TY - JOUR
T1 - Contribution of household and personal care products to 1,4-dioxane contamination of drinking water
AU - Doherty, Anne Cooper
AU - Lee, Cheng Shiuan
AU - Meng, Qingyu
AU - Sakano, Yuko
AU - Noble, Abigail E.
AU - Grant, Kelly A.
AU - Esposito, Adrienne
AU - Gobler, Christopher J.
AU - Venkatesan, Arjun K.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 The Author(s)
PY - 2023/2
Y1 - 2023/2
N2 - Although 1,4-dioxane contamination of drinking water is primarily associated with historical disposal practices and unintended industrial releases, the abundant presence of 1,4-dioxane in personal care and cleaning products and subsequent releases to domestic wastewater serves as a constant source of contamination of water resources. Drinking water contamination of 1,4-dioxane from the use of consumer products is currently underappreciated, in many cases unrecognized, and, as a result, few efforts have been dedicated to understanding this ongoing issue. A few U.S. states, like New York and California, are proactively addressing this important issue by acknowledging the need to restrict 1,4-dioxane in consumer products. In this review we summarize the (i) occurrence of 1,4-dioxane in consumer products, (ii) pathways by which consumer products can contaminate drinking water, (iii) current policies surrounding 1,4-dioxane in consumer products, and (iv) future research needs.
AB - Although 1,4-dioxane contamination of drinking water is primarily associated with historical disposal practices and unintended industrial releases, the abundant presence of 1,4-dioxane in personal care and cleaning products and subsequent releases to domestic wastewater serves as a constant source of contamination of water resources. Drinking water contamination of 1,4-dioxane from the use of consumer products is currently underappreciated, in many cases unrecognized, and, as a result, few efforts have been dedicated to understanding this ongoing issue. A few U.S. states, like New York and California, are proactively addressing this important issue by acknowledging the need to restrict 1,4-dioxane in consumer products. In this review we summarize the (i) occurrence of 1,4-dioxane in consumer products, (ii) pathways by which consumer products can contaminate drinking water, (iii) current policies surrounding 1,4-dioxane in consumer products, and (iv) future research needs.
KW - 1,4-Dioxane
KW - Consumer products
KW - Exposures
KW - Urban water cycle
KW - Wastewater discharge
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U2 - 10.1016/j.coesh.2022.100414
DO - 10.1016/j.coesh.2022.100414
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:85143837631
SN - 2468-5844
VL - 31
JO - Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health
JF - Current Opinion in Environmental Science and Health
M1 - 100414
ER -