A global systematic review of the concentrations of Malathion in water matrices: Meta-analysis, and probabilistic risk assessment
Author | Vasseghian Y. |
Author | Dragoi E.-N. |
Author | Almomani F. |
Author | Golzadeh N. |
Author | Vo D.-V.N. |
Available date | 2022-04-25T08:00:12Z |
Publication Date | 2022 |
Publication Name | Chemosphere |
Resource | Scopus |
Identifier | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132789 |
Abstract | Pesticide applications and the proximity of land use to water matrices have resulted in discharges of pollutants including Malathion ?one of the most widely used organophosphorus pesticides? to water resources such as marine, freshwater, and under groundwater. Exposure to malathion through consumption of contaminated water may cause deleterious health effects on consumers. Determining the amount of pesticides used on farms can play an important role in preventing potential toxicity and pollution of nearby aquatic ecosystems. Therefore, this systematic review and meta-analysis is focused on evaluating the concentrations of Malathion in water resources while considering probabilistic health risk assessment. The international databases of Scopus, Embase, and PubMed were investigated to evaluate the related articles from January 01, 1968 to March 25, 2021. Thirty-four articles containing 206 samples from 15 countries were included. A meta-analysis of carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic risk assessments for Malathion was also performed. To determine uncertainty intervals, a Monte-Carlo simulation was conducted. The results of the meta-analysis showed that the rankings of Malathion pollution (from the most to the least) were: drinking water > surface waters > groundwaters. Moreover, the results of the risk assessments confirm that there is no non-carcinogenic risk for any of the study areas. The carcinogenic risk assessment was within the limit for the countries under this study, except for Ethiopia that was slightly over the limit as well as Iran, and Mexico had high carcinogenic risk. 2021 Elsevier Ltd |
Language | en |
Publisher | Elsevier Ltd |
Subject | Malathion Meta-analysis Pesticide Risk assessment Uncertainty Water matrices |
Type | Article |
Volume Number | 291 |
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