文献类型： 外文期刊

作者： Ji, Xiaomeng ¹ ; Liang, Jiefeng ¹ ; Liu, Jiale ¹ ; Shen, Jie ¹ ; Li, Yiling ² ; Wang, Yingjun ¹ ; Jing, Chuanyong ¹ ; Mabury, Scott A. ³ ; Liu, Runzeng ¹ ;

作者机构： 1.Shandong Univ, Sch Environm Sci & Engn, Shandong Key Lab Environm Proc & Hlth, Qingdao 266237, Peoples R China

2.Chinese Acad Fishery Sci, Yellow Sea Fisheries Res Inst, Qingdao 266071, Peoples R China

3.Univ Toronto, Dept Chem, 80 St George St, Toronto, ON M5S 3H6, Canada

关键词： novel organic contaminants; photoinitiators; environmental occurrence; human exposure; toxicityeffects

期刊名称：ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY （ 影响因子：11.4； 五年影响因子：12.0 ）

ISSN： 0013-936X

年卷期： 2023 年 57 卷 32 期

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收录情况： SCI

摘要： Photoinitiators (PIs) are a family of anthropogenic chemicalsusedin polymerization systems that generate active substances to initiatepolymerization reactions under certain radiations. Although polymerizationis considered a green method, its wide application in various commercialproducts, such as UV-curable inks, paints, and varnishes, has ledto ubiquitous environmental issues caused by PIs. In this study, wepresent an overview of the current knowledge on the environmentaloccurrence, human exposure, and toxicity of PIs and provide suggestionsfor future research based on numerous available studies. The residualconcentrations of PIs in commercial products, such as food packagingmaterials, are at microgram per gram levels. The migration of PIsfrom food packaging materials to foodstuffs has been confirmed bymore than 100 reports of food contamination caused by PIs. Furthermore,more than 20 PIs have been detected in water, sediment, sewage sludge,and indoor dust collected from Asia, the United States, and Europe.Human internal exposure was also confirmed by the detection of PIsin serum. In addition, PIs were present in human breast milk, indicatingthat breastfeeding is an exposure pathway for infants. Among the mostavailable studies, benzophenone is the dominant congener detectedin the environment and humans. Toxicity studies of PIs reveal multipletoxic end points, such as carcinogenicity and endocrine-disruptingeffects. Future investigations should focus on synergistic/antagonistictoxicity effects caused by PIs coexposure and metabolism/transformationpathways of newly identified PIs. Furthermore, future research shouldaim to develop "greener" PIs with high efficiency, lowmigration, and low toxicity.