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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
environmental science
Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in the Aquatic Environment: How Can Regions at Risk be Identified in the Future?
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Year 2023
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Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) are an indispensable component of a healthy society. However, they are well-established environmental contaminants, and many can elicit biological disruption in exposed organisms. It is now a decade since the landmark review covering the top 20 questions on PPCPs in the environment (Boxall et al., 2012). In the present study we discuss key research priorities for the next 10 years with a focus on how regions where PPCPs pose the greatest risk to environmental and human health, either now or in the future, can be identified. Specifically, we discuss why this problem is of importance and review our current understanding of PPCPs in the aquatic environment. Foci include PPCP occurrence and what drives their environmental emission as well as our ability to both quantify and model their distribution. We highlight critical areas for future research including the involvement of citizen science for environmental monitoring and using modeling techniques to bridge the gap between research capacity and needs. Because prioritization of regions in need of environmental monitoring is needed to assess future/current risks, we also propose four criteria with which this may be achieved. By applying these criteria to available monitoring data, we narrow the focus on where monitoring efforts for PPCPs are most urgent. Specifically, we highlight 19 cities across Africa, Central America, the Caribbean, and Asia as priorities for future environmental monitoring and risk characterization and define four priority research questions for the next 10 years. Environ Toxicol Chem 2023;00:1–14. © 2023 The Authors. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of SETAC. © 2023 The Authors. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of SETAC.
Authors & Co-Authors
Wilkinson, John Luke
United Kingdom, York
University of York
Thornhill, Ian A.
United Kingdom, Manchester
The University of Manchester
Oldenkamp, R.
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Netherlands, Amsterdam
Amsterdam Institute for Global Health and Development
Gachanja, Anthony Ngure
Kenya, Nairobi
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
Busquets, Rosa
United Kingdom, Kingston Upon Thames
Kingston University
Statistics
Citations: 1
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 6
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1002/etc.5763
ISSN:
07307268
Research Areas
Environmental