Emerging pollutants in Nigeria: A systematic review

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dc.contributor.authorEgbuna, Chukwuebuka
dc.contributor.authorAmadi, Cecilia N.
dc.contributor.authorPatrick-Iwuanyanwu, Kingsley C.
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-15T11:51:15Z
dc.date.available2023-05-15T11:51:15Z
dc.date.issued2021-07
dc.description.abstractEmerging pollutants represent a group of synthetic or naturally occurring compounds that are not normally monitored within the environment but can enter into the environment and cause different adverse ecological and health effects. This systematic review identified the various emerging pollutants in Nigeria. The following databases, ScienceDirect, PubMed, Google Scholar, and African Journals OnLine (AJOL) were searched to identify studies on pollutants of emerging concerns in Nigeria. A total of 933 articles were identified out of which 30 articles were selected to be eligible for the study. Over 250 emerging pollutants were identified and divided into 9 major groups which are personal care products, pharmaceuticals, industrial chemicals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, volatile organic compounds, pesticides, mycotoxins, radionuclides and electromagnetic radiations (Gamma radiation) and other pollutants of emerging concerns such as microbes, microplastics, and particulate matter. These pollutants are found in water bodies and underground waters, soils and sediments, biological systems, and ambient air at different concentrations with seasonal variations. Some of these pollutants act as endocrine disruptors, β-adrenergic receptors agonist blockers, oxidative stress inducers and can cause genetic alterations in DNA and epigenetic reprogramming through global DNA methylation, gene-specific CpG methylation and microRNA expression. Emerging pollutants of public health concern in Nigeria are on the increase and are threat to both ecological and human health.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipACE: Public Health and Toxicological Researchen_US
dc.identifier.issn1382-6689
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1771
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEgbuna C, Amadi CN, Patrick-Iwuanyanwu KC, Ezzat SM, Awuchi CG, Ugonwa PO, Orisakwe OE. Emerging pollutants in Nigeria: A systematic review. Environ Toxicol Pharmacol. 2021 Jul;85:103638. doi: 10.1016/j.etap.2021.103638. Epub 2021 Mar 20. PMID: 33757839.en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesEnvironmental Toxicology and Pharmacology;85
dc.subjectVolatile organic solventsen_US
dc.subjectSub-Saharan Africaen_US
dc.subjectPharmaceuticalsen_US
dc.subjectPesticidesen_US
dc.subjectPersonal care productsen_US
dc.subjectNigeriaen_US
dc.subjectNiger Deltaen_US
dc.subjectIndustrial chemicalsen_US
dc.subjectEmerging pollutants in Nigeriaen_US
dc.subjectUniversity of Port Harcourten_US
dc.subjectACE-PUTORen_US
dc.subjectACE: Public Health and Toxicological Researchen_US
dc.subjectShahira M. Ezzaten_US
dc.subjectChinaza Godswill Awuchien_US
dc.titleEmerging pollutants in Nigeria: A systematic reviewen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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