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Wang W, Wang P, Wu C, Zhang L, Mao L, Zhu L, Jiang H, Zheng Y, Liu X. Adsorption of acetochlor-contaminated water systems using novel P-doped biochar: Effects, application, and mechanism. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 350:141027. [PMID: 38142880 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.141027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2023] [Revised: 11/29/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 12/26/2023]
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Given the serious threat of acetochlor (ACT) to the aquatic ecological environment, designing wastewater treatment-oriented adsorbents for the sustainable remediation of actual ACT-contaminated water is a promising yet challenging strategy. Herein, a novel P-doped biochar (PBC-800) with a high adsorption capacity (51.34 mg g-1) and a rapid reaction rate (47.35 mg g-1 h-1) for ACT was prepared through pyrolyzing of rice straw biomass pre-impregnated with potassium dihydrogen phosphate (KH2PO4). Additionally, P-doped biochars synthesized at different pyrolysis temperatures exhibited significant variations in ACT adsorption performance, which was mainly ascribed to the distinction between hydrophilicity and sp2 conjugate C (ID/IG = 0.84-1.08). The adsorption behavior of ACT on PBC-800 followed the Elovich kinetics and Freundlich adsorption isotherm models. Thermodynamic calculations indicated that the adsorption of ACT by PBC-800 was a spontaneously disordered decreasing exothermic process. Besides, PBC-800 exhibited a powerful anti-interference for ACT adsorption within complex water matrices, highlighting its potential for various of practical applications. Through characterization analysis and further experiments, it was proved that the excellent adsorption performance of PBC-800 on ACT was ascribed to a combination of physical and chemical adsorption mechanisms, including 57.5% pore filling, 23.4% hydrophobic interaction, 12.7% π-π interaction, and 6.4% hydrogen bonding. Moreover, PBC-800 exerted a prominent adhesion impact upon Gram-positive and negative bacteria at 3 h. This study offers a new idea for the utilization of agricultural residues and provides insights into the mechanism of ACT adsorption through its derived biochar.
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- Wei Wang
- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Disease and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Disease and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Disease and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Disease and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Disease and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Disease and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Disease and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- College of Plant Health and Medicine, Key Lab of Integrated Crop Disease and Pest Management of Shan-dong Province, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao 266109, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Disease and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China.
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Carneiro FE, Grott SC, Israel NG, Bitschinski D, Abel G, Alves TC, de Albuquerque CAC, da Silva EB, de Almeida EA. Influence of temperature on the biomarker responses of bullfrog tadpoles (Lithobates catesbeianus) to 2-hydroxyatrazine exposure. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2023; 257:106468. [PMID: 36870175 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2023.106468] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2022] [Revised: 02/21/2023] [Accepted: 02/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The influence of temperature (25 and 32 °C) on the biomarker responses of bullfrog tadpoles (Lithobates catesbeianus) to different concentrations of the atrazine metabolite 2-hydroxyatrazine (2-HA, 0, 10, 50 and 200 ng.L-1, 16 days), was evaluated. Temperature affected the activities of superoxide dismutase, glutathione S-transferase and acetylcholinesterase. The activities of catalase, glutathione peroxidase, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase and carboxylesterase presented no alterations. Frequencies of micronuclei and nuclear abnormalities were also not altered. 2-HA decreased SOD activity at 25 °C and caused histopathological changes in the liver and the kidney at both temperatures, with the kidney being more affected by the combination of higher temperature and 2-HA exposure, presenting glomerular shrinkage and an increase in Bowman's space. Our results indicate that at environmentally relevant concentrations, 2-HA can cause changes in biomarker responses as well as in the morphology of liver and kidney in L. catesbeianus tadpoles. Temperature has an important influence on biomarker response and histopathological alterations.
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- Environmental Engineering Post-Graduation Program, University of Blumenau, Blumenau, SC, Brazil
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- Department of Natural Science, University of Blumenau, Blumenau, SC, Brazil
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- Department of Natural Science, University of Blumenau, Blumenau, SC, Brazil
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- Environmental Engineering Post-Graduation Program, University of Blumenau, Blumenau, SC, Brazil
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- Environmental Engineering Post-Graduation Program, University of Blumenau, Blumenau, SC, Brazil; Department of Natural Science, University of Blumenau, Blumenau, SC, Brazil.
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Liu J, Yang G, Gao Y, Li X, Long Y, Wei S, Zhao Y, Sun S, Gao S. Transcriptome analysis reveals the mechanisms of hepatic injury caused by long-term environmental exposure to atrazine in juvenile common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.). ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:36545-36556. [PMID: 36564684 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-24933-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Atrazine (ATZ) is the second most commonly used herbicide worldwide, resulting in the pollution of water bodies and affecting the economic benefits of aquaculture. ATZ is known to cause liver damage in the common carp, Cyprinus carpio L., one of the most widely cultivated fish in China, but the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. In this study, juvenile common carp Cyprinus carpio L. were exposed to three different environmental levels (0.4, 0.8, and 1.2 μg/L) of ATZ for 12 weeks and changes in the liver transcriptomes between the high-dose group and the control group were analyzed. The data showed that different levels of ATZ exposure caused hepatotoxicity in juvenile carp, shown by biochemical parameters and histopathological changes. Comparative transcriptomics showed that high-dose ATZ exposure led to alterations in the expression of various lipid metabolism-related gene changes, including genes associated with metabolic pathways, fatty acid metabolism, and fatty acid elongation. Furthermore, a connection network analysis of the top 100 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) showed a variety of associations between high-dose ATZ-induced liver damage and the principal DEGs, indicating the complexity of hepatotoxicity induced by ATZ. In conclusion, the molecular mechanisms underlying ATZ-triggered hepatotoxicity in juvenile carp are primarily related to impaired lipid metabolism.
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- Jingbo Liu
- College of Biological and Brewing Engineering, Taishan University, 525 Dongyue Street, Tai'an City, 271000, Shandong Province, China
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- College of Biological and Brewing Engineering, Taishan University, 525 Dongyue Street, Tai'an City, 271000, Shandong Province, China
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- College of Life Science, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, 619 Changcheng Road, Tai'an City, 271016, Shandong Province, China.
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- College of Life Science, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, 619 Changcheng Road, Tai'an City, 271016, Shandong Province, China
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- College of Life Science, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, 619 Changcheng Road, Tai'an City, 271016, Shandong Province, China
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- College of Life Science, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, 619 Changcheng Road, Tai'an City, 271016, Shandong Province, China
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- College of Life Science, Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, 619 Changcheng Road, Tai'an City, 271016, Shandong Province, China
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- Tai'an City Central Hospital, 29 Longtan Road, Tai'an City, 271000, Shandong Province, China
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- Daiyue District Service Center of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Business Development, 379 Leigu Street, Tai'an City, 271000, Shandong Province, China
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San Juan MRF, Lavarías SML, Aparicio V, Larsen KE, Lerner JEC, Cortelezzi A. Ecological risk assessment of pesticides in sediments of Pampean streams, Argentina. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 313:137598. [PMID: 36549510 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.137598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2021] [Revised: 12/14/2022] [Accepted: 12/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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After their application in agricultural areas, pesticides are dispersed throughout the environment, causing contamination problems. In Argentina, the main promoter of transgenic biotechnology in the region, the total consumption of agrochemicals has increased significantly in recent years. Most chemicals dumped near surface waters eventually end up in bottom sediments and can be toxic to the organisms that live there. However, published data on the mixing of pesticides in this compartment is still scarce. The objective of this work was to detect and quantify pesticide residues in the sediment of rural streams in the Pampas region and to carry out acute and chronic risk assessment in these aquatic ecosystems. The study area comprises the mountainous system of Tandilia, located in one of the most productive agricultural areas in the country. The concentration of atrazine, acetochlor, chlorpyrifos, cypermethrin, and 2,4-D in the sediment of four rural streams was determined in three different seasons, and the toxic units (TU) and the risk ratios (RQ) were calculated. All the compounds analyzed were detected in most of the sampling seasons and study sites, at concentrations higher than those established in the national and international quality guidelines for the protection of aquatic biota in surface waters and for human consumption. Chlorpyrifos, cypermethrin, and acetochlor were the main pesticides contributing to the TU and RQ values, representing a medium or high ecological risk in most of the sites. Therefore, the evaluation of these pesticides in the bottom sediments could be a decisive factor in assessing the risk to the aquatic environment.
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- M R Fernández San Juan
- Instituto Multidisciplinario Sobre Ecosistemas y Desarrollo Sustentable (ECOSISTEMAS), UNICEN, Tandil, Argentina; Laboratorio de Ecotoxicología y Biología, Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, Centro de Investigación Veterinaria Tandil (CIVETAN-CIC-CONICET), UNICEN, Tandil, Argentina.
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- Instituto de Limnología "Dr. Raúl A. Ringuelet" (ILPLA-CCT CONICET) La Plata - UNLP, La Plata, Argentina.
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- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), EEA Balcarce, Ruta 226 Km 73,3, Balcarce, Argentina; CONICET, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas, Argentina.
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- Laboratorio de Farmacología, Centro de Investigación Veterinaria de Tandil (CIVETAN-CIC-CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Veterinarias, UNICEN, Tandil, Argentina.
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- Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Ciencias Aplicadas "Dr. Jorge J. Ronco" (CONICET-UNLP-CICPBA), La Plata, Argentina.
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- Instituto Multidisciplinario Sobre Ecosistemas y Desarrollo Sustentable (ECOSISTEMAS), UNICEN, Tandil, Argentina; CONICET, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas, Argentina.
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Kong R, Yang C, Huang K, Han G, Sun Q, Zhang Y, Zhang H, Letcher RJ, Liu C. Application of agricultural pesticides in a peak period induces an abundance decline of metazoan zooplankton in a lake ecosystem. WATER RESEARCH 2022; 224:119040. [PMID: 36099761 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.119040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2022] [Revised: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The contamination of pesticides has been recognized as a major stressor in fresh water ecosystems in terms of the losses of services and population declines and extinctions. However, information on the adverse effects of pesticides on zooplankton communities under natural field conditions are still lacking, although zooplankton is quite sensitive to most of pesticides in laboratory studies. In this study, a natural lake ecosystem (Liangzi Lake) was used to determine the relationship between pesticide contamination and abundance decline of metazoan zooplankton. In August 2020, the comprehensive trophic level indexes and the abundance of phytoplankton in the 14 sampling sites of Liangzi Lake were comparable, but the abundance of metazoan zooplankton showed significant variations across two orders of magnitude. These results suggested that other factors, such as pesticide contamination, might be responsible for the variations of metazoan zooplankton community. Furthermore, the responsible pesticides were screened, and totally 29 pesticides were obtained. Finally, five pesticides were identified to provide more than 99.4% toxic contributions and chlorpyrifos and cypermethrin were two main causal agents. These results were further supported by laboratory exposure experiments using D. magna and field study in November 2020, where the concentrations of the 29 pesticides were strongly decreased and the abundance of metazoan zooplankton was comparable across the 14 sites of Liangzi Lake. Taken together, this work provided an evidence that the contamination of pesticides might be responsible for the abundance decline of metazoan zooplankton in a natural freshwater ecosystem.
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- Ren Kong
- School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China; College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Yangtze River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuhan 430223, China.
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- Departments of Chemistry and Biology, Carleton University, Ottawa K1S 5B6, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Environmental Studies, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China; College of Fisheries, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China.
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Li A, Wang M, Kroeze C, Ma L, Strokal M. Past and future pesticide losses to Chinese waters under socioeconomic development and climate change. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2022; 317:115361. [PMID: 35613533 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2021] [Revised: 05/11/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Increasing pesticide use pollutes Chinese surface waters. Pesticides often enter waters through surface runoff from agricultural fields. This occurs especially during heavy rainfall events. Socio-economic development and climate change may accelerate future loss of pesticides to surface waters due to increasing food production and rainfall events. The main objective of this study is to model past and future pesticide losses to Chinese waters under socio-economic development and climate change. To this end, we developed a pesticide model with local information to quantify the potential pesticide runoff from near-stream agriculture to surface waters after heavy rainfall. We project future trends in potential pesticide runoff. For this, we developed three scenarios: Sustainability, "Middle of the Road" and Economy-first. These scenarios are based on combined Shared Socio-economic Pathways and Representative Concentration Pathways. We identified hotspots with high potential pesticide runoff. The results show that the potential pesticide runoff increased by 45% from 2000 to 2010, nationally. Over 50% of the national pesticide runoff in 2000 was in five provinces. Over 60% of the Chinese population lived in pesticide polluted hotspots in 2000. For the future, trends differ among scenarios and years. The largest increase is projected for the Economy-first scenario, where the potential pesticide runoff is projected to increase by 85% between 2010 and 2099. Future pesticide pollution hotspots are projected to concentrate in the south and south-east of China. This is the net-effect of high pesticide application, intensive crop production and high precipitation due to climate change. In our scenarios, 58%-84% of the population is projected to live in pesticide polluted hotspots from 2050 onwards. These projections can support the development of regional management strategies to control pesticide pollution in waters in the future.
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- Ang Li
- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Water Resources, Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetic and Developmental Biology, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, 286 Huaizhong Road, Shijiazhuang, 050021, Hebei, China; Water Systems and Global Change Group, Wageningen University & Research, P.O. Box 47, 6700 AA, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Water Systems and Global Change Group, Wageningen University & Research, P.O. Box 47, 6700 AA, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Water Systems and Global Change Group, Wageningen University & Research, P.O. Box 47, 6700 AA, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Water Resources, Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetic and Developmental Biology, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, 286 Huaizhong Road, Shijiazhuang, 050021, Hebei, China
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- Water Systems and Global Change Group, Wageningen University & Research, P.O. Box 47, 6700 AA, Wageningen, the Netherlands.
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Guo Z, Ouyang W, Tulcan RXS, Lin C, He M, Wang B, Xin M. Spatiotemporal partition dynamics of typical herbicides at a turbid river estuary. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2022; 182:113946. [PMID: 35870360 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2022.113946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2022] [Revised: 07/08/2022] [Accepted: 07/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Organic pollutants are ubiquitous in estuarine areas, nonetheless, the transport mechanisms of herbicides in such areas are limited. Atrazine and acetochlor were analyzed in suspended particle matter (SPM), surface sediment, and surface water from the Yellow River estuary and the surrounding rivers and sea. Among these rivers, the Yellow River contributes the most herbicide flux to the sea annually. The herbicide concentrations in water and sediment decreased from the estuarine areas to the deep sea. The fugacity fraction values of atrazine exceeded 0.5 in the Yellow River estuary, which supported that the herbicides in sediment desorbed at the estuarine areas. The herbicide in the SPM showed high concentration in the outer sea and increased as a power function with decreasing SPM content. The increasing partition capacity indicated that the herbicides tended to sink into sediment, increasing the ecological risk posed by herbicides. The ecological risk of acetochlor deserves continuous attention.
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- Zewei Guo
- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China; Advanced Interdisciplinary Institute of Environment and Ecology, Beijing Normal University, Zhuhai 519087, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- The First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, 6 Xianxialing Road, Qingdao 266061, China
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- The First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural Resources, 6 Xianxialing Road, Qingdao 266061, China
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Liang Y, Duan J, Gao Q, Li Y, Zhang Z. Effect of Chinese steamed bun and bread processing on pesticide residues in wheat flour. FOOD PRODUCTION, PROCESSING AND NUTRITION 2022. [DOI: 10.1186/s43014-022-00092-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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AbstractThe changes of five pesticides including imidacloprid, triadimefon, fenitrothion, chlorpyrifos-methyl, and chlorpyrifos in wheat flour during Chinese steamed bun and bread processing were systematically investigated. The pesticide residues were determined by high performance liquid chromatography coupled with diode array detector. Dough mixing step in both Chinese steamed bun and bread processing reduced the concentration of five pesticide residues significantly by 33 to 46%. It was mainly attributed to the increase of moisture content in mixed dough during this step. The reduction of pesticides in fermenting step varied from 2 to 22% in Chinese steamed bun and bread processing. Resting step in both Chinese steamed bun and bread processing has little effect on the pesticide residues with the reduction from 2 to 8%. The five pesticides have different behaviours in steaming step of Chinese steamed bun processing and in baking step of bread processing. During the steaming step, only the concentrations of triadimefon and imidacloprid residues in crust were increased by 52 and 1%, the others in crust and in crumb of Chinese steamed bun were decreased by 4 to 38%. After the baking step, the concentrations of triadimefon and imidacloprid residues in crust, and the triadimefon residue in crumb of bread were increased by 65, 83, and 14%, respectively, the others were all reduced. The processing factors (PFs) for triadimefon and imidacloprid in crust in the steaming and baking steps, for triadimefon in crumb in the baking steps were greater than 1, and the others were all less than 1. Overall, this study provides important references for monitoring pesticide residues in the processing of wheat flour products. The PFs obtained could be helpful for the risk assessment of pesticides in wheat flour products.
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de Araújo EP, Caldas ED, Oliveira-Filho EC. Pesticides in surface freshwater: a critical review. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2022; 194:452. [PMID: 35608712 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-022-10005-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2021] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The objective of this study was to critically review studies published up to November 2021 that investigated the presence of pesticides in surface freshwater to answer three questions: (1) in which countries were the studies conducted? (2) which pesticides are most evaluated and detected? and (3) which pesticides have the highest concentrations? Using the Prisma protocol, 146 articles published from 1976 to November 2021 were included in this analysis: 127 studies used grab sampling, 10 used passive sampling, and 9 used both sampling techniques. In the 45-year historical series, the USA, China, and Spain were the countries that conducted the highest number of studies. Atrazine was the most evaluated pesticide (56% of the studies), detected in 43% of the studies using grab sampling, and the most detected in passive sampling studies (68%). The compounds with the highest maximum and mean concentrations in the grab sampling were molinate (211.38 µg/L) and bentazone (53 µg/L), respectively, and in passive sampling, they were oxyfluorfen (16.8 µg/L) and atrazine (4.8 μg/L), respectively. The levels found for atrazine, p,p'-DDD, and heptachlor in Brazil were higher than the regulatory levels for superficial water in the country. The concentrations exceeded the toxicological endpoint for at least 11 pesticides, including atrazine (Daphnia LC50 and fish NOAEC), cypermethrin (algae EC50, Daphnia and fish LC50; fish NOAEC), and chlorpyrifos (Daphnia and fish LC50; fish NOAEC). These results can be used for planning pesticide monitoring programs in surface freshwater, at regional and global levels, and for establishing or updating water quality regulations.
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- Toxicology Laboratory, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Brasília - UnB, Brasília, Federal District, Brazil
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Liang Y, Duan J, Gao Q, Zhang Z. Degradation of pesticides in wheat flour during noodle production and storage. Food Addit Contam Part A Chem Anal Control Expo Risk Assess 2022; 39:1239-1247. [PMID: 35588053 DOI: 10.1080/19440049.2022.2077459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The fate of five pesticides comprising triadimefon, imidacloprid, fenitrothion, chlorpyrifos-methyl, and chlorpyrifos in wheat flour during noodle production and accelerated storage was systematically investigated. Pesticide residues were determined by high-performance liquid chromatography with diode array detection (HPLC-DAD) after each processing step and accelerated storage. The results indicated that dough mixing reduced the concentration of five pesticide residues by 23-42%, mainly owing to the increase of moisture content. Dough resting had little effect on the residues of triadimefon, imidacloprid, and fenitrothion, but decreased chlorpyrifos-methyl and chlorpyrifos significantly by 24% and 15%, respectively. The pesticide residues increased by 3% to 69% during the drying step, attributed to the different role played by thermal evaporation or thermal degradation and concentration of the different pesticides. Boiling lowered the pesticide residues significantly by 56% to 74% in both fresh noodles and dried noodles. All the pesticide residues decreased during accelerated storage, especially for fenitrothion, chlorpyrifos-methyl, and chlorpyrifos. The processing factors (PFs) of the five pesticides in the drying step were greater than 1, while the others were all less than 1. The whole process for noodle production was beneficial to reduce the pesticide residues with PFs ranging from 0.15 to 0.35. The PFs of five pesticides in accelerated storage were all below 1.
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- Ying Liang
- Key Laboratory of Food Quality and Safety of Jiangsu Province, Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Science, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Food Quality and Safety of Jiangsu Province, Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Science, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Food Quality and Safety of Jiangsu Province, Institute of Food Safety and Nutrition, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Science, Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Wang J, Wei H, Liang Z, Zhan S, Jia H, Guo S, Ge P. Contamination, risk and quantitative identification of nutrients and potentially toxic elements in the surface sediments of Baiyangdian Lake, North China. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2022; 31:289-298. [PMID: 34982302 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-021-02517-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in lake sediments are concerning because of their toxic effects on lacustrine ecosystems and human health. Baiyangdian Lake (BYDL), the "pearl of North China", plays a vital role in maintaining the ecological health of North China. Here, risk assessment and source identification of nutrients and PTEs in sediments were performed. The results showed that the sediments were highly contaminated with total organic carbon (TOC) and total nitrogen (TN), but contamination by total phosphorus (TP) was minor, and the ecological risk associated with Cd was considerable, especially in the northern region. The average noncarcinogenic hazard quotient of PTEs increased in the order of Zn < Hg < Cd < Cu < Ni < Pb < Cr < As. Statistical analyses indicated that Al, Ti, Fe, Co, Cr, Hg, Ni, and rare earth elements were primarily from natural origins; Pb was derived from local tourism development and pollution by fishermen; and TOC, TN, TP, As, Cd, Cu, Zn, and Mn were mainly derived from industrial and agricultural activities. Additionally, the mean contribution rates of industrial wastewater and domestic sewage sources, agricultural sources, and natural sources to BYDL sediment pollution were 59.9%, 17.9%, and 22.2%, respectively. Spatially, industrial and domestic sewage sources contributed more in the northwestern region (average 79.8%) than in the southern region (average 35.5%), while agricultural sources contributed the most in the southwestern region (average 41.3%). These findings will advance our knowledge of the spatial differences, contamination risks and sources of nutrients and PTEs in BYDL and provide a scientific basis to help policy-makers establish a healthy ecological community in BYDL of the Xiong'an New Area.
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- Jingzhong Wang
- Hebei Province Key Laboratory of Sustained Utilization and Development of Water Resources, Hebei GEO University, Shijiazhuang, 050031, China
- Hebei Center for Ecological and Environmental Geology Research, Hebei GEO University, Shijiazhuang, 050031, China
- School of Earth Science, Institute of Paleontology, Hebei GEO University, Shijiazhuang, 050031, China
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- Hebei Province Key Laboratory of Sustained Utilization and Development of Water Resources, Hebei GEO University, Shijiazhuang, 050031, China.
- Hebei Center for Ecological and Environmental Geology Research, Hebei GEO University, Shijiazhuang, 050031, China.
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- Hebei Province Key Laboratory of Sustained Utilization and Development of Water Resources, Hebei GEO University, Shijiazhuang, 050031, China
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- Hebei Province Key Laboratory of Sustained Utilization and Development of Water Resources, Hebei GEO University, Shijiazhuang, 050031, China
- Hebei Center for Ecological and Environmental Geology Research, Hebei GEO University, Shijiazhuang, 050031, China
- School of Earth Science, Institute of Paleontology, Hebei GEO University, Shijiazhuang, 050031, China
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- School of Earth Science, Institute of Paleontology, Hebei GEO University, Shijiazhuang, 050031, China
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- School of Earth Science, Institute of Paleontology, Hebei GEO University, Shijiazhuang, 050031, China
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- School of Earth Science, Institute of Paleontology, Hebei GEO University, Shijiazhuang, 050031, China
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Zhang Y, Zhang H, Wang J, Yu Z, Li H, Yang M. Suspect and target screening of emerging pesticides and their transformation products in an urban river using LC-QTOF-MS. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 790:147978. [PMID: 34102441 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.147978] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2021] [Revised: 04/27/2021] [Accepted: 05/19/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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This study sheds light on the occurrence of emerging pesticides and their transformation products (TPs) in an urban river in Beijing that is mainly supplemented with treated wastewater. To this end, suspect and non-target screening was conducted using a database of 557 commercial pesticides and over 1400 predicted TPs. Finally, 30 pesticides and 20 TPs were identified, with 12 pesticides and 10 TPs detected in all samples. Eleven pesticides and 17 TPs were detected in Beijing for the first time. Among these, 18 compounds were confirmed using authentic standards. Concentrations of the confirmed and suspected compounds were determined by quantification and semi-quantification, respectively, based on 18 authentic standards. Fungicides and their TPs constituted the largest group and exhibited the highest total concentration (26 compounds; 52.2 μg/L), followed by insecticides (14 compounds; 51.3 μg/L) and herbicides (10 compounds; 24.5 μg/L). DEET, carbendazim, prometryn, ω-carboxylic acid, 2-aminobenzimidazole, metolachlor TP, hexaconazole TP, metalaxyl TP, and azoxystrobin TP exhibited relatively high mean concentration (>100 ng/L). Among the 20 TPs, approximately 65% showed higher concentrations than their parent compounds. Correlation analysis revealed that 6 pesticides and 10 TPs in the river were mainly contributed by the discharge from a wastewater treatment plant. Although a majority of the emerging pesticides had low toxicity, 10 pesticides exhibited high risks to aquatic systems, especially invertebrates.
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- Yangping Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 100085, China; Sino-Danish Center for Education and Research, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China; Sino-Danish Center for Education and Research, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China.
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Lerch RN, Willett CD. Estimating simazine-treated area in watersheds based on annual stream loads. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 2021; 50:1184-1195. [PMID: 34164806 DOI: 10.1002/jeq2.20257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2020] [Accepted: 06/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Existing data in the United States are insufficient for estimating pesticide-treated crop areas at the watershed scale. The objective of this research was to evaluate an approach for estimating simazine usage on corn (Zea mays L.) based on its transport to streams of the Salt River Basin (SRB) of Missouri, USA. Annual loads of total simazine and atrazine (parent + metabolites) were quantified for seven SRB watersheds from 2005 to 2017. Simazine-treated corn area was computed as the total simazine load (g) divided by total atrazine load (g ha-1 ) on a treated area basis; atrazine was used as surrogate in the absence of treated area simazine load data. From 2005 to 2010, an estimated 3.8-31% of the corn area within SRB watersheds was treated with simazine, and four of six watersheds had <10% of corn treated. In contrast, Long Branch Creek (2005-2017) and its sub-watersheds (2012-2017) had ≥20% of corn area treated with simazine. Key sources of variation in treated area estimates included extremely dry years with little simazine transport and disparities between spring-applied atrazine and fall-applied simazine transport. However, compared with national estimates for the SRB, these results estimated simazine usage that was generally one to two orders of magnitude greater and showed far more spatial and temporal variation among watersheds. These results demonstrated that this broadly applicable output-based method is a significant improvement over existing input-based national data for estimating pesticide usage in watersheds.
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- Robert N Lerch
- USDA-ARS, Cropping Systems and Water Quality Research Unit, 1406 Rollins St., Rm 265, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA
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- Univ. of Missouri, Division of Applied Social Sciences, 130 Mumford Hall, Columbia, MO, 65211, USA
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Carles L, Martin-Laurent F, Devers M, Spor A, Rouard N, Beguet J, Besse-Hoggan P, Batisson I. Potential of preventive bioremediation to reduce environmental contamination by pesticides in an agricultural context: A case study with the herbicide 2,4-D. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 416:125740. [PMID: 33848793 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2020] [Revised: 03/01/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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One of the major problems with pesticides is linked to the non-negligible proportion of the sprayed active ingredient that does not reach its intended target and contaminates environmental compartments. Here, we have implemented and provided new insights to the preventive bioremediation process based on the simultaneous application of the pesticide with pesticide-degrading microorganisms to reduce the risk of leaching into the environment. This study pioneers such a practice, in an actual farming context. The 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid herbicide (2,4-D) and one of its bacterial mineralizing-strains (Cupriavidus necator JMP134) were used as models. The 2,4-D biodegradation was studied in soil microcosms planted with sensitive (mustard) and insensitive (wheat) plants. Simultaneous application of a 2,4-D commercial formulation (DAM®) at agricultural recommended doses with 105 cells.g-1 dw of soil of the JMP134 strain considerably accelerated mineralization of the herbicide since its persistence was reduced threefold for soil supplemented with the mineralizing bacterium without reducing the herbicide efficiency. Furthermore, the inoculation of the Cupriavidus necator strain did not significantly affect the α- and β-diversity of the bacterial community. By tackling the contamination immediately at source, the preventive bioremediation process proves to be an effective and promising way to reduce environmental contamination by agricultural pesticides.
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- Louis Carles
- Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, Laboratoire Microorganismes: Génome et Environnement (LMGE), F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France; Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, Sigma Clermont, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand (ICCF), F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France.
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- Agroécologie, AgroSup Dijon, INRA, Univ. Bourgogne, Univ., Bourgogne Franche-Comté, F-21000 Dijon, France
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- Agroécologie, AgroSup Dijon, INRA, Univ. Bourgogne, Univ., Bourgogne Franche-Comté, F-21000 Dijon, France
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- Agroécologie, AgroSup Dijon, INRA, Univ. Bourgogne, Univ., Bourgogne Franche-Comté, F-21000 Dijon, France
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- Agroécologie, AgroSup Dijon, INRA, Univ. Bourgogne, Univ., Bourgogne Franche-Comté, F-21000 Dijon, France
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- Agroécologie, AgroSup Dijon, INRA, Univ. Bourgogne, Univ., Bourgogne Franche-Comté, F-21000 Dijon, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, Sigma Clermont, Institut de Chimie de Clermont-Ferrand (ICCF), F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Université Clermont Auvergne, CNRS, Laboratoire Microorganismes: Génome et Environnement (LMGE), F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France
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de Albuquerque FP, de Oliveira JL, Dos Santos Machado L, Richardi VS, da Silva MAN, Pompêo MLM, Fraceto LF, Carlos VM. Use of nontarget organism Chironomus sancticaroli to study the toxic effects of nanoatrazine. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2021; 30:733-750. [PMID: 33821358 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-021-02400-x] [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] [Accepted: 03/20/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Atrazine was banned by the European Union in 2004, but is still used in many countries. Agricultural research employing nanotechnology has been developed in order to reduce the impacts to the environment and nontarget organisms. Nanoatrazine was developed as a carrier system and have been considered efficient in weed control. However, its toxicity must be verified with nontarget organisms. In this context, the aim of the present study was to investigate ecotoxicological effects of solid lipid nanoparticles (empty and loaded with atrazine) and atrazine on Chironomus sancticaroli larvae, evaluating the endpoints: mortality, mentum deformity, development rate and biochemical biomarkers. The contaminant concentrations used were 2, 470, 950, and 1900 μg L-1 in acute (96 h) and 2 μg L-1 in subchronic (10 days) bioassays. An environmentally relevant concentration of atrazine (2 μg L-1) presented toxic and lethal effects towards the larvae. The nanoparticles loaded with atrazine showed toxic effects similar to free atrazine, causing mortality and biochemical alterations on the larvae. The nanoparticle without atrazine caused biochemical alterations and mortality, indicating a possible toxic effect of the formulation on the larvae. In the acute bioassay, most concentrations of nanoparticles loaded with atrazine were not dose dependent for the endpoint mortality. Only the atrazine concentration of 470 μg L-1 was statistically significant to endpoint mentum deformity. The atrazine and nanoparticles (with and without atrazine) did not affect larval development. The results indicate that Chironomus sancticaroli was sensitive to monitor nanoatrazine, presenting potential to be used in studies of toxicity of nanopesticides.
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- Felícia Pereira de Albuquerque
- São Paulo State University (UNESP), Institute of Science and Technology of Sorocaba, Av. Três de março, 511, Alto da Boa Vista, 18087-180, Sorocaba, Brazil.
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), Institute of Science and Technology of Sorocaba, Av. Três de março, 511, Alto da Boa Vista, 18087-180, Sorocaba, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), Institute of Science and Technology of Sorocaba, Av. Três de março, 511, Alto da Boa Vista, 18087-180, Sorocaba, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), Institute of Science and Technology of Sorocaba, Av. Três de março, 511, Alto da Boa Vista, 18087-180, Sorocaba, Brazil
- Department of Ecology, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, Brazil
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), Institute of Science and Technology of Sorocaba, Av. Três de março, 511, Alto da Boa Vista, 18087-180, Sorocaba, Brazil.
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- São Paulo State University (UNESP), Institute of Science and Technology of Sorocaba, Av. Três de março, 511, Alto da Boa Vista, 18087-180, Sorocaba, Brazil
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Opute PA, Oboh IP. Hepatotoxic Effects of Atrazine on Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822): Biochemical and Histopathological Studies. ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2021; 80:414-425. [PMID: 33386433 DOI: 10.1007/s00244-020-00792-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2020] [Accepted: 11/19/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The hepatotoxic effects of sub-lethal concentrations of atrazine (2.5, 25, 250, and 500 μg L-1) on Clarias gariepinus juveniles were assessed for 28 days in a quality-controlled laboratory procedure. The study was designed to determine the effects of atrazine on selected liver function biomarkers: alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), albumin (ALB) and total protein (TP), and to analyze the liver tissues of the fish using a quantitative and qualitative histology-based health assessment protocol. The levels of ALB and TP in exposed specimens were observed to decrease with increasing concentrations of atrazine. However, the activities of ALT, AST, and ALP showed significant (p < 0.05) increase with increasing concentrations of atrazine. Hepatic assessment of the liver tissues revealed marked histopathological alterations, including structural changes (necrotic/apoptotic liver tissue, poor hepatic cord structure, and loss of normal architecture) in 52.2% of the liver tissues in the treatment groups; plasma alterations (vacuolation or fat inclusions, 22.9%) of hepatocytes; hypertrophied hepatocyte (55.2%); nuclear alterations (52.1%); focal necrosis (16.7%); complete degeneration of hepatocytes (60.45%); sinusoids congested with red blood cells or vascular congestion (70.8%); and karyolysis of the nucleus (18.8%). Findings from this study suggest that atrazine interferes with liver function markers and disrupts the normal architectural and structural components of the liver resulting in noninfectious liver injury. This condition resulted in repeated cycles, cell deaths, and inflammation, which could result in the eventual death of the exposed fish if exposure duration was prolonged.
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- P A Opute
- Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria.
- Unit for Environmental Sciences and Management, North-West University, Private Bag X6001, Potchefstroom, 2520, South Africa.
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- Department of Animal and Environmental Biology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria
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Tudi M, Daniel Ruan H, Wang L, Lyu J, Sadler R, Connell D, Chu C, Phung DT. Agriculture Development, Pesticide Application and Its Impact on the Environment. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:1112. [PMID: 33513796 PMCID: PMC7908628 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18031112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 469] [Impact Index Per Article: 156.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Revised: 01/13/2021] [Accepted: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Pesticides are indispensable in agricultural production. They have been used by farmers to control weeds and insects, and their remarkable increases in agricultural products have been reported. The increase in the world's population in the 20th century could not have been possible without a parallel increase in food production. About one-third of agricultural products are produced depending on the application of pesticides. Without the use of pesticides, there would be a 78% loss of fruit production, a 54% loss of vegetable production, and a 32% loss of cereal production. Therefore, pesticides play a critical role in reducing diseases and increasing crop yields worldwide. Thus, it is essential to discuss the agricultural development process; the historical perspective, types and specific uses of pesticides; and pesticide behavior, its contamination, and adverse effects on the natural environment. The review study indicates that agricultural development has a long history in many places around the world. The history of pesticide use can be divided into three periods of time. Pesticides are classified by different classification terms such as chemical classes, functional groups, modes of action, and toxicity. Pesticides are used to kill pests and control weeds using chemical ingredients; hence, they can also be toxic to other organisms, including birds, fish, beneficial insects, and non-target plants, as well as air, water, soil, and crops. Moreover, pesticide contamination moves away from the target plants, resulting in environmental pollution. Such chemical residues impact human health through environmental and food contamination. In addition, climate change-related factors also impact on pesticide application and result in increased pesticide usage and pesticide pollution. Therefore, this review will provide the scientific information necessary for pesticide application and management in the future.
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- Muyesaier Tudi
- Key Laboratory of Land Surface Pattern and Simulation, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 11 Datun Road, Beijing 100101, China; (M.T.); (J.L.)
- Centre for Environment and Population Health, School of Medicine, Griffith University, 170 Kessels Road, Nathan, QLD 4111, Australia; (H.D.R.); (R.S.); (C.C.); (D.T.P.)
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- Centre for Environment and Population Health, School of Medicine, Griffith University, 170 Kessels Road, Nathan, QLD 4111, Australia; (H.D.R.); (R.S.); (C.C.); (D.T.P.)
- Environmental Science Program, Beijing Normal University-Hong Kong Baptist University United International College, 2000 Jintong Road, Tangjiawan, Zhuhai 519080, China
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- Key Laboratory of Land Surface Pattern and Simulation, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 11 Datun Road, Beijing 100101, China; (M.T.); (J.L.)
- Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences, Maastricht University, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Key Laboratory of Land Surface Pattern and Simulation, Institute of Geographical Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 11 Datun Road, Beijing 100101, China; (M.T.); (J.L.)
- China CDC Key Laboratory of Environment and Population Health, National Institute of Environmental Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, No. 29 Nanwei Road, Beijing 100050, China
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- Centre for Environment and Population Health, School of Medicine, Griffith University, 170 Kessels Road, Nathan, QLD 4111, Australia; (H.D.R.); (R.S.); (C.C.); (D.T.P.)
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- School of Environment and Science, Griffith University, 170 Kessel Road, Nathan, QLD 4111, Australia;
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- Centre for Environment and Population Health, School of Medicine, Griffith University, 170 Kessels Road, Nathan, QLD 4111, Australia; (H.D.R.); (R.S.); (C.C.); (D.T.P.)
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- Centre for Environment and Population Health, School of Medicine, Griffith University, 170 Kessels Road, Nathan, QLD 4111, Australia; (H.D.R.); (R.S.); (C.C.); (D.T.P.)
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Zhu W, Wang R. Impact of farm size on intensity of pesticide use: Evidence from China. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 753:141696. [PMID: 32906039 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2020] [Revised: 08/13/2020] [Accepted: 08/13/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The average amount of pesticides used per hectare in China is roughly five times of the world average. Understanding the drivers of pesticide use will help reduce excessive pesticide use in China. Using farm-level cross-sectional data, county-level and province-level panel data, this study investigates the impact of farm size on the intensity of pesticide use. The results indicate that farm size has a significant negative impact on the intensity of pesticide use. On average, a 1% increase in farm size is associated with a 0.2% decrease in pesticide use per hectare. The study suggests that promoting the development of relatively large-scale farms can reduce the intensity of pesticide use in China.
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- Wei Zhu
- College of Economics and Management, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China
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- College of Economics and Management, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
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Wan Y, Tran TM, Nguyen VT, Wang A, Wang J, Kannan K. Neonicotinoids, fipronil, chlorpyrifos, carbendazim, chlorotriazines, chlorophenoxy herbicides, bentazon, and selected pesticide transformation products in surface water and drinking water from northern Vietnam. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 750:141507. [PMID: 32841807 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2020] [Revised: 08/02/2020] [Accepted: 08/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Studies on the occurrence of emerging pesticides in surface and drinking water in Vietnam are limited. In this study, lake water (n = 7), river water (n = 1), tap water (n = 46), and bottled water (n = 3) collected from Hanoi and other four provinces in northern Vietnam were analyzed for selected pesticides (including insecticides such as neonicotinoids, fipronil, and chlorpyrifos; fungicide carbendazim; herbicides such as atrazine, terbuthylazine, simazine, 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, 2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid, and bentazon) and some of their degradates by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. Carbendazim (median: 86.7 ng/L) and triazines (49.3 ng/L) were the major pesticides found in lake water samples, followed by neonicotinoids and their degradation products (15.1 ng/L), chlorpyrifos and its degradate (13.4 ng/L), fipronil and its degradates (3.76 ng/L), chlorophenoxy acid herbicides (2.10 ng/L), and bentazon (0.62 ng/L). Triazines (164 ng/L) were the major pesticides in river water. Higher concentrations (median: 39.3 ng/L; range: 1.20-127) of selected pesticides were found in tap water from Hanoi than those from four other provinces studied (5.49 ng/L; 4.73-66.8 ng/L). Bottled water samples collected from Hanoi contained lower concentrations of pesticide residues (median: 3.54 ng/L, range: 2.18-8.09) than those of tap water samples. The calculated risks from pesticide exposure through ingestion of tap water by the general populations were low. However, fipronil concentrations in lake water exceeded the benchmark value recommended for freshwater in the United States or the Netherlands. Degradation of acetamiprid into desmethyl-acetamiprid was found in lake water.
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- Yanjian Wan
- Institute of Environmental Health, Wuhan Centers for Disease Prevention & Control, Wuhan, Hubei 430024, PR China.
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Science, Vietnam National University, 19 Le Thanh Tong, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi 100000, Viet Nam.
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- Faculty of Chemistry, University of Science, Vietnam National University, 19 Le Thanh Tong, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi 100000, Viet Nam.
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- School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, PR China.
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- School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, PR China.
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- Department of Pediatrics and Department of Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA.
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Khan MA, Costa FB, Fenton O, Jordan P, Fennell C, Mellander PE. Using a multi-dimensional approach for catchment scale herbicide pollution assessments. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 747:141232. [PMID: 32771787 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141232] [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: 04/30/2020] [Revised: 07/23/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Worldwide herbicide use in agriculture, whilst safeguarding yields also presents water quality issues. Controlling factors in agricultural catchments include both static and dynamic parameters. The present study investigated the occurrence of herbicides in streams and groundwater in two meso-scale catchments with contrasting flow controls and agricultural landuse (grassland and arable land). Using a multi-dimensional approach, streams were monitored from November 2018 to November 2019 using Chemcatcher® passive sampling devices and groundwater was sampled in 95 private drinking water wells. The concentrations of herbicides were larger in the stream of the Grassland catchment (8.9-472.6 ng L-1) dominated by poorly drained soils than in the Arable catchment (0.9-169.1 ng L-1) dominated by well-drained soils. Incidental losses of herbicides during time of application and low flows in summer caused concentrations of MCPA, Fluroxypyr, Trichlorpyr, Clopyralid and Mecoprop to exceeded the European Union (EU) drinking water standard due to a lack of dilution. Herbicides were present in the stream throughout the year and the total mass load was higher in winter flows, suggesting a persistence of primary chemical residues in soil and sub-surface environments and restricted degradation. Losses of herbicides to the streams were source limited and influenced by hydrological conditions. Herbicides were detected in 38% of surveyed drinking water wells. While most areas had concentrations below the EU drinking water standard some areas with well-drained soils in the Grassland catchment, had concentrations exceeding recommendations. Individual wells had concentrations of Clopyralid (619 ng L-1) and Trichlorpyr (650 ng L-1). Despite the study areas not usually associated with herbicide pollution, and annual mass loads being comparatively low, many herbicides were present in both surface and groundwater, sometimes above the recommendations for drinking water. This whole catchment assessment provides a basis to develop collaborative measures to mitigate pollution of water by herbicides.
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- Majid Ali Khan
- Crops, Environment and Land Use Programme, Teagasc, Johnstown Castle Environment Research Centre, Wexford, Co. Wexford, Ireland
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- Crops, Environment and Land Use Programme, Teagasc, Johnstown Castle Environment Research Centre, Wexford, Co. Wexford, Ireland
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- Crops, Environment and Land Use Programme, Teagasc, Johnstown Castle Environment Research Centre, Wexford, Co. Wexford, Ireland
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- School of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Ulster University, Coleraine, UK
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- Crops, Environment and Land Use Programme, Teagasc, Johnstown Castle Environment Research Centre, Wexford, Co. Wexford, Ireland
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- Crops, Environment and Land Use Programme, Teagasc, Johnstown Castle Environment Research Centre, Wexford, Co. Wexford, Ireland; Agricultural Catchments Programme, Teagasc, Johnstown Castle Environment Research Centre, Wexford, Co. Wexford, Ireland.
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Wang A, Hu X, Wan Y, Mahai G, Jiang Y, Huo W, Zhao X, Liang G, He Z, Xia W, Xu S. A nationwide study of the occurrence and distribution of atrazine and its degradates in tap water and groundwater in China: Assessment of human exposure potential. CHEMOSPHERE 2020; 252:126533. [PMID: 32217410 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.126533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2020] [Revised: 03/15/2020] [Accepted: 03/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Despite frequent detection of atrazine (ATZ) and its degradates (including hydroxyatrazine, ATZ-OH; deethylatrazine, DEA; deisopropylatrazine, DIA; and deethyldeisopropylatrazine, DACT) in a variety of water bodies, documentation of their occurrence and distribution in tap water in China is still scarce. A nationwide survey about ATZ and its degradates (ATZs) in tap water from 31 provinces in 7 regions of mainland China and Hong Kong was conducted during June 2019. At least one of the analytes was found in all the water samples (n = 884). The median sum concentrations of ATZs (ΣATZs) was 21.0 ng/L (range: 0.02 ng/L-3.04 μg/L). The predominant compounds of ATZs in tap water were ATZ and DEA, with a detection frequency of 99.5% and 98.0%, respectively, followed by ATZ-OH (87.3%), DACT (84.0%), and DIA (78.1%). Significant regional variations (p < 0.05) were found in the concentrations of ATZs in tap water, and the highest concentration of ΣATZs (median: 254 ng/L, range: 0.44 ng/L-3.04 μg/L) was found in Northeastern China, followed by Eastern (37.2 ng/L, 0.02-706 ng/L), Northern (30.2 ng/L, 0.04-317 ng/L), Central (29.3 ng/L, 0.04-256 ng/L), Southern (25.0 ng/L, 0.04-297 ng/L), Southwestern (17.2 ng/L, 0.02-388 ng/L), and Northwestern China (3.22 ng/L, 0.06-214 ng/L). The level of ΣATZs in groundwater from rural area of China was about 1/3 of that found in tap water. ATZs cannot be removed by boiling tap water. The highest estimated daily intake of ΣATZs (248 ng/kg-body weight/day) was found in the infant population of Changchun, Jilin, Northeastern China.
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- Aizhen Wang
- Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China.
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- Institute of Environmental Health, Wuhan Centers for Disease Prevention & Control, Wuhan, Hubei, 430015, PR China.
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- Institute of Environmental Health, Wuhan Centers for Disease Prevention & Control, Wuhan, Hubei, 430015, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China.
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- Nanshan District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shenzhen, Guangdong, 518054, PR China.
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- Department of Environmental Health, College of Public Health, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, 450001, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Environmental Criteria and Risk Assessment, Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences, Beijing, 100012, PR China.
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- Institute of Environmental Health, Wuhan Centers for Disease Prevention & Control, Wuhan, Hubei, 430015, PR China.
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- Institute of Environmental Health, Wuhan Centers for Disease Prevention & Control, Wuhan, Hubei, 430015, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China.
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Sun Y, Cao M, Wan Y, Wang H, Liu J, Pan F, He W, Huang H, He Z. Spatial variation of 2,4-D and MCPA in tap water and groundwater from China and their fate in source, treated, and tap water from Wuhan, Central China. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 727:138691. [PMID: 32498189 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2020] [Revised: 03/26/2020] [Accepted: 04/12/2020] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Data on chlorophenoxy herbicides (CPHs) in drinking water from China are scarce. This study was designed to describe the occurrence of CPHs in drinking water in China. In June 2019, drinking water samples including 789 tap water and 95 groundwater samples were collected from 31 provinces in mainland China and Hong Kong. Raw source, treated, and tap water samples (n = 20, 20, and 170, respectively) in Wuhan, Central China were also analyzed. 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) and 2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid (MCPA) were found in 71.2% and 74.9% of the samples nationwide, respectively. The cumulative concentration of CPHs (ΣCPHs) in tap water in China was up to 125 ng/L (median: 1.38 ng/L), and regional variations were found for ΣCPHs. The highest median ΣCPHs (3.95 ng/L) was found in Northeast China, followed by Central (3.40), South (2.71), East (2.43), Southwest (1.58), North (0.42), and Northwest China (0.30). The median ΣCPHs in groundwater was approximately five times lower than that in tap water. In addition, ΣCPHs were found in all the raw source water samples collected in Wuhan, Central China (median: 6.69 ng/L, range: 2.66-43.1 ng/L). The removal of 2,4-D and MCPA during conventional drinking water treatment was not efficient, removing approximately 0.91% and 17.4%, respectively. In a water plant with advanced treatment, they were efficiently removed. Seasonal variations were found in ΣCPHs in tap water from Wuhan, with the highest found in July (median: 21.2 ng/L), and the lowest in October (1.96 ng/L). The intake of CPHs via water ingestion was estimated as below 5 ng/kg-bw/day, much lower than the reference doses for 2,4-D (5 μg/kg-bw/day) and MCPA (4 μg/kg-bw/day). This is the first study to demonstrate the fate of CPHs during drinking water treatment and seasonal variations of CPHs in water from Wuhan, China. Moreover, this study provides an overview of ΣCPHs in tap water for many areas in China.
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- Yanfeng Sun
- Institute of Environmental Health, Wuhan Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuhan, Hubei 430024, PR China
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- Institute of Environmental Health, Wuhan Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuhan, Hubei 430024, PR China
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- Institute of Environmental Health, Wuhan Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuhan, Hubei 430024, PR China.
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- Institute of Environmental Health, Wuhan Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuhan, Hubei 430024, PR China
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- Institute of Environmental Health, Wuhan Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuhan, Hubei 430024, PR China
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- Institute of Environmental Health, Wuhan Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuhan, Hubei 430024, PR China
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- Guizhou Institute of Labor Protection Science and Technology, Guiyang, Guizhou 550081, PR China
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- Principal's Office, Guizhou Normal University, Guiyang, Guizhou 550025, PR China
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- Institute of Environmental Health, Wuhan Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuhan, Hubei 430024, PR China.
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Xiang H, Zhang Y, Atkinson D, Sekar R. Effects of anthropogenic subsidy and glyphosate on macroinvertebrates in streams. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 27:21939-21952. [PMID: 32285388 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-08505-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2019] [Accepted: 03/18/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Streams and surrounding terrestrial ecosystems are closely linked by numerous resource subsidies including anthropogenic subsidies which are increasingly entering streams due to intensive human activities. Also, streams are threatened by stressors such as glyphosate-the most widely used herbicide worldwide. However, the ecological consequences of anthropogenic subsidies and glyphosate on freshwaters are not fully understood. Here, we deployed leaf litter (Cinnamomum camphora) bags containing neither, either, or both treatments of anthropogenic carrion subsidy (chicken meat) and glyphosate (coated in agar) in four streams, which had different land use (i.e., forest, village, and suburban) in Huangshan, Anhui Province, China. We aimed to investigate the individual and combined effects of anthropogenic carrion subsidy and glyphosate on macroinvertebrates in streams and whether these effects differ with land use change. Macroinvertebrate communities significantly differed among streams: biodiversity index and total taxon richness were highest in village streams and lowest in suburban stream. Overall effects of carrion subsidy and glyphosate on macroinvertebrates were not significant. However, several taxa were affected in one or more streams by the individual or combined effects of carrion subsidy and glyphosate, indicating the importance of local community structure and physical habitats in driving the response of macroinvertebrates to carrion subsidy and glyphosate. Collectively, these results imply that the effects of carrion subsidy and glyphosate on macroinvertebrates are site-specific, and future studies should cover more streams and last longer time to better understand the ecological mechanisms driving such pattern.
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- Hongyong Xiang
- Institute for Ecological Research and Pollution Control of Plateau Lakes, School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University, Kunming, Yunnan, China
- Department of Health and Environmental Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China
- Institute of Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Research Center of Environmental Protection and Ecological Restoration Technology, Department of Landscape Architecture, Gold Mantis School of Architecture, Soochow University, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
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- Institute of Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China
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Ju C, Zhang H, Wu R, Dong S, Yao S, Wang F, Cao D, Xu S, Fang H, Yu Y. Upward translocation of acetochlor and atrazine in wheat plants depends on their distribution in roots. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 703:135636. [PMID: 31771841 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2019] [Revised: 11/16/2019] [Accepted: 11/18/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Residual acetochlor and atrazine in soils, resulting from their extensive application to maize plants, may affect product safety of the ultimate wheat crop. To determine the potential uptake and accumulation of acetochlor and atrazine by wheat plants, the uptake mechanism, translocation, and subcellular distribution of these two herbicides were studied through hydroponic experiments (10 mg L-1). The results indicated that acetochlor can be taken up through the apoplastic pathway and can accumulate in wheat roots with little upward translocation. However, atrazine could be taken up by roots through the symplastic pathway and subsequently transported to the stems and leaves. Little upward translocation of acetochlor in wheat plants was due to its preferential distribution into root organelles with higher lipid contents. Conversely, the low bioconcentration of atrazine in root organelles and cell walls after uptake led to its easy upward translocation. Uptake of acetochlor and atrazine by wheat roots and the distribution of atrazine to the stems and leaves were predicted well by using the partition-limited model. The obtained results indicated that residual atrazine in soil may be taken up by wheat roots and acropetally translocated, thereby posing a threat to product safety of wheat.
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- Chao Ju
- Institute of Pesticide and Environmental Toxicology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China; The Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China; The Key Laboratory of Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects of Zhejiang Province, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China
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- Institute of Pesticide and Environmental Toxicology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China; The Key Laboratory of Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects of Zhejiang Province, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China
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- Institute of Pesticide and Environmental Toxicology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China; The Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China
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- Institute of Pesticide and Environmental Toxicology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China; The Key Laboratory of Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects of Zhejiang Province, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China
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- Institute of Pesticide and Environmental Toxicology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China; The Key Laboratory of Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects of Zhejiang Province, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China
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- Institute of Pesticide and Environmental Toxicology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China; The Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China
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- Institute of Pesticide and Environmental Toxicology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China; The Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China
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- Institute of Pesticide and Environmental Toxicology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China; The Key Laboratory of Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects of Zhejiang Province, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China
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- Institute of Pesticide and Environmental Toxicology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China; The Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China; The Key Laboratory of Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects of Zhejiang Province, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China
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- Institute of Pesticide and Environmental Toxicology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China; The Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China; The Key Laboratory of Biology of Crop Pathogens and Insects of Zhejiang Province, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310029, China.
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Ouyang W, Zhang Y, Gu X, Tysklind M, Lin C, Wang B, Xin M. Occurrence, transportation, and distribution difference of typical herbicides from estuary to bay. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2019; 130:104858. [PMID: 31212164 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.05.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2019] [Revised: 05/14/2019] [Accepted: 05/19/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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In several watersheds, agricultural activities are the cause of pollution, mainly due to the discharge of herbicides. Often, these herbicide plumes are transported to the surrounding bays. Samples of water, suspended particulate sediments (SPSs), and sediments from 37 sites in the Jiaozhou Bay in the western Pacific Ocean were collected in April 2018. The total concentrations of atrazine and acetochlor in these samples were analyzed, that showed different patterns in each sampled area. Atrazine had 2-3 times higher concentrations in coastal areas and bays compared to the estuary, indicating that it had a higher residence time in the marine environment. In contrast, acetochlor concentration decreased with an increase in the depth of seawater. Both the spatial distributions and the vertical concentrations in water, SPS, and sediment proved that these two herbicides had different responses during transportation from the estuary to the bay. Despite the significant difference in concentration of the two herbicides in the water and sediment, their spatially averaged value in SPS was very close, indicating that the particles had saturated sorption capability. The organic carbon normalized partition coefficient (LogKoc) was used to explain the partitioning of the herbicides between water and sediment. The LogKoc difference between herbicides demonstrated that acetochlor was strongly phase partitioned in the coastal and the bay areas, thereby causing similar distributions of acetochlor in the three matrices. Atrazine had a higher LogKoc value in the estuary, which explained its higher concentration in the estuary SPS. The correlation and redundancy analyses both demonstrated that the concentrations of the herbicides in water were sensitive to dissolved organic carbon and dissolved oxygen. The current tides and bathymetry were the critical factors in determining the spatial distribution of herbicides in the water and sediment, resulting in a low herbicide load in the river mouth area.
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- Wei Ouyang
- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Environmental Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, Umeå University, SE-901 87 Umeå, Sweden
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- State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- The First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, 6 Xianxialing Road, Qingdao 266061, China
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- The First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, 6 Xianxialing Road, Qingdao 266061, China
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NIR Hyperspectral Imaging Technology Combined with Multivariate Methods to Study the Residues of Different Concentrations of Omethoate on Wheat Grain Surface. SENSORS 2019; 19:s19143147. [PMID: 31319577 PMCID: PMC6679316 DOI: 10.3390/s19143147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2019] [Revised: 07/14/2019] [Accepted: 07/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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In this study, a hyperspectral imaging system of 866.4-1701.0 nm was selected and combined with multivariate methods to identify wheat kernels with different concentrations of omethoate on the surface. In order to obtain the optimal model combination, three preprocessing methods (standard normal variate (SNV), Savitzky-Golay first derivative (SG1), and multivariate scatter correction (MSC)), three feature extraction algorithms (successive projections algorithm (SPA), random frog (RF), and neighborhood component analysis (NCA)), and three classifier models (decision tree (DT), k-nearest neighbor (KNN), and support vector machine (SVM)) were applied to make a comparison. Firstly, based on the full wavelengths modeling analysis, it was found that the spectral data after MSC processing performed best in the three classifier models. Secondly, three feature extraction algorithms were used to extract the feature wavelength of MSC processed data and based on feature wavelengths modeling analysis. As a result, the MSC-NCA-SVM model performed best and was selected as the best model. Finally, in order to verify the reliability of the selected model, the hyperspectral image was substituted into the MSC-NCA-SVM model and the object-wise method was used to visualize the image classification. The overall classification accuracy of the four types of wheat kernels reached 98.75%, which indicates that the selected model is reliable.
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A Management and Environmental Performance Evaluation of China’s Family Farms Using an Ultimate Comprehensive Cross-Efficiency Model (UCCE). SUSTAINABILITY 2018. [DOI: 10.3390/su11010006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Family farm emerged as a new form of agricultural production organization in China in recent years. For the purpose of sustainable development, decision-makers, such as farm owners and policy makers, require the precise information of a family farm’s state of operation to adopt measures for management improvement and agricultural contamination reduction. Considering this, we established two evaluation systems for the measurement of family farms’ management and environmental performance. As demonstrated in several recent studies, data envelopment analysis (DEA) cross efficiency is a useful approach for evaluating and comparing the performance of decision-making units (DMUs). Regarding family farms’ performance evaluation issues, we modified the traditional average cross-efficiency method to be the ultimate comprehensive cross-efficiency approach with the integration of two statistical quantities based on the full consideration of family farms’ unique features, such as vulnerability and seasonality, resulting from the influence of natural and social factors. Our proposed approach presents more excellent characteristics compared with CCR efficiency and average cross efficiency. Several conclusions regarding the operation of China’s family farms are drawn: (i) there is weak positive correlation between family farms’ management and environmental performance; (ii) there is an increasing trend for both management and environmental efficiency, along with the augmentation of the utilized agricultural area of family farms, and management performance is therefore more significant; (iii) demand for timely technological instruction to improve family farms’ management efficiency is expressed by farm owners who are willing to expand; (iv) to improve family farms’ environmental performance, several measures—such as introducing biotechnology, providing subsidies, and environmental education for farmers—should be adopted.
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Bulgurcuoğlu AE, Yılmaz B, Chormey DS, Bakırdere S. Simultaneous determination of estrone and selected pesticides in water medium by GC-MS after multivariate optimization of microextraction strategy. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2018; 190:252. [PMID: 29589122 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-018-6625-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2017] [Accepted: 03/14/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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A sensitive and accurate analytical method based on dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction was developed for the simultaneous determination of selected pesticides, hormones, and endocrine disruptors by GC-MS. The optimum conditions of the extraction procedure were determined using an experimental design of factors significantly affecting the extraction output. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used to evaluate the main effects of experimental factors and their interactions. The limit of detection values determined for the analytes under optimum experimental conditions were found to be between 0.30-2.0 ng/mL. The linear calibration plot of analytes span across a wide concentration range and low %RSD values from replicate measurements indicated good precision of the developed method. Spiked recovery tests were also performed on municipal wastewater, well water, lake water, sea water, and tap water matrices to determine the method's accuracy and applicability to water samples. The recovery results obtained were satisfactory for all water samples.
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- Ayşe Evrim Bulgurcuoğlu
- Faculty of Art and Science, Physics Department, Yıldız Technical University, 34210, İstanbul, Turkey.
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- Faculty of Art and Science, Chemistry Department, Yıldız Technical University, 34210, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Faculty of Art and Science, Chemistry Department, Yıldız Technical University, 34210, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Faculty of Art and Science, Chemistry Department, Yıldız Technical University, 34210, İstanbul, Turkey.
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