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- Liquid crystal monomers (LCMs) are found in the environment, and people are worried about them because they can harm living things and stick around for a long time.
- Most LCMs come from making and recycling devices like TVs and computers, but they can also come from things like landfills and wastewater treatment plants.
- People can be exposed to LCMs mainly through what they eat, and certain groups like kids and workers in e-waste jobs are more at risk. LCMs might cause health problems like stress in cells, metabolism issues, and hormone problems.
Article Abstract
The widespread occurrence of liquid crystal monomers (LCMs) in the environment has raised concerns about their persistence, bioaccumulation, and toxicity (PBT). Here we review the lifecycle of environmental LCMs, focusing on their occurrences, emission sources, human exposure routes, and toxicity. Industrial emissions from Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) manufacturing and e-waste recycling are the primary point sources of LCMs. In addition, emissions from LCD products, air conditioning units, wastewater treatment plants, and landfills contribute to environmental occurrence of LCMs as secondary sources. Dietary routes were identified as the primary exposure pathways to humans. E-waste dismantling workers and infants/children are vulnerable populations to LCMs exposure. Exposure to LCMs has been shown to potentially induce oxidative stress, metabolic disorders, and endocrine disruption. Accumulation of LCMs in the brain and liver tissues of exposed animals highlights the need for toxicokinetic studies.
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