Year: 2023
Type: review
Abstract: Benzotriazole ultraviolet stabilizers (BUVs) are a group of industrial chemicals used in various consumer products and industrial applications. Due to its large scale production and use, BUVs have been detected in all environmental matrices and in human milk; hence, they attract researchers and regulatory bodies worldwide. BUVs are considered as a new family of emerging environmental contaminants. Due to their persistent organic pollutants (POPs) like properties, they have also been classified as substances of very high concern (SVHC). The current review focuses on the persistence, bioaccumulation, and toxicity (PBT) of several BUVs, as well as their multicompartmental occurrence. Scarcity of scientific data on BUVs properties, occurrence in the environment, exposure levels and effects on organisms poses significant challenges to the policymakers and regulatory bodies in adopting management strategies. The need for a science-based integrated framework for risk assessment and management of benzotriazoles (BZTs) is recommended.
Language: English
Subfield: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4388976523