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Identification of personal care, prescription, and other emerging contaminants in Lake Erie beach waters and an evaluation of their effects on aquatic life (779.6)
Author(s) -
Parente Amy
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.28.1_supplement.779.6
Subject(s) - environmental science , triclosan , environmental impact of pharmaceuticals and personal care products , aquatic ecosystem , harm , human health , identification (biology) , ecosystem , ecology , environmental protection , environmental health , biology , environmental engineering , wastewater , medicine , pathology , political science , law
Chemicals used extensively and intensively in our technological society are currently predicted to have surpassed the 100,000 mark in numbers and depending on their properties, modes, and quantity of use, a large number of these chemicals can reach the environment and have unpredictable but potentially harmful environmental and health impacts. Accurate methods of monitoring the levels of these chemicals, an understanding of their potential to damage natural inhabitants to these waters, and the ability to properly develop a risk assessment strategy are all critical pieces to the maintenance of a healthy aquatic ecosystem that does not pose a threat to human safety. Current research has identified several emerging contaminants in Lake Erie beach waters of Presque Isle State Park, including fluoxetine, triclosan, estradiol, and diuron, as well as the artificial sweetener sucralose. All of these chemicals have been shown to have negative health consequences in organisms from bacteria to humans. For most of these, the levels in the Park approach or exceed levels known to cause harm to aquatic species. We have also investigated the ability of these chemicals of concern to have genotoxic (and often synergistic) effects.