Fate of Pyrethroids in Freshwater
and Marine Environments
Laurence Méjanelle, Bibiana Jara, and Jordi Dachs
Contents
1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
2 Pyrethroid Sources and Emissions in Surface and Marine Water Bodies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
3 Occurrence and Composition of Various Pyrethroids in Water Ecosystems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
4 Occurrence and Composition of Pyrethroids in Sediments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
5 Pyrethroid Degradation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
6 Pyrethroid Occurrence in the Atmosphere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
7 Key Physicochemical Properties of Pyrethroids, Transport Processes, and Modelling . . . 96
8 Future Research Integration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Abstract As a consequence of their increasing use, pyrethroid insecticides are
recognized as a threat for nontarget species and ecosystem health. The present
chapter gives a state-of-art overview of individual pyrethroid occurrence in waters
and sediments worldwide, together with recent reports of their quantification in the
atmospheric gas and aerosol phases. Degradation rates, transport processes, and
partitioning of pyrethroids between environmental phases are reviewed. River flow
efficiently transports pyrethroids to river mouths and estuaries, while pyrethroid
L. Méjanelle (*)
Sorbonne Université/CNRS, UMR 8222 Laboratory of Ecogeochemistry of Benthic
Environments, Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls, Banyuls-sur-Mer, France
e-mail: laurence.mejanelle@upmc.fr
B. Jara
Programa de Postgrado en Oceanografía, Departamento de Oceanografía, Universidad de
Concepción, Concepción, Chile
Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Magallanes, Punta Arenas, Chile
J. Dachs
Department of Environmental Chemistry, Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water
Research (IDAEA-CSIC), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Ethel Eljarrat (ed.), Pyrethroid Insecticides,
Hdb Env Chem (2020) 92: 81–108, DOI 10.1007/698_2019_433,
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020, Published online: 8 April 2020
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and Marine Environments
Laurence Méjanelle, Bibiana Jara, and Jordi Dachs
Contents
1 Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
2 Pyrethroid Sources and Emissions in Surface and Marine Water Bodies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
3 Occurrence and Composition of Various Pyrethroids in Water Ecosystems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
4 Occurrence and Composition of Pyrethroids in Sediments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
5 Pyrethroid Degradation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
6 Pyrethroid Occurrence in the Atmosphere . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
7 Key Physicochemical Properties of Pyrethroids, Transport Processes, and Modelling . . . 96
8 Future Research Integration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Abstract As a consequence of their increasing use, pyrethroid insecticides are
recognized as a threat for nontarget species and ecosystem health. The present
chapter gives a state-of-art overview of individual pyrethroid occurrence in waters
and sediments worldwide, together with recent reports of their quantification in the
atmospheric gas and aerosol phases. Degradation rates, transport processes, and
partitioning of pyrethroids between environmental phases are reviewed. River flow
efficiently transports pyrethroids to river mouths and estuaries, while pyrethroid
L. Méjanelle (*)
Sorbonne Université/CNRS, UMR 8222 Laboratory of Ecogeochemistry of Benthic
Environments, Observatoire Océanologique de Banyuls, Banyuls-sur-Mer, France
e-mail: laurence.mejanelle@upmc.fr
B. Jara
Programa de Postgrado en Oceanografía, Departamento de Oceanografía, Universidad de
Concepción, Concepción, Chile
Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Magallanes, Punta Arenas, Chile
J. Dachs
Department of Environmental Chemistry, Institute of Environmental Assessment and Water
Research (IDAEA-CSIC), Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
Ethel Eljarrat (ed.), Pyrethroid Insecticides,
Hdb Env Chem (2020) 92: 81–108, DOI 10.1007/698_2019_433,
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020, Published online: 8 April 2020
81