Environmental contamination with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and contribution from biomonitoring studies to the surveillance of global health.

Autor: Teixeira J; REQUIMTE/LAQV, ISEP, Polytechnique of Porto, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida 431, 4249-015, Porto, Portugal., Delerue-Matos C; REQUIMTE/LAQV, ISEP, Polytechnique of Porto, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida 431, 4249-015, Porto, Portugal., Morais S; REQUIMTE/LAQV, ISEP, Polytechnique of Porto, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida 431, 4249-015, Porto, Portugal., Oliveira M; REQUIMTE/LAQV, ISEP, Polytechnique of Porto, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida 431, 4249-015, Porto, Portugal. marta.oliveira@graq.isep.ipp.pt.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Environmental science and pollution research international [Environ Sci Pollut Res Int] 2024 Sep; Vol. 31 (42), pp. 54339-54362. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Aug 29.
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-024-34727-3
Abstrakt: This work presents an integrated overview of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons' (PAHs) ubiquity comprising environmental contamination in the air, aquatic ecosystems, and soils; characterizes the contamination in biota; and identifies main biomonitors and human exposure to PAHs and associated health risks. Urban centers and industrial areas present increased concentrations in the air (1344.4-12,300 versus 0.03-0.60 ng/m 3 in industrial/urban and rural zones) and soils (0.14-1.77 × 10 6 versus 2.00-9.04 × 10 3 versus 1.59-5.87 × 10 3  ng/g in urban, forest, and rural soils), respectively. Increased concentrations were found in coastal zones and superficial waters as well as in sediments (7.00 × 10 4 -1.00 × 10 9  ng/g). Benzo(a)pyrene, a carcinogenic PAH, was found in all environmental media. Mosses, lichens, tree leaves, bivalves, cephalopods, terrestrials' snails, and honeybees are good biomonitors of biota contamination. More studies are needed to improve characterization of PAHs' levels, distribution, and bioaccumulation in the environmental media and assess the associated risks for biota and human health. Actions and strategies to mitigate and prevent the bioaccumulation of PAHs in the environment and trophic chains toward the WHO's One-Health Perspective to promote the health of all ecosystems and human life are urgently needed.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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