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Dr C M (Tilly) Collins

Faculty of Natural Sciences, Centre for Environmental Policy

Senior Teaching Fellow
 
 
 
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+44 (0)20 7594 9301t.collins Website

 
 
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Location

 

110aWeeks BuildingSouth Kensington Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Wells:2022:10.1007/s11356-022-20204-2,
author = {Wells, C and Collins, CMT},
doi = {10.1007/s11356-022-20204-2},
journal = {Environmental Science and Pollution Research},
pages = {45070--45088},
title = {A rapid evidence assessment of the potential risk to the environment presented by active ingredients in the UK's most commonly sold companion animal parasiticides},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-20204-2},
volume = {29},
year = {2022}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - A number of parasiticides are commercially available as companion animal treatments to protect against parasite infestation and are sold in large volumes. These treatments are not intended to enter the wider environment but may be washed off or excreted by treated animals and have ecotoxic impacts. A systematic literature review was conducted to identify the existing evidence for the toxicity of the six most used parasiticides in the UK: imidacloprid, fipronil, fluralaner, afoxolaner, selamectin, and flumethrin. A total of 17,207 published articles were screened, with 690 included in the final evidence synthesis. All parasiticides displayed higher toxicity towards invertebrates than vertebrates, enabling their use as companion animal treatments. Extensive evidence exists of ecotoxicity for imidacloprid and fipronil, but this focuses on exposure via agricultural use and is not representative of environmental exposure that results from use in companion animal treatments, especially in urban greenspace. Little to no evidence exists for the ecotoxicity of the remaining parasiticides. Despite heavy usage, there is currently insufficient evidence to understand the environmental risk posed by these veterinary treatments and further studies are urgently needed to quantify the levels and characterise the routes of environmental exposure, as well as identifying any resulting environmental harm.
AU  - Wells,C
AU  - Collins,CMT
DO  - 10.1007/s11356-022-20204-2
EP  - 45088
PY  - 2022///
SN  - 0944-1344
SP  - 45070
TI  - A rapid evidence assessment of the potential risk to the environment presented by active ingredients in the UK's most commonly sold companion animal parasiticides
T2  - Environmental Science and Pollution Research
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-20204-2
UR  - http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000785938800003&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=1ba7043ffcc86c417c072aa74d649202
UR  - https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11356-022-20204-2
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/98851
VL  - 29
ER  -
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