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Maser E, Andresen KJ, Bünning TH, Clausen OR, Wichert U, Strehse JS. Ecotoxicological Risk of World War Relic Munitions in the Sea after Low- and High-Order Blast-in-Place Operations. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:20169-20181. [PMID: 37933956 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c04873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2023]
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Submerged munitions from World War I and II are threatening human activities in the oceans, including fisheries and shipping or the construction of pipelines and offshore facilities. To avoid unforeseen explosions, remotely controlled "blast-in-place" (BiP) operations are a common practice worldwide. However, after underwater BiP detonations, the toxic and carcinogenic energetic compounds (ECs) will not completely combust but rather distribute within the marine ecosphere. To shed light on this question, two comparable World War II mines in Denmark's Sejerø Bay (Baltic Sea) were blown up by either low-order or high-order BiP operations by the Royal Danish Navy. Water and sediment samples were taken before and immediately after the respective BiP operation and analyzed for the presence of ECs with sensitive GC-MS/MS and LC-MS/MS technology. EC concentrations increased after high-order BiP detonations up to 353 ng/L and 175 μg/kg in water and sediment, respectively, while low-order BiP detonations resulted in EC water and sediment concentrations up to 1,000,000 ng/L (1 mg/L) and >10,000,000 μg/kg (>10 g/kg), respectively. Our studies provide unequivocal evidence that BiP operations in general lead to a significant increase of contamination of the marine environment and ecotoxicological risk with toxic ECs. Moreover, as compared to high-order BiP detonations, low-order BiP detonations resulted in a several 1000-fold higher burden on the marine environment.
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Affiliation(s)
- Edmund Maser
- Institute of Toxicology and Pharmacology for Natural Scientists, University Medical School Schleswig-Holstein, Brunswiker Str. 10, 24105 Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Geoscience, Aarhus University, Høegh-Guldbergs Gade 2, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Institute of Toxicology and Pharmacology for Natural Scientists, University Medical School Schleswig-Holstein, Brunswiker Str. 10, 24105 Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Geoscience, Aarhus University, Høegh-Guldbergs Gade 2, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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- Consultant BLANO, MEKUN and HELCOM SUBMERGED, Eichenweg 6, 24351 Damp, Germany
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- Institute of Toxicology and Pharmacology for Natural Scientists, University Medical School Schleswig-Holstein, Brunswiker Str. 10, 24105 Kiel, Germany
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Kong W, Liu M, Zhang J, Wu H, Wang Y, Su Q, Li Q, Zhang J, Wu C, Zou WS. Room-temperature phosphorescence and fluorescence nanocomposites as a ratiometric chemosensor for high-contrast and selective detection of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene. Anal Chim Acta 2023; 1282:341930. [PMID: 37923408 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2023.341930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2023] [Revised: 10/15/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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Reports on using complementary colours for high-contrast ratiometric assays are limited to date. In this work, graphitized carbon nitride (g-C3N4) nanosheets and mercaptoethylamine (MEA) capped Mn-doped ZnS QDs were fabricated by liquid exfoliation of bulk g-C3N4, and by a coprecipitation and postmodification strategies, respectively. Mn-doped ZnS quantum dots were deposited onto g-C3N4 nanosheets through an electrostatic self-assembly to form new nanocomposites (denoted as Mn-ZnS QDs@g-C3N4). Mn-ZnS QDs@g-C3N4 can emit a pair of complementary colour light, namely, orange room-temperature phosphorescence (RTP) at 582 nm and blue fluorescence at 450 nm. After 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) dosing into Mn-ZnS QDs@g-C3N4 aqueous solution, and pairing with MEA to generate TNT anions capable of quenching the emission of Mn-doped ZnS QDs, the fluorescence colours of the solution changed from orange to blue across white, exhibiting unusual high-contrast fluorescence images. The developed ratiometric chemosensor showed very good linearity in the range of 0-12 μM TNT with a limit of detection of 0.56 μM and an RSD of 6.4 % (n = 5). Also, the ratiometric probe had an excellent selectivity for TNT over other nitroaromatic compounds, which was applied in the ratiometric test paper to image TNT in water, and TNT sensing under phosphorescence mode to efficiently avoid background interference. A high-contrast dual-emission platform for selective ratiometric detection of TNT was therefore established.
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- Weili Kong
- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Functional Molecule Design and Interface Procedure, Anhui Jianzhu University, Hefei, 230022, China
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- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Functional Molecule Design and Interface Procedure, Anhui Jianzhu University, Hefei, 230022, China
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- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Functional Molecule Design and Interface Procedure, Anhui Jianzhu University, Hefei, 230022, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan, 232001, China
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- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Functional Molecule Design and Interface Procedure, Anhui Jianzhu University, Hefei, 230022, China.
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- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Functional Molecule Design and Interface Procedure, Anhui Jianzhu University, Hefei, 230022, China
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- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Functional Molecule Design and Interface Procedure, Anhui Jianzhu University, Hefei, 230022, China
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- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Functional Molecule Design and Interface Procedure, Anhui Jianzhu University, Hefei, 230022, China; New Energy Photovoltaic Industry Research Center, Qinghai University, Xining, 810016, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan, 232001, China.
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- School of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Functional Molecule Design and Interface Procedure, Anhui Jianzhu University, Hefei, 230022, China.
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Strehse JS, Bünning TH, Koschorreck J, Künitzer A, Maser E. Long-Term Trends for Blue Mussels from the German Environmental Specimen Bank Show First Evidence of Munition Contaminants Uptake. TOXICS 2023; 11:347. [PMID: 37112574 PMCID: PMC10142797 DOI: 10.3390/toxics11040347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2023] [Revised: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Submerged munitions are present in marine waters across the globe. They contain energetic compounds (ECs), such as TNT and metabolites thereof, which are considered carcinogenic, exhibit toxic effects in marine organisms, and may affect human health. The aim of this study was to investigate the occurrence of ECs and their trends in blue mussels from the annual collections of the German Environmental Specimen Bank sampled over the last 30 years at three different locations along the coastline of the Baltic and North Sea. Samples were analyzed by GC-MS/MS for 1,3-dinitrobenzene (1,3-DNB), 2,4-dinitrotoluene (2,4-DNT), 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT), 2-amino-4,6-dinitrotoluene (2-ADNT), and 4-amino-2,6-dinitrotoluene (4-ADNT). The first signals indicating trace levels of 1,3-DNB were observed in samples from 1999 and 2000. ECs were also found below the limit of detection (LoD) in subsequent years. From 2012 onwards, signals just above the LoD were detected. The highest signal intensities of 2-ADNT and 4-ADNT, just below the LoQ (0.14 ng/g d.w. and 0.17 ng/g d.w., respectively), were measured in 2019 and 2020. This study clearly shows that corroding submerged munitions are gradually releasing ECs into the waters that can be detected in randomly sampled blue mussels, even though the concentrations measured are still in the non-quantifiable trace range.
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- Jennifer Susanne Strehse
- Institute of Toxicology and Pharmacology for Natural Scientists, University Medical School Schleswig-Holstein, Brunswiker Straße 10, 24105 Kiel, Germany (E.M.)
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- Institute of Toxicology and Pharmacology for Natural Scientists, University Medical School Schleswig-Holstein, Brunswiker Straße 10, 24105 Kiel, Germany (E.M.)
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- German Environment Agency, Wörlitzer Platz 1, 06844 Dessau, Germany
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- German Environment Agency, Wörlitzer Platz 1, 06844 Dessau, Germany
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- Institute of Toxicology and Pharmacology for Natural Scientists, University Medical School Schleswig-Holstein, Brunswiker Straße 10, 24105 Kiel, Germany (E.M.)
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Barbosa J, Asselman J, Janssen CR. Synthesizing the impact of sea-dumped munition and related chemicals on humans and the environment. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2023; 187:114601. [PMID: 36652858 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.114601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2022] [Revised: 01/06/2023] [Accepted: 01/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Marine environments are globally impacted by vast quantities of munition disposed following both World Wars. Dumped munitions contain conventional explosives, chemicals warfare agents as well as a variety of metals. Field monitoring studies around marine dumpsites report the presence of munition constituents in water and sediment samples. The growing interest and developments in the ocean as a new economic frontier underline the need to remediate existing dumpsites. Here, we provide a comprehensive assessment of the magnitude and potential risks associated with marine munition dumpsites. An overview of the global distribution of dumpsites identifying the most impacted areas is provided, followed by the currently available data on the detection of munition constituents in environmental samples and evidence of their toxic potential to human and environmental health. Finally, existing data gaps are identified and future research needs promoting better understanding of the impact of the dumped material on the marine environment suggested.
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- João Barbosa
- Laboratory for Environmental Toxicology and Aquatic Ecology, GhEnToxLab, Ghent University, Belgium; Blue Growth Research Lab, Ghent University, Bluebridge, Wetenschapspark 1, 8400 Ostend, Belgium.
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- Blue Growth Research Lab, Ghent University, Bluebridge, Wetenschapspark 1, 8400 Ostend, Belgium
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- Laboratory for Environmental Toxicology and Aquatic Ecology, GhEnToxLab, Ghent University, Belgium; Blue Growth Research Lab, Ghent University, Bluebridge, Wetenschapspark 1, 8400 Ostend, Belgium
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Maser E, Bünning TH, Brenner M, Van Haelst S, De Rijcke M, Müller P, Wichert U, Strehse JS. Warship wrecks and their munition cargos as a threat to the marine environment and humans: The V 1302 "JOHN MAHN" from World War II. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 857:159324. [PMID: 36216058 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2022] [Revised: 09/29/2022] [Accepted: 10/05/2022] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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In addition to endangering sea traffic, cable routes, and wind farms, sunken warship wrecks with dangerous cargo, fuel, or munitions on board may emerge as point sources for environmental damage. Energetic compounds such as TNT (which could leak from these munitions) are known for their toxicity, mutagenicity, and carcinogenicity. These compounds may cause potential adverse effects on marine life via contamination of the marine ecosystem, and their entry into the marine and human food chain could directly affect human health. To ascertain the impending danger of an environmental catastrophe posed by sunken warships, the North Sea Wrecks (NSW) project (funded by the Interreg North Sea Region Program) was launched in 2018. Based on historical data (derived from military archives) including the calculated amount of munitions still on board, its known location and accessibility, the German World War II ship "Vorpostenboot 1302" (former civilian name - "JOHN MAHN") was selected as a case study to investigate the leakage and distribution of toxic explosives in the marine environment. The wreck site and surrounding areas were mapped in great detail by scientific divers and a multibeam echosounder. Water and sediment samples were taken in a cross-shaped pattern around the wreck. To assess a possible entry into the marine food chain, caged mussels were exposed at the wreck, and wild fish (pouting), a sedentary species that stays locally at the wreck, were caught. All samples were analyzed for the presence of TNT and derivatives thereof by GC-MS/MS analysis. As a result, we could provide evidence that sunken warship wrecks emerge as a point source of contamination with nitroaromatic energetic compounds leaking from corroding munitions cargo still on board. Not only did we find these explosive substances in bottom water and sediment samples around the wreck, but also in the caged mussels as well as in wild fish living at the wreck. Fortunately so far, the concentrations found in mussel meat and fish filet were only in the one-digit ng per gram range thus indicating no current concern for the human seafood consumer. However, in the future the situation may worsen as the corrosion continues. From our study, it is proposed that wrecks should not only be ranked according to critical infrastructure and human activities at sea, but also to the threats they pose to the environment and the human seafood consumer.
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- Edmund Maser
- Institute of Toxicology and Pharmacology for Natural Scientists, University Medical School Schleswig-Holstein, Brunswiker Str. 10, 24105 Kiel, Germany.
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- Institute of Toxicology and Pharmacology for Natural Scientists, University Medical School Schleswig-Holstein, Brunswiker Str. 10, 24105 Kiel, Germany
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- Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Am Handelshafen 12, 27570 Bremerhaven, Germany
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- Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), Wandelaarkaai 7, 8400 Oostende, Belgium
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- Flanders Marine Institute (VLIZ), Wandelaarkaai 7, 8400 Oostende, Belgium
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- 3D Artist Freelancer, Auf dem Steinchen 6, 53127 Bonn, Germany
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- Consultant BLANO, MEKUN and HELCOM SUBMERGED, Eichenweg 6, 24351 Damp, Germany
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- Institute of Toxicology and Pharmacology for Natural Scientists, University Medical School Schleswig-Holstein, Brunswiker Str. 10, 24105 Kiel, Germany
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Performance Optimization and Toxicity Effects of the Electrochemical Oxidation of Octogen. Catalysts 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/catal12080815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Octogen (HMX) is widely used as a high explosive and constituent in plastic explosives, nuclear devices, and rocket fuel. The direct discharge of wastewater generated during HMX production threatens the environment. In this study, we used the electrochemical oxidation (EO) method with a PbO2-based anode to treat HMX wastewater and investigated its degradation performance, mechanism, and toxicity evolution under different conditions. The results showed that HMX treated by EO could achieve a removal efficiency of 81.2% within 180 min at a current density of 70 mA/cm2, Na2SO4 concentration of 0.25 mol/L, interelectrode distance of 1.0 cm, and pH of 5.0. The degradation followed pseudo-first-order kinetics (R2 > 0.93). The degradation pathways of HMX in the EO system have been proposed, including cathode reduction and indirect oxidation by •OH radicals. The molecular toxicity level (expressed as the transcriptional effect level index) of HMX wastewater first increased to 1.81 and then decreased to a non-toxic level during the degradation process. Protein and oxidative stress were the dominant stress categories, possibly because of the intermediates that evolved during HMX degradation. This study provides new insights into the electrochemical degradation mechanisms and molecular-level toxicity evolution during HMX degradation. It also serves as initial evidence for the potential of the EO-enabled method as an alternative for explosive wastewater treatment with high removal performance, low cost, and low environmental impact.
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Aamir Khan M, Sharma A, Yadav S, Celin SM, Sharma S. A sketch of microbiological remediation of explosives-contaminated soil focused on state of art and the impact of technological advancement on hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX) degradation. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 294:133641. [PMID: 35077733 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.133641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2021] [Revised: 01/02/2022] [Accepted: 01/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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When high-energy explosives such as hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX), Octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazocine (HMX), 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) are discharged into the surrounding soil and water during production, testing, open dumping, military, or civil activities, they leave a toxic footprint. The US Environmental Protection Agency has labeled RDX as a potential human carcinogen that must be degraded from contaminated sites quickly. Bioremediation of RDX is an exciting prospect that has received much attention in recent years. However, a lack of understanding of RDX biodegradation and the limitations of current approaches have hampered the widespread use of biodegradation-based strategies for RDX remediation at contamination sites. Consequently, new bioremediation technologies are required to enhance performance. In this review, we explore the requirements for in-silico analysis for producing biological models of microbial remediation of RDX in soil. On the other hand, potential gene editing methods for getting the host with target gene sequences responsible for the breakdown of RDX are also reported. Microbial formulations and biosensors for detection and bioremediation are also briefly described. The biodegradation of RDX offers an alternative remediation method that is both cost-effective and ecologically acceptable. It has the potential to be used in conjunction with other cutting-edge technologies to further increase the efficiency of RDX degradation.
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- Mohd Aamir Khan
- Centre for Rural Development & Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, 110016, India
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- Amity Food and Agriculture Foundation, Amity University Uttar Pradesh, Noida, 201313, India.
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- Centre for Rural Development & Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, 110016, India
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- Centre for Fire, Explosives and Environment Safety, Defence Research & Development Organization, Brig. Mazumdar Road, Delhi, 110 054, India
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- Centre for Rural Development & Technology, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi, 110016, India
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Schuster R, Strehse JS, Ahvo A, Turja R, Maser E, Bickmeyer U, Lehtonen KK, Brenner M. Exposure to dissolved TNT causes multilevel biological effects in Baltic mussels (Mytilus spp.). MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2021; 167:105264. [PMID: 33725510 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2021.105264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2020] [Revised: 01/18/2021] [Accepted: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Baltic mussels (Mytilus spp.) were exposed to the explosive trinitrotoluene (TNT) for 96 h (0.31-10.0 mg/L) and 21 d (0.31-2.5 mg/L). Bioaccumulation of TNT and its degradation products (2- and 4-ADNT) as well as biological effects ranging from the gene and cellular levels to behaviour were investigated. Although no mortality occurred in the concentration range tested, uptake and metabolism of TNT and responses in antioxidant enzymes and histochemical biomarkers were observed already at the lowest concentrations. The characteristic shell closure behaviour of bivalves at trigger concentrations led to complex exposure patterns and non-linear responses to the exposure concentrations. Conclusively, exposure to TNT exerts biomarker reponses in mussels already at 0.31 mg/L while effects are recorded also after a prolonged exposure although no mortality occurs. Finally, more attention should be paid on shell closure of bivalves in exposure studies since it plays a marked role in definining toxicity threshold levels.
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- Romina Schuster
- Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Am Handelshafen 12, 27570, Bremerhaven, Germany
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- Institute of Toxicology and Pharmacology for Natural Scientists, University Medical School, Schleswig-Holstein, Brunswiker Str. 10, 24105, Kiel, Germany
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- Finnish Environment Institute, Marine Research Centre, Agnes Sjöbergin katu 2, 00790, Helsinki, Finland
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- Finnish Environment Institute, Marine Research Centre, Agnes Sjöbergin katu 2, 00790, Helsinki, Finland
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- Institute of Toxicology and Pharmacology for Natural Scientists, University Medical School, Schleswig-Holstein, Brunswiker Str. 10, 24105, Kiel, Germany
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- Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Am Handelshafen 12, 27570, Bremerhaven, Germany
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- Finnish Environment Institute, Marine Research Centre, Agnes Sjöbergin katu 2, 00790, Helsinki, Finland
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- Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Am Handelshafen 12, 27570, Bremerhaven, Germany.
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Can seafood from marine sites of dumped World War relicts be eaten? Arch Toxicol 2021; 95:2255-2261. [PMID: 33837803 PMCID: PMC8241755 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-021-03045-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2021] [Accepted: 04/01/2021] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Since World War I, considerable amounts of warfare materials have been dumped at seas worldwide. After more than 70 years of resting on the seabed, reports suggest that the metal shells of these munitions are corroding, such that explosive chemicals leak out and distribute in the marine environment. Explosives such as TNT (2,4,6-trinitrotoluene) and its derivatives are known for their toxicity and carcinogenicity, thereby posing a threat to the marine environment. Toxicity studies suggest that chemical components of munitions are unlikely to cause acute toxicity to marine organisms. However, there is increasing evidence that they can have sublethal and chronic effects in aquatic biota, especially in organisms that live directly on the sea floor or in subsurface substrates. Moreover, munition-dumping sites could serve as nursery habitats for young biota species, demanding special emphasis on all kinds of developing juvenile marine animals. Unfortunately, these chemicals may also enter the marine food chain and directly affect human health upon consuming contaminated seafood. While uptake and accumulation of toxic munition compounds in marine seafood species such as mussels and fish have already been shown, a reliable risk assessment for the human seafood consumer and the marine ecosphere is lacking and has not been performed until now. In this review, we compile the first data and landmarks for a reliable risk assessment for humans who consume seafood contaminated with munition compounds. We hereby follow the general guidelines for a toxicological risk assessment of food as suggested by authorities.
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Strehse JS, Brenner M, Kisiela M, Maser E. The explosive trinitrotoluene (TNT) induces gene expression of carbonyl reductase in the blue mussel (Mytilus spp.): a new promising biomarker for sea dumped war relicts? Arch Toxicol 2020; 94:4043-4054. [PMID: 33094350 PMCID: PMC8215042 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-020-02931-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2020] [Accepted: 10/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Millions of tons of all kind of munitions, including mines, bombs and torpedoes have been dumped after World War II in the marine environment and do now pose a new threat to the seas worldwide. Beside the acute risk of unwanted detonation, there is a chronic risk of contamination, because the metal vessels corrode and the toxic and carcinogenic explosives (trinitrotoluene (TNT) and metabolites) leak into the environment. While the mechanism of toxicity and carcinogenicity of TNT and its derivatives occurs through its capability of inducing oxidative stress in the target biota, we had the idea if TNT can induce the gene expression of carbonyl reductase in blue mussels. Carbonyl reductases are members of the short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase (SDR) superfamily. They metabolize xenobiotics bearing carbonyl functions, but also endogenous signal molecules such as steroid hormones, prostaglandins, biogenic amines, as well as sugar and lipid peroxidation derived reactive carbonyls, the latter providing a defence mechanism against oxidative stress and reactive oxygen species (ROS). Here, we identified and cloned the gene coding for carbonyl reductase from the blue mussel Mytilus spp. by a bioinformatics approach. In both laboratory and field studies, we could show that TNT induces a strong and concentration-dependent induction of gene expression of carbonyl reductase in the blue mussel. Carbonyl reductase may thus serve as a biomarker for TNT exposure on a molecular level which is useful to detect TNT contaminations in the environment and to perform a risk assessment both for the ecosphere and the human seafood consumer.
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- Jennifer S Strehse
- Institute of Toxicology and Pharmacology for Natural Scientists, University Medical School Schleswig-Holstein, Brunswiker Str. 10, 24105, Kiel, Germany
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- Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research, Am Handelshafen 12, 27570, Bremerhaven, Germany
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- Institute of Toxicology and Pharmacology for Natural Scientists, University Medical School Schleswig-Holstein, Brunswiker Str. 10, 24105, Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Toxicology and Pharmacology for Natural Scientists, University Medical School Schleswig-Holstein, Brunswiker Str. 10, 24105, Kiel, Germany.
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Bickmeyer U, Meinen I, Meyer S, Kröner S, Brenner M. Fluorescence measurements of the marine flatworm Macrostomum lignano during exposure to TNT and its derivatives 2-ADNT and 4-ADNT. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2020; 161:105041. [PMID: 33070928 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.105041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2020] [Revised: 05/18/2020] [Accepted: 06/03/2020] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Fluorescence measurements of the marine flatworm Macrostomum lignano were performed during exposure to the explosive TNT and its main derivatives 2-ADNT and 4-ADNT, using calcein AM, the acetoxymethylester of calcein, and the autofluorescence of its food (diatoms). Lethality was found to depend on temperature and exposure time. After 12 days of exposure to a concentration of 33,3 mg/L 2-ADNT and 4-ADNT, the lethality at 30 °C (100%) was strongly increased compared to 21 °C (~60%). First deaths were observed after four days of exposure. Using lower concentrations (≤3,33 mg/L) of all three compounds, the activity of ABC transporters (ATP binding cassette transporter) was determined using calcein as reporter dye. Worms exposed to toxicants for 72 h showed a significant upregulation of ABC transporter activity during exposure to 3,33 mg/L 2-ADNT and 4-ADNT, and 3 mg/L TNT demonstrating the efficacy of this cellular first line defense. A distinct behavioral defense of the worms decreased the uptake of 2-ADNT and 4-ADNT (0,033 mg/L) as they reduced feeding shown by diminished autofluorescence of algae in the gut.
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- Ulf Bickmeyer
- Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research, Am Handelshafen 12, D-27570, Bremerhaven, Germany.
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- Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research, Am Handelshafen 12, D-27570, Bremerhaven, Germany
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- Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research, Am Handelshafen 12, D-27570, Bremerhaven, Germany
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- Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research, Am Handelshafen 12, D-27570, Bremerhaven, Germany
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- Alfred Wegener Institute Helmholtz Center for Polar and Marine Research, Am Handelshafen 12, D-27570, Bremerhaven, Germany
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Strehse JS, Maser E. Marine bivalves as bioindicators for environmental pollutants with focus on dumped munitions in the sea: A review. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2020; 158:105006. [PMID: 32501270 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2020.105006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2020] [Revised: 04/27/2020] [Accepted: 04/28/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The seas worldwide are threatened by a "new" source of pollution. Munitions dumped into the seas worldwide will corrode and start to leak. Their impacts on the environment and on human health are now more than ever subject of scientific research. Bivalves are a first choice bioindicator and their importance is demonstrated in numerous worldwide studies as well as their integration in important monitoring programs. In this review, the use of mussels in context with marine pollutants in recent years is pointed out in general but with a special focus on dumped conventional and chemical munitions. Monitoring experiments with mussels are able to generate large data sets, which should be mandatory included in decision support tools to increase their weight of evidence. The usefulness of mussels with regard to dumped munitions has clearly been documented in recent years and the further application of this important biomonitoring system is strongly recommended.
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- Jennifer S Strehse
- Institute of Toxicology and Pharmacology for Natural Scientists, University Medical School Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Brunswiker Str. 10, 24105, Kiel, Germany.
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- Institute of Toxicology and Pharmacology for Natural Scientists, University Medical School Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Brunswiker Str. 10, 24105, Kiel, Germany.
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Maser E, Strehse JS. "Don't Blast": blast-in-place (BiP) operations of dumped World War munitions in the oceans significantly increase hazards to the environment and the human seafood consumer. Arch Toxicol 2020; 94:1941-1953. [PMID: 32303806 PMCID: PMC8172487 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-020-02743-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2020] [Accepted: 04/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The seas worldwide are threatened by a "new" source of pollution: millions of tons of all kind of warfare material have been dumped intentionally after World War I and II, in addition to mine barriers, failed detonations as well as shot down military planes and sunken ship wrecks carrying munitions. For example, in the German parts of the North and Baltic Sea approximately 1.6 million metric tons of toxic conventional explosives (TNT and others) and more than 5000 metric tons of chemical weapons are present. Such unexploded ordnance (UXO) constitutes a direct risk of detonation with increased human access (fisheries, water sports, cable constructions, wind farms and pipelines). Moreover, after more than 70 years of resting on the seabed, the metal shells of these munitions items corrode, such that chemicals leak out and distribute in the marine environment. Explosive chemicals such as TNT and its derivatives are known for their toxicity and carcinogenicity. In order not to endanger today's shipping traffic or the installation of pipelines and offshore plants by uncontrolled explosions, controlled blast-in-place (BiP) operations of these dangerous relics is a common practice worldwide. However, blast-in-place methods of in situ munitions disposal often result in incomplete (low-order) detonation, leaving substantial quantities of the explosive material in the environment. In the present free field investigation, we placed mussels (Mytilus spp.) as a biomonitoring system in an area of the Baltic Sea where BiP operations took place and where, by visual inspections by scientific divers, smaller and larger pieces of munitions-related materials were scattered on the seafloor. After recovery, the mussels were transferred to our laboratory and analyzed for TNT and its derivatives via gas chromatography and mass spectroscopy. Our data unequivocally demonstrate that low-order BiP operations of dumped munitions in the sea lead to multiple increases in the concentration of TNT and its metabolites in the mussels when compared to similar studies at corroding but still encased mines. For this reason, we explicitly criticize BiP operations because of the resulting environmental hazards, which can ultimately even endanger human seafood consumers.
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- Edmund Maser
- Institute of Toxicology and Pharmacology for Natural Scientists, University Medical School Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Brunswiker Str. 10, 24105, Kiel, Germany.
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- Institute of Toxicology and Pharmacology for Natural Scientists, University Medical School Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Brunswiker Str. 10, 24105, Kiel, Germany
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Koske D, Goldenstein NI, Kammann U. Nitroaromatic compounds damage the DNA of zebrafish embryos (Danio rerio). AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2019; 217:105345. [PMID: 31715477 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2019.105345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2019] [Revised: 10/22/2019] [Accepted: 10/22/2019] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Lethal and sublethal effects of trinitrotoluene (TNT) and its degradation products 2-amino-4,6-dinitrotoluene (2-ADNT) and 4-amino-2,6-dinitrotoluene (4-ADNT) to zebrafish embryos (Danio rerio) were investigated in a 120 h exposure scenario. Lethal concentrations (LC50) were 4.5 mg/l for TNT, 13.4 mg/l for 2-ADNT and 14.4 mg/l for 4-ADNT. Embryos exposed to 2-ADNT or 4-ADNT revealed a high proportion of chorda deformations among the surviving individuals. Genotoxicity of the nitroaromatic compounds in zebrafish embryos was investigated by comet assay isolating cells from whole embryos after 48 h in vivo exposure. Significant genotoxicity was induced by all three compounds tested, in comparison to the corresponding controls at 0.1 mg/l and 1.0 mg/l as lowest tested concentrations. The genotoxicity caused by TNT was about three to four times higher than that of 2-ADNT and 4-ADNT. To our knowledge, this is the first study demonstrating the genotoxicity of TNT in fish embryos by in vivo exposure. The results are discussed in the context of dumped munition in the marine environment.
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- Daniel Koske
- Thünen-Institute of Fisheries Ecology, Herwigstraße 31, 27572, Bremerhaven, Germany.
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- Thünen-Institute of Fisheries Ecology, Herwigstraße 31, 27572, Bremerhaven, Germany
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- Thünen-Institute of Fisheries Ecology, Herwigstraße 31, 27572, Bremerhaven, Germany
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Quantification of munition compounds in the marine environment by solid phase extraction – ultra high performance liquid chromatography with detection by electrospray ionisation – mass spectrometry. Talanta 2019; 200:366-372. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2019.03.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2018] [Revised: 03/11/2019] [Accepted: 03/13/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Hsu DW, Wang TI, Huang DJ, Pao YJ, Lin YA, Cheng TW, Liang SH, Chen CY, Kao CM, Sheu YT, Chen CC. Copper promotes E. coli laccase-mediated TNT biotransformation and alters the toxicity of TNT metabolites toward Tigriopus japonicus. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2019; 173:452-460. [PMID: 30798189 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.02.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2018] [Revised: 02/15/2019] [Accepted: 02/16/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Although laccase is involved in the biotransformation of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT), little is known regarding the effect of E. coli laccase on TNT biotransformation. In this study, E. coli K12 served as the parental strain to construct a laccase deletion strain and two laccase-overexpressing strains. These E. coli strains were used to investigate the effect of laccase together with copper ions on the efficiency of TNT biotransformation, the variety of TNT biotransformation products generated and the toxicity of the TNT metabolites. The results showed that the laccase level was not relevant to TNT biotransformation in the soluble fraction of the culture medium. Conversely, TNT metabolites varied in the insoluble fraction analyzed by thin-layer chromatography (TLC). The insoluble fraction from the laccase-null strain showed fewer and relatively fainter spots than those detected in the wild-type and laccase-overexpressing strains, indicating that laccase expression levels were interrelated determinants of the varieties and amounts of TNT metabolites produced. In addition, the aquatic invertebrate Tigriopus japonicus was used to assess the toxicity of the TNT metabolites. The toxicity of the TNT metabolite mixture increased when the intracellular laccase level in strains increased or when purified E. coli recombinant Laccase (rLaccase) was added to the culture medium. Thus, our results suggest that laccase activity must be considered when performing microbial TNT remediation.
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- Duen-Wei Hsu
- Department of Biotechnology, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Biotechnology, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Environmental Resources Management, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy & Science, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Department of Biotechnology, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Biotechnology, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, National Chung Cheng University, Chiayi, Taiwan
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Biotechnology, National Kaohsiung Normal University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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Craig HD, Jenkins TF, Johnson MT, Walker DM, Dobb DE, Pepich BV. Method development and laboratory intercomparison of an RP-HPLC-UV method for energetic chemicals in marine tissues. Talanta 2019; 198:284-294. [PMID: 30876562 DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2019.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2018] [Revised: 01/31/2019] [Accepted: 02/01/2019] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Experiments were conducted to develop a method for the determination of a set of 17 military-relevant energetic compounds (including nitroaromatics, nitramines, and nitrate esters) in 5 types of marine tissues (Dungeness crab, Manila clam, starry flounder, sea cucumber, and geoduck) using reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography with a UV detector (RP-HPLC-UV). Dry-ice grinding was evaluated and found to be an excellent method of sample homogenization prior to sample extraction and determination. An extract cleanup procedure based on solid-phase extraction was assessed. A cleanup procedure using solid phase extraction was adequate for the removal of interferences prior to HPLC analysis for the five marine tissue matrices tested. Mean method detection limits (MDLs) were estimated using two columns at two wavelengths (254 and 210 nm) and ranged from 17 to 293 µg/kg for the five tissue matrices tested. A six-laboratory intercomparison test was conducted to evaluate the performance of the method, each analyzing five marine tissue matrices fortified at three levels. The same marine tissues were used in the laboratory intercomparison study except Pacific halibut was substituted for starry flounder. Overall, USEPA Method 8330B modified for tissue analysis showed suitable detection capability, analytical accuracy, precision, sensitivity, linear range, and robustness for sixteen (16) of the seventeen (17) analytes, for all five (5) of the marine tissue matrices studied. The exception was tetryl that proved to be unstable for all matrices as has been found for soils and sediments.
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- Harry D Craig
- US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, Oregon Operations Office, 805 SW Broadway, Suite 500, Portland, OR 97205, USA.
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- US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10 Laboratory, 7411 Beach Dr. E., Port Orchard, WA 98366, USA
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- TechLaw Inc., 7411 Beach Dr. E., Port Orchard, WA 98366, USA
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- US Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10 Laboratory, 7411 Beach Dr. E., Port Orchard, WA 98366, USA
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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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Appel D, Strehse JS, Martin HJ, Maser E. Bioaccumulation of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) and its metabolites leaking from corroded munition in transplanted blue mussels (M. edulis). MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2018; 135:1072-1078. [PMID: 30301003 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2018.08.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2018] [Revised: 08/07/2018] [Accepted: 08/12/2018] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Bioaccumulation of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) and its main metabolites 2-amino-4,6-dinitrotoluene (2-ADNT) and 4-amino-2,6-dinitrotoluene (4-ADNT) leaking from corroded munitions at a munitions dumping site (Kolberger Heide, Germany) was evaluated in transplanted blue mussels (Mytilus edulis). Six moorings with mussel bags were placed east and west at varying positions near the mine mound. In order to monitor any differences resulting from changing seasons, three exposure times were chosen. First exposure period: April-July 2016 (106 days); second exposure period: July-December 2016 (146 days); third exposure period: December 2016-March 2017 (92 days). We found amounts of 4-ADNT in mussel tissue ranging from 2.40 ± 2.13 to 7.76 ± 1.97 ng/(g mussel wet weight). Neither TNT nor 2-ADNT could be detected. Considering seasonal differences, orientation and distances of the moorings to the mine mound no correlation between levels in mussel tissue was evident.
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- Daniel Appel
- Institute of Toxicology and Pharmacology for Natural Scientists, University Medical School Schleswig-Holstein, Brunswiker Str. 10, 24105 Kiel, Germany.
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- Institute of Toxicology and Pharmacology for Natural Scientists, University Medical School Schleswig-Holstein, Brunswiker Str. 10, 24105 Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Toxicology and Pharmacology for Natural Scientists, University Medical School Schleswig-Holstein, Brunswiker Str. 10, 24105 Kiel, Germany
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- Institute of Toxicology and Pharmacology for Natural Scientists, University Medical School Schleswig-Holstein, Brunswiker Str. 10, 24105 Kiel, Germany
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Biomonitoring of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene and degradation products in the marine environment with transplanted blue mussels (M. edulis). Toxicology 2017; 390:117-123. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2017.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2017] [Revised: 08/25/2017] [Accepted: 09/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Ballentine ML, Ariyarathna T, Smith RW, Cooper C, Vlahos P, Fallis S, Groshens TJ, Tobias C. Uptake and fate of hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX) in coastal marine biota determined using a stable isotopic tracer, (15)N - [RDX]. CHEMOSPHERE 2016; 153:28-38. [PMID: 27010164 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.03.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2015] [Revised: 02/24/2016] [Accepted: 03/10/2016] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX) is globally one of the most commonly used military explosives and environmental contaminant. (15)N labeled RDX was added into a mesocosm containing 9 different coastal marine species in a time series experiment to quantify the uptake of RDX and assess the RDX derived (15)N retention into biota tissue. The (15)N attributed to munitions compounds reached steady state concentrations ranging from 0.04 to 0.67 μg (15)N g dw(-1), the bulk (15)N tissue concentration for all species was 1-2 orders of magnitude higher suggesting a common mechanism or pathway of RDX biotransformation and retention of (15)N. A toxicokinetic model was created that described the (15)N uptake, elimination, and transformation rates. While modeled uptake rates were within previous published values, elimination rates were several orders of magnitude smaller than previous studies ranging from 0.05 to 0.7 days(-1). These small elimination rates were offset by high rates of retention of (15)N previously not measured. Bioconcentration factors and related aqueous:organism ratios of compounds and tracer calculated using different tracer and non-tracer methods yielded a broad range of values (0.35-101.6 mL g(-1)) that were largely method dependent. Despite the method-derived variability, all values were generally low and consistent with little bioaccumulation potential. The use of (15)N labeled RDX in this study indicates four possible explanations for the observed distribution of compounds and tracer; each with unique potential implications for possible toxicological impacts in the coastal marine environment.
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- Mark L Ballentine
- University of Connecticut, Department of Marine Sciences, 1084 Shennocossett Road, Groton, CT 06340, USA.
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- University of Connecticut, Department of Marine Sciences, 1084 Shennocossett Road, Groton, CT 06340, USA
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- University of Connecticut, Department of Marine Sciences, 1084 Shennocossett Road, Groton, CT 06340, USA
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- University of Connecticut, Department of Marine Sciences, 1084 Shennocossett Road, Groton, CT 06340, USA
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- University of Connecticut, Department of Marine Sciences, 1084 Shennocossett Road, Groton, CT 06340, USA
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- University of Connecticut, Department of Marine Sciences, 1084 Shennocossett Road, Groton, CT 06340, USA
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- University of Connecticut, Department of Marine Sciences, 1084 Shennocossett Road, Groton, CT 06340, USA
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- University of Connecticut, Department of Marine Sciences, 1084 Shennocossett Road, Groton, CT 06340, USA
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Saleh S, Kamarudin KB, Ghani WAWAK, Kheang LS. Removal of Organic Contaminant from Aqueous Solution Using Magnetic Biochar. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.proeng.2016.06.590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Smith RW, Vlahos P, Tobias C, Ballentine M, Ariyarathna T, Cooper C. Removal rates of dissolved munitions compounds in seawater. CHEMOSPHERE 2013; 92:898-904. [PMID: 23623038 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.02.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2012] [Revised: 01/28/2013] [Accepted: 02/21/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The historical exposure of coastal marine systems to munitions compounds is of significant concern due to the global distribution of impacted sites and known toxicological effects of nitroaromatics. In order to identify specific coastal regions where persistence of these chemicals should be of concern, it is necessary to experimentally observe their behavior under a variety of realistic oceanographic conditions. Here, we conduct a mesocosm scale pulse addition experiment to document the behavior of two commonly used explosives, 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) and hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX) in simulated marine systems containing water and sediments collected from Long Island Sound, CT. The addition of sediments and sediment grain-size had a major influence on the loss rates of all compounds detected. RDX and reduced TNT products were removed from seawater only in the presence of sediment, and TNT degraded significantly faster in the presence of sediment. Both compounds were removed from the system faster with decreasing grain-size. Based on these findings and a thorough review of the literature, we hypothesize that in addition to bacterial abundance and nutrient availability, TNT removal rates in coastal marine waters may be controlled by sorption and rapid surface-mediated bacterial transformation, while RDX removal rates are controlled by diffusion into sedimentary anoxic regions and subsequent anaerobic bacterial breakdown. A comparison of published removal rates of RDX and TNT highlights the extreme variability in measured degradation rates and identifies physicochemical variables that covary with the breakdown of these munitions compounds.
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- Richard W Smith
- University of Connecticut, Department of Marine Sciences, 1080 Shennocossett Road, Groton, CT 06340, USA.
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Pan X, Ochoa KM, Francisco MJS, Cox SB, Dixon K, Anderson TA, Cobb GP. Absorption, distribution, and biotransformation of hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine in B6C3F1 mice (Mus musculus). ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 2013; 32:1295-1303. [PMID: 23423972 DOI: 10.1002/etc.2188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2012] [Revised: 01/14/2013] [Accepted: 01/21/2013] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Absorption, distribution, and biotransformation are 3 critical aspects affecting toxicant action in animals. In the present study, B6C3F1 mice (Mus musculus) were exposed for 28 d to contaminated feed that contained 1 of 5 different hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX) concentrations: 0 mg/kg, 0.5 mg/kg, 5 mg/kg, 50 mg/kg, and 500 mg/kg. The authors quantified RDX and its reductive transformation products hexahydro-1-nitroso-3,5-dinitro-1,3,5-triazine (MNX), hexahydro-1,3-dinitroso-5-nitro-1,3,5-triazine (DNX), and hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitroso-1,3,5-triazine (TNX) in the stomach, intestine, plasma, liver, and brain of these mice. Average RDX concentrations followed a dose-dependent pattern for all matrices tested. No controls had concentrations above limits of detection. Average RDX concentrations in tissues of exposed mice ranged from 11.1 ng/mL to 182 ng/mL, 25.6 ng/g to 3319 ng/g, 123 ng/g to 233 ng/g, 144 ng/g to 35 900 ng/g, and 51.1 ng/g to 2697 ng/g in the plasma, brain, liver, stomach, and intestine, respectively. A considerable amount of RDX was present in the brain, especially in the highest-exposure group. This is consistent with the widely observed central nervous system effects caused by γ-aminobutyric acid inhibition associated with RDX exposure. N-nitroso metabolites of RDX were also present in tested tissues in a dose-dependent pattern. Average MNX concentrations in the stomachs of mice exposed to RDX ranged from nondetectable in control exposures to 490 ng/g in the highest-exposure groups. In the brain, MNX accumulated at a maximum average concentration of 165.1 ng/g, suggesting the potential formation of MNX from RDX within the brain. At higher exposures, DNX and TNX were present in the stomach, plasma, and brain of mice. The presence of RDX metabolites at notable amounts in different tissues suggests that RDX can transform into its N-nitroso metabolites in vivo by an undefined mechanism.
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- Xiaoping Pan
- Department of Environmental Toxicology, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA
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Selective fluorescence response and magnetic separation probe for 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene based on iron oxide magnetic nanoparticles. Anal Bioanal Chem 2013; 405:4905-12. [DOI: 10.1007/s00216-013-6873-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2012] [Revised: 01/17/2013] [Accepted: 02/25/2013] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Enhanced degradation of 3-nitrobenzoate by immobilized cells of Bacillus flexus strain XJU-4. BIOTECHNOL BIOPROC E 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s12257-012-0211-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Zou WS, Yang J, Yang TT, Hu X, Lian HZ. Magnetic-room temperature phosphorescent multifunctional nanocomposites as chemosensor for detection and photo-driven enzyme mimetics for degradation of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012. [DOI: 10.1039/c2jm15139a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Synthesis in aqueous solution and characterisation of a new cobalt-doped ZnS quantum dot as a hybrid ratiometric chemosensor. Anal Chim Acta 2011; 708:134-40. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2011.09.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2011] [Revised: 09/28/2011] [Accepted: 09/30/2011] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Gust KA, Brasfield SM, Stanley JK, Wilbanks MS, Chappell P, Perkins EJ, Lotufo GR, Lance RF. Genomic investigation of year-long and multigenerational exposures of fathead minnow to the munitions compound RDX. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 2011; 30:1852-1864. [PMID: 21538488 DOI: 10.1002/etc.558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2011] [Revised: 04/04/2011] [Accepted: 04/14/2011] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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We assessed the impacts of exposure to an environmentally representative concentration (0.83 mg/L) of the explosive cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine (RDX) on fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas) in one-year and multigenerational bioassays. In the one-year bioassay, impacts were assessed by statistical comparisons of females from breeding groups reared in control or RDX-exposure conditions. The RDX had no significant effect on gonadosomatic index or condition factor assayed at 1 d and at one, three, six, nine, and 12 months. The liver-somatic index was significantly increased versus controls only at the 12-month timepoint. RDX had no significant effect on live-prey capture rates, egg production, or fertilization. RDX caused minimal differential-transcript expression with no consistent discernable effect on gene-functional categories for either brain or liver tissues in the one-year exposure. In the multigenerational assay, the effects of acute (96 h) exposure to RDX were compared in fish reared to the F(2) generation in either control or RDX-exposure conditions. Enrichment of gene functions including neuroexcitatory glutamate metabolism, sensory signaling, and neurological development were observed comparing control-reared and RDX-reared fish. Our results indicated that exposure to RDX at a concentration representing the highest levels observed in the environment (0.83 mg/L) had limited impacts on genomic, individual, and population-level endpoints in fathead minnows in a one-year exposure. However, multigenerational exposures altered transcript expression related to neural development and function. Environ.
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- Kurt A Gust
- Environmental Laboratory, US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA.
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Paden NE, Smith EE, Maul JD, Kendall RJ. Effects of chronic 2,4,6,-trinitrotoluene, 2,4-dinitrotoluene, and 2,6-dinitrotoluene exposure on developing bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) tadpoles. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2011; 74:924-928. [PMID: 21257201 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2010.12.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2010] [Revised: 11/05/2010] [Accepted: 12/29/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Chronic aqueous exposures were conducted using bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) tadpoles (8 d old) exposed to TNT (0-4 mg/L), 2,4-DNT (0-4 mg/L), and 2,6-DNT (0-8 mg/L) for 90 d. Survival of tadpoles examined using Cox proportional hazard models was reduced at all concentrations tested. Percent of abnormal swimming and other morphological abnormalities after sublethal exposure to TNT, 2,4-DNT, and 2,6-DNT at 2 mg/L were also evaluated. The effects of TNT, 2,4-DNT, and 2,6-DNT on wet body mass, snout vent length (SVL), and developmental stage of surviving tadpoles were examined. Only 2,4-DNT did not have a significant effect on body mass or SVL, but all three compounds tested had significant effects on survival. Long-term continuous exposure to these compounds at concentrations of 0.25 mg/L could lead to significant changes in growth and survival of larval amphibians.
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- Norka E Paden
- The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, Department of Environmental Toxicology, Texas Tech University, Reese Technology Center Building 555, 1207 Gilbert Drive, Lubbock, Texas 79416, USA.
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Ecological, Radiological, and Toxicological Effects of Naval Bombardment on the Coral Reefs of Isla de Vieques, Puerto Rico. NATO SCIENCE FOR PEACE AND SECURITY SERIES C: ENVIRONMENTAL SECURITY 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-1214-0_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Zou WS, Sheng D, Ge X, Qiao JQ, Lian HZ. Room-Temperature Phosphorescence Chemosensor and Rayleigh Scattering Chemodosimeter Dual-Recognition Probe for 2,4,6-Trinitrotoluene Based on Manganese-Doped ZnS Quantum Dots. Anal Chem 2010; 83:30-7. [DOI: 10.1021/ac1008942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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- Wen-Sheng Zou
- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and Center of Materials Analysis, Nanjing University, 22 Hankou Road, Nanjing 210093, China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and Center of Materials Analysis, Nanjing University, 22 Hankou Road, Nanjing 210093, China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and Center of Materials Analysis, Nanjing University, 22 Hankou Road, Nanjing 210093, China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and Center of Materials Analysis, Nanjing University, 22 Hankou Road, Nanjing 210093, China
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- Key Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Life Science, Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and Center of Materials Analysis, Nanjing University, 22 Hankou Road, Nanjing 210093, China
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Lotufo GR, Gibson AB, Yoo JL. Toxicity and bioconcentration evaluation of RDX and HMX using sheepshead minnows in water exposures. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2010; 73:1653-1657. [PMID: 20188417 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2010.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2009] [Revised: 02/04/2010] [Accepted: 02/06/2010] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Lethal effects of the explosives RDX and HMX were assessed using ten-day water exposures to juvenile sheepshead minnows (Cyprinodon variegatus). For RDX, maximum mortality occurred during the first two days of exposure with a 10-d median lethal concentration (LC50) of 9.9 mg L(-1). The RDX 10-d median lethal residue (LR50) was 9.6 mg kg(-1) (34.9 μmol kg(-1)) wet weight (ww), the first RDX critical body residue reported for fish. Previous investigations reported that RDX body residues in marine amphipods up to 96 μmol kg(-1) ww and in marine mussels up to 86 μmol kg(-1) ww failed to result in significant mortality. The highest HMX concentration tested, corresponding to its apparent solubility limit in seawater (2.0 mg L(-1)), and the associated mean body residue (3 mg kg(-1) or 14 μmol kg(-1) ww) resulted in no significant mortality for exposed minnows. The mean 10-d bioconcentration factors for RDX (0.6-0.9 L kg(-1)) and HMX (0.3-1.6 L kg(-1)) were typically lower than 1, reflecting the low bioaccumulative potential for these compounds.
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- Guilherme R Lotufo
- U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180, USA.
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Fabbrocini A, Di Stasio M, D'Adamo R. Computerized sperm motility analysis in toxicity bioassays: a new approach to pore water quality assessment. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2010; 73:1588-1595. [PMID: 20537390 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2010.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2009] [Revised: 04/28/2010] [Accepted: 05/02/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The aim of this study was to test the sensitivity of computerized sperm motility analysis in the sea urchin Paracentrotus lividus as the endpoint in toxicity bioassays. The tested matrices were pore water samples collected in an agriculture-impacted Mediterranean lagoon, Lake Varano (Italy). Two standardized bioassays were also conducted as controls, the P. lividus spermiotoxicity test and the Vibrio fischeri (Microtox®) test. VCL (curvilinear velocity), VSL (straight line velocity), VAP (average path velocity), and the percentage of rapid spermatozoa recorded by the Sperm Class Analyzer® system showed high sensitivity and discrimination ability, to a degree comparable with the larval development endpoint of the spermiotoxicity test. The test evaluated in this study requires small volumes of matrices, involves minimal sample manipulation, and can easily be extended to many other bioindicator species. It may therefore be considered a promising "quick response tool" following hazardous events that may adversely affect an aquatic ecosystem.
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- Adele Fabbrocini
- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche-Istituto di Scienze Marine, UOS Lesina, via Pola 4, 71010 Lesina (FG), Italy.
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Pascoe GA, Kroeger K, Leisle D, Feldpausch RJ. Munition constituents: Preliminary sediment screening criteria for the protection of marine benthic invertebrates. CHEMOSPHERE 2010; 81:807-816. [PMID: 20674958 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.06.077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2010] [Revised: 06/18/2010] [Accepted: 06/29/2010] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Sediment screening criteria for many munition constituents (MC) are not available in sources typically used in regulatory-driven ecological risk assessments for contaminated sediment sites. Preliminary sediment quality benchmarks (SQBs) for MC were developed for screening potential risks to marine benthic invertebrates at a munitions contaminated sediment site in Puget Sound, WA, USA. SQBs were developed for 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) and 13 breakdown products; six other explosive nitroaromatic compounds and nitramines (e.g., RDX, HMX); and five propellants, plasticizers, and stabilizers. The SQBs were developed using freshwater and limited marine aquatic toxicity values (and hence are considered preliminary) and equilibrium partitioning theory to relate water concentrations of the compounds to sediment concentrations. The SQBs are derived from the lowest available aquatic toxicity values for aquatic invertebrates from published reviews, original studies, and database sources; ranges of logK(ow) and K(oc) values from published reviews and database sources, and some K(oc) values calculated from logK(ow). SQBs are presented for 25 MC as organic carbon-normalized values and as ranges of dry weight values for various levels of organic carbon content of sediments. Comparison of the preliminary SQBs with method detection limits and sample detection limits achieved at the contaminated sediment site demonstrates their utility in risk screening of benthic invertebrates.
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- Gary A Pascoe
- Pascoe Environmental Consulting, 210 Taylor Street, Room 15, Port Townsend, WA 98368, USA.
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Lotufo GR, Blackburn WM, Gibson AB. Toxicity of trinitrotoluene to sheepshead minnows in water exposures. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2010; 73:718-726. [PMID: 20219247 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2010.02.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2009] [Revised: 02/02/2010] [Accepted: 02/06/2010] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Lethal effects of trinitrotoluene (TNT) to juvenile sheepshead minnows (JSHM) (Cyprinodon variegatus) were assessed in ten-day water exposures. Ten-day median lethal concentrations (LC50s) were 2.3 and 2.5 mg L(-1), the 10-d median lethal residue value (LR50) was 26.1 micromol kg(-1) wet weight (ww), and bioconcentration factors (BCFs) ranged from 0.7 to 2.4 L kg(-1). The lethal effects of TNT and its transformation products 2-aminodinitrotoluene (2-ADNT), 2,4-diaminonitrotoluene (2,4-DANT) and trinitrobenzene (TNB) to JSHM were compared in 5-d static-renewal exposures. Nitroreduction decreased the toxicity of TNT to SHM, as the 5-d LC50 for 2-ADNT was 8.6 mg L(-1) and the lowest lethal concentration of 2,4-DANT was 50.3 mg L(-1). TNB (5-d LC50=1.2 mg L(-1)) was more toxic than TNT to SHM. The 5-d LR50s were 4.3 mg kg(-1)ww (20.4 micromol kg(-1)) for SumTNT (TNT exposure) and 54.2 mg kg(-1)ww (275.3 micromol kg(-1)) for 2-ADNT and significant mortality occurred at 47.4 mg kg(-1)ww (283.6 micromol kg(-1)). The range of BCF values was from 1.8 to 2.4, 5.6 to 8.0, and 0.6 to 0.9Lkg(-1) for TNT, 2-ADNT, and 2,4-DANT, respectively.
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- Guilherme R Lotufo
- US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180-6199, USA.
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Mulla SI, Hoskeri RS, Shouche YS, Ninnekar HZ. Biodegradation of 2-nitrotoluene by Micrococcus sp. strain SMN-1. Biodegradation 2010; 22:95-102. [PMID: 20582618 DOI: 10.1007/s10532-010-9379-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2010] [Accepted: 06/15/2010] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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A bacterial consortium capable of degrading nitroaromatic compounds was isolated from pesticide-contaminated soil samples by selective enrichment on 2-nitrotoluene as a sole source of carbon and energy. The three different bacterial isolates obtained from bacterial consortium were identified as Bacillus sp. (A and C), Bacillus flexus (B) and Micrococcus sp. (D) on the basis of their morphological and biochemical characteristics and by phylogenetic analysis based on 16S rRNA gene sequences. The pathway for the degradation of 2-nitrotoluene by Micrococcus sp. strain SMN-1 was elucidated by the isolation and identification of metabolites, growth and enzymatic studies. The organism degraded 2-nitrotoluene through 3-methylcatechol by a meta-cleavage pathway, with release of nitrite.
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- Sikandar I Mulla
- Department of Biochemistry, Karnatak University, Dharwad, Karnataka, India
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Rosen G, Lotufo GR. Fate and effects of Composition B in multispecies marine exposures. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 2010; 29:1330-1337. [PMID: 20821576 DOI: 10.1002/etc.153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The vast majority of investigations into the bioavailability and toxicity of explosives to receptors in aquatic environments has focused on deriving toxicity metrics for discrete chemical exposures to single species using pure compounds at relatively high concentrations. This study assessed the environmental fate and potential for biological effects of a common military formulation, Composition B, under more realistic exposure scenarios (e.g., those that more closely simulate a breached artillery round or residual exposure following a low-order detonation). We used a novel approach incorporating multiple species and toxicity endpoints in sediment exposures over a 34-d exposure period. Composition B fragments exposed at the sediment surface rapidly released 2,4,6-trinitrotolune (TNT) and hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX) to the overlying water column. In comparison, burial of fragments resulted in dramatically reduced exposure, bioconcentration, and toxicity. The addition of a conservative flow rate to the aquaria also reduced water and tissue concentrations by factors of two to three. Although the exposure system likely represented a worst-case scenario relative to most conditions found in coastal and estuarine environments, overlying water concentrations generally did not approach known toxicity thresholds, while porewater concentrations were sufficiently elevated above toxicity thresholds immediately adjacent to the fragments, limiting hazardous exposure only to very localized scales. Bioconcentration correlated closely with observed toxicity and was either not detectable (buried), or low (exposed), as is expected based on the low hydrophobicities of TNT and RDX.
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- Gunther Rosen
- Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific, San Diego, California 92152, USA.
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Nelson RW, Nipper M, Lawrence A, Watts S. Parental dietary effect on embryological development response to toxicants with the sea urchin Arbacia punctulata. BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2010; 84:71-75. [PMID: 19936580 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-009-9909-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2009] [Accepted: 11/06/2009] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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The role of echinoid parental nutrition in early-life stage toxicity is not well understood. Arbacia punctulata were fed either a fresh diet consisting of organic lettuce and carrots or a dry feed. Embryos from parents fed the dry feed exhibited lower sensitivity to copper, whereas the opposite occurred with 1,3,5-trinitrobenzene and sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS). EC(50) values for the dry and fresh feed treatments, respectively, were 41.0 and 29.9 microg/L for copper, 0.5 and 1.8 mg/L for 1,3,5-trinitrobenzene, and 3.5 and 5.6 mg/L for SDS. The data suggests that nutritional standardization for sea urchins in ecotoxicological laboratories needs to be addressed and further investigated.
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- R W Nelson
- Center for Coastal Studies, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi, TX 78412, USA
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TNT determination based on its degradation by immobilized HRP with electrochemical sensor. Electrochem commun 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.elecom.2008.05.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Zhang B, Cox SB, McMurry ST, Jackson WA, Cobb GP, Anderson TA. Effect of two major N-nitroso hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX) metabolites on earthworm reproductive success. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2008; 153:658-667. [PMID: 17945405 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2007.08.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2006] [Revised: 08/23/2007] [Accepted: 08/31/2007] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Soil and topical tests were employed to investigate the effect of two N-nitroso metabolites of RDX (hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine) on earthworm reproduction. The lowest observed effect concentration (LOEC) for cocoon production and hatching was 50mg/kg for both hexahydro-1-nitroso-3,5-dinitro-1,3,5-triazine (MNX) and hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitroso-1,3,5-triazine (TNX) in soil. MNX and TNX also significantly affected cocoon hatching in soil (p<0.001) and in topical tests (p=0.001). The LOECs for cocoon hatching were 1 and 10mg/kg for MNX and TNX in soil, respectively, and 10mg/L in the topical test. Greater than 100mg/kg MNX and TNX completely inhibited cocoon hatching. In soil, the EC20 values for MNX were 8.7 and 8.8mg/kg for cocoon and juvenile production, respectively, compared to 9.2 and 9.1mg/kg for TNX, respectively. The EC20 values for the total number of cocoon hatchlings were 3.1 and 4.7mg/kg for MNX and TNX, respectively, in soil and 4.5 and 3.1mg/L in the topical test. Both MNX and TNX inhibited cocoon production and hatching, suggesting that they may have a negative affect on soil ecosystems at contaminated sites.
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- Baohong Zhang
- The Institute of Environmental and Human Health, Department of Environmental Toxicology, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409, USA
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Ek H, Nilsson E, Dave G. Effects of TNT leakage from dumped ammunition on fish and invertebrates in static brackish water systems. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2008; 69:104-11. [PMID: 17292471 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2006.12.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2006] [Revised: 11/09/2006] [Accepted: 12/17/2006] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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The objective of the present study was to study the release and effect of TNT from dumped ammunition. Cleaved artillery shells were placed in static brackish water systems for 5 months, and another 12 months with 5 cm sediment burial. The toxicity was determined in bioassays with crustaceans (Nitocra spinipes and Hyalella azteca) and/or European flounder (Platichtys flesus). The water phase was analysed for TNT using colorimetric method and GC-MS. This study showed a rapid release of TNT to acutely toxic concentrations when the cleaved ammuniton was not covered with sediment under static conditions, but that the release was effectively inhibited by sediment burial of the artillery shells. Hence, at least in a short-term perspective, acute adverse effects of sediment-buried ammunition on aquatic organisms should be greatly reduced.
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- Helene Ek
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Göteborg University, Box 461, SE-405 30 Göteborg, Sweden
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Myers SR, Spinnato JA. Metabolism, tissue distribution, and pharmacokinetics of N-methyl-N-2,4,6-tetranitroaniline (tetryl). ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2007; 24:206-211. [PMID: 21783812 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2007.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2007] [Revised: 05/04/2007] [Accepted: 05/11/2007] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Tetryl (N-methyl-N,2,4,6-tetranitroaniline) is a booster explosive that was used in the production of detonators and blasting caps. It is an environmental contaminant that is found in detectable levels in areas associated with its production, use, storage, and disposal. Preliminary microsomal assays showed that one major metabolite was formed under anaerobic and aerobic conditions with both NADH and NADPH as cofactors. Metabolite formation was not inhibited by carbon monoxide but did not form in the absence of cofactor or with heat-killed microsomes. The major metabolite was identified as N-methyl-2,4,6-trinitroaniline (NMPA) by IR spectroscopy, (1)H and (14)C NMR, and chemical ionization/MS. Kinetic parameters of NMPA formation in the microsomal fraction were determined using Lineweaver-Burke plots. A V(max) of 448nmoles/(minmg) of protein and K(m) of 1.25mM was determined when NAD+ was the cofactor. When NADP+ was the cofactor, a V(max) of 139nmoles/(minmg) of protein and a K(m) of 1.4mM was determined. In the microsomal fraction, inhibition studies revealed that NMPA formation was slightly inhibited (10%) by 2'-AMP (2mM) when NADP+, but not NAD+, was used as a cofactor. This suggests that NMPA formation is partially dependent on cytochrome-P450 reductase. NMPA formation was also inhibited by dicumarol (2mM) when NADP+ (14%) and NAD+ (84%) (14%) were cofactors, suggesting that NAD(P)H: quinone oxidoreductase catalyzes NMPA formation in the microsomes. A nonspecific flavoprotein inhibitor, DPI, inhibited NMPA formation (91%) using NADP+ as a cofactor, but not NAD+. Other inhibitors, miconazole (cytochrome-P450), methimazole (flavin monooxygenase), and propylthiouracil (NADH: b5 reductase), did not prevent NMPA formation in the microsomal fraction.
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- Steven R Myers
- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY 40292, United States
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Rosen G, Lotufo GR. Toxicity of explosive compounds to the marine mussel, Mytilus galloprovincialis, in aqueous exposures. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2007; 68:228-36. [PMID: 17475328 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2007.03.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2007] [Revised: 03/02/2007] [Accepted: 03/20/2007] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Lethal and sublethal effects of the explosive compounds, 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT), hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX), and octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazocine (HMX) were assessed in separate water only exposures to the Mediterranean mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis). Toxicity endpoints included survival and byssal thread formation in adults, and larval development success of embryos, in 96- and 48-h exposures, respectively. The larval development endpoint was over an order of magnitude more sensitive to TNT compared to adult survival, with median effective concentration (EC50) values of 0.75 and 19.5mgL(-1) (3.30 and 74.1micromolL(-1)), respectively. Byssal thread formation (48h EC50=6.57mgL(-1); 29.3micromolL(-1)) was also impaired at sublethal concentrations. The highest RDX and HMX concentrations tested (28.4 and 1.9mgL(-1) [124 and 6.43micromolL(-1)], respectively) failed to promote any significant toxicological effect in exposed mussels. Median lethal residues (LR50) of 14.0microg g(-1) (51.0nmolg(-1)) ww for TNT in the adults were similar to those measured for other marine invertebrates in previous studies, while body residues as high as 19.6 and 0.92microg g(-1) (86 and 3.1nmolg(-1)) ww were not associated with any toxicity for RDX and HMX, respectively.
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- Gunther Rosen
- Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, Environmental Sciences and Applied Systems Branch, 53475 Strothe Road, San Diego, CA 92152, USA.
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Yost SL, Pennington JC, Brannon JM, Hayes CA. Environmental process descriptors for TNT, TNT-related compounds and picric acid in marine sediment slurries. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2007; 54:1262-6. [PMID: 17512956 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2007.03.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2006] [Revised: 03/27/2007] [Accepted: 03/30/2007] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Process descriptors were determined for picric acid, TNT, and the TNT-related compounds 2,4DNT, 2,6DNT, 2ADNT, 4ADNT, 2,4DANT, 2,6DANT, TNB and DNB in marine sediment slurries. Three marine sediments of various physical characteristics (particle size ranging from 15 to >90% fines and total organic carbon ranging from <0.10 to 3.60%) were kept in suspension with 20ppt saline water. Concentrations of TNT and its related compounds decreased immediately upon contact with the marine sediment slurries, with aqueous concentrations slowly declining throughout the remaining test period. Sediment-water partition coefficients could not be determined for these compounds since solution phase concentrations were unstable. Kinetic rates and half-lives were influenced by the sediment properties, with the finer grained, higher organic carbon sediment being the most reactive. Aqueous concentrations of picric acid were very stable, demonstrating little partitioning to the sediments. Degradation to picramic acid was minimal, exhibiting concentrations at or just above the detection limit.
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- Sally L Yost
- SpecPro, Inc., 4815 Bradford Drive, Suite 201, Huntsville, AL 35805, USA.
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Ek H, Nilsson E, Birgersson G, Dave G. TNT leakage through sediment to water and toxicity to Nitocra spinipes. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2007; 67:341-8. [PMID: 17141867 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2006.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2006] [Revised: 09/29/2006] [Accepted: 10/21/2006] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The fate and effects of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) at marine ammunition dumping sites are essentially unknown. The objective of this study was to examine the release from solid TNT to seawater when covered by sediment of two different types (sandy and fine-grained) and thickness (0, 1, 2, and 4 cm), under different temperatures (5, 10, and 20 degrees C), and light conditions (ambient daylight and darkness) in the laboratory. The water column was analysed for TNT and some of its common transformation products, and toxicity to the copepod Nitocra spinipes after 1, 2, 4, 8, 19, and 32 weeks. Leakage of TNT to seawater and the toxicity to N. spinipes was significantly reduced by sediment burial, especially in fine-grained sediment. Hence, this study suggests that adverse effects of TNT in dumped ammunition on aquatic organisms should be delayed/reduced at low temperature and when TNT is covered sediment, especially with fine-grained sediment.
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- Helene Ek
- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Göteborg University, Box 461, SE-40530 Göteborg, Sweden
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Cruz-Uribe O, Cheney DP, Rorrer GL. Comparison of TNT removal from seawater by three marine macroalgae. CHEMOSPHERE 2007; 67:1469-76. [PMID: 17292943 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2006] [Revised: 12/26/2006] [Accepted: 01/02/2007] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Axenic plantlets derived from three species of marine macroalgae, the temperate green alga Acrosiphonia coalita, the temperate red alga Porphyra yezoensis, and the tropical red alga Portieria hornemannii, all possessed a similar metabolic route to remove the explosive compound 2,4,6-trinitrotolune (TNT) from seawater. At a biomass density of 1.2 g l(-1) and initial TNT concentrations of 10 mg l(-1) or less, TNT removal from seawater was 100% within 72 h for P. hornemannii and P. yezoensis. Specific rate constants for TNT uptake were 0.016-0.018 l g(-1)FWh(-1) for A. coalita filaments, 0.047-0.062 l g(-1)FW h(-1) for P. yezoensis blades, and 0.037-0.049 l g(-1)FW h(-1) for P. hornemannii microplantlets. Only trace amounts of TNT were found within the biomass. All species reduced TNT to 2-amino-4,6-dinitrotoluene and 4-amino-2,6-dintrotoluene, but these products never accounted for more than 20% of the initial TNT.
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- Octavio Cruz-Uribe
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
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Juhasz AL, Naidu R. Explosives: fate, dynamics, and ecological impact in terrestrial and marine environments. REVIEWS OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2007; 191:163-215. [PMID: 17708075 DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-69163-3_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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An explosive or energetic compound is a chemical material that, under the influence of thermal or chemical shock, decomposes rapidly with the evolution of large amounts of heat and gas. Numerous compounds and compositions may be classified as energetic compounds; however, secondary explosives, such as TNT, RDX, and HMX pose the largest potential concern to the environment because they are produced and used in defense in the greatest quantities. The environmental fate and potential hazard of energetic compounds in the environment is affected by a number of physical, chemical, and biological processes. Energetic compounds may undergo transformation through biotic or abiotic degradation. Numerous organisms have been isolated with the ability to degrade/transform energetic compounds as a sole carbon source, sole nitrogen source, or through cometabolic processes under aerobic or anaerobic conditions. Abiotic processes that lead to the transformation of energetic compounds include photolysis, hydrolysis, and reduction. The products of these reactions may be further transformed by microorganisms or may bind to soil/sediment surfaces through covalent binding or polymerization and oligomerization reactions. Although considerable research has been performed on the fate and dynamics of energetic compounds in the environment, data are still gathering on the impact of TNT, RDX, and HMX on ecological receptors. There is an urgent need to address this issue and to direct future research on expanding our knowledge on the ecological impact of energetic transformation products. In addition, it is important that energetic research considers the concept of bioavailability, including factors influencing soil/sediment aging, desorption of energetic compounds from varying soil and sediment types, methods for modeling/predicting energetic bioavailability, development of biomarkers of energetic exposure or effect, and the impact of bioavailability on ecological risk assessment.
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- Albert L Juhasz
- Centre for Environmental Risk Assessment and Remediation, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes Campus, Adelaide, Australia, 5095
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Houston JG, Lotufo GR. Dietary exposure of fathead minnows to the explosives TNT and RDX and to the pesticide DDT using contaminated invertebrates. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2006; 2:286-92. [PMID: 16705829 PMCID: PMC3810632 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph2005020012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Explosive compounds have been released into the environment during manufacturing, handling, and usage procedures. These compounds have been found to persist in the environment and potentially promote detrimental biological effects. The lack of research on bioaccumulation and bioconcentration and especially dietary transfer on aquatic life has resulted in challenges in assessing ecological risks. The objective of this study was to investigate the potential trophic transfer of the explosive compounds 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) and hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine (RDX) using a realistic freshwater prey/predator model and using dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), a highly bioaccumulative compound, to establish relative dietary uptake potential. The oligochaete worm Lumbriculus variegatus was exposed to 14C-labeled TNT, RDX or DDT for 5 hours in water, frozen in meal-size packages and subsequently fed to individual juvenile fathead minnows (Pimephales promelas). Fish were sampled for body residue determination on days 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, and 14 following an 8-hour gut purging period. Extensive metabolism of the parent compound in worms occurred for TNT but not for RDX and DDT. Fish body residue remained relatively unchanged over time for TNT and RDX, but did not approach steady-state concentration for DDT during the exposure period. The bioaccumulation factor (concentration in fish relative to concentration in worms) was 0.018, 0.010, and 0.422 g/g for TNT, RDX and DDT, respectively, confirming the expected relatively low bioaccumulative potential for TNT and RDX through the dietary route. The experimental design was deemed successful in determining the potential for trophic transfer of organic contaminants via a realistic predator/prey exposure scenario.
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- Jerre G. Houston
- U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Waterways Experiment Station, 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180, USA
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- U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Waterways Experiment Station, 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180, USA
- Correspondence to Dr. Guilherme Lotufo.
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Cruz-Uribe O, Rorrer GL. Uptake and biotransformation of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) by microplantlet suspension culture of the marine red macroalgaPortieria hornemannii. Biotechnol Bioeng 2006; 93:401-12. [PMID: 16187335 DOI: 10.1002/bit.20712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Microplantlets of the marine red macroalga Portieria hornemannii efficiently removed the explosive compound 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) from seawater. Photosynthetic, axenic microplantlets (1.2 g FW/L) were challenged with enriched seawater medium containing dissolved TNT at concentrations of 1.0, 10, and 50 mg/L. At 22 degrees C and initial TNT concentrations of 10 mg/L or less, TNT removal from seawater was 100% within 72 h, and the first-order rate constant for TNT removal ranged from 0.025 to 0.037 L/gFW h under both illuminated conditions (153 microE/m(2)s, 14:10 LD photoperiod) and dark conditions. Two immediate products of TNT biotransformation, 2-amino-4,6-dinitrotoluene and 4-amino-2,6-dintrotoluene, were identified in the liquid culture medium, with a maximum material balance recovery of 29 mole%. Only trace levels of these products and residual TNT were found within the fresh cell biomass. Removal of TNT by P. hornemannii microplantlets at initial concentrations of 1.0 or 10 mg/L did not affect the respiration rate. At an initial TNT concentration of 10 mg/L, net photosynthesis decreased towards zero, commensurate with the removal of dissolved TNT from seawater, whereas at an initial TNT concentration of 1.0 mg/L, the net photosynthesis rate was not affected.
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- Octavio Cruz-Uribe
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, 97331, USA
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