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Bioaccumulation and toxicological effects of UV-filters on marine species
Lozano, C.; Givens, J.; Stien, D.; Matallana-Surget, S.; Lebaron, P. (2020). Bioaccumulation and toxicological effects of UV-filters on marine species, in: Tovar-Sanchez, A. et al. Sunscreens in coastal ecosystems: Occurrence, behavior, effect and risk. The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, 94: pp. 85-130. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/698_2019_442
In: Tovar-Sanchez, A.; Sánchez-Quiles, D.; Blasco, J. (Ed.) (2020). Sunscreens in coastal ecosystems: Occurrence, behavior, effect and risk. The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, 94. Springer Nature Switzerland AG: Cham. ISBN 978-3-030-56076-8; e-ISBN 978-3-030-56077-5. XI, 207 pp. https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-56077-5, more
In: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry. Springer: Heidelberg. ISSN 1867-979X; e-ISSN 1616-864X, more
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Keyword
    Toxicology > Ecotoxicology
Author keywords
    Bioaccumulations, Marine biota, UV-filters

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  • Lozano, C.
  • Givens, J.
  • Stien, D.
  • Matallana-Surget, S.
  • Lebaron, P., more

Abstract
    UV-filters are of emerging concern and their toxicity has been demonstrated in many papers. Organic and mineral UV-filters are active ingredients found in sunscreens. Due to the presence of UV-filters in marine waters, studies on these compounds bioaccumulating in organisms have been carried out, and this has been complemented by toxicity studies, with reports of detrimental effects to a variety of organisms. This chapter gives an overview of the bioaccumulation and the toxicity of sunscreen UV-filters on marine species. The toxicity of both inorganic and organic UV-filters is summarized as well as their bioaccumulation in marine biota. Ecotoxicological effects of UV-filters suffer from a lack of standardization across studies. We highlighted the difficulties to make comparisons between studies and emphasize a need for harmonization.

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