Pollutants in urban runoff: Scientific evidence on toxicity and impacts on freshwater ecosystems

Urban runoff effluents transport multiple pollutants collected from urban surfaces. which ultimately reach freshwater ecosystems. We here collect the existing scientific evidence on the urban runoff impacts on aquatic organisms and ecosystem functions, assessed the potential toxicity of the most com...

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Autores: Cojoc, Lorena Cristina, Castro Català, Núria de, Guzmán, Ioar de, González, Julene, Arroita, Maite, Besolí Mestres, Neus, Cadena, Isabel, Freixa Casals, Anna, Gutiérrez Garcia-Moreno, Oriol, Larrañaga Arrizabalaga, Aitor, Muñoz Gràcia, Isabel, Elosegi, Arturo, Petrović, Mira, Sabater, Sergi
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Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
Repositorio:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya
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Palabra clave:Contaminants emergents en l'aigua
Emerging contaminants in water
Escolament urbà
Urban runoff
Ecologia d'aigua dolça -- Aspectes ambientals
Freshwater ecology -- Environmental aspects
Ecologia d'aigua dolça -- Toxicologia
Freshwater ecology -- Toxicology
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spelling Pollutants in urban runoff: Scientific evidence on toxicity and impacts on freshwater ecosystemsCojoc, Lorena CristinaCastro Català, Núria deGuzmán, Ioar deGonzález, JuleneArroita, MaiteBesolí Mestres, NeusCadena, IsabelFreixa Casals, AnnaGutiérrez Garcia-Moreno, OriolLarrañaga Arrizabalaga, AitorMuñoz Gràcia, IsabelElosegi, ArturoPetrović, MiraSabater, SergiContaminants emergents en l'aiguaEmerging contaminants in waterEscolament urbàUrban runoffEcologia d'aigua dolça -- Aspectes ambientalsFreshwater ecology -- Environmental aspectsEcologia d'aigua dolça -- ToxicologiaFreshwater ecology -- ToxicologyUrban runoff effluents transport multiple pollutants collected from urban surfaces. which ultimately reach freshwater ecosystems. We here collect the existing scientific evidence on the urban runoff impacts on aquatic organisms and ecosystem functions, assessed the potential toxicity of the most common pollutants present in urban runoff, and characterized the ecotoxicological risk for freshwaters. We used the Toxic Units models to estimate the toxicity of individual chemicals to freshwater biota and observed that the highest ecotoxicological risk of urban runoff was associated to metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and pesticides and, in a few cases, to phthalates. The potential risk was highest for copper and zinc, as well as for anthracene, fluoranthene, Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthlate (DEHP), imidacloprid, cadmium, mercury, and chromium. These pollutants had contrasting effects on freshwater biological groups, though the risk overall decreased from basal to upper trophic levels. Our analysis evidenced a lack of data on ecotoxicological effects of several pollutants present in urban runoff effluents, caused by lack of toxicity data and by the inadequate representation of biological groups in the ecotoxicological databases. Nevertheless, evidence indicates that urban runoff presents ecotoxicological risk for freshwater biota, which might increase if hydrological patterns become extreme, such as long dry periods and floods. Our study highlights the importance of considering both the acute and chronic toxicity of urban effluent pollutants, as well as recognizing the interplay with other environmental stressors, to design adequate environmental management strategies on urban freshwater ecosystems receiving urban runoffThis paper was funded by the project “City runoff pollution impacts on river biodiversity under extreme climatic events”, CityPoll (TED2021-129966B–C31, TED2021-129966B–C32, and TED2021-129966B–C33) funded by MCIN/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 and by the European Union NextGeneration EU/PRTR. We thank the Generalitat de Catalunya through the Consolidated Research Group 2021 SGR 01282 (ICRA-ENV). Open Access funding provided thanks to the CRUE-CSIC agreement with Elsevier6Elsevier2024info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpeer-reviewedapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10256/26390http://hdl.handle.net/10256/26390Chemosphere, 2024, vol. 369, art. núm. 143806Articles publicats (D-CCAA)reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)Inglésinfo:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143806info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/issn/0045-6535info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/eissn/1879-1298Attribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:10256/263902026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Pollutants in urban runoff: Scientific evidence on toxicity and impacts on freshwater ecosystems
title Pollutants in urban runoff: Scientific evidence on toxicity and impacts on freshwater ecosystems
spellingShingle Pollutants in urban runoff: Scientific evidence on toxicity and impacts on freshwater ecosystems
Cojoc, Lorena Cristina
Contaminants emergents en l'aigua
Emerging contaminants in water
Escolament urbà
Urban runoff
Ecologia d'aigua dolça -- Aspectes ambientals
Freshwater ecology -- Environmental aspects
Ecologia d'aigua dolça -- Toxicologia
Freshwater ecology -- Toxicology
title_short Pollutants in urban runoff: Scientific evidence on toxicity and impacts on freshwater ecosystems
title_full Pollutants in urban runoff: Scientific evidence on toxicity and impacts on freshwater ecosystems
title_fullStr Pollutants in urban runoff: Scientific evidence on toxicity and impacts on freshwater ecosystems
title_full_unstemmed Pollutants in urban runoff: Scientific evidence on toxicity and impacts on freshwater ecosystems
title_sort Pollutants in urban runoff: Scientific evidence on toxicity and impacts on freshwater ecosystems
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Cojoc, Lorena Cristina
Castro Català, Núria de
Guzmán, Ioar de
González, Julene
Arroita, Maite
Besolí Mestres, Neus
Cadena, Isabel
Freixa Casals, Anna
Gutiérrez Garcia-Moreno, Oriol
Larrañaga Arrizabalaga, Aitor
Muñoz Gràcia, Isabel
Elosegi, Arturo
Petrović, Mira
Sabater, Sergi
author Cojoc, Lorena Cristina
author_facet Cojoc, Lorena Cristina
Castro Català, Núria de
Guzmán, Ioar de
González, Julene
Arroita, Maite
Besolí Mestres, Neus
Cadena, Isabel
Freixa Casals, Anna
Gutiérrez Garcia-Moreno, Oriol
Larrañaga Arrizabalaga, Aitor
Muñoz Gràcia, Isabel
Elosegi, Arturo
Petrović, Mira
Sabater, Sergi
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Guzmán, Ioar de
González, Julene
Arroita, Maite
Besolí Mestres, Neus
Cadena, Isabel
Freixa Casals, Anna
Gutiérrez Garcia-Moreno, Oriol
Larrañaga Arrizabalaga, Aitor
Muñoz Gràcia, Isabel
Elosegi, Arturo
Petrović, Mira
Sabater, Sergi
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Contaminants emergents en l'aigua
Emerging contaminants in water
Escolament urbà
Urban runoff
Ecologia d'aigua dolça -- Aspectes ambientals
Freshwater ecology -- Environmental aspects
Ecologia d'aigua dolça -- Toxicologia
Freshwater ecology -- Toxicology
topic Contaminants emergents en l'aigua
Emerging contaminants in water
Escolament urbà
Urban runoff
Ecologia d'aigua dolça -- Aspectes ambientals
Freshwater ecology -- Environmental aspects
Ecologia d'aigua dolça -- Toxicologia
Freshwater ecology -- Toxicology
description Urban runoff effluents transport multiple pollutants collected from urban surfaces. which ultimately reach freshwater ecosystems. We here collect the existing scientific evidence on the urban runoff impacts on aquatic organisms and ecosystem functions, assessed the potential toxicity of the most common pollutants present in urban runoff, and characterized the ecotoxicological risk for freshwaters. We used the Toxic Units models to estimate the toxicity of individual chemicals to freshwater biota and observed that the highest ecotoxicological risk of urban runoff was associated to metals, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and pesticides and, in a few cases, to phthalates. The potential risk was highest for copper and zinc, as well as for anthracene, fluoranthene, Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthlate (DEHP), imidacloprid, cadmium, mercury, and chromium. These pollutants had contrasting effects on freshwater biological groups, though the risk overall decreased from basal to upper trophic levels. Our analysis evidenced a lack of data on ecotoxicological effects of several pollutants present in urban runoff effluents, caused by lack of toxicity data and by the inadequate representation of biological groups in the ecotoxicological databases. Nevertheless, evidence indicates that urban runoff presents ecotoxicological risk for freshwater biota, which might increase if hydrological patterns become extreme, such as long dry periods and floods. Our study highlights the importance of considering both the acute and chronic toxicity of urban effluent pollutants, as well as recognizing the interplay with other environmental stressors, to design adequate environmental management strategies on urban freshwater ecosystems receiving urban runoff
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