Comprehensive insights into Triclosan: Environmental sources, plant uptake, metabolism, phytotoxicity, and food safety risks
Triclosan (TCS), a widely used antimicrobial agent, has become an emerging environmental contaminant due to its extensive application in pharmaceutical and personal care products. Its persistence, high lipophilicity, and bioaccumulative nature contribute to its widespread presence in various environ...
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| description | Triclosan (TCS), a widely used antimicrobial agent, has become an emerging environmental contaminant due to its extensive application in pharmaceutical and personal care products. Its persistence, high lipophilicity, and bioaccumulative nature contribute to its widespread presence in various environmental compartments, particularly aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. This review explores the eco-toxicological impacts of TCS on plant systems, emphasizing its sources, bioaccumulation, and adverse effects on plant physiology, including oxidative stress, impaired photosynthesis, and biochemical disruptions. The ability of TCS to accumulate in agricultural soils via wastewater irrigation and biosolid application raises significant concerns about food security and ecosystem stability. Additionally, the review discusses the transformation and degradation of TCS in plant systems, highlighting its metabolic pathways and interactions with plant-associated microbiomes. Given its documented endocrine-disrupting properties, phytotoxicity, potential role in antimicrobial resistance, and adverse cascading effects on food chains, biodiversity, and ecosystem, the review underscores the urgent need for improved wastewater treatment protocols and sustainable remediation strategies for TCS. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ce7db01f30794fac808726df64a7466f2025-08-20T03:15:08ZengElsevierNext Sustainability2949-82362025-01-01610014710.1016/j.nxsust.2025.100147Comprehensive insights into Triclosan: Environmental sources, plant uptake, metabolism, phytotoxicity, and food safety risksDipti Agarwal0Komal Sharma1Hari Dev Chaudhary2Upma Bhatt3Vineet Soni4Plant bioenergetics and biochemistry laboratory, Mohanlal Sukhadia University Udaipur, Rajasthan, IndiaPlant bioenergetics and biochemistry laboratory, Mohanlal Sukhadia University Udaipur, Rajasthan, IndiaPlant bioenergetics and biochemistry laboratory, Mohanlal Sukhadia University Udaipur, Rajasthan, IndiaPlant bioenergetics and biochemistry laboratory, Mohanlal Sukhadia University Udaipur, Rajasthan, IndiaCorresponding author.; Plant bioenergetics and biochemistry laboratory, Mohanlal Sukhadia University Udaipur, Rajasthan, IndiaTriclosan (TCS), a widely used antimicrobial agent, has become an emerging environmental contaminant due to its extensive application in pharmaceutical and personal care products. Its persistence, high lipophilicity, and bioaccumulative nature contribute to its widespread presence in various environmental compartments, particularly aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. This review explores the eco-toxicological impacts of TCS on plant systems, emphasizing its sources, bioaccumulation, and adverse effects on plant physiology, including oxidative stress, impaired photosynthesis, and biochemical disruptions. The ability of TCS to accumulate in agricultural soils via wastewater irrigation and biosolid application raises significant concerns about food security and ecosystem stability. Additionally, the review discusses the transformation and degradation of TCS in plant systems, highlighting its metabolic pathways and interactions with plant-associated microbiomes. Given its documented endocrine-disrupting properties, phytotoxicity, potential role in antimicrobial resistance, and adverse cascading effects on food chains, biodiversity, and ecosystem, the review underscores the urgent need for improved wastewater treatment protocols and sustainable remediation strategies for TCS.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2949823625000509Antimicrobial resistanceBioaccumulationEnvironmental contaminationTriclosanPhytotoxicityOxidative stress |
| spellingShingle | Dipti Agarwal Komal Sharma Hari Dev Chaudhary Upma Bhatt Vineet Soni Comprehensive insights into Triclosan: Environmental sources, plant uptake, metabolism, phytotoxicity, and food safety risks Next Sustainability Antimicrobial resistance Bioaccumulation Environmental contamination Triclosan Phytotoxicity Oxidative stress |
| title | Comprehensive insights into Triclosan: Environmental sources, plant uptake, metabolism, phytotoxicity, and food safety risks |
| title_full | Comprehensive insights into Triclosan: Environmental sources, plant uptake, metabolism, phytotoxicity, and food safety risks |
| title_fullStr | Comprehensive insights into Triclosan: Environmental sources, plant uptake, metabolism, phytotoxicity, and food safety risks |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comprehensive insights into Triclosan: Environmental sources, plant uptake, metabolism, phytotoxicity, and food safety risks |
| title_short | Comprehensive insights into Triclosan: Environmental sources, plant uptake, metabolism, phytotoxicity, and food safety risks |
| title_sort | comprehensive insights into triclosan environmental sources plant uptake metabolism phytotoxicity and food safety risks |
| topic | Antimicrobial resistance Bioaccumulation Environmental contamination Triclosan Phytotoxicity Oxidative stress |
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