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Dong S, Suakollie EB, Cao S, Su X, Fan W, Yu Y, Xia J. Effect of NaNO 3, NH 4Cl and urea on the fate and transformation of various typical microplastics in porous media. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2024; 341:123014. [PMID: 38006991 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.123014] [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: 03/27/2023] [Revised: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 11/19/2023] [Indexed: 11/27/2023]
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Understanding the transport behaviors of microplastics (MPs) in porous media is crucial in controlling MPs pollution. Given nitrogen is one of the most important nutrients in soil and groundwater systems, unclearness of the transport behaviors of microplastics (MPs) under various nitrogen conditions may inhibit the acknowledgment of MPs fate. For this reason, this study innovatively investigates the transport characteristics of four kinds of typical MPs (PVC MPs, PMMA MPs, PET MPs, and PP MPs) under various NaNO3, NH4Cl and urea conditions via column experiments numerical models. The FTIR and XPS analysis were conducted to excavate the transform of MPs. The MPs mobility was generally reduced with the increasing nitrogen concentrations. The polarity and density properties of different MPs played combined roles in transport under similar conditions. Compared to NO3-, NH4+ may neutralize the negative charge of MPs and then restrain their transport in porous media. Urea may coat the surface of MPs and promote the mobility, however, increasing concentrations of urea may result in the interattraction between MPs and porous media via hydrogen-bond and π-π interaction. PET MPs and PP MPs showed barely transform during transport under the tested conditions. Particularly, the chlorines on PVC MPs could react with the amide on urea and produce amidogen, which may improve PVC MPs transport. The N-H and C-N bond also generated on PMMA MPs in presence of urea also may enhance the mobility.
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- Shunan Dong
- College of Agricultural Science and Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China.
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- College of Agricultural Science and Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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- State Environmental Protection Engineering Center for Urban Soil Contamination Control and Remediation, Shanghai Academy of Environmental Sciences, Shanghai 200233, China; State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Soil Environmental Management and Pollution Control, Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of China, Nanjing 210042, Jiangsu, China
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- College of Agricultural Science and Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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- College of Agricultural Science and Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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- State Environmental Protection Engineering Center for Urban Soil Contamination Control and Remediation, Shanghai Academy of Environmental Sciences, Shanghai 200233, China
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- College of Agricultural Science and Engineering, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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Dao TT, Tran TTT, Nguyen AM, Nguyen LN, Pham PTM, Tsubota T, Nguyen MN. Fungicide application can intensify clay aggregation and exacerbate copper accumulation in citrus soils. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 288:117703. [PMID: 34237650 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117703] [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: 04/21/2021] [Revised: 06/29/2021] [Accepted: 07/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Fungicide application for controlling fungal diseases can increase copper (Cu) accumulation in soil. More urgently, Cu released from fungicides can associate with soil clay and favour the mutual aggregation of Cu and soil clay, thereby potentially intensifying the accumulation of Cu. We investigated the effects of Cu salt and six common Cu-based fungicides on colloidal dynamics of a clay fraction from citrus cultivated soil. Batch experiments were carried out to provide the loading capacity of the clay fraction for Cu. The colloidal dynamic experiments were performed over a pH range from 3 to 8 following a test tube method, while surface charge, the key electrochemical factor of the solid-liquid interface, was quantified by a particle charge detector. It was found that all the studied fungicides, via releasing Cu2+, acted to effectively favour clay aggregation. The dissolved organic matter obtained from the dissolution of polymers in fungicides can theoretically stimulate clay dispersion. However, their effects were obscured due to the overwhelming effect of Cu2+. Therefore, Cu2+ appears as the most active agent in the fungicides that intensifies clay aggregation. These findings imply that the intensive application of fungicides for plant protection purposes can inadvertently reduce clay mobility, favour the co-aggregation of clay and fungicides, and hence potentially exacerbate the contamination of the citrus soil.
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- Trang T Dao
- Faculty of Environmental Sciences, University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU), 334 Nguyen Trai, Thanh Xuan, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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- Faculty of Environmental Sciences, University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU), 334 Nguyen Trai, Thanh Xuan, Hanoi, Viet Nam.
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- Faculty of Environmental Sciences, University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU), 334 Nguyen Trai, Thanh Xuan, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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- Faculty of Environmental Sciences, University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU), 334 Nguyen Trai, Thanh Xuan, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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- Institute for Regional Research and Development, 70 Tran Hung Dao, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu-shi, Fukuoka, 804-8550, Japan
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- Faculty of Environmental Sciences, University of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi (VNU), 334 Nguyen Trai, Thanh Xuan, Hanoi, Viet Nam
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He Y, Al-Mureish A, Wu N. Nanotechnology in the Treatment of Diabetic Complications: A Comprehensive Narrative Review. J Diabetes Res 2021; 2021:6612063. [PMID: 34007847 PMCID: PMC8110427 DOI: 10.1155/2021/6612063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2020] [Accepted: 04/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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In today's society, the prevention and treatment of diabetes mellitus and its subsequent complications have brought trouble to human beings. Complications caused by diabetes bring not only physical and mental pain to patients but also a heavy economic burden to families. And once diabetic complications occur, they are often irreversible and very difficult. At present, some studies suggest that nanotechnology can treat some diabetic complications. This paper reviews the application of nanotechnology in the repair of diabetic segmental bone injury, the healing of diabetic skin ulcers, the therapeutic effect, and improvement strategies and deficiencies of nanotechnology in diabetic complications.
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- Yujing He
- Department of Endocrinology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, China
- Clinical Skills Practice Teaching Center, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, China
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la Calle ID, Pérez-Rodríguez P, Soto-Gómez D, López-Periago JE. Detection and characterization of Cu-bearing particles in throughfall samples from vine leaves by DLS, AF4-MALLS (-ICP-MS) and SP-ICP-MS. Microchem J 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2017.03.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Paradelo M, Moldrup P, Arthur E, Naveed M, Holmstrup M, López-Periago JE, de Jonge LW. Effects of past copper contamination and soil structure on copper leaching from soil. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 2013; 42:1852-1862. [PMID: 25602425 DOI: 10.2134/jeq2013.05.0209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Copper contamination affects biological, chemical, and physical soil properties and associated ecological functions. Changes in soil pore organization as a result of Cu contamination can dramatically affect flow and contaminant transport in polluted soils. This study assessed the influence of soil structure on the movement of water and Cu in a long-term polluted soil. Undisturbed soil cores collected along a Cu gradient (from about 20 to about 3800 mg Cu kg soil) were scanned using X-ray computed tomography (CT). Leaching experiments were performed to analyze tracer transport, colloid leaching, and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and Cu losses. The 5% arrival time () and apparent dispersivity (λ) for tracer breakthrough were calculated by fitting the experimental data to a nonparametric, double-lognormal probability density function. Soil bulk density, which did not follow the Cu gradient, was the main driver of preferential flow, while macroporosity determined by X-ray CT (for pores >180 μm) proved the best predictor of solute transport. Higher preferential flow due to the presence of well-aligned pores and small cracks controlled water movement in compacted soil. Transport of Cu was rapid during the first flush (≈1 pore volume) in association with the movement of colloid particles, followed by slower transport in association with the movement of DOC in the soil solution. The relative amount of Cu released was strongly correlated with macroporosity as determined by X-ray CT, indicating the promising potential of this visualization technique for predicting contaminant transport through soil.
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Pérez-Rodríguez P, Paradelo M, Rodríguez-Salgado I, Fernández-Calviño D, López-Periago JE. Modeling the influence of raindrop size on the wash-off losses of copper-based fungicides sprayed on potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) leaves. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART. B, PESTICIDES, FOOD CONTAMINANTS, AND AGRICULTURAL WASTES 2013; 48:737-746. [PMID: 23688224 DOI: 10.1080/03601234.2013.780551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Modeling the pesticide wash-off by raindrops is important for predicting pesticide losses and the subsequent transport of pesticides to soil and in soil run-off. Three foliar-applied copper-based fungicide formulations, specifically the Bordeaux mixture (BM), copper oxychloride (CO), and a mixture of copper oxychloride and propylene glycol (CO-PG), were tested on potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) leaves using a laboratory raindrop simulator. The losses in the wash-off were quantified as both copper in-solution loss and copper as particles detached by the raindrops. The efficiency of the raindrop impact on the wash-off was modeled using a stochastic model based on the pesticide release by raindrops. In addition, the influence of the raindrop size, drop falling height, and fungicide dose was analyzed using a full factorial experimental design. The average losses per dose after 14 mm of dripped water for a crop with a leaf area index equal to 1 were 0.08 kg Cu ha(-1) (BM), 0.3 kg Cu ha(-1) (CO) and 0.47 kg Cu ha(-1) (CO-PG). The stochastic model was able to simulate the time course of the wash-off losses and to estimate the losses of both Cu in solution and as particles by the raindrop impacts. For the Cu-oxychloride fungicides, the majority of the Cu was lost as particles that detached from the potato leaves. The percentage of Cu lost increased with the decreasing raindrop size in the three fungicides for the same amount of dripped water. This result suggested that the impact energy is not a limiting factor in the particle detachment rate of high doses. The dosage of the fungicide was the most influential factor in the losses of Cu for the three formulations studied. The results allowed us to quantify the factors that should be considered when estimating the losses by the wash-off of copper-based fungicides and the inputs of copper to the soil by raindrop wash-off.
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- Paula Pérez-Rodríguez
- Área de Edafoloxía e Química Agrícola, Universidade de Vigo, Facultade de Ciencias, 32004 Ourense, Spain
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