UV filters interaction in the chlorinated swimming pool, a new challenge for urbanization, a need for community scale investigations

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Sunscreen products and some personal care products contain the Ultraviolet (UV) chemical filters, which are entering the surface water. Public concerns about secondary effects of these compounds are growing because of the contamination of the aquatic environment that may reach to potentially toxic concentration levels. This article highlights the reaction of certain UV filters with hypochlorite disinfectant in the presence of sunlight. Due to urbanization and industrialization, use of outdoor plastic swimming pools is increasing. The relatively smaller volume of these pools compared to larger pools may increase the concentration of the UV filters in the pool and their potential interactions with materials of human origin (urine, sweat, cosmetics, skin cells, and hair) to the levels of toxicity concerns for children through the creation of disinfection by products (DBP). Based on our analysis, the minimum concentration levels of 2.85, 1.9, 1.78 and 0.95g/L, respectively, for EHMC, OC, 4-MBC and BP3 UV filters in children pools are predicted. Therefore, this article calls for an urgent investigation of potential toxic effects of the UV filters, the creation of DBPs and their subsequent impacts on human health.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2016

Erschienen:

2016

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:148

Enthalten in:

Environmental research - 148(2016) vom: 10. Juli, Seite 273-276

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Sharifan, Hamidreza [VerfasserIn]
Klein, David [VerfasserIn]
Morse, Audra N [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

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Acrylates
Benzophenones
Camphor
Chlorine
Cinnamates
Disinfectants
Enzacamene
Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate
Human health
Journal Article
Octocrylene
Oxybenzone
Sunscreening Agents
Swimming pools
UV filters
Urbanization

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 26.04.2017

Date Revised 19.11.2017

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.envres.2016.04.002

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM259500488