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Motoc S, Manea F, Baciu A, Vasilie S, Pop A. Highly sensitive and simultaneous electrochemical determinations of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in water using nanostructured carbon-based paste electrodes. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 846:157412. [PMID: 35853524 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2022] [Revised: 07/04/2022] [Accepted: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Simple and fast simultaneous quantifications in water of anti-inflammatory drugs, which belong to the emerging pollutants, represents a great challenge for water quality control. The development of electrochemical methods to meet the simultaneous and concomitant detection requirements depends mainly on the electrode material. The fullerene‑carbon nanofiber (FULL/CNF) and graphene‑carbon nanotubes (GR/CNT) paste electrodes as sensing elements were employed for the first time for the determination of diclofenac (DCF), naproxen (NPX) and ibuprofen (IBP) simultaneously and concomitantly. The comparative morphostructural and electrochemical characterizations of both electrodes were achieved by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and cyclic voltammetry (CV). Differential-pulsed voltammetry (DPV), chronoamperometry (CA) and multiple-pulsed amperometry (MPA) were used for detection tests. FULL/CNF electrode was suitable to develop a simultaneous DPV-based detection methodology that allowed reaching the lowest limit of detections of 0.230 nM for DCF, 0.310 nM for NPX and 0.180 nM for IBP. GR/CNT electrode did not provide stability for DPV-based detection, but the lowest limits of detection of 0.149 nM for DCF, 0.809 nM for NPX and 0.640 nM for IBP were achieved by MPA-based methodology. Both electrodes, linked to specific detection technique, showed good reproducibility, stability and ability to measure DCF, NPX and IBP simultaneously in aqueous solution. The satisfactory results achieved by analysis of real surface water sample (Bega River, Timisoara city, Romania) indicated that the proposed voltammetric and amperometric methodologies using both electrodes have great potential for practical applications in analysis of different water samples.
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- Sorina Motoc
- "Coriolan Drăgulescu" Institute of Chemistry, Romanian Academy, 24 Mihai Viteazu Bvd., 300223 Timisoara, Romania
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and Engineering of Inorganic Compounds and Environment, Politehnica University of Timisoara, 6 Bv. V. Parvan, 300223 Timisoara, Romania.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and Engineering of Inorganic Compounds and Environment, Politehnica University of Timisoara, 6 Bv. V. Parvan, 300223 Timisoara, Romania
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and Engineering of Inorganic Compounds and Environment, Politehnica University of Timisoara, 6 Bv. V. Parvan, 300223 Timisoara, Romania
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- Department of Applied Chemistry and Engineering of Inorganic Compounds and Environment, Politehnica University of Timisoara, 6 Bv. V. Parvan, 300223 Timisoara, Romania
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Badran I, Al‐Ejli MO. Efficient Multi‐walled Carbon Nanotubes/Iron Oxide Nanocomposite for the Removal of the Drug Ketoprofen for Wastewater Treatment Applications. ChemistrySelect 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202202976] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Ismail Badran
- Department of Chemistry Faculty of Sciences An-Najah National University Nablus Palestine, P.O.Box: 7
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- Department of Chemistry and Earth Sciences College of Arts and Sciences Qatar University P.O. Box 2713 Doha Qatar College of Arts and Sciences, Qatar University
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Grochowicz M, Szajnecki Ł, Rogulska M. Crosslinked 4-Vinylpyridine Monodisperse Functional Microspheres for Sorption of Ibuprofen and Ketoprofen. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14102080. [PMID: 35631962 PMCID: PMC9146734 DOI: 10.3390/polym14102080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2022] [Revised: 05/14/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Nowadays, ibuprofen and ketoprofen are widely used over-the-counter medications to treat inflammation, fever, or pain. Their high consumption and improper disposal cause them to get into the environment and often pollute surface water. In this study, the new polymeric porous microspheres based on 4-vinylpyridine (4VP) are presented as effective sorbents for ibuprofen and ketoprofen preconcentration and removal. The porous microspheres were obtained via seed swelling polymerization with the use of two types of methacrylate crosslinkers, i.e., trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate (TRIM) and 1,4-dimethacryloiloxybenzene (14DMB). Additionally, as a reference sorbent, a copolymer of styrene and divinylbenzene was obtained. Porous structure investigations showed that the microspheres possess a specific surface area of about 100 m2/g, but noticeable differences were observed in their internal topography depending on the type of crosslinker used. Moreover, the porous structure of dry and swollen microspheres differs significantly. Swollen copolymers reveal the presence of micropores. The 4VP microspheres are characterized by high thermal stability; their initial decomposition temperature is about 300 °C. The performance of the 4VP copolymers as sorbents in aqueous solutions of drugs was evaluated in static and dynamic modes at three pH values of 3, 7, and 11. The highest sorption efficiency was obtained for ibuprofen and ketoprofen in pH 3. Both 4VP copolymers indicate the high sorption capacity in a static sorption as follows: towards ketoprofen of about 40 mg/g whereas towards ibuprofen of about 90 mg/g and 75 mg/g on copolymer crosslinked with trimethylolpropane trimethacrylate and 1,4-dimethacryloiloxybenzene, respectively. The recovery of ibuprofen and ketoprofen after dynamic sorption experiments was higher than 90%.
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Franco DSP, Georgin J, Netto MS, Foletto EL, Allasia D, Oliveira MLS, Pinto D, Dotto GL. Effective removal of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug from wastewater by adsorption process using acid-treated Fagopyrum esculentum husk. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:31085-31098. [PMID: 35000165 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-17846-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2021] [Accepted: 11/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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In this work, buckwheat husks (Fagopyrum esculentum) were modified by acid treatment and posteriorly employed to remove the ketoprofen in batch adsorption. The characterization results indicated that a more irregular surface with new empty spaces was generated after acid treatment. The adsorptive process was favored at acidic pH = 3. The dosage of 0.85 g L-1 was fixed for the kinetic and isothermal tests, obtaining good removal and capacity indications. The kinetic studies were better represented by pseudo-second-order, obtaining an experimental capacity of 74.3 mg g-1 for 200 mg L-1 of ketoprofen. An increase in temperature negatively affected the adsorption isotherm curves, resulting in a maximum capacity of 194.1 mg g-1. Thermodynamic results confirmed the exothermic nature of the process with physical forces acting. The adsorbent presented high efficiency in treating a synthetic effluent containing different drugs and salts, 71.2%. Therefore, adsorbent development from buckwheat husks treated with a strong acid is an excellent alternative, given the good removal results and the low cost for its preparation.
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- Dison S P Franco
- Graduate Program in Civil Engineering, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Civil Engineering, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Civil Engineering, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Civil Engineering, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Civil Engineering, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universidad de la Costa, Barranquilla, Colombia
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Universidad de la Costa, Barranquilla, Colombia
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- Graduate Program in Civil Engineering, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, 97105-900, Brazil.
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Vashistha VK. Detection and remediation of chiral pharmaceuticals from wastewater: A review. Chirality 2022; 34:833-847. [PMID: 35285083 DOI: 10.1002/chir.23437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2022] [Revised: 02/24/2022] [Accepted: 02/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Chiral organic pollutants including pharmaceuticals, pesticides, herbicides, flame retardants, and polycyclic musk cause significant risks to both the environment and human health. Chiral pharmaceuticals (CPs) are among the significant class of pseudo-persistent substances that have been observed in the concentration level from nanomolar to micromolar quantities and cause bad impacts on nontargeted species and direct or indirect human health issues due to water and foodborne contamination. The CPs may contain one or more chiral centers in their structural framework and thus enantiomers of CPs often possess different distribution, fate, bioaccumulation potential, and toxicity. The enantioselective chromatographic techniques have been extensively applied to detect drug enantiomers during the last few years. Bioremediation techniques offer unique characteristics above conventional remediation procedures as these could be cost-effective and accomplish total organic pollutant decomposition without causing collateral damage to the site material or native flora and fauna. This review describes the impacts of chiral pharmaceuticals on the environment; detection technologies (particularly liquid chromatography), and important remedial measures for safer disposal of such pollutants.
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Skwierawska AM, Nowacka D, Nowicka P, Rosa S, Kozłowska-Tylingo K. Structural Adaptive, Self-Separating Material for Removing Ibuprofen from Waters and Sewage. MATERIALS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2021; 14:7697. [PMID: 34947291 PMCID: PMC8709425 DOI: 10.3390/ma14247697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2021] [Revised: 12/03/2021] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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β-Cyclodextrin nanosponge (β-CD-M) was used for the adsorption of ibuprofen (IBU) from water and sewage. The obtained material was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET), Barrett-Joyner-Halenda (BJH), Harkins and Jura t-Plot, zeta potential, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and elementary analysis (EA). Batch adsorption experiments were employed to investigate the effects of the adsorbent dose, initial IBU concentration, contact time, electrolyte ions and humic acids, and sewage over adsorption efficiency. The experimental isotherms were show off using Langmuir, Freundlich, Hill, Halsey and Sips isotherm models and thermodynamic analysis. The fits of the results were estimated according to the Sips isotherm, with a maximum adsorption capacity of 86.21 mg g-1. The experimental kinetics were studied by pseudo-first-order, pseudo-second-order, Elovich, modified Freundlich, Weber Morris, Bangham's pore diffusion, and liquid film diffusion models. The performed experiments revealed that the adsorption process fits perfectly to the pseudo-second-order model. The Elovich and Freundlich models indicate chemisorption, and the kinetic adsorption model itself is complex. The data obtained throughout the study prove that this nanosponge (NS) is extremely stable, self-separating, and adjusting to the guest structure. It also represents a potential biodegradable adsorbent for the removal IBU from wastewaters.
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- Anna Maria Skwierawska
- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Functional Materials, Gdansk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdansk, Poland; (D.N.); (P.N.); (S.R.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Functional Materials, Gdansk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdansk, Poland; (D.N.); (P.N.); (S.R.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Functional Materials, Gdansk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdansk, Poland; (D.N.); (P.N.); (S.R.)
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- Department of Chemistry and Technology of Functional Materials, Gdansk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdansk, Poland; (D.N.); (P.N.); (S.R.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology and Biochemistry, Gdansk University of Technology, Narutowicza 11/12, 80-233 Gdansk, Poland;
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Pandelides Z, Ussery EJ, Overturf MD, Guchardi J, Holdway DA. Inhibition of swim bladder inflation in Japanese medaka (Oryzias latipes) embryos following exposure to select pharmaceuticals alone and in combination. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2021; 234:105796. [PMID: 33713916 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2021.105796] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2020] [Revised: 02/17/2021] [Accepted: 02/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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This study leveraged the Japanese medaka fish embryo model for the assessment of effects of select contaminants on early development in fish. Fish embryos were exposed to various pharmaceutical contaminants including synthetic hormones and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and their effects on development were observed. Initial screening determined that swim bladder inflation failure was the most common endpoint detected. Swim bladder inflation failure was first explored in a study demonstrating that medaka require access to the air-water interphase to inflate their swim bladders in a time-dependent manner, and swim bladder inflation failure was correlated with mortality. Fish embryos were exposed 24-hours post fertilization until hatch to concentration ranges of various pharmaceutical contaminants including: 17β-estradiol, 17α-ethinylestradiol, and levonorgestrel (1 to 1000 µg/L), or diclofenac (0.32 to 100 mg/L). The main effect observed across all four compounds was a significant increase in failure of swim bladder inflation with increasing exposure concentration (24 to 72-hours post-hatch). Following single compound experiments combinatorial exposures using no-observed-effect concentrations were conducted. The main effect observed was a significant decrease in inflation success 24-hours post-hatch following a binary mixture of levonorgestrel and 17α-ethinylestradiol, as well as a significant decrease in swim bladder inflation success at all times following exposure to a quaternary mixture of all four compounds. This study demonstrated that embryonic exposure to pharmaceutical compounds, both alone and in combination, resulted in failure of swim bladder inflation in larval Japanese medaka.
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- Z Pandelides
- University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, ON L1H 7K4, Canada.
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- University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, ON L1H 7K4, Canada
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- University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, ON L1H 7K4, Canada
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- University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, ON L1H 7K4, Canada
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- University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, ON L1H 7K4, Canada
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Li Z, Yu X, Yu F, Huang X. Occurrence, sources and fate of pharmaceuticals and personal care products and artificial sweeteners in groundwater. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:20903-20920. [PMID: 33666841 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-12721-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2020] [Accepted: 01/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Groundwater is considered as the main source for supplying the public drinking water in many countries and regions; however, pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) and artificial sweeteners (ASs) found in groundwater can exert harmful effects on human health and aquatic ecosystems, and therefore, they are of persistent concern. The recent data on the occurrence of a series of PPCPs (including antibiotics, excitants and lipid regulators) and ASs often detected in groundwater are reviewed, in which the PPCPs and ASs occur in groundwater at the concentration from several nanograms to several micrograms per litre. In addition, the spatio-temporal distribution characteristics of PPCPs and ASs are discussed and the main sources and possibly pollution pathways of PPCPs and ASs in groundwater are summarised and analysed. Additionally, the adsorption, migration and degradation of PPCPs and ASs in underground environments are evaluated. Due to the long residence time in groundwater, pollutants are likely to threaten the freshwater body for decades under certain conditions. Therefore, according to the current level of pollution, it is necessary to improve and enhance the supervision on PPCP and AS pollutants and prevent and control groundwater pollution.
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- Zhiping Li
- College of Geosciences and Engineering, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou, 450046, Henan, China
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- College of Geosciences and Engineering, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou, 450046, Henan, China
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- College of Geosciences and Engineering, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou, 450046, Henan, China.
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- College of Geosciences and Engineering, North China University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Zhengzhou, 450046, Henan, China
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Kar P, Shukla K, Jain P, Sathiyan G, Gupta RK. Semiconductor based photocatalysts for detoxification of emerging pharmaceutical pollutants from aquatic systems: A critical review. NANO MATERIALS SCIENCE 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoms.2020.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Khulu S, Ncube S, Kgame T, Mavhunga E, Chimuka L. Synthesis, characterization and application of a molecularly imprinted polymer as an adsorbent for solid-phase extraction of selected pharmaceuticals from water samples. Polym Bull (Berl) 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s00289-021-03553-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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ALOthman ZA, Badjah AY, Alduhaish OM, Rathinam K, Panglisch S, Ali I. Synthesis, characterization, kinetics and modeling studies of new generation pollutant ketoprofen removal in water using copper nanoparticles. J Mol Liq 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2020.115075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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High-Silica Zeolites as Sorbent Media for Adsorption and Pre-Concentration of Pharmaceuticals in Aqueous Solutions. Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25153331. [PMID: 32708013 PMCID: PMC7436148 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25153331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2020] [Revised: 07/16/2020] [Accepted: 07/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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The present work focused on the use of high-silica commercial zeolites as sorbent media for pharmaceuticals in an aqueous matrix. As drug probes, ketoprofen, hydrochlorothiazide, and atenolol were selected, because of their occurrence in surface waters and effluents from wastewater treatment plants. Pharmaceuticals adsorption was evaluated for two Faujasite topology zeolites with Silica/Alumina Ratio 30 and 200. The selected zeolites were demonstrated to be efficient sorbents towards all investigated pharmaceuticals, thanks to their high saturation capacities (from 12 to 32% w/w) and binding constants. These results were corroborated by thermal and structural analyses, which revealed that adsorption occurred inside zeolite’s porosities, causing lattice modifications. Finally, zeolites have been tested as a pre-concentration media in the dispersive-solid phase extraction procedure. Recoveries higher than 95% were gained for ketoprofen and hydrochlorothiazide and approximately 85% for atenolol, at conditions that promoted the dissolution of the neutral solute into a phase mainly organic. The results were obtained by using a short contact time (5 min) and reduced volume of extraction (500 µL), without halogenated solvents. These appealing features make the proposed procedure a cost and time saving method for sample enrichment as well as for the regeneration of exhausted sorbent, rather than the more energetically expensive thermal treatment.
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Escamilla-Lara KA, Heredia AC, Peña-Alvarez A, Ibarra IS, Barrado E, Rodriguez JA. Magnetic Solid-Phase Extraction Based on Poly 4-Vinyl Pyridine for HPLC-FLD Analysis of Naproxen in Urine Samples. MOLECULES (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 25:molecules25122924. [PMID: 32630475 PMCID: PMC7355941 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25122924] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2020] [Revised: 06/19/2020] [Accepted: 06/24/2020] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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A magnetic solid phase extraction technique followed by liquid chromatography with a fluorescence detector for naproxen analysis in human urine samples was developed. The method includes the extraction of naproxen with a magnetic solid synthetized with magnetite and poly 4-vinylpriridine, followed by the magnetic separation of the solid phase and desorption of the analyte with methanol. Under optimal conditions, the linear range of the calibration curve was 0.05–0.60 μg L−1, with a limit of detection of 0.02 μg L−1. In all cases values of repeatability were lower than 5.0% with recoveries of 99.4 ± 1.3%. Precision and accuracy values are adequate for naproxen (Npx) analysis in urine samples.
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- Karen A. Escamilla-Lara
- Area Academica de Quimica, Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Carretera Pachuca-Tulancingo Km. 4.5, Mineral de la Reforma 42184, HGO, Mexico; (K.A.E.-L.); (I.S.I.)
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- Facultad de Quimica, Departamento de Quimica Analitica, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Ciudad de Mexico 04510, Mexico; (A.C.H.); (A.P.-A.)
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- Facultad de Quimica, Departamento de Quimica Analitica, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Ciudad de Mexico 04510, Mexico; (A.C.H.); (A.P.-A.)
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- Area Academica de Quimica, Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Carretera Pachuca-Tulancingo Km. 4.5, Mineral de la Reforma 42184, HGO, Mexico; (K.A.E.-L.); (I.S.I.)
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valladolid, Campus Miguel Delibes, Calle Paseo de Belen, 7, 47011 Valladolid, Spain;
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- Area Academica de Quimica, Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Carretera Pachuca-Tulancingo Km. 4.5, Mineral de la Reforma 42184, HGO, Mexico; (K.A.E.-L.); (I.S.I.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +52-771717200 (ext. 2202)
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Feng SL, Wang B, Liu XH, Xue ZY, Yang XY, Fang YY. Comparative study of ultra-high-performance supercritical fluid chromatography and ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography to simultaneous determination of ten components in Radix hedysari. Pharmacogn Mag 2020. [DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_241_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Detection, identification and determination of chiral pharmaceutical residues in wastewater: Problems and challenges. Trends Analyt Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2019.115710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Assessment of Degradation Behavior for Acetylsalicylic Acid Using a Plasma in Liquid Process. Catalysts 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/catal9110965] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) is a pharmacologically active compound. In this study, ASA was decomposed effectively using a plasma in liquid phase process with hydrogen peroxide and TiO2 photocatalyst. Increasing the electrical power conditions (frequency, applied voltage, and pulse width) promoted plasma generation, which increased the rate of ASA decomposition. The added hydrogen peroxide increased the rate of ASA degradation, but injecting an excess decreased the degradation rate due to a scavenger effect. Although there was an initial increase in the decomposition efficiency by the addition of TiO2 powder, the addition of an excessive amount inhibited the generation of plasma and decreased the degradation rate. The simultaneous addition of H2O2 and TiO2 powder resulted in the highest degradation efficiency. We suggest that ASA is converted to salicylic acid through demethylation by hydroxyl radicals and is finally mineralized to carbon dioxide and water via 2,4-dihydroxy benzoic acid and low molecular acids.
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Liu Y, Tang Y, Wu Y, Feng L, Zhang L. Degradation of naproxen in chlorination and UV/chlorine processes: kinetics and degradation products. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 26:34301-34310. [PMID: 30746625 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-04472-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2018] [Accepted: 02/04/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Naproxen (NAP) is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug which has been widely used and frequently detected in water environments. This study investigated the NAP degradation in the chlorination and UV/chlorine disinfection processes, which usually acted as the last barriers for water treatment. The results showed that both chlorination and UV/chlorine disinfection could remove NAP effectively. At various chlorine dosages (0.1~0.5 mM), the contributions of chlorination and reactive radicals to the degradation of NAP in the UV/chlorine process were calculated to be 50.5~56.9% and 43.1~49.5%, respectively. However, the reactive radicals dominated in NAP degradation in alkaline solutions, while chlorination dominated in acidic conditions. The HCO3- (10~50 mM) slightly inhibited, Cl- (10~50 mM) gradually promoted, and HA (1~5 mg/L) significantly reduced NAP degradation by UV/chlorine process. The degradation intermediates and products were obtained via high-performance liquid chromatography with QE-MS/MS; NAP was degraded by demethylation, acetylation, and dicarboxylic acid pathways during the chlorination and UV/chlorination processes.
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- Yongze Liu
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, Engineering Research Center for Water Pollution Source Control and Eco-remediation, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, Engineering Research Center for Water Pollution Source Control and Eco-remediation, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, Engineering Research Center for Water Pollution Source Control and Eco-remediation, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, Engineering Research Center for Water Pollution Source Control and Eco-remediation, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, Engineering Research Center for Water Pollution Source Control and Eco-remediation, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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Fang TH, Lin CW, Kao CH. Occurrence and distribution of pharmaceutical compounds in the Danshuei River Estuary and the Northern Taiwan Strait. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2019; 146:509-520. [PMID: 31426188 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2019.06.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2018] [Revised: 06/27/2019] [Accepted: 06/28/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Ten pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs) were determined in northern Taiwan estuarine waters and Taiwan Strait (TS) seawater. The ecological risk of these PhACs was assessed using risk quotient (RQ), which is the ratio of the measured maximum concentration to the predicted no-effect concentration. Six PhACs were detected within the estuarine waters. Caffeine concentration (130-718 ng l-1) was the highest among the analyzed PhACs. The distribution of PhACs in the Danshuei River Estuary generally exhibited addition behavior, except that caffeine showed conservative behavior. Carbamazepine, gemfibrozil, caffeine, and ketoprofen were detected in TS seawaters. Their concentrations follow the sequence: gemfibrozil > ketoprofen > caffeine > carbamazepine. The caffeine concentrations in TS seawaters were 2-3 orders of magnitude lower than those in Danshuei estuarine waters. With few exceptions for caffeine, erythromycin, and sulfadiazine posing low risk in some estuarine waters, most of the RQ values were <0.01, suggesting no adverse effects on aquatic organisms.
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- Tien-Hsi Fang
- Department of Marine Environmental Informatics, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 202, Taiwan.
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- Department of Marine Environmental Informatics, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 202, Taiwan
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- Department of Marine Environmental Informatics, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 202, Taiwan
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Quantitative analysis and resolution of pharmaceuticals in the environment using multivariate curve resolution-alternating least squares (MCR-ALS). ACTA PHARMACEUTICA (ZAGREB, CROATIA) 2019; 69:217-231. [PMID: 31259724 DOI: 10.2478/acph-2019-0011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/29/2018] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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The study presents the application of multivariate curve resolution alternating least squares (MCR-ALS) with a correlation constraint for simultaneous resolution and quantification of ketoprofen, naproxen, paracetamol and caffeine as target analytes and triclosan as an interfering component in different water samples using UV-Vis spectrophotometric data. A multivariate regression model using the partial least squares regression (PLSR) algorithm was developed and calculated. The MCR-ALS results were compared with the PLSR obtained results. Both models were validated on external sample sets and were applied to the analysis of real water samples. Both models showed comparable and satisfactory results with the relative error of prediction of real water samples in the range of 1.70-9.75 % and 1.64-9.43 % for MCR-ALS and PLSR, resp. The obtained results show the potential of MCR-ALS with correlation constraint to be applied for the determination of different pharmaceuticals in complex environmental matrices.
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Trombini C, Hampel M, Blasco J. Assessing the effect of human pharmaceuticals (carbamazepine, diclofenac and ibuprofen) on the marine clam Ruditapes philippinarum: An integrative and multibiomarker approach. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2019; 208:146-156. [PMID: 30677710 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2019.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2018] [Revised: 12/29/2018] [Accepted: 01/08/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The presence of pharmaceuticals in the aquatic ecosystem has become a topic of growing interest in recent years. In this study, the marine clam Ruditapes philippinarum was exposed during 14 days to concentrations close to those found in the environment: (15 μg L-1) of carbamazepine (CBZ), diclofenac (DCF) and ibuprofen (IBU), three pharmaceuticals widely used worldwide and commonly found within the aquatic environment. Additionally, exposure was followed by a depuration phase (7 days). A battery of biomarkers (superoxide dismutase SOD, catalase CAT, glutathione reductase GR, total glutathione peroxidase T-GPx, glutathione transferase GST, lipid peroxidation LPO, acetylcholinesterase AChE and metallothionein MT) was evaluated throughout the exposure and depuration. The Integrated Biomarker Response index was calculated with all selected biomarkers and used as a complementary tool in the evaluation of the organisms' health status. Exposure induced changes in the clams' biochemical responses that led to the hypothesis of the harmful role of the pharmaceuticals resulting in negative effects (changes in enzyme activities, LPO and MT levels, related to ROS production) particularly after short-term exposure. However, the clams showed the ability to cope with these imbalances by recovering their general oxidative status by the end of exposure.
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- Chiara Trombini
- Instituto de Ciencias Marinas de Andalucía (CSIC), Campus Rio San Pedro, 11510 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain.
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- Instituto Universitario de Investigación Marina (INMAR), Campus Universitario de Puerto Real, 11510 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain.
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- Instituto de Ciencias Marinas de Andalucía (CSIC), Campus Rio San Pedro, 11510 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain.
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Rodríguez-Mata AE, Amabilis-Sosa LE, Roé-Sosa A, Barrera-Andrade JM, Rangel-Peraza JG, Salinas-Juárez MG. Quantification of recalcitrant organic compounds during their removal test by a novel and economical method based on chemical oxygen demand analysis. KOREAN J CHEM ENG 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s11814-018-0203-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Shishov A, Volodina N, Nechaeva D, Gagarinova S, Bulatov A. An automated homogeneous liquid-liquid microextraction based on deep eutectic solvent for the HPLC-UV determination of caffeine in beverages. Microchem J 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2018.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Meischl F, Kirchler CG, Stuppner SE, Rainer M. Comparative study of substituted poly(4-vinylbenzyl chloride/ethylene glycol dimethacrylate) sorbents for enrichment of selected pharmaceuticals and estrogens from aqueous samples. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2018; 355:180-186. [PMID: 29800912 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2018.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2018] [Revised: 04/25/2018] [Accepted: 05/08/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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This study reports the syntheses of four polymeric sorbents based on nucleophilic substitution of Poly(4-vinylbenzylchloride/ethylene glycol dimethacrylate). Polymerization was executed by a simple thermal initiated bulk polymerization procedure. Ground polymer particles were functionalized through reaction with the nucleophiles triethylamine, imidazole, piperidine and pyrrolidine. Mixed-mode phases were characterized by infrared spectroscopy, nitrogen sorption porosimetry and potentiometric titration for determination of chloride content. Furthermore, materials were tested and evaluated for enrichment of seven pharmaceutical and endocrine-disrupting compounds at low ng mL-1 levels. Results demonstrate that the imidazole modified sorbent led to high and constant recovery rates for nearly all tested compounds. Therefore, this polymer was further tested for applicability with two environmental samples. Spiked tap and river water showed similar results as in evaluation experiments. Moreover, the developed method was validated regarding linearity, repeatability, instrumental limits and stability of analytes according to international guidelines.
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- Florian Meischl
- Institute of Analytical Chemistry and Radiochemistry, Leopold-Franzens University Innsbruck, Innrain 80-82, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Analytical Chemistry and Radiochemistry, Leopold-Franzens University Innsbruck, Innrain 80-82, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Analytical Chemistry and Radiochemistry, Leopold-Franzens University Innsbruck, Innrain 80-82, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Institute of Analytical Chemistry and Radiochemistry, Leopold-Franzens University Innsbruck, Innrain 80-82, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria.
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Syed Yaacob SFF, Mohd Jamil AK, Kamboh MA, Wan Ibrahim WA, Mohamad S. Fabrication of calixarene-grafted bio-polymeric magnetic composites for magnetic solid phase extraction of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in water samples. PeerJ 2018; 6:e5108. [PMID: 30002963 PMCID: PMC6037154 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.5108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/13/2018] [Accepted: 06/05/2018] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Calixarene framework functionalized bio-polymeric magnetic composites (MSp-TDI-calix) were synthesized and utilized as magnetic solid-phase extraction (MSPE) sorbent for the extraction of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), namely indoprofen (INP), ketoprofen (KTP), ibuprofen (IBP) and fenoprofen (FNP), from environmental water samples. MSp-TDI-calix was characterized by FT-IR, XRD, FESEM, EDX, VSM and BET analysis, and the results were compared with Sp-TDI and Sp-TDI-calix. To maximize the extraction performance of MSp-TDI-calix decisive MSPE affective parameters such as sorbent amount, extraction time, sample volume, type of organic eluent, volume of organic eluent, desorption time and pH were comprehensively optimized prior to HPLC-DAD determination. The analytical validity of the proposed MSPE method was evaluated under optimized conditions and the following figures of merit were acquired: linearity with good determination coefficient (R2 ≥ 0.991) over the concentration range of 0.5–500 µg/L, limits of detection (LODs) ranged from 0.06–0.26 µg/L and limits of quantitation (LOQ) between 0.20–0.89 µg/L. Excellent reproducibility and repeatability under harsh environment with inter-day and intra-day relative standard deviations were obtained in the range of 2.5–3.2% and 2.4–3.9% respectively. The proposed method was successfully applied for analysis of NSAIDs in tap water, drinking water and river water with recovery efficiency ranging from 88.1–115.8% with %RSD of 1.6–4.6%.
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- Department of Chemistry, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Shaheed Benazirabad, Sindh, Pakistan
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- Separation Science and Technology Group (SepSTec), Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.,Universiti Malaya Centre for Ionic Liquids, Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Guo P, Zhang J, Chen X, Zhao L. Preparation of dummy template-imprinted polymers for the rapid extraction of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs residues in aquatic environmental samples. Biomed Chromatogr 2018; 32:e4193. [DOI: 10.1002/bmc.4193] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2017] [Revised: 12/12/2017] [Accepted: 01/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Ping Guo
- School of Pharmacy; Shenyang Pharmaceutical University; Shenyang China
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- School of Pharmacy; Shenyang Pharmaceutical University; Shenyang China
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- School of Pharmacy; Shenyang Pharmaceutical University; Shenyang China
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- School of Pharmacy; Shenyang Pharmaceutical University; Shenyang China
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Aguirre-Martínez GV, André C, Gagné F, Martín-Díaz LM. The effects of human drugs in Corbicula fluminea. Assessment of neurotoxicity, inflammation, gametogenic activity, and energy status. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2018; 148:652-663. [PMID: 29156432 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2017.09.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2017] [Revised: 09/14/2017] [Accepted: 09/15/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The constant release of pharmaceuticals products to aquatic environment even at low concentrations (ng L-1 to µg L-1) could lead to unknown chronic effects to non-target organisms. The aim of this study was to evaluate neurotoxic responses, inflammation, gametogenic activity and energy status on the fresh water clam C. fluminea after exposure to different concentrations of caffeine (CAF), ibuprofen (IBU), carbamazepine (CBZ), novobiocin (NOV) and tamoxifen (TMX) for 21 days under laboratory conditions. During the assay, water was spiked every two days with CAF (0; 0.1; 5; 15; 50µgL-1), IBU (0; 0.1; 5; 10; 50µgL-1), CBZ, NOV, and TMX (0.1, 1, 10, 50µgL-1). After the exposure period, dopamine levels (DOP), monoamine oxidase activity (MAO), arachidonic acid cyclooxygenase activity (COX), vitellogenin-like proteins (VTG), mitochondrial electron transport (MET), total lipids (TLP), and energy expenditure (MET/TLP) were determined in gonad tissues, and acetyl cholinesterase activity (AChE) was determined in digestive gland tissues. Results showed a concentration-dependence response on biomarkers tested, except for MAO. Environmental concentrations of pharmaceuticals induced significant changes (p < 0.05) in the neurotoxic responses analyzed (CAF, CBZ and NOV increased DOP levels and CBZ inhibited AChE activity), inflammation (CAF induced COX), and energy status (MET and TLP increased after exposure to CBZ, NOV and TMX). Responses of clams were related to the mechanism of action (MoA) of pharmaceuticals. Biomarkers applied and the model organism C. fluminea constituted a suitable tool for environmental risk assessment of pharmaceutical in aquatic environment.
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- G V Aguirre-Martínez
- Facultad Ciencias del Mar y Ambientales. Universidad de Cádiz, Campus Excelencia Internacional del Mar (CEI-Mar), Polígono Río San Pedro s/n, P. Real, Cádiz, Spain; Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Arturo Prat, Casilla 121,1110939 Iquique, Chile; Andalusian Center of Marine Science and Technology (CACYTMAR), Campus Universitario de Puerto Real, 11510 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain.
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- Emerging Methods, Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Environment Canada, 105 McGill, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2Y 2E7
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- Emerging Methods, Aquatic Contaminants Research Division, Environment Canada, 105 McGill, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2Y 2E7
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- Facultad Ciencias del Mar y Ambientales. Universidad de Cádiz, Campus Excelencia Internacional del Mar (CEI-Mar), Polígono Río San Pedro s/n, P. Real, Cádiz, Spain; Andalusian Center of Marine Science and Technology (CACYTMAR), Campus Universitario de Puerto Real, 11510 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
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de Wilt A, He Y, Sutton N, Langenhoff A, Rijnaarts H. Sorption and biodegradation of six pharmaceutically active compounds under four different redox conditions. CHEMOSPHERE 2018; 193:811-819. [PMID: 29874754 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.11.084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2017] [Revised: 11/14/2017] [Accepted: 11/16/2017] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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This study explored the removal of six pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs) in lab-scale experiments with sediments under four redox conditions, namely aerobic, nitrate reducing, sulfate reducing, and methanogenic conditions using batch and column set-ups. Redox conditions were found to influence PhAC removal by sorption and biodegradation. The most optimal PhAC removal was observed at the outer ranges of the redox spectrum, i.e. either aerobic or deep anaerobic (sulfate reducing and methanogenic conditions), whereas nitrate reducing conditions were found least effective for PhACs biodegradation and sorption. For instance, sorption coefficient Kd values for metoprolol in column experiments were 90, 65, 42 and 11 L/kg for sulfate reducing, methanogenic, aerobic and nitrate reducing conditions, respectively. For the same conditions Kd values for propranolol were 101, 94, 55 and 55 L/kg, respectively. As expected, biodegradation efficiencies were highest under aerobic conditions, showing >99% removal of caffeine and naproxen, but no removal for propranolol and carbamazepine. The adaptive capacity of sediment was demonstrated by pre-exposure to PhACs leading to improved PhAC biodegradation. The results of this study indicate the necessity to combine diverse redox conditions, including aerobic conditions, for maximizing PhAC removal by sorption and biodegradation. Furthermore, our findings stress the need for additional treatment measures as recalcitrant PhACs are not effectively removed under any redox condition.
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- Arnoud de Wilt
- Sub-department of Environmental Technology, Wageningen University and Research, P.O. Box 17, 6700 AA, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Sub-department of Environmental Technology, Wageningen University and Research, P.O. Box 17, 6700 AA, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Sub-department of Environmental Technology, Wageningen University and Research, P.O. Box 17, 6700 AA, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Sub-department of Environmental Technology, Wageningen University and Research, P.O. Box 17, 6700 AA, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
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- Sub-department of Environmental Technology, Wageningen University and Research, P.O. Box 17, 6700 AA, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Muhammad N, Subhani Q, Wang F, Guo D, Zhao Q, Wu S, Zhu Y. Application of a simple column-switching ion chromatography technique for removal of matrix interferences and sensitive fluorescence determination of acidic compounds (pharmaceutical drugs) in complex samples. J Chromatogr A 2017; 1515:69-80. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2017.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2017] [Revised: 06/27/2017] [Accepted: 07/03/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Hampel M, Blasco J, Babbucci M, Ferraresso S, Bargelloni L, Milan M. Transcriptome analysis of the brain of the sea bream (Sparus aurata) after exposure to human pharmaceuticals at realistic environmental concentrations. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2017; 129:36-45. [PMID: 28434674 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2017.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2017] [Revised: 04/09/2017] [Accepted: 04/09/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Human pharmaceuticals such as Acetaminophen, Atenolol and Carbamazepine are pseudo persistent aquatic pollutants with yet unknown sub-lethal effects at environmentally relevant concentrations. Gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) were exposed to Acetaminophen: 31.90 ± 11.07 μg L-1; Atenolol: 0.95 ± 0.38 μg L-1 and Carbamazepine: 6.95 ± 0.13 μg L-1 in a 28 day flow through experiment to (1) determine whether exposure to low concentrations in the μg·L-1 range of the pharmaceuticals alters the brain transcriptome and, (2) identify different expression profiles and treatment specific modes of action and pathways. Despite low exposure concentrations, 411, 7 and 612 differently expressed transcripts were identified in the individual treatments with Acetaminophen, Atenolol and Carbamazepine, respectively. Functional analyses of differentially expressed genes revealed a significant over representation of several biological processes, cellular compartment features and molecular functions for both Acetaminophen and Carbamazepine treatments. Overall, the results obtained in seabream brain suggest similar physiological responses to those observed in humans also at environmental concentrations, as well as the existence of treatment specific processes that may be useful for the development of biomarkers of contamination.
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- Miriam Hampel
- Department for Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Marine and Environmental Sciences, University of Cadiz, 11510 Puerto Real, Cadiz, Spain; University Institute for Marine Research (INMAR), 11510 Puerto Real, Cadiz, Spain.
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- Andalusian Institute for Marine Sciences, Department of Ecology and Coastal Management, Campus Universitario Río San Pedro s/n, 11519 Puerto Real, Spain
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- Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science, University of Padova, I-35020 Legnaro, Italy
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- Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science, University of Padova, I-35020 Legnaro, Italy
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- Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science, University of Padova, I-35020 Legnaro, Italy
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- Department of Comparative Biomedicine and Food Science, University of Padova, I-35020 Legnaro, Italy
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Dinis TBV, Passos H, Lima DLD, Sousa ACA, Coutinho JAP, Esteves VI, Freire MG. Simultaneous extraction and concentration of water pollution tracers using ionic-liquid-based systems. J Chromatogr A 2017; 1559:69-77. [PMID: 28793962 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2017.07.084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2017] [Revised: 07/01/2017] [Accepted: 07/27/2017] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Human activities are responsible for the release of innumerous substances into the aquatic environment. Some of these substances can be used as pollution tracers to identify contamination sources and to prioritize monitoring and remediation actions. Thus, their identification and quantification are of high priority. However, due to their presence in complex matrices and at significantly low concentrations, a pre-treatment/concentration step is always required. As an alternative to the currently used pre-treatment methods, mainly based on solid-phase extractions, aqueous biphasic systems (ABS) composed of ionic liquids (ILs) and K3C6H5O7 are here proposed for the simultaneous extraction and concentration of mixtures of two important pollution tracers, caffeine (CAF) and carbamazepine (CBZ). An initial screening of the IL chemical structure was carried out, with extraction efficiencies of both tracers to the IL-rich phase ranging between 95 and 100%, obtained in a single-step. These systems were then optimized in order to simultaneously concentrate CAF and CBZ from water samples followed by HPLC-UV analysis, for which no interferences of the ABS phase-forming components and other interferents present in a wastewater effluent sample have been found. Based on the saturation solubility data of both pollution tracers in the IL-rich phase, the maximum estimated concentration factors of CAF and CBZ are 28595- and 8259-fold. IL-based ABS can be thus envisioned as effective pre-treatment techniques of environmentally-related aqueous samples for a more accurate monitoring of mixtures of pollution tracers.
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- Teresa B V Dinis
- CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- CESAM - Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal; Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, ESTESC-Coimbra Health School, Complementary Sciences, 3046-854 Coimbra, Portugal
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- CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- CESAM - Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials, Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal.
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Madikizela LM, Chimuka L. Occurrence of naproxen, ibuprofen, and diclofenac residues in wastewater and river water of KwaZulu-Natal Province in South Africa. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2017; 189:348. [PMID: 28639109 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-017-6069-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2016] [Accepted: 06/14/2017] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The present paper reports a detailed study that is based on the monitoring of naproxen, ibuprofen, and diclofenac in Mbokodweni River and wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) located around the city of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal Province of South Africa. Target compounds were extracted from water samples using a multi-template molecularly imprinted solid-phase extraction prior to separation and quantification on a high-performance liquid chromatography equipped with photo diode array detector. The analytical method yielded the detection limits of 0.15, 1.00, and 0.63 μg/L for naproxen, ibuprofen, and diclofenac, respectively. Solid-phase extraction method was evaluated for its performance using deionized water samples that were spiked with 5 and 50 μg/L of target compounds. Recoveries were greater than 80% for all target compounds with RSD values in the range of 4.1 to 10%. Target compounds were detected in most wastewater and river water samples with ibuprofen being the most frequently detected pharmaceutical. Maximum concentrations detected in river water for naproxen, ibuprofen, and diclofenac were 6.84, 19.2, and 9.69 μg/L, respectively. The concentrations of target compounds found in effluent and river water samples compared well with some studies. The analytical method employed in this work is fast, selective, sensitive, and affordable; therefore, it can be used routinely to evaluate the occurrence of acidic pharmaceuticals in South African water resources.
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- Lawrence Mzukisi Madikizela
- Department of Chemistry, Durban University of Technology, PO Box 1334, Durban, 4000, South Africa.
- Molecular Sciences Institute, University of Witwatersrand, Private Bag x3, Johannesburg, 2050, South Africa.
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- Molecular Sciences Institute, University of Witwatersrand, Private Bag x3, Johannesburg, 2050, South Africa
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Zunngu SS, Madikizela LM, Chimuka L, Mdluli PS. Synthesis and application of a molecularly imprinted polymer in the solid-phase extraction of ketoprofen from wastewater. CR CHIM 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.crci.2016.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Occurrence of Emerging Micropollutants in Water Systems in Gauteng, Mpumalanga, and North West Provinces, South Africa. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2017; 14:ijerph14010079. [PMID: 28098799 PMCID: PMC5295330 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph14010079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2016] [Revised: 12/28/2016] [Accepted: 01/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The ubiquitous occurrence of emerging micropollutants (EMPs) in water is an issue of growing environmental-health concern worldwide. However, there remains a paucity of data regarding their levels and occurrence in water. This study determined the occurrence of EMPs namely: carbamazepine (CBZ), galaxolide (HHCB), caffeine (CAF), tonalide (AHTN), 4-nonylphenol (NP), and bisphenol A (BPA) in water from Gauteng, Mpumalanga, and North West provinces, South Africa using comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography coupled to high resolution time-of-flight mass spectrometry (GCxGC-HRTOFMS). Kruskal-Wallis test and ANOVA were performed to determine temporal variations in occurrence of the EMPs. Principal component analysis (PCA) and Surfer Golden Graphics software for surface mapping were used to determine spatial variations in levels and occurrence of the EMPs. The mean levels ranged from 11.22 ± 18.8 ng/L for CAF to 158.49 ± 662 ng/L for HHCB. There was no evidence of statistically significant temporal variations in occurrence of EMPs in water. Nevertheless, their levels and occurrence vary spatially and are a function of two principal components (PCs, PC1 and PC2) which controlled 89.99% of the variance. BPA was the most widely distributed EMP, which was present in 62% of the water samples. The detected EMPs pose ecotoxicological risks in water samples, especially those from Mpumalanga province.
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Muhammad N, Li W, Subhani Q, Wang F, Zhao YG, Zhu Y. Dual application of synthesized SnO2nanoparticles in ion chromatography for sensitive fluorescence determination of ketoprofen in human serum, urine, and canal water samples. NEW J CHEM 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7nj01757j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Systematic layout of dual application of SnO2NPs in ion chromatography for selective determination of non-fluorescent KP in complex samples.
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- Nadeem Muhammad
- Department of Chemistry
- Xixi Campus
- Zhejiang University
- Hangzhou 310028
- China
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- Department of Chemistry
- Xixi Campus
- Zhejiang University
- Hangzhou 310028
- China
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- Department of Chemistry
- Xixi Campus
- Zhejiang University
- Hangzhou 310028
- China
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- Department of Chemistry
- Xixi Campus
- Zhejiang University
- Hangzhou 310028
- China
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- Department of Chemistry
- Xixi Campus
- Zhejiang University
- Hangzhou 310028
- China
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- Department of Chemistry
- Xixi Campus
- Zhejiang University
- Hangzhou 310028
- China
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Olcer YA, Demirkurt M, Demir M, Eroglu AE. Development of molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) as a solid phase extraction (SPE) sorbent for the determination of ibuprofen in water. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra05254e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Ibuprofen-templated molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) demonstrated high selectivity to ibuprofen in the presence of closely related compounds, naproxen and ketoprofen.
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- Y. A. Olcer
- Department of Chemistry
- İzmir Institute of Technology
- İzmir
- Turkey
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
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- Department of Chemistry
- İzmir Institute of Technology
- İzmir
- Turkey
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering
- Izmir Institute of Technology
- İzmir
- Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry
- İzmir Institute of Technology
- İzmir
- Turkey
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Mezzelani M, Gorbi S, Fattorini D, d'Errico G, Benedetti M, Milan M, Bargelloni L, Regoli F. Transcriptional and cellular effects of Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) in experimentally exposed mussels, Mytilus galloprovincialis. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2016; 180:306-319. [PMID: 27776296 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2016.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2016] [Revised: 09/24/2016] [Accepted: 10/02/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The aim of the present investigation was to provide new insights on accumulation and possible adverse effects of various non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in mussels, Mytilus galloprovincialis, exposed to an environmentally realistic concentration (0.5μg/L) of individual compounds, Acetaminophen (AMP), Diclofenac (DIC), Ibuprofen (IBU), Ketoprofen (KET) or Nimesulide (NIM). The measurement of drugs in mussel tissues was integrated with both functional alterations at cellular level and transcriptomic responses. Results indicated the capability of mussels to accumulate DIC and NIM, while AMP, IBU and KET were always below detection limit. A large panel of ecotoxicological biomarkers revealed the early onset of alterations induced by tested NSAIDs on immunological responses, lipid metabolism and DNA integrity. The gene transcription analysis through DNA microarrays, supported cellular biomarker results, with clear modulation of a large number of genes involved in the arachidonic acid and lipid metabolism, immune responses, cell cycle and DNA repair. The overall results indicated an ecotoxicological concern for pharmaceuticals in M. galloprovincialis, with transcriptional responses appearing as sensitive exposure biomarkers at low levels of exposure: such changes, however, are not always paralleled by corresponding functional effects, suggesting caution when interpreting observed effects in terms of perturbed cellular pathways. Fascinating similarities can also be proposed in the mode of action of NSAIDs between bivalves and vertebrate species.
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- M Mezzelani
- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente (DiSVA), Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente (DiSVA), Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente (DiSVA), Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente (DiSVA), Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente (DiSVA), Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biomedicina Comparata e Alimentazione (BCA), Università di Padova, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Biomedicina Comparata e Alimentazione (BCA), Università di Padova, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente (DiSVA), Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy; CoNISMa, Consorzio Interuniversitario per le Scienze del Mare, Roma, Italy.
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Lu H, Zhu Z, Zhang H, Zhu J, Qiu Y, Zhu L, Küppers S. Fenton-Like Catalysis and Oxidation/Adsorption Performances of Acetaminophen and Arsenic Pollutants in Water on a Multimetal Cu-Zn-Fe-LDH. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2016; 8:25343-52. [PMID: 27588429 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b08933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Acetaminophen can increase the risk of arsenic-mediated hepatic oxidative damage; therefore, the decontamination of water polluted with coexisting acetaminophen and arsenic gives rise to new challenges for the purification of drinking water. In this work, a three-metal layered double hydroxide, namely, Cu-Zn-Fe-LDH, was synthesized and applied as a heterogeneous Fenton-like oxidation catalyst and adsorbent to simultaneously remove acetaminophen (Paracetamol, PR) and arsenic. The results showed that the degradation of acetaminophen was accelerated with decreasing pH or increasing H2O2 concentrations. Under the conditions of a catalyst dosage of 0.5 g·L(-1) and a H2O2 concentration of 30 mmol·L(-1), the acetaminophen in a water sample was completely degraded within 24 h by a Fenton-like reaction. The synthesized Cu-Zn-Fe-LDH also exhibited a high efficiency for arsenate removal from aqueous solutions, with a calculated maximum adsorption capacity of 126.13 mg·g(-1). In the presence of hydrogen peroxide, the more toxic arsenite can be gradually oxidized into arsenate and adsorbed at the same time by Cu-Zn-Fe-LDH. For simulated water samples with coexisting arsenic and acetaminophen pollutants, after treatment with Cu-Zn-Fe-LDH and H2O2, the residual arsenic concentration in water was less than 10 μg·L(-1), and acetaminophen was not detected in the solution. These results indicate that the obtained Cu-Zn-Fe-LDH is an efficient material for the decontamination of combined acetaminophen and arsenic pollution.
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- ZEA-3, Research Center Jülich , Jülich 52425, Germany
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Dhodapkar R, Kumar A. Offline solid-phase extraction for preconcentration of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in environmental water and their simultaneous determination using the reversed phase high-performance liquid chromatography method. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2016; 188:512. [PMID: 27502523 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-016-5510-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2016] [Accepted: 07/26/2016] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The present study reports a precise and simple offline solid-phase extraction (SPE) coupled with reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) method for the simultaneous determination of five representative and commonly present pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs), a new class of emerging pollutants in the aquatic environment. The target list of analytes including ciprofloxacin, acetaminophen, caffeine benzophenone and irgasan were separated by a simple HPLC method. The column used was a reversed-phase C18 column, and the mobile phase was 1 % acetic acid and methanol (20:80 v/v) under isocratic conditions, at a flow rate of 1 mL min(-1). The analytes were separated and detected within 15 min using the photodiode array detector (PDA). The linearity of the calibration curves were obtained with correlation coefficients 0.98-0.99.The limit of detection (LOD), limit of quantification (LOQ), precision, accuracy and ruggedness demonstrated the reproducibility, specificity and sensitivity of the developed method. Prior to the analysis, the SPE was performed using a C18 cartridge to preconcentrate the targeted analytes from the environmental water samples. The developed method was applied to evaluate and fingerprint PPCPs in sewage collected from a residential engineering college campus, polluted water bodies such as Nag river and Pili river and the influent and effluent samples from a sewage treatment plant (STP) situated at Nagpur city, in the peak summer season. This method is useful for estimation of pollutants present in microquantities in the surface water bodies and treated sewage as compared to nanolevel pollutants detected by mass spectrometry (MS) detectors.
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- Rita Dhodapkar
- Waste water Technology Division, National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (CSIR), Nagpur, 440020, India.
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- Chemistry Department, Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur, 440010, India.
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Madikizela LM, Chimuka L. Determination of ibuprofen, naproxen and diclofenac in aqueous samples using a multi-template molecularly imprinted polymer as selective adsorbent for solid-phase extraction. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2016; 128:210-215. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2016.05.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2016] [Revised: 05/16/2016] [Accepted: 05/21/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Nieto E, Hampel M, González-Ortegón E, Drake P, Blasco J. Influence of temperature on toxicity of single pharmaceuticals and mixtures, in the crustacean A. desmarestii. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2016; 313:159-169. [PMID: 27060865 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.03.061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2015] [Revised: 03/17/2016] [Accepted: 03/22/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Lethal and sublethal responses of the shrimp Atyaephyra desmarestii exposed to three pharmaceutical compounds, Diclofenac (DF), Ibuprofen (IB) and Carbamazepine (CBZ), individually and in mixtures, were evaluated under two temperature scenarios. LC50 (96h) values were obtained individually at 20° and 25°C. At 25°C, mortality in binary and ternary mixtures is higher than at 20°C. The toxicity of the mixtures was predicted on the basis of individual mortality data using two toxicity models: Concentration addition (CA) and Independent action (IA). Our results showed that neither CA nor IA unequivocally predicted the observed toxicity of binary and ternary mixtures. For sublethal toxicity, selected endpoints were: ingestion rate, osmoregulatory capacity and respiration rate. Regarding osmoregulatory capacity, no significant differences were found. The highest ingestion rates were recorded in organisms exposed at 25°C, irrespective of the compound, after 30 and 60min of exposure. At 20°C, there was a significant decrease in respiration rate (Dunnett́s test p<0.05) under conditions of severe anoxia (1mg O2L(-1)) in organisms exposed to 13.3μgL(-1) of DF. At 25°C a significantly lower respiration rate with respect to the control (Dunnett́s test p<0.05) was found in organisms exposed to 13.8μgL(-1) of CBZ under conditions of moderate hypoxia and well-oxygenated water (3 and 5mg O2L(-1), respectively). The respiratory independence of organisms exposed to the higher temperature (25°C) also decreased. This study shows that CBZ and DF individually, even at relatively low concentrations, may produce respiratory deficiencies in the freshwater shrimp, Atyaephyra desmarestii under certain temperature and water oxygenation conditions, thus reducing its ability to function.
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- Elena Nieto
- Instituto de Ciencias Marinas de Andalucía (ICMAN-CSIC), Campus Universitario Río San Pedro s/n, 11510 Puerto Real, Spain.
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- Departamento de Química Física, Centro Andaluz de Ciencia y Tecnología Marinas (CACYTMAR), Universidad de Cádiz, Campus Universitario Río San Pedro s/n, 11510 Puerto Real, Spain
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- Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico de Cádiz, Muelle de Levante, Apdo. 2609, 11006 Cádiz, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencias Marinas de Andalucía (ICMAN-CSIC), Campus Universitario Río San Pedro s/n, 11510 Puerto Real, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencias Marinas de Andalucía (ICMAN-CSIC), Campus Universitario Río San Pedro s/n, 11510 Puerto Real, Spain
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López-López A, Flores-Payán V, León-Becerril E, Hernández-Mena L, Vallejo-Rodríguez R. Competitive kinetics versus stopped flow method for determining the degradation rate constants of steroids by ozonation. SPRINGERPLUS 2016; 5:1105. [PMID: 27478722 PMCID: PMC4949178 DOI: 10.1186/s40064-016-2782-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2016] [Accepted: 07/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Steroids are classified as endocrine disrupting chemicals; they are persistent with low biodegradability and are hardly degraded by conventional methods. Ozonation process has been effective for steroids degradation and the determination of the kinetics is a fundamental aspect for the design and operation of the reactor. This study assessed two methods: competitive kinetics and stopped flow, for determining the degradation kinetics of two steroids, estradiol (E2) and ethinylestradiol (EE2) in spiked water. Experiments were performed at pH 6, 21 °C, and using tertbutyl alcohol as scavenger of hydroxyl radicals; competitive kinetics method used sodium phenolate as reference compound. For the stopped flow, the experiments were performed in a BioLogic SFM-3000/S equipment. For both methods, the second order rate constants were in the order of 106 and 105 M−1 s−1 for E2 and EE2 respectively. The competitive kinetics can be applied with assurance and reliability but needing an additional analysis method to measure the residual concentrations. Stopped flow method allows the evaluation of the degradation kinetics in milliseconds and avoids the use of additional analytical methodologies; this method allows determining the reaction times on line. The methods are applicable for degradation of other emerging contaminants or other steroids and could be applied in water treatment at industrial level. Finally, it is important to consider the resources available to implement the most appropriate method, either competitive kinetics or the stopped-flow method.
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- Alberto López-López
- Department of Environmental Technology, Centro de Investigación y Asistencia en Tecnología y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco, A. C., Av. Normalistas 800, Colinas de la Normal, 44270 Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexico
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- Department of Environmental Technology, Centro de Investigación y Asistencia en Tecnología y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco, A. C., Av. Normalistas 800, Colinas de la Normal, 44270 Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexico
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- Department of Environmental Technology, Centro de Investigación y Asistencia en Tecnología y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco, A. C., Av. Normalistas 800, Colinas de la Normal, 44270 Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexico
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- Department of Environmental Technology, Centro de Investigación y Asistencia en Tecnología y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco, A. C., Av. Normalistas 800, Colinas de la Normal, 44270 Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexico
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- Department of Environmental Technology, Centro de Investigación y Asistencia en Tecnología y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco, A. C., Av. Normalistas 800, Colinas de la Normal, 44270 Guadalajara, Jalisco Mexico
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Trombini C, Hampel M, Blasco J. Evaluation of acute effects of four pharmaceuticals and their mixtures on the copepod Tisbe battagliai. CHEMOSPHERE 2016; 155:319-328. [PMID: 27135693 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.04.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2016] [Revised: 03/18/2016] [Accepted: 04/15/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The individual and combined toxicities of acetaminophen, carbamazepine, diclofenac and ibuprofen have been examined in neonate nauplii (<24 h-old) of the harpacticoid copepod Tisbe battagliai. Based on acute toxicity data (LC50) obtained, diclofenac was the most toxic compound with an LC50 value of 9.5 mg·L(-1); this is between 5 and 7 times lower than the LC50 value for acetaminophen, carbamazepine and ibuprofen (67.8 mg·L(-1), 59 mg·L(-1) and 49.7 mg·L(-1) respectively). The environmental risk posed by the selected pharmaceuticals was assessed by calculating risk quotients (RQs) based on MEC (the highest exposure concentration of the compound in the medium)/PNEC (predicted no effect concentration) ratios. Results suggest that, at environmental concentrations, none of the compounds is harmful for the aquatic environment (low or no risk). Toxicity data obtained for mixtures were compared with predictions derived from three different models: Concentration Addition (CA), Independent Action (IA) and Combination Index (CI). The classical modeling approaches CA and IA failed to predict the observed mixture toxicity, thus indicating that single compound toxicity data are not sufficient to predict toxicity of drug mixtures on Tisbe species. However, the use of the CI seems to provide better predictions of pharmaceutical toxicity.
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- Chiara Trombini
- Instituto de Ciencias Marinas de Andalucía (CSIC), Campus Rio San Pedro, 11510, Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain.
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- Instituto de Ciencias Marinas de Andalucía (CSIC), Campus Rio San Pedro, 11510, Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain; Centro Andaluz de Ciencias y Tecnologías Marinas (CACYTMAR), Campus Universitario de Puerto Real, 11510, Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain.
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- Instituto de Ciencias Marinas de Andalucía (CSIC), Campus Rio San Pedro, 11510, Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain.
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Madikizela LM, Mdluli PS, Chimuka L. Experimental and theoretical study of molecular interactions between 2-vinyl pyridine and acidic pharmaceuticals used as multi-template molecules in molecularly imprinted polymer. REACT FUNCT POLYM 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2016.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Gheorghe S, Petre J, Lucaciu I, Stoica C, Nita-Lazar M. Risk screening of pharmaceutical compounds in Romanian aquatic environment. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2016; 188:379. [PMID: 27234514 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-016-5375-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2016] [Accepted: 05/16/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The aquatic environment is under increased pressure by pharmaceutically active compounds (PhACs) due to anthropogenic activities. In spite of being found at very low concentrations (ng/L to μg/L) in the environment, PhACs represent a real danger to aquatic ecosystems due to their bioaccumulation and long-term effects. In this study, the presence in the aquatic environment of six non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (ibuprofen, diclofenac, acetaminophen, naproxen, indomethacin, and ketoprofen), caffeine, and carbamazepine were monitored. Moreover, their aquatic risk and ecotoxicity by three biological models were evaluated. The monitoring studies performed in Romania showed that all studied PhACs were naturally present at concentrations >0.01 μg/L, pointing out the necessity to perform further toxicity tests for environmental risk assessment. The toxicity studies were carried out on aquatic organisms or bacteria and they indicated, for most of the tested PhACs, an insignificant or low toxicity effects: lethal concentrations (LC50) on fish Cyprinus carpio ranged from 42.60 mg/L to more than 100 mg/L; effective concentrations (EC50) on planktonic crustacean Daphnia magna ranged from 11.02 mg/L to more than 100 mg/L; inhibitory concentrations (IC50)/microbial toxic concentrations (MTC) on Vibrio fischeri and other bacterial strains ranged from 7.02 mg/L to more than 100 mg/L. The PhAC aquatic risk was assessed by using the ratio between measured environmental concentration (MEC) and predicted no effect concentration (PNEC) calculated for each type of organism. The average of quotient risks (RQs) revealed that the presence of these compounds in Romania's aquatic environment induced a lower or moderate aquatic risk.
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- Stefania Gheorghe
- Control Pollution Department, National Research and Development Institute for Industrial Ecology - ECOIND, 71-73 Drumul Podu Dambovitei, 060652, Bucharest - 6, Romania.
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- Control Pollution Department, National Research and Development Institute for Industrial Ecology - ECOIND, 71-73 Drumul Podu Dambovitei, 060652, Bucharest - 6, Romania
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- Control Pollution Department, National Research and Development Institute for Industrial Ecology - ECOIND, 71-73 Drumul Podu Dambovitei, 060652, Bucharest - 6, Romania
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- Control Pollution Department, National Research and Development Institute for Industrial Ecology - ECOIND, 71-73 Drumul Podu Dambovitei, 060652, Bucharest - 6, Romania
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- Control Pollution Department, National Research and Development Institute for Industrial Ecology - ECOIND, 71-73 Drumul Podu Dambovitei, 060652, Bucharest - 6, Romania
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Asadi M, Dadfarnia S, Haji Shabani AM, Abbasi B. Hollow Fiber Liquid Phase Microextraction Method Combined with High-Performance Liquid Chromatography for Simultaneous Separation and Determination of Ultra-Trace Amounts of Naproxen and Nabumetone in Cow Milk, Water, and Biological Samples. FOOD ANAL METHOD 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s12161-016-0449-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Jallouli N, Elghniji K, Hentati O, Ribeiro AR, Silva AMT, Ksibi M. UV and solar photo-degradation of naproxen: TiO₂ catalyst effect, reaction kinetics, products identification and toxicity assessment. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2016; 304:329-336. [PMID: 26571001 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2015.10.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2015] [Revised: 09/18/2015] [Accepted: 10/22/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Direct photolysis and TiO2-photocatalytic degradation of naproxen (NPX) in aqueous solution were studied using a UV lamp and solar irradiation. The degradation of NPX was found to be in accordance with pseudo-first order kinetics, the photocatalytic process being more efficient than photolysis. The NPX removal by photolysis (pHinitial 6.5) was 83% after 3h, with 11% of chemical oxygen demand (COD) reduction, whereas the TiO2-UV process led to higher removals of both NPX (98%) and COD (25%). The apparent pseudo-first-order rate constant (kapp) for NPX degradation by photolysis ranged from 0.0050 min(-1) at pH 3.5 to 0.0095 min(-1) at pH 6.5, while it was estimated to be 0.0063 min(-1) under acidic conditions in photocatalysis, increasing by 4-fold at pH 6.5. Ultra High Performance Liquid chromatography (UHPLC) coupled with a triple quadrupole detector and also a hybrid mass spectrometer which combines the linear ion trap triple quadrupole (LTQ) and OrbiTrap mass analyser, were used to identify NPX degradation products. The main intermediates detected were 1-(6-methoxynaphtalene-2-yl) ethylhydroperoxide, 2-ethyl-6-methoxynaphthalene, 1-(6-methoxynaphtalen-2-yl) ethanol, 1-(6-methoxynaphtalen-2-yl) ethanone and malic acid. Solar photocatalysis of NPX showed COD removals of 33% and 65% after 3 and 4h of treatment, respectively, and some reduction of acute toxicity, evaluated by the exposure of Eisenia andrei to OECD soils spiked with NPX-treated solutions.
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- Nabil Jallouli
- University of Sfax, Laboratory of Water, Energy and Environment, National School of Engineers of Sfax (ENIS), Route de Soukra Km 3.5, PO Box 1173, 3038 Sfax, Tunisia
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- University of Gafsa, Research Unit of Materials, Environment and Energy, Campus Universitaire Sidi Ahmed Zarroug, 2112 Gafsa, Tunisia
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- University of Sfax, Laboratory of Water, Energy and Environment, National School of Engineers of Sfax (ENIS), Route de Soukra Km 3.5, PO Box 1173, 3038 Sfax, Tunisia; Higher Institute of Biotechnology of Sfax (ISBS), Route de Soukra Km 3, 5 PO Box 1175, 3038 Sfax, Tunisia
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- LCM - Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials - Associate Laboratory LSRE-LCM, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- LCM - Laboratory of Catalysis and Materials - Associate Laboratory LSRE-LCM, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- University of Sfax, Laboratory of Water, Energy and Environment, National School of Engineers of Sfax (ENIS), Route de Soukra Km 3.5, PO Box 1173, 3038 Sfax, Tunisia; Higher Institute of Biotechnology of Sfax (ISBS), Route de Soukra Km 3, 5 PO Box 1175, 3038 Sfax, Tunisia.
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Aguirre-Martínez GV, DelValls TA, Martín-Díaz ML. General stress, detoxification pathways, neurotoxicity and genotoxicity evaluated in Ruditapes philippinarum exposed to human pharmaceuticals. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2016; 124:18-31. [PMID: 26436477 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2015.09.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2015] [Revised: 09/18/2015] [Accepted: 09/21/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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A battery of biomarkers was evaluated on Ruditapes philippinarum exposed during 14 days to caffeine, ibuprofen, carbamazepine and novobiocin (0.1, 1, 5, 10, 15, and 50µgL(-1)). The battery included general stress (lysosomal membrane stability - LMS) analysed in the hemolymph, and biochemical biomarkers analysed in digestive gland tissues including: biomarkers of phase I (etoxyresorufin O-deethylase - EROD, dibenzylfluorescein dealkylase - DBF), phase II (gluthathione-S-transferase - GST), oxidative stress (gluthathione reductase - GR, gluthathione peroxidase - GPX, lipid peroxidation - LPO), neurotoxicity (acetylcholinesterase activity - AChE), and genotoxicity (DNA damage). Pharmaceuticals tested induced the sublethal responses (even at the environmental range 0.1µgL(-1)). At this low concentration; caffeine, ibuprofen and carbamazepine decreased the LMS significantly compared with controls (p<0.05). The four compounds induced significantly the detoxification metabolism and oxidative stress (p<0.05). Neurotoxicity was noticed in clams exposed to caffeine and carbamazepine (p<0.05). Ibuprofen, carbamazepine and novobiocin produced genotoxic effects (p<0.05). Results from this research validate the use of biomarkers when assessing the effects of pharmaceuticals within a marine environmental risk assessment framework, using as a laboratory bioassay model the species R. philippinarum.
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- Gabriela V Aguirre-Martínez
- Physical Chemistry Department, University of Cádiz, Faculty of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Campus de Excelencia Internacional del Mar (CEIMAR), Polígono Río San Pedro s/n, Puerto Real, 11510 Cádiz, Spain; Andalusian Center for Marine Science and Technology (CACYTMAR), Campus Universitario de Puerto Real, Puerto Real, 11510 Cádiz, Spain.
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- Physical Chemistry Department, University of Cádiz, Faculty of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Campus de Excelencia Internacional del Mar (CEIMAR), Polígono Río San Pedro s/n, Puerto Real, 11510 Cádiz, Spain
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- Physical Chemistry Department, University of Cádiz, Faculty of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Campus de Excelencia Internacional del Mar (CEIMAR), Polígono Río San Pedro s/n, Puerto Real, 11510 Cádiz, Spain; Andalusian Center for Marine Science and Technology (CACYTMAR), Campus Universitario de Puerto Real, Puerto Real, 11510 Cádiz, Spain
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González-Ortegón E, Blasco J, Nieto E, Hampel M, Le Vay L, Giménez L. Individual and mixture effects of selected pharmaceuticals on larval development of the estuarine shrimp Palaemon longirostris. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2016; 540:260-266. [PMID: 26163379 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.06.081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2015] [Revised: 06/20/2015] [Accepted: 06/20/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Few ecotoxicological studies incorporate within the experimental design environmental variability and mixture effects when assessing the impact of pollutants on organisms. We have studied the combined effects of selected pharmaceutical compounds and environmental variability in terms of salinity and temperature on survival, development and body mass of larvae of the estuarine shrimp Palaemon longirostris. Drug residues found in coastal waters occur as mixture, and the evaluation of combined effects of simultaneously occurring compounds is indispensable for their environmental risk assessment. All larval stages of P. longirostris were exposed to the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) diclofenac sodium (DS: 40 and 750 μg L(-1)), the lipid regulator clofibric acid (CA: 17 and 361 μg L(-1)) and the fungicide clotrimazole (CLZ: 0.14 and 4 μg L(-1)). We observed no effect on larval survival of P. longirostris with the tested pharmaceuticals. However, and in contrast to previous studies on larvae of the related marine species Palaemon serratus, CA affected development through an increase in intermoult duration and reduced growth without affecting larval body mass. These developmental effects in P. longirostris larvae were similar to those observed in the mixture of DS and CA confirming the toxic effects of CA. In the case of CLZ, its effects were similar to those observed previously in P. serratus: high doses affected development altering intermoult duration, tended to reduce the number of larval instars and decreased significantly the growth rate. This study suggests that an inter-specific life histories approach should be taken into account to assess the effect of emergent compounds in coastal waters.
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- Enrique González-Ortegón
- School of Ocean Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Bangor University, Menai Bridge, UK; Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Centro Oceanográfico de Cádiz, Spain.
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- Instituto de Ciencias Marinas de Andalucía, CSIC, Puerto Real, Spain
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- Instituto de Ciencias Marinas de Andalucía, CSIC, Puerto Real, Spain
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Andalusian Centre for Marine Science and Technology (CACYTMAR), University of Cadiz, Spain
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- Centre for Applied Marine Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Bangor University, Menai Bridge UK
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- School of Ocean Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Bangor University, Menai Bridge, UK
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Lindholm-Lehto PC, Ahkola HSJ, Knuutinen JS, Herve SH. Occurrence of pharmaceuticals in municipal wastewater, in the recipient water, and sedimented particles of northern Lake Päijänne. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 22:17209-23. [PMID: 26139400 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-4908-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2015] [Accepted: 06/16/2015] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The presence of five different pharmaceuticals, consisting of four anti-inflammatory and one antiepileptic drug, was determined in influent and effluent of a municipal wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) near the city of Jyväskylä, Finland, and in the receiving water, northern Lake Päijänne. In addition, samples of sedimented particles were collected among water samples from five locations near the discharge point of the treated wastewater. The solid phase extracts (SPEs) of water samples were analyzed by liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) in the multiple reaction monitoring mode. The studied pharmaceuticals were detected from influent, effluent, and lake water but also in the sedimented particles. The concentrations of carbamazepine, diclofenac, ibuprofen, ketoprofen, and naproxen in Lake Päijänne ranged from 1 to 21 ng L(-1), 4 to 209 ng L(-1), 5 to 836 ng L(-1), 9 to 952 ng L(-1), and 2 to 129 ng L(-1), respectively. The concentrations of ketoprofen in sedimented particles ranged from 79 to 135 μg g(-1) while only trace amounts of other selected pharmaceuticals were detected. The results indicate that the concentrations of pharmaceuticals are affected by the biological and chemical reactions occurring in the wastewater treatment processes but also by the UV light in the photic layer of Lake Päijänne. It can be concluded that considerable amount of selected pharmaceuticals are present in the influent and effluent of municipal WWTP but also in the water phase and sedimented particles of northern Lake Päijänne.
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- Laboratory Centre, Ecotoxicology and Risk Assessment, Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), Survontie 9A, FI-40500, Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Jyväskylä, Box 35, FI-40014, Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Laboratory Centre, Ecotoxicology and Risk Assessment, Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), Survontie 9A, FI-40500, Jyväskylä, Finland
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Aguirre-Martínez GV, DelValls AT, Laura Martín-Díaz M. Yes, caffeine, ibuprofen, carbamazepine, novobiocin and tamoxifen have an effect on Corbicula fluminea (Müller, 1774). ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2015; 120:142-54. [PMID: 26072195 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2015.05.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2014] [Revised: 05/19/2015] [Accepted: 05/22/2015] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Reports indicating the presence of pharmaceutical in fresh water environment in the ngL(-1) to µgL(-1) range are occurring with increasing frequency. It is also a fact that pharmaceuticals may produce adverse effects on aquatic organisms. Nevertheless, there is still a lack of knowledge regarding how these emergent contaminants may affect aquatic biota. The goal of this research was to evaluate the sublethal responses in Corbicula fluminea such as, general stress (lysosomal membrane stability [LMS]), biomarkers of phase I and II (etoxyresorufin O-deethylase [EROD], dibenzylfluorescein dealkylase [DBF], gluthathione-S-transferase [GST]), oxidative stress (gluthathione reductase [GR], gluthathione peroxidase [GPX], lipid peroxidation [LPO]), and biomarkers of effect (DNA damage) after 21 days of exposure to caffeine, ibuprofen, carbamazepine, novobiocin and tamoxifen at 0.1, 1, 5, 10, 15, 50µgL(-1). Environmental concentrations tested in this study caused general stress and produced changes on biomarkers tested. LMS, responses from phase I and II enzymatic activity, oxidative stress, and biomarker of effect represent important ecotoxicological information, and will provide a useful reference for the assessment of selected drugs and the effects which these compounds may have on aquatic invertebrates, using C. fluminea as a bioindicator species.
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- Gabriela V Aguirre-Martínez
- Physical Chemistry Department, University of Cádiz, Faculty of Marine and Environmental Sciences. Campus de Excelencia Internacional del Mar (CEIMAR), Polígono Río San Pedro s/n, 11510 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain.; Andalusian Center for Marine Science and Technology (CACYTMAR), Campus Universitario de Puerto Real, 11510 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain..
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- Physical Chemistry Department, University of Cádiz, Faculty of Marine and Environmental Sciences. Campus de Excelencia Internacional del Mar (CEIMAR), Polígono Río San Pedro s/n, 11510 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
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- Physical Chemistry Department, University of Cádiz, Faculty of Marine and Environmental Sciences. Campus de Excelencia Internacional del Mar (CEIMAR), Polígono Río San Pedro s/n, 11510 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain.; Andalusian Center for Marine Science and Technology (CACYTMAR), Campus Universitario de Puerto Real, 11510 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
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