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Battulga B, Munkhbat D, Matsueda M, Atarashi-Andoh M, Oyuntsetseg B, Koarashi J, Kawahigashi M. Uncovering the characteristics of plastic-associated biofilm from the inland river system of Mongolia. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2024; 357:124427. [PMID: 38914199 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.124427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2024] [Revised: 06/21/2024] [Accepted: 06/22/2024] [Indexed: 06/26/2024]
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The occurrence and characteristics of plastic debris in aquatic and terrestrial environments have been extensively studied. However, limited information exists on the properties and dynamic behavior of plastic-associated biofilms in the environment. In this study, we collected plastic samples from an inland river system in Mongolia and extracted biofilms to uncover their characteristics using spectroscopic, isotopic, and thermogravimetric techniques. Mixtures of organic and mineral particles were detected in the extracted biofilms, revealing plastic as a carrier for exogenous substances, including contaminants, in the river ecosystem. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) indicated the predominant contribution of minerals primarily comprising aluminosilicate and calcite, representing approximately 80 wt% of the biofilms. Differential thermal analysis (DTA) coupled with Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometry operated at 25°C-600 °C enabled the detection of gaseous decomposition products, such as CO2, H2O, CO, and functional groups (O-H, C-H, C-O, CO, CC, and C-C), released from biopolymers in the extracted biofilms. Dehydration, dehydroxylation, and decarboxylation reactions explain the thermal properties of biofilms. The stable carbon (δ13C) and nitrogen (δ15N) isotope ratios of the biofilms demonstrated variable signatures ranging from -24.1‰ to -27.0‰ and 3.1‰-12.3‰, respectively. A significant difference in the δ13C value (p < 0.05) among the upstream, middle, and downstream research sites could be characterized by available organic carbon sources in the river environment, depending on the research sites. This study provides insights into the characteristics and environmental behavior of biofilms which are useful to elucidate the impact of plastic-associated biofilms on organic matter and material cycling in aquatic ecosystems.
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- Batdulam Battulga
- Nuclear Science and Engineering Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai, Ibaraki, 319-1195, Japan; Department of Geography, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji, Tokyo, 192-0397, Japan.
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- Department of Geography, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji, Tokyo, 192-0397, Japan
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- Collaborative Laboratories for Advanced Decommissioning Science, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Fukushima, 963-7700, Japan
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- Nuclear Science and Engineering Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai, Ibaraki, 319-1195, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, National University of Mongolia, Ikh Surguuliin Gudamj-1, Ulaanbaatar, 14201, Mongolia
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- Nuclear Science and Engineering Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tokai, Ibaraki, 319-1195, Japan
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- Department of Geography, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Hachioji, Tokyo, 192-0397, Japan
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Battulga B, Atarashi-Andoh M, Matsueda M, Koarashi J. Tracking the behavior and characteristics of microplastics using a multi-analytical approach: a case study in two contrasting coastal areas of Japan. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023:10.1007/s11356-023-28005-x. [PMID: 37249781 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-28005-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2023] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The global survey for the presence of microplastics (MPs) in aquatic environments has attracted widespread scientific attention over the past decade. However, evaluating the composition and characteristics of these anthropogenic debris using highly sensitive techniques is still under consideration. This study demonstrates a multidimensional analytical approach, including isotopic and thermogravimetric analyses to evaluate characteristics and behavior of MPs in the environment. The MP samples were collected in two contrasting coastal areas of Japan. The stable carbon isotope (δ13C) ratios of field-collected polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), and polystyrene (PS) MPs ranged from -25.6‰ to -31.4‰, -23.4‰ to -30.9‰, and -27.3‰ to -28.6‰, respectively. The detected isotope signatures were similar to those of commercial products. In addition, the differences in δ13C signature were determined between MPs with different colors. Through thermal analysis, the single-step endothermic process was observed for environmental PE and PS-MPs. Patterns in the thermograms revealed dissimilarities in degradability among the PE-MPs with different colors. The results reveal that degradation (aging) may play a significant role in the behavior and characteristics of MP debris in the aquatic environment. The present study provides fundamental data of environmental MPs from the isotopic and thermogravimetric aspects and highlights the usefulness of the approach for advances in MP research.
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- Batdulam Battulga
- Nuclear Science and Engineering Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Ibaraki, 319-1195, Japan.
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- Nuclear Science and Engineering Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Ibaraki, 319-1195, Japan
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- Collaborative Laboratories for Advanced Decommissioning Science, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Fukushima, 963-7700, Japan
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- Nuclear Science and Engineering Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Ibaraki, 319-1195, Japan
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Weber A, Hoplight B, Ogilvie R, Muro C, Khandasammy SR, Pérez-Almodóvar L, Sears S, Lednev IK. Innovative Vibrational Spectroscopy Research for Forensic Application. Anal Chem 2023; 95:167-205. [PMID: 36625116 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.2c05094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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- Alexis Weber
- Department of Chemistry, University at Albany, SUNY, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York 12222, United States.,SupreMEtric LLC, 7 University Pl. B210, Rensselaer, New York 12144, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University at Albany, SUNY, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York 12222, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University at Albany, SUNY, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York 12222, United States
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- New York State Police Forensic Investigation Center, Building #30, Campus Access Rd., Albany, New York 12203, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University at Albany, SUNY, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York 12222, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University at Albany, SUNY, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York 12222, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University at Albany, SUNY, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York 12222, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University at Albany, SUNY, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York 12222, United States.,SupreMEtric LLC, 7 University Pl. B210, Rensselaer, New York 12144, United States
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Feng Wang Y, Bing Zhao Y, Wang X, Ting Liu Z. Exploration of coarse-to-fine FTIR feature extraction for handlebar grip materials: A common path for forensic examination of microtraces. Microchem J 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2023.108399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Evaluating geostatistical methods along with semi-destructive analysis for forensic provenancing organic-rich soils in humid subtropical climate. Forensic Sci Int 2022; 341:111508. [DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2022.111508] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2022] [Revised: 09/30/2022] [Accepted: 10/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Li XK, Li ZY, Yang ZY, Qiu D, Li JM, Li BQ. A hybrid variable selection and modeling strategy for the determination of target compounds in different spectral datasets. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2022; 275:121123. [PMID: 35313172 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2022.121123] [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: 11/20/2021] [Revised: 02/15/2022] [Accepted: 03/06/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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In this paper, a hybrid technique is proposed to establish quantitative models for the determination of target compounds in different spectral datasets. The proposed hybrid method is the hybridization of interval partial least squares (iPLS) method with gradient descent (GD) algorithm. Here, the novelty of the proposed method is that the iPLS method is applied to variable selection and the GD algorithm is employed to establish quantitative models based on the selected optimal variables. In the application of the hybrid iPLS-GD method, the factors, i.e., the number of the interval for the iPLS method and the learning rate, the number of iterations for the GD method, that affect the quantitative accuracy of the method are optimized and determined. Then three spectral datasets, including the near-infrared spectroscopy (NIR) dataset, nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR) dataset and excitation-emission matrix fluorescence (EEM) dataset, are used to test and verify the performance of the iPLS-GD method. We compare the hybrid iPLS-GD method with the PLS and iPLS methods from the aspects of modeling ability and predictive ability. The results demonstrated that the iPLS-GD method can be used as an effective and promising tool for the determination of target compounds in complex samples in practice.
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- Xin Kang Li
- School of Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Wuyi University, Jiangmen 529020, PR China
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- School of Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Wuyi University, Jiangmen 529020, PR China
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- School of Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Wuyi University, Jiangmen 529020, PR China
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- School of Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Wuyi University, Jiangmen 529020, PR China
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- School of Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Wuyi University, Jiangmen 529020, PR China
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- School of Biotechnology and Health Sciences, Wuyi University, Jiangmen 529020, PR China.
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Lee LC, Jemain AA. On overview of PCA application strategy in processing high dimensionality forensic data. Microchem J 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2021.106608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Terzano R, Rascio I, Allegretta I, Porfido C, Spagnuolo M, Khanghahi MY, Crecchio C, Sakellariadou F, Gattullo CE. Fire effects on the distribution and bioavailability of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in agricultural soils. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 281:130752. [PMID: 34015649 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2021] [Revised: 04/27/2021] [Accepted: 04/28/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In the last years, uncontrolled fires are frequently occurring in forest and agricultural areas as an indirect effect of the rising aridity and global warming or caused by intentional illegal burnings. In addition, controlled burning is still largely used by farmers as an agricultural practice in many parts of the world. During fire events, soil can reach very high temperatures at the soil surface, causing dramatic changes of soil properties and elements biogeochemistry. Among soil elements, also potentially toxic elements (PTEs) can be affected by fires, becoming more or less mobile and bioavailable, depending on fire severity and soil characteristics. Such transformations could be particularly relevant in agricultural soils used for crop productions since fire events could modify PTEs speciation and uptake by plants and associated (micro)organisms thus endangering the whole food-chain. In this review, after describing the effects of fire on soil minerals and organic matter, the impact of fires on PTEs distribution and speciation in soils is presented, as well as their influence on soil microorganisms and plants uptake. The most common experimental methods used to simulate fires at the laboratory and field scale are briefly illustrated, and finally the impact that traditional and innovative agricultural practices can have on PTEs availability in burned agricultural soils is discussed in a future research perspective.
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- Roberto Terzano
- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari, Via Amendola 165/A, 70126, Bari, Italy.
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- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari, Via Amendola 165/A, 70126, Bari, Italy.
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- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari, Via Amendola 165/A, 70126, Bari, Italy.
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- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari, Via Amendola 165/A, 70126, Bari, Italy.
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- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari, Via Amendola 165/A, 70126, Bari, Italy.
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- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari, Via Amendola 165/A, 70126, Bari, Italy.
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- Department of Maritime Studies, Piraeus University, Grigoriou Lampraki 21 & Distomou, 18533, Piraeus, Greece.
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- Department of Soil, Plant and Food Sciences, University of Bari, Via Amendola 165/A, 70126, Bari, Italy.
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ATR-FTIR spectroscopy probing of structural alterations in the cellular membrane of abscopal liver cells. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES 2021; 1863:183726. [PMID: 34375629 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2021.183726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2021] [Revised: 08/03/2021] [Accepted: 08/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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In this study, we utilize ATR-FTIR spectroscopy to investigate the structural damages in the cell membrane lipids and proteins as a result of the oxidative stress in abscopal liver tissue of rats either whole-body, cranially or lower limb irradiated as compared with sham-irradiated group. We also question whether the original irradiation region would influence the induction of the abscopal effect. The data present compelling evidence that an abscopal effect was induced in the liver tissue following both cranial and lower limb irradiations, marked by damage in the membrane-associated lipids and proteins. Lipid damage manifestation is evident by; 1) decrease in the lipid/protein ratio. 2) Degradation of lipid as marked by the decrease in the area ratio CH 2 asymmetric/CH 3 asymmetric stretching bands. 3) Increase in the carbonyl content evident by the increase in the band area ratio of carbonyl ester/lipid. 4) Increase in the degree of methylation as indicated by the increase in the band area ratio of CH3/lipid. 5) Disorder in the phospholipid acyl chains marked by the shift in the CH2 asymmetric stretching and olefinic HCCH absorption bands. Protein damage was indicated by 1) Shifts in the position of amide I and amide II bands. 2) Decrease in the area ratio amide I/amide II. 3) Broadening in amide II band. Our data strongly suggest similar induction of the abscopal effect as a result of either cranial or lower limb irradiation, which means that the original irradiation region did not influence the induced abscopal effect in the examined system.
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Guizani C, Trogen M, Zahra H, Pitkänen L, Moriam K, Rissanen M, Mäkelä M, Sixta H, Hummel M. Fast and quantitative compositional analysis of hybrid cellulose-based regenerated fibers using thermogravimetric analysis and chemometrics. CELLULOSE (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2021; 28:6797-6812. [PMID: 34720464 PMCID: PMC8550718 DOI: 10.1007/s10570-021-03923-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2020] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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UNLABELLED Cellulose can be dissolved with another biopolymer in a protic ionic liquid and spun into a bicomponent hybrid cellulose fiber using the Ioncell® technology. Inside the hybrid fibers, the biopolymers are mixed at the nanoscale, and the second biopolymer provides the produced hybrid fiber new functional properties that can be fine-tuned by controlling its share in the fiber. In the present work, we present a fast and quantitative thermoanalytical method for the compositional analysis of man-made hybrid cellulose fibers by using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) in combination with chemometrics. First, we incorporated 0-46 wt.% of lignin or chitosan in the hybrid fibers. Then, we analyzed their thermal decomposition behavior in a TGA device following a simple, one-hour thermal treatment protocol. With an analogy to spectroscopy, we show that the derivative thermogram can be used as a predictor in a multivariate regression model for determining the share of lignin or chitosan in the cellulose hybrid fibers. The method generated cross validation errors in the range 1.5-2.1 wt.% for lignin and chitosan. In addition, we discuss how the multivariate regression outperforms more common modeling methods such as those based on thermogram deconvolution or on linear superposition of reference thermograms. Moreover, we highlight the versatility of this thermoanalytical method-which could be applied to a wide range of composite materials, provided that their components can be thermally resolved-and illustrate it with an additional example on the measurement of polyester content in cellulose and polyester fiber blends. The method could predict the polyester content in the cellulose-polyester fiber blends with a cross validation error of 1.94 wt.% in the range of 0-100 wt.%. Finally, we give a list of recommendations on good experimental and modeling practices for the readers who want to extend the application of this thermoanalytical method to other composite materials. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s10570-021-03923-6.
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- Chamseddine Guizani
- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, P. O. Box 16300, 00076 Espoo, Finland
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- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, P. O. Box 16300, 00076 Espoo, Finland
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- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, P. O. Box 16300, 00076 Espoo, Finland
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- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, P. O. Box 16300, 00076 Espoo, Finland
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- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, P. O. Box 16300, 00076 Espoo, Finland
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- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, P. O. Box 16300, 00076 Espoo, Finland
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- VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, Ltd, PO Box 1000, 02044 Espoo, Finland
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- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, P. O. Box 16300, 00076 Espoo, Finland
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- Department of Bioproducts and Biosystems, Aalto University, P. O. Box 16300, 00076 Espoo, Finland
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Sauzier G, van Bronswijk W, Lewis SW. Chemometrics in forensic science: approaches and applications. Analyst 2021; 146:2415-2448. [PMID: 33729240 DOI: 10.1039/d1an00082a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Forensic investigations are often reliant on physical evidence to reconstruct events surrounding a crime. However, there remains a need for more objective approaches to evidential interpretation, along with rigorously validated procedures for handling, storage and analysis. Chemometrics has been recognised as a powerful tool within forensic science for interpretation and optimisation of analytical procedures. However, careful consideration must be given to factors such as sampling, validation and underpinning study design. This tutorial review aims to provide an accessible overview of chemometric methods within the context of forensic science. The review begins with an overview of selected chemometric techniques, followed by a broad review of studies demonstrating the utility of chemometrics across various forensic disciplines. The tutorial review ends with the discussion of the challenges and emerging trends in this rapidly growing field.
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- Georgina Sauzier
- School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, Western Australia 6845, Australia.
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- School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, Western Australia 6845, Australia.
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- School of Molecular and Life Sciences, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, Western Australia 6845, Australia.
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Soil spectroscopy with the use of chemometrics, machine learning and pre-processing techniques in soil diagnosis: Recent advances–A review. Trends Analyt Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2020.116166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Application of Innovative TGA/Chemometric Approach for Forensic Purposes: The Estimation of the Time since Death in Contaminated Specimens. Diagnostics (Basel) 2021; 11:diagnostics11010121. [PMID: 33466645 PMCID: PMC7828662 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics11010121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2020] [Revised: 01/09/2021] [Accepted: 01/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Chronothanatology has always been a challenge in forensic sciences. Therefore, the importance of a multidisciplinary approach for the characterization of matrices (organs, tissues, or fluids) that respond linearly to the postmortem interval (PMI) is emerging increasingly. The vitreous humor is particularly suitable for studies aimed at assessing time-related modifications because it is topographically isolated and well-protected. In this work, a novel approach based on thermogravimetry and chemometrics was used to estimate the time since death in the vitreous humor and to collect a databank of samples derived from postmortem examinations after medico–legal evaluation. In this study, contaminated and uncontaminated specimens with tissue fragments were included in order to develop a classification model to predict time of death based on partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) that was as robust as possible. Results demonstrate the possibility to correctly predict the PMI even in contaminated samples, with an accuracy not lower than 70%. In addition, the correlation coefficient of the measured versus predicted outcomes was found to be 0.9978, confirming the ability of the model to extend its feasibility even to such situations involving contaminated vitreous humor.
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Innovative screening test for the early detection of sickle cell anemia. Talanta 2020; 219:121243. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2020.121243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2020] [Revised: 05/25/2020] [Accepted: 05/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Risoluti R, Caprari P, Gullifa G, Massimi S, Maffei L, Sorrentino F, Carcassi E, Materazzi S. An Innovative Multilevel Test for Hemoglobinopathies: TGA/Chemometrics Simultaneously Identifies and Classifies Sickle Cell Disease From Thalassemia. Front Mol Biosci 2020; 7:141. [PMID: 32850950 PMCID: PMC7396684 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2020.00141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2020] [Accepted: 06/10/2020] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Introduction: Hemoglobinopathies are the most common genetic disorder wordlwide and because of migrations are become an emerging global health problem. Screening programmes for Sickle cell disease and Thalassemia have been implemented in some countries, but are not a common practice, due to a lack in the accuracy of the methods and to the costs of the analyses. Objectives: The objective of this study was the application of the thermogravimetry coupled to chemometrics as new screening method to perform an early diagnosis of thalassemia and sickle cell disease. Methods: Whole blood samples (30 μL) from sickle cell anemia and thalassemia patients were analyzed using the thermobalance TG7 and the resulting curves were compared with those of healthy individuals. A chemometric approach based on Principal Components Analysis (PCA) was exploited to enhance correlation between thermogravimetric profiles and a model of prediction by Partial Least Square Discriminant Analysis (PLS-DA) was developed and validated. Results: The characteristic profile of the blood sample thermal decomposition and the first derivative of the TG curve showed that patients were clearly distinguished from healthy individuals as a result of different amounts of water and corpuscular fraction of blood. The chemometric approach based on PCA allowed a quick identification of differences between healthy subjects and patients and also between thalassemic and sickle cell anemia subjects. Chemometric tools (PLS-DA) were used to validate a model of prediction to process the thermogravimetric curves and to obtain in 1 h an accurate diagnosis. The TGA/Chemometric test permitted to perform first level test for hemoglobinopathies with the same accuracy of confirmatory analyses obtained by the molecular investigation. Conclusions: A screening test based on the coupling of thermogravimetry and chemometrics was optimized for the differential diagnosis of hemoglobinopathies. The novel test is able to simultaneously perform a simple and fast diagnosis of sickle cell anemia or thalassemia, in a single analysis of few microliters of non-pretreated whole blood at low cost, and with high accuracy. Moreover this method results particularly suitable in pediatric patients as it requires small sample volumes and is able to characterize also transfused patients.
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- Roberta Risoluti
- Department of Chemistry, Sapienza - University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- National Centre for the Control and Evaluation of Medicines, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- National Centre for the Control and Evaluation of Medicines, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- Thalassemia Unit, S. Eugenio Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Sapienza - University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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