genotoxic, biochemical and histological biomarkers of subacute concentrations of paraquat and glyphosate in Nile Tilapia

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