Suspect screening in Mussels cultured in straits of Tebrau leading to public perception and awareness survey on pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs)
The presence of multidrug-resistant bacteria in Malaysian waters and farmed aquatic species in its estuarine environment suggests contamination due to pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs). However, this issue has lacked serious attention. This study performed suspect screening to ident...
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2024
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| author | Yong, Zhi Yuan Chong, Yen San Mohamad Hanafi, Muhammad Arif Haikal Abdul Wahab, Mohd Firdaus Lee, Hooi Ling Bakar, Mohd Bakri Abdul Majid, Zaiton Basar, Norazah Chandren, Sheela Hasbullah, Hasrinah Othman, Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Chan, Wei Yee Jaafar, Siti Nur Tahirah Yong, Ee Ling |
| author_facet | Yong, Zhi Yuan Chong, Yen San Mohamad Hanafi, Muhammad Arif Haikal Abdul Wahab, Mohd Firdaus Lee, Hooi Ling Bakar, Mohd Bakri Abdul Majid, Zaiton Basar, Norazah Chandren, Sheela Hasbullah, Hasrinah Othman, Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Chan, Wei Yee Jaafar, Siti Nur Tahirah Yong, Ee Ling |
| author_sort | Yong, Zhi Yuan |
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| description | The presence of multidrug-resistant bacteria in Malaysian waters and farmed aquatic species in its estuarine environment suggests contamination due to pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs). However, this issue has lacked serious attention. This study performed suspect screening to identify tentative PPCPs in water and mussels located at the Melayu River during high and low tides, followed by a public awareness survey to understand the public behavior toward handling PPCPs. In total, 75 PPCPs were tentatively identified. Four and six compounds were found in surface water during low and high tides, respectively, while mussel samples showed 50 compounds during low tide and 35 compounds during high tide. Interestingly, 7 pharmaceuticals and 4 personal care products appeared in both tides in mussel samples. Survey findings revealed that while respondents understood PPCP pathways entering the environment and associated threats, they were unaware of relevant laws and proper disposal methods for unused pharmaceuticals, which are often discarded together with domestic wastes. The findings highlight the urgent need for detailed suspect screening with targeted analysis in order to establish relevant regulatory measures apart from providing public education on the proper disposal of PPCPs to mitigate contamination. |
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| spelling | upm-1138882025-06-23T04:10:54Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/113888/ Suspect screening in Mussels cultured in straits of Tebrau leading to public perception and awareness survey on pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) Yong, Zhi Yuan Chong, Yen San Mohamad Hanafi, Muhammad Arif Haikal Abdul Wahab, Mohd Firdaus Lee, Hooi Ling Bakar, Mohd Bakri Abdul Majid, Zaiton Basar, Norazah Chandren, Sheela Hasbullah, Hasrinah Othman, Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Chan, Wei Yee Jaafar, Siti Nur Tahirah Yong, Ee Ling The presence of multidrug-resistant bacteria in Malaysian waters and farmed aquatic species in its estuarine environment suggests contamination due to pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs). However, this issue has lacked serious attention. This study performed suspect screening to identify tentative PPCPs in water and mussels located at the Melayu River during high and low tides, followed by a public awareness survey to understand the public behavior toward handling PPCPs. In total, 75 PPCPs were tentatively identified. Four and six compounds were found in surface water during low and high tides, respectively, while mussel samples showed 50 compounds during low tide and 35 compounds during high tide. Interestingly, 7 pharmaceuticals and 4 personal care products appeared in both tides in mussel samples. Survey findings revealed that while respondents understood PPCP pathways entering the environment and associated threats, they were unaware of relevant laws and proper disposal methods for unused pharmaceuticals, which are often discarded together with domestic wastes. The findings highlight the urgent need for detailed suspect screening with targeted analysis in order to establish relevant regulatory measures apart from providing public education on the proper disposal of PPCPs to mitigate contamination. American Chemical Society 2024-08 Article PeerReviewed Yong, Zhi Yuan and Chong, Yen San and Mohamad Hanafi, Muhammad Arif Haikal and Abdul Wahab, Mohd Firdaus and Lee, Hooi Ling and Bakar, Mohd Bakri and Abdul Majid, Zaiton and Basar, Norazah and Chandren, Sheela and Hasbullah, Hasrinah and Othman, Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan and Chan, Wei Yee and Jaafar, Siti Nur Tahirah and Yong, Ee Ling (2024) Suspect screening in Mussels cultured in straits of Tebrau leading to public perception and awareness survey on pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs). ACS ES and T Water, 4 (9). pp. 4099-4109. ISSN 2690-0637; eISSN: 2690-0637 https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsestwater.4c00382 10.1021/acsestwater.4c00382 |
| spellingShingle | Yong, Zhi Yuan Chong, Yen San Mohamad Hanafi, Muhammad Arif Haikal Abdul Wahab, Mohd Firdaus Lee, Hooi Ling Bakar, Mohd Bakri Abdul Majid, Zaiton Basar, Norazah Chandren, Sheela Hasbullah, Hasrinah Othman, Mohd Hafiz Dzarfan Chan, Wei Yee Jaafar, Siti Nur Tahirah Yong, Ee Ling Suspect screening in Mussels cultured in straits of Tebrau leading to public perception and awareness survey on pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) |
| title | Suspect screening in Mussels cultured in straits of Tebrau leading to public perception and awareness survey on pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) |
| title_full | Suspect screening in Mussels cultured in straits of Tebrau leading to public perception and awareness survey on pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) |
| title_fullStr | Suspect screening in Mussels cultured in straits of Tebrau leading to public perception and awareness survey on pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Suspect screening in Mussels cultured in straits of Tebrau leading to public perception and awareness survey on pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) |
| title_short | Suspect screening in Mussels cultured in straits of Tebrau leading to public perception and awareness survey on pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) |
| title_sort | suspect screening in mussels cultured in straits of tebrau leading to public perception and awareness survey on pharmaceuticals and personal care products (ppcps) |
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