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Zhang Y, Hu Y, Li X, Gao L, Wang S, Jia S, Shi P, Li A. Prevalence of antibiotics, antibiotic resistance genes, and their associations in municipal wastewater treatment plants along the Yangtze River basin, China. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2024; 348:123800. [PMID: 38518970 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.123800] [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: 11/26/2023] [Revised: 03/04/2024] [Accepted: 03/12/2024] [Indexed: 03/24/2024]
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The overuse and misuse of antibiotics have resulted in the pollution of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), posing threats to ecological security and human health. Thus, a comprehensive investigation was conducted to assess the occurrence, removal efficiency, and ecological risk of antibiotics, along with the diversity, abundance, and co-occurrence of ARGs, and their correlations in 13 WWTPs along the Yangtze River Basin. Among 35 target antibiotics, 23 antibiotics within 6 categories were detected in all the samples. Amoxicillin (AMO), ofloxacin (OFL), and pefloxacin (PEF) were predominant in influents, while AMO exhibited dominance with the highest concentration of 1409 ng/L in effluents. Although antibiotic removal performance varied among different WWTPs, a significant decrease in each antibiotic category and overall antibiotics was observed in effluents compared with that in influents (p < 0.05). Remarkably, ecological risk assessment revealed high risks associated with AMO and ciprofloxacin (CIP) and medium risks linked to several antibiotics, notably including OFL, roxithromycin (ROX), clarithromycin (CLA), and tetracycline (TC). Furthermore, 96 ARG subtypes within 12 resistance types were detected in this study, and the total absolute abundance and diversity of ARGs were significantly decreased from influents to effluents (p < 0.05). Enrichment of 38 ARGs (e.g., blaNDM, ermA, vatA, mexA, and dfrA25) in effluents indicated potential health risks. Various mobile genetic elements (MGEs), exhibited significant correlations with a majority of ARGs in both influents and effluents, such as intⅠ1, tnpA1, tnpA5, and tp614, underscoring the important role of MGEs in contributing to the ARG dissemination. Many antibiotics displayed lower correlations with corresponding ARGs, but exhibited higher correlations with other ARGs, suggesting complex selective pressures influencing ARG propagation. Overall, the incomplete elimination of antibiotics and ARGs in WWTPs is likely to pose adverse impacts on aquatic ecosystems in the Yangtze River Basin.
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- Yangyang Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China; College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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Chen Y, Ren L, Li X, Zhou JL. Competitive adsorption and bioaccumulation of sulfamethoxazole and roxithromycin by sediment and zebrafish (Danio rerio) during individual and combined exposure in water. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2024; 464:132894. [PMID: 37952337 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132894] [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: 08/21/2023] [Revised: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 10/28/2023] [Indexed: 11/14/2023]
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Antibiotics are extensively used for health protection and food production, causing antibiotic pollution in the aquatic environment. This study aims to determine the bioavailability and bioaccumulation of typical antibiotics sulfamethoxazole (SMX) and roxithromycin (RTM) in zebrafish under environmentally realistic conditions. Four different microcosms, i.e. water, water-sediment, water-zebrafish, and water-sediment-zebrafish were constructed, with three replicates in parallel. The concentrations of SMX and RTM in water, sediment and zebrafish were extracted and analyzed by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS) to assess their kinetic behavior and bioavailability. In the water-sediment system, the dissolved concentration of both SMX and RTM decreased with time following the first-order kinetic while their adsorption by sediment increased with time. In the water-zebrafish system, SMX and RTM bioaccumulation was increasing with time following the pseudo second-order kinetics. RTM bioaccumulation in zebrafish (up to 16.4 ng/g) was an order of magnitude higher than SMX (up to 5.2 ng/g), likely due to RTM being more hydrophobic than SMX. In addition, the bioaccumulation factor (BAF) value of SMX in zebrafish was greater than its sediment partition coefficient, while the opposite trend was observed for RTM, demonstrating the importance of antibiotics properties in affecting their bioavailability. Furthermore, increasing dissolved organic carbon concentration in water reduced SMX bioaccumulation, but increased RTM bioaccumulation at the same time. The findings are important in future studies of environmental fate and bioavailability of toxic chemicals with different pollution sources and physicochemical properties.
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- Yue Chen
- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia
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- College of Coastal Agricultural Sciences, Guangdong Ocean University, Zhanjiang 524088, PR China
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- School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Organic Compound Pollution Control Engineering, Ministry of Education, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, PR China
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- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia.
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Khan K, Kumar V, Colombo E, Lombardo A, Benfenati E, Roy K. Intelligent consensus predictions of bioconcentration factor of pharmaceuticals using 2D and fragment-based descriptors. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2022; 170:107625. [PMID: 36375281 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2022.107625] [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: 09/13/2022] [Revised: 10/30/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Bioconcentration factors (BCFs) are markers of chemical substance accumulation in organisms, and they play a significant role in determining the environmental risk of various chemicals. Experiments to obtain BCFs are expensive and time-consuming; therefore, it is better to estimate BCF early in the chemical development process. The current research aims to evaluate the ecotoxicity potential of 122 pharmaceuticals and identify possible important structural attributes using BCF as the determining feature against a group of fish species. We have calculated the theoretical 2D descriptors from the OCHEM platform and SiRMS descriptor calculating software. The regression-based quantitative structure-property relationship (QSPR) modeling was used to identify the chemical features responsible for acute fish bioconcentration. Multiple models with the "intelligent consensus" algorithm were employed for the regression-based approach improving the predictive ability of the models. To ensure the robustness and interpretability of the developed models, rigorous validation was performed employing various statistical internal and external validation metrics. From the developed models, it can be specified that the presence of large lipophilic and electronegative moieties greatly enhances the bioaccumulative potential of pharmaceuticals, whereas the hydrophilic characteristics have shown a negative impact on BCF. Furthermore, the developed models were employed to screen the DrugBank database (https://go.drugbank.com/) for assessing the BCF properties of the entire database. The evidence acquired from the modeled descriptors might be used for aquatic risk assessment in the future, with the added benefit of providing an early caution of their probable negative impact on aquatic ecosystems for regulatory purposes.
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- Kabiruddin Khan
- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, 188 Raja S C Mullick Road, 700032 Kolkata, India; QSAR Lab, ul. Trzy Lipy 3, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, 188 Raja S C Mullick Road, 700032 Kolkata, India
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCSS, via Mario Negri 2, 20156 Milano, Italy
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCSS, via Mario Negri 2, 20156 Milano, Italy
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCSS, via Mario Negri 2, 20156 Milano, Italy.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Jadavpur University, 188 Raja S C Mullick Road, 700032 Kolkata, India.
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Technologies for removing pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) from aqueous solutions: Recent advances, performances, challenges and recommendations for improvements. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2022.121144] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Jebara A, Beltifa A, Di Bella G, Mabrouk L, Ben Mansour H. Endocrine-disruptor endpoints in the ovary and thyroid of adult female rats exposed to realistic doses of di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate. JOURNAL OF WATER AND HEALTH 2022; 20:1256-1267. [PMID: 36044193 DOI: 10.2166/wh.2022.140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) is the world's most widely used polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plasticizer and is used in virtually every category of flexible PVC. In fact, DEHP is extensively used in food cosmetics and medical packaging. It has become a serious problem in recent years. DEHP can be absorbed into the human body through the air, food, water, and skin. The current study involved intraperitoneal injection of DEHP dissolved in corn oil once daily for 21 consecutive days to investigate the effects of DEHP on the thyroid and the reproductive system in female rats. Results show that ovarian hormones (progesterone and estrogen) decreased significantly in the rats treated with DEHP compared to control. This result is supported by the alteration of folliculogenesis, the decrease of the follicles viability, and the apoptosis of the granulosa cells observed on histological sections of ovary and thyroid in female rats exposed to low doses of DEHP. Histopathological study revealed that DEHP could damage thyroid tissue and disrupt these functions. We also observed cellular damage, particularly in the liver cells, and a significant increase in biochemical parameters such as alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) compared to the control group.
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- Amel Jebara
- Research Unit of Analysis and Process Applied on the Environmental - APAE, Higher Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology Mahdia - University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia E-mail: ; The two authors contributed equally to this article
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- Research Unit of Analysis and Process Applied on the Environmental - APAE, Higher Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology Mahdia - University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia E-mail: ; The two authors contributed equally to this article
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- Dipartimento di ScienzeBiomediche, Odontoiatriche e delleImmaginiMorfologiche e Funzionali of the University of Messina, Messina, Italy
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- Research Unit of Analysis and Process Applied on the Environmental - APAE, Higher Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology Mahdia - University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia E-mail:
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- Research Unit of Analysis and Process Applied on the Environmental - APAE, Higher Institute of Applied Sciences and Technology Mahdia - University of Monastir, Monastir, Tunisia E-mail:
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Zhang L, Du S, Liu D, Dong D, Zhang W, Guo Z. Antibiotics in fish caught from ice-sealed waters: Spatial and species variations, tissue distribution, bioaccumulation, and human health risk. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 821:153354. [PMID: 35085643 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2021] [Revised: 01/18/2022] [Accepted: 01/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Antibiotics are increasingly detected in fish caught in ice-free waters, but information on fish caught in ice-sealed waters is insufficient. The concentrations of 23 antibiotics in the gills, muscles, kidneys, livers, biles, and brains of Cyprinus carpio and Hypophthalmichthys nobilis caught during winter fish-hunting activities in Chagan Lake, Haernao Reservoir, and Shitoukoumen Reservoir were systematically studied to ascertain the variations among fish species and fishing regions, tissue distribution, and bioaccumulation, as well as the potential risk to humans via the consumption of contaminated fish. The results indicated that the individual antibiotic concentration in tissues ranged from undetectable to 35.0 ng/g ww. The total antibiotic concentration in fish muscles from Shitoukoumen Reservoir was lower than that from Chagan Lake and Haernao Reservoir, but showed no significant difference between Cyprinus carpio and Hypophthalmichthys nobilis. Chloramphenicols had a high proportion in most fish tissues ranging from 28.3% to 44.0%, and the antibiotics were mainly distributed in the livers with a total concentration of 54.8 ± 9.9 ng/g ww. The mean values of bioaccumulation factors (BAF) of antibiotics in tissues ranged from 79.4 to 1000 L/kg, with the higher values found in the fish livers. The hazard quotient and hazard index value of antibiotics in the muscles of fish from ice-sealed were less than 1, indicating a negligible risk to human health via the consumption of fish muscles. This study revealed that the total antibiotic concentration in muscles showed spatial variations but not fish species-dependence. The antibiotics mainly accumulated in the livers. In addition, the target antibiotic concentrations in the muscles of fish from ice-sealed waters met the safe for consumption criteria.
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- Liwen Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Environment, College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Environment, College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China; State Grid Sichuan Economic Research Institute, Chengdu 610041, China
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Environment, College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Environment, College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 1H9, Canada
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Environment, College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.
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Tang J, Zhang J, Su L, Jia Y, Yang Y. Bioavailability and trophic magnification of antibiotics in aquatic food webs of Pearl River, China: Influence of physicochemical characteristics and biotransformation. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 820:153285. [PMID: 35066051 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2021] [Revised: 01/14/2022] [Accepted: 01/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Information on trophodynamics of antibiotics and subsequent relationships to antibiotic metabolism in river ecosystem is still unavailable, limiting the evaluation of their bioaccumulation and trophodynamics in aquatic food webs. In the present study, concentrations and relative abundance of 11 antibiotics were investigated in surface water, sediment and 22 aquatic taxa (e.g., fish, invertebrates and plankton) from Pearl River, South China. The logarithmic bioaccumulation factors (log BAFs) of antibiotics generally showed positive relationships with their log D (pH-adjusted log Kow), implying that their bioaccumulation of ionizable antibiotics depends on it is in an ionized form. Higher BAFs of antibiotics in benthic biota were observed than those in fish, indicating that sediment ingestion was a possible route of antibiotic exposure. The logarithmic biota-sediment accumulation factors (log BSAFs) of benthic biota increased when log D increased from -4.79 to -0.01, but declined thereafter. Trophodynamics of antibiotics was investigated, and intrinsic clearance were measured in liver microsomes of Tilapia zillii (trophic level [TL]: 2.5), Anabas testudineu (TL: 3.9), and Coilia grayi (TL: 5.0). Only ciprofloxacin (CFX) showed significant trophic magnification (Trophic Magnification Factor [TMF] = 1.95), and a higher metabolism rate in lower trophic levels suggest that metabolic biotransformation play a significant role in driving biomagnification of antibiotics.
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- Jinpeng Tang
- Research Center of Hydrobiology, Department of Ecology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China; School of Ecology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, PR China; Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation for Environmental Quality, Guangzhou 511443, PR China.
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- Research Center of Hydrobiology, Department of Ecology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China
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- Research Center of Hydrobiology, Department of Ecology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China
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- School of Ecology, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510006, PR China.
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- Research Center of Hydrobiology, Department of Ecology, Jinan University, Guangzhou 510632, PR China; Guangdong-Hongkong-Macau Joint Laboratory of Collaborative Innovation for Environmental Quality, Guangzhou 511443, PR China; Engineering Research Center of Tropical and Subtropical Aquatic Ecological Engineering, Ministry of Education, Guangzhou 510632, PR China.
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Iftikhar N, Zafar R, Hashmi I. Multi-biomarkers approach to determine the toxicological impacts of sulfamethoxazole antibiotic on freshwater fish Cyprinus carpio. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2022; 233:113331. [PMID: 35219258 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.113331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2021] [Revised: 02/11/2022] [Accepted: 02/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Antibiotics are increasingly detected in the aquatic environment and are raising severe concerns for human and ecological health. Sulfamethoxazole being a widely recommended antibiotic in both human and veterinary medicine is consequently found in the aquatic environment. The current research was aimed to investigate the potential bioaccumulation and sub-lethal toxicity in terms of oxidative stress and histopathology of targeted antibiotic sulfamethoxazole in Cyprinus carpio at environmentally relevant concentrations over a prolonged period. Fish were exposed for 28 days to environmentally realistic concentrations (25-200 μg/L) of sulfamethoxazole. HPLC analysis revealed an inverse relationship between dosages applied and bioaccumulation in fish muscle tissues. The highest concentrations of sulfamethoxazole in the muscle tissues exposed to 25, 50, 100 and 200 μg/L were 124, 202,104.5, and 123.2 ng/g, respectively at different sampling times. Moreover, exposure to sulfamethoxazole enabled ROS (Reactive oxygen species) production in both brain and gill tissues of fish, where the increase in ROS formation was dose and time dependent. Furthermore, histopathological analysis of gills and liver revealed various alterations including pycnotic nuclei, bile stagnation, vacuolization in the liver, and partial and complete fusion of lamella and blood congestion in gills, respectively. Organ pathological index also revealed that the intensity of tissue damage increased as sulfamethoxazole dosage was increased. Quantitative evaluation of gills morphometric parameters divulged that severity of histopathological changes increased with time for all the exposed groups at the end of exposure time (28th day) indicating physio-metabolic turmoil caused by molecular and biochemical action of sulfamethoxazole. In conclusion, the assessment of bioaccumulative potential, measurement of ROS, and histopathology of Cyprinus carpio appeared to be a useful biomarker to evaluate the toxic impacts of antibiotics on the health of fish.
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- Nazish Iftikhar
- Institute of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology, Sector H-12, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
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- Institute of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology, Sector H-12, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan; Department of Environmental Design, Health and Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, Allama Iqbal Open University, Sector H-8, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
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- Institute of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology, Sector H-12, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.
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Maculewicz J, Kowalska D, Świacka K, Toński M, Stepnowski P, Białk-Bielińska A, Dołżonek J. Transformation products of pharmaceuticals in the environment: Their fate, (eco)toxicity and bioaccumulation potential. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 802:149916. [PMID: 34525754 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2021] [Revised: 08/07/2021] [Accepted: 08/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Nowadays, a huge scientific attention is being paid to the chemicals of emerging concern, which may pose a significant risk to the human and whole ecosystems. Among them, residues of pharmaceuticals are a widely investigated group of chemicals. In recent years it has been repeatedly demonstrated that pharmaceuticals are present in the environment and that some of them can be toxic to organisms as well as accumulate in their tissues. However, even though the knowledge of the presence, fate and possible threats posed by the parent forms of pharmaceuticals is quite extensive, their transformation products (TPs) have been disregarded for long time. Since last few years, this aspect has gained more scientific attention and recently published papers proved their common presence in the environment. Also the interest in terms of their toxicity, bioconcentration and stability in the environment has increased. Therefore, the aim of our paper was to revise and assess the current state of knowledge on the fate and effects resulting from the presence of the pharmaceuticals' transformation drugs in the environment. This review discusses the metabolites of compounds belonging to six major pharmaceutical groups: SSRIs, anticancer drugs, antibiotics, antihistamines, NSAIDs and opioids, additionally discussing other individual compounds for which literature data exist. The data presented in this paper prove that some TPs may be as harmful as their native forms, however for many groups of drugs this data is still insufficient to assess the risk posed by their presence in the environment.
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- Jakub Maculewicz
- Department of Environmental Analysis, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Environmental Analysis, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland.
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- Department of Experimental Ecology of Marine Organisms, Institute of Oceanography, University of Gdańsk, Av. Pilsudskiego 46, 81-378 Gdynia, Poland
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- Department of Environmental Analysis, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Environmental Analysis, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Environmental Analysis, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Environmental Analysis, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 63, 80-308 Gdańsk, Poland
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Currently, thanks to the development of sensitive analytical techniques, the presence of different emerging pollutants in aquatic ecosystems has been evidenced; however, most of them have not been submitted to any regulation so far. Among emerging contaminants, antimicrobials have received particular attention in recent decades, mainly due to the concerning development of antibiotic resistance observed in bacteria, but little is known about the toxicological and ecological impact that antimicrobials can have on aquatic ecosystems. Their high consumption in human and veterinary medicine, food-producing animals and aquaculture, as well as persistence and poor absorption have caused antimicrobials to be discharged into receiving waters, with or without prior treatment, where they have been detected at ng-mg L−1 levels with the potential to cause effects on the various organisms living within aquatic systems. This review presents the current knowledge on the occurrence of antimicrobials in aquatic ecosystems, emphasizing their occurrence in different environmental matrixes and the effects on aquatic organisms (cyanobacteria, microalgae, invertebrates and vertebrates).
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Gallego-Ríos SE, Peñuela GA, Martínez-López E. Updating the use of biochemical biomarkers in fish for the evaluation of alterations produced by pharmaceutical products. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2021; 88:103756. [PMID: 34662733 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2021.103756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2021] [Revised: 09/09/2021] [Accepted: 10/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The evaluation of toxic effects in stressful environmental conditions can be determined through the imbalance between exogenous factors (environmental contaminants) and enzymatic and non-enzymatic defenses in biological systems. The use of fish for the identification of alterations in biochemical biomarkers provides a comprehensive vision of the effects that pharmaceutical products cause in the aquatic ecosystem, as they are organisms with high sensitivity to contaminants, filtering capacity, and potential for environmental toxicology studies. A wide range of pharmaceuticals can stimulate or alter a variety of biochemical mechanisms, such as oxidative damage to membrane lipids, proteins, and changes in antioxidant enzymes. This review includes a summary of knowledge of the last 20 years, in the understanding of the different biochemical biomarkers generated by exposure to pharmaceuticals in fish, which include different categories of pharmaceutical products: NSAIDs, analgesics, antibiotics, anticonvulsants, antidepressants, hormones, lipid regulators and mixtures. This review serves as a tool in the design of studies for the evaluation of the effects of pharmaceutical products, taking into account the most useful biomarkers, type of matrix, enzyme alterations, all taking the pharmaceutical group of interest.
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- Sara E Gallego-Ríos
- Pollution Diagnostics and Control Group (GDCON), School of the Environment, Faculty of Engineering, University Research Campus (SIU), University of Antioquia (U de A), Calle 70 No. 52-21, Medellin, Colombia.
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- Pollution Diagnostics and Control Group (GDCON), School of the Environment, Faculty of Engineering, University Research Campus (SIU), University of Antioquia (U de A), Calle 70 No. 52-21, Medellin, Colombia
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- Area of Toxicology, Veterinary Faculty, University of Murcia, Spain; Biomedical Research Institute of Murcia (IMIB-Arrixaca), Spain
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Zhang X, Zhang J, Han Q, Wang X, Wang S, Yuan X, Zhang B, Zhao S. Antibiotics in mariculture organisms of different growth stages: Tissue-specific bioaccumulation and influencing factors. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 288:117715. [PMID: 34256288 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2021] [Revised: 06/17/2021] [Accepted: 07/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Maricultured organisms are chronically exposed to water containing antibiotics but the bioaccumulative behavior of antibiotics in exposed organisms at different growth stages has received little attention. Here, we investigated the concentrations and tissue-specific bioaccumulation characteristics of 19 antibiotics during three growth stages (youth stage, growth stage, and adult stage) of various organisms (Scophthalmus maximus, Penaeus vannamei, Penaeus japonicus, and Apostichopus japonicus) cultivated in typical marine aquaculture regions, and explored the factors that could affect the bioaccumulation of antibiotics. Tetracyclines (TCs) and fluoroquinolones (FQs) were the dominant antibiotics in all organisms, and the total concentrations of the target antibiotics in fish (S. maximus) were significantly higher than those in shrimp (P. vannamei and P. japonicus) and sea cucumber (A. japonicus) (p < 0.01). The bioaccumulation capacity of a class of statistically significant antibiotics in most samples was strongest during the youth stage and weakest during the adult stage. The antibiotics exhibited higher bioaccumulation capacity in lipid-rich tissues (fish liver and shrimp head) or respiratory organs (fish gill) than muscle. Our results also reveal significant metabolic transformation of enrofloxacin in fish. Different from previous studies, the logarithm bioaccumulation factor (log BAF) was positively correlated with log Dlipw in low-biotransformation tissues (fish gill and muscle) rather than lipid-rich tissues (fish liver). Based on the calculated hazard quotients (HQ), doxycycline in fish muscle may pose a distinct risk to human health, which deserves special attention. Overall, these results provide insight into the bioaccumulation patterns of antibiotics during different growth stages and tissues of maricultured organisms.
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- Xuanrui Zhang
- Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China
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- Qingdao Municipal Bureau of Ecology and Environment, Qingdao, 266003, China
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- Analysis and Test Center, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, 250014, China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China
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- The Northern Region Persistent Organic Pollution (NRPOP) Control Laboratory, Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, NL, A1B 3X5, Canada
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- Shandong Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, 266237, China.
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Yang Q, Gao Y, Ke J, Show PL, Ge Y, Liu Y, Guo R, Chen J. Antibiotics: An overview on the environmental occurrence, toxicity, degradation, and removal methods. Bioengineered 2021; 12:7376-7416. [PMID: 34612807 PMCID: PMC8806427 DOI: 10.1080/21655979.2021.1974657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Antibiotics, as antimicrobial drugs, have been widely applied as human and veterinary medicines. Recently, many antibiotics have been detected in the environments due to their mass production, widespread use, but a lack of adequate treatment processes. The environmental occurrence of antibiotics has received worldwide attention due to their potential harm to the ecosystem and human health. Research status of antibiotics in the environment field is presented by bibliometrics. Herein, we provided a comprehensive overview on the following important issues: (1) occurrence of antibiotics in different environmental compartments, such as wastewater, surface water, and soil; (2) toxicity of antibiotics toward non-target organisms, including aquatic and terrestrial organisms; (3) current treatment technologies for the degradation and removal of antibiotics, including adsorption, hydrolysis, photodegradation and oxidation, and biodegradation. It was found that macrolides, fluoroquinolones, tetracyclines, and sulfonamides were most frequently detected in the environment. Compared to surface and groundwaters, wastewater contained a high concentration of antibiotic residues. Both antibiotics and their metabolites exhibited toxicity to non-target organisms, especially aquatic organisms (e.g., algae and fish). Fluoroquinolones, tetracyclines, and sulfonamides can be removed through abiotic process, such as adsorption, photodegradation, and oxidation. Fluoroquinolones and sulfonamides can directly undergo biodegradation. Further studies on the chronic effects of antibiotics at environmentally relevant concentrations on the ecosystem were urgently needed to fully understand the hazards of antibiotics and help the government to establish the permissible limits. Biodegradation is a promising technology; it has numerous advantages such as cost-effectiveness and environmental friendliness.
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- Qiulian Yang
- School of Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China
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- School of Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China
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- School of Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China
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- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Science and Engineering, University of Nottingham Malaysia, Jalan Broga, Semenyih, Selangor Darul Ehsan, 43500, Malaysia
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- School of Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China
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- School of Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China
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- School of Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China
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- School of Engineering, China Pharmaceutical University, Nanjing, 211198, China
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Wang H, Xi H, Xu L, Jin M, Zhao W, Liu H. Ecotoxicological effects, environmental fate and risks of pharmaceutical and personal care products in the water environment: A review. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 788:147819. [PMID: 34029823 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147819] [Citation(s) in RCA: 116] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2021] [Revised: 05/12/2021] [Accepted: 05/12/2021] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Due to the extensive use and incomplete removal, pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) are introduced into the water continuously. It has been proved that the unique properties of PPCPs are influential to organisms and the environment, and gradually affect human health. In this paper, the toxicological effects of typical PPCPs, and the environmental behavior of PPCPs in aquatic are reviewed. The risk assessments of PPCPs in the water are summarized. The research directions of environmental toxicology research of PPCPs in the future are proposed. Many PPCPs were found to be toxic or even highly toxic toward aquatic organisms, and have the potential for bioaccumulation. It is essential to study the acute and long-term toxicity of PPCPs and their metabolites, evaluate the environmental behaviors and make a reasonable assessment of ecotoxicology and human health risks of PPCPs.
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- Huan Wang
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310018, Zhejiang Province, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310018, Zhejiang Province, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310018, Zhejiang Province, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310018, Zhejiang Province, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310018, Zhejiang Province, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou 310018, Zhejiang Province, China.
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Shiroma LS, Bottoli CBG, Jonsson CM, Queiroz SCN. Exposure of tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) to the antibiotic florfenicol in water: determination of the bioconcentration factor and the withdrawal period. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2021; 28:39026-39034. [PMID: 33742384 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-13327-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2020] [Accepted: 03/03/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The demand for healthier foods with high nutritional value has resulted in intensive fish farming. In this production system, high-frequency infections occur, and antibiotics are administrated for control. Only two antibiotics are allowed for use in Brazilian aquaculture, one of which is florfenicol. In this work, a bioconcentration assay was performed to assess the accumulation of florfenicol in the muscle of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Tilapia was evaluated as it is the most produced fish species in Brazil. The fish were exposed to florfenicol at a nominal concentration of 10 mg/L, through the water. Muscle and water were collected at 0, 1.5, 3, 6, 24, and 48 h during the exposure phase and at 1.5, 3, 6, 24, 48, and 120 h during the depuration phase. Quantification was performed using an LC-MS/MS. The results showed rapid absorption and elimination of the antibiotic (half-life, t1/2 = 5 h), with low potential for accumulation of florfenicol in tilapia muscles. The study was performed to determine the bioconcentration factor (BCF) and withdrawal period of florfenicol, being 0.05 mL/μg and 1.8 h, respectively. The results contribute to set protocols for the safe use of florfenicol in tilapia transport, avoiding residues in fish that may pose risks to human health.
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- Letícia Sayuri Shiroma
- Institute of Chemistry, University of Campinas, POB 6154, Campinas, SP, 13083-970, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ecotoxicologia e Biossegurança, Embrapa Meio Ambiente, Rodovia SP 340, km 127,5, S/N, Jaguariúna, SP, 13918-110, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Resíduos e Contaminantes, Embrapa Meio Ambiente, Rodovia SP 340, km 127,5, S/N, Jaguariúna, SP, 13918-110, Brazil.
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Deere JR, Streets S, Jankowski MD, Ferrey M, Chenaux-Ibrahim Y, Convertino M, Isaac EJ, Phelps NBD, Primus A, Servadio JL, Singer RS, Travis DA, Moore S, Wolf TM. A chemical prioritization process: Applications to contaminants of emerging concern in freshwater ecosystems (Phase I). THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 772:146030. [PMID: 33676747 PMCID: PMC9255259 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2020] [Revised: 02/01/2021] [Accepted: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Contaminants of emerging concern (CECs), such as pharmaceuticals, personal care products, and hormones, are frequently found in aquatic ecosystems around the world. Information on sublethal effects from exposure to commonly detected concentrations of CECs is lacking and the limited availability of toxicity data makes it difficult to interpret the biological significance of occurrence data. However, the ability to evaluate the effects of CECs on aquatic ecosystems is growing in importance, as detection frequency increases. The goal of this study was to prioritize the chemical hazards of 117 CECs detected in subsistence species and freshwater ecosystems on the Grand Portage Indian Reservation and adjacent 1854 Ceded Territory in Minnesota, USA. To prioritize CECs for management actions, we adapted Minnesota Pollution Control Agency's Aquatic Toxicity Profiles framework, a tool for the rapid assessment of contaminants to cause adverse effects on aquatic life by incorporating chemical-specific information. This study aimed to 1) perform a rapid-screening assessment and prioritization of detected CECs based on their potential environmental hazard; 2) identify waterbodies in the study region that contain high priority CECs; and 3) inform future monitoring, assessment, and potential remediation in the study region. In water samples alone, 50 CECs were deemed high priority. Twenty-one CECs were high priority among sediment samples and seven CECs were high priority in fish samples. Azithromycin, DEET, diphenhydramine, fluoxetine, miconazole, and verapamil were high priority in all three media. Due to the presence of high priority CECs throughout the study region, we recommend future monitoring of particular CECs based on the prioritization method used here. We present an application of a chemical hazard prioritization process and identify areas where the framework may be adapted to meet the objectives of other management-related assessments.
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- Jessica R Deere
- University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, 1988 Fitch Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108, United States.
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- Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, 520 Lafayette Road, St. Paul, MN 55155, United States.
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- United States Environmental Protection Agency, Region 10, Seattle, WA 98101, United States; University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, 1988 Fitch Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108, United States.
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- Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, 520 Lafayette Road, St. Paul, MN 55155, United States; University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, 1988 Fitch Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108, United States.
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- Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Biology and Environment, 27 Store Road, Grand Portage, MN 55605, United States.
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- Hokkaido University, Graduate School of Information Science and Technology, Gi-CoRE Station for Big Data & Cybersecurity, Nexus Group, Kita 14, Nishi 9, Kita-ku, Room 11-11, 060-0814 Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan.
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- Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Biology and Environment, 27 Store Road, Grand Portage, MN 55605, United States.
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- University of Minnesota, College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences, Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology, 2003 Upper Buford Circle, St. Paul, MN 55108, United States.
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- University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, 1988 Fitch Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108, United States.
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- University of Minnesota, School of Public Health, Division of Environmental Health Sciences, 420 Delaware St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, United States.
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- University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, 1971 Commonwealth Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108, United States.
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- University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, 1988 Fitch Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108, United States.
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- Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Biology and Environment, 27 Store Road, Grand Portage, MN 55605, United States; University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, 1988 Fitch Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108, United States.
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- University of Minnesota, College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Veterinary Population Medicine, 1988 Fitch Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55108, United States.
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Peng J, Guo J, Lei Y, Mo J, Sun H, Song J. Integrative analyses of transcriptomics and metabolomics in Raphidocelis subcapitata treated with clarithromycin. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 266:128933. [PMID: 33223212 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.128933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2020] [Revised: 11/04/2020] [Accepted: 11/07/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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As a macrolide antibiotic, clarithromycin (CLA) has a high detection rate in surface water and sewage treatment plant effluents worldwide, posing a considerably high ecological risk to aquatic ecosystem. However, algal transcriptome and metabolome in response to CLA remains largely unknown. In this study, a model alga Raphidocelis subcapitata (R. subcapitata), was exposed to CLA at the concentrations of 0, 3, 10, and 15 μg L-1. Transcriptomic analysis was performed for all the treatment groups, whereas metabolomics was merely applied to 0, 3, and 10 μg L-1 groups because of the limited amount of algal biomass. After 7 d cultivation, the growth of R. subcapitata was significantly hindered at the concentrations above 10 μg L-1. A total of 115, 1833, 2911 genes were differentially expressed in 3, 10, and 15 μg L-1 groups, respectively; meanwhile, 134 and 84 differentially accumulated metabolites (DAMs) were found in the 3 and 10 μg L-1 groups. Specifically, expression levels of DEGs and DAMs related to xenobiotic metabolism, electron transport and energy synthesis were dysregulated, leading to the produced reactive oxygen species (ROS). To confront the CLA-induced injury, the biosynthesis of unsaturated fatty acids and carotenoids of R. subcapitata in 3 μg L-1 were up-regulated; although the photosynthesis was up-regulated in both 10 μg L-1 and 15 μg L-1 groups, the energy synthesis and the ability to resist ROS in these two groups were down-regulated. Overall, this study shed light on the mechanism underlying the inhibitory effects of macrolide antibiotics in algae.
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- Jianglin Peng
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Earth Surface System and Environmental Carrying Capacity, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710127, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Earth Surface System and Environmental Carrying Capacity, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710127, China.
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Earth Surface System and Environmental Carrying Capacity, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710127, China
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- Department of Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Earth Surface System and Environmental Carrying Capacity, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710127, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Earth Surface System and Environmental Carrying Capacity, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710127, China.
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Sun Y, Lu G, Li J, Dang T, Xue C, Liu J, Yan Z. Multimedia distribution and trophic transfer of PPCPs in the middle and lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 271:116408. [PMID: 33418286 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.116408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/02/2020] [Revised: 12/25/2020] [Accepted: 12/28/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The increasing human presence is having an impact on plateau ecosystems, but the special environment and lack of data make it difficult to assess the real ecological risks of pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) in the river of plateau. The occurrence, distribution and trophic transfer of nineteen PPCPs were investigated in the middle and lower reaches of the Yarlung Zangbo River on the Tibetan Plateau. All the targeted PPCPs were detected in filtrated water, and seventeen PPCPs were detected in the colloid, sediment and suspended particulate matter (SPM). The distribution coefficients of colloid-infiltration water (IFW) were 1-2 orders of magnitude larger than those in the SPM-IFW, which were 1-2 orders of magnitude greater than those in the sediment-IFW. Colloids are sinks for PPCPs with up to 78.55% of the water being in the colloidal phase, in which important factors such as protein and protein-like substances are found. PPCPs in the rivers of the plateau showed high bioaccumulation ability. The fugacity-based bioaccumulation model was established and revealed that the fish in the Tibetan Plateau ingested PPCPs mainly through water instead of food and excreted them mainly through metabolism. In addition, the trophic dilution effect in the food web was observed with trophic magnification factors ranging from 0.06 to 0.22. The positive correlation between the Kd in the colloid-IFW and the bioaccumulation factors implied that natural colloids can not only regulate the behaviour of PPCPs in the environment, but also play an important role in bioaccumulation, which may affect the scientific nature of biological risk assessment.
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- Yu Sun
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China; Water Conservancy Project & Civil Engineering College, Tibet Agriculture & Animal Husbandry University, Linzhi, 860000, China.
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- Water Conservancy Project & Civil Engineering College, Tibet Agriculture & Animal Husbandry University, Linzhi, 860000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China
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- Water Conservancy Project & Civil Engineering College, Tibet Agriculture & Animal Husbandry University, Linzhi, 860000, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China
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Sun Y, Zhang L, Zhang X, Chen T, Dong D, Hua X, Guo Z. Enhanced bioaccumulation of fluorinated antibiotics in crucian carp (Carassius carassius): Influence of fluorine substituent. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 748:141567. [PMID: 32814302 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2020] [Revised: 08/06/2020] [Accepted: 08/06/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The negative impact of residual fluorinated antibiotics on the ecosystem and human health are of great concern. However, only a few studies have been conducted on the factors that influence the bioaccumulation of fluorinated antibiotics in aquatic organisms. To investigate the effects of fluorine substituent, environmental concentration of antibiotics, and temperature on the bioaccumulation of florfenicol (FLO), thiamphenicol (TAP), ofloxacin (OFX), and pipemidic acid (PPA), crucian carp (Carassius carassius) were exposed to different concentrations of antibiotics and different temperatures for 21 days. The liver exhibited the highest antibiotic concentrations, with 315.4 ± 13.6 ng g-1 wet weight (ww), followed by the bile (279.4 ± 12.4 ng mL-1), muscle (53.1 ± 4.3 ng g-1 ww), and gills (37.1 ± 2.6 ng g-1 ww). The FLO and OFX containing the fluorine substituent were much easier to accumulate in crucian carp compared with their isonomic TAP and PPA, respectively. The fluorine substituent increased the bioaccumulation of the targeted antibiotics in crucian carp. In addition, the lower levels of antibiotics presented higher bioaccumulation potential, but the temperature had little effect on the bioaccumulation. These findings in the present study can provide further insight into the environmental behaviors and ecological risks of fluorinated antibiotics in the aquatic environment.
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- Yidian Sun
- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Environment, College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Environment, College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Changchun Customs District P.R. China, Changchun 130062, China
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Environment, College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Environment, College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Environment, College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China
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- Key Laboratory of Groundwater Resources and Environment, Ministry of Education, Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Water Resources and Environment, College of New Energy and Environment, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, China.
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Nkoom M, Lu G, Liu J, Dong H. Biological uptake, depuration and biochemical effects of diclofenac and carbamazepine in Carassius carassius. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2020; 205:111106. [PMID: 32818877 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.111106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2020] [Revised: 07/25/2020] [Accepted: 07/28/2020] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The uptake and depuration kinetics of diclofenac and carbamazepine alone at an environmentally relevant nominal concentration of 2 μg/L and in combination at a concentration ratio of 1:1 with total concentration of 4 μg/L were evaluated in Carassius carassius after 7 d uptake and depuration. Also, the biochemical effects of both drugs alone at nominal concentrations of 2 and 10 μg/L as well as in combination with total concentrations of 4 and 20 μg/L were investigated in Carassius carassius after 7 d exposure followed by 10 d recovery. In the single treatments, steady-state BCFs measured after the 7 d exposure were 73.05, 49.71, 38.01 and 24.93 L/kg for diclofenac and 9.25, 8.99, 5.29 and 4.11 L/kg for carbamazepine in the liver, brain, gill and muscle of Carassius carassius, respectively. Comparatively lower BCFs were measured in the tissues of Carassius carassius for both drugs in the combined treatments. Acetylcholinesterase activity in the brain was significantly induced by diclofenac while carbamazepine and the mixtures significantly inhibited it during all the exposure days as well as after the 10 d recovery in all treatments. This indicates that Carassius carassius could not recover from the neurotoxic effects caused by carbamazepine unlike the inductive effect caused by diclofenac which was recoverable after 10 days. A significant increase in the activities of 7-ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase and glutathione s-transferase for individual and mixed pharmaceuticals suggest that metabolism and detoxification of both drugs took place in the liver of Carassius carassius. Also, a significant increase in the activities of superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione reductase and malondialdehyde contents in the individual and mixture treatments mean that the antioxidant defence system of Carassius carassius was triggered to fight against oxidative stress but lipid peroxidation still occurred. However, Carassius carassius recovered from all these increases (superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione reductase and malondialdehyde) after the 10 d recovery, suggesting that oxidative damage is reversible. Our results indicate that both drugs at environmentally relevant concentrations might cause adverse effects in Carassius carassius and other fish species.
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- Matthew Nkoom
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development of Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development of Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China; Water Conservancy Project & Civil Engineering College, Tibet Agriculture & Animal Husbandry University, Linzhi, 860000, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development of Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development of Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China
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Mhadhbi L, El Ayari T, Tir M, Kadri D. Azithromycin effects on the European sea bass ( Dicentrarchus labrax) early life stages following acute and chronic exposure: Laboratory bioassays. Drug Chem Toxicol 2020; 45:1295-1301. [PMID: 32957842 DOI: 10.1080/01480545.2020.1822388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to assess the acute and chronic effects of the macrolide azithromycin (AZI) on the European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) early life stages. Azithromycin is a semi-synthetic antibiotic frequently detected in the aquatic environment, despite this few information about its effects on aquatic organisms were reported. Investigations of AZI acute toxicity on D. labrax early life stages were made using six increasing concentrations (0.625, 1.25, 2.5, 5, 10 and 20 mg/l) during 96 h of exposure. The chronic toxicity was tested at one year old juveniles using two sublethal concentrations (C1 = 0.05 µg/l and C2 = 0.8 µg/l) during 4 and 14 days. Malondialdehyde (MDA), glutathione S-transferase (GST), catalase (CAT) and acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activities were measured in gill and liver tissues of juveniles. The half lethal concentration (LC50), 96 h value of AZI for the European sea bass was determined as 31 mg/l. Results showed that short-time exposure to 20 mg/l of azithromycin induces 18% and 7.5% of larvae mortality and morphological abnormalities, respectively. Azithromycin provoked oxidative stress, peroxidative damage, and neurotoxicity in juveniles D. labrax. Overall, the CAT and AChE activities decreased in gill and liver tissues, while dissimilarity in response in both organs depending on AZI concentrations and time of exposure was observed in MDA and GST levels.
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- Lazhar Mhadhbi
- Department of Biology, Ecology, Biology and physiology of Aquatic Organisms Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University of El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Faculty of Sciences of Bizerte, Laboratory of Environment Bio-monitoring, University of Carthage, Zarzouna, Tunisia
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- Department of Biology, Ecology, Biology and physiology of Aquatic Organisms Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University of El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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- Department of Biology, Ecology, Biology and physiology of Aquatic Organisms Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, University of El Manar, Tunis, Tunisia
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Han Q, Zheng Y, Qi Q, Peng J, Song J, Guo J, Guo J. Involvement of oxidative stress in the sensitivity of two algal species exposed to roxithromycin. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2020; 29:625-633. [PMID: 32297057 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-020-02192-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Algal species Raphidocelis subcapitata and Chlorella vulgaris are commonly used to test the chemicals with an antibacterial mode of action during marketing authorization process. However, significant differences in the sensitivity toward antibiotic exposure have been reported. The selection of an inappropriate test species would thus underestimate the environmental hazard of target chemicals and pose a potential threat to the ecosystem. Since oxidative stress is a crucial factor determining the inhibition of algal growth, an investigation on oxidative stress and antioxidant defense mechanisms in these two species was performed to explore its roles in species sensitivity. Here, roxithromycin (ROX), a macrolide antibiotic extensively used to treat respiratory, urinary and soft tissue infections, was used for testing. After 7 days exposure to ROX at the low (0.01 mg L-1) and high (0.09 mg L-1) concentrations, R. subcapitata was inhibited while the growth of C. vulgaris was stimulated. We investigated the roles of oxidative stress in algae by measuring the oxidative stress biomarkers (MDA), non-enzymatic antioxidants (GSH), and antioxidant enzymes (SOD, CAT, GP, GST). The results suggested that when the growth of algae is inhibited, MDA content as well as activities of oxidative stress enzymes would increase, and thus, activating the antioxidant system. On the contrary, it was inferred that when the growth is stimulated, MDA content and oxidative stress enzymes activities would decrease.
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- Qizhi Han
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Earth Surface System and Environmental Carrying Capacity, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Northwest University, 710127, Xi'an, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Earth Surface System and Environmental Carrying Capacity, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Northwest University, 710127, Xi'an, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Earth Surface System and Environmental Carrying Capacity, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Northwest University, 710127, Xi'an, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Earth Surface System and Environmental Carrying Capacity, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Northwest University, 710127, Xi'an, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Earth Surface System and Environmental Carrying Capacity, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Northwest University, 710127, Xi'an, China
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- State Grid Shaanxi Electric Power Research Institute, 710100, Xi'an, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Earth Surface System and Environmental Carrying Capacity, College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Northwest University, 710127, Xi'an, China.
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Ni BJ, Zeng S, Wei W, Dai X, Sun J. Impact of roxithromycin on waste activated sludge anaerobic digestion: Methane production, carbon transformation and antibiotic resistance genes. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 703:134899. [PMID: 31757536 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.134899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2019] [Revised: 09/26/2019] [Accepted: 10/07/2019] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The macrolide antibiotic roxithromycin is widely detected in varying aquatic environments, especially in the wastewater systems, as an emerging contaminant and leads to significant impacts on the microorganisms involved. In this study, the impact of a shock load of roxithromycin on waste activated sludge (WAS) anaerobic digestion was comprehensively investigated. The biochemical methane potential tests showed that the methane production from WAS anaerobic digestion was significantly inhibited by roxithromycin. With the dosage of roxithromycin increasing from 0 to 1000 μg/L, the maximum cumulative methane production decreased from 163.5 ± 2.6 mL/g VS to 150.9 ± 4.5 mL/g VS. In particular, roxithromycin inhibited the acidogenesis and methanogenesis in WAS anaerobic digestion, leading to the decreased methane production. The methanogenic archaea in the studied system mainly belonged to the genera of Methanoseata, Candidatus Methanofastidiosum and Methanolinea and their relative abundances also decreased with roxithromycin addition. The analysis of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in the digested sludge indicated that the abundances of most ARGs detected in this study were increased with roxithromycin exposure, suggesting the potential of growing antibiotic resistance, which was probably caused by enhancing the effect of esterases, methylases and phosphorylases. This work reveals how roxithromycin affects the WAS anaerobic digestion and the change of ARGs in the anaerobic digestion with roxithromycin exposure, and provides useful information for practical operation.
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- Bing-Jie Ni
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, China.
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Analytical Detection of Pesticides, Pollutants, and Pharmaceutical Waste in the Environment. ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY FOR A SUSTAINABLE WORLD 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-38101-1_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Chen M, Zhao H, Wang Y, Bekele TG, Liu W, Chen J. Uptake and depuration of eight fluoroquinolones (FQs) in common carp (Cyprinus carpio). ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2019; 180:202-207. [PMID: 31096125 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.04.075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2019] [Revised: 04/02/2019] [Accepted: 04/25/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Fluoroquinolones (FQs) are extensively used in humans and animals, which have aroused wide attention due to the emergence of FQ resistant bacteria and frequent detection in water, sediment and organism. However, little information is available about the bioconcentration and tissue distribution of FQs in fish. In the present study, we investigated the uptake and depuration of eight FQs (balofloxacin (BAL), enoxacin (ENO), enrofloxacin (ENR), fleroxacin (FLE), lomefloxacin (LOM), moxifloxacin (MOX), ofloxacin (OFL), sparfloxacin (SPA)) in common carp under controlled laboratory conditions. The results showed that all target FQs could accumulate in fish tissues, and had a similar tendency over time during the whole uptake and depuration periods. The uptake rate constant (k1), depuration rate constant (k2) and half-lives (t1/2) were in the ranges of 0.007-3.599 L/(kg·d), 0.051-0.283 d-1 and 2.4-10.7 d, respectively. The ranges of bioconcentration factors (BCFs) were 0.24-39.55 L/kg, 0.21-24.97 L/kg and 0.04-1.07 L/kg in liver, kidney and muscle, respectively. BCFs of eight FQs decreased in the order: MOX > ENR > ENO ≈ BAL ≈ FLE ≈ OFL ≈ LOM ≈ SPA, which may be correlated with the substituents at positions 7 and 8 of the basic quinolone nucleus and the metabolic capacity. Besides, BCFs were relative with pH-adjusted distribution coefficient (log D), suggesting that molecular status of ionizable compounds strongly influenced the bioconcentration processes. The present study provides important insights for understanding the bioconcentration and tissues distribution of FQs.
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- Mo Chen
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road 2, Dalian, 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road 2, Dalian, 116024, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road 2, Dalian, 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road 2, Dalian, 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road 2, Dalian, 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road 2, Dalian, 116024, China
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Zhang P, Yan Z, Lu G, Ji Y. Single and combined effects of microplastics and roxithromycin on Daphnia magna. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 26:17010-17020. [PMID: 30972681 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-05031-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2018] [Accepted: 03/27/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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There is a rising concern about the pollution of microplastics (plastic particles < 5 mm) in water due to their physicochemical properties, especially their interaction with organic contaminants; however, such knowledge is still limited. The mass production and consumption of medication for the treatment of infectious diseases in human and animals have led to the ubiquity of antibiotics in the environment. We studied the single and joint effects of microplastics (1-μm and 10-μm polystyrene particles, PS) and roxithromycin (ROX) on Daphnia magna through the acute and sublethal toxicity tests. The 48-h median effective concentration (EC50) of 1-μm and 10-μm PS to D. magna was 66.97 mg/L and 199.94 mg/L, respectively, while the value of ROX was 20.28 mg/L. Malondialdehyde (MDA) levels and the activities of four enzymatic biomarkers, including superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), and glutathione S-transferase (GST), were further detected to assess the oxidative stress caused in D. magna caused. The results showed that 48-h exposure to PS (0.1 mg/L) or ROX (0.01 mg/L) alone activated the activities of CAT and GST and MDA levels. When compared with the ROX alone, the responses of GPx and MDA in D. magna co-exposed to 1-μm PS were significantly decreased, while co-exposure to 10-μm PS significantly decreased the responses of GST and MDA. Furthermore, the integrated biomarker response version 2 (IBRv2) analysis revealed that co-exposure to 1-μm PS and ROX led to the strongest biological responses in D. magna. Our findings underlined that microplastics should be a concern when they interact with the co-existence of pollutants in the aquatic environment.
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- Peng Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development of Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development of Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development of Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China.
- Water Conservancy Project and Civil Engineering College, Tibet Agriculture and Animal Husbandry University, Linzhi, 860000, China.
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- College of Water Conservancy and Ecological Engineering, Nanchang Institute of Technology, Nanchang, 330099, China
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Xie Z, Tang J, Wu X, Fan S, Cheng H, Li X, Hua R. Bioconcentration and ecotoxicity of sulfadiazine in the aquatic midge Chironomus riparius. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2019; 66:69-74. [PMID: 30622086 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2018.12.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2018] [Revised: 12/05/2018] [Accepted: 12/29/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Although sulfadiazine (SDZ) is widespread in aquatic environments, information regarding the effects of SDZ on aquatic insects is still limited. In the present study, the bioconcentration and the effects of SDZ on the antioxidant system and the expression of endocrine and stress-related genes in Chironomus riparius larvae were investigated. The larvae were exposed to SDZ at the nominal concentrations of 2, 20 and 200 μg/L for 48 h. The results showed that SDZ was taken up by C. riparius despite presenting low bioconcentration factor values (0.99-3.92). In addition, superoxide dismutase activity was markedly reduced compared with the control group, whereas the levels of malondialdehyde were not significantly affected by SDZ. Moreover, the mRNA expression of genes related to heat shock proteins (Hsp70 and Hsp27) and ecdysone pathway (EcR and E74) were significantly up-regulated following all SDZ treatments. In aggregate, our work provides novel and interesting results regarding the potential biochemical and genetic effects of SDZ on freshwater insects.
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- Zhengxin Xie
- Key Laboratory of Agri-food Safety of Anhui Province, School of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agri-food Safety of Anhui Province, School of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agri-food Safety of Anhui Province, School of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agri-food Safety of Anhui Province, School of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225127, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agri-food Safety of Anhui Province, School of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agri-food Safety of Anhui Province, School of Resources and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China.
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Xie Z, Tang J, Wu X, Li X, Hua R. Bioconcentration, metabolism and the effects of tetracycline on multiple biomarkers in Chironomus riparius larvae. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 649:1590-1598. [PMID: 30308927 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2018] [Revised: 08/24/2018] [Accepted: 08/26/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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The antibiotic tetracycline (TC) is widespread in surface waters, but few data are available regarding its adverse effects on aquatic insects. In this study, we investigated the bioconcentration, metabolism, and effects of TC on Chironomus riparius larvae exposed to different concentrations of TC (1.83, 18.5 and 174 μg L-1) for 48 h. The bioconcentration factors were 3.65, 0.74 and 0.23 in larvae with exposure to 1.83, 18.5 and 174 μg L-1 TC, respectively. High concentration ratios of the metabolites anhydrotetracycline (0.56-0.60), 4-epitetracycline (0.43-0.69), and 4-epianhydrotetracycline (0.50-0.55) to the unmetabolized compound were found. Additionally, the activities of superoxide dismutase and glutathione S-transferase were markedly inhibited with a significant increase in malondialdehyde contents at high exposure concentrations of TC (18.5 and 174 μg L-1). Moreover, significant up-regulation of heat shock genes (hsp70 and hsp27), the ecdysone receptor gene, and the E74 early ecdysone responsive gene was observed at all exposure concentrations except for hsp70 at 1.83 μg L-1. Collectively, these results suggested that TC was quickly absorbed and metabolized by C. riparius and resulted in molecular and biochemical disturbances.
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- Zhengxin Xie
- Key Laboratory of Agri-food Safety of Anhui Province, School of Resource and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agri-food Safety of Anhui Province, School of Resource and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agri-food Safety of Anhui Province, School of Resource and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agri-food Safety of Anhui Province, School of Resource and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- Key Laboratory of Agri-food Safety of Anhui Province, School of Resource and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China.
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Nkoom M, Lu G, Liu J, Dong H, Yang H. Bioconcentration, behavioral, and biochemical effects of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac in Daphnia magna. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 26:5704-5712. [PMID: 30612359 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-04072-3] [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: 08/15/2018] [Accepted: 12/27/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) diclofenac is one of the most frequently studied as well as controversially discussed pharmaceutically active drug on the subject of its relevance to the environment. This study was conducted to assess the bioconcentration potential of diclofenac and its behavioral and biochemical effects in Daphnia magna. The bioconcentration factors of diclofenac determined after 48 h of aqueous exposure in Daphnia magna were 70.94 and 8.02 for the nominal exposure concentrations of 5 and 100 μg/L, respectively. Diclofenac exposure obviously decreased the filtration and ingestion rates of the daphnids. A significant increase of the acetylcholinesterase activity that was observed in this study indicates that diclofenac might not have neurobehavioral toxicity in Daphnia magna. Significant induction of malondialdehyde content is an indication of overproduction of reactive oxygen species leading to oxidative damage in daphnids after diclofenac exposure. Moreover, significant inhibition of the superoxide dismutase, catalase, and glutathione reductase activities implies that the antioxidant defense system of Daphnia magna was overwhelmed. Also, significant inhibition of glutathione s-transferase activity might point to the fact that the enzyme was not capable to detoxify diclofenac in Daphnia magna. These findings indicate that diclofenac can accumulate and consequently stimulate behavioral and biochemical disturbances in Daphnia magna.
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- Matthew Nkoom
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development of Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development of Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China.
- Water Conservancy Project & Civil Engineering College, Tibet Agriculture & Animal Husbandry University, Linzhi, 860000, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development of Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development of Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development of Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China
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Zhang S, Ding J, Razanajatovo RM, Jiang H, Zou H, Zhu W. Interactive effects of polystyrene microplastics and roxithromycin on bioaccumulation and biochemical status in the freshwater fish red tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 648:1431-1439. [PMID: 30340288 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.08.266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 179] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2018] [Revised: 08/20/2018] [Accepted: 08/20/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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There are hundreds of thousands metric tons of microplastics (MPs) present in aquatic environments. The MPs coexist with other pollutants in water bodies, such as pharmaceuticals, and may carry and transfer them into aquatic organisms, consequently causing unpredictable ecological risks. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effect of the presence of polystyrene microplastics (PS-MPs) on the distribution and bioaccumulation of roxithromycin (ROX) in freshwater fish red tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) as well as their interactive biochemical effects in red tilapia. PS-MPs were found to enhance the bioaccumulation of ROX in fish tissues compared to ROX-alone exposure. In the treatment of PS-MPs (100 μg L-1) combined with ROX (50 μg L-1), the highest concentrations of ROX reached 39,672.9 ± 6311.4, 1767.9 ± 277.8, 2907.5 ± 225.0, and 4307.1 ± 186.5 μg kg-1 in gut, gills, brain, and liver, respectively. Furthermore, compared to the ROX alone, the neurotoxicity caused by ROX was alleviated due to the presence of MPs after 14 d of exposure. The activities of cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes [7-ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase (EROD) and 7-benzyloxy-4-trifluoromethyl-coumarin O-dibenzyloxylase (BFCOD)] in fish livers exposed to all co-exposure treatments exhibited great variability compared to ROX alone after 14 d of exposure, suggesting that the presence of MPs may affect the metabolism of ROX in tilapia. Compared with ROX alone, the superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity increased significantly, and malondialdehyde (MDA) contents decreased in the co-exposure treatments, showing that oxidative damage in situations of co-exposure to MPs and ROX was mitigated in fish livers after 14 d of exposure. Collectively, the presence of MPs could affect the fate and toxicity of other organic pollutants in fish. The results emphasize the importance to study the interactions between MPs and other organic pollutants in aquatic environments.
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- Shanshan Zhang
- School of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- School of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Technology and Material of Water Treatment, Suzhou 215009, China
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- School of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China
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- School of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, China; Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center of Technology and Material of Water Treatment, Suzhou 215009, China.
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- Freshwater Fisheries Research Centre of Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fisheries and Germplasm Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, Wuxi 214081, China.
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Rizvi SFA, Tariq S, Mehdi M, Hassan AJ. Synthesis of 99m Tc-roxithromycin: A novel diagnostic agent to discriminate between septic and aseptic inflammation. Chem Biol Drug Des 2018; 93:1166-1174. [PMID: 30370631 DOI: 10.1111/cbdd.13412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2018] [Revised: 09/19/2018] [Accepted: 09/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Roxithromycin is a second-generation macrolide antibiotic derived from erythromycin. In the current study, roxithromycin (ROX) was successfully labeled with technetium-99m for early diagnosis of bacterial infection and discrimination between septic and aseptic inflammation. The highest radiochemical purity of ≥95% was achieved by investigating different labeling parameters such as pH, ligand/reducing agent concentration, temperature, and amount of stabilizing agent. For this purpose, 0.3-0.5 mg ligand, 2-6 μg SnCl2 ·2H2 O as a reducing agent at basic pH (8-10 pH) and 2 mg mannitol used as a stabilizing agent, in the end, 370 MBq 99m Tc added into the reaction vials and incubated for a wide range of temperature (-4 to 65°C). The percent radiochemical purity of 99m Tc-roxithromycin was assessed with the help of the radio-thin-layer chromatography technique. The characterization studies were carried out using electrophoresis and Radio-HPLC techniques as well as saline stability and serum stability studies were also performed. Furthermore, biodistribution study was also performed in an inflamed animal model to discriminate between septic (heat-killed Staphylococcus aureus) and aseptic (turpentine oil) inflammatory lesions. The results were elaborated that 99m Tc-roxithromycin (99m Tc-ROX) was clearly bounded at the septic inflammation site (T/NT ratio of 7.08 ± 1.14) at 30 min postadministration, and maximum accumulation was seen in heart, lungs, liver, stomach, kidneys, and intestine. The results were suggested that 99m Tc-ROX might be used to discriminate between septic and aseptic inflammatory lesions at an early stage.
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- Syed Faheem Askari Rizvi
- Department of Chemistry, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan.,Isotope Production Division, Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Chemistry, Government College University Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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Bioaccumulation and Biomagnification of 2-Ethylhexyl-4-dimethylaminobenzoate in Aquatic Animals. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2018; 15:ijerph15112395. [PMID: 30380631 PMCID: PMC6266656 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph15112395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2018] [Revised: 10/26/2018] [Accepted: 10/26/2018] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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2-Ethylhexyl-4-dimethylaminobenzoate (EHDAB) is a commonly used organic ultraviolet filter. The bioaccumulation and biomagnification of EHDAB were investigated in two aquatic animals, the larvae of midge (Chironomus riparius) and crucian carp (Carassius carassius), and the metabolic enzyme responses in fish liver were determined. EHDAB in the larvae of midge reached a steady state within 10 days of sediment exposure. The biota-sediment accumulation factors ranged from 0.10 to 0.54, and were inversely proportional to the exposure concentrations. The EHDAB-contaminated larvae were used to feed the crucian carp. Within 28 days of feeding exposure, the EHDAB levels in fish tissues gradually increased with the increase of the exposure concentration, exhibiting an apparent concentration-dependence and time-dependence. The liver and kidneys were the main organs of accumulation, and the biomagnification factors of EHDAB ranged from 8.97 to 11.0 and 6.44 to 10.8, respectively. In addition, EHDAB significantly increased the activities of cytochrome P450 (CYP) 1A, CYP3A and glutathione S-transferase in the fish liver. Our results indicate that EHDAB may pose a risk of biomagnification in an aquatic environment and influence the biological processes of exposed organisms.
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Sakalli S, Giang PT, Burkina V, Zamaratskaia G, Rasmussen MK, Bakal T, Tilami SK, Sampels S, Kolarova J, Grabic R, Turek J, Randak T, Zlabek V. The effects of sewage treatment plant effluents on hepatic and intestinal biomarkers in common carp (Cyprinus carpio). THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 635:1160-1169. [PMID: 29710571 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.04.188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2018] [Revised: 04/09/2018] [Accepted: 04/14/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Sewage treatment plants (STPs) are one of the major source of pharmaceuticals and personal care products in the aquatic environment. Generally, the effects of individual chemicals on fish are studied under laboratory conditions, which leads to results that are potentially not realistic regarding the effects of these chemicals under environmental conditions. Therefore, in this study, common carps were held in exposed pond that receive water from STP effluents for 360 days under natural conditions. Elimination of xenobiotics starts in the fish intestine, in which the microbial community strongly influences its function. Moreover, the fish intestine functions as crucial organ for absorbing lipids and fatty acids (FA), with consequent transport to the liver where their metabolism occurs. The liver is the primary organ performing xenobiotic metabolism in fish, and therefore, the presence of pollutants may interact with the metabolism of FA. The catalytic activity of CYP1A and CYP3A-like enzymes, their gene expression, FA composition and intestinal microbiome consortia were measured. The catalytic activity of enzymes and their gene and protein expression, were induced in hepatic and intestinal tissues of fish from the exposed pond. Also, fish from the exposed pond had different compositions of FA than those from the control pond: concentration of 18:1 n-9 and 18:2 n-6 were significantly elevated and the longer chain n-3 FA 20:5 n-3, 22:5 n-3 and 22:6 n-3 were significantly lowered. There were clear differences among microbiome consortia in fish intestines across control and exposed groups. Microbiome taxa measured in exposed fish were also associated with those found in STP activated sludge. This study reveals that treated STP water, which is assumed to be clean, affected measured biomarkers in common carp.
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- Sidika Sakalli
- University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Centre of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zatisi 728/II, 389 25 Vodnany, Czech Republic.
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- University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Centre of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zatisi 728/II, 389 25 Vodnany, Czech Republic
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- University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Centre of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zatisi 728/II, 389 25 Vodnany, Czech Republic
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- University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Centre of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zatisi 728/II, 389 25 Vodnany, Czech Republic; Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Molecular Sciences, P.O. Box 7015, SE-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden
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- Institute of Microbiology AS CR, Videnska 1083, 142 00 Prague 4, Czech Republic
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- University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Centre of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zatisi 728/II, 389 25 Vodnany, Czech Republic
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- University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Centre of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zatisi 728/II, 389 25 Vodnany, Czech Republic; Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Molecular Sciences, P.O. Box 7015, SE-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden
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- University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Centre of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zatisi 728/II, 389 25 Vodnany, Czech Republic
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- University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Centre of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zatisi 728/II, 389 25 Vodnany, Czech Republic
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- University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Centre of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zatisi 728/II, 389 25 Vodnany, Czech Republic
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- University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Centre of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zatisi 728/II, 389 25 Vodnany, Czech Republic
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- University of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice, Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters, South Bohemian Research Centre of Aquaculture and Biodiversity of Hydrocenoses, Zatisi 728/II, 389 25 Vodnany, Czech Republic
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Liu S, Bekele TG, Zhao H, Cai X, Chen J. Bioaccumulation and tissue distribution of antibiotics in wild marine fish from Laizhou Bay, North China. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 631-632:1398-1405. [PMID: 29727963 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.03.139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2017] [Revised: 03/12/2018] [Accepted: 03/13/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Information about bioaccumulation and tissue distribution of antibiotics in wild marine fish is still limited. In the present study, tissue levels, bioaccumulation and distribution patterns of 9 sulfonamide (SA), trimethoprim (TMP), 5 fluoroquinolone (FQ), and 4 macrolide (ML) antibiotics were investigated in gill, muscle, kidney, and liver tissues of seven wild fish species collected from Laizhou Bay, North China in 2016. All the 19 antibiotics were detected in these fish tissues with the total concentrations ranging from 22ng/g dry weight (dw) to 500ng/g dw. The mean values of logarithm bioaccumulation factors (BAFs) in the gills, muscles, kidneys, and livers ranged from 2.2 to 4.8, 1.9 to 4.0, 2.5 to 4.9, and 2.5 to 5.4, respectively. Log BAFs of antibiotics in these tissues significantly increased (r=0.61-0.77, p<0.001) with their logarithm values of liposome-water distribution coefficient (Dlipw) except in the muscles, suggesting that Dlipw can well assess the bioaccumulation potentials of antibiotics in phospholipid-rich tissues. In general, the SAs, TMP, and FQs were primarily accumulated in the muscles and the MLs were primarily in the livers, which may be related to their toxicokinetic processes of these marine fish. The present study for the first time reported the tissue distribution patterns of antibiotics in wild marine fish.
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- Sisi Liu
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road 2, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road 2, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road 2, Dalian 116024, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road 2, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road 2, Dalian 116024, China
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Zhao H, Quan W, Bekele TG, Chen M, Zhang X, Qu B. Effect of copper on the accumulation and elimination kinetics of fluoroquinolones in the zebrafish (Danio rerio). ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2018; 156:135-140. [PMID: 29549736 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.03.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2017] [Revised: 03/03/2018] [Accepted: 03/06/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Fluoroquinolones (FQs) have attracted wide concerns due to their pseudo-persistent and universal presence in natural water. Here we exposed zebrafish separately to two FQs (enrofloxacin (ENR) and ofloxacin (OFL)) in different copper (Cu) concentrations for 20 days (d) in a flow-through system, followed by a 11 d depuration period in clean water to investigate compound specific bioaccumulation and tissue distribution. Two FQs could accumulate in zebrafish, and the high concentration was observed in liver. Moreover, the levels of FQs in different treatment groups were higher than the corresponding control fish group. The uptake rates (k1), elimination rates (k2), BCF value, and half-lives (t1/2) of FQs ranged from 0.02 to 3.28 d-1, 0.01 to 0.97 d-1, 0.33 to 109.33, 9.90 to 69.31 d, respectively. With Cu exposure concentration's increasing, k1 values in three tissues (liver, skin and gill) obviously decreased. The exposure concentration affected the BCF value significantly, but didn't change their relative compositions in liver, gill, skin, and muscle after long time exposure. BCF values of ENR were always a little bit higher than those of OFL in almost all the tissues (liver, skin and gill) in the low Cu concentration treatments, whereas, in the high Cu concentration treatments the bioconcentration factors (BCF) values of ENR were lower than the values of OFL. The exposure of Cu played an important role in the FQs bioconcentration and BCF. These results are meaningful for improved understanding and prediction of the behavior and fate of metallic and antibiotics in aqueous environments.
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- Hongxia Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road 2, Dalian 116024, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road 2, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road 2, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road 2, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road 2, Dalian 116024, China
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- Dalian Institute of Food Inspection, Dalian 116630, China.
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Yao L, Zhao JL, Liu YS, Zhang QQ, Jiang YX, Liu S, Liu WR, Yang YY, Ying GG. Personal care products in wild fish in two main Chinese rivers: Bioaccumulation potential and human health risks. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 621:1093-1102. [PMID: 29054634 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.10.117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2017] [Revised: 10/12/2017] [Accepted: 10/12/2017] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Personal care products (PCPs) are widely applied in our daily life, however, little is known about their occurrence in wild fish. We investigated the bioaccumulation and potential risks of 24 PCPs in muscle and liver tissues of wild fish collected from two large rivers of Pearl and Yangtze Rivers in China. The results showed the detection of a total of 13 PCPs including 9 biocides, 2 synthetic musks and 2 benzotriazoles in at least one type of fish tissue from 12 fish species. The compounds with high detection frequencies (>50%) in fish muscle or liver tissues were N,N-diethyl-3-methylbenzamide, carbendazim, climbazole, miconazole (MCZ), methylparaben, propylparaben, triclosan (TCS), tonalide, galaxolide (HHCB) and 5-methyl-1H-benzotriazole (5-TT). Among biocides, synthetic musks and benzotriazoles, TCS, HHCB and benzotriazole showed the maximum concentrations of 79.5ng/g wet weight (ww), 299ng/g ww and 3.14ng/g ww, respectively, in muscle tissue, while MCZ, HHCB and 5-TT showed the maximum concentrations of 432ng/g ww, 2619ng/g ww and 54.5ng/g ww, respectively, in liver tissue. The median values of logarithm of bioaccumulation factors (BAF) for the detected 13 PCPs were ranged 0.8-3.35 in muscle and 0.85-4.58 in liver. The log BAF values of the PCPs displayed good linear relationships with log Kow and log Dow (pH-dependent Kow). The health hazard assessment of 10 detected PCPs in the muscle indicated no appreciable risk to human via consumption of the wild fish.
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- Li Yao
- State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tropical Marine Bio-resources and Ecology, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Applied Marine Biology, South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510301, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Organic Geochemistry, Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou 510640, China
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Lu G, Xie Z, Zhang Z. Effects of dissolved organic matter, feeding, and water flow on the bioconcentration of diclofenac in crucian carp (Carassius auratus). ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 25:7776-7784. [PMID: 29290061 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-1081-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2017] [Accepted: 12/18/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Diclofenac (DCF), a prevalent anti-inflammatory drug, is frequently detected in aquatic organisms. However, little is known about the environmental factors that affect the bioconcentration of DCF in aquatic environments. Here, we firstly investigated the bioconcentration of DCF by crucian carp (Carassius auratus) following aqueous exposure (3.57, 14.5, and 71.8 μg L-1) for 21 days. DCF can accumulate in crucian carp, and the maximum bioconcentration factors (BCFs) of 121 L kg-1 in the liver, 52.3 L kg-1 in the gills, and 46.8 L kg-1 in the muscle were always found at 3.57 μg L-1 after 14 days of exposure. Secondly, the influences of dissolved organic matter (DOM), feeding, and water flow on the bioconcentration of DCF were determined at the nominal concentration of 4 μg L-1 for 14 days. The BCFs of DCF in various fish tissues decreased by 0.5-85% with the increasing DOM concentrations. Feeding also led to lower body burden of DCF in fish tissues (6-55%) with the increasing food amount. In hydrodynamic experiment, the BCFs of DCF decreased by15-57% at most in various fish tissues. Collectively, our results demonstrated the bioconcentration of DCF in fish can be influenced by various environmental factors, which should be considered in the risk assessment of pharmaceuticals.
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- Guanghua Lu
- College of Hydraulic and Civil Engineering, XiZang Agricultural and Animal Husbandry College, Linzhi, 860000, China
- College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China
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- School of Resource and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, 230036, China.
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- College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing, 210098, China
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The Effects of Antibiotics on Microbial Community Composition in an Estuary Reservoir during Spring and Summer Seasons. WATER 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/w10020154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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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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Liu L, Wu W, Zhang J, Lv P, Xu L, Yan Y. Progress of research on the toxicology of antibiotic pollution in aquatic organisms. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chnaes.2018.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Klimaszyk P, Rzymski P. Water and Aquatic Fauna on Drugs: What are the Impacts of Pharmaceutical Pollution? WATER MANAGEMENT AND THE ENVIRONMENT: CASE STUDIES 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-79014-5_12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Chen Y, Zhou JL, Cheng L, Zheng YY, Xu J. Sediment and salinity effects on the bioaccumulation of sulfamethoxazole in zebrafish (Danio rerio). CHEMOSPHERE 2017; 180:467-475. [PMID: 28431384 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.04.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2017] [Revised: 04/09/2017] [Accepted: 04/12/2017] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The dynamic distribution of a widely used antibiotic sulfamethoxazole between water, sediment and aquatic organisms (zebrafish) was studied in microcosms. Sulfamethoxazole concentrations in water were gradually reduced, while in sediment and zebrafish gradually increased, suggesting active adsorption and bioaccumulation processes occurring. The presence of sediment particles and their interactions with water reduced the bioaccumulation of sulfamethoxazole in zebrafish by 13-28%. The sediment of smaller particle size with more organic carbon content and higher surface area, adsorbed sulfamethoxazole more extensively and decreased its bioaccumulation most significantly. The effect became more severe with increasing salinity in water due to the salting out of sulfamethoxazole, resulting in 24-33% reduction in bioaccumulation. At equilibrium, the distribution of sulfamethoxazole in different phases was quantified, with most sulfamethoxazole being associated with water (97.3%), followed by sedimentary phase (2.7%) and finally zebrafish (0.05%). The findings provided important data for further research into antibiotics fate and bio-uptake in aquatic organisms, and subsequent ecotoxicity.
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- State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, 3663 North Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, 3663 North Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, 3663 North Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, 3663 North Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Estuarine and Coastal Research, East China Normal University, 3663 North Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200062, China
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Yan Z, Lu G, Sun H, Ma B. Influence of multi-walled carbon nanotubes on the effects of roxithromycin in crucian carp (Carassius auratus) in the presence of natural organic matter. CHEMOSPHERE 2017; 178:165-172. [PMID: 28324838 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.03.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2016] [Revised: 03/08/2017] [Accepted: 03/10/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Carbon nanotubes are increasingly entering the aquatic environment and may interact with other co-existing contaminants, such as antibiotics. However, whether these interactions may affect their bioavailability in aquatic organisms is the subject of considerable debate. The primary objective of this study was to assess the risks arising from the coexistence of roxithromycin (ROX) and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) in waters containing natural organic matter (NOM), focusing on the distribution and bioaccumulation of ROX in crucian carp (Carassius auratus), and the related biochemical status. There were no significant differences in ROX bioaccumulation in fish following exposure to ROX with and without NOM. However, the further addition of MWCNTs significantly facilitated the bioaccumulation of ROX in the liver (32-80%), gill (15-74%), intestine (51-113%), and bile (15-67%) in different exposure periods. Meanwhile, a 0.3-fold increase in the metabolic enzyme activity and oxidative stress in the liver were markedly accelerated by the co-exposed MWCNTs compared to ROX alone. The findings imply that the ROX adsorbed on MWCNTs may be a higher threat to fish than ROX alone. The high and fast release of ROX from MWCNTs in bile salts and serum albumin may contribute to the enhancement in bioaccumulation and bioactivity of ROX in fish with MWCNTs.
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- Zhenhua Yan
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China; College of Hydraulic and Civil Engineering, XiZang Agricultural and Animal Husbandry College, Linzhi 860000, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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Xie Z, Lu G, Yan Z, Liu J, Wang P, Wang Y. Bioaccumulation and trophic transfer of pharmaceuticals in food webs from a large freshwater lake. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2017; 222:356-366. [PMID: 28034558 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2016.12.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 123] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2016] [Revised: 11/26/2016] [Accepted: 12/10/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Pharmaceuticals are increasingly detected in environmental matrices, but information on their trophic transfer in aquatic food webs is insufficient. This study investigated the bioaccumulation and trophic transfer of 23 pharmaceuticals in Taihu Lake, China. Pharmaceutical concentrations were analyzed in surface water, sediments and 14 aquatic species, including plankton, invertebrates and fish collected from the lake. The median concentrations of the detected pharmaceuticals ranged from not detected (ND) to 49 ng/L in water, ND to 49 ng/g dry weight (dw) in sediments, and from ND to 130 ng/g dw in biota. Higher concentrations of pharmaceuticals were found in zoobenthos relative to plankton, shrimp and fish muscle. In fish tissues, the observed pharmaceutical contents in the liver and brain were generally higher than those in the gills and muscle. Both bioaccumulation factors (median BAFs: 19-2008 L/kg) and biota-sediment accumulation factors (median BSAFs: 0.0010-0.037) indicated a low bioaccumulation potential for the target pharmaceuticals. For eight of the most frequently detected pharmaceuticals in food webs, the trophic magnification factors (TMFs) were analyzed from two different regions of Taihu Lake. The TMFs for roxithromycin, propranolol, diclofenac, ibuprofen, ofloxacin, norfloxacin, ciprofloxacin and tetracycline in the two food webs ranged from 0.28 to 1.25, suggesting that none of these pharmaceuticals experienced trophic magnification. In addition, the pharmaceutical TMFs did not differ significantly between the two regions in Taihu Lake.
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- Zhengxin Xie
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development of Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China; School of Resource and Environment, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei 230036, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development of Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development of Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development of Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development of Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resources Development of Shallow Lakes of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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Liu S, Zhao H, Lehmler HJ, Cai X, Chen J. Antibiotic Pollution in Marine Food Webs in Laizhou Bay, North China: Trophodynamics and Human Exposure Implication. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2017; 51:2392-2400. [PMID: 28106989 PMCID: PMC5618103 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b04556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Little information is available about the bioaccumulation and biomagnification of antibiotics in marine food webs. Here, we investigate the levels and trophic transfer of 9 sulfonamide (SA), 5 fluoroquinolone (FQ), and 4 macrolide (ML) antibiotics, as well as trimethoprim in nine invertebrate and ten fish species collected from a marine food web in Laizhou Bay, North China in 2014 and 2015. All the antibiotics were detected in the marine organisms, with SAs and FQs being the most abundant antibiotics. Benthic fish accumulated more SAs than invertebrates and pelagic fish, while invertebrates exhibited higher FQ levels than fish. Generally, SAs and trimethoprim biomagnified in the food web, while the FQs and MLs were biodiluted. Trophic magnification factors (TMF) were 1.2-3.9 for SAs and trimethoprim, 0.3-1.0 for FQs and MLs. Limited biotransformation and relatively high assimilation efficiencies are the likely reasons for the biomagnification of SAs. The pH dependent distribution coefficients (log D) but not the lipophilicity (log KOW) of SAs and FQs had a significant correlation (r = 0.73; p < 0.05) with their TMFs. Although the calculated estimated daily intakes (EDI) for antibiotics suggest that consumption of seafood from Laizhou Bay is not associated with significant human health risks, this study provides important insights into the guidance of risk management of antibiotics.
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- Sisi Liu
- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road 2, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road 2, Dalian 116024, China
- Corresponding Authors. Hongxia Zhao, phone/fax: +86-411-8470 7965, , address: Linggong Road 2, Ganjingzi District, Dalian 116024, China; Jingwen Chen, phone/fax: +86-411-8470 6269, , address: Linggong Road 2, Ganjingzi District, Dalian 116024, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, College of Public Health, The University of Iowa, IA 52242, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road 2, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Industrial Ecology and Environmental Engineering (Ministry of Education), School of Environmental Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Linggong Road 2, Dalian 116024, China
- Corresponding Authors. Hongxia Zhao, phone/fax: +86-411-8470 7965, , address: Linggong Road 2, Ganjingzi District, Dalian 116024, China; Jingwen Chen, phone/fax: +86-411-8470 6269, , address: Linggong Road 2, Ganjingzi District, Dalian 116024, China
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Elia AC, Pacini N, Fioravanti ML, Dörr AJM, Zaccaroni A, Parmeggiani AM, Gustinelli A, Mordenti O, Abete MC, Prearo M. Assessment of Detoxifying Markers for Florfenicol in Rainbow Trout Liver. JOURNAL OF AQUATIC ANIMAL HEALTH 2016; 28:258-265. [PMID: 27791693 DOI: 10.1080/08997659.2016.1206637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Florfenicol (FF) is employed in fish farms to contest or prevent bacterial infections. However, this pharmaceutical may produce reactive oxygen species that may cause biochemical changes in antibiotic-treated fish. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of FF on Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss treated for 10 d with 7.5 and 15 mg/kg FF followed by a withdrawal period of 5 d. Superoxide dismutase, catalase, glutathione peroxidase, glutathione reductase, glutathione S-transferase, glyoxalase I and glyoxalase II, total glutathione, lactic dehydrogenase, and alkaline phosphatase were investigated in the livers of treated and untreated fish. A general impairment of antioxidant enzymes and metabolic indicators was measured in FF-treated Rainbow Trout. Onset of oxidative damage may have occurred during the antibiotic treatment as a consequence of the effect of FF toxicity at mainly the highest dose. Nevertheless, the rise in levels of total glutathione and glutathione S-transferase even after the withdrawal period may shield the antibiotic-mediated oxidative processes. Received December 22, 2015; accepted May 26, 2016.
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- Antonia Concetta Elia
- a Department of Chemistry , Biology and Biotechnology, University of Perugia , Via Elce di Sotto, 8, Perugia 06123 , Italy
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- a Department of Chemistry , Biology and Biotechnology, University of Perugia , Via Elce di Sotto, 8, Perugia 06123 , Italy
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- b Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences , University of Bologna , Via Tolara di Sopra, 50, Ozzano Emilia 40064 , Italy
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- a Department of Chemistry , Biology and Biotechnology, University of Perugia , Via Elce di Sotto, 8, Perugia 06123 , Italy
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- b Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences , University of Bologna , Via Tolara di Sopra, 50, Ozzano Emilia 40064 , Italy
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- b Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences , University of Bologna , Via Tolara di Sopra, 50, Ozzano Emilia 40064 , Italy
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- b Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences , University of Bologna , Via Tolara di Sopra, 50, Ozzano Emilia 40064 , Italy
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- b Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences , University of Bologna , Via Tolara di Sopra, 50, Ozzano Emilia 40064 , Italy
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- c National Reference Centre for the Surveillance and Monitoring of Animal Feed, State Veterinary Institute , Via Bologna, 148, Turin 10154 , Italy
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- d Fish Disease Laboratory , State Veterinary Institute , Via Bologna, 148, Turin 10154 , Italy
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Zhao S, Wang X, Li Y, Lin J. Bioconcentration, metabolism, and biomarker responses in marine medaka (Oryzias melastigma) exposed to sulfamethazine. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2016; 181:29-36. [PMID: 27810490 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2016.10.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2016] [Revised: 10/25/2016] [Accepted: 10/26/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The antibiotic sulfamethazine (SM2) is commonly used in agriculture and livestock for its broad-spectrum antibacterial properties. Due to its widespread application, SM2 is frequently detected in surface water and sediments. The objective of this study was to investigate the bioconcentration, distribution and biomarker responses of SM2 and its main metabolite, acetylated sulfamethazine (N-SM2) in medaka (Oryzias melastigma). Two treated groups of medaka were exposed to concentrations of 40μg/L and 200μg/L of SM2 for 24h to simulate the habitual use of those antibiotics in aquiculture activities. SM2 and its main metabolite, N-SM2, were measured in several tissues during the 24h uptake period by UPLC/MS/MS. The bile exhibited the highest SM2 concentration followed by the liver, gonad, gills, and muscle and the bioconcenration factor (BCF) was 10.69-42.95 in female fish and 2.78-145.36 in male fish. N-SM2 showed a different distribution pattern from the parent compound, accumulating mainly in the gonad, and its BCF was much higher in the male group. Gender-related differences were also observed in the bioconcentration, transform rate and biomarkers of SM2. Biomarkers (SOD, CAT) in the liver changed significantly after 2, 12, and 24h of exposure (P<0.05), and presented a double-peak phenomenon. These results indicated that SM2 can be absorbed and metabolized through multiple routes by fish in a short time. Interactions between biological systems and SM2 or its metabolites may induce biochemical disturbances in fish.
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- Songhe Zhao
- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Fujian Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploitation and Utilization of Marine Biological Resources, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Fujian Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploitation and Utilization of Marine Biological Resources, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Fujian Collaborative Innovation Center for Exploitation and Utilization of Marine Biological Resources, College of the Environment and Ecology, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- School of Bioengineering, Jimei University, Xiamen 361021, China
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Lalander C, Senecal J, Gros Calvo M, Ahrens L, Josefsson S, Wiberg K, Vinnerås B. Fate of pharmaceuticals and pesticides in fly larvae composting. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2016; 565:279-286. [PMID: 27177134 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.04.147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2016] [Revised: 04/20/2016] [Accepted: 04/21/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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A novel and efficient organic waste management strategy currently gaining great attention is fly larvae composting. High resource recovery efficiency can be achieved in this closed-looped system, but pharmaceuticals and pesticides in waste could potentially accumulate in every loop of the treatment system and spread to the environment. This study evaluated the fate of three pharmaceuticals (carbamazepine, roxithromycin, trimethoprim) and two pesticides (azoxystrobin, propiconazole) in a fly larvae composting system and in a control treatment with no larvae. It was found that the half-life of all five substances was shorter in the fly larvae compost (<10% of control) and no bioaccumulation was detected in the larvae. Fly larvae composting could thus impede the spread of pharmaceuticals and pesticides into the environment.
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- C Lalander
- Department of Energy and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences.
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- Department of Energy and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
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- Department of Energy and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
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- Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
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- Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
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- Department of Aquatic Sciences and Assessment, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
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- Department of Energy and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
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Puckowski A, Mioduszewska K, Łukaszewicz P, Borecka M, Caban M, Maszkowska J, Stepnowski P. Bioaccumulation and analytics of pharmaceutical residues in the environment: A review. J Pharm Biomed Anal 2016; 127:232-55. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jpba.2016.02.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2015] [Revised: 01/28/2016] [Accepted: 02/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Lin T, Yu S, Chen W. Occurrence, removal and risk assessment of pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) in an advanced drinking water treatment plant (ADWTP) around Taihu Lake in China. CHEMOSPHERE 2016; 152:1-9. [PMID: 26943873 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.02.109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2015] [Revised: 02/25/2016] [Accepted: 02/26/2016] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The occurrence and removal of 39 selected pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) were investigated in an advanced drinking water treatment plant (ADWTP) around Taihu Lake. Fourteen of 39 targeted pharmaceuticals were detected in the raw water. After a series of purification processes, only indomethacin, caffeine and sulfamethoxazole were found in effluent, albeit at concentrations less than 2 ng L(-1). The results of principal component analysis suggested that three main purification processes, oxidation, coagulation combined with sedimentation and filtration combined with bio-degradation, influenced the removal performance of PPCPs. The ecotoxicological and human health risk assessment confirmed that drugs detected in effluent posed no potential toxicity and also suggested that two PPCPs (roxithromycin and sulfamethoxazole), especially sulfamethoxazole, should be seriously considered as candidates for regulatory monitoring and prioritization. Finally, the correlation between removal efficiency and risk quotient indicated that uniform removal efficiency for all PPCPs may not reflect an equal risk control in the ADWTP.
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- Tao Lin
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China
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- College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lakes, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, PR China.
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