解开内分泌干扰化合物,河流污染等级和社会经济因素之间的联系
Sze Yee Wee1, Didi Erwandi Mohamad Haron2, Muhammad Raznisyafiq Razak3,4
1Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, 94300, Kota Samarahan, Sarawak, Malaysia.
Environmental geochemistry and health
|September 17, 2025
概括
像药品一样的内分泌干扰化合物 (EDC) 在所有污染级别的马来西亚河流中都存在. 虽然生态风险一般较低,但社会经济因素影响EDC的存在,需要对新出现的污染物进行更好的监测.
科学领域:
- 环境化学环境化学
- 生态毒理学 生态毒理学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 内分泌干扰化合物 (EDC) 是一个新兴的环境和人类健康问题.
- EDC包括药品,激素和塑化剂,对生态系统构成风险.
研究的目的:
- 为了分析不同污染级别的马来西亚河流中的EDC污染.
- 评估检测到的EDC所带来的生态风险.
- 调查社会经济因素对EDC分布的影响.
主要方法:
- 在被归类为"清洁"",中度污染"和"污染"的河流中对18种EDC进行了全面分析.
- 量化EDC度和计算风险系数 (RQ) 以评估生态风险.
- 统计分析以确定EDC度与GDP和人口等社会经济指标之间的关系.
主要成果:
- 在所有污染类别中检测到EDC,其中"中度污染"和"污染"河流的度最高.
- 咖啡因和双A是经常检测到的EDC之一.
- 生态风险 (RQm和RQex) 通常可以忽略不计 (<0.01),即使在"清洁"的河流.
- 在EDC度和GDP/人口规模之间发现了显著的正相关性.
- 之前未被检测到的药物,如二胺,在全球范围内被确定.
结论:
- 河流污染水平显著影响EDC的分布.
- 社会经济发展,城市化和医疗保健影响EDC污染.
- 尽管整体生态风险低,但针对性监测对于新出现的污染物至关重要,即使在看似干净的水域.
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