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Zhuang LL, Qian W, Wang X, Wang T, Zhang J. General performance, kinetic modification, and key regulating factor recognition of microalgae-based sulfonamide removal. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2024; 475:134891. [PMID: 38878437 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.134891] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2024] [Revised: 05/14/2024] [Accepted: 06/10/2024] [Indexed: 06/27/2024]
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Sulfonamides have been widely detected in water treatment plants. Advanced wastewater treatment for sulfonamide removal based on microalgal cultivation can reduce the ecological risk after discharge, achieve carbon fixation, and simultaneously recover bioresource. However, the general removal performance, key factors and their impacts, degradation kinetics, and potential coupling technologies have not been systematically summarized. To guide the construction and enhance the efficient performance of the purification system, this study summarizes the quantified characteristics of sulfonamide removal based on more than 100 groups of data from the literature. The biodegradation potential of sulfonamides from different subclasses and their toxicity to microalgae were statistically analyzed; therefore, a preferred option for further application was proposed. The mechanisms by which the properties of both sulfonamides and microalgae affect sulfonamide removal were comprehensively summarized. Thereafter, multiple principles for choosing optimal microalgae were proposed from the perspective of engineering applications. Considering the microalgal density and growth status, a modified antibiotic removal kinetic model was proposed with significant physical meaning, thereby resulting in an optimal fit. Based on the mechanism and regulating effect of key factors on sulfonamide removal, sensitive and feasible factors (e.g., water quality regulation, other than initial algal density) and system coupling were screened to guide engineering applications. Finally, we suggested studying the long-term removal performance of antibiotics at environmentally relevant concentrations and toxicity interactions for further research.
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- Lin-Lan Zhuang
- Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, China.
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, China
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- Institute for Ocean Engineering, Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- School of Ecological & Environmental Sciences, East China Normal University, 500 Dongchuan Rd., Shanghai 200241, China.
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science & Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, China; College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University, 88 Wenhua East Road, Jinan, Shandong 250014, China
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Ma X, Li W. Amisulbrom causes cardiovascular toxicity in zebrafish (Danio rerio). CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 283:131236. [PMID: 34182637 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.131236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2021] [Revised: 06/07/2021] [Accepted: 06/13/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Amisulbrom (AML), a sulfonamide fungicide used to control oomycete diseases, is regarded as a threat to aquatic species. The objective of this study was to evaluate the potential effects of AML on fish using a zebrafish model. Zebrafish embryos were exposed to 0.0075 μM, 0.075 μM, and 0.75 μM AML. AML-treated zebrafish embryos exhibited severe developmental defects, including pericardial edema, blood-clot clustering, increased hatching rates, decreased heart rates, and abnormal hemoglobin distributions. Compared with controls, key marker genes associated with cardiovascular development (i.e., nkx2.5, myh6, myh7, myl7, alas2, hbbe1, hbbe2, and gata1a) were abnormally expressed in response to AML treatment, suggesting that AML might specifically affect cardiovascular development. These results provide a valuable reference for the effects of AML on zebrafish embryos and may help to further clarify the potential risks posed by AML to aquatic ecosystems.
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- Xueying Ma
- Engineering Research Center of Molecular Medicine of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Fujian Molecular Medicine, Key Laboratory of Xiamen Marine and Gene Drugs, Key Laboratory of Precision Medicine and Molecular Diagnosis of Fujian Universities, School of Biomedical Sciences, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, 361021, PR China
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- Engineering Research Center of Molecular Medicine of Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Fujian Molecular Medicine, Key Laboratory of Xiamen Marine and Gene Drugs, Key Laboratory of Precision Medicine and Molecular Diagnosis of Fujian Universities, School of Biomedical Sciences, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, 361021, PR China.
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Ma Y, Modrzynski JJ, Yang Y, Aamand J, Zheng Y. Redox-dependent biotransformation of sulfonamide antibiotics exceeds sorption and mineralization: Evidence from incubation of sediments from a reclaimed water-affected river. WATER RESEARCH 2021; 205:117616. [PMID: 34583203 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Revised: 08/23/2021] [Accepted: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Trace levels of sulfonamide antibiotics are ubiquitous in reclaimed water, yet environmental pathways to completely remove those chemicals are not well understood when such water is used to restore flows in dried rivers. This study investigated sulfonamide sorption-desorption, biodegradation, and mineralization processes with seven sediments from a reclaimed water-dominant river. Batch experiments were conducted under oxic and anoxic (nitrate-reducing) conditions, and each removal process of sulfamethazine, sulfadiazine, and sulfamethoxazole (SMX) was evaluated individually at environmentally relevant concentrations (≤ 10 μg/L). Over 28 days, 44 ± 32% of sulfonamides were biodegraded, while the full mineralization to carbon dioxide was < 1%. Around 5% of sulfonamides were removed via sediment sorption, with a positive correlation with sediment organic contents. Detailed investigation of SMX biodegradation revealed that although its transformation appeared to be faster in anoxic than oxic tests by day 2, it reversed over 28 days with a longer apparent half-life in anoxic tests (69 ± 25 days) than that in oxic tests (12 ± 11 days). This is attributed to the formation of reversible metabolites at denitrifying conditions, such as DesAmino-SMX of which the production was affected by nitrite concentrations. Despite measurements of three frequently reported metabolites, > 70% biotransformation products remained unknown in this study. The findings highlight the persistency of sulfonamides and their derivatives, with research needed to further elucidate degradation mechanisms and to perform risk assessment of reclaimed water reuse.
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- Yunjie Ma
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Geochemistry, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, 1350 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Geochemistry, Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, 1350 Copenhagen, Denmark
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Integrated Surface Water-Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Soil and Groundwater Pollution Control, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China.
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Konschak M, Zubrod JP, Baudy P, Fink P, Pietz S, Duque A TS, Bakanov N, Schulz R, Bundschuh M. Mixture effects of a fungicide and an antibiotic: Assessment and prediction using a decomposer-detritivore system. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2021; 232:105762. [PMID: 33561742 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2021.105762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2020] [Revised: 12/18/2020] [Accepted: 01/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Antimicrobials, such as fungicides and antibiotics, pose a risk for microbial decomposers (i.e., bacteria and aquatic fungi) and invertebrate detritivores (i.e., shredders) that play a pivotal role in the ecosystem function of leaf litter breakdown. Although waterborne toxicity and diet-related effects (i.e., dietary exposure and microorganism-mediated alterations in food quality for shredders) of fungicides and antibiotics on decomposer-detritivore systems have been increasingly documented, their joint effect is unknown. We therefore assessed waterborne and dietary effects of an antimicrobial mixture consisting of the fungicide azoxystrobin (AZO) and the antibiotic ciprofloxacin (CIP) on microbial decomposers and the shredder Gammarus fossarum using a tiered approach. We compared effect sizes measured in the present study with model predictions (i.e., independent action) based on published data. During a 7-day feeding activity assay quantifying waterborne toxicity in G. fossarum, the leaf consumption of gammarids was reduced by ∼60 % compared to the control when subjected to the mixture at concentrations of each component causing a 20 % reduction in the same response variable when applied individually. Moreover, the selective feeding of gammarids during the food choice assay indicated alterations in food quality induced by the antimicrobial mixture. The food selection and, in addition, the decrease in microbial leaf decomposition is likely linked to changes in leaf-associated bacteria and fungi. During a long-term assay, energy processing, growth and energy reserves of gammarids were increased in presence of 15 and 500 μg/L of AZO and CIP, respectively, through the dietary pathway. These physiological responses were probably driven by CIP-induced alterations in the gut microbiome or immune system of gammarids. In general, model predictions matched observed effects caused by waterborne exposure on the leaf consumption, energy processing and growth of gammarids during short- and long-term assays, respectively. However, when complex horizontal (bacteria and aquatic fungi) and vertical (leaf-associated microorganisms and shredders) interactions were involved, model predictions partly over- or underestimated mixture effects. Therefore, the present study identifies uncertainties of mixture effect predictions for complex biological systems calling for studies targeting the underlying processes and mechanisms.
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- Marco Konschak
- iES Landau, Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of Koblenz-Landau, Fortstraße 7, D-76829, Landau, Germany.
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- iES Landau, Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of Koblenz-Landau, Fortstraße 7, D-76829, Landau, Germany; Eußerthal Ecosystem Research Station, University of Koblenz-Landau, Birkenthalstraße 13, D-76857, Eußerthal, Germany
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- iES Landau, Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of Koblenz-Landau, Fortstraße 7, D-76829, Landau, Germany
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- Institute for Zoology, University of Cologne, Zülpicher Straße 47b, D-50674, Köln, Germany; Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Department River Ecology and Department Aquatic Ecosystem Analysis and Management, Brückstrasse 3a, 39114 D, Magdeburg, Germany
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- iES Landau, Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of Koblenz-Landau, Fortstraße 7, D-76829, Landau, Germany
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- iES Landau, Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of Koblenz-Landau, Fortstraße 7, D-76829, Landau, Germany
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- iES Landau, Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of Koblenz-Landau, Fortstraße 7, D-76829, Landau, Germany
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- iES Landau, Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of Koblenz-Landau, Fortstraße 7, D-76829, Landau, Germany; Eußerthal Ecosystem Research Station, University of Koblenz-Landau, Birkenthalstraße 13, D-76857, Eußerthal, Germany
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- iES Landau, Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of Koblenz-Landau, Fortstraße 7, D-76829, Landau, Germany; Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Lennart Hjelms väg 9, SWE-75007, Uppsala, Sweden.
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Konschak M, Zubrod JP, Baudy P, Fink P, Kenngott K, Lüderwald S, Englert K, Jusi C, Schulz R, Bundschuh M. The importance of diet-related effects of the antibiotic ciprofloxacin on the leaf-shredding invertebrate Gammarus fossarum (Crustacea; Amphipoda). AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2020; 222:105461. [PMID: 32171118 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2020.105461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2019] [Revised: 02/04/2020] [Accepted: 02/28/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Antibiotics may constitute a risk for aquatic detritivorous macroinvertebrates (i.e., shredders) via waterborne and dietary antibiotic exposure. In addition, antibiotics can alter the food quality for shredders mediated by shifts in leaf-associated decomposer (i.e., aquatic fungi and bacteria) communities. However, little is known about the relative importance of the waterborne and dietary effect pathway. Therefore, we followed a tiered testing approach aimed at assessing the relative importance of these effect pathways. We employed the antibiotic ciprofloxacin (CIP) and the shredder Gammarus fossarum as model stressor and test species, respectively. In a first step, we assessed the short-term waterborne toxicity of CIP using survival and leaf consumption of G. fossarum as response variables. Alterations in the leaf-associated decomposer community, which may be reflected by their palatability, were assessed using food choice assays. Finally, we conducted a 2 × 2-factorial experiment over 24 days assessing the pathways individually and combined using energy processing (i.e., leaf consumption and feces production), growth and energy storage (i.e., neutral lipid fatty acids) as variables. Short term waterborne exposure indicated low toxicity with LC50 and EC50 values of 13.6 and 6.4 mg CIP/L, respectively. At the same time, shredders did not prefer any leaf material during the food choice assay. However, the fungal community was significantly affected in the highest CIP-treatments (0.5 and 2.5 mg/L) suggesting an altered food quality for shredders. This assumption is supported by the results of the long-term assay. At 0.5 mg CIP/L, gammarids' leaf consumption, growth and energy storage were increased when subjected via the dietary pathway, which was linked to changes in the leaf-associated microbial community. Our data highlight the importance of dietary effect pathways for effects on shredders, potentially impacting energy dynamics in detritus-based stream ecosystems.
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- Marco Konschak
- iES Landau, Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of Koblenz-Landau, Fortstraße 7, D-76829, Landau, Germany.
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- iES Landau, Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of Koblenz-Landau, Fortstraße 7, D-76829, Landau, Germany; Eußerthal Ecosystem Research Station, University of Koblenz-Landau, Birkenthalstraße 13, D-76857, Eußerthal, Germany
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- iES Landau, Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of Koblenz-Landau, Fortstraße 7, D-76829, Landau, Germany
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- Aquatic Chemical Ecology, Institute for Zoology, University of Cologne, Zülpicher Straße 47b, D-50674, Köln, Germany; Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Department River Ecology and Department Aquatic Ecosystem Analysis, Brückstrasse 3a, 39114 D, Magdeburg, Germany
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- iES Landau, Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of Koblenz-Landau, Fortstraße 7, D-76829, Landau, Germany
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- iES Landau, Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of Koblenz-Landau, Fortstraße 7, D-76829, Landau, Germany
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- iES Landau, Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of Koblenz-Landau, Fortstraße 7, D-76829, Landau, Germany
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- iES Landau, Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of Koblenz-Landau, Fortstraße 7, D-76829, Landau, Germany
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- iES Landau, Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of Koblenz-Landau, Fortstraße 7, D-76829, Landau, Germany; Eußerthal Ecosystem Research Station, University of Koblenz-Landau, Birkenthalstraße 13, D-76857, Eußerthal, Germany
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- iES Landau, Institute for Environmental Sciences, University of Koblenz-Landau, Fortstraße 7, D-76829, Landau, Germany; Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Lennart Hjelms väg 9, SWE-75007, Uppsala, Sweden.
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Sun H, Yao Z, Wang D, Wu X, Lin Z, Liu Y. A deep insight into the toxic mechanism for sulfonamides based on bacterial cell-cell communication. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2019; 129:185-193. [PMID: 31128438 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.05.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2019] [Revised: 05/15/2019] [Accepted: 05/16/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Sulfonamides (SAs), a kind of commonly used antibiotics, have been frequently detected in the environment. Due to their potential threat to the ecological environment, the toxicity of SAs to bacteria have been determined in depth, and the toxic mechanism is found to target dihydropteroate synthase (DHPS). However, other toxic mechanism may also exist for SAs, which is still unclear to us. In this paper, the toxic mechanism of sulfachloropyridazine (SCP, as a representative of SAs) was investigated thoroughly on Aliivibrio fischeri (A. fischeri) from the perspective of quorum sensing (QS). The results reveal that SCP may act on three signaling pathways, i.e., Pathway I, II and III, which triggers, maintains and destroys the homeostasis of A. fischeri respectively. In Pathway I, SCP changes the active form of LitR that regulates the expression of lux-related genes, inducing inhibition on bacterial growth while stimulation on luminescence; in Pathway II, SCP facilitates the production of C6HSL signaling molecules, maintaining the homeostasis in LitR and DHPS proteins; whereas in Pathway III, SCP typically combines with DHPS to inhibit the folate metabolism. This study can provide a deeper and more comprehensive understanding on the toxicity of SAs and help the environmental risk assessment of SAs.
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- Haoyu Sun
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, China; Post-doctoral Research Station, College of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; Shanghai Key Lab of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability, Shanghai, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; Environmental Protection Section of Guixi, Guixi 335400, Jiangxi Province, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, China; Shanghai Key Lab of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability, Shanghai, China; State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, China; Shanghai Key Lab of Chemical Assessment and Sustainability, Shanghai, China
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Bartlett AJ, Hedges AM, Intini KD, Brown LR, Maisonneuve FJ, Robinson SA, Gillis PL, de Solla SR. Acute and chronic toxicity of neonicotinoid and butenolide insecticides to the freshwater amphipod, Hyalella azteca. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2019; 175:215-223. [PMID: 30901639 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.03.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2019] [Revised: 03/07/2019] [Accepted: 03/09/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Neonicotinoids are the most widely used insecticides in the world. They are preferentially toxic to insects while displaying a low toxicity toward vertebrates, and this selective toxicity has resulted in the rapid and ubiquitous use of these compounds. However, neonicotinoids have been detected in agricultural surface waters and are known to cause adverse effects in non-target aquatic organisms. A wide range of toxicity has been reported for aquatic crustaceans, but most of the studies focus on the acute effects of imidacloprid, and few data are available regarding chronic effects of other neonicotinoids or neonicotinoid replacements (e.g., butenolides). The objective of this study was to assess the acute and chronic toxicity of six neonicotinoids (imidacloprid, thiamethoxam, acetamiprid, clothianidin, thiacloprid, and dinotefuran) and one butenolide (flupyradifurone) to the freshwater amphipod Hyalella azteca. Chronic (28-d), water-only, static-renewal tests were conducted. Survival was assessed weekly, and growth was measured at the end of the exposure. Effects of neonicotinoids varied depending on the compound. Acute (7-d) LC50s were 4.0, 4.7, 60, 68, 230, and 290 μg/L for clothianidin, acetamiprid, dinotefuran, thiacloprid, imidacloprid, and thiamethoxam, respectively. Chronic (28-d) survival and growth were reduced at similar concentrations to acute (7-d) survival for thiamethoxam, acetamiprid, clothianidin, and dinotefuran. However, chronic survival and growth of amphipods exposed to imidacloprid and thiacloprid were reduced at lower concentrations than acute survival, with respective 28-d LC50s of 90 and 44 μg/L, and EC50s of 4 and 3 μg/L. Flupyradifurone was intermediate in toxicity compared to the neonicotinoids: 7-d LC50, 28-d LC50, and 28-d EC50 were 26, 20, and 16 μg/L, respectively. The concentrations of imidacloprid and clothianidin reported for North American surface waters fall within the effect ranges observed in this study, indicating the potential for these compounds to cause adverse effects to indigenous populations of H. azteca.
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- Adrienne J Bartlett
- Water Science and Technology Directorate, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Burlington, ON, L7S 1A1, Canada.
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- Water Science and Technology Directorate, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Burlington, ON, L7S 1A1, Canada.
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- Wildlife Landscape and Science Directorate, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Burlington, ON, L7S 1A1, Canada.
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- Water Science and Technology Directorate, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Burlington, ON, L7S 1A1, Canada.
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- Wildlife Landscape and Science Directorate, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0H3, Canada.
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- Wildlife Landscape and Science Directorate, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0H3, Canada.
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- Water Science and Technology Directorate, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Burlington, ON, L7S 1A1, Canada.
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- Wildlife Landscape and Science Directorate, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Burlington, ON, L7S 1A1, Canada.
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Kim B, Ji K, Kim C, Kang H, Lee S, Kwon B, Kho Y, Park K, Kim K, Choi K. Pharmaceutical residues in streams near concentrated animal feeding operations of Korea - Occurrences and associated ecological risks. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 655:408-413. [PMID: 30472642 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.11.233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2018] [Revised: 10/14/2018] [Accepted: 11/16/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) have been suggested to be the most significant source of pharmaceutical release into the environment. However, limited information is available on the occurrence of veterinary pharmaceutical residues and the associated ecological risks to the aquatic environment near CAFO areas. In this study, ten commonly used veterinary antibiotics, including sulfonamides, tetracyclines, and cephalosporins, along with three analgesics, were measured in water samples collected from the streams that run near two CAFOs in Korea in 2013 (n = 16) and 2014 (n = 10). In addition, the associated ecological risks were estimated by calculating risk quotient. The pharmaceuticals were detected in a higher amount in the samples collected downstream from the CAFO than in those collected upstream. Acetaminophen, sulfamethazine, sulfathiazole, and oxytetracycline were detected at maximum concentrations of 38.8 μg/L, 21.3 μg/L, 17.4 μg/L, and 16.9 μg/L, respectively. Relatively higher concentrations of pharmaceuticals were observed in locations adjacent to the CAFO and the downstream area, suggesting the influence of the CAFO. Except for acetaminophen, lower concentrations of the target pharmaceuticals were detected in the samples collected during the high-flow season. The concentrations of most of the target pharmaceuticals exceeded the risk quotient of one, suggesting potential ecological effects in the areas affected by CAFOs. Our observations show that the water environment near a CAFO could be heavily affected by veterinary pharmaceuticals and analgesic drugs that are also frequently used among humans. Hence, the ecological consequences of pharmaceutical residues in the water bodies near CAFOs warrant further investigation.
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- Bokyung Kim
- Department of Environmental Health, Graduate School at Yongin University, Yongin 17092, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Health, Graduate School at Yongin University, Yongin 17092, Republic of Korea.
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- School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Health, Graduate School at Yongin University, Yongin 17092, Republic of Korea; School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Health, Environment and Safety, Eulji University, Seongnam 13135, Republic of Korea
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- National Institute of Environmental Research, Incheon 22689, Republic of Korea
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- National Institute of Environmental Research, Incheon 22689, Republic of Korea
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- School of Public Health, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea.
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Lotufo GR, Stanley JK, Chappell P, Melby NL, Wilbanks MS, Gust KA. Subchronic, chronic, lethal and sublethal toxicity of insensitive munitions mixture formulations relative to individual constituents in Hyalella azteca. CHEMOSPHERE 2018; 210:795-804. [PMID: 30041157 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.07.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2017] [Revised: 07/03/2018] [Accepted: 07/10/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Insensitive munitions (IMs) are replacing conventional munitions, improving safety from unintended detonation. IMs are deployed in mixture formulations but little is known about their mixture toxicology. We characterized mixture effects of the IM formulations IMX-101 (mixture of 2,4-dinitroanisole [DNAN], 3-nitro-1,2,4-triazol-5-one [NTO], and nitroguanidine [NQ]) and IMX-104 (DNAN, NTO, and hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine [RDX]) in subchronic (10 d) and chronic (35 d) water-only tests in Hyalella azteca assessing impacts on survival, growth and reproduction. In 10-d single chemical exposures, DNAN was the most potent constituent, eliciting an LC50 of 16.0 mg/L; the LC50s for NTO and NQ were 891 and 565 mg/L, respectively. RDX did not elicit significant mortality up to 29.5 mg/L, a concentration near its solubility limit. Based on toxic-units (TUs), the toxicity of IMX-101 was driven by the effective concentration of DNAN; however, the presence of NTO, RDX, or both elicited interactive effects causing an approximately 2-fold decrease in lethality for IMX-104. Growth reduction was observed in 10-d exposures to DNAN, IMX-101 and IMX-104, but not for NQ, NTO, or RDX. Longer exposure duration (35 d) to IMX-101, IMX-104, and DNAN resulted in 3-6 times higher sensitivity for lethality and resulted in the most sensitive endpoint for DNAN, RDX, and IMX-101 exposures, decreased reproduction. Slight, but statistically significant, antagonistic responses among IMX-101 constituents were observed for survival and reproduction at 35d. Overall, the results support response-additive summation as a sufficient method to provide conservative hazard assessments of subchronic, chronic, and sublethal IMX-101 and IMX-104 mixture impacts in H. azteca.
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- Guilherme R Lotufo
- U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Environmental Laboratory, Vicksburg, MS, USA.
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- U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Environmental Laboratory, Vicksburg, MS, USA; Stanley Environmental Consulting, Waynesboro, MS 39367, USA
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- U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Environmental Laboratory, Vicksburg, MS, USA
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- U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Environmental Laboratory, Vicksburg, MS, USA
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- U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Environmental Laboratory, Vicksburg, MS, USA
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Bartlett AJ, Hedges AM, Intini KD, Brown LR, Maisonneuve FJ, Robinson SA, Gillis PL, de Solla SR. Lethal and sublethal toxicity of neonicotinoid and butenolide insecticides to the mayfly, Hexagenia spp. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2018; 238:63-75. [PMID: 29544197 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2017] [Revised: 03/02/2018] [Accepted: 03/04/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Neonicotinoid insecticides are environmentally persistent and highly water-soluble, and thus are prone to leaching into surface waters where they may negatively affect non-target aquatic insects. Most of the research to date has focused on imidacloprid, and few data are available regarding the effects of other neonicotinoids or their proposed replacements (butenolide insecticides). The objective of this study was to assess the toxicity of six neonicotinoids (imidacloprid, thiamethoxam, acetamiprid, clothianidin, thiacloprid, and dinotefuran) and one butenolide (flupyradifurone) to Hexagenia spp. (mayfly larvae). Acute (96-h), water-only tests were conducted, and survival and behaviour (number of surviving mayflies inhabiting artificial burrows) were assessed. Acute sublethal tests were also conducted with imidacloprid, acetamiprid, and thiacloprid, and in addition to survival and behaviour, mobility (ability to burrow into sediment) and recovery (survival and growth following 21 d in clean sediment) were measured. Sublethal effects occurred at much lower concentrations than survival: 96-h LC50s ranged from 780 μg/L (acetamiprid) to >10,000 μg/L (dinotefuran), whereas 96-h EC50s ranged from 4.0 μg/L (acetamiprid) to 630 μg/L (thiamethoxam). Flupyradifurone was intermediate in toxicity, with a 96-h LC50 of 2000 μg/L and a 96-h EC50 of 81 μg/L. Behaviour and mobility were impaired significantly and to a similar degree in sublethal exposures to 10 μg/L imidacloprid, acetamiprid, and thiacloprid, and survival and growth following the recovery period were significantly lower in mayflies exposed to 10 μg/L acetamiprid and thiacloprid, respectively. A suite of effects on mayfly swimming behaviour/ability and respiration were also observed, but not quantified, following exposures to imidacloprid, acetamiprid, and thiacloprid at 1 μg/L and higher. Imidacloprid concentrations measured in North American surface waters have been found to meet or exceed those causing toxicity to Hexagenia, indicating that environmental concentrations may adversely affect Hexagenia and similarly sensitive non-target aquatic species.
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- Adrienne J Bartlett
- Water Science and Technology Directorate, Environment and Climate Change, Burlington, ON, Canada.
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- Water Science and Technology Directorate, Environment and Climate Change, Burlington, ON, Canada
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- Wildlife Landscape and Science Directorate, Environment and Climate Change, Burlington, ON, Canada
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- Water Science and Technology Directorate, Environment and Climate Change, Burlington, ON, Canada
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- Wildlife Landscape and Science Directorate, Environment and Climate Change, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Wildlife Landscape and Science Directorate, Environment and Climate Change, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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- Water Science and Technology Directorate, Environment and Climate Change, Burlington, ON, Canada
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- Wildlife Landscape and Science Directorate, Environment and Climate Change, Burlington, ON, Canada
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Liu L, Wu W, Zhang J, Lv P, Xu L, Yan Y. Progress of research on the toxicology of antibiotic pollution in aquatic organisms. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chnaes.2018.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Bartlett AJ, Frank RA, Gillis PL, Parrott JL, Marentette JR, Brown LR, Hooey T, Vanderveen R, McInnis R, Brunswick P, Shang D, Headley JV, Peru KM, Hewitt LM. Toxicity of naphthenic acids to invertebrates: Extracts from oil sands process-affected water versus commercial mixtures. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2017; 227:271-279. [PMID: 28477551 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2017.04.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2016] [Revised: 04/07/2017] [Accepted: 04/09/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The toxicity of oil sands process-affected water (OSPW) has been primarily attributed to polar organic constituents, including naphthenic acid fraction components (NAFCs). Our objective was to assess the toxicity of NAFCs derived from fresh and aged OSPW, as well as commercial naphthenic acid (NA) mixtures. Exposures were conducted with three aquatic species: Hyalella azteca (freshwater amphipod), Vibrio fischeri (marine bacterium, Microtox® assay), and Lampsilis cardium (freshwater mussel larvae (glochidia)). Commercial NAs were more toxic than NAFCs, with differences of up to 30-, 4-, and 120-fold for H. azteca, V. fischeri, and L. cardium, respectively, demonstrating that commercial NAs are not reliable surrogates for assessing the toxicity of NAFCs. Differences in toxicity between species were striking for both commercial NAs and NAFCs. Overall, V. fischeri was the least sensitive and H. azteca was the most sensitive organism. Responses of V. fischeri and H. azteca to NAFC exposures were consistent (< 2-fold difference) regardless of source and age of OSPW; however, effects on L. cardium ranged 17-fold between NAFCs. NAFCs derived from fresh OSPW sources were similarly or less toxic to those from aged OSPW. Our results support the need to better characterize the complex mixtures associated with bitumen-influenced waters, both chemically and toxicologically.
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- Adrienne J Bartlett
- Water Science and Technology Directorate, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Burlington L7S 1A1, Ontario, Canada.
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- Water Science and Technology Directorate, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Burlington L7S 1A1, Ontario, Canada.
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- Water Science and Technology Directorate, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Burlington L7S 1A1, Ontario, Canada.
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- Water Science and Technology Directorate, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Burlington L7S 1A1, Ontario, Canada.
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- Water Science and Technology Directorate, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Burlington L7S 1A1, Ontario, Canada.
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- Water Science and Technology Directorate, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Burlington L7S 1A1, Ontario, Canada.
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- Water Science and Technology Directorate, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Burlington L7S 1A1, Ontario, Canada.
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- Water Science and Technology Directorate, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Burlington L7S 1A1, Ontario, Canada.
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- Water Science and Technology Directorate, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Burlington L7S 1A1, Ontario, Canada
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- Water Science and Technology Directorate, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Vancouver V7H 1V2, British Columbia, Canada.
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- Water Science and Technology Directorate, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Vancouver V7H 1V2, British Columbia, Canada
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- Water Science and Technology Directorate, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Saskatoon S7N 3H5, Saskatchewan, Canada.
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- Water Science and Technology Directorate, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Saskatoon S7N 3H5, Saskatchewan, Canada.
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- Water Science and Technology Directorate, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Burlington L7S 1A1, Ontario, Canada.
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A Novel Automated Online SPE-Coupled CE System for the Analysis of Sulfonamide Antibiotics in Wastewater. Chromatographia 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s10337-016-3198-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Batista APS, Teixeira ACSC, Cooper WJ, Cottrell BA. Correlating the chemical and spectroscopic characteristics of natural organic matter with the photodegradation of sulfamerazine. WATER RESEARCH 2016; 93:20-29. [PMID: 26878479 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2015.11.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2015] [Revised: 11/10/2015] [Accepted: 11/14/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The role of aquatic natural organic matter (NOM) in the removal of contaminants of emerging concern has been widely studied. Sulfamerazine (SMR), a sulfonamide antibiotic detected in aquatic environments, is implicated in environmental toxicity and may contribute to the resistance of bacteria to antibiotics. In aquatic systems sulfonamides may undergo direct photodegradation, and, indirect photodegradation through the generation of reactive species. Because some forms of NOM inhibit the photodegradation there is an increasing interest in correlating the spectroscopic parameters of NOM as potential indicators of its degradation in natural waters. Under the conditions used in this study, SMR hydrolysis was shown to be negligible; however, direct photolysis is a significant in most of the solutions studied. Photodegradation was investigated using standard solutions of NOM: Suwannee River natural organic matter (SRNOM), Suwannee River humic acid (SRHA), Suwannee River fulvic acid (SRFA), and Aldrich humic acid (AHA). The steady-state concentrations and formation rates of the reactive species and the SMR degradation rate constants (k1) were correlated with NOM spectroscopic parameters determined using UV-vis absorption, excitation-emission matrix (EEM) fluorescence spectroscopy, and proton nuclear magnetic resonance ((1)H NMR). SMR degradation rate constants (k1) were correlated with steady-state concentrations of NOM triplet-excited state ([(3)NOM(∗)]ss) and the corresponding formation rates ((3)NOM*) for SRNOM, SRHA, and AHA. The efficiency of SMR degradation was highest in AHA solution and was inhibited in solutions of SRFA. The steady-state concentrations of singlet oxygen ([(1)O2]ss) and the SMR degradation rate constants with singlet oxygen (k1O2) were linearly correlated with the total fluorescence and inversely correlated with the carbohydrate/protein content ((1)H NMR) for all forms of NOM. The total fluorescence and EEMs Peak A were confirmed as indicators of (1)O2 formation. Specific ultraviolet absorbance at 254 nm (SUVA254) and aromaticity showed potential correlations with the steady-state concentrations of hydroxyl radical ([HO]ss) and the corresponding formation rates (HO).
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- Ana Paula S Batista
- Chemical Engineering Department, School of Engineering, University of São Paulo, Av. Prof. Luciano Gualberto, 380, travessa 3, São Paulo, SP 05508-010, Brazil.
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- Chemical Engineering Department, School of Engineering, University of São Paulo, Av. Prof. Luciano Gualberto, 380, travessa 3, São Paulo, SP 05508-010, Brazil
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697-2175, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697-2175, USA
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Turner A, Mascorda L. Particle-water interactions of platinum-based anticancer drugs in river water and estuarine water. CHEMOSPHERE 2015; 119:415-422. [PMID: 25068619 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.06.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2013] [Revised: 06/19/2014] [Accepted: 06/21/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The cytotoxic, platinum-based anticancer drugs, cisplatin, carboplatin and oxaliplatin, enter the aquatic environment largely in municipal wastes via excretion from outpatients undergoing chemotherapy. The environmental behaviour, effects and fate of these drugs are, however, unknown. In this study, the adsorption of the drugs to untreated and chemically modified (oxide-free and organic-free) sediment was examined in both river water and low salinity (S=3.2) estuarine water in order to determine the nature and extent of their interactions with suspended particles. In all cases, adsorption isotherms were linear, and the slopes of the relationships, or distribution coefficients (KDs), ranged from about 10(2) to 10(3) ml g(-1). Overall, adsorption decreased in the order: cisplatin>carboplatin>oxaliplatin; in river water and: cisplatin>carboplatin, oxaliplatin; in estuarine water. There was no clear dependence of adsorption on sediment treatment but, for all sediment types, both cisplatin and carboplatin adsorption was greater in river water than in estuarine water. Qualitatively, these observations are consistent with the rates of formation of reactive, aquated degradation products and the dependencies of these rates on aqueous chloride concentration. We predict that during transport through an estuarine turbidity maximum (of suspended sediment concentration=1 g L(-1)), up to about 45% of cisplatin and 35% of carboplatin are filtered out from the aqueous phase but that no more than 7% of oxaliplatin is retained.
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- Andrew Turner
- School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Plymouth University, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK.
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- School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Plymouth University, Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK
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Fluorescence Interaction and Determination of Sulfathiazole with Trypsin. J Fluoresc 2014; 24:1439-45. [DOI: 10.1007/s10895-014-1427-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2014] [Accepted: 07/07/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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