Advances in organophosphorus pesticides pollution: Current status and challenges in ecotoxicological, sustainable agriculture, and degradation strategies

• Published in: Journal of hazardous materials 2022-02, Vol.424 (Pt B), p.127494-127494, Article 127494
• Main Authors: Fu, Huiyang, Tan, Peng, Wang, Renjie, Li, Senlin, Liu, Haozhen, Yang, Ying, Wu, Zhenlong
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Agriculture; Animals; Degradation methods; Ecotoxicological; Environment; Environmental Pollution - prevention & control; Organophosphorus Compounds - toxicity; Organophosphorus pesticides; Pesticides - analysis; Pesticides - toxicity; Soil; Toxicological effects
• ISSN: 0304-3894; 1873-3336
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127494

Organophosphorus pesticides (OPPs) are one of the most widely used types of pesticide that play an important role in the production process due to their effects on preventing pathogen infection and increasing yield. However, in the early development and application of OPPs, their toxicological effects and the issue of environmental pollution were not considered. With the long-term overuse of OPPs, their hazards to the ecological environment (including soil and water) and animal health have attracted increasing attention. Therefore, this review first clarified the classification, characteristics, applications of various OPPs, and the government's restriction requirements on various OPPs. Second, the toxicological effects and metabolic mechanisms of OPPs and their metabolites were introduced in organisms. Finally, the existing methods of degrading OPPs were summarized, and the challenges and further addressing strategy of OPPs in the sustainable development of agriculture, the environment, and ecology were prospected. However, methods to solve the environmental and ecological problems caused by OPPs from the three aspects of use source, use process, and degradation methods were proposed, which provided a theoretical basis for addressing the stability of the ecological environment and improving the structure of the pesticide industry in the future. [Display omitted] •The ecological environment issues caused by OPPs have become serious.•This review summarized the classification, characteristics, and applications of OPPs.•The toxicological effects of OPPs on different organs were summarized.•Based on the effects of OPPs, the strategies for rational use OPPs were introduced.•The methods to solve ecological environment issues caused by OPPs were proposed.