Environmental pollution is escalating due to rapid global development that often prioritizes human needs over planetary health.Despite global efforts to mitigate legacy pollutants,the continuous introduction of new su...Environmental pollution is escalating due to rapid global development that often prioritizes human needs over planetary health.Despite global efforts to mitigate legacy pollutants,the continuous introduction of new substances remains a major threat to both people and the planet.In response,global initiatives are focusing on risk assessment and regulation of emerging contaminants,as demonstrated by the ongoing efforts to establish the UN’s Intergovernmental Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals,Waste,and Pollution Prevention.This review identifies the sources and impacts of emerging contaminants on planetary health,emphasizing the importance of adopting a One Health approach.Strategies for monitoring and addressing these pollutants are discussed,underscoring the need for robust and socially equitable environmental policies at both regional and international levels.Urgent actions are needed to transition toward sustainable pollution management practices to safeguard our planet for future generations.展开更多
Soil microorganisms are indispensable for a healthy soil environment,where the fate of pesticides is contingent on microbial activity.Conversely,soil ecosystems can be distorted by all kinds of variables,such as agroc...Soil microorganisms are indispensable for a healthy soil environment,where the fate of pesticides is contingent on microbial activity.Conversely,soil ecosystems can be distorted by all kinds of variables,such as agrochemicals.These crop protection products have been universally in use for decades in agriculture.In modern crop cultivation,fungicides are increasingly applied because of their high and broad effectivity on plant pathogens.While their use can enhance harvest yields,fungicides,particularly broad-spectrum ones,are responsible for the alteration of the soil microflora.Furthermore,successive and combined application of pesticides is an agronomic routine,which aggravates the concurrent existence of synthetic chemicals in the soil and marine environments.Mutual interactions of such different molecules,or their effects on soil life,can negatively impact the dissipation of biodegradable pesticides from the ecosystems.The direct effects of individual agrochemicals on microbial soil parameters,as well as agronomic efficiency and interactions of mixtures have been thoroughly studied over the past 80 years.The indirect impacts of mixtures on soil and aquatic ecosystems,however,may be overlooked.Moreover,the current regulatory risk assessment of agrochemicals is based on fate investigations of individual substances to derive predicted environmental concentrations,which does not reflect real agricultural scenarios and needs to be updated.In this article,we summarized the results from our own experiments and previous studies,demonstrating that the degradation of pesticides is impacted by the co-existence of fungicides by their effects on microbial and enzymatic activities in soil.展开更多
基金funded by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2020YFC1807000)the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(no.XDA28030501)+9 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(41991333,41977137,42090060)the International Atomic Energy Agency Research Project(D15022)the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of Chinese Academy of Sciences(2011225[Fang Wang],Y201859[H.Wang],2013201[J.Su],2021309[Y.Song],Y2022084[M.Ye])Chinese Academy of Sciences President’s International Fellowship Initiative(2020DC0005,2022DC0001,2024DC0009)the Institute of Soil Science,Chinese Academy of Sciences(ISSAS2419)the Research Group Linkage project from Alexander von Humboldt foundation,the Center for Health Impacts of Agriculture(CHIA)of Michigan State University,and the URI STEEP Superfund Center(grant#P42ES027706)Fang Wang was partly supported by the fellowship of Alexander von Humboldt for experienced researchers,and Shennong Young Talents of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs,China(SNYCQN006-2022)J.P.and T.R.S.were supported by the Canada Research Chair program.B.W.B.was supported by a Royal Society of New Zealand Catalyst International Leaders fellowship.K.K.B.was supported by Innovation Fund Denmark and the European Commission Horizon 2020 financed under the ERA-NET Aquatic Pollutants Joint Transnational Call(REWA,GA no.869178)S.A.H.was partly supported by a grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences,National Institutes of Health grant number P42ES04911-29(Project 4)T.R.S.thanks CESAM by FCT/MCTES(UIDP/50017/2020+UIDB/50017/2020+LA/P/0094/2020)。
文摘Environmental pollution is escalating due to rapid global development that often prioritizes human needs over planetary health.Despite global efforts to mitigate legacy pollutants,the continuous introduction of new substances remains a major threat to both people and the planet.In response,global initiatives are focusing on risk assessment and regulation of emerging contaminants,as demonstrated by the ongoing efforts to establish the UN’s Intergovernmental Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals,Waste,and Pollution Prevention.This review identifies the sources and impacts of emerging contaminants on planetary health,emphasizing the importance of adopting a One Health approach.Strategies for monitoring and addressing these pollutants are discussed,underscoring the need for robust and socially equitable environmental policies at both regional and international levels.Urgent actions are needed to transition toward sustainable pollution management practices to safeguard our planet for future generations.
文摘Soil microorganisms are indispensable for a healthy soil environment,where the fate of pesticides is contingent on microbial activity.Conversely,soil ecosystems can be distorted by all kinds of variables,such as agrochemicals.These crop protection products have been universally in use for decades in agriculture.In modern crop cultivation,fungicides are increasingly applied because of their high and broad effectivity on plant pathogens.While their use can enhance harvest yields,fungicides,particularly broad-spectrum ones,are responsible for the alteration of the soil microflora.Furthermore,successive and combined application of pesticides is an agronomic routine,which aggravates the concurrent existence of synthetic chemicals in the soil and marine environments.Mutual interactions of such different molecules,or their effects on soil life,can negatively impact the dissipation of biodegradable pesticides from the ecosystems.The direct effects of individual agrochemicals on microbial soil parameters,as well as agronomic efficiency and interactions of mixtures have been thoroughly studied over the past 80 years.The indirect impacts of mixtures on soil and aquatic ecosystems,however,may be overlooked.Moreover,the current regulatory risk assessment of agrochemicals is based on fate investigations of individual substances to derive predicted environmental concentrations,which does not reflect real agricultural scenarios and needs to be updated.In this article,we summarized the results from our own experiments and previous studies,demonstrating that the degradation of pesticides is impacted by the co-existence of fungicides by their effects on microbial and enzymatic activities in soil.
