Identifying pesticides of high concern for ecosystem, plant, animal, and human health: a comprehensive field study across Europe and Argentina

The widespread and excessive use of pesticides in modern agricultural practices has caused pesticide contamination of the environment, animals, and humans, with confirmed serious health consequences. This study aimed to identify the 20 most critical substances based on an analysis of detection frequ...

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Main Authors: Alaoui, Abdallah, Christ, Florian, Silva, Vera, Vested, Anne, Schlünssen, Vivi, González, Neus, Gai, Lingtong, Abrantes, Nelson, Baldi, Isabelle, Bureau, Mathilde, Harkes, Paula, Norgaard, Trine, Navarro, Irene, de la Torre, Adrían, Sanz, Paloma, Martínez, María Ángeles, Hofman, Jakub, Paskovic, Igor, Paskovic, Marija, Glavan, Matjaz, Huerta Lwanga, Esperanza, Aparicio, Virginia Carolina, Campos, Isabel, Alcon, Francisco, Contreras, Josefa, Mandrioli, Daniele, Sgargi, Daria, Scheepers, Paul, Ritsema, Coen, Geissen, Violette
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Language:Inglés
Published: Elsevier 2024
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/19668
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969724048204
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174671
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author Alaoui, Abdallah
Christ, Florian
Silva, Vera
Vested, Anne
Schlünssen, Vivi
González, Neus
Gai, Lingtong
Abrantes, Nelson
Baldi, Isabelle
Bureau, Mathilde
Harkes, Paula
Norgaard, Trine
Navarro, Irene
de la Torre, Adrían
Sanz, Paloma
Martínez, María Ángeles
Hofman, Jakub
Paskovic, Igor
Paskovic, Marija
Glavan, Matjaz
Huerta Lwanga, Esperanza
Aparicio, Virginia Carolina
Campos, Isabel
Alcon, Francisco
Contreras, Josefa
Mandrioli, Daniele
Sgargi, Daria
Scheepers, Paul
Ritsema, Coen
Geissen, Violette
author_browse Abrantes, Nelson
Alaoui, Abdallah
Alcon, Francisco
Aparicio, Virginia Carolina
Baldi, Isabelle
Bureau, Mathilde
Campos, Isabel
Christ, Florian
Contreras, Josefa
Gai, Lingtong
Geissen, Violette
Glavan, Matjaz
González, Neus
Harkes, Paula
Hofman, Jakub
Huerta Lwanga, Esperanza
Mandrioli, Daniele
Martínez, María Ángeles
Navarro, Irene
Norgaard, Trine
Paskovic, Igor
Paskovic, Marija
Ritsema, Coen
Sanz, Paloma
Scheepers, Paul
Schlünssen, Vivi
Sgargi, Daria
Silva, Vera
Vested, Anne
de la Torre, Adrían
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Christ, Florian
Silva, Vera
Vested, Anne
Schlünssen, Vivi
González, Neus
Gai, Lingtong
Abrantes, Nelson
Baldi, Isabelle
Bureau, Mathilde
Harkes, Paula
Norgaard, Trine
Navarro, Irene
de la Torre, Adrían
Sanz, Paloma
Martínez, María Ángeles
Hofman, Jakub
Paskovic, Igor
Paskovic, Marija
Glavan, Matjaz
Huerta Lwanga, Esperanza
Aparicio, Virginia Carolina
Campos, Isabel
Alcon, Francisco
Contreras, Josefa
Mandrioli, Daniele
Sgargi, Daria
Scheepers, Paul
Ritsema, Coen
Geissen, Violette
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description The widespread and excessive use of pesticides in modern agricultural practices has caused pesticide contamination of the environment, animals, and humans, with confirmed serious health consequences. This study aimed to identify the 20 most critical substances based on an analysis of detection frequency (DF) and median concentrations (MC) across environmental and biological matrices. A sampling campaign was conducted across 10 case study sites in Europe and 1 in Argentina, each encompassing conventional and organic farming systems. We analysed 209 active substances in a total of 4609 samples. All substances ranked among the 20 most critical were detected in silicon wristbands worn by humans and animals and indoor dust from both farming systems. Five of them were detected in all environmental matrices. Overall, higher values of DF and MC, including in the blood plasma of animals and humans, were recorded in samples of conventional compared to organic farms. The differences between farming systems were greater in the environmental samples and less in animal and human samples. Ten substances were detected in animal blood plasma from conventional farms and eight in animal blood plasma from organic farms. Two of those, detected in both farming systems, are classified as hazardous for mammals (acute). Five substances detected in animal blood plasma from organic farms and seven detected in animal blood plasma from conventional farms are classified as hazardous for mammals (dietary). Three substances detected in human blood plasma are classified as carcinogens. Seven of the substances detected in human blood plasma are classified as endocrine disruptors. Six substances, of which five were detected in human blood plasma, are hazardous for reproduction/development. Efforts are needed to elucidate the unknown effects of mixtures, and it is crucial that such research also considers biocides and banned substances, which constitute a baseline of contamination that adds to the effect of substances used in agricultu
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spelling INTA196682024-10-04T10:34:20Z Identifying pesticides of high concern for ecosystem, plant, animal, and human health: a comprehensive field study across Europe and Argentina Alaoui, Abdallah Christ, Florian Silva, Vera Vested, Anne Schlünssen, Vivi González, Neus Gai, Lingtong Abrantes, Nelson Baldi, Isabelle Bureau, Mathilde Harkes, Paula Norgaard, Trine Navarro, Irene de la Torre, Adrían Sanz, Paloma Martínez, María Ángeles Hofman, Jakub Paskovic, Igor Paskovic, Marija Glavan, Matjaz Huerta Lwanga, Esperanza Aparicio, Virginia Carolina Campos, Isabel Alcon, Francisco Contreras, Josefa Mandrioli, Daniele Sgargi, Daria Scheepers, Paul Ritsema, Coen Geissen, Violette Plaguicidas Residuos de Plaguicida Concentración Ecosistema Peligro para la Salud Argentina Europa Pesticides Pesticide Residues Concentrating Ecosystems Health Hazards Proyecto Sprint The widespread and excessive use of pesticides in modern agricultural practices has caused pesticide contamination of the environment, animals, and humans, with confirmed serious health consequences. This study aimed to identify the 20 most critical substances based on an analysis of detection frequency (DF) and median concentrations (MC) across environmental and biological matrices. A sampling campaign was conducted across 10 case study sites in Europe and 1 in Argentina, each encompassing conventional and organic farming systems. We analysed 209 active substances in a total of 4609 samples. All substances ranked among the 20 most critical were detected in silicon wristbands worn by humans and animals and indoor dust from both farming systems. Five of them were detected in all environmental matrices. Overall, higher values of DF and MC, including in the blood plasma of animals and humans, were recorded in samples of conventional compared to organic farms. The differences between farming systems were greater in the environmental samples and less in animal and human samples. Ten substances were detected in animal blood plasma from conventional farms and eight in animal blood plasma from organic farms. Two of those, detected in both farming systems, are classified as hazardous for mammals (acute). Five substances detected in animal blood plasma from organic farms and seven detected in animal blood plasma from conventional farms are classified as hazardous for mammals (dietary). Three substances detected in human blood plasma are classified as carcinogens. Seven of the substances detected in human blood plasma are classified as endocrine disruptors. Six substances, of which five were detected in human blood plasma, are hazardous for reproduction/development. Efforts are needed to elucidate the unknown effects of mixtures, and it is crucial that such research also considers biocides and banned substances, which constitute a baseline of contamination that adds to the effect of substances used in agricultu EEA Balcarce Fil: Alaoui, Abdallah. University of Bern; Suiza Fil: Christ, Florian. University of Bern; Suiza Fil: Silva, Vera. University of Agriculture Wageningen; Países Bajos Fil: Vested, Anne. Aarhus University. Danish Ramazzini Centre; Dinamarca Fil: Schlünssen, Vivi. Aarhus University. Danish Ramazzini Centre; Dinamarca Fil: González, Neus. Universitat Rovira I Virgili. Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut; España Fil: Gai, Lingtong. University of Agriculture Wageningen; Países Bajos Fil: Abrantes, Nelson. Universidade de Aveiro; Portugal Fil: Baldi, Isabelle. Universite de Bordeaux; Francia Fil: Bureau, Mathilde. Universite de Bordeaux; Francia Fil: Harkes, Paula. University of Agriculture Wageningen; Países Bajos Fil: Norgaard, Trine. University Aarhus; Dinamarca Fil: Navarro, Irene. Centro de Investigaciones Energeticas Medioambientales y Tecnologicas. Departamento de Medio Ambiente; España Fil: de la Torre, Adrían. Centro de Investigaciones Energeticas Medioambientales y Tecnologicas. Departamento de Medio Ambiente; España Fil: Sanz, Paloma. Centro de Investigaciones Energeticas Medioambientales y Tecnologicas. Departamento de Medio Ambiente; España Fil: Martínez, María Ángeles. Centro de Investigaciones Energeticas Medioambientales y Tecnologicas. Departamento de Medio Ambiente; España Fil: Hofman, Jakub. Masaryk University. Faculty of Science, República Checa Fil: Paskovic, Igor. Institute of Agriculture and Tourism. Department of Agriculture and Nutrition; Croacia Fil: Paskovic, Marija. Institute of Agriculture and Tourism. Department of Agriculture and Nutrition; Croacia Fil: Glavan, Matjaz. University of Ljubljana. Biotechnical Faculty; Eslovenia Fil: Huerta Lwanga, Esperanza. University of Agriculture Wageningen; Países Bajos Fil: Aparicio, Virginia Carolina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Instituto de Innovación para la Producción Agropecuaria y el Desarrollo Sostenible; Argentina Fil: Campos, Isabel. Universidade de Aveiro; Portugal Fil: Alcon, Francisco. Universidad de Cartagena; Colombia Fil: Contreras, Josefa. Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena. Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica; España Fil: Mandrioli, Daniele. Ramazzini Institute; Italia Fil: Sgargi, Daria. Ramazzini Institute; Italia Fil: Scheepers, Paul. University of Agriculture Wageningen; Países Bajos Fil: Ritsema, Coen. University of Agriculture Wageningen; Países Bajos Fil: Geissen, Violette. University of Agriculture Wageningen; Países Bajos 2024-10-04T10:25:20Z 2024-10-04T10:25:20Z 2024-10 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/19668 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969724048204 1879-1026 (Online) 0048-9697 (Print) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174671 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf Elsevier Science of The Total Environment 948 : 174671 (October 2024)
spellingShingle Plaguicidas
Residuos de Plaguicida
Concentración
Ecosistema
Peligro para la Salud
Argentina
Europa
Pesticides
Pesticide Residues
Concentrating
Ecosystems
Health Hazards
Proyecto Sprint
Alaoui, Abdallah
Christ, Florian
Silva, Vera
Vested, Anne
Schlünssen, Vivi
González, Neus
Gai, Lingtong
Abrantes, Nelson
Baldi, Isabelle
Bureau, Mathilde
Harkes, Paula
Norgaard, Trine
Navarro, Irene
de la Torre, Adrían
Sanz, Paloma
Martínez, María Ángeles
Hofman, Jakub
Paskovic, Igor
Paskovic, Marija
Glavan, Matjaz
Huerta Lwanga, Esperanza
Aparicio, Virginia Carolina
Campos, Isabel
Alcon, Francisco
Contreras, Josefa
Mandrioli, Daniele
Sgargi, Daria
Scheepers, Paul
Ritsema, Coen
Geissen, Violette
Identifying pesticides of high concern for ecosystem, plant, animal, and human health: a comprehensive field study across Europe and Argentina
title Identifying pesticides of high concern for ecosystem, plant, animal, and human health: a comprehensive field study across Europe and Argentina
title_full Identifying pesticides of high concern for ecosystem, plant, animal, and human health: a comprehensive field study across Europe and Argentina
title_fullStr Identifying pesticides of high concern for ecosystem, plant, animal, and human health: a comprehensive field study across Europe and Argentina
title_full_unstemmed Identifying pesticides of high concern for ecosystem, plant, animal, and human health: a comprehensive field study across Europe and Argentina
title_short Identifying pesticides of high concern for ecosystem, plant, animal, and human health: a comprehensive field study across Europe and Argentina
title_sort identifying pesticides of high concern for ecosystem plant animal and human health a comprehensive field study across europe and argentina
topic Plaguicidas
Residuos de Plaguicida
Concentración
Ecosistema
Peligro para la Salud
Argentina
Europa
Pesticides
Pesticide Residues
Concentrating
Ecosystems
Health Hazards
Proyecto Sprint
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/19668
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969724048204
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.174671
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