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1. Addressing chemical pollution in biodiversity research

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Sigmund, Gabriel, primary, Ågerstrand, Marlene, additional, Antonelli, Alexandre, additional, Backhaus, Thomas, additional, Brodin, Tomas, additional, Diamond, Miriam L., additional, Erdelen, Walter R., additional, Evers, David C., additional, Hofmann, Thilo, additional, Hueffer, Thorsten, additional, Lai, Adelene, additional, Torres, Joao P. M., additional, Mueller, Leonie, additional, Perrigo, Allison L., additional, Rillig, Matthias C., additional, Schaeffer, Andreas, additional, Scheringer, Martin, additional, Schirmer, Kristin, additional, Tlili, Ahmed, additional, Soehl, Anna, additional, Triebskorn, Rita, additional, Vlahos, Penny, additional, vom Berg, Colette, additional, Wang, Zhanyun, additional, and Groh, Ksenia J., additional

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2023
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2. Addressing chemical pollution in biodiversity research

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Sigmund, Gabriel, Ågerstrand, Marlene, Antonelli, Alexandre, Backhaus, Thomas, Brodin, Tomas, Diamond, Miriam L., Erdelen, Walter R., Evers, David C., Hofmann, Thilo, Hueffer, Thorsten, Lai, Adelene, Torres, Joao P. M., Mueller, Leonie, Perrigo, Allison L., Rillig, Matthias C., Schaeffer, Andreas, Scheringer, Martin, Schirmer, Kristin, Tlili, Ahmed, Soehl, Anna, Triebskorn, Rita, Vlahos, Penny, vom Berg, Colette, Wang, Zhanyun, and Groh, Ksenia J.

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biodiversity loss, chemical pollution, combined stressor, ecology, ecotoxicology, Global and Planetary Change, mercury, Environmental Sciences (social aspects to be 507), toxicity, persistent organic pollutants, pesticides, 500 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik::570 Biowissenschaften, Biologie::570 Biowissenschaften, Biologie, conceptual-framework, food webs, climate-change, Environmental Chemistry, neonicotinoids, vulture population declines, General Environmental Science
Abstract

Climate change, biodiversity loss, and chemical pollution are planetary-scale emergencies requiring urgent mitigation actions. As these "triple crises" are deeply interlinked, they need to be tackled in an integrative manner. However, while climate change and biodiversity are often studied together, chemical pollution as a global change factor contributing to worldwide biodiversity loss has received much less attention in biodiversity research so far. Here, we review evidence showing that the multifaceted effects of anthropogenic chemicals in the environment are posing a growing threat to biodiversity and ecosystems. Therefore, failure to account for pollution effects may significantly undermine the success of biodiversity protection efforts. We argue that progress in understanding and counteracting the negative impact of chemical pollution on biodiversity requires collective efforts of scientists from different disciplines, including but not limited to ecology, ecotoxicology, and environmental chemistry. Importantly, recent developments in these fields have now enabled comprehensive studies that could efficiently address the manifold interactions between chemicals and ecosystems. Based on their experience with intricate studies of biodiversity, ecologists are well equipped to embrace the additional challenge of chemical complexity through interdisciplinary collaborations. This offers a unique opportunity to jointly advance a seminal frontier in pollution ecology and facilitate the development of innovative solutions for environmental protection.

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2023
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5. Correction to First Determination of UV Filters in Marine Mammals. Octocrylene Levels in Franciscana Dolphins

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Gago-Ferrero, Pablo, primary, Alonso, Mariana B., additional, Bertozzi, Carolina P., additional, Marigo, Juliana, additional, Barbosa, Lupércio, additional, Cremer, Marta, additional, Secchi, Eduardo R., additional, Domit, Camila, additional, Azevedo, Alexandre, additional, Jr., José Lailson-Brito, additional, Torres, Joao P. M., additional, Malm, Olaf, additional, Eljarrat, Ethel, additional, Díaz-Cruz, M. Silvia, additional, and Barceló, Damiá, additional

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2013
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6. First Determination of UV Filters in Marine Mammals. Octocrylene Levels in Franciscana Dolphins

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Gago-Ferrero, Pablo, primary, Alonso, Mariana B., additional, Bertozzi, Carolina P., additional, Marigo, Juliana, additional, Barbosa, Lupércio, additional, Cremer, Marta, additional, Secchi, Eduardo R., additional, Azevedo, Alexandre, additional, Lailson-Brito Jr., José, additional, Torres, Joao P. M., additional, Malm, Olaf, additional, Eljarrat, Ethel, additional, Díaz-Cruz, M. Silvia, additional, and Barceló, Damià, additional

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2013
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8. Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane in Soil, River Sediment, and Fish in the Amazon in Brazil

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Torres, Joao P. M., Pfeiffer, Wolfgang C., Markowitz, Steve, Pause, Ronald, Malm, Olaf, and Japenga, Jan

Subjects
*BIOACCUMULATION, *DDT (Insecticide), *GAS chromatography, *RIVER sediments, *SOILS
Abstract

Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), its main metabolites, and other organochlorines were analyzed in soils (n=6), fluvial sediments (n=14), and fish (n=10) that were collected in several areas of the Amazon region in Brazil. The samples were analyzed by capillary column gas chromatography coupled to electron capture detection. DDT residues were present in most of the collected sediments in concentrations of approximately 10 to 100 μ/kg (ppb, dry weight). Some urban top soils were found to have more than 1 mg/kg (ppm). In fish, as much as 0.5 mg/kg of total DDT (wet weight) was found in the edible parts. The presence of p,p′-DDT in most of the samples reflects the use of this insecticide against vectors of malaria between 1946 and 1993, which has led to its ubiquitous presence in the environment of the Brazilian Amazon. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2002
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