title: Triclosan: current status, occurrence, environmental risks and bioaccumulation potential.
abstract: Triclosan (TCS) is a multi-purpose antimicrobial agent used as a common ingredient in everyday household personal care and consumer products. The expanded use of TCS provides a number of pathways for the compound to enter the environment and it has been detected in sewage treatment plant effluents; surface; ground and drinking water. The physico-chemical properties indicate the bioaccumulation and persistence potential of TCS in the environment. Hence, there is an increasing concern about the presence of TCS in the environment and its potential negative effects on human and animal health. Nevertheless, scarce monitoring data could be one reason for not prioritizing TCS as emerging contaminant. Conventional water and wastewater treatment processes are unable to completely remove the TCS and even form toxic intermediates. Considering the worldwide application of personal care products containing TCS and inefficient removal and its toxic effects on aquatic organisms, the compound should be considered on the priority list of emerging contaminants and its utilization in all products should be regulated.
authors.affiliation: INRS-ETE, Université du Québec, 490, Rue de la Couronne, Québec, QC G1K 9A9, Canada. garrydhillons9@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Gurpreet Singh
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Dhillon
authors.affiliation: INRS-ETE, Université du Québec, 490, Rue de la Couronne, Québec, QC G1K 9A9, Canada. surinder_dhillons@yahoo.ca.|Department of Mycology & Plant Pathology, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi-221005, India. surinder_dhillons@yahoo.ca.
authors.forename: Surinder
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaur
authors.affiliation: INRS-ETE, Université du Québec, 490, Rue de la Couronne, Québec, QC G1K 9A9, Canada. Pulicharla.Rama@ete.inrs.ca.
authors.forename: Rama
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pulicharla
authors.affiliation: INRS-ETE, Université du Québec, 490, Rue de la Couronne, Québec, QC G1K 9A9, Canada. satinder.brar@ete.inrs.ca.
authors.forename: Satinder Kaur
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Brar
authors.affiliation: INRS-ETE, Université du Québec, 490, Rue de la Couronne, Québec, QC G1K 9A9, Canada. Maximiliano.Cledon@ete.inrs.ca.|CONICET-IIMyC, National Council of Scientific and Technical Research, C1033AAJ Buenos Aires, Argentina. Maximiliano.Cledon@ete.inrs.ca.
authors.forename: Maximiliano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cledón
authors.affiliation: CO2 Solutions Inc., 2300, Rue Jean-Perrin, Québec, QC G2C 1T9, Canada. mausamverma@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Mausam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.affiliation: Department of Civil Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, N104 SEC P.O. Box 886105, Lincoln, NE 68588, USA. surampalli.rao@giees.org.
authors.forename: Rao Y
authors.initials: RY
authors.lastname: Surampalli
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000633:toxicity*; D059001:Aquatic Organisms / Q000378:metabolism; D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D006801:Humans; D012306:Risk; D014260:Triclosan / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000633:toxicity*; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000633:toxicity*
chemical_list: D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D014260:Triclosan
keywords: degradation by-products; dioxins; emerging contaminants; personal care products; toxicity; triclosan