TY - JOUR
T1 - Environmental occurrence and ecological risks of psychoactive substances
AU - Jin, Hangbiao
AU - Yang, Dan
AU - Wu, Pengfei
AU - Zhao, Meirong
N1 - Funding information:
The authors would like to thank the financial support provided by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 21976162; 21806139).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Published by Elsevier Ltd.
PY - 2022/1
Y1 - 2022/1
N2 - Psychoactive substances are ubiquitous in the environment at low concentrations, and tobacco, cannabis, etc. are all widely-existing examples. Given their potent biological activity, psychoactive substances are suspected to be harmful to the environment, and reports of their ecological risks are gradually increasing. Since the 1990s, the investigations into psychoactive substances have made remarkable progress, yet some research fields still need to be modernised. For example, the unification of standardised analytical methods as well as the supplementation of occurrence literature. In addition, a relatively lagging risk evaluation system caused by a lack of toxicity data is particularly in need of improvement. The purpose of this article is to develop a review of current research on psychoactive substances, including analytical methods, distribution in environmental compartments, and ecological risk assessment, as well as to point out deficiencies and development prospects and to offer motivation for enhancing the research level in this field.
AB - Psychoactive substances are ubiquitous in the environment at low concentrations, and tobacco, cannabis, etc. are all widely-existing examples. Given their potent biological activity, psychoactive substances are suspected to be harmful to the environment, and reports of their ecological risks are gradually increasing. Since the 1990s, the investigations into psychoactive substances have made remarkable progress, yet some research fields still need to be modernised. For example, the unification of standardised analytical methods as well as the supplementation of occurrence literature. In addition, a relatively lagging risk evaluation system caused by a lack of toxicity data is particularly in need of improvement. The purpose of this article is to develop a review of current research on psychoactive substances, including analytical methods, distribution in environmental compartments, and ecological risk assessment, as well as to point out deficiencies and development prospects and to offer motivation for enhancing the research level in this field.
KW - analytical technology
KW - developmental toxicity
KW - distribution
KW - psychoactive substance
KW - risk quotient
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U2 - 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106970
DO - 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106970
M3 - Review article
C2 - 34753034
AN - SCOPUS:85118558519
SN - 0160-4120
VL - 158
JO - Environment International
JF - Environment International
M1 - 106970
ER -
