Occurrence, fate and ecological risk of five typical azole fungicides as therapeutic and personal care products in the environment: A review

Environment International

Volumn 84, Issue , 2015, Pages 142-153

  Chen, Zhi Feng ^a,b   Ying, Guang Guo ^b  

^a SOUTH CHINA SEA FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

^b GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Azole fungicides; Degradation; Fate; Occurrence; Risk; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; DEGRADATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; FISH; IRRADIATION; PHOTODEGRADATION; PHOTOLYSIS; RISKS; SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS; SURFACE WATERS; TOXICITY; WASTEWATER TREATMENT;

AZOLE FUNGICIDES; ENVIRONMENTAL BEHAVIOR; FATE; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; OCCURRENCE; PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS; PHYSIO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS;

FUNGICIDES;

CLIMBAZOLE; CLOTRIMAZOLE; CYTOCHROME P450; FLUCONAZOLE; FUNGICIDE; KETOCONAZOLE; MICONAZOLE; SURFACE WATER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; COSMETIC; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; SOIL POLLUTANT; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

AQUATIC ORGANISM; ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; ECOTOXICOLOGY; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; FUNGICIDE; GENE EXPRESSION; NONTARGET ORGANISM; WASTEWATER;

ALGA; AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FISH; HUMAN; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; NONHUMAN; PHOTOLYSIS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDIMENT; STEROIDOGENESIS; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; AQUATIC SPECIES; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECTS; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; SOIL POLLUTANT; TOXICITY; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANT;

ALGAE;

ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; AQUATIC ORGANISMS; AZOLES; COSMETICS; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND REMEDIATION; FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL; HUMANS; SOIL POLLUTANTS; WASTE WATER; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 84939123286     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2015.07.022     Document Type: Review

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