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Bourliva A, Kelepertzis E, Papadopoulou L, Patinha C, Kantiranis N. Enhanced Gastric/Lung Arsenic Bioaccessibility from Lignite Fly Ashes: Comparing Bioaccessibility Rates with Multiple Environmental Matrices. TOXICS 2023; 11:358. [PMID: 37112585 PMCID: PMC10143711 DOI: 10.3390/toxics11040358] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2023] [Revised: 04/02/2023] [Accepted: 04/08/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Inorganic arsenic (As), a carcinogenic element to humans, is among the most dangerous and flammable substances that coal-burning plants could release. When coal is burned, large portions of arsenic are captured on fly-ash (FA) particles, but it could also contribute significantly to stack emissions of fine fly-ash particles. The aim of this study was to evaluate the oral and respiratory bioaccessibility of arsenic in lignite fly-ash (LFA) samples, and their contribution to total As exposure. Arsenic bioaccessibility fractions via ingestion and inhalation showed significant differences, suggesting the presence of highly soluble As-bearing phases in the studied LFA samples. The bioaccessible As fractions (BAF%) in the simulated gastric fluids (UBM protocol, ISO 17924:2018) showed a range of 45-73%, while the pulmonary bioaccessibility rates in the simulated lung fluid (artificial lung fluid (ALF)) exhibited significantly enhanced levels ranging from 86% to 95%. The obtained arsenic bioaccessibility rates were compared with previous data for multiple environmental matrices such as soil and dust-related materials, revealing that LFA exhibited significantly higher bioaccessibility (%) for the inhalation pathway.
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- Anna Bourliva
- Directorate of Secondary Education of Western Thessaloniki, 56430 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Geology and Geoenvironment, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, Zographou, 15784 Athens, Greece;
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- Department of Mineralogy-Petrology-Economic Geology, School of Geology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece; (L.P.); (N.K.)
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- GEOBIOTEC, Department of Geoscience, University of Aveiro, Campus de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal;
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- Department of Mineralogy-Petrology-Economic Geology, School of Geology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece; (L.P.); (N.K.)
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Wu J, Yang Y, Tou F, Yan X, Dai S, Hower JC, Saikia BK, Kersten M, Hochella MF. Combustion conditions and feed coals regulating the Fe- and Ti-containing nanoparticles in various coal fly ash. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 445:130482. [PMID: 36473256 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.130482] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2022] [Revised: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Quantitative characteristics and sizes of nanoparticles (NPs) in coal fly ash (CFA) produced in coal-fired power plants as a function of coal type and plant design will help reveal the NP emission likelihood and their environmental implications. However, little is known about how combustion conditions and types of coal regulate the NP abundance in CFAs. In this study, based on single particle (SP)-ICP-MS technology, particle number concentrations (PNCs) and sizes of Fe- and Ti-containing NPs in CFAs were determined for samples collected from power plants of different designs and burning different types of coal. The PNCs of Fe- and Ti-containing NPs in all CFAs measured were in the range of 1.3 × 107 - 3.4 × 108 and 6.8 × 106 - 2.2 × 108 particles/mg, with the average particle sizes of 111 nm and 87 nm, respectively. The highest Fe-NP PNCs likely relate to the highest contents of Fe and pyrite in the feed coal. In addition, high TOC in CFAs are associated with metal-containing NPs, resulting in elevated abundances of these NPs with relatively large sizes. Moreover, elevated PNCs of NPs were found in CFAs produced by coal-fired power plants burning low-rank coals and with small installed capacity (especially those under 100-MW units). Compared to cyclone filters, ESPs and FFs with higher removal efficiency typically retain more Fe-/Ti- containing NPs with smaller sizes. Based on a structural equation (SE) model, raw coal properties (coal rank and Fe/Ti content), boiler types, and efficiency of particulate emission control devices likely indirectly affect PNCs of Fe- and Ti-containing NPs by influencing TOC contents and their corresponding metal concentrations of CFAs. This study provides the first analytic and comprehensive information concerning the direct and indirect regulating factors on NPs in various CFAs.
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- Jiayuan Wu
- Key Laboratory of Geographic Information Science (Ministry of Education), School of Geographic Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
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- Key Laboratory of Geographic Information Science (Ministry of Education), School of Geographic Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Geographic Information Science (Ministry of Education), School of Geographic Sciences, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Resources and Safe Mining, China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing 100083, China; College of Geoscience and Survey Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing 100083, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Resources and Safe Mining, China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing 100083, China; College of Geoscience and Survey Engineering, China University of Mining and Technology, Beijing 100083, China
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- Center for Applied Energy Research, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40511, United States; Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, United States
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- Coal & Energy Division, CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat 785006, Assam, India; Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, Jorhat 785006, India
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- Geosciences Institute, Johannes Gutenberg-University, J.J. Becherweg 21, Mainz D-55099, Germany
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- Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, United States; Earth Systems Science Division, Energy andEnvironment Directorate, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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Huang Y, Hu H, Fu B, Zou C, Liu H, Liu X, Wang L, Luo G, Yao H. Fine particulate-bound arsenic and selenium from coal-fired power plants: Formation, removal and bioaccessibility. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 823:153723. [PMID: 35150677 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153723] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2021] [Revised: 01/23/2022] [Accepted: 02/03/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The arsenic (As) and selenium (Se) in fine particulate matter (PM10) have attracted increasing attentions due to their health effects. However, the emission control of fine particulate-bound arsenic and selenium (fine particulate-bound As/Se) from coal-fired power plants still faces various challenges. Understanding the formation and characteristics of fine particulate-bound As/Se is crucial for developing specific control technologies. This study clarifies the formation mechanism, removal characteristics, and inhalation bioaccessibility of fine particulate-bound As/Se from industrial coal-fired power plants through methods including aerosol generation, As/Se speciation determination, and in vitro bioaccessibility testing. The findings demonstrated that PM1 from pulverized coal-fired (PC) boilers was enriched with As/Se in terms of concentration and mass distribution. Instead, As/Se was mainly distributed in PM2.5-10 from circulating fluidized bed (CFB) boilers. Limestone injection in CFB boilers promoted As/Se enrichment in coarse PM. Fine particulate-bound As was mainly formed by chemical adsorption of As vapors by Ca-minerals, while the formation of fine particulate-bound Se was closely related to active Ca-minerals and Fe-minerals. Furthermore, Ca-bound As was easy to remove by electrostatic precipitator (ESP) and the removal of physically adsorbed SeO2(s) was difficult, which was caused by the specific resistivity of different mineral components. Importantly, finer particulate-bound As/Se posed higher inhalation bioaccessibility, following the order of PM1 ≥ PM1-2.5 > PM2.5-10. In particular, Ca-bound Se in fine PM owned high bioaccessibility. Based on these findings, measures were proposed to suppress the formation of fine particulate-bound As/Se in the furnace and/or strengthen its removal in the post-combustion stage.
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- Yongda Huang
- State Key Laboratory of Coal Combustion, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Combustion, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Combustion, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Combustion, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Combustion, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Combustion, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Combustion, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coal Combustion, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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Environmental Impacts of Coal Nanoparticles from Rehabilitated Mine Areas in Colombia. SUSTAINABILITY 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/su14084544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
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With the possible increase in mining activities and recently projected population growth in Colombia, large quantities of nanoparticles (NPs) and potentially hazardous elements (PHEs) will be of major concern to mine workers, indigenous residents, and surrounding communities. This study highlights the need to regulate the pollution from Colombian mining activities that comply with regional regulations and global strategies. Colombian coal rejects (CRs) from the Cesar Basin, Colombia, were studied primarily by advanced electron microscopic and analytical procedures. Therefore, the goal of this research is to evaluate the role of NPs in the alteration of CRs’ structure in a renewed zone at Cerrejón coal area (La Guajira, Colombia) through advanced electron microscopic (AEMs) methods. The objective of the analysis is to evaluate the incidence mode of nanoparticles, which contain potentially hazardous elements. The bulk crystallography (X-ray diffraction), chemical structure, and morphologies of NPs were studied by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), micro-beam diffraction (MBD), selected area electron diffraction (SAED), and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) procedures. The AEMs provided comprehensive insights into the geochemical evolution of CRs. Consequently, the AEMs can be used as essential tools for CR management in coal mining areas. The regular dimension of detected NPs was found to be above 2 nm. Ultrafine particles of quartz were identified by the advanced electron microscopy. Furthermore, the findings also revealed aluminium, calcium, potassium, titanium, iron oxides, and PHEs in the CRs. The extensive water practice in the coal extraction process combined with atmospheric oxygen supports oxidations of iron sulphide, thus releasing PHEs to the surrounding environment. Dehydration of sulphate salts fluctuate at consistent humidity in the coal mine environments. The study demonstrates the great influence of coal mining activities on the environment and human health.
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Geochemical and Morphological Evaluations of Organic and Mineral Aerosols in Coal Mining Areas: A Case Study of Santa Catarina, Brazil. SUSTAINABILITY 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/su14073847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Numerous researchers have described the correlation between the short-term contact of nano-particulate (NP) matter in diverse coal phases and amplified death or hospitalizations for breathing disorders in humans. However, few reports have examined the short-term consequences of source-specific nanoparticles (NPs) on coal mining areas. Advanced microscopic techniques can detect the ultra-fine particles (UFPs) and nanoparticles that contain potential hazardous elements (PHEs) generated in coal mining areas. Secondary aerosols that cause multiple and complex groups of particulate matter (PM10, PM2.5, PM1) can be collected on dry deposition. In this study, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM) were employed to detect and define the magnitude of particulate matters on restaurants walls at coal mines due to weathering interactions. The low cost self-made passive sampler (SMPS) documented several minerals and amorphous phases. The results showed that most of the detected coal minerals exist in combined form as numerous complexes comprising significant elements (e.g., Al, C, Fe, K, Mg, S, and Ti), whereas others exist as amorphous or organic compounds. Based on the analytical approach, the study findings present a comprehensive understanding of existing potential hazardous elements in the nanoparticles and ultrafine particles from coal mining areas in Brazil.
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Environmental Impacts of Coal-Mining and Coal-Fired Power-Plant Activities in a Developing Country with Global Context. ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-63422-3_24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Silva LFO, Pinto D, Enders MSP, Hower JC, Flores EMM, Müller EI, Dotto GL. Portable dehumidifiers as an original matrix for the study of inhalable nanoparticles in school. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 262:127295. [PMID: 32536422 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127295] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2020] [Revised: 04/21/2020] [Accepted: 06/01/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Good air quality is documented as a significant factor of social justice. The human health hazards associated with air pollution are not distributed equally across cities; the most vulnerable people are more exposed to ambient air as they commute to work and wait for buses or trains at the stations. Aerosols play important roles in atmosphere quality and the climate; their oxidation at the nanoscale level may possibly increase the reactivity and toxicity of atmospheric particulates. Indoor school environments are characterized by high concentrations of different airborne particulate and gaseous pollutants. The documentation of nanoparticles (NPs), ultra-fine particles (UFPs), and micron-size particle species present in indoor primary schools are an important aspect in the recognition of their influence in respirational difficulties and decreased cognitive progress in children. This work utilizes the study of condensed water, sampled with portable dehumidifiers (PD), to describe NPs and UFPs in the vapor stage of enclosed zones. The acquired extracts were analyzed by advanced electron microscopy techniques. A total of 392 NPs and 251 UFPs were examined in a set of 22 samples acquired in moderately limited or inadequately ventilated indoor areas from several schools. Noting that NPs-related disorders happen at particular places of respirational structure, identification of site-specific NPs accumulation should be anticipated in direction to better verify the corresponding human health outcomes resulting from respirable NPs.
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- Luis F O Silva
- Department of Civil and Environmental. Universidad de la Costa, CUC, Calle 58 # 55-66, Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental. Universidad de la Costa, CUC, Calle 58 # 55-66, Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia.
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- Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Chemistry Department, Avenida Roraima 1000, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- University of Kentucky, Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Lexington, KY, 40506, USA; University of Kentucky, Center for Applied Energy Research, 2540 Research Park Drive, Lexington, KY, 40511, USA
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- Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Chemistry Department, Avenida Roraima 1000, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Chemistry Department, Avenida Roraima 1000, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Chemical Engineering Department, Federal University of Santa Maria - UFSM, 1000, Roraima Avenue, 97105-900, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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Wang N, Sun X, Zhao Q, Yang Y, Wang P. Leachability and adverse effects of coal fly ash: A review. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2020; 396:122725. [PMID: 32353729 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2020] [Revised: 04/10/2020] [Accepted: 04/11/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Coal fly ash (CFA) is a valuable industrial solid waste, but conventional methods used for its disposal can lead to serious and long-lasting environmental issues. The study of technologies for CFA recycling has been of major concern, while the harm caused by CFA is only partially understood, limiting its reuse. In this review, the basic physico-chemical properties of CFA are introduced, followed by a systematic summary and discussion of the leachability of CFA via different leaching methods and the chemical speciation of some typical metal elements in CFA, which is related to its harmful effects. The specific harm that CFA causes to humans, wild animals, and plants and the study status of magnetic property of CFA are presented. Because of the pervasive concerns of many people, the utilisation of CFA in the USA and Europe and an economic and environmental analysis of its disposal is provided and discussed. Finally, some possible directions for future research involving CFA are proposed.
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- Nannan Wang
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology, Beijing, 102617, PR China.
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- School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, PR China
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- Beijing BHT Environment Technology Co. Ltd., Beijing, 100102, PR China
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Beijing Institute of Petrochemical Technology, Beijing, 102617, PR China
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- School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150090, PR China.
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Silva LFO, Pinto D, Lima BD. Implications of iron nanoparticles in spontaneous coal combustion and the effects on climatic variables. CHEMOSPHERE 2020; 254:126814. [PMID: 32334262 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.126814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2020] [Revised: 04/04/2020] [Accepted: 04/14/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Atmosphere, water, and soil contamination with toxic compounds is a recurrent issue due to environmental disasters, coal burning, urbanization, and industrialization, allf of which have contributed to soil contamination over the decades. Consequently, understanding of the nanomineralogy and potential hazardous elements (PHEs) in coal area soil are always a vital topic since contaminated soil can affect the environment, agricultural safety, and human health. Colombian coal mining in the La Guajira zone has been usually been related with important health and ecological effects. Coalmine rejects from active and/or abandoned operations are causes of high intensities of potential hazardous elements (PHEs) and nanoparticles (NPs, minerals and/or amorphous compounds). Although these pollutants can be reduced by sorption to NPs, in this study was recognized an analytical procedure for understand distribution of PHEs and their relationship to iron NPs(Fe-NPs) was recognized. Non and poorrly crystalline Fe-NPs performances as the major PHEs association. This complex interaction is constant and efficient in resolving PHEs in proportions above monitoring quantities. The indefinite basis of PHEs in Colombian (La Guajira area) coalmine rejects sources results in years-long leaching of PHEs into rivers and drainages. The iron-clays and their great geomobility interfere the mitigating character that Fe hydr/oxides alone show through adsorption of PHEs and their control in spontaneous coal combustion (SCC) zones. This can have significant consequences to the probable availability of several pollutants (e.g. drinking water). The new results presented in this study add novel viewpoints into the description of Fe-NPs and its incidence in SCC areas. The methodology utilized in this work can be applied as a supplementary technique to evaluate the influence of coalmining actions on ecological and human health.
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- Luis F O Silva
- Department of Civil and Environmental, Universidad de la Costa, CUC, Calle 58 # 55-66, Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental, Universidad de la Costa, CUC, Calle 58 # 55-66, Barranquilla, Atlántico, Colombia.
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Das A, Kumar R, Patel SS, Saha MC, Guha D. Source apportionment of potentially toxic elements in street dust of a coal mining area in Chhattisgarh, India, using multivariate and lead isotopic ratio analysis. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2020; 192:396. [PMID: 32462365 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-020-08321-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2019] [Accepted: 04/28/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Street dust of Korba, Chhattisgarh, an urban industrial hub in one of India's major coal mining areas, has been analysed for profiling and sourcing of Pb and other potentially toxic elements (PTEs). Lead isotopic ratio of dust, coal, diesel, fly ash and human blood of Korba is being reported for the first time in this study. The mean concentrations (in mg/kg) of Al, V, Cr, Fe, Mn, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd and Pb were higher than World Background soil and Reference soil USA values and decreased in the order of Al (17000) > Fe (7550) > Mn (2740) > Cr (833) > Ni (571) > Zn (231) > Cu (152) > V (145) > Pb (98.6) > U (7.9) > Cd (1.34). About 25% of the sampled dust had Pb Igeo belonging to class IV category of heavy contamination. Dust from industrial areas was highly enriched with Cr, Cu, Pb and Mn, while those from coal mining areas had high mean V concentration. Principal component analysis extracted Al, Fe, Mn, Zn, Pb and U with the highest loading factors in Component 1 indicative of their lithogenic and anthropogenic sources. The lead isotopic ratios of the dust, coal, diesel, fly ash and eight human blood samples clustered linearly in the 207Pb/204Pb vs 208Pb/204Pb and 206Pb/204Pb vs 208Pb/204Pb plots. Airborne lead deposition from diesel-based traffic exhausts and fly ash contributed to the human blood lead level besides coal mining activities. Geospatially, while Pb was mainly concentrated in the residential, industrial and coal-mining areas, Zn and Mn were mainly distributed in the roadside areas of industrial centres.
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- Avijit Das
- Laser Ablation Multicollector ICPMS (LAMCI) Laboratory, Geochronology & Isotope Geology Division, Geological Survey of India, Dharitri, Salt Lake, Kolkata, 700091, India.
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- Laser Ablation Multicollector ICPMS (LAMCI) Laboratory, Geochronology & Isotope Geology Division, Geological Survey of India, Dharitri, Salt Lake, Kolkata, 700091, India
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- Laser Ablation Multicollector ICPMS (LAMCI) Laboratory, Geochronology & Isotope Geology Division, Geological Survey of India, Dharitri, Salt Lake, Kolkata, 700091, India
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- Chemical Laboratory, Eastern Region, Geological Survey of India, Salt Lake, Kolkata, 700106, India
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- Laser Ablation Multicollector ICPMS (LAMCI) Laboratory, Geochronology & Isotope Geology Division, Geological Survey of India, Dharitri, Salt Lake, Kolkata, 700091, India
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Bourliva A, Papadopoulou L, da Silva EF, Patinha C. In vitro assessment of oral and respiratory bioaccesibility of trace elements of environmental concern in Greek fly ashes: Assessing health risk via ingestion and inhalation. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 704:135324. [PMID: 31837861 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2019] [Accepted: 10/30/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Fly ash engender significant environmental and human health problems due to enhanced contents of potentially harmful trace elements (TrElems). This study aims to evaluate human exposure to TrElems via a combined ingestion (i.e., oral bioaccessibility) and inhalation (i.e., respiratory bioaccessibility) pathway. Five fly ash samples were collected from power plants operating in the main lignite basins of Greece, while the ingestible (<250 μm) and inhalable (<10 μm) particle size fractions were utilized. The Unified Bioaccessibility Method (UBM) was utilized to assess the oral bioaccessibility, while the respiratory bioaccessible fractions were extracted using the Artificial Lysosomal Fluid (ALF). All studied FAs exhibited significantly higher contents in Ba, Cr, Ni, V and Zn. Cadmium was presented relative enriched in the finer size fraction (<10 μm), while Ba, Co, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni and V were depleted. The UBM-extractable concentrations fluctuated greatly among the studied FAs, while notably lower bioaccessible contents were recorded in the gastrointestinal phase. On the other hand, ALF-extractable concentrations were surprisingly higher than the corresponding UBM-extractable ones in the gastric phase. The oral bioaccessibility of the studied TrElems ranged from 12.5 to 100%, while respiratory bioaccessibility presented high values exceeding 45% on average. A significant effect of fly ash type on human bioaccessibility was revealed. Thus, high-Ca FAs exhibited significantly higher bioaccessibility of the studied TrElems via ingestion, while a relatively higher bioaccessibility via inhalation was observed for high-Si FAs. Regarding non-carcinogenic health risk via ingestion and inhalation, Cr and Co exhibited the highest HQing and HQinh values, however there were significantly lower than safe level (HQ < 1). On the contrary, Cr was the dominant contributor to carcinogenic risk with CR values being well above threshold or even tolerable risk levels.
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- Anna Bourliva
- School of Geology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
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- Department of Mineralogy-Petrology-Economic Geology, School of Geology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece
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- GEOBIOTEC, Department of Geoscience, University of Aveiro, Campus de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- GEOBIOTEC, Department of Geoscience, University of Aveiro, Campus de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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Li C, Wu H, Wang X, Chu Z, Li Y, Guo J. Determination of Lead Elemental Concentration and Isotopic Ratios in Coal Ash and Coal Fly Ash Reference Materials Using Isotope Dilution Thermal Ionization Mass Spectrometry. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2019; 16:E4772. [PMID: 31795164 PMCID: PMC6926799 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph16234772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2019] [Revised: 11/16/2019] [Accepted: 11/23/2019] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The rapid expansion of coal-fired power plants around the world has produced a huge volume of toxic elements associated with combustion residues such as coal fly ash (CFA) and coal ash (CA), which pose great threats to the global environment. It is therefore crucial for environmental science to monitor the migration and emission pathway of toxic elements such as CFA and CA. Lead isotopes have proved to be powerful tracers capable of dealing with this issue. Unfortunately, up to now, few high precision lead isotope data of CFA and CA certified reference materials (CRMs) determined by using the double spike technique have been reported. Hence, to facilitate the application of lead isotopes in environmental science, it is indispensable and urgent to determine a suite of high precision Pb isotope ratios and Pb elemental contents for CFA and CA CRMs. Here, we measured lead isotope ratios from four CFA and CA CRMs using thermal ionization mass spectrometry (TIMS) combined with the 204Pb-207Pb double spike method. Lead isotope ratios values of CRMs (GBW11124, GBW08401, GBW11125d, and JCFA-1) covered wide variation ranges from 17.993 to 19.228 for 206Pb/204Pb, from 15.513 to 15.675 for 207Pb/204Pb, and from 38.184 to 39.067 for 208Pb/204Pb. Lead isotope ratios of these CRMs, except for GBW11124, show good external reproducibility (2 RSD, n = 8), which is better than 0.05% for 206Pb/204Pb and 207Pb/204Pb, 0.07% for 208Pb/204Pb, 0.04% for 206Pb/207Pb, and 0.05% for 208Pb/206Pb. The Pb concentrations of these CRMs were determined using 207Pb single spike method. The reproducibility (1 RSD, n = 4) of Pb elemental content was <0.60%. This indicates the distribution of Pb elements in these CRMs is homogeneous. With the exception of GBW11124, the suite of CRMs can be used for determining CFA and CA matrix composition for quality control of Pb isotope analyses.
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- Chaofeng Li
- State Key Laboratory of Lithospheric Evolution, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China; (H.W.); (Z.C.); (Y.L.); (J.G.)
- Innovation Academy for Earth Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lithospheric Evolution, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China; (H.W.); (Z.C.); (Y.L.); (J.G.)
- Innovation Academy for Earth Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Research Centre for Earth System Science, Yunnan Key Laboratory of Earth System Science, Yunnan University, Kunming 650500, China;
- School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD 4072, Australia
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- State Key Laboratory of Lithospheric Evolution, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China; (H.W.); (Z.C.); (Y.L.); (J.G.)
- Innovation Academy for Earth Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lithospheric Evolution, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China; (H.W.); (Z.C.); (Y.L.); (J.G.)
- Innovation Academy for Earth Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Lithospheric Evolution, Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China; (H.W.); (Z.C.); (Y.L.); (J.G.)
- Innovation Academy for Earth Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100029, China
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Vengosh A, Cowan EA, Coyte RM, Kondash AJ, Wang Z, Brandt JE, Dwyer GS. Evidence for unmonitored coal ash spills in Sutton Lake, North Carolina: Implications for contamination of lake ecosystems. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 686:1090-1103. [PMID: 31200305 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.05.188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2019] [Revised: 05/11/2019] [Accepted: 05/14/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Coal combustion residuals (CCRs, also known as "coal ash") contain high concentrations of toxic and carcinogenic elements that can pose ecological and human health risks upon their release into the environment. About half of the CCRs that are generated annually in the U.S. are stored in coal ash impoundments and landfills, in most cases adjacent to coal plants and waterways. Leaking of coal ash ponds and CCR spills are major environmental concerns. One factor which may impact the safety of CCRs stored in impoundments and landfills is the storage area's predisposition to flooding. The southeastern U.S., in particular, has a large number of coal ash impoundments located in areas that are vulnerable to flooding. In order to test for the possible presence of CCR solids in lake sediments following Hurricane Florence, we analyzed the magnetic susceptibility, microscopic screening, trace element composition, and strontium isotope ratios of bottom sediments collected in 2015 and in 2018 from Sutton Lake in eastern North Carolina and compared them to a reference lake. The results suggest multiple, apparently previously unmonitored, CCR spills into Sutton Lake from adjacent CCR storage sites. The enrichment of metals in Sutton Lake sediments, particularly those with known ecological impact such as As, Se, Cu, Sb, Ni, Cd, V, and Tl, was similar to or even higher than those in stream sediments impacted by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in Kingston, Tennessee, and the Dan River, North Carolina coal ash spills, and exceeded ecological screening standards for sediments. High levels of contaminants were also found in leachates extracted from Sutton Lake sediments and co-occurring pore water, reflecting their mobilization to the ambient environment. These findings highlight the risks of large-scale unmonitored spills of coal ash solids from storage facilities following major storm events and contamination of nearby water resources throughout the southeastern U.S.
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- Avner Vengosh
- Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, United States.
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- Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC 28608, United States
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- Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, United States
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- Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, United States
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- Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, United States
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- Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, United States
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- Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, United States
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Li CF, Wu HQ, Chu ZY, Wang XC, Li YL, Guo JH. Precise determination of radiogenic Sr and Nd isotopic ratios and Rb, Sr, Sm, Nd elemental concentrations in four coal ash and coal fly ash reference materials using isotope dilution thermal ionization mass spectrometry. Microchem J 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2019.02.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Akinyemi SA, Gitari WM, Petrik LF, Nyakuma BB, Hower JC, Ward CR, Oliveira MLS, Silva LFO. Environmental evaluation and nano-mineralogical study of fresh and unsaturated weathered coal fly ashes. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2019; 663:177-188. [PMID: 30711584 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.01.308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2018] [Revised: 01/20/2019] [Accepted: 01/24/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Coal combustion and the disposal of combustion wastes emit enormous quantities of nano-sized particles that pose significant health concerns on exposure, particularly in unindustrialized countries. Samples of fresh and weathered class F fly ash were analysed through various techniques including X-ray fluorescence (XRF), X-ray diffraction (XRD), focused ion beam scanning electron microscopy (FIB-SEM), field-emission gun scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HR-TEM) coupled with energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDS), and Raman Spectroscopy. The imaging techniques showed that the fresh and weathered coal fly ash nanoparticles (CFA-NPs) are mostly spherical shaped. The crystalline phases detected were quartz, mullite, ettringite, calcite, maghemite, hematite, gypsum, magnetite, clay residues, and sulphides. The most abundant crystalline phases were quartz mixed with Al-Fe-Si-K-Ti-O-amorphous phases whereas mullite was detected in several amorphous phases of Al, Fe, Ca, Si, O, K, Mg, Mn, and P. The analyses revealed that CFA-NPs are 5-500 nm in diameter and encapsulate several potentially hazardous elements (PHEs). The carbon species were detected as 5-50 nm carbon nanoballs of graphitic layers and massive fullerenes. Lastly, the aspects of health risks related to exposure to some detected ambient nanoparticles are also discussed.
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- Segun A Akinyemi
- Environmental Remediation and Geopollution Group, Department of Geology, Faculty of Science, Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti, P.M.B. 5363, Ado Ekiti, Nigeria; Environmental Remediation and Water Pollution Chemistry Group, Department of Ecology and Resources Management, School of Environmental Studies, University of Venda, Private Bag, X5050, Thohoyandou, 0950, South Africa.
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- Environmental Remediation and Water Pollution Chemistry Group, Department of Ecology and Resources Management, School of Environmental Studies, University of Venda, Private Bag, X5050, Thohoyandou, 0950, South Africa
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- Environmental and Nano Sciences Group, Department of Chemistry, University of the Western Cape, Private Bag X17, Bellville 7535, South Africa
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- School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
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- University of Kentucky Centre for Applied Energy Research, 2540 Research Park Drive, Lexington, KY 40511, United States of America
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- School of Biological, Earth, and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia
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- Department of Civil and Environmental, Universidad de la Costa, CUC, Calle 58 # 55-66, Barranquilla, Atlantico, Colombia; Universidade do Vale do Rio do Sinos, Av. Unisinos, 950-Cristo Rei, RS 93022-000, Brazil; Faculdade Meridional IMED, 304-Passo Fundo, RS, 99070-220, Brazil
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- Department of Civil and Environmental, Universidad de la Costa, CUC, Calle 58 # 55-66, Barranquilla, Atlantico, Colombia.
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Das A, Patel SS, Kumar R, Krishna KVSS, Dutta S, Saha MC, Sengupta S, Guha D. Geochemical sources of metal contamination in a coal mining area in Chhattisgarh, India using lead isotopic ratios. CHEMOSPHERE 2018; 197:152-164. [PMID: 29339274 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.01.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2017] [Revised: 12/31/2017] [Accepted: 01/05/2018] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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A geochemical study of the trace metals and lead isotopic ratios of soil and sediments in Korba, Chhattisgarh, India is presented here for the first time. Korba, the nation's 'power hub' is also the fifth among its eighty-eight most critically polluted industrial hotspots. A very high mean concentration (in mg kg-1) of V (308), Cr (567), Mn (3442), Co (92), Cu (218), Zn (426), Pb (311), Th (123) and U (32) characterized the sediments of the studied area with mean Igeo values of the trace metals ranging from -2.29 to 3.27. In the two-ratio scatter Pb isotope plot of the different environmental matrices, except for human blood, coal, soil, sediments, non-washed leaves, flyash and diesel overlapped linearly in the mixing line between diesel as the highest anthropogenic end member and a core sediment fraction representing its geogenic counterpart. The mean 207Pb/206Pb Pb ratio decreased in the order of diesel (0.9012) > flyash (0.8757) > coal (0.8498) soils and sediments (0.8374) > lowest core sediment fraction (0.8017). Principal Component Analysis (PCA) of the trace metal data extracted V, Cr, Cu, Zn, Pb, U and Th in the first component PC1. The northeastern part of the study area revealed major hotspots of V, Cu, Co, Zn and Pb near the flyash dykes of the power stations. Human blood used as a biomarker for Pb pollution in this study had a mean blood lead level of 28 μg/dl with a distinctive high 207Pb/206Pb ratio of 0.8828.
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- Avijit Das
- Geology & Isotope Geology Division, Geological Survey of India, 15 A & B Kyd Street, Kolkata-700016, India.
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- Geology & Isotope Geology Division, Geological Survey of India, 15 A & B Kyd Street, Kolkata-700016, India
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- Geology & Isotope Geology Division, Geological Survey of India, 15 A & B Kyd Street, Kolkata-700016, India
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- Geology & Isotope Geology Division, Geological Survey of India, 15 A & B Kyd Street, Kolkata-700016, India
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- Central Chemical Laboratory, Geological Survey of India, 15 A & B Kyd Street, Kolkata-700016, India
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- Central Chemical Laboratory, Geological Survey of India, 15 A & B Kyd Street, Kolkata-700016, India
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- Geology & Isotope Geology Division, Geological Survey of India, 15 A & B Kyd Street, Kolkata-700016, India
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- Geology & Isotope Geology Division, Geological Survey of India, 15 A & B Kyd Street, Kolkata-700016, India
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Dmitrienko MA, Strizhak PA. Coal-water slurries containing petrochemicals to solve problems of air pollution by coal thermal power stations and boiler plants: An introductory review. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2018; 613-614:1117-1129. [PMID: 28954373 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.09.189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2017] [Revised: 09/16/2017] [Accepted: 09/18/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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This introductory study presents the analysis of the environmental, economic and energy performance indicators of burning high-potential coal water slurries containing petrochemicals (CWSP) instead of coal, fuel oil, and natural gas at typical thermal power stations (TPS) and a boiler plant. We focus on the most hazardous anthropogenic emissions of coal power industry: sulfur and nitrogen oxides. The research findings show that these emissions may be several times lower if coal and oil processing wastes are mixed with water as compared to the combustion of traditional pulverized coal, even of high grades. The study focuses on wastes, such as filter cakes, oil sludge, waste industrial oils, heavy coal-tar products, resins, etc., that are produced and stored in abundance. Their deep conversion is very rare due to low economic benefit. Effective ways are necessary to recover such industrial wastes. We present the cost assessment of the changes to the heat and power generation technologies that are required from typical power plants for switching from coal, fuel oil and natural gas to CWSPs based on coal and oil processing wastes. The corresponding technological changes pay off after a short time, ranging from several months to several years. The most promising components for CWSP production have been identified, which provide payback within a year. Among these are filter cakes (coal processing wastes), which are produced as a ready-made coal-water slurry fuel (a mixture of flocculants, water, and fine coal dust). These fuels have the least impact on the environment in terms of the emissions of sulfur and nitrogen oxides as well as fly ash. An important conclusion of the study is that using CWSPs based on filter cakes is worthwhile both as the main fuel for thermal power stations and boiler plants and as starting fuel.
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- National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University, Tomsk 634050, Russia.
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Saikia J, Khare P, Saikia P, Saikia BK. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) around tea processing industries using high-sulfur coals. ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH 2017; 39:1101-1116. [PMID: 27679456 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-016-9879-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2016] [Accepted: 09/20/2016] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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In the present investigation, the concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) associated with PM2.5, PM10 and dust particles emitted from two tea processing industrial units were studied that uses high-sulfur coal as their energy source. A total of 16 PAHs (viz. naphthalene (Nap), acenaphthene (Ace), acenaphthylene (Acen), phenanthrene (Phe), fluorene (Flu), anthracene (Ant), fluoranthene (Fluo), pyrene (Pyr), benz[a]anthracene (BaA), chrysene (Chry), benzo[b]fluoranthene (BbF), benzo[k]fluoranthene (BkF), benzo[a]pyrene (BaP), dibenz[a,h]anthracene (DBahA), indeno[1,2,3-cd]pyrene (IP) and benzo[ghi]perylene (BghiP) were measured. The total PAH concentration was found to be 94.7 ng/m3 (∑4 PAHs) in the PM10 particle, 32.5 (∑12 PAHs) in PM2.5 and 1.08 ng/m3 (∑6 PAHs) in the dust sample from site A. In site B, the sum of the PAHs in the PM2.5, PM10 and dust samples are found to be 154.4 ng/m3 (∑7 PAHs), 165 ng/m3 (∑3 PAHs) and 1.27 ng/m3 (∑6 PAHs), respectively. Hybrid Single Particle Lagrangian Integrated Trajectory model study revealed the contribution of local or long-range transport of aerosol sources. Along with the coal combustion activities in the study sites, other sources such as biomass burning and vehicular emission may contribute to the PAHs in the aerosol samples.
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- Jyotilima Saikia
- Polymer Petroleum and Coal Chemistry Group, Materials Science and Technology Division, CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat, 785006, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, CSIR-NEIST Campus, Jorhat, 785006, India
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- Agronomy-Soil Science Division, CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow, 226015, India
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- Polymer Petroleum and Coal Chemistry Group, Materials Science and Technology Division, CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat, 785006, India
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- Polymer Petroleum and Coal Chemistry Group, Materials Science and Technology Division, CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat, 785006, India.
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, CSIR-NEIST Campus, Jorhat, 785006, India.
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Oliveira MLS, Navarro OG, Crissien TJ, Tutikian BF, da Boit K, Teixeira EC, Cabello JJ, Agudelo-Castañeda DM, Silva LFO. Coal emissions adverse human health effects associated with ultrafine/nano-particles role and resultant engineering controls. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2017; 158:450-455. [PMID: 28692927 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2017.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2017] [Revised: 06/14/2017] [Accepted: 07/01/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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There are multiple elements which enable coal geochemistry: (1) boiler and pollution control system design parameters, (2) temperature of flue gas at collection point, (3) feed coal and also other fuels like petroleum coke, tires and biomass geochemistry and (4) fuel feed particle size distribution homogeneity distribution, maintenance of pulverisers, etc. Even though there is a large number of hazardous element pollutants in the coal-processing industry, investigations on micrometer and nanometer-sized particles including their aqueous colloids formation reactions and their behaviour entering the environment are relatively few in numbers. X-ray diffraction (XRD), High Resolution-Transmission Electron microscopy (HR-TEM)/ (Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy) EDS/ (selected-area diffraction pattern) SAED, Field Emission-Scanning Electron Microscopy (FE-SEM)/EDS and granulometric distribution analysis were used as an integrated characterization techniques tool box to determine both geochemistry and nanomineralogy for coal fly ashes (CFAs) from Brazil´s largest coal power plant. Ultrafine/nano-particles size distribution from coal combustion emissions was estimated during the tests. In addition the iron and silicon content was determined as 54.6% of the total 390 different particles observed by electron bean, results aimed that these two particles represent major minerals in the environment particles normally. These data may help in future investigations to asses human health actions related with nano-particles.
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- Marcos L S Oliveira
- Universidade do Vale do Rio do Sinos, ITT-Performance, Av. Unisinos, 950 - Cristo Rei, RS 93022-000, Brazil; Department of Civil and Environmental, Universidad de la Costa, Calle 58 #55 - 66, Barranquilla, Colombia
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- Department of Civil and Environmental, Universidad de la Costa, Calle 58 #55 - 66, Barranquilla, Colombia
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- Department of Civil and Environmental, Universidad de la Costa, Calle 58 #55 - 66, Barranquilla, Colombia
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- Universidade do Vale do Rio do Sinos, ITT-Performance, Av. Unisinos, 950 - Cristo Rei, RS 93022-000, Brazil
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- Department of Civil and Environmental, Universidad de la Costa, Calle 58 #55 - 66, Barranquilla, Colombia
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- Faculty of Engineering. Universidad de la Costa, Calle 58 #55 - 66, Barranquilla, Colombia
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- Fundação Estadual de Proteção Ambiental Henrique Luis Roessler, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Department of Civil and Environmental, Universidad de la Costa, Calle 58 #55 - 66, Barranquilla, Colombia
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- Department of Civil and Environmental, Universidad de la Costa, Calle 58 #55 - 66, Barranquilla, Colombia.
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An Efficient Approach for Lithium and Aluminum Recovery from Coal Fly Ash by Pre-Desilication and Intensified Acid Leaching Processes. METALS 2017. [DOI: 10.3390/met7070272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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George J, Masto RE, Ram LC, Das TB, Rout TK, Mohan M. Human exposure risks for metals in soil near a coal-fired power-generating plant. ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2015; 68:451-461. [PMID: 25537921 DOI: 10.1007/s00244-014-0111-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2014] [Accepted: 11/24/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Coal-fired thermal power stations (TPSs) may contaminate the surrounding soil and could lead to pollution levels that can affect human health. Soil samples collected from the immediate vicinity of a TPS were analysed for heavy metals. TPS soils were enriched with arsenic (As), strontium (Sr), copper (Cu), mercury (Hg), barium (Ba), vanadium (V), beryllium (Be), cadmium (Cd), cobalt (Co), chromium (Cr), and nickel (Ni). Enrichment factor, principal component, and cluster analyses suggest that As, Cd, Co, Cr, and Hg in TPS soils originated from the TPS, whereas Pb and Zn were from vehicular/traffic-related emissions. The human exposure risk assessment based on different exposure pathways showed that the hazard index (HI) was <1.0 for all of the elements. The relative exposure risk was greater for toddlers. Although the overall risk was within the acceptable limit of 1.00, the HIs of Co (0.15) and Cr (0.082) were close to the threshold limits, which over the long-term may pose a health risk.
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- Joshy George
- Environmental Management Division, CSIR-Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research (Digwadih Campus), Dhanbad, 828108, India
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Garcia KO, Teixeira EC, Agudelo-Castañeda DM, Braga M, Alabarse PG, Wiegand F, Kautzmann RM, Silva LFO. Assessment of nitro-polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in PM₁ near an area of heavy-duty traffic. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2014; 479-480:57-65. [PMID: 24534699 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.01.126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2014] [Revised: 01/30/2014] [Accepted: 01/30/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The objective of this research was to evaluate nitro-polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (NPAHs) associated with ultrafine airborne particles (PM1) in areas affected by vehicles in the metropolitan area of Porto Alegre (MAPA), RS, Brazil. Extraction, isolation/derivatization, and subsequently gas chromatography with electron capture detection (GC/ECD) were the techniques used to extract and determine NPAHs (1-nitronaphthalene, 2-nitrofluorene,3-nitrofluoranthene,1-nitropyrene, and 6-nitrochrysene) associated with PM1 Airborne particles (PM1) were collected using PTFE filters in a PM162M automatic sampler. The analytical method was validated by the Standard Reference Material - SRM 1649 b - from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST, USA). The results were consistent with the certified values. 3-NFlt and 6-NChr reached highest concentrations of 0.047 ng·m(-3) and 0.0284 ng·m(-3), respectively, in Sapucaia do Sul and Canoas. Seasonal variation showed higher NPAH concentrations in cold days. The NPAHs associated with PM1 were correlated with the pollutants nitrogen oxides and NPAHs with meteorological variables: temperature and wind speed. The results indicated that vehicles with diesel engines were influential. This was confirmed by the study of the ratios NPAHs/PAHs, 1-NPyr/Pyr, and 6-NChr/Chr.
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- Karine O Garcia
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sensoriamento Remoto e Meteorologia (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sensoriamento Remoto e Meteorologia (UFRGS), Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil; Fundação Estadual de Proteção Ambiental Henrique Luis Roessler, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
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- Laboratory of Environmental Researches and Nanotechnology Development, Centro Universitário La Salle, Mestrado em Avaliação de Impactos Ambientais em Mineração, Victor Barreto, 2288 Centro, 92010-000 Canoas, RS, Brazil
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- Fundação Estadual de Proteção Ambiental Henrique Luis Roessler, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Fundação Estadual de Proteção Ambiental Henrique Luis Roessler, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Environmental Researches and Nanotechnology Development, Centro Universitário La Salle, Mestrado em Avaliação de Impactos Ambientais em Mineração, Victor Barreto, 2288 Centro, 92010-000 Canoas, RS, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Environmental Researches and Nanotechnology Development, Centro Universitário La Salle, Mestrado em Avaliação de Impactos Ambientais em Mineração, Victor Barreto, 2288 Centro, 92010-000 Canoas, RS, Brazil.
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Pitondo-Silva A, Martins VV, Fernandes AFT, Stehling EG. High level of resistance to aztreonam and ticarcillin in Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from soil of different crops in Brazil. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2014; 473-474:155-158. [PMID: 24369293 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.12.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2013] [Revised: 11/28/2013] [Accepted: 12/05/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa can be found in water, soil, plants and, human and animal fecal samples. It is an important nosocomial pathogenic agent characterized by an intrinsic resistance to multiple antimicrobial agents and the ability to develop high-level (acquired) multidrug resistance through some mechanisms, among them, by the acquisition of plasmids and integrons, which are mobile genetic elements. In this study, 40 isolates from Brazilian soil were analyzed for antibiotic resistance, presence of integrons and plasmidial profile. The results demonstrated that the vast majority of the isolates have shown resistance for aztreonam (92.5%, n=37) and ticarcillin (85%, n=34), four isolates presented plasmids and eight isolates possess the class 1 integron. These results demonstrated that environmental isolates of P. aeruginosa possess surprising antibiotic resistance profile to aztreonam and ticarcillin, two antimicrobial agents for clinical treatment of cystic fibrosis patients and other infections occurred by P. aeruginosa.
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- André Pitondo-Silva
- Departamento de Análises Clínicas, Toxicológicas e Bromatológicas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto-USP, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Departamento de Análises Clínicas, Toxicológicas e Bromatológicas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto-USP, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Departamento de Análises Clínicas, Toxicológicas e Bromatológicas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto-USP, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Departamento de Análises Clínicas, Toxicológicas e Bromatológicas, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas de Ribeirão Preto-USP, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
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Wang Y, Hu M, Li Q, Li J, Lin D, Lu W. Immune toxicity of TiO₂ under hypoxia in the green-lipped mussel Perna viridis based on flow cytometric analysis of hemocyte parameters. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2014; 470-471:791-799. [PMID: 24189102 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.09.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2013] [Revised: 08/30/2013] [Accepted: 09/24/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The combined effects of DO and TiO2 (mixed rutile/anatase phase, 7/3) on immune responses in Perna viridis were examined. Mussels were exposed to six combinations of oxygen levels (hypoxia: 1.5 mg O2l(-1), normoxia: 6.0 mg O2 l(-1)) and TiO2 concentrations (0, 2.5 mg l(-1) and 10 mg l(-1)) for 216 h. Mussels were sampled after 24h, 48h, 120 h and 216 h, and immune parameters of hemocytes, including mortality, phagocytosis, non-specific esterase, ROS production, lysosomal content and total hemocyte count were investigated using flow cytometric assay. Hemocyte mortality was higher under hypoxia than normoxia, and increased with TiO2 concentrations, but no interaction was found between DO and TiO2. Phagocytosis was reduced under hypoxia and decreased with TiO2 exposure, and the interactive effect between time and TiO2 was observed. The percentage of hemocytes showing non-specific esterase activity was lower under hypoxia, and decreased as TiO2 concentration increased with the significant interactive effect of DO and TiO2. ROS production and lysosomal content were lower under hypoxia and reduced as concentration of TiO2 increased, and interactive effect of DO and TiO2 on ROS was evident. THC was significantly affected by the interactive effect between TiO2 and DO, with higher values under normoxia in the presence of TiO2. The present study demonstrated that immune functions of P. viridis were influenced by both nano-TiO2 and hypoxia with some synergistic effects between the two stressors. This implies that DO has to be considered in the evaluation of the toxicity of nano-materials to bivalves.
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- Youji Wang
- College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, 999 Huchenghuan Road, Shanghai 201306, China; Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
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- College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, 999 Huchenghuan Road, Shanghai 201306, China; Department of Biology and Chemistry, City University of Hong Kong, Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China
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- Guangxi Institute of Fisheries, Nanning, Guangxi, 530021, China
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- College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, 999 Huchenghuan Road, Shanghai 201306, China
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- Department of Environmental Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, 999 Huchenghuan Road, Shanghai 201306, China.
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Oliveira MLS, Marostega F, Taffarel SR, Saikia BK, Waanders FB, DaBoit K, Baruah BP, Silva LFO. Nano-mineralogical investigation of coal and fly ashes from coal-based captive power plant (India): an introduction of occupational health hazards. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2014; 468-469:1128-1137. [PMID: 24121564 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.09.040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2013] [Revised: 08/21/2013] [Accepted: 09/13/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Coal derived nano-particles has been received much concern recently around the world for their adverse effects on human health and the environment during their utilization. In this investigation the mineral matter present in some industrially important Indian coals and their ash samples are addressed. Coal and fly ash samples from the coal-based captive power plant in Meghalaya (India) were collected for different characterization and nano-mineralogy studies. An integrated application of advanced characterization techniques such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), High Resolution-Transmission Electron microscopy (HR-TEM)/(Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy) EDS/(selected-area diffraction pattern) SAED, Field Emission-Scanning Electron Microscopy (FE-SEM)/EDS analysis, and Mössbauer spectroscopy were used to know their extent of risks to the human health when present in coal and fly ash. The study has revealed that the coals contain mainly clay minerals, whilst glass fragments, spinel, quartz, and other minerals in lesser quantities were found to be present in the coal fly ash. Fly ash carbons were present as chars. Indian coal fly ash also found to contain nanominerals and ultrafine particles. The coal-fired power plants are observed to be the largest anthropogenic source of Hg emitted to the atmosphere and expected to increase its production in near future years. The Multi Walled Carbon Nano-Tubes (MWCNTs) are detected in our fly ashes, which contains residual carbonaceous matter responsible for the Hg capture/encapsulation. This detailed investigation on the inter-relationship between the minerals present in the samples and their ash components will also be useful for fulfilling the clean coal technology principles.
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- Marcos L S Oliveira
- Laboratory of Environmental Researches and Nanotechnology Development, Centro Universitário La Salle, Mestrado em Avaliação de Impactos Ambientais em Mineração, Victor Barreto, 2288 Centro 92010-000, Canoas, RS, Brazil; Development Department of Touristic Opportunities, Catarinense Institute of Environmental Research and Human Development - IPADHC, Capivari de Baixo, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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Jin L, Son Y, DeForest JL, Kang YJ, Kim W, Chung H. Single-walled carbon nanotubes alter soil microbial community composition. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2014; 466-467:533-8. [PMID: 23933455 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.07.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2013] [Revised: 07/06/2013] [Accepted: 07/11/2013] [Indexed: 04/14/2023]
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Recent developments in nanotechnology may lead to the release of nanomaterials into the natural environment, such as soils, with largely unknown consequences. We investigated the effects of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs), one of the most widely used nanomaterials, on soil microbial communities by incubation of soils to which powder or suspended forms of SWCNTs were added (0.03 to 1 mg g(-1) soil). To determine changes in soil microbial community composition, phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) profiles were analyzed at 25th day of the incubation experiment. The biomass of major microbial groups including Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, and fungi showed a significant negative relationship with SWCNT concentration, while the relative abundance of bacteria showed a positive relationship with SWCNT concentration. Furthermore, soils under distinct concentrations of SWCNT treatments had PLFA profiles that were significantly different from one another. Our results indicate that the biomass of a broad range of soil microbial groups is negatively related with SWCNT concentration and upon entry into soils, SWCNTs may alter microbial community composition. Our results may serve as foundation for scientific guideline on regulating the discharge of nanomaterials such as SWCNTs to the soil ecosystem.
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- Lixia Jin
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Republic of Korea
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Gasparotto J, Somensi N, Caregnato FF, Rabelo TK, DaBoit K, Oliveira MLS, Moreira JCF, Gelain DP. Coal and tire burning mixtures containing ultrafine and nanoparticulate materials induce oxidative stress and inflammatory activation in macrophages. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2013; 463-464:743-753. [PMID: 23856402 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.06.086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2013] [Revised: 06/20/2013] [Accepted: 06/21/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Ultra-fine and nano-particulate materials resulting from mixtures of coal and non-coal fuels combustion for power generation release to the air components with toxic potential. We evaluated toxicological and inflammatory effects at cellular level that could be induced by ultrafine/nanoparticles-containing ashes from burning mixtures of coal and tires from an American power plant. Coal fly ashes (CFA) samples from the combustion of high-S coal and tire-derived fuel, the latter about 2-3% of the total fuel feed, in a 100-MW cyclone utility boiler, were suspended in the cell culture medium of RAW 264.7 macrophages. Cell viability, assessed by MTT reduction, SRB incorporation and contrast-phase microscopy analysis demonstrated that CFA did not induce acute toxicity. However, CFA at 1mg/mL induced an increase of approximately 338% in intracellular TNF-α, while release of this proinflammatory cytokine was increased by 1.6-fold. The expression of the inflammatory mediator CD40 receptor was enhanced by 2-fold, the receptor for advanced glycation endproducts (RAGE) had a 5.7-fold increase and the stress response protein HSP70 was increased nearly 12-fold by CFA at 1mg/mL. Although CFA did not induce cell death, parameters of oxidative stress and reactive species production were found to be altered at several degrees, such as nitrite accumulation (22% increase), DCFH oxidation (3.5-fold increase), catalase (5-fold increase) and superoxide dismutase (35% inhibition) activities, lipoperoxidation (4.2 fold-increase) and sulfhydryl oxidation (40% decrease in free SH groups). The present results suggest that CFA containing ultra-fine and nano-particulate materials from coal and tire combustion may induce sub-chronic cell damage, as they alter inflammatory and oxidative stress parameters at the molecular and cellular levels, but do not induce acute cell death.
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- Juciano Gasparotto
- Center of Oxidative Stress Research, Tuiskon Dick Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Health Basic Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) Brazil.
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Jeong S, Moon HS, Nam K. Differential in vitro bioaccessibility of residual As in a field-aged former smelter site and its implication for potential risk. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2013; 463-464:348-354. [PMID: 23820009 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.06.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2012] [Revised: 05/08/2013] [Accepted: 06/07/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Chemical forms of arsenic (As) present in a former smelter site were determined. A five-step sequential extraction showed that about 94.8 to 99.2% of total As concentration was found to be present as residual form, and interestingly some of the residual As seemed to be still bioaccessible, when determined with an in vitro bioaccessibility test. However, the extents of bioaccessible As greatly varied among the three soils tested. Soil B showed the highest bioaccessibility being 17.18 mg-As/kg (11.9%) followed by 12.71 (2.02%) and 14.03 mg-As/kg (0.64%) in soils C and A, respectively. When the residual As was treated with hydrofluoric acid (i.e., HF) 65.3 to 80.9 mg-As/kg was extracted and only 4.17 to 7.25% of the HF-extractable As was found to be bioaccessible. In contrast, when the residual As was treated with hydroperchloric acid (i.e., HClO4) only 5.64 to 8.01 mg-As/kg was recovered but 64.5 to 92.5% of the HClO4-extractable As was bioaccessible. The results suggest the presence of differential bioaccessibility of residual As, which apparently depends on the solid phase that As is associated with (i.e., organic matter or clay minerals). Of the As present as residual fraction, the As mainly bound to silicate mineral showed extremely low bioaccessibility and the As associated with refractory organic matter was highly bioaccessible.
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- Seulki Jeong
- Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Seoul National University, Gwanak-ro 1, Gwanak-gu, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea
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Chekli L, Phuntsho S, Roy M, Shon HK. Characterisation of Fe-oxide nanoparticles coated with humic acid and Suwannee River natural organic matter. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2013; 461-462:19-27. [PMID: 23712112 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.04.083] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2013] [Revised: 04/27/2013] [Accepted: 04/27/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Iron oxide nanoparticles are becoming increasingly popular for various applications including the treatment of contaminated soil and groundwater; however, their mobility and reactivity in the subsurface environment are significantly affected by their tendency to aggregate. One solution to overcome this issue is to coat the nanoparticles with dissolved organic matter (DOM). The advantages of DOM over conventional surface modifiers are that DOM is naturally abundant in the environment, inexpensive, non-toxic and readily adsorbed onto the surface of metal oxide nanoparticles. In this study, humic acid (HA) and Suwannee River natural organic matter (SRNOM) were tested and compared as surface modifiers for Fe2O3 nanoparticles (NPs). The DOM-coated Fe2O3 NPs were characterised by various analytical methods including: flow field-flow fractionation (FlFFF), high performance size exclusion chromatography (HPSEC) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The stability of the coated NPs was then evaluated by assessing their aggregation and disaggregation behaviour over time. Results showed that both HA and SRNOM were rapidly and readily adsorbed on the surface of Fe2O3 NPs, providing electrosteric stabilisation over a wide range of pH. HPSEC results showed that the higher molecular weight components of DOM were preferentially adsorbed onto the surface of Fe2O3. As SRNOM consists of macromolecules with a higher molecular weight than HA, the measured size of the SRNOM-coated Fe2O3 NPs was 30% larger than the HA-coated Fe2O3 NPs. FTIR results indicated the occurrence of hydrogen bonding arising from electrostatic interaction between the DOM and Fe2O3 NPs. Finally, a stability study showed that after 14 days, small agglomerates and aggregates were formed. The HA-coated Fe2O3 NPs formed agglomerates which were easily disaggregated using a vortex mixer, with the coated NPs returning to their initial size. However, SRNOM-coated Fe2O3 NPs were only partially disaggregated using the same method, which indicates that these aggregates have a more compact structure.
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- Laura Chekli
- School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology, Sydney, Post Box 129, Broadway, NSW 2007, Australia
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Kronbauer MA, Izquierdo M, Dai S, Waanders FB, Wagner NJ, Mastalerz M, Hower JC, Oliveira MLS, Taffarel SR, Bizani D, Silva LFO. Geochemistry of ultra-fine and nano-compounds in coal gasification ashes: a synoptic view. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2013; 456-457:95-103. [PMID: 23584038 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.02.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2013] [Revised: 02/22/2013] [Accepted: 02/23/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The nano-mineralogy, petrology, and chemistry of coal gasification products have not been studied as extensively as the products of the more widely used pulverized-coal combustion. The solid residues from the gasification of a low- to medium-sulfur, inertinite-rich, volatile A bituminous coal, and a high sulfur, vitrinite-rich, volatile C bituminous coal were investigated. Multifaceted chemical characterization by XRD, Raman spectroscopy, petrology, FE-SEM/EDS, and HR-TEM/SEAD/FFT/EDS provided an in-depth understanding of coal gasification ash-forming processes. The petrology of the residues generally reflected the rank and maceral composition of the feed coals, with the higher rank, high-inertinite coal having anisotropic carbons and inertinite in the residue, and the lower rank coal-derived residue containing isotropic carbons. The feed coal chemistry determines the mineralogy of the non-glass, non-carbon portions of the residues, with the proportions of CaCO₃ versus Al₂O₃ determining the tendency towards the neoformation of anorthite versus mullite, respectively. Electron beam studies showed the presence of a number of potentially hazardous elements in nanoparticles. Some of the neoformed ultra-fine/nano-minerals found in the coal ashes are the same as those commonly associated with oxidation/transformation of sulfides and sulfates.
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- Marcio A Kronbauer
- Centro Universitário La Salle, Mestrado em Avaliação de Impactos Ambientais em Mineração, Victor Barreto, 2288 Centro, 92010-000 Canoas, RS, Brazil
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Wang X, Zhu M, Liu H, Ma J, Li F. Modification of Pd-Fe nanoparticles for catalytic dechlorination of 2,4-dichlorophenol. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2013; 449:157-167. [PMID: 23425792 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2012] [Revised: 01/01/2013] [Accepted: 01/01/2013] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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To reveal how different dispersants influence the dispersity and physicochemical properties of palladium/iron nanoparticles (Pd/Fe NPs), we modified Pd/Fe NPs with poly(methylmethacrylate) (PMMA), polyacrylic acid (PAA) and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) respectively and obtained three hybrid NPs denoted M-Pd/Fe NPs, A-Pd/Fe NPs and C-Pd/Fe NPs. The physical properties of the three hybrid Pd/Fe NPs were studied, together with their behaviors in the room-temperature dechlorination in aqueous solution of 2,4-dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP). Dispersant effects of the three dispersants were observed, as well as changes in the properties of resulted Pd/Fe NPs. The pristine Pd/Fe NPs experienced more severe oxidation than A-Pd/Fe NPs, while there was no evidence for the presence of oxidation phase of M-Pd/Fe NPs and C-Pd/Fe NPs. Degradation results showed that compared with pristine Pd/Fe NPs, the catalytic dechlorination efficiency of 2,4-DCP with modified Pd/Fe NPs increased by 23%-58% within a given reaction period of 20 min. The role of dispersants themselves in dechlorination properties of Pd/Fe NPs is more significant than that of volume ratio of PAA to water, weight ratio of PMMA to anisole and volume ratio of water to ethanol in determining the properties of A-Pd/Fe, M-Pd/Fe and C-Pd/Fe NPs, respectively. Studies on the kinetics of 2,4-DCP reacted with Pd/Fe NPs in our cases implied that their behaviors didn't match the first- or pseudo-first-order kinetics: because the presence of oxidation phases on the surface of pristine Pd/Fe NPs and the dispersants on the surface of NPs could influence the diffusion of 2,4-DCP onto reactive sites, thus affecting the whole degradation process. So, an innovatively revised kinetics was proposed in the study for considering the effects of oxidation phases and the dispersants.
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- Xiangyu Wang
- Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming 650500, China.
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Li S, Irin F, Atore FO, Green MJ, Cañas-Carrell JE. Determination of multi-walled carbon nanotube bioaccumulation in earthworms measured by a microwave-based detection technique. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2013; 445-446:9-13. [PMID: 23298789 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.12.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2012] [Revised: 12/12/2012] [Accepted: 12/12/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Reliable quantification techniques for carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are limited. In this study, a new procedure was developed for quantifying multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNTs) in earthworms (Eisenia fetida) based on freeze drying and microwave-induced heating. Specifically, earthworms were first processed into a powder by freeze drying. Then, samples were measured by utilizing 10 s exposure to 30 W microwave power. This method showed the potential to quantitatively measure MWNTs in earthworms at low concentrations (~0.1 μg in 20 mg of earthworm). Also, a simple MWNT bioaccumulation study in earthworms indicated a low bioaccumulation factor of 0.015±0.004. With an appropriate sample processing method and instrumental parameters (power and exposure time), this technique has the potential to quantify MWNTs in a variety of sample types (plants, earthworms, human blood, etc.).
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- Shibin Li
- Department of Environmental Toxicology, The Institute of Environmental and Human Health (TIEHH), Texas Tech University, Box 41163, Lubbock TX 79409-1163, USA.
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Sun L, Gao Y, Liu H, Zhang W, Ding Y, Li B, Li M, Sun D. An assessment of the relationship between excess fluoride intake from drinking water and essential hypertension in adults residing in fluoride endemic areas. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2013; 443:864-869. [PMID: 23246666 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.11.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2012] [Revised: 11/05/2012] [Accepted: 11/05/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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In this study, the relationships between high water fluoride exposure and essential hypertension as well as plasma ET-1 levels were investigated. A total of 487 residents aged 40 to 75 were randomly recruited from eight villages in Zhaozhou County from Heilongjiang Province in China and were divided into 4 groups according to the concentrations of fluoride in their water. Consumption levels of drinking water fluoride for normal, mild, moderate, and high exposure groups were 0.84±0.26 mg/L, 1.55±0.22 mg/L, 2.49±0.30 mg/L, and 4.06±1.15 mg/L, respectively. The prevalence of hypertension in each group was 20.16%, 24.54%, 32.30%, and 49.23%, respectively. There were significant differences between all the groups; namely, with the increase in water fluoride concentrations, the risk of essential hypertension in adults grows in a concentration-dependent manner. Significant differences were observed in the plasma ET-1 levels between the different groups (P<0.0001). In the multivariable logistic regression model, high water fluoride concentrations (F(-)≥3.01 mg/L, OR(4/1)=2.84), age (OR(3/1)=2.63), and BMI (OR(2/1)=2.40, OR(3/1)=6.03) were closely associated with essential hypertension. In other words, the study not only confirmed the relationship between excess fluoride intake and essential hypertension in adults, but it also demonstrated that high levels of fluoride exposure in drinking water could increase plasma ET-1 levels in subjects living in fluoride endemic areas.
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- Liyan Sun
- Center for Endemic Disease Control, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150081, China
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Kaiser JP, Zuin S, Wick P. Is nanotechnology revolutionizing the paint and lacquer industry? A critical opinion. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2013; 442:282-289. [PMID: 23178832 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2012] [Revised: 10/01/2012] [Accepted: 10/01/2012] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Many paints for indoor and outdoor applications contain biocides and additives for protection against microbial, physical and chemical deterioration. The biocides should remain active as long as they are incorporated in the paint. Protection against microbial colonization should last at least a decade. Once the biocides are released they should degrade within a short time so that no accumulation in the environment can occur. The paint industry is not only focusing their research in producing better paint formulations with degradable biocides: they also consider using nanomaterials, such as nanosilver, nanocopper, nanozinc oxide, photocatalytic-active nanotitanium dioxide and nanosilica dioxide as additives for the protection of paints, against microbial degradation and physical and chemical deterioration. In the future nanomaterials should replace biodegradable biocides and improve the paint properties as well as impede colonization by microorganisms. At the time there is no guarantee that the nanomaterials in paints and façades will fulfill their task in the long run, since there are no long term studies available. From nanosilver doped paints it is known that silver is easily washed out by rain. Photocatalytic active nanotitanium dioxide adsorbs ultra violet light (UV-light) and generates hydroxyl radicals, which not only inhibit microbial growth but can also initiate or accelerate the photocatalytic degradation of the paint matrix. Thus at this time it is still unknown if it makes sense to incorporate nanomaterials into paints. Intensive research and development are still needed in order to find the answers.
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- Jean-Pierre Kaiser
- Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Materials-Biology Interactions Laboratory, Lerchenfeldstrasse 5, CH-9014 St. Gallen, Switzerland.
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Schaller J, Brackhage C, Paasch S, Brunner E, Bäucker E, Dudel EG. Silica uptake from nanoparticles and silica condensation state in different tissues of Phragmites australis. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2013. [PMID: 23178503 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Silicon is described as beneficial for grasses by enhancing yield and fitness via a considerable contribution to pathogen, drought, and pest resistance. Silicic acid is the predominant form for uptake and transport within the plant and will precipitate in leaves. But it is unknown whether polymeric nanosilicon compounds in its synthetic form, with an increasing concentration in aquatic environments, can be suitable for plant nutrition. Therefore, we investigated the uptake, transport, and deposition of silicic acid/silica within plants using synthetic nanosilica. Our results show a significant difference in silicon (Si) content within the different tissues of Phragmites australis. The nanosilica had been dissolved prior to the uptake by plants. The chemical form of Si during uptake was not traceable. A significant enhancement in the condensation state of the silica was found from root to leaves especially from culm to leaf tips visible by the increasing content of Q(4)-groups in the NMR spectra. We conclude that synthetic nanosilica has the same quality as source for the beneficial element Si like natural silica. Since the condensation state is described to control silica solubility, we suggest that different condensation states within the plant may result in different remobilization of silicon during decomposition of the plant material.
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- Jörg Schaller
- Institute of General Ecology and Environmental Protection, Technische Universität Dresden, D-01062 Dresden, Germany.
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Zhang M, Gao B, Yao Y, Xue Y, Inyang M. Synthesis, characterization, and environmental implications of graphene-coated biochar. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2012; 435-436:567-572. [PMID: 22906501 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.07.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2012] [Revised: 07/06/2012] [Accepted: 07/07/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Biochar has attracted much research attention recently because of its potential applications in many environmental areas. In this work, the biochar technology was combined with the emerging graphene technology to create a new engineered graphene-coated biochar from cotton wood. The biomass feedstock was first treated with graphene/pyrene-derivative and was then annealed at 600°C in a quartz tube furnace under N(2) environment. Laboratory characterization with different microscopy and spectrometry tools showed that the graphene sheets were "soldered" by the pyrene molecules on the biochar surface during the annealing process. Thermogravimetric analysis showed that the graphene "skin" could improve the thermal stability of the biochar, making the engineered biochar a better carbon sequester for large scale land applications. Batch sorption experimental results indicated that the graphene-coated biochar has excellent adsorption ability of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) with a maximum methylene blue adsorption capacity of 174 mg g(-1), which is more than 20 times higher than that of the unmodified cotton wood biochar and comparable to those of some physically or chemically activated carbons. The enhanced adsorption of methylene blue on the graphene-coated biochar is mainly controlled by the strong π-π interactions between aromatic molecules and the graphene sheets on biochar surface. It is anticipated that this novel, facile, and low-cost method can be expanded to other carbon-rich materials to create engineered biochar for various environmental applications.
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- Ming Zhang
- Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, United States
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Oliveira MLS, Ward CR, Izquierdo M, Sampaio CH, de Brum IAS, Kautzmann RM, Sabedot S, Querol X, Silva LFO. Chemical composition and minerals in pyrite ash of an abandoned sulphuric acid production plant. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2012; 430:34-47. [PMID: 22613465 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.04.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2012] [Revised: 04/16/2012] [Accepted: 04/17/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The extraction of sulphur produces a hematite-rich waste, known as roasted pyrite ash, which contains significant amounts of environmentally sensitive elements in variable concentrations and modes of occurrence. Whilst the mineralogy of roasted pyrite ash associated with iron or copper mining has been studied, as this is the main source of sulphur worldwide, the mineralogy, and more importantly, the characterization of submicron, ultrafine and nanoparticles, in coal-derived roasted pyrite ash remain to be resolved. In this work we provide essential data on the chemical composition and nanomineralogical assemblage of roasted pyrite ash. XRD, HR-TEM and FE-SEM were used to identify a large variety of minerals of anthropogenic origin. These phases result from highly complex chemical reactions occurring during the processing of coal pyrite of southern Brazil for sulphur extraction and further manufacture of sulphuric acid. Iron-rich submicron, ultrafine and nanoparticles within the ash may contain high proportions of toxic elements such as As, Se, U, among others. A number of elements, such as As, Cr, Cu, Co, La, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sb, Se, Sr, Ti, Zn, and Zr, were found to be present in individual nanoparticles and submicron, ultrafine and nanominerals (e.g. oxides, sulphates, clays) in concentrations of up to 5%. The study of nanominerals in roasted pyrite ash from coal rejects is important to develop an understanding on the nature of this by-product, and to assess the interaction between emitted nanominerals, ultra-fine particles, and atmospheric gases, rain or body fluids, and thus to evaluate the environmental and health impacts of pyrite ash materials.
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- Marcos L S Oliveira
- Development Department of Touristic Opportunities, Catarinense Institute of Environmental Research and Human Development - IPADHC, Capivari de Baixo, Santa Catarina, Brazil
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El Badawy AM, Scheckel KG, Suidan M, Tolaymat T. The impact of stabilization mechanism on the aggregation kinetics of silver nanoparticles. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2012; 429:325-31. [PMID: 22578844 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.03.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2011] [Revised: 03/14/2012] [Accepted: 03/15/2012] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The use of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) for various applications is growing drastically. The increase in use will eventually lead to their release into the environment. The tendency of AgNPs to aggregate and the kinetics of aggregation are major factors that govern their fate in the environment. Dynamic light scattering (DLS) was utilized to investigate the electrolyte-induced aggregation kinetics (NaNO₃, NaCl and Ca(NO₃)₂) of coated and uncoated AgNPs which are electrostatically (H₂-AgNPs and Citrate-AgNPs), sterically (polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)-AgNPs) and electrosterically (branched polyethyleneimine (BPEI)-AgNPs) stabilized. The aggregation kinetics of the electrostatically stabilized AgNPs was in agreement with the classical Derjaguin-Landau-Verwey-Overbeek (DLVO) theory and the AgNPs exhibited both reaction-limited and diffusion-limited regimes. The H₂-AgNPs had critical coagulation concentrations (CCC) of 25, 30 and 3mM in the presence of NaNO₃, NaCl and Ca(NO₃)₂ salts, respectively. The Citrate-AgNPs had CCC of 70, 70 and 5 mM in the presence of NaNO₃, NaCl and Ca(NO₃)₂ salts, respectively. The values of the Hamaker constant for the electrostatically stabilized AgNPs were also determined and the values were in agreement with the reported values for metallic particles. The aggregation kinetics for both the sterically and electrosterically stabilized AgNPs (PVP-AgNPs and BPEI-AgNPs) was not in agreement with the DLVO theory and the particles were resistant to aggregation even at high ionic strength and electrolyte valence. The PVP-AgNPs and the BPEI-AgNPs had no critical aggregation concentration value at the investigated ionic strength values.
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- Amro M El Badawy
- Dept. of Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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