Emerging organic contaminants in groundwater: a review of sources, fate and occurrence

DJ Lapworth, N Baran, ME Stuart, RS Ward - Environmental pollution, 2012 - Elsevier
Emerging organic contaminants (EOCs) detected in groundwater may have adverse effects
on human health and aquatic ecosystems. This paper reviews the existing occurrence data …

Environmental contaminants of emerging concern in seafood–European database on contaminant levels

G Vandermeersch, HM Lourenço… - Environmental …, 2015 - Elsevier
Marine pollution gives rise to concern not only about the environment itself but also about
the impact on food safety and consequently on public health. European authorities and …

The environmental issues of DDT pollution and bioremediation: a multidisciplinary review

A Mansouri, M Cregut, C Abbes, MJ Durand… - Applied biochemistry …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract DDT (1, 1, 1-trichloro-2, 2-bis (4-chlorophenyl) ethane) is probably the best known
and most useful organochlorine insecticide in the world which was used since 1945 for …

A global review of polybrominated diphenyl ether flame retardant contamination in birds

D Chen, RC Hale - Environment international, 2010 - Elsevier
As a consequence of substantial, long-term usage, polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs)
have contaminated humans, wildlife, and abiotic matrices around the world. Although …

Chlorinated pesticides and PCB residues in the Egyptian Western Desert oases sediments

TO Said, S Ragab, A El Sikaily, MA Hassaan… - Marine Pollution …, 2023 - Elsevier
This preliminary investigation aimed to detect concentrations of chlorinated pesticides and
PCBs in 40 sediment samples from three desert oases located in Kharga, Dakhla and …

Bioaccumulation and risk assessment of organochlorine pesticides in fish from a global biodiversity hotspot: iSimangaliso Wetland Park, South Africa

A Buah-Kwofie, MS Humphries, L Pillay - Science of the total environment, 2018 - Elsevier
Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) have been used extensively in the eastern regions of
South Africa for agricultural and malaria control purposes, yet few data exist on the local …

Bioaccumulation and human health risk assessment of DDT and other organochlorine pesticides in an apex aquatic predator from a premier conservation area

R Gerber, NJ Smit, JHJ Van Vuren… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
With the second highest gross domestic product in Africa, South Africa is known to have a
high pesticide usage, including the highly persistent and banned group of organochlorine …

Levels and trends of HBCD and BDEs in the European and Asian environments, with some information for other BFRs

RJ Law, D Herzke, S Harrad, S Morris, P Bersuder… - Chemosphere, 2008 - Elsevier
In this paper, we review recent data for brominated flame retardants (particularly BDEs,
HBCD and TBBP-A) in samples from the European and Asian environments, including …

Legacy and emerging flame retardants (FRs) in the freshwater ecosystem: A review

M Iqbal, JH Syed, A Katsoyiannis, RN Malik… - Environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this review article, we have compiled and reviewed the previously published available
literature on environmental distribution, behaviour, fate and regional trends of legacy and …

Persistent organic pollutants in the Olifants River Basin, South Africa: Bioaccumulation and trophic transfer through a subtropical aquatic food web

V Verhaert, N Newmark, W D'Hollander… - Science of the total …, 2017 - Elsevier
This study investigates the trophic transfer of persistent organic pollutants (POPs: PCBs,
PBDEs, OCPs and PFASs) in the subtropical aquatic ecosystem of the Olifants River Basin …