Prevalence and concentration of pesticides in European waters: A protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis
Author/s
Serrano Valera, Manuel; Vela, Nuria; Piuvezam, Grasiela; Santiago Fernandes Pimenta, Isac Davidson; Mateo Ramírez, Francisco; [et al.]Date
2024-03-26Discipline/s
Ciencias AmbientalesAbstract
There is currently a growing interest in the so-called emerging pollutants, such as pesticides, pharmaceuticals, personal hygiene care products, drugs, etc., whose presence in natural ecosystems is not necessarily recent, but the development in latest years of new and more sensitive methods of analysis has allowed their detection. They can be present in the natural environment, food, and many products of everyday origin, which suggests that human exposure to them is massive and universal. Therefore, the study of this type of substances is becoming one of the priority lines of research of the main agencies dedicated to the protection of public and environmental health, such as the World Health Organization (WHO), United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) or European Union (EU). In this sense, it is of vital importance to know the nature and quantity of this type of contaminants, to establish preventive mechanisms that minimize its presence in aquatic systems, with special re...