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Sunscreens in Coastal Ecosystems - Occurrence, Behavior, Effect and Risk (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020)
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Sunscreens in Coastal Ecosystems - Occurrence, Behavior, Effect and Risk (Paperback, 1st ed. 2020)
Series: The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry, 94
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This book provides a comprehensive and authoritative review of the
chemical analysis of UV filters in coastal waters and their impact
on the marine environment. The sun care is today the most important
sector within the cosmetics industry, with annual increases in
sales. The main components of sunscreens, organic and inorganic UV
filters, have been detected in many coastal regions, with the
highest concentrations in coastal areas under high anthropogenic
pressure. Moreover, these compounds have been found to be
bioaccumulated in aquatic biota causing biological and
toxicological responses; some organic UV filters act as endocrine
disruptors in aquatic biota, affecting survival, behavior, growth,
development and reproduction. On the other hand, inorganic UV
filters, mainly based on nanoparticles, have been demonstrated to
have various impacts on marine organisms, such as inducing
oxidative stress in abalones, accumulating in microalgae, affecting
the immune response in mussels, bleaching corals, and genotoxicity
in fish, among others. All these effects of sunscreens on the
marine environment highlight the need for more stringent and
environmentally friendly regulations. This book covers the latest
analytical methodologies used in assessing the impact of UV filters
impact on marine waters, especially on marine biota, and also
critiques the global regulation of UV filters and the environmental
risk of using sunscreens. Featuring specific case studies of the
environmental effects of sunscreens in the Mediterranean Sea and
Hawaii, which highlight the importance of balancing human health
with environmental health of coastal ecosystems, it will appeal not
only to scientists and students from various disciplines
(environmental chemistry, biology, ecology, biogeochemistry,
fisheries and climate change among others), but also to
environmental managers wanting to promote new restrictive
regulations on the use of UV filters, and to professionals from the
cosmetic industry interested in the development of eco-friendly
sunscreens.
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