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De Bruin, Willeke
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Kritzinger, Quenton
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Bornman, Maria S. (Riana)
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Korsten, Lise
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2019-08-26T14:36:42Z |
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2019-10 |
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dc.description.abstract |
Nonylphenol (NP) and its detrimental effects on the environment, humans, wildlife, fish and birds is an increasingly important global research focus. The number of investigations on the toxicity and metabolic fate of NP in plants is however limited. This paper reviews the prevalence and source of NP in plants and the effect it has on its morphological, physiological and ultrastructural status. Fruit and vegetables have been found to contain levels of NP that is twenty-fold exceeding the no observable effect level (NOEL) of freshwater algae. Apart from the potential risk this poses to the health of consumers, it can overburden the plant’s natural defence system, leading to growth disorders. Plants exposed to NP show signs of overall growth reduction, changes in organelle structure and oxidative damage. These adverse effects may exacerbate the food security dilemma faced by many countries and impede their progress towards attaining the sustainable development goals. |
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Plant Production and Soil Science |
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School of Health Systems and Public Health (SHSPH) |
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2020-10-15 |
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hj2019 |
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The South African National Research Foundation (NRF), the Institute for Food, Nutrition and Well-being (University of Pretoria) and the Centre of Excellence in Food Security, funded by the NRF and Department of Science and Technology. |
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http://www.elsevier.com/locate/ecoenv |
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dc.identifier.citation |
De Bruin, W., Kritzinger, Q., Bornman, R. et al. .2019, 'Occurrence, fate and toxic effects of the industrial endocrine disrupter, nonylphenol, on plants - a review', Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, vol. 181, pp. 419-427. |
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dc.identifier.issn |
0147-6513 (print) |
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1090-2414 (online) |
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10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.06.009 |
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http://hdl.handle.net/2263/71212 |
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en |
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dc.publisher |
Elsevier |
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dc.rights |
© 2019 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Notice : this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. A definitive version was subsequently published in Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, vol. 181, pp. 419-427, 2019. doi : 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.06.009. |
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dc.subject |
Nonylphenol (NP) |
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Plants |
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Toxicity |
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dc.title |
Occurrence, fate and toxic effects of the industrial endocrine disrupter, nonylphenol, on plants - a review |
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Postprint Article |
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