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Artificial Sweeteners in Aquatic Ecosystems: Occurrence, Sources and Effects

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  • Ronield Fernandez

    (Facultad de Ciencias Básicas y Biomédicas, Centro de Investigaciones e Innovación en Cambio Climático y Biodiversidad, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Barranquilla 080002, Colombia)

  • Sheila Ojito

    (Facultad de Ciencias Básicas y Biomédicas, Centro de Investigaciones e Innovación en Cambio Climático y Biodiversidad, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Barranquilla 080002, Colombia)

  • Valerie Pájaro

    (Facultad de Ciencias Básicas y Biomédicas, Centro de Investigaciones e Innovación en Cambio Climático y Biodiversidad, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Barranquilla 080002, Colombia)

  • Camilo Gutiérrez

    (Facultad de Ciencias Básicas y Biomédicas, Centro de Investigaciones e Innovación en Cambio Climático y Biodiversidad, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Barranquilla 080002, Colombia)

  • Hernando José Bolívar-Anillo

    (Facultad de Ciencias Básicas y Biomédicas, Centro de Investigaciones e Innovación en Cambio Climático y Biodiversidad, Universidad Simón Bolívar, Barranquilla 080002, Colombia)

  • Miriam Hampel

    (Department of Ecology and Coastal Management, Institute of Marine Sciences of Andalusia (ICMAN-CSIC), Campus Universitario Río San Pedro, 11519 Puerto Real, Spain)

  • Giorgio Anfuso

    (Department of Earth Sciences, Faculty of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Universidad de Cádiz, 11510 Puerto Real, Spain)

Abstract

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.

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  • Ronield Fernandez & Sheila Ojito & Valerie Pájaro & Camilo Gutiérrez & Hernando José Bolívar-Anillo & Miriam Hampel & Giorgio Anfuso, 2025. "Artificial Sweeteners in Aquatic Ecosystems: Occurrence, Sources and Effects," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 17(22), pages 1-15, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:17:y:2025:i:22:p:9946-:d:1789745
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