Sunscreen use during recreational activities on a French Atlantic beach: release of UV filters at sea and influence of air temperature
LABILLE, Jérôme
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique [CNRS]
Aix Marseille Université [AMU]
Centre Européen de Recherche et d'Enseignement des Géosciences de l'Environnement [CEREGE]
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique [CNRS]
Aix Marseille Université [AMU]
Centre Européen de Recherche et d'Enseignement des Géosciences de l'Environnement [CEREGE]
Language
EN
Article de revue
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Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 2024-06-06, vol. 31, p. 41046-41058
English Abstract
Organic UV filters are emerging contaminants in personal care products such as sunscreens. The toxicity of numerous of these UV filter compounds has been demonstrated in several marine taxa. However, whilst the biological ...Read more >
Organic UV filters are emerging contaminants in personal care products such as sunscreens. The toxicity of numerous of these UV filter compounds has been demonstrated in several marine taxa. However, whilst the biological impact has already been largely demonstrated, the anthropogenic drivers leading to UV filter contamination still need to be identified. In this work, a survey was conducted on a site of the French Atlantic Coast (i) to describe beachgoers’ behaviours (sunscreen use and beach frequentation), (ii) provide an estimation of the UV filters released at sea and (iii) highlight the effect of air temperature on these behaviours and on the release of UV filters. In parallel with these estimations of the UV filters released at sea, in situ chemical measurements were performed. By comparing the results of both approaches, this interdisciplinary work provides an insight of how the observations of beachgoers’ behaviour modulations and attendance level fluctuations could be used to prevent UV filter contaminations and ultimately manage the ecotoxicological risk.Read less <
English Keywords
Sunscreen use
UV filters
Beach attendance levels
Beachgoers’ behaviours
Air temperature
Octocrylene
Avobenzone
Sunscreen use
ANR Project
Contamination des eaux côtières aux filtres UV due à la fréquentation du littoral pendant les canicules: paramètres comportementaux et bioénergétiques permettant de mesurer les Effets et d'identifier des biomarqueurs d'alerte précoce - ANR-18-CE34-0012