RT journal article
T1 Artificial Sweeteners in Aquatic Ecosystems: Occurrence, Sources and Effects
A1 Fernandez, Ronield
A1 Ojito, Sheila
A1 Pájaro, Valerie
A1 Gutiérrez, Camilo
A1 Bolívar-Anillo, Hernando José
A1 Hampel, Miriam
A1 Anfuso Melfi, Giorgio
A2 Ciencias de la Tierra
A2 Química Física
K1 artificial sweeteners
K1 aquatic ecosystems
K1 river
K1 marine ecosystems
K1 waste waters
AB The growing consumption of synthetically manufactured sugar substitutes, coupled with the lack of adequate national and international regulations, has led to the presence of various compounds, in different environmental matrices. Within this group, artificial sweeteners, despite their prevalence in mass consumption products, are one of the least studied pollutants. The high consumption of artificial sweeteners, together with the low efficiency of wastewater treatment plants, facilitates their detection in various aquatic ecosystems at concentrations ranging from ng to µg L−1. These concentrations have shown to generate adverse effects on the organisms that inhabit these aquatic ecosystems. The main objective of this review is to provide updated information on the global consumption of sweeteners, reported concentrations in various environmental matrices, and, in particular, the effects of exposure to these compounds on aquatic organisms.
PB Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
SN 2071-1050
YR 2025
FD 2025-11
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/39542
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/39542
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 09-nov-2026