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Emerging contaminants in Indian environmental matrices—A review

Philip, Jeeva M., Aravind, Usha K., Aravindakumar, Charuvila T.·2018·Chemosphere

Abstract

The emergence of issues related to environment from ECs is a topic under serious discussions worldwide in recent years. Indian scenario is not an exception as it is tremendously growing in its rate of production and consumption of compounds belongs to ECs categories. However, a comprehensive documentation on the occurrence of ECs and consequent ARGs as well as their toxic effects on vertebrates on Indian context is still lacking. In the present study, an extensive literature survey was carried out to get an idea on the geographical distribution of ECs in various environmental matrices (water, air, soil, sediment and sludge) and biological samples by dividing the entire subcontinent into six zones based on climatic, geographical and cultural features. A comprehensive assessment of the toxicological effects of ECs and the consequent antibiotic resistant genes has been included. It is found that studies on the screening of ECs are scarce and concentrated in certain geological locations. A total of 166 individual compounds belonging to 36 categories have been reported so far. Pharmaceuticals and drugs occupy the major share in these compounds followed by PFASs, EDCs, PCPs, ASWs and flame retardants. This review throws light on the alarming situation in India where the highest ever reported values of concentrations of some of these compounds are from India. This necessitates a national level monitoring system for ECs in order to assess the magnitude of environmental risks posed by these compounds.

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Authors
Philip, J. M., Aravind, U. K., & Aravindakumar, C. T.
Affiliations
Mahatma Gandhi University (IN)
Corresponding author
Aravindakumar, Charuvila T.
Venue
Chemosphere
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2018-01
Volume
190
Pages
307-326
ISSN
0045-6535 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2758022325
Cited by
214
References
167
Citations by year
2026: 7 · 2025: 19 · 2024: 34 · 2023: 29 · 2022: 28 · 2021: 37 · 2020: 25 · 2019: 19 · 2018: 15 · 2017: 1
FWCI
0.77
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Chemosphere (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Department of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology (IF140973)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Pharmaceutical and Antibiotic Environmental Impacts
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
Keywords
emerging contaminants, India, environmental matrices, antibiotic resistance genes, pharmaceuticals, PFASs, endocrine disruptors, persistent organic pollutants, flame retardants, toxicity, environmental monitoring, geographic distribution
MeSH terms
Pharmaceutical Preparations, Environmental Monitoring, Environmental Pollutants, India, Waste Products

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