Unveiling the emerging concern of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and their potential impacts on estuarine ecosystems.

IF 5.3 3区环境科学与生态学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

Marine pollution bulletin Pub Date : 2025-01-20 DOI:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2025.117554

Amit Hasan Anik, Md Samium Basir, Maisha Binte Sultan, Mahbub Alam, Md Mostafizur Rahman, Shafi M Tareq

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Abstract

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have become ubiquitous chemicals that pose potentially serious threats to both human health and the integrity of the ecosystem. This review compiles current knowledge on PFAS contamination in estuaries, focusing on sources, abundance, distribution, fate, and toxic mechanisms. It also addresses the health risks associated with these compounds and identifies research gaps, offering recommendations for future studies. Estuaries are essential for maintaining biodiversity and serve as protective natural buffers against pollution flowing from land to sea. However, PFAS, known for their persistence and bioaccumulation potential, are detected in estuarine waters, sediments, and biota worldwide, with varying concentrations based on geographic locations and environmental matrices. Sources of PFAS in estuaries include routine items like nonstick kitchenware, industrial emissions, landfill sites, civilian and military airfields, and runoff from firefighting activities. The fate of PFAS in estuarine ecosystems is influenced by hydrology, biogeochemical interactions, and proximity to pollution sources.

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揭示全氟烷基和多氟烷基物质（PFAS）及其对河口生态系统的潜在影响的新关注。

全氟烷基和多氟烷基物质已成为无处不在的化学品，对人类健康和生态系统的完整性构成潜在的严重威胁。这篇综述汇编了目前关于河口PFAS污染的知识，重点是来源、丰度、分布、命运和毒性机制。它还解决了与这些化合物相关的健康风险，并确定了研究空白，为未来的研究提供了建议。河口对维持生物多样性至关重要，并作为防止污染从陆地流向海洋的保护性天然缓冲带。然而，PFAS以其持久性和生物积累潜力而闻名，在世界各地的河口水域、沉积物和生物群中都检测到，其浓度因地理位置和环境基质而异。河口中PFAS的来源包括不粘厨具、工业排放、垃圾填埋场、民用和军用机场以及消防活动的径流等日常用品。河口生态系统中PFAS的命运受水文、生物地球化学相互作用和靠近污染源的影响。

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Marine pollution bulletin 环境科学-海洋与淡水生物学

CiteScore

10.20

自引率

15.50%

发文量

1077

审稿时长

68 days

期刊介绍： Marine Pollution Bulletin is concerned with the rational use of maritime and marine resources in estuaries, the seas and oceans, as well as with documenting marine pollution and introducing new forms of measurement and analysis. A wide range of topics are discussed as news, comment, reviews and research reports, not only on effluent disposal and pollution control, but also on the management, economic aspects and protection of the marine environment in general.