PMID- 34624580
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20211103
LR  - 20211103
IS  - 1095-8630 (Electronic)
IS  - 0301-4797 (Linking)
VI  - 301
DP  - 2022 Jan 1
TI  - Toward harmonizing global pesticide regulations for surface freshwaters in 
      support of protecting human health.
PG  - 113909
LID - S0301-4797(21)01971-X [pii]
LID - 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113909 [doi]
AB  - To promote international collaboration on environmental pollution management and 
      human health protection, we conducted a global-level study on the management of 
      pesticides for surface freshwater quality. Prior to actions being taken in terms 
      of water treatment or remediation, it is essential that clear and definite 
      regulations be disseminated. In our study, 3094 surface freshwater quality 
      standards for 184 different pesticides were recorded from 53 countries and 
      categorized according to pesticide types and standard types, as well as diverse 
      use of freshwater by humans, and compared water quality standards related to 
      human health. Our results indicate large variations in pesticide regulations, 
      standard types (i.e., long- or short-term water quality standards), and related 
      numerical values. With regard to the protection of human health, the 10 most 
      frequently regulated pesticides account for approximately 47% of the total number 
      of standards across 184 considered pesticides. The average occurrence-weighted 
      variations of standard values (i.e., numerical values provided in a standard in 
      terms of residue limits of a given pesticide in water) for the 20 most regulated 
      persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and other phase-out pesticides (i.e., 
      pesticides not currently-approved for use in agriculture across various 
      countries) are 4.1 and 2.6 orders of magnitude, respectively, with human-exposure 
      related standard values for some pesticides varying with over 3 orders of 
      magnitude (e.g., lindane). In addition, variations in water quality standard 
      values occurred across standard types (e.g., maximum and average), water use 
      types (e.g., unspecified waters and human consumption), and standard values 
      (e.g., pesticide individuals and groups). We conclude that regulatory 
      inconsistencies emphasize the need for international collaboration on domestic 
      water treatment, environmental management as well as specific water quality 
      standards for the wider range of current-use pesticides, thereby improving global 
      harmonization in support of protecting human health.
CI  - Copyright (c) 2021 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.
FAU - Li, Zijian
AU  - Li Z
AD  - School of Public Health (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 
      518107, China. Electronic address: lizijian3@mail.sysu.edu.cn.
FAU - Fantke, Peter
AU  - Fantke P
AD  - Quantitative Sustainability Assessment, Department of Technology, Management and 
      Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, 2800, Kgs, Lyngby, Denmark.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Review
DEP - 20211006
PL  - England
TA  - J Environ Manage
JT  - Journal of environmental management
JID - 0401664
RN  - 0 (Pesticides)
RN  - 0 (Water Pollutants, Chemical)
SB  - IM
MH  - Agriculture
MH  - Environmental Monitoring
MH  - Fresh Water
MH  - Humans
MH  - *Pesticides/analysis
MH  - *Water Pollutants, Chemical/analysis
MH  - *Water Purification
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Environmental management
OT  - Political globalization
OT  - Water quality standard
EDAT- 2021/10/09 06:00
MHDA- 2021/11/04 06:00
CRDT- 2021/10/08 20:18
PHST- 2021/06/23 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2021/10/03 00:00 [revised]
PHST- 2021/10/03 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2021/10/09 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2021/11/04 06:00 [medline]
PHST- 2021/10/08 20:18 [entrez]
AID - S0301-4797(21)01971-X [pii]
AID - 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113909 [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Environ Manage. 2022 Jan 1;301:113909. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113909. Epub 
      2021 Oct 6.