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Li J, Arnold WA, Hozalski RM. Animal Feedlots and Domestic Wastewater Discharges are Likely Sources of N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) Precursors in Midwestern Watersheds. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2024; 58:2973-2983. [PMID: 38290429 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c09251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2024]
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N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) precursor concentrations along four major rivers in Minnesota, USA were quantified and correlated with watershed land cover types, anthropogenic activity, and organic matter characteristics. River water samples (36 in total) were chloraminated under uniform formation conditions (UFC) before and after lime-softening treatment, and the resulting NDMA concentrations were quantified (NDMAUFC). Regarding land cover, NDMAUFC in raw river water exhibited weak positive correlations with urban land (ρ = 0.33, p = 0.05) and cropland coverage (ρ = 0.35, p = 0.04). For anthropogenic activity, NDMAUFC in raw river water positively correlated with the number of feedlots (ρ = 0.57), total weight of animals (ρ = 0.68), and total number of domestic wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs; ρ = 0.63) with p < 0.01. NDMAUFC positively correlated with region IV fluorescence intensity from fluorescence excitation-emission spectra (ρ = 0.70, p < 0.01). Lime softening of river water typically increased NDMAUFC and preferentially removed organic matter that fluoresces in region V, suggesting that the organic matter in this region decreases NDMAUFC by competing for available chloramines. Overall, animal feedlots, along with domestic WWTPs, are predominant sources of NDMA precursors in the studied watersheds, while croplands and urban runoff are of lesser importance.
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- Jiaqi Li
- Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering, University of Minnesota, 500 Pillsbury Dr. SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering, University of Minnesota, 500 Pillsbury Dr. SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo- Engineering, University of Minnesota, 500 Pillsbury Dr. SE, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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Zhu D, Zhou F, Ma Y, Xiong Y, Li X, Li W, Wang D. An economic, self-supporting, robust and durable LiFe 5O 8 anode for sulfamethoxazole degradation. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 316:137810. [PMID: 36634712 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.137810] [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: 10/28/2022] [Revised: 12/30/2022] [Accepted: 01/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Electrochemically activating peroxydisulfate (PDS) to degrade organic pollutants is one of the most attractive advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) to address environmental issues, but the high cost, poor stability, and low degradation efficiency of the anode materials hinder their application. Herein, an economic, self-supporting, robust, and durable LiFe5O8 on Fe substrate (Fe@LFO) anode is reported to degrade sulfamethoxazole (SMX). When PDS is electrochemically activated by the Fe@LFO anode, the degradation rate of SMX is significantly improved. It is found that hydroxyl radicals (•OH), superoxide radical (O2•-), singlet oxygen (1O2), Fe(Ⅳ), activated PDS (PDS*), and direct electron transfer (DET) reactions synergistically contribute to the degradation of SMX, which can realize the degradation of SMX in four possible routes: cleavage of the isoxazole ring, hydroxylation of the benzene ring, oxidation of the aniline group, and cleavage of the S-N bond, as evidenced by a series of tests of radicals quenching, electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), linear sweep voltammetry (LSV) and liquid chromatograph mass spectrometer (LC-MS). Furthermore, Fe@LFO has good structural stability, excellent cyclability and low degradation cost, demonstrating its great potential for practical applications. This work contributes to a stable and effective anode material in the field of AOPs.
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- Dongdong Zhu
- School of Resource and Environmental Science, Hubei International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Sustainable Resource and Energy, Wuhan University, 430072, Wuhan, China
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- School of Resource and Environmental Science, Hubei International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Sustainable Resource and Energy, Wuhan University, 430072, Wuhan, China
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- School of Resource and Environmental Science, Hubei International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Sustainable Resource and Energy, Wuhan University, 430072, Wuhan, China
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- School of Resource and Environmental Science, Hubei International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Sustainable Resource and Energy, Wuhan University, 430072, Wuhan, China
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- School of Resource and Environmental Science, Hubei International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Sustainable Resource and Energy, Wuhan University, 430072, Wuhan, China
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- School of Resource and Environmental Science, Hubei International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Sustainable Resource and Energy, Wuhan University, 430072, Wuhan, China.
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- School of Resource and Environmental Science, Hubei International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Base of Sustainable Resource and Energy, Wuhan University, 430072, Wuhan, China.
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Song Y, Feng S, Qin W, Li J, Guan C, Zhou Y, Gao Y, Zhang Z, Jiang J. Formation mechanism and control strategies of N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) formation during ozonation. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 823:153679. [PMID: 35131246 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153679] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2021] [Revised: 01/06/2022] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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This review summarizes major findings over the last decade related to N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) formed upon ozonation, which was regarded as highly toxic and carcinogenic disinfection by-products. The reaction kinetics, chemical yields and mechanisms were assessed for the ozonation of potential precursors including dimethylamine (DMA), N,N-dimethylsulfamide, hydrazines, N-containing water and wastewater polymers, dyes containing a dimethylamino function, N-functionalized carbon nanotubes, guanidine, and phenylurea. The effects of bromide on the NDMA formation during ozonation of different types of precursors were also discussed. The mechanism for NDMA formation during ozonation of DMA was re-summarized and new perspectives were proposed to assess on this mechanism. Effect of hydroxyl radicals (•OH) on NDMA formation during ozonation was also discussed due to the noticeable oxidation of NDMA by •OH. Surrogate parameters including nitrate formation and UV254 after ozonation may be useful parameters to estimate NDMA formation for practical application. The strategies for NDMA formation control were proposed through improving the ozonation process such as ozone/hydrogen peroxide, ozone/peroxymonosulfate and catalytic ozonation process based on membrane pores aeration (MEMBRO3X).
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- Yang Song
- School of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China
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- School of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China
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- School of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China
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- Key Laboratory for City Cluster Environmental Safety and Green Development of the Ministry of Education, School of Ecology, Environment and Resources, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China; Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou 511458, China
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- Key Laboratory for City Cluster Environmental Safety and Green Development of the Ministry of Education, School of Ecology, Environment and Resources, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China; Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou 511458, China
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- Key Laboratory for City Cluster Environmental Safety and Green Development of the Ministry of Education, School of Ecology, Environment and Resources, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China; Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou 511458, China
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- Key Laboratory for City Cluster Environmental Safety and Green Development of the Ministry of Education, School of Ecology, Environment and Resources, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China; Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou 511458, China
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- Key Laboratory for City Cluster Environmental Safety and Green Development of the Ministry of Education, School of Ecology, Environment and Resources, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China; Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou 511458, China
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- Key Laboratory for City Cluster Environmental Safety and Green Development of the Ministry of Education, School of Ecology, Environment and Resources, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, China; Southern Marine Science and Engineering Guangdong Laboratory (Guangzhou), Guangzhou 511458, China.
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Dong S, Liu Y, Feng L, Zhang L. Oxidation of pyrazolone pharmaceuticals by peracetic acid: Kinetics, mechanism and genetic toxicity variations. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 291:132947. [PMID: 34800509 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2021] [Revised: 11/10/2021] [Accepted: 11/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Peracetic acid (PAA) oxidation is an emerging technology in water disinfection and purification. This study evaluated the oxidation of three pyrazolone pharmaceuticals (i.e., Aminopyrine (AMP), Antipyrine (ANT), and Isopropylphenazone (PRP) by PAA. Experimental results showed that PAA exhibited structure selectivity to the above three pharmaceuticals and oxidized AMP with the highest reactivity. The degradation kinetics of AMP was investigated by calculating the apparent second-order rate constants (kapp) under different initial pH. Through kinetic simulation, the second-order rate constants of elementary reactions between AMP (i.e., neutral (AMP0) and protonated (AMP+) species) with PAA (i.e., neutral (PAA0) and anionic (PAA-) species) were obtained to be 0.34 ± 0.077 M-1 s-1(k"AMP+, PAA0), 0.89 ± 0.091 M-1 s-1(k"AMP0, PAA-) and 5.94 ± 0.142 M-1 s-1(k"AMP0, PAA0), respectively. The PAA could oxidize AMP via electrophilic attack, and the degradation site of AMP was confirmed to be the central nitrogen of -N(CH3)2 with the highest relative electrophilicity (sk-/sk+, 48.8614) by Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculation. The intermediates/products of AMP degradation were identified by high-performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS), and the transformation pathways of AMP during PAA oxidation were inferred to be hydroxylation, demethylation, and CC cleavage. The genetic toxicity of AMP contaminated water could be reduced after PAA oxidation, which was evaluated by the micronucleus test of Vicia faba root tips.
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- Shunqi Dong
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, Engineering Research Center for Water Pollution Source Control and Eco-remediation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, Engineering Research Center for Water Pollution Source Control and Eco-remediation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, Engineering Research Center for Water Pollution Source Control and Eco-remediation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, Engineering Research Center for Water Pollution Source Control and Eco-remediation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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Fu J, Feng L, Liu Y, Zhang L, Li S. Electrochemical activation of peroxymonosulfate (PMS) by carbon cloth anode for sulfamethoxazole degradation. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 287:132094. [PMID: 34492410 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.132094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2021] [Revised: 08/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Electrochemical activation of peroxymonosulfate (PMS) at carbon cloth anode (E (Carbon cloth Anode)/PMS system) was investigated for sulfamethoxazole (SMX) degradation. The results indicated that PMS could be activated at carbon cloth anode during electrolysis, resulting in the improvement of SMX degradation. The degradation efficiency of SMX was facilitated with the higher PMS concentration and current density, respectively. The degradation rate constant of SMX increased with the rising pH from 3.6 to 6.0, and reached the highest value at pH 6.0, and then decreased with further increasing pH to 8.0. The presence of chloride ion (Cl-, 5-100 mM) significantly enhanced SMX degradation, while addition of humic acid (HA, 1-5 mgC L-1) inhibited SMX degradation. Addition of carbonate (HCO3-, 5-20 mM) had a negligible impact on SMX degradation. Small amounts of phosphate (PO43-, 0-5 mM) could promote degradation, while a large amount of PO43- (10-20 mM) inhibited the degradation. Moreover, the quenching experiments demonstrated that sulfate radical (SO4·-), hydroxyl radical (·OH) and singlet oxygen (1O2) contributed to SMX degradation in E (Carbon cloth Anode)/PMS system. The degradation intermediates of SMX were identified by LC-MS/MS and the degradation pathways were deduced to be hydroxylation, the cleavage of S-N bond, and oxidation of aniline group. Moreover, the micronucleus test of Vicia faba root tips indicated that the E (Carbon Cloth Anode)/PMS system could reduce the genetic toxicity of SMX contaminated water to some extent.
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- Jingyi Fu
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, Engineering Research Center for Water Pollution Source Control and Eco-remediation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, Engineering Research Center for Water Pollution Source Control and Eco-remediation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, Engineering Research Center for Water Pollution Source Control and Eco-remediation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory for Source Control Technology of Water Pollution, Engineering Research Center for Water Pollution Source Control and Eco-remediation, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qiqihar University, Qiqihar, 161006, China
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Guerrero-Alburquerque N, Zhao S, Rentsch D, Koebel MM, Lattuada M, Malfait WJ. Ureido Functionalization through Amine-Urea Transamidation under Mild Reaction Conditions. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:1583. [PMID: 34069157 PMCID: PMC8156039 DOI: 10.3390/polym13101583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2021] [Revised: 05/05/2021] [Accepted: 05/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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Ureido-functionalized compounds play an indispensable role in important biochemical processes, as well as chemical synthesis and production. Isocyanates, and KOCN in particular, are the preferred reagents for the ureido functionalization of amine-bearing compounds. In this study, we evaluate the potential of urea as a reagent to graft ureido groups onto amines at relatively low temperatures (<100 °C) in aqueous media. Urea is an inexpensive, non-toxic and biocompatible potential alternative to KOCN for ureido functionalization. From as early as 1864, urea was the go-to reagent for polyurea polycondensation, before falling into disuse after the advent of isocyanate chemistry. We systematically re-investigate the advantages and disadvantages of urea for amine transamidation. High ureido-functionalization conversion was obtained for a wide range of substrates, including primary and secondary amines and amino acids. Reaction times are nearly independent of substrate and pH, but excess urea is required for practically feasible reaction rates. Near full conversion of amines into ureido can be achieved within 10 h at 90 °C and within 24 h at 80 °C, and much slower reaction rates were determined at lower temperatures. The importance of the urea/amine ratio and the temperature dependence of the reaction rates indicate that urea decomposition into an isocyanic acid or a carbamate intermediate is the rate-limiting step. The presence of water leads to a modest increase in reaction rates, but the full conversion of amino groups into ureido groups is also possible in the absence of water in neat alcohol, consistent with a reaction mechanism mediated by an isocyanic acid intermediate (where the water assists in the proton transfer). Hence, the reaction with urea avoids the use of toxic isocyanate reagents by in situ generation of the reactive isocyanate intermediate, but the requirement to separate the excess urea from the reaction product remains a major disadvantage.
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- Natalia Guerrero-Alburquerque
- Laboratory for Building Energy Materials and Components, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Empa, Überlandstrasse 129, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland; (N.G.-A.); (S.Z.); (M.M.K.)
- Department of Chemistry, University of Fribourg, Chemin du Musée 9, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland;
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- Laboratory for Building Energy Materials and Components, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Empa, Überlandstrasse 129, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland; (N.G.-A.); (S.Z.); (M.M.K.)
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- Laboratory for Functional Polymers, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Empa, Überlandstrasse 129, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland;
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- Laboratory for Building Energy Materials and Components, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Empa, Überlandstrasse 129, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland; (N.G.-A.); (S.Z.); (M.M.K.)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Fribourg, Chemin du Musée 9, 1700 Fribourg, Switzerland;
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- Laboratory for Building Energy Materials and Components, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Empa, Überlandstrasse 129, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland; (N.G.-A.); (S.Z.); (M.M.K.)
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