Ecological Toxicity of Triclosan (TCS): A Review

Abstract

TCS has been detected in water systems and organisms all over the world. TCS in water body mostly exists at ng/L or g/L level. The highest content of TCS is mostly from sewage plant water samples, some of which reach 26.80 g/L. TCS concentration was 0.4-38.0 ng/g in maternal plasma and 0.022-0.95 ng/g in breast milk. TCS has been proved to be toxic to algae, plants, lower animals, amphibians, fish, mammals and other organisms at all levels, mainly in growth inhibition, lethal effect, endocrine interference, reproductive toxicity, DNA toxicity and so on.