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A review of perchlorate (ClO4 −) occurrence in fruits and vegetables

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Since the 1990s, a large number of studies around the world have reported the presence of perchlorate in different types of environmental matrices. In view of their inherent characteristics, such as high solubility, mobility, persistence, and low affinity for the surface of soil, perchlorates are mobilized through the water-soil system and accumulate in edible plant species of high human consumption. However, the ingestion of food products containing perchlorate represents a potential health risk to people due to their adverse effects on thyroid, hormone, and neuronal development, mainly in infants and fetuses. At present, research has been centered on determining sources, fates, and remediation methods and not on its real extension in vegetables under farming conditions. This review presents a comprehensive overview and update of the frequent detection of perchlorate in fruits and vegetables produced and marketed around the world. Additionally, the impact of fertilizer on the potential addition of perchlorate to soil and its mobility in the water-soil-plant system is discussed. This review is organized into the following sections: sources of perchlorate, mobility in the water-soil system, presence in fruits and vegetables in different countries, international regulations, and toxicological studies. Finally, recommendations for future studies concerning perchlorate in fruits and vegetables are presented.

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  1. Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, INIA La Platina, Santa Rosa, 11610, La Pintana, Santiago, Chile

    R. Calderón

  2. Centro de Investigación en Recursos Naturales y Sustentabilidad, Universidad Bernardo O’Higgins, Fabrica 1990, segundo piso, Santiago, Chile

    R. Calderón

  3. Centro i-mar, Universidad de los Lagos, Camino Chinquihue Km 6, Casilla 557, Puerto Montt, Chile

    F. Godoy

  4. Facultad de Química and Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Av. B. O’Higgins 3363, C 40–33, 7254758, Santiago, Chile

    M. Escudey

  5. Center for the Development of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, CEDENNA, 9170124, Santiago, Chile

    M. Escudey

  6. Laboratorio de Salu Pública, Ambiental y Laboral, SEREMI de Salud Región Metropolitana, San Diego 630, piso 8, Santiago, Chile

    P. Palma

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Calderón, R., Godoy, F., Escudey, M. et al. A review of perchlorate (ClO4 −) occurrence in fruits and vegetables. Environ Monit Assess 189, 82 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10661-017-5793-x

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