Revisiting pesticide pollution: The case of fluorinated pesticides
Abstract
Fluorinated pesticides acquired a significant market share in the agrochemical sector due to the surge of new fluoroorganic ingredients approved in the last two decades. This growing trend has not been accompanied by a comprehensive scientific and regulatory framework entailing all their potential negative impacts for the environment, especially when considering the hazardous properties that may result from the incorporation of fluorine into organic molecules. This review aims to address the safe/hazardous dichotomy associated with fluorinated pesticides by providing an updated outlook on their relevancy in the agrochemical sector and how it leads to their role as environmental pollutants. Specifically, the environmental fate and distribution of these pesticides in the ecosystems is discussed, while also analysing their potential to act as toxic substances for non-target organisms.
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Fluxapyroxad and isoxaflutole are among the most extensively used and persistent fluorinated pesticides worldwide.
“Fluxapyroxad and isoxaflutole are among the most extensively used and persistent fluorinated pesticides worldwide [46].”
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- Authors
- Alexandrino, D. A. M., Almeida, C. M. R., Mucha, A. P., & Carvalho, M. F.
- Affiliations
- Universidade do Porto (PT)
- Corresponding author
- Alexandrino, Diogo A.M.
- Venue
- Environmental Pollution
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2022-01
- Volume
- 292
- Issue
- Pt A
- Pages
- 118315
- ISSN
- 0269-7491 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W3205543553
- Cited by
- 116
- References
- 129
- Citations by year
- 2026: 24 · 2025: 32 · 2024: 30 · 2023: 19 · 2022: 11
- FWCI
- 0.73
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Environmental Pollution (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- European Social Fund
- Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (UIDP/04423/2020, CEECIND/02968/2017, SFRH/BD/116702/2016)
- European Regional Development Fund (UIDP/04423/2020, NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000064)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Pesticide and Herbicide Environmental Studies
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances research
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
- Keywords
- fluorinated pesticides, pesticide contamination, environmental fate, environmental distribution, non-target organisms, toxicity, agrochemicals, regulatory framework, fluorine incorporation
- MeSH terms
- Environmental Pollutants, Environmental Pollution, Pesticides, Water Pollutants, Chemical, Ecosystem
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