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Li S, Wang Z, Gao N, Niu X, Zhu B, Xu L, Xue W. Assessment of toxic effects of thallium on the earthworm Eisenia fetida using the biomarker response index. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE. PROCESSES & IMPACTS 2024. [PMID: 38979770 DOI: 10.1039/d4em00253a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/10/2024]
Abstract
Thallium (Tl), though not essential for biological systems, is widely used in industrial activities, resulting in soil pollution and adverse effects on soil biota. Systematic toxicological studies on Tl, especially concerning soil organisms, are relatively rare. This research evaluates the toxic effects of Tl on earthworms by measuring oxidative stress biomarkers, such as superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione S-transferase (GST), malondialdehyde (MDA), and 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8-OHdG), and by assessing the expression of functional genes, such as heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70), metallothionein (MT), and annetocin (ANN). Additionally, this study employs the Biomarker Response Index (BRI) and two-way ANOVA to comprehensively assess the cumulative toxicity of Tl in earthworms. The findings indicate that Tl exposure significantly exacerbates oxidative stress and cellular damage in earthworms, particularly under conditions of high concentration and prolonged exposure. BRI results demonstrate a continuous decline in the physiological state of earthworms with increasing Tl concentration and exposure duration. Two-way ANOVA reveals significant dose-responsive increases in SOD and CAT activities, as well as in ANN gene expression. Apart from GST activity, other biomarkers significantly increased over time, and the changes in biomarkers such as SOD, CAT, MDA, and 8-OHdG were significantly influenced by dose and time. LSD post hoc tests show significant effects of dose, time, and their interactions on all biomarkers except for GST. These findings are valuable for gaining a deeper understanding of the ecological risks of Tl in soil environments and its potential threats to soil biota, aiding in the management of ecological risks associated with Tl-contaminated soils.
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- Shuai Li
- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, No. 1000 Fengming Road, Jinan 250101, China.
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- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, No. 1000 Fengming Road, Jinan 250101, China.
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- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, No. 1000 Fengming Road, Jinan 250101, China.
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- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, No. 1000 Fengming Road, Jinan 250101, China.
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- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, No. 1000 Fengming Road, Jinan 250101, China.
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- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, No. 1000 Fengming Road, Jinan 250101, China.
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- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, No. 1000 Fengming Road, Jinan 250101, China.
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Wang Y, Liang G, Chao J, Wang D. Comparison of intestinal toxicity in enhancing intestinal permeability and in causing ROS production of six PPD quinones in Caenorhabditis elegans. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 927:172306. [PMID: 38593884 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172306] [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: 02/20/2024] [Revised: 04/03/2024] [Accepted: 04/05/2024] [Indexed: 04/11/2024]
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As the derivatives of p-phenylenediamines (PPDs), PPD quinones (PPDQs) have received increasing attention due to their possible exposure risk. We compared the intestinal toxicity of six PPDQs (6-PPDQ, 77PDQ, CPPDQ, DPPDQ, DTPDQ and IPPDQ) in Caenorhabditis elegans. In the range of 0.01-10 μg/L, only 77PDQ (10 μg/L) moderately induced the lethality. All the examined PPDQs at 0.01-10 μg/L did not affect intestinal morphology. Different from this, exposure to 6-PPDQ (1-10 μg/L), 77PDQ (0.1-10 μg/L), CPPDQ (1-10 μg/L), DPPDQ (1-10 μg/L), DTPDQ (1-10 μg/L), and IPPDQ (10 μg/L) enhanced intestinal permeability to different degrees. Meanwhile, exposure to 6-PPDQ (0.1-10 μg/L), 77PDQ (0.01-10 μg/L), CPPDQ (0.1-10 μg/L), DPPDQ (0.1-10 μg/L), DTPDQ (1-10 μg/L), and IPPDQ (1-10 μg/L) resulted in intestinal reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and activation of both SOD-3::GFP and GST-4::GFP. In 6-PPDQ, 77PDQ, CPPDQ, DPPDQ, DTPDQ, and/or IPPDQ exposed nematodes, the ROS production was strengthened by RNAi of genes (acs-22, erm-1, hmp-2, and pkc-3) governing functional state of intestinal barrier. Additionally, expressions of acs-22, erm-1, hmp-2, and pkc-3 were negatively correlated with intestinal ROS production in nematodes exposed to 6-PPDQ, 77PDQ, CPPDQ, DPPDQ, DTPDQ, and/or IPPDQ. Therefore, exposure to different PPDQs differentially induced the intestinal toxicity on nematodes. Our data highlighted potential exposure risk of PPDQs at low concentrations to organisms by inducing intestinal toxicity.
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- Yuxing Wang
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering of Ministry of Education, Medical School, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering of Ministry of Education, Medical School, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering of Ministry of Education, Medical School, Southeast University, Nanjing, China; Shenzhen Ruipuxun Academy for Stem Cell & Regenerative Medicine, Shenzhen, China.
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Shakoor N, Tariq S, Adeel M, Azeem I, Nadeem M, Zain M, Li Y, Quanlong W, Aslam R, Rui Y. Cryptic footprint of thallium in soil-plant systems; A review. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 356:141767. [PMID: 38537715 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141767] [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: 01/14/2024] [Revised: 03/16/2024] [Accepted: 03/20/2024] [Indexed: 04/11/2024]
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The current review highlights the complex behavior of thallium (Tl) in soil and plant systems, offering insight into its hazardous characteristics and far-reaching implications. The research investigates the many sources of Tl, from its natural existence in the earth crust to its increased release through anthropogenic activities such as industrial operations and mining. Soil emerges as a significant reservoir of Tl, with diverse physicochemical variables influencing bioavailability and entrance into the food chain, notably in Brassicaceae family members. Additionally, the study highlights a critical knowledge gap concerning Tl influence on legumes (e.g., soybean), underlining the pressing demand for additional studies in this crucial sector. Despite the importance of leguminous crops in the world food supply and soil fertility, the possible impacts of Tl on these crops have received little attention. As we traverse the ecological complexity of Tl, this review advocates the collaborative research efforts to eliminate crucial gaps and provide solutions for reducing Tl detrimental impacts on soil and plant systems. This effort intends to pave the path for sustainable agricultural practices by emphasizing the creation of Tl-tolerant legume varieties and revealing the complicated dynamics of Tl-plant interactions, assuring the long-term durability of our food systems against the danger of Tl toxicity.
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- Noman Shakoor
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation and College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
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- BNU-HKUST Laboratory of Green Innovation, Advanced Institute of Natural Sciences, Beijing Normal University at Zhuhai, Zhuhai, Guangdong, 519087, PR China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation and College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation and College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Physiology of Jiangsu Province, Key Laboratory of Crop Cultivation and Physiology of Jiangsu Province, College of Agriculture, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation and College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation and College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Institute of Soil Science, PMAS Arid Agriculture University, Rawalpindi, 46300, Pakistan
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Farmland Soil Pollution Prevention and Remediation and College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China; China Agricultural University Professor Workstation of Tangshan Jinhai New Material Co., Ltd., Tangshan City, Hebei, China; China Agricultural University Shanghe County Baiqiao Town Science and Technology Courtyard, Shanghe County, Jinan, Shandong, China.
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Liu J, Qiu R, Wei X, Xiong X, Ren S, Wan Y, Wu H, Yuan W, Wang J, Kang M. MnFe 2O 4-biochar decreases bioavailable fractions of thallium in highly acidic soils from pyrite mining area. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 241:117577. [PMID: 37923109 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.117577] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2023] [Revised: 09/09/2023] [Accepted: 11/01/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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The prevalence of toxic element thallium (Tl) in soils is of increasing concern as a hidden hazard in agricultural systems and food chains. In the present work, pure biochar (as a comparison) and jacobsite (MnFe2O4)-biochar composite (MFBC) were evaluated for their immobilization effects in Tl-polluted agricultural soils (Tl: ∼10 mg/kg). Overall, MFBC exhibited an efficient effect on Tl immobilization, and the effect was strengthened with the increase of amendment ratio. After being amended by MFBC for 15 and 30 days, the labile fraction of Tl in soil decreased from 1.55 to 0.97 mg/kg, and from 1.51 to 0.88 mg/kg, respectively. In addition, pH (3.05) of the highly acidic soil increased to a maximum of 3.97 after the immobilization process. Since the weak acid extractable and oxidizable Tl were the preponderantly mitigated fractions and displayed a negative correlation with pH, it can be inferred that pH may serve as one of the most critical factors in regulating the Tl immobilization process in MFBC-amended acidic soils. This study indicated a great potential of jacobsite-biochar amendment in stabilization and immobilization of Tl in highly acidic and Tl-polluted agricultural soils; and it would bring considerable environmental benefit to these Tl-contaminated sites whose occurrence has significantly increased in recent decades near the pyrite or other sulfide ore mining and smelting area elsewhere.
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- Juan Liu
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China; Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural resources, Animals and Environment (DAFNAE) University of Padova, Agripolis Campus, Viale dell'Università, 16, 35020, Legnaro, PD, Italy
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- Sino-French Institute of Nuclear Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai, 519082, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou, 510006, China.
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- Sino-French Institute of Nuclear Engineering and Technology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Zhuhai, 519082, China.
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Jabłońska-Czapla M, Grygoyć K. Selected technology-critical elements as indicators of anthropogenic contamination of surface water and suspended solids on the example of the Biała Przemsza River (Poland). CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 307:135801. [PMID: 35932918 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2022] [Revised: 07/14/2022] [Accepted: 07/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Pollution of surface waters from anthropogenic activities is a global problem, affecting natural ecosystems, having a large impact on the life and health of living organisms. The development of mining and metallurgic industries of Pb and Zn ores in the Biała Przemsza cachment area has had a strong influence on the surface waters and suspended solids. This paper proposes the use of selected critical elements such as Tl, Te, Ga, Ge and In as indicators of anthropogenic pollution of surface waters and suspended solids on the example of the Biała Przemsza River. The impact of strongly anthropogenic urban-industrial catchment on the temporal and spatial distribution of the selected TCEs content in the water and suspension of the Biała Przemsza River depending on the oxygen, pH and Eh conditions is presented. Research has shown that selected critical elements such as Te, Ge, and In can be indicators of anthropogenic pollution of surface waters. In the case of the Biała Przemsza River, elements such as Ga and Tl cannot be indicators of anthropogenic pollution due to their presence in the zinc and lead ore deposits occurring in the river basin. Correlation matrices showed significant relationships between the selected TCEs and other water parameters. The calculated water pollution indices confirmed that the Biała Przemsza River is the most polluted in the last three sampling points.
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- Magdalena Jabłońska-Czapla
- Institute of Environmental Engineering of Polish Academy of Sciences, M. Sklodowskiej-Curie 34 St., 41-819, Zabrze, Poland.
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering of Polish Academy of Sciences, M. Sklodowskiej-Curie 34 St., 41-819, Zabrze, Poland.
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Varão Moura A, Aparecido Rosini Silva A, Domingos Santo da Silva J, Aleixo Leal Pedroza L, Bornhorst J, Stiboller M, Schwerdtle T, Gubert P. Determination of ions in Caenorhabditis elegans by ion chromatography. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2022; 1204:123312. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2022.123312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2022] [Revised: 05/04/2022] [Accepted: 05/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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