Freshwater Environmental Risk Ass…n the United States.

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Freshwater Environmental Risk Assessment of Down-the-Drain Octinoxate Emissions in the United States.

Emily E Burns, Kyle S Roush, Susan A Csiszar, Iain A Davies

Environmental toxicology and chemistry · 2022

Findings

Researchers assessed whether octinoxate—a UV filter that washes into freshwater through drains—poses environmental risks in the US. They found a substantial safety margin between realistic environmental exposure levels and the concentration predicted to cause harm, concluding negligible risk to freshwater ecosystems.

Design

Review

Evidence

Moderate

Journal

Environmental toxicology and chemistry