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Morozov A, Yurchenko V. Glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid impact on redox status and biotransformation in fish and the mitigating effects of diet supplementation. Vet Res Commun 2024:10.1007/s11259-024-10481-2. [PMID: 39073654 DOI: 10.1007/s11259-024-10481-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2024] [Accepted: 07/23/2024] [Indexed: 07/30/2024]
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Fish reared under seminatural conditions can be challenged by exposure to herbicides. Farming facilities relying on the surrounding area's water quality can be affected by glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) contamination. This review summarizes findings on how glyphosate and AMPA in the amounts registered in surface waterbodies affect redox status and biotransformation in fish and covers the aspect of diet supplementation for oxidative stress relief. Environmentally relevant concentrations of glyphosate and AMPA can alter the transcription and catalytic activities of antioxidant enzymes, decrease the content of reduced glutathione, and increase the accumulation of lipid peroxidation products, all of which are signs of a redox imbalance. Glyphosate has been shown to affect complex I in the mitochondrial respiratory chain and dysregulate iron transport-related genes, causing redox disturbance. Relatively high but environmentally realistic glyphosate concentrations can initiate the induction of cytochrome P450 biotransformation enzymes, alter the regulation of ABC exporters, and cause the inhibition of the redox-sensitive Nrf2 signaling pathway. Studies on reducing herbicide toxicity through dietary supplementation are a promising area of research. Natural functional supplements have been proven to have great potential for mitigating glyphosate-induced oxidative stress and thereby improving fish health, which in turn means maintaining productivity in fish farms that use natural water. However, data on the effects of AMPA on fish are scarce, and studies on the alleviation of its toxicity in fish are lacking. Considering the variety of AMPA contamination routes, one cannot underestimate the need for further research.
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- Alexey Morozov
- Papanin Institute for Biology of Inland Waters Russian Academy of Sciences (IBIW RAS), 109, Yaroslavl, Borok, 152742, Russia.
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- Papanin Institute for Biology of Inland Waters Russian Academy of Sciences (IBIW RAS), 109, Yaroslavl, Borok, 152742, Russia
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Santovito A, Nota A, Pastorino P, Gendusa C, Mirone E, Prearo M, Schleicherová D. In vitro genomic damage caused by glyphosate and its metabolite AMPA. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 363:142888. [PMID: 39032731 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2024] [Revised: 07/02/2024] [Accepted: 07/16/2024] [Indexed: 07/23/2024]
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Glyphosate is the most widely used systemic herbicide. There is ample scientific literature on the effects of this compound and its metabolite aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA), whereas their possible combined genotoxic action has not yet been studied. With the present study, we aimed to determine the level of genomic damage caused by glyphosate and AMPA in cultured human lymphocytes and to investigate the possible genotoxic action when both compounds were present at the same concentrations in the cultures. We used a micronuclei assay to test the genotoxicity of glyphosate and AMPA at six concentrations (0.0125, 0.025, 0.050, 0.100, 0.250, 0.500 μg/mL), which are more realistic than the highest concentrations used in previous published studies. Our data showed an increase in micronuclei frequency after treatment with both glyphosate and AMPA starting from 0.050 μg/mL up to 0.500 μg/mL. Similarly, a genomic damage was observed also in the cultures treated with the same concentrations of both compounds, except for exposure to 0.0065 and 0.0125 μg/mL. No synergistic action was observed. Finally, a significant increase in apoptotic cells was observed in cultures treated with the highest concentration of tested xenobiotics, while a significant increase in necrotic cells was observed also at the concentration of 0.250 μg/mL of both glyphosate and AMPA alone and in combination (0.125 + 0.125 μg/mL). Results of our study indicate that both glyphosate and its metabolite AMPA are able to cause genomic damage in human lymphocyte cultures, both alone and when present in equal concentrations.
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- Alfredo Santovito
- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, Via Accademia, Albertina, 13, 10124, Torino, Italy.
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, Via Accademia, Albertina, 13, 10124, Torino, Italy
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- IZS PLV, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d'Aosta, Via, 148, Bologna, 10154, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, Via Accademia, Albertina, 13, 10124, Torino, Italy
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- Dep. Biosciences and Territory, University of Molise, I-86090, Pesche, Italy
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- IZS PLV, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d'Aosta, Via, 148, Bologna, 10154, Torino, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, Via Accademia, Albertina, 13, 10124, Torino, Italy; IZS PLV, Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d'Aosta, Via, 148, Bologna, 10154, Torino, Italy
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Leblanc PO, Breton Y, Léveillé F, Tessier PA, Pelletier M. The impact of the herbicide glyphosate and its metabolites AMPA and MPA on the metabolism and functions of human blood neutrophils and their sex-dependent effects on reactive oxygen species and CXCL8/IL-8 production. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 252:118831. [PMID: 38580005 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.118831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2024] [Revised: 03/21/2024] [Accepted: 03/28/2024] [Indexed: 04/07/2024]
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Significant levels of glyphosate, the world's most widely used herbicide, and its primary metabolites, AMPA and MPA, are detected in various human organs and body fluids, including blood. Several studies have associated the presence of glyphosate in humans with health problems, and effects on immune cells and their functions have been reported. However, the impact of this molecule and its metabolites on neutrophils, the most abundant leukocytes in the human bloodstream, is still poorly documented. We isolated neutrophils from human donor blood and investigated the effects of exposure to glyphosate, AMPA, and MPA on viability, energy metabolism, and essential antimicrobial functions in vitro. We observed that neutrophil viability was unaffected at the blood-relevant average concentrations of the general population and exposed workers, as well as at higher intoxication concentrations. Neutrophil energy metabolism was also not altered following exposure to the chemicals. However, while phagocytosis was unaffected, reactive oxygen species generation and CXCL8/IL-8 production were altered by exposure to the molecules. Alterations in function following exposure to glyphosate and metabolites differed according to the sex of the donors, which could be linked to glyphosate's known role as an endocrine disruptor. While ROS generation was increased in both sexes, male neutrophils exposed to glyphosate had increased intracellular production of CXCL8/IL-8, with no effect on female neutrophils. Conversely, exposure to the metabolites AMPA and MPA decreased extracellular production of this chemokine only in female neutrophils, with MPA also increasing intracellular production in male cells exposed to the chemoattractant N-formyl-methionine-leucyl-phenylalanine. Our study highlights the effects of glyphosate and its metabolites on the antimicrobial functions of neutrophils, which could be associated with health problems as future studies provide a better understanding of the risks associated with glyphosate use. Advances in knowledge will enable better and potentially stricter regulations to protect the public.
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- Pier-Olivier Leblanc
- Infectious and Immune Diseases Axis, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, 2705 Boul. Laurier, Québec City, Québec, G1V 4G2, Canada
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- Infectious and Immune Diseases Axis, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, 2705 Boul. Laurier, Québec City, Québec, G1V 4G2, Canada
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- Infectious and Immune Diseases Axis, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, 2705 Boul. Laurier, Québec City, Québec, G1V 4G2, Canada
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- Infectious and Immune Diseases Axis, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, 2705 Boul. Laurier, Québec City, Québec, G1V 4G2, Canada; Department of Microbiology-Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, 1050 Av. de la Médecine, Québec City, Québec, G1V 0A6, Canada
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- Infectious and Immune Diseases Axis, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, 2705 Boul. Laurier, Québec City, Québec, G1V 4G2, Canada; Department of Microbiology-Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Laval University, 1050 Av. de la Médecine, Québec City, Québec, G1V 0A6, Canada.
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Zhang Q, Li Y, Kroeze C, Xu W, Gai L, Vitsas M, Ma L, Zhang F, Strokal M. A global assessment of glyphosate and AMPA inputs into rivers: Over half of the pollutants are from corn and soybean production. WATER RESEARCH 2024; 261:121986. [PMID: 38924948 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2023] [Revised: 05/31/2024] [Accepted: 06/20/2024] [Indexed: 06/28/2024]
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Glyphosate is widely used in agriculture for weed control; however, it may pollute water systems with its by-product, aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA). Therefore, a better understanding of the flows of glyphosate and AMPA from soils into rivers is required. We developed the spatially explicit MARINA-Pesticides model to estimate the annual inputs of glyphosate and AMPA into rivers, considering 10 crops in 10,226 sub-basins globally for 2020. Our model results show that, globally, 880 tonnes of glyphosate and 4,090 tonnes of AMPA entered rivers. This implies that 82 % of the river inputs were from AMPA, with glyphosate accounting for the remainder. Over half of AMPA and glyphosate in rivers globally originated from corn and soybean production; however, there were differences among sub-basins. Asian sub-basins accounted for over half of glyphosate in rivers globally, with the contribution from corn production being dominant. South American sub-basins accounted for approximately two-thirds of AMPA in rivers globally, originating largely from soybean production. Our findings constitute a reference for implementing and supporting effective control strategies to achieve Sustainable Development Goals 2 and 6 (food production and clean water, respectively) simultaneously in the future.
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- Qi Zhang
- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences; National Academy of Agriculture Green Development; Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, Ministry of Education, China Agricultural University, China; Earth Systems and Global Change group, Environmental Sciences Department, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands.
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences; National Academy of Agriculture Green Development; Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, Ministry of Education, China Agricultural University, China; Earth Systems and Global Change group, Environmental Sciences Department, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Earth Systems and Global Change group, Environmental Sciences Department, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences; National Academy of Agriculture Green Development; Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, Ministry of Education, China Agricultural University, China.
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- Soil Physics and Land Management Group, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Earth Systems and Global Change group, Environmental Sciences Department, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands
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- Key Laboratory of Agricultural Water Resources, Hebei Key Laboratory of Soil Ecology, Center for Agricultural Resources Research, Institute of Genetic and Developmental Biology, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hebei, China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences; National Academy of Agriculture Green Development; Key Laboratory of Plant-Soil Interactions, Ministry of Education, China Agricultural University, China
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- Earth Systems and Global Change group, Environmental Sciences Department, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, the Netherlands.
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Schleicherová D, Pastorino P, Pappalardo A, Nota A, Gendusa C, Mirone E, Prearo M, Santovito A. Genotoxicological and physiological effects of glyphosate and its metabolite, aminomethylphosphonic acid, on the freshwater invertebrate Lymnaea stagnalis. AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2024; 271:106940. [PMID: 38728927 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2024.106940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2024] [Revised: 05/02/2024] [Accepted: 05/03/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024]
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Aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) is the main metabolite in the degradation of glyphosate, a broad-spectrum herbicide, and it is more toxic and persistent in the environment than the glyphosate itself. Owing to their extensive use, both chemicals pose a serious risk to aquatic ecosystems. Here, we explored the genotoxicological and physiological effects of glyphosate, AMPA, and the mixed solution in the proportion 1:1 in Lymnaea stagnalis, a freshwater gastropod snail. To do this, adult individuals were exposed to increasing nominal concentrations (0.0125, 0.025, 0.050, 0.100, 0.250, 0.500 µg/mL) in all three treatments once a week for four weeks. The genotoxicological effects were estimated as genomic damage, as defined by the number of micronuclei and nuclear buds observed in hemocytes, while the physiological effects were estimated as the effects on somatic growth and egg production. Exposure to glyphosate, AMPA, and the mixed solution caused genomic damage, as measured in increased frequency of micronuclei and nuclear buds and in adverse effects on somatic growth and egg production. Our findings suggest the need for more research into the harmful and synergistic effects of glyphosate and AMPA and of pesticides and their metabolites in general.
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- Dáša Schleicherová
- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, Via Accademia Albertina 13, 10124, Torino; Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d'Aosta, Via Bologna 148, 10154, Torino.
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d'Aosta, Via Bologna 148, 10154, Torino.
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, Via Accademia Albertina 13, 10124, Torino.
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, Via Accademia Albertina 13, 10124, Torino.
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, Via Accademia Albertina 13, 10124, Torino.
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, Via Accademia Albertina 13, 10124, Torino.
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- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d'Aosta, Via Bologna 148, 10154, Torino.
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- Department of Life Sciences and Systems Biology, University of Torino, Via Accademia Albertina 13, 10124, Torino.
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Wang C, Xue S, Xu Y, Li R, Qiu Y, Wang C, Ren LF, Shao J. Novel electrocatalytic capacitive deionization with catalytic electrodes for selective phosphonate degradation: Performance and mechanism. WATER RESEARCH 2024; 256:121614. [PMID: 38657308 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2024] [Revised: 04/07/2024] [Accepted: 04/14/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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Phosphonate is becoming a global interest and concern owing to its environment risk and potential value. Degradation of phosphonate into phosphate followed by the recovery is regarded as a promising strategy to control phosphonate pollution, relieve phosphorus crisis, and promote phosphorus cycle. Given these objectives, an anion-membrane-coated-electrode (A-MCE) doped with Fe-Co based carbon catalyst and cation-membrane-coated-electrode (C-MCE) doped with carbon-based catalyst were prepared as catalytic electrodes, and a novel electrocatalytic capacitive deionization (E-CDI) was developed. During charging process, phosphonate was enriched around A-MCE surface based on electrostatic attraction, ligand exchange, and hydrogen bond. Meanwhile, Fe2+ and Co2+ were self-oxidized into Fe3+ and Co3+, forming a complex with enriched phosphonate and enabling an intramolecular electron transfer process for phosphonate degradation. Additionally, benefiting from the stable dissolved oxygen and high oxygen reduction reaction activity of C-MCE, hydrogen peroxide accumulated in E-CDI (158 μM) and thus hydroxyl radicals (·OH) were generated by activation. E-CDI provided an ideal platform for the effective reaction between ·OH and phosphonate, avoiding the loss of ·OH and triggering selective degradation of most phosphonate. After charging for 70 min, approximately 89.9% of phosphonate was degraded into phosphate, and phosphate was subsequently adsorbed by A-MCE. Results also showed that phosphonate degradation was highly dependent on solution pH and voltage, and was insignificantly affected by electrolyte concentration. Compared to traditional advanced oxidation processes, E-CDI exhibited a higher degradation efficiency, lower cost, and less sensitive to co-existed ions in treating simulated wastewaters. Self-enhanced and selective degradation of phosphonate, and in-situ phosphate adsorption were simultaneously achieved for the first time by a E-CDI system, showing high promise in treating organic-containing saline wastewaters.
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- Chengyi Wang
- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 800 Dongchuan Road, 200240, Shanghai, PR China; China Electronics System Engineering NO. 2 Construction Co., Ltd., No. 88 Juqu Road, Wuxi, 214135, Jiangsu, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 800 Dongchuan Road, 200240, Shanghai, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 800 Dongchuan Road, 200240, Shanghai, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 800 Dongchuan Road, 200240, Shanghai, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 800 Dongchuan Road, 200240, Shanghai, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 800 Dongchuan Road, 200240, Shanghai, PR China
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 800 Dongchuan Road, 200240, Shanghai, PR China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, No. 800 Dongchuan Road, 200240, Shanghai, PR China; Institute for Ecological Research and Pollution Control of Plateau Lakes, Yunnan University, No. 2 Cuihu North Road, Kunming, 650504, Yunnan, PR China.
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Campanale C, Triozzi M, Losacco D, Ragonese A, Massarelli C. Assessing glyphosate and AMPA pesticides in the Ofanto River waters and sediments. MARINE POLLUTION BULLETIN 2024; 202:116376. [PMID: 38636342 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2024.116376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2024] [Revised: 04/12/2024] [Accepted: 04/12/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024]
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In the present study, we determined glyphosate (GPS) and aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) in the water and sediments of the Ofanto River (Italy), evaluating their transport from the mouth to the sea. Sediments were collected twice in 2021 during low and high tide; waters were sampled on a seasonal basis. The results showed the prevalence of GPS and AMPA in the water with concentrations equal to 190 and 3053 ng/l, respectively. We also found GPS and AMPA in the sediments with values of 0.95 and 11.34 ng/g. In water, pesticides were detected in all seasons with peaks in concentrations during summer and spring. A significant positive correlation between the pesticides in the sediments and the water pH and a negative correlation with salinity was observed. An estimation of the average loads revealed a discharge of 64.11 kg/yr. of GPS and 958.37 kg/yr. of AMPA from the river to the marine environment.
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- Claudia Campanale
- Department of Environment and Health, Istituto Supeiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy.
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Istituto di Ricerca Sulle Acque (IRSA), Bari, Italy
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Istituto di Ricerca Sulle Acque (IRSA), Bari, Italy
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Istituto di Ricerca Sulle Acque (IRSA), Bari, Italy
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- Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Istituto di Ricerca Sulle Acque (IRSA), Bari, Italy
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Sandré F, Moilleron R, Morin C, Garrigue-Antar L. Comprehensive analysis of a widely pharmaceutical, furosemide, and its degradation products in aquatic systems: Occurrence, fate, and ecotoxicity. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2024; 348:123799. [PMID: 38527585 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2024.123799] [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: 10/16/2023] [Revised: 02/09/2024] [Accepted: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 03/27/2024]
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Many pharmaceutical compounds end up in the environment due to incomplete removal by wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). Some compounds are sometimes present in significant concentrations and therefore represent a risk to the aquatic environment. Furosemide is one of the most widely used drugs in the world. Considered as an essential drug by the World Health Organization, this powerful loop diuretic is used extensively to treat hypertension, heart and kidney failure and many other purposes. However, this important consumption also results in a significant release of furosemide in wastewater and in the receiving environment where concentrations of a few hundred ng/L to several thousand have been found in the literature, making furosemide a compound of great concern. Also, during its transport in wastewater systems and WWTPs, furosemide can be degraded by various processes resulting in the production of more than 74 by-products. Furosemide may therefore present a significant risk to ecosystem health due not only to its direct cytotoxic, genotoxic and hepatotoxic effects in animals, but also indirectly through its transformation products, which are poorly characterized. Many articles classify furosemide as a priority pollutant according to its occurrence in the environment, its persistence, its elimination by WWTPs, its toxicity and ecotoxicity. Here, we present a state-of-the-art review of this emerging pollutant of interest, tracking it, from its consumption to its fate in the aquatic environment. Discussion points include the occurrence of furosemide in various matrices, the efficiency of many processes for the degradation of furosemide, the subsequent production of degradation products following these treatments, as well as their toxicity.
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- Fidji Sandré
- Leesu, Univ Paris Est Creteil, Ecole des Ponts, Creteil, F-94010, France
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- Leesu, Univ Paris Est Creteil, Ecole des Ponts, Creteil, F-94010, France
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- Leesu, Univ Paris Est Creteil, Ecole des Ponts, Creteil, F-94010, France; IUT - Sénart Fontainebleau, 36 Rue Georges Charpak, 77567, Lieusaint, France
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Quaglia G, Joris I, Desmet N, Koopmans K, Nelissen V, Boënne W, Stamm C, Seuntjens P, Van De Vijver E. Mitigating glyphosate levels in surface waters: Long-term assessment in an agricultural catchment in Belgium. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2024; 359:121046. [PMID: 38728981 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2024.121046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2024] [Revised: 03/27/2024] [Accepted: 04/28/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024]
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The increasing concern over pesticide pollution in water bodies underscores the need for effective mitigation strategies to support the transition towards sustainable agriculture. This study assesses the effectiveness of landscape mitigation strategies, specifically vegetative buffer strips, in reducing glyphosate loads at the catchment scale under realistic conditions. Conducted over six years (2014-2019) in a small agricultural region in Belgium, our research involved the analysis of 732 water samples from two monitoring stations, differentiated by baseflow and event-driven sampling, and before (baseline) and after the implementation of mitigation measures. The results indicated a decline in both the number and intensity of point source losses over the years. Additionally, there was a general decrease in load intensity; however, the confluence of varying weather conditions (notably dry years during the mitigation period) and management practices (the introduction of buffer strips) posed challenges for a statistically robust evaluation of each contributing factor. A reduction of loads was measured when comparing mitigation with baseline, although this reduction is not statistically significant. Glyphosate loads during rainfall events correlated with a rainfall index and runoff ratio. Overall, focusing the mitigation strategy on runoff and erosion was a valid approach. Nevertheless, challenges remain, as evidenced by the continuous presence of glyphosate in baseflow conditions, highlighting the complex dynamics of pesticide transport. The study concludes that while progress has been made towards reducing pesticide pollution, the complexity of interacting factors necessitates further research. Future directions should focus on enhancing farmer engagement in mitigation programs and developing experiments with more intense data collection that help to assess underlying dynamics of pesticide pollution and the impact of mitigation strategies in more detail, contributing towards the goal of reducing pesticide pollution in water bodies.
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- Gisela Quaglia
- VITO, Flemish Institute for Technological Research, Belgium; Ghent University, Department of Environment, Belgium.
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- VITO, Flemish Institute for Technological Research, Belgium
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- VITO, Flemish Institute for Technological Research, Belgium
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- VITO, Flemish Institute for Technological Research, Belgium
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- Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, Switzerland
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- VITO, Flemish Institute for Technological Research, Belgium; University of Antwerp, Institute for Environment and Sustainable Development, Belgium
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Chang VC, Ospina M, Xie S, Andreotti G, Parks CG, Liu D, Madrigal JM, Ward MH, Rothman N, Silverman DT, Sandler DP, Friesen MC, Beane Freeman LE, Calafat AM, Hofmann JN. Urinary biomonitoring of glyphosate exposure among male farmers and nonfarmers in the Biomarkers of Exposure and Effect in Agriculture (BEEA) study. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2024; 187:108644. [PMID: 38636272 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2024.108644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2024] [Revised: 04/04/2024] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/20/2024]
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Glyphosate is the most widely applied herbicide worldwide. Glyphosate biomonitoring data are limited for agricultural settings. We measured urinary glyphosate concentrations and assessed exposure determinants in the Biomarkers of Exposure and Effect in Agriculture (BEEA) study. We selected four groups of BEEA participants based on self-reported pesticide exposure: recently exposed farmers with occupational glyphosate use in the last 7 days (n = 98), farmers with high lifetime glyphosate use (>80th percentile) but no use in the last 7 days (n = 70), farming controls with minimal lifetime use (n = 100), and nonfarming controls with no occupational pesticide exposures and no recent home/garden glyphosate use (n = 100). Glyphosate was quantified in first morning void urine using ion chromatography isotope-dilution tandem mass spectrometry. We estimated associations between urinary glyphosate concentrations and potential determinants using multivariable linear regression. Glyphosate was detected (≥0.2 µg/L) in urine of most farmers with recent (91 %) and high lifetime (93 %) use, as well as farming (88 %) and nonfarming (81 %) controls; geometric mean concentrations were 0.89, 0.59, 0.46, and 0.39 µg/L (0.79, 0.51, 0.42, and 0.37 µg/g creatinine), respectively. Compared with both control groups, urinary glyphosate concentrations were significantly elevated among recently exposed farmers (P < 0.0001), particularly those who used glyphosate in the previous day [vs. nonfarming controls; geometric mean ratio (GMR) = 5.46; 95 % confidence interval (CI): 3.75, 7.93]. Concentrations among high lifetime exposed farmers were also elevated (P < 0.01 vs. nonfarming controls). Among recently exposed farmers, glyphosate concentrations were higher among those not wearing gloves when applying glyphosate (GMR = 1.91; 95 % CI: 1.17, 3.11), not wearing long-sleeved shirts when mixing/loading glyphosate (GMR = 2.00; 95 % CI: 1.04, 3.86), applying glyphosate exclusively using broadcast/boom sprayers (vs. hand sprayer only; GMR = 1.70; 95 % CI: 1.00, 2.92), and applying glyphosate to crops (vs. non-crop; GMR = 1.72; 95 % CI: 1.04, 2.84). Both farmers and nonfarmers are exposed to glyphosate, with recency of occupational glyphosate use being the strongest determinant of urinary glyphosate concentrations. Continued biomonitoring of glyphosate in various settings is warranted.
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- Vicky C Chang
- Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA.
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- Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Durham, NC, USA
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- Biostatistics Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Durham, NC, USA
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- Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA
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Charbonneau A, Lucotte M, Moingt M, Blakney AJC, Morvan S, Bipfubusa M, Pitre FE. Fertilisation of agricultural soils with municipal biosolids: Glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid inputs to Québec field crop soils. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 922:171290. [PMID: 38431163 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171290] [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: 12/19/2023] [Revised: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 02/24/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
Abstract
Municipal biosolids (MBS) are suggested to be abundant, sustainable, inexpensive fertilisers, rich in phosphorus and nitrogen. However, MBS can also contain glyphosate and phosphonates that can degrade to AMPA. Glyphosate-based herbicides (GBH) are used in field crops all over the world. Most glyphosate generally degrades within a few weeks, mainly as aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA). AMPA is more persistent than glyphosate, and can accumulate from one crop year to the next. AMPA is phytotoxic even to glyphosate-resistant crops. The aims of this study were to assess whether MBS applications constitute: 1) an additional source of glyphosate and AMPA to agricultural soils with respect to GBH, 2) a significant source of trace metals, and 3) a partial replacement of mineral fertilisation while maintaining similar yields. To this end, four experimental agricultural sites were selected in Québec (Canada). Soil samples (0-20 cm) were collected to estimate the as yet unmeasured contribution of MBS application to glyphosate and AMPA inputs in agricultural soils. MBS applied in 2021 and 2022 had mean concentrations of 0.69 ± 0.53 μg glyphosate/dry g and 6.26 ± 1.93 μg AMPA/dry g. Despite the presence of glyphosate and AMPA in MBS, monitoring of these two compounds in corn and soybean crops over two years showed no significant difference between plots treated with and without MBS applications. For the same site, yields measured at harvest were similar between treatments. MBS application could thus represent a partial alternative to mineral fertilisers for field crops, while limiting the economic and environmental costs associated with their incineration and landfilling. It is also an economic advantage for agricultural producers given the possibility of using fewer mineral fertilisers and therefore reducing the environmental impact of their use.
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- Ariane Charbonneau
- Laboratoire d'analyses environnementales de l'Institut des sciences de l'environnement (LAE-ISE), Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM), 201, Avenue du Président-Kennedy, Montréal, QC H2X3Y7, Canada
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- GEOTOP & Laboratoire d'analyses environnementales de l'Institut des sciences de l'environnement (LAE-ISE), Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM), 201, Avenue du Président-Kennedy, Montréal, QC H2X3Y7, Canada.
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- Laboratoire d'analyses environnementales de l'Institut des sciences de l'environnement (LAE-ISE), Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM), 201, Avenue du Président-Kennedy, Montréal, QC H2X3Y7, Canada
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- Institut de Recherche en Biologie Végétale (IRBV), Département de sciences biologiques, Université de Montréal (UdeM), 4101 Sherbrooke East, Montréal, QC H1X 2B2, Canada
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- Institut de Recherche en Biologie Végétale (IRBV), Département de sciences biologiques, Université de Montréal (UdeM), 4101 Sherbrooke East, Montréal, QC H1X 2B2, Canada
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- Centre de Recherche sur les Grains, Inc. (CÉROM), Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil, QC J3G 0E2, Canada
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- Institut de Recherche en Biologie Végétale (IRBV), Département de sciences biologiques, Université de Montréal (UdeM), 4101 Sherbrooke East, Montréal, QC H1X 2B2, Canada
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Jenkins HM, Meeker JD, Zimmerman E, Cathey A, Fernandez J, Montañez GH, Park S, Pabón ZR, Vélez Vega CM, Cordero JF, Alshawabkeh A, Watkins DJ. Gestational glyphosate exposure and early childhood neurodevelopment in a Puerto Rico birth cohort. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 246:118114. [PMID: 38211716 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2024.118114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2023] [Revised: 12/28/2023] [Accepted: 01/03/2024] [Indexed: 01/13/2024]
Abstract
INTRODUCTION N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine, or glyphosate, is a non-selective systemic herbicide widely used in agricultural, industrial, and residential settings since 1974. Glyphosate exposure has been inconsistently linked to neurotoxicity in animals, and studies of effects of gestational exposure among humans are scarce. In this study we investigated relationships between prenatal urinary glyphosate analytes and early childhood neurodevelopment. METHODS Mother-child pairs from the PROTECT-CRECE birth cohort in Puerto Rico with measures for both maternal urinary glyphosate analytes and child neurodevelopment were included for analysis (n = 143). Spot urine samples were collected 1-3 times throughout pregnancy and analyzed for glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA), an environmental degradant of glyphosate. Child neurodevelopment was assessed at 6, 12, and 24 months using the Battelle Developmental Inventory, 2nd edition Spanish (BDI-2), which provides scores for adaptive, personal-social, communication, motor, and cognitive domains. We used multivariable linear regression to examine associations between the geometric mean of maternal urinary glyphosate analytes across pregnancy and BDI-2 scores at each follow-up. Results were expressed as percent change in BDI-2 score per interquartile range increase in exposure. RESULTS Prenatal AMPA concentrations were negatively associated with communication domain at 12 months (%change = -5.32; 95%CI: 9.04, -1.61; p = 0.007), and communication subdomain scores at 12 and 24 months. At 24 months, four BDI-2 domains were associated with AMPA: adaptive (%change = -3.15; 95%CI: 6.05, -0.25; p = 0.038), personal-social (%change = -4.37; 95%CI: 7.48, -1.26; p = 0.008), communication (%change = -7.00; 95%CI: 11.75, -2.26; p = 0.005), and cognitive (%change = -4.02; 95%CI: 6.72, -1.32; p = 0.005). Similar trends were observed with GLY concentrations, but most confidence intervals include zero. We found no significant associations at 6 months. CONCLUSIONS Our results suggest that gestational exposure to glyphosate is associated with adverse early neurodevelopment, with more pronounced delays at 24 months. Given glyphosate's wide usage, further investigation into the impact of gestational glyphosate exposure on neurodevelopment is warranted.
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- Haley M Jenkins
- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
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- Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
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- Department of Social Sciences, UPR Medical Sciences Campus, University of Puerto Rico Graduate School of Public Health, San Juan, PR, 00936, USA.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 30602, USA.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.
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- Department of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109, USA.
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Aslam S, Nowak KM. Nitrogen-fertilizer addition to an agricultural soil enhances biogenic non-extractable residue formation from 2- 13C, 15N-glyphosate. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 918:170643. [PMID: 38320697 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170643] [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: 10/15/2023] [Revised: 01/28/2024] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024]
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Glyphosate and nitrogen (N) or (P) phosphorus fertilizers are often applied in combination to agricultural fields. The additional P or N supply to microorganisms might drive glyphosate degradation towards sarcosine/glycine or aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA), and consequently determine the speciation of non-extractable residues (NERs): harmless biogenic NERs (bioNERs) or potentially hazardous xenobiotic NERs (xenoNERs). We therefore investigated the effect of P or N-fertilizers on microbial degradation of glyphosate and bioNER formation in an agricultural soil. Four different treatments were incubated at 20 °C for 75 days as follows; I: no fertilizer (2-13C,15N-glyphosate only, control), II: P-fertilizer (superphosphate + 2-13C,15N-glyphosate, effect of P-supply), III: N-fertilizer (ammonium nitrate + 2-13C,15N-glyphosate, effect of N-supply) and IV: 15N-fertilizer (15N-ammonium nitrate + 2-13C-glyphosate, differentiation between microbial assimilations of 15N: 15N-fertilizer versus 15N-glyphosate). We quantified 13C or 15N in mineralization, extractable residues, NERs and in amino acids (AAs). At the end, mineralization (36-41 % of the 13C), extractable 2-13C,15N-glyphosate/2-13C-glyphosate (0.42-0.49 %) & 15N-AMPA (1.2 %), and 13C/15N-NERs (40-43 % of the 13C, 40-50 % of the 15N) were comparable among treatments. Contrastingly, the 15N-NERs from 15N-fertlizer amounted to only 6.6 % of the 15N. Notably, N-fertilizer promoted an incorporation of 13C/15N from 2-13C,15N-glyphosate into AAs and thus the formation of 13C/15N-bioNERs. The 13C/15N-AAs were as follows: 16-21 % (N-fertilizer) > 11-13 % (control) > 7.2-7.3 % (P-fertilizer) of the initially added isotope. 2-13C,15N-glyphosate was degraded via the sarcosine/glycine and AMPA simultaneously in all treatments, regardless of the treatment type. The percentage share of bioNERs within the NERs in the N-fertilized soil was highest (13C: 80-82 %, 15N: 100 %) compared to 53 % (13C & 15N, control) and to only 30 % (13C & 15N, P-fertilizer). We thus concluded simultaneous N & glyphosate addition to soils could be beneficial for the environment due to the enhanced bioNER formation, while P & glyphosate application disadvantageous since it promoted xenoNER formation.
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- Sohaib Aslam
- Department of Technical Biogeochemistry, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Permoserstr. 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany; Department of Environmental Sciences, Forman Christian College (A Chartered University), Ferozepur Road, 54600 Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Technical Biogeochemistry, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Permoserstr. 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany.
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Riedel R, Commichau FM, Benndorf D, Hertel R, Holzer K, Hoelzle LE, Mardoukhi MSY, Noack LE, Martienssen M. Biodegradation of selected aminophosphonates by the bacterial isolate Ochrobactrum sp. BTU1. Microbiol Res 2024; 280:127600. [PMID: 38211497 DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2024.127600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2023] [Revised: 12/19/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 01/13/2024]
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Aminophosphonates, like glyphosate (GS) or metal chelators such as ethylenediaminetetra(methylenephosphonic acid) (EDTMP), are released on a large scale worldwide. Here, we have characterized a bacterial strain capable of degrading synthetic aminophosphonates. The strain was isolated from LC/MS standard solution. Genome sequencing indicated that the strain belongs to the genus Ochrobactrum. Whole-genome classification using pyANI software to compute a pairwise ANI and other metrics between Brucella assemblies and Ochrobactrum contigs revealed that the bacterial strain is designated as Ochrobactrum sp. BTU1. Degradation batch tests with Ochrobactrum sp. BTU1 and the selected aminophosphonates GS, EDTMP, aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA), iminodi(methylene-phosphonic) (IDMP) and ethylaminobis(methylenephosphonic) acid (EABMP) showed that the strain can use all phosphonates as sole phosphorus source during phosphorus starvation. The highest growth rate was achieved with AMPA, while EDTMP and GS were least supportive for growth. Proteome analysis revealed that GS degradation is promoted by C-P lyase via the sarcosine pathway, i.e., initial cleavage at the C-P bond. We also identified C-P lyase to be responsible for degradation of EDTMP, EABMP, IDMP and AMPA. However, the identification of the metabolite ethylenediaminetri(methylenephosphonic acid) via LC/MS analysis in the test medium during EDTMP degradation indicates a different initial cleavage step as compared to GS. For EDTMP, it is evident that the initial cleavage occurs at the C-N bond. The detection of different key enzymes at regulated levels, form the bacterial proteoms during EDTMP exposure, further supports this finding. This study illustrates that widely used and structurally more complex aminophosphonates can be degraded by Ochrobactrum sp. BTU1 via the well-known degradation pathways but with different initial cleavage strategy compared to GS.
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- Ramona Riedel
- Chair of Biotechnology of Water Treatment Brandenburg, Institute of Environmental Technology, BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg, Cottbus, Germany.
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- FG Synthetic Microbiology, Institute for Biotechnology, BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg, Senftenberg, Germany; FG Molecular Microbiology, Institute for Biology, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Applied Biosciences and Process Engineering, Anhalt University of Applied Sciences, Köthen, Germany; Chair of Bioprocess Engineering, Otto von Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany; Bioprocess Engineering, Max Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems, Magdeburg, Germany
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- FG Synthetic Microbiology, Institute for Biotechnology, BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg, Senftenberg, Germany; Department of Genomic and Applied Microbiology, Institute of Microbiology and Genetics, Georg-August-University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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- Department of Livestock Infectiology and Environmental Hygiene, Institute of Animal Science, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Livestock Infectiology and Environmental Hygiene, Institute of Animal Science, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Chair of Biotechnology of Water Treatment Brandenburg, Institute of Environmental Technology, BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg, Cottbus, Germany; FG Synthetic Microbiology, Institute for Biotechnology, BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg, Senftenberg, Germany; FG Molecular Microbiology, Institute for Biology, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Chair of Biotechnology of Water Treatment Brandenburg, Institute of Environmental Technology, BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg, Cottbus, Germany
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- Chair of Biotechnology of Water Treatment Brandenburg, Institute of Environmental Technology, BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg, Cottbus, Germany
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Mao T, Gan J, Yuan K, He L, Yu Y, Liu Z, Zhou Y, Wu G. Effects of Aminomethylphosphonic Acid on the Transcriptome and Metabolome of Red Swamp Crayfish, Procambarus clarkii. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:943. [PMID: 38256017 PMCID: PMC10816000 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25020943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2023] [Revised: 12/30/2023] [Accepted: 01/02/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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Red swamp crayfish, Procambarus clarkii (P. clarkii), is an important model crustacean organism used in many types of research. However, the effects of different doses of aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMAP) on the transcriptome and metabolites of P. clarkii have not been explored. Thus, this study investigated the molecular and metabolic mechanisms activated at the different exposure dosages of AMAP in P. clarkii to provide new insights into the strategies of P. clarkii in response to the high concentrations of AMAP in the environment. In the present study, the P. clarkii were divided into three groups (control group; low-dosage AMAP exposure; high-dosage AMAP exposure), and hepatopancreatic tissue samples were dependently taken from the three groups. The response mechanisms at the different dosages of AMAP were investigated based on the transcriptome and metabolome data of P. clarkii. Differentially expressed genes and differentially abundant metabolites were identified in the distinct AMAP dosage exposure groups. The genes related to ribosome cell components were significantly up-regulated, suggesting that ribosomes play an essential role in responding to AMAP stress. The metabolite taurine, involved in the taurine and hypotaurine metabolism pathway, was significantly down-regulated. P. clarkii may provide feedback to counteract different dosages of AMAP via the upregulation of ribosome-related genes and multiple metabolic pathways. These key genes and metabolites play an important role in the response to AMAP stress to better prepare for survival in high AMAP concentrations.
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- Tao Mao
- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (T.M.); (Z.L.)
- Yangtze River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuhan 430223, China; (J.G.); (K.Y.); (L.H.); (Y.Y.)
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- Yangtze River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuhan 430223, China; (J.G.); (K.Y.); (L.H.); (Y.Y.)
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- Yangtze River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuhan 430223, China; (J.G.); (K.Y.); (L.H.); (Y.Y.)
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- Yangtze River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuhan 430223, China; (J.G.); (K.Y.); (L.H.); (Y.Y.)
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- Yangtze River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuhan 430223, China; (J.G.); (K.Y.); (L.H.); (Y.Y.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (T.M.); (Z.L.)
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- Yangtze River Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Wuhan 430223, China; (J.G.); (K.Y.); (L.H.); (Y.Y.)
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- State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology, College of Life Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; (T.M.); (Z.L.)
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Tartu S, Lorrain-Soligon L, Cheron M, Dupoué A, Brischoux F. Colouration matters in dull toads: ultraviolet adornment for ladies and agrochemicals fading effects. Oecologia 2023; 203:491-502. [PMID: 37982911 DOI: 10.1007/s00442-023-05482-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 11/21/2023]
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Integument colouration can influence many aspects of fitness, and is under strong sexual selection. Amphibians often express sexual dichromatism, and ultra-violet (UV) colouration is usually biased toward males as a sexual signal. As an honest signal, colouration is related to several individual traits, but can also be related to environmental factors such as anthropogenic pollutants, to which amphibians are highly sensitive. In this study, we investigated sexual dichromatism and UV reflectance covering a large visual spectrum (wavelength ranging from 300 to 700 nm) on different body areas (throat, ventral and dorsal areas), in a widespread amphibian species, the spiny toad (Bufo spinosus). Then, we tested the impact of chronic exposure to two widespread herbicides (glyphosate's primary metabolite [AMPA] and Nicosulfuron) on their colouration. We found a strong but unexpected sexual dichromatism with females reflecting more in the UV spectrum (throat and ventral area) than males, suggesting these body parts might be critical in intra-specific signalling. Females with higher ventral UV reflectance were in better body condition, suggesting an honest signal role of UV reflectance which could influence male choice. Throat colouration was further differentially influenced by agrochemicals according to sexes. In AMPA-exposed males, throat was more saturated in yellow-orange than in control males, and Nicosulfuron exposure decreased the throat's reflectance hue in females, which can bear consequences on mate attractiveness. Future studies need to investigate the underlying mechanisms that are altered by agrochemical exposure.
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- Sabrina Tartu
- Centre d'Etudes Biologiques de Chizé (CEBC), UMR 7372 CNRS-Université de la Rochelle, 79360, Villiers-en-Bois, France.
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- Centre d'Etudes Biologiques de Chizé (CEBC), UMR 7372 CNRS-Université de la Rochelle, 79360, Villiers-en-Bois, France.
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- Centre d'Etudes Biologiques de Chizé (CEBC), UMR 7372 CNRS-Université de la Rochelle, 79360, Villiers-en-Bois, France
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- Ifremer, Univ Brest, CNRS, IRD, UMR 6539, LEMAR, Plouzane, France
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- Centre d'Etudes Biologiques de Chizé (CEBC), UMR 7372 CNRS-Université de la Rochelle, 79360, Villiers-en-Bois, France
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Curl CL, Hyland C, Spivak M, Sheppard L, Lanphear B, Antoniou MN, Ospina M, Calafat AM. The Effect of Pesticide Spray Season and Residential Proximity to Agriculture on Glyphosate Exposure among Pregnant People in Southern Idaho, 2021. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES 2023; 131:127001. [PMID: 38054699 PMCID: PMC10699167 DOI: 10.1289/ehp12768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2023] [Revised: 09/20/2023] [Accepted: 10/17/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Glyphosate is one of the most heavily used pesticides in the world, but little is known about sources of glyphosate exposure in pregnant people living in agricultural regions. OBJECTIVE Our objective was to evaluate glyphosate exposure during pregnancy in relation to residential proximity to agriculture as well as agricultural spray season. METHODS We quantified glyphosate concentrations in 453 urine samples collected biweekly from a cohort of 40 pregnant people in southern Idaho from February through December 2021. We estimated each participant's glyphosate exposure as the geometric mean (GM) of glyphosate concentrations measured in all samples (average n = 11 samples/participant), as well as the GM of samples collected during the pesticide "spray season" (defined as those collected 1 May-15 August; average n = 5 samples/participant) and the "nonspray season" (defined as those collected before 1 May or after 15 August; average n = 6 samples/participant). We defined participants who resided < 0.5 km from an actively cultivated agriculture field to live "near fields" and those residing ≥ 0.5 km from an agricultural field to live "far from fields" (n = 22 and 18, respectively). RESULTS Among participants living near fields, urinary glyphosate was detected more frequently and at significantly increased GM concentrations during the spray season in comparison with the nonspray season (81% vs. 55%; 0.228 μ g / L vs. 0.150 μ g / L , p < 0.001 ). In contrast, among participants who lived far from fields, neither glyphosate detection frequency nor GMs differed in the spray vs nonspray season (66% vs. 64%; 0.154 μ g / L vs. 0.165 μ g / L , p = 0.45 ). Concentrations did not differ by residential proximity to fields during the nonspray season (0.154 μ g / L vs. 0.165 μ g / L , for near vs. far, p = 0.53 ). DISCUSSION Pregnant people living near agriculture fields had significantly increased urinary glyphosate concentrations during the agricultural spray season than during the nonspray season. They also had significantly higher urinary glyphosate concentrations during the spray season than those who lived far from agricultural fields at any time of year, but concentrations did not differ during the nonspray season. These findings suggest that agricultural glyphosate spray is a source of exposure for people living near fields. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP12768.
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- Cynthia L. Curl
- School of Public and Population Health, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho, USA
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- School of Public and Population Health, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho, USA
- Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, USA
- Division of Agriculture and National Resources, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA
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- School of Public and Population Health, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho, USA
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- School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Gene Expression and Therapy Group, Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, King’s College London, London, UK
- Life Sciences and Medicine, Guy’s Hospital, London, UK
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- Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Alarape SA, Fagbohun AF, Ipadeola OA, Adeigbo AA, Adesola RO, Adeyemo OK. Assessment of glyphosate and its metabolites' residue concentrations in cultured African Catfish offered for sale in selected markets in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. FRONTIERS IN TOXICOLOGY 2023; 5:1250137. [PMID: 38026841 PMCID: PMC10653321 DOI: 10.3389/ftox.2023.1250137] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2023] [Accepted: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Introduction: Glyphosate is a non-targeted organophosphate insecticide whose solubility and mobility in hydrophilic solvents enable its rapid leaching into the soil and subsequent contamination of ground and surface water and possible build-up in the aquatic food chain. Based on the public health importance of glyphosate in fish through consumption, it is crucial to determine the current residue concentration in culture Clarias gariepinus species. The aim of the present study is to evaluate glyphosate's residue concentrations and its metabolites in cultured African Catfish offered for sale in selected markets in Ibadan. Methods: A total of twenty-five (25) adult Clarias gariepinus (300 ± 50 g) were sourced from five (5) selected active fish markets (Ojoo, Iwo road, Eleyele, Challenge, and Apata) within the Ibadan metropolis. The collected fish tissue samples (liver, kidney, and spleen) were prepared for glyphosate residue concentration analysis using Liquid Chromatography (LC). Results: The results showed that glyphosate residues were recorded in all the seventy-five (75) fish tissue samples obtained from the selected fish markets in the Ibadan metropolis and all residue concentrations were above both the recommended Acceptable Daily Intake (ADI) of 1.0 mg/kg (1 × 10-3 mg/L) and Maximum Residue Limits (MRL) of 0.01 mg/kg (1 × 10-5 mg/L). Isopropylamine has the highest residue concentration followed by N-Phosphonomethyl and Aminomethylphosphonic Acid (AMPA), while N-Acetyl Glyphosate has the least residue concentration across the sampled markets. Discussion: The presence of residues of glyphosate and its metabolites in ready-to-eat fish calls for holistic, systematic, and effective risk management strategies towards monitoring pesticide/herbicide usage in aquaculture production and ensuring the provision of wholesome fish and fish products for the consumers.
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- Selim Adewale Alarape
- Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria
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Ni C, Chen N, He J, Pan M, Wang X, Pan B. Complexation-based selectivity of organic phosphonates adsorption from high-salinity water by neodymium-doped nanocomposite. WATER RESEARCH 2023; 246:120705. [PMID: 37827040 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2023.120705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2023] [Revised: 10/03/2023] [Accepted: 10/05/2023] [Indexed: 10/14/2023]
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Organic phosphonates have been widely used in various industries and are ubiquitous in wastewaters, and efficient removal of phosphonates is still a challenge for the conventional processes because of the severe interferences from the complex water constitutions. Herein, an Nd-based nanocomposite (HNdO@PsAX) was fabricated by immobilizing hydrated neodymium oxide (HNdO) nanoparticles inside a polystyrene anion exchanger (PsAX) to remove phosphonates from high-salinity aqueous media. Batch experiments demonstrated that HNdO@PsAX had an excellent adsorption capacity (∼90.5 mg P/g-Nd) towards a typical phosphonate (1-hydrox-yethylidene-1,1-diphosphonic acid, HEDP) from the background of 8 g/L NaCl, whereas negligible HEDP adsorption was achieved by PsAX. Attractively, various coexisting substances (humic acid, phosphate, citrate, EDTA, metal ligands, and anions) exerted negligible effects on the HEDP adsorption by HNdO@PsAX under high salinity. FT-IR and XPS analyses revealed that the inner-sphere complexation between HEDP and the immobilized HNdO nanoparticles is responsible for HEDP adsorption. Fixed-bed experiments further verified that HNdO@PsAX was capable of successively treating more than 4500 bed volumes (BV) of a synthetic high-salinity wastewater (1.0 mg P/L of HEDP), whereas only ∼2 BV of effective treatment capacity was received by PsAX. The exhausted HNdO@PsAX was amenable to a complete regeneration by a binary NaOHNaCl solution without significant loss in capacity. The capability in removing other organic phosphonates and treating a real electroplating wastewater by HNdO@PsAX was further validated. Generally, HNdO@PsAX exhibited a great potential in efficiently removing phosphonates from high-salinity wastewater.
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- Chenhao Ni
- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310014, China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310014, China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310014, China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310014, China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310014, China
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- College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310014, China.
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Cornish CM, Bergholz P, Schmidt K, Sweetman J. How Benthic Sediment Microbial Communities Respond to Glyphosate and Its Metabolite: a Microcosm Experiment. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2023; 86:2949-2958. [PMID: 37674014 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-023-02296-6] [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: 05/03/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 09/08/2023]
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Glyphosate is the most commonly used agricultural herbicide in the world. In aquatic ecosystems, glyphosate often adsorbs to benthic substrates or is metabolized and degraded by microorganisms. The effects of glyphosate on microbial communities vary widely as microorganisms respond differently to exposure. To help understand the impacts of glyphosate on the sediment microbiome, we conducted a microcosm experiment examining the responses of benthic sediment microbial communities to herbicide treatments. Sediments from a prairie pothole wetland were collected, and 16S rRNA gene sequencing was used to analyze community composition 2-h and 14-days after a single treatment of low (0.07 ppm), medium (0.7 ppm), or high (7 ppm) glyphosate, aminomethylphosphonic acid (glyphosate metabolite), or a glyphosate-based commercial formula. We found no significant differences in microbial community composition across treatments, concentration levels, or day of sampling. These findings suggest that microbial species in the Prairie Pothole Region of North America may be tolerant to glyphosate exposure.
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- Christine M Cornish
- Department of Biological Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, 58105, USA.
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- Department of Microbiological Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, 58105, USA
- Institute for Quantitative Health Sciences & Engineering, Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 48823, USA
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- Department of Microbiological Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, 58105, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, 58105, USA
- Department of Ecosystem Science and Management, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
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Li Z, Fantke P. Including the bioconcentration of pesticide metabolites in plant uptake modeling. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE. PROCESSES & IMPACTS 2023; 25:1708-1717. [PMID: 37772314 DOI: 10.1039/d3em00266g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/30/2023]
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Although several models of pesticide uptake into plants are available, there are few modeling studies on the bioconcentration of metabolites in plants. Ignoring metabolites in plant uptake models can result in an underestimation of the parent compound's overall impacts on human health associated with pesticide residues in harvested food crops. To address this limitation, we offer a metabolite-based plant uptake model to predict the bioconcentration of the parent compound and its metabolites in plants. We used the uptake of glyphosate and its major metabolite (aminomethylphosphonic acid, AMPA) into potato as an example. The analysis of variability revealed that soil properties (affecting the soil sorption coefficient), dissipation half-life in soil, and metabolic half-life in the potato had a significant impact on the simulated AMPA concentration in the potato, indicating that regional variability could be generated in the plant bioconcentration process of metabolites. The proposed model was further compared using the non-metabolite model. The findings of the comparison suggested that the non-metabolite model, which is integrated with the AMPA bioconcentration process, can predict the AMPA concentration in the potato similarly to the proposed model. In conclusion, we provide insight into the bioconcentration process of metabolites in tuber plants from a modeling viewpoint, with some crucial model inputs, such as biotransformation and metabolic rate constants, requiring confirmation in future studies. The modeling demonstration emphasizes that it is relevant to consider bioaccumulation of metabolites, which can propagate further into increased overall residues of harmful compounds, especially in cases where metabolites have higher toxicity effect potency than their respective parent compounds.
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- Zijian Li
- School of Public Health (Shenzhen), Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518107, China.
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- Quantitative Sustainability Assessment, Department of Environmental and Resource Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Bygningstorvet 115, 2800 Kgs. Lyngby, Denmark
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Ferrante M, Rapisarda P, Grasso A, Favara C, Oliveri Conti G. Glyphosate and environmental toxicity with "One Health" approach, a review. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 235:116678. [PMID: 37459948 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.116678] [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: 06/28/2023] [Revised: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/13/2023] [Indexed: 07/26/2023]
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The herbicide Glyphosate (GLY), or N-(phosphonomethyl) glycine was synthesized in 1950 and applied to control weeds in agricultural production. For a long time, it was believed that it was an inert compound, but many studies have instead demonstrated over the years the dangers of GLY to the ecosystem and human health. Among the best-known effects, it is known that GLY interferes with the metabolic pathways of plants and the main groups of microorganisms, negatively influencing their growth. GLY interferes with the metabolic pathways of plants and major groups of microorganisms negatively affecting their growth. The extensive GLY application on fields results in a "slow death" of plants through the minor resistance to root pathogens and in increasing pollution of freshwaters and soils. Unfortunately, however, unlike the old beliefs, GLY can reach non-target destinations, in this regard, ecological studies and environmental epidemiology are of significant interest. In this review, we focus on the effects of acute and chronic exposure to GLY on the health of plants, animals, and humans from a One Health perspective. GLY has been linked to neurological and endocrine issues in both humans and animals, and behavioral modification on specific bioindicators, but the knowledge about the ratio cause-and-effect still needs to be better understood and elucidated. Environmental GLY residues analysis and policy acts will both require new criteria to protect environmental and human health.
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- Margherita Ferrante
- Environmental and Food Hygiene Laboratory (LIAA), Department of Medical, Surgical and Advanced Technology "G.F. Ingrassia", University of Catania, Catania, Italy; International Society of Doctors for Environments - ISDE, Catania Section, Italy
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- Environmental and Food Hygiene Laboratory (LIAA), Department of Medical, Surgical and Advanced Technology "G.F. Ingrassia", University of Catania, Catania, Italy; International Society of Doctors for Environments - ISDE, Catania Section, Italy
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- Environmental and Food Hygiene Laboratory (LIAA), Department of Medical, Surgical and Advanced Technology "G.F. Ingrassia", University of Catania, Catania, Italy; International Society of Doctors for Environments - ISDE, Catania Section, Italy
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- Environmental and Food Hygiene Laboratory (LIAA), Department of Medical, Surgical and Advanced Technology "G.F. Ingrassia", University of Catania, Catania, Italy; International Society of Doctors for Environments - ISDE, Catania Section, Italy; Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- Environmental and Food Hygiene Laboratory (LIAA), Department of Medical, Surgical and Advanced Technology "G.F. Ingrassia", University of Catania, Catania, Italy; International Society of Doctors for Environments - ISDE, Catania Section, Italy.
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Ruffolo F, Dinhof T, Murray L, Zangelmi E, Chin JP, Pallitsch K, Peracchi A. The Microbial Degradation of Natural and Anthropogenic Phosphonates. Molecules 2023; 28:6863. [PMID: 37836707 PMCID: PMC10574752 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28196863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2023] [Revised: 09/21/2023] [Accepted: 09/23/2023] [Indexed: 10/15/2023] Open
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Phosphonates are compounds containing a direct carbon-phosphorus (C-P) bond, which is particularly resistant to chemical and enzymatic degradation. They are environmentally ubiquitous: some of them are produced by microorganisms and invertebrates, whereas others derive from anthropogenic activities. Because of their chemical stability and potential toxicity, man-made phosphonates pose pollution problems, and many studies have tried to identify biocompatible systems for their elimination. On the other hand, phosphonates are a resource for microorganisms living in environments where the availability of phosphate is limited; thus, bacteria in particular have evolved systems to uptake and catabolize phosphonates. Such systems can be either selective for a narrow subset of compounds or show a broader specificity. The role, distribution, and evolution of microbial genes and enzymes dedicated to phosphonate degradation, as well as their regulation, have been the subjects of substantial studies. At least three enzyme systems have been identified so far, schematically distinguished based on the mechanism by which the C-P bond is ultimately cleaved-i.e., through either a hydrolytic, radical, or oxidative reaction. This review summarizes our current understanding of the molecular systems and pathways that serve to catabolize phosphonates, as well as the regulatory mechanisms that govern their activity.
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- Francesca Ruffolo
- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, I-43124 Parma, Italy (E.Z.)
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria;
- Vienna Doctoral School in Chemistry (DoSChem), University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria
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- School of Biological Sciences and Institute for Global Food Security, Queen’s University Belfast, 19 Chlorine Gardens, Belfast BT9 5DL, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, I-43124 Parma, Italy (E.Z.)
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- School of Biological Sciences and Institute for Global Food Security, Queen’s University Belfast, 19 Chlorine Gardens, Belfast BT9 5DL, UK
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, A-1090 Vienna, Austria;
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, I-43124 Parma, Italy (E.Z.)
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An J, Jiang Y, Cao H, Yi C, Li S, Qu M, Liu G. Photodegradation of glyphosate in water and stimulation of by-products on algae growth. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2023; 263:115211. [PMID: 37418942 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.115211] [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: 04/13/2023] [Revised: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 06/29/2023] [Indexed: 07/09/2023]
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Glyphosate is the most widely used herbicide in global agricultural cultivation. However, little is known about the environmental risks associated with its migration and transformation. We conducted light irradiation experiments to study the dynamics and mechanism of photodegradation of glyphosate in ditches, ponds and lakes, and evaluated the effect of glyphosate photodegradation on algae growth through algae culture experiments. Our results showed that glyphosate in ditches, ponds and lakes could undergo photochemical degradation under sunlight irradiation with the production of phosphate, and the photodegradation rate of glyphosate in ditches could reach 86% after 96 h under sunlight irradiation. Hydroxyl radicals (•OH) was the main reactive oxygen species (ROS) for glyphosate photodegradation, and its steady-state concentrations in ditches, ponds and lakes were 6.22 × 10-17, 4.73 × 10-17, and 4.90 × 10-17 M. The fluorescence emission-excitation matrix (EEM) and other technologies further indicated that the humus components in dissolved organic matter (DOM) and nitrite were the main photosensitive substances producing •OH. In addition, the phosphate generated by glyphosate photodegradation could greatly promote the growth of Microcystis aeruginosa, thereby increasing the risk of eutrophication. Thus, glyphosate should be scientifically and reasonably applied to avoid environmental risks.
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- Jiaqi An
- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Soil Health and Green Remediation, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- PowerChina Huadong Engineering Corporation Ltd., Hangzhou 311122, Zhejiang Province, China; College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang Province, China.
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Soil Health and Green Remediation, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Soil Health and Green Remediation, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Qinzhou Key Laboratory for Eco-Restoration of Environment, Beibu Gulf University, Qinzhou, Guangxi 535011, China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Wuhan Polytechnic University, Wuhan 430023, China.
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Soil Health and Green Remediation, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China; Qinzhou Key Laboratory for Eco-Restoration of Environment, Beibu Gulf University, Qinzhou, Guangxi 535011, China.
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Barreto LS, Souza TLD, Morais TPD, Oliveira Ribeiro CAD. Toxicity of glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) to the early stages of development of Steindachneridion melanodermatum, an endangered endemic species of Southern Brazil. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2023; 102:104234. [PMID: 37481050 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2023.104234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2023] [Revised: 06/29/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 07/24/2023]
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This study aimed to evaluate glyphosate (GLY) and aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) toxicity at 65, 650, and 6500 μg L-1 to the initial stages of development of Steindachneridion melanodermatum, an endangered endemic species from the Iguaçu River, assessing hatching, survival, total larval length, deformities, oxidative stress biochemical biomarkers, and neurotoxicity. Overall, looking at the sum of responses through the integrated biomarker response, the species was more sensitive to AMPA than GLY, especially at the lower concentration of 65 μg L-1, which induced mortality, deformities, underdevelopment, and oxidative stress. Considering the risk of exposure and the importance of conservation of the highly endemic ichthyofauna of this basin, it is urgent to investigate and regulate both GLY and AMPA levels at the Iguaçu River to protect not only this species, but the entire ecosystem.
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- Luiza Santos Barreto
- Laboratório de Toxicologia Celular, Departamento de Biologia Celular, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CEP 81531-970, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação, Setor de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CEP 81531-980, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Toxicologia Celular, Departamento de Biologia Celular, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CEP 81531-970, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Celular e Molecular, Setor de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CEP 81531-980, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Toxicologia Celular, Departamento de Biologia Celular, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CEP 81531-970, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil; Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia e Conservação, Setor de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CEP 81531-980, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Toxicologia Celular, Departamento de Biologia Celular, Universidade Federal do Paraná, CEP 81531-970, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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Tagne-Fotso R, Zeghnoun A, Saoudi A, Balestier A, Pecheux M, Chaperon L, Oleko A, Marchand P, Le Bizec B, Vattier L, Bouchart V, Limon G, Le Gléau F, Denys S, Fillol C. Exposure of the general French population to herbicides, pyrethroids, organophosphates, organochlorines, and carbamate pesticides in 2014-2016: Results from the Esteban study. Int J Hyg Environ Health 2023; 254:114265. [PMID: 37748265 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2023.114265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2023] [Revised: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 09/19/2023] [Indexed: 09/27/2023]
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Esteban is a nationwide cross-sectional study conducted in France in 2014-2016, including 2503 adults aged 18-74 years old and 1104 children aged 6-17 years old, as part of the French Human Biomonitoring programme. The present paper describes the biological levels of five families of pesticides analysed on random sub-samples of 900 adults and 500 children for urine concentrations, and 759 adults and 255 children for serum concentrations, and the determinants of exposure. Organophosphates, carbamates and herbicides were measured in urine by UPLC-MS/MS; chlorophenols and pyrethroids were measured in urine by GC-MS/MS; specific organochlorines were measured in serum by GC-HRMS. Multivariate analyses were performed to identify the determinants of exposure using a generalized linear model. Pyrethroid metabolites were quantified in 99% of adults and children, with the exeption of F-PBA, which was quantified in 31% of adults and 27% of children, respectively. Carbamates and some specific organophosphates were barely or not quantified. DMTP was quantified in 82% of adults and 93% of children, and γ-HCH (lindane) was quantified in almost 50% of adults and children. Concentration levels of pesticide biomarkers were consistent with comparable international studies, except for β-HCH, DMTP, and the deltamethrin metabolite Br2CA, whose levels were sometimes higher in France. Household insecticide use and smoking were also associated with higher levels of pyrethroids. All pyrethroids concentration levels were below existing health-based HBM guidance values, HBM-GVsGenPop, except for 3-PBA, for which approximately 1% and 10% of children were above the lower and upper urine threshold values of 22 μg/L and 6.4 μg/L, respectively. Esteban provides a French nationwide description of 70 pesticide biomarkers for the first time in children. It also describes some pesticide biomarkers for the first time in adults, including glyphosate and AMPA. For the latter, urine concentration levels were overall higher in children than in adults. Our results highlight a possible beneficial impact of existing regulations on adult exposure to organochlorine and organophosphate pesticides between 2006 and 2016, as concentration levels decreased over this period.
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- Romuald Tagne-Fotso
- Santé Publique France, The National Public Health Agency, 12 Rue Du Val D'Osne, Saint-Maurice Cedex, 94415, France.
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- Santé Publique France, The National Public Health Agency, 12 Rue Du Val D'Osne, Saint-Maurice Cedex, 94415, France
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- Santé Publique France, The National Public Health Agency, 12 Rue Du Val D'Osne, Saint-Maurice Cedex, 94415, France
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- Santé Publique France, The National Public Health Agency, 12 Rue Du Val D'Osne, Saint-Maurice Cedex, 94415, France
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- Santé Publique France, The National Public Health Agency, 12 Rue Du Val D'Osne, Saint-Maurice Cedex, 94415, France
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- Santé Publique France, The National Public Health Agency, 12 Rue Du Val D'Osne, Saint-Maurice Cedex, 94415, France
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- Santé Publique France, The National Public Health Agency, 12 Rue Du Val D'Osne, Saint-Maurice Cedex, 94415, France
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- Santé Publique France, The National Public Health Agency, 12 Rue Du Val D'Osne, Saint-Maurice Cedex, 94415, France
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- Santé Publique France, The National Public Health Agency, 12 Rue Du Val D'Osne, Saint-Maurice Cedex, 94415, France
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Röhnelt AM, Martin PR, Buchner D, Haderlein SB. Transformation of Iminodi(methylene phosphonate) on Manganese Dioxides - Passivation of the Mineral Surface by (Formed) Mn 2. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:11958-11966. [PMID: 37515553 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c01838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/31/2023]
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Aminopolyphosphonates (APPs) are strong chelating agents with growing use in industrial and household applications. In this study, we investigated the oxidation of the bisphosphonate iminodi(methylene phosphonate) (IDMP) - a major transformation product (TP) of numerous commercially used APPs and a potential precursor for aminomethylphosphonate (AMPA) - on manganese dioxide (MnO2). Transformation batch experiments at pH 6 revealed AMPA and phosphate as main TPs, with a phosphorus mass balance of 80 to 92% throughout all experiments. Our results suggest initial cleavage of the C-P bond and formation of the stable intermediate N-formyl-AMPA. Next, C-N bond cleavage leads to the formation of AMPA, which exhibits lower reactivity than IDMP. Reaction rates together with IDMP and Mn2+ sorption data indicate formation of IDMP-Mn2+ surface bridging complexes with progressing MnO2 reduction, leading to the passivation of the mineral surface regarding IDMP oxidation. Compound-specific stable carbon isotope analysis of IDMP in both sorbed and aqueous fractions further supported this hypothesis. Depending on the extent of Mn2+ surface concentration, the isotope data indicated either sorption of IDMP to the mineral surface or electron transfer from IDMP to MnIV to be the rate-limiting step of the overall reaction. Our study sheds further light on the complex surface processes during MnO2 redox reactions and reveals abiotic oxidative transformation of APPs by MnO2 as a potential process contributing to widespread elevated AMPA concentrations in the environment.
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- Anna M Röhnelt
- Center for Applied Geoscience, Department of Geosciences, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Center for Applied Geoscience, Department of Geosciences, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Center for Applied Geoscience, Department of Geosciences, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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- Center for Applied Geoscience, Department of Geosciences, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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Cheron M, Brischoux F. Exposure to Low Concentrations of AMPA Influences Morphology and Decreases Survival During Larval Development in a Widespread Amphibian Species. ARCHIVES OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2023:10.1007/s00244-023-01008-y. [PMID: 37468648 DOI: 10.1007/s00244-023-01008-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2022] [Accepted: 06/02/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023]
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Glyphosate's primary metabolite, AMPA (aminomethylphosphonic acid), is one of the most widely detected anthropogenic substance in surface waters worldwide. However, ecotoxicological studies on the potential effects of this metabolite at environmental concentrations on wildlife are scarce. Yet, due to its chemical properties, AMPA is likely to affect non-target species. In this study, we investigated sublethal effects of environmental concentrations of AMPA on the larval development of a widespread amphibian species, the spined toad Bufo spinosus. We performed a factorial experiment to study the effect of concentration and the timing of exposure (during embryonic development, larval development or both) to AMPA on the morphology, rate of development and survival of tadpoles. AMPA and timing of exposure interactively affected tadpole size (individuals exposed to AMPA after hatching were transitorily smaller, while individuals exposed to AMPA before hatching were longer), but not duration of development. Most of these effects were linked to exposure during embryonic development. Such effects in individuals exposed during embryonic development solely were long-lasting and persisted until the latest larval stages. Finally, we found that exposure to AMPA after hatching (during the larval stage) increased mortality. Exposure to low environmental concentrations of AMPA could have long-lasting consequences on fitness and population persistence. These findings are especially important to take into account at a time when multiple threats can interact to affect wildlife.
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- Marion Cheron
- Centre d'Etudes Biologiques de Chizé, CEBC-CNRS UMR 7372, 79360, Villiers en Bois, France
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- Centre d'Etudes Biologiques de Chizé, CEBC-CNRS UMR 7372, 79360, Villiers en Bois, France.
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Hyland C, Spivak M, Sheppard L, Lanphear BP, Antoniou M, Ospina M, Calafat AM, Curl CL. Urinary Glyphosate Concentrations among Pregnant Participants in a Randomized, Crossover Trial of Organic and Conventional Diets. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES 2023; 131:77005. [PMID: 37493357 PMCID: PMC10370340 DOI: 10.1289/ehp12155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2022] [Revised: 05/25/2023] [Accepted: 05/26/2023] [Indexed: 07/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND Consumption of an organic diet reduces exposure to a range of agricultural pesticides. Only three studies have examined the effect of an organic diet intervention on exposure to the herbicide glyphosate, the most heavily used agricultural chemical in the world. Despite its widespread use, the primary sources of glyphosate exposure in humans are poorly understood. OBJECTIVE Our objective was to examine the effect of an organic diet intervention on urinary glyphosate concentrations among pregnant individuals. METHODS We conducted a 2-wk randomized crossover trial in which 39 pregnant participants living near (≤ 0.5 km ) and far (> 0.5 km ) from agricultural fields received a 1-wk supply of conventional groceries and 1 wk of organic groceries, randomized to order. We collected daily first morning void urine samples and analyzed composite samples from each week for glyphosate. We examined differences in urinary glyphosate concentrations between the conventional week and the organic week among all participants and stratified by residential proximity to an agricultural field. RESULTS Median specific gravity-adjusted glyphosate concentrations were 0.19 μ g / L and 0.16 μ g / L during the conventional and organic weeks, respectively. We observed modest decreases in urinary glyphosate concentrations from the conventional to organic week among far-field participants, but no difference among near-field participants. In secondary analyses excluding participants who did not meet a priori criteria of compliance with the intervention, we observed significant decreases in urinary glyphosate concentrations, particularly among far-field participants (p < 0.01 - 0.02 , depending on exclusion criteria). DISCUSSION This trial is the first to examine the effect of an organic diet intervention on glyphosate among people living near and far from agricultural fields. Our results suggest that diet is an important contributor to glyphosate exposure in people living > 0.5 km from agricultural fields; for people living near crops, agriculture may be a dominant exposure source during the pesticide spray season. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP12155.
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- Carly Hyland
- School of Public and Population Health, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho, USA
- Division of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA
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- School of Public and Population Health, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho, USA
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- School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Gene Expression and Therapy Group, King’s College London, Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, Department of Medical and Molecular Genetics, Guy’s Hospital, London, UK
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- Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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- School of Public and Population Health, Boise State University, Boise, Idaho, USA
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Lucia RM, Liao X, Huang WL, Forman D, Kim A, Ziogas A, Norden-Krichmar TM, Goodman D, Alvarez A, Masunaka I, Pathak KV, McGilvrey M, Hegde AM, Pirrotte P, Park HL. Urinary glyphosate and AMPA levels in a cross-sectional study of postmenopausal women: Associations with organic eating behavior and dietary intake. Int J Hyg Environ Health 2023; 252:114211. [PMID: 37393842 PMCID: PMC10503538 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2023.114211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2023] [Revised: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 06/16/2023] [Indexed: 07/04/2023]
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Animal and epidemiologic studies suggest that there may be adverse health effects from exposure to glyphosate, the most highly used pesticide in the world, and its metabolite aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA). Meanwhile, consumption of organic foods (presumably grown free of chemical pesticides) has increased in recent years. However, there have been limited biomonitoring studies assessing the levels of human glyphosate and AMPA exposure in the United States. We examined urinary levels of glyphosate and AMPA in the context of organic eating behavior in a cohort of healthy postmenopausal women residing in Southern California and evaluated associations with demographics, dietary intake, and other lifestyle factors. 338 women provided two first-morning urine samples and at least one paired 24-h dietary recall reporting the previous day's dietary intake. Urinary glyphosate and AMPA were measured using LC-MS/MS. Participants reported on demographic and lifestyle factors via questionnaires. Potential associations were examined between these factors and urinary glyphosate and AMPA concentrations. Glyphosate was detected in 89.9% of urine samples and AMPA in 67.2%. 37.9% of study participants reported often or always eating organic food, 30.2% sometimes, and 32.0% seldom or never. Frequency of organic food consumption was associated with several demographic and lifestyle factors. Frequent organic eaters had significantly lower urinary glyphosate and AMPA levels, but not after adjustment for covariates. Grain consumption was significantly associated with higher urinary glyphosate levels, even among women who reported often or always eating organic grains. Soy protein and alcohol consumption as well as high frequency of eating fast food were associated with higher urinary AMPA levels. In conclusion, in the largest study to date examining paired dietary recall data and measurements of first-void urinary glyphosate and AMPA, the vast majority of subjects sampled had detectable levels, and significant dietary sources in the American diet were identified.
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- Rachel M Lucia
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, California State University, Long Beach, CA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA
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- Integrated Mass Spectrometry Shared Resource, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, CA, USA; Cancer & Cell Biology Division, Translational Genomics Research Institute, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Integrated Mass Spectrometry Shared Resource, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, CA, USA; Cancer & Cell Biology Division, Translational Genomics Research Institute, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Integrated Mass Spectrometry Shared Resource, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, CA, USA; Cancer & Cell Biology Division, Translational Genomics Research Institute, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Integrated Mass Spectrometry Shared Resource, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, CA, USA; Cancer & Cell Biology Division, Translational Genomics Research Institute, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Irvine, CA, USA.
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Álvarez F, Arena M, Auteri D, Binaglia M, Castoldi AF, Chiusolo A, Crivellente F, Egsmose M, Fait G, Ferilli F, Gouliarmou V, Nogareda LH, Ippolito A, Istace F, Jarrah S, Kardassi D, Kienzler A, Lanzoni A, Lava R, Linguadoca A, Lythgo C, Mangas I, Padovani L, Panzarea M, Parra Morte JM, Rizzuto S, Romac A, Rortais A, Serafimova R, Sharp R, Szentes C, Terron A, Theobald A, Tiramani M, Vianello G, Villamar‐Bouza L. Peer review of the pesticide risk assessment of the active substance glyphosate. EFSA J 2023; 21:e08164. [PMID: 37502013 PMCID: PMC10369247 DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2023.8164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/29/2023] Open
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The conclusions of EFSA following the peer review of the initial risk assessments carried out by the Assessment Group on Glyphosate (AGG), consisting of the competent authorities of France, the Netherlands, Sweden and Hungary, acting jointly as rapporteur Member State for the pesticide active substance glyphosate are reported. The context of the peer review was that required by Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 844/2012. The conclusions were reached on the basis of the evaluation of the representative uses of glyphosate as a herbicide as proposed by the applicants, covering uses pre-sowing, pre-planting and pre-emergence plus post-harvest in vegetables and sugar beet; post-emergence of weeds in orchards, vineyards, row vegetables, railway tracks against emerged annual, biennial and perennial weeds. Moreover, uses as spot treatment against invasive species in agricultural and non-agricultural areas, and in vegetables and sugar beet against couch grass are also included. The reliable endpoints, appropriate for use in regulatory risk assessment, are presented. Missing information identified as being required by the regulatory framework is listed. Concerns are reported where identified.
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Aslam S, Jing Y, Nowak KM. Fate of glyphosate and its degradation products AMPA, glycine and sarcosine in an agricultural soil: Implications for environmental risk assessment. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 447:130847. [PMID: 36696778 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.130847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2022] [Revised: 01/18/2023] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Glyphosate can be biodegraded via the aminomethylphosponic acid (AMPA) and the sarcosine/glycine pathway leading to the formation of three intermediate products AMPA, sarcosine or glycine. The fate of the three intermediate compounds of glyphosate biodegradation including nature of non-extractable residues (NERs; harmless biogenic [NERsbiogenic] versus hazardous xenobiotic [NERsxenobiotic]) in soils has not been investigated yet. This information is crucial for an assessment of environmental risks related to the speciation of glyphosate-derived NERs which may stem from glyphosate intermediates. Therefore, we incubated 13C- and 15N-labeled glyphosate (2-13C,15N-glyphosate) and its degradation product AMPA (13C,15N-AMPA), sarcosine (13C3,15N-sarcosine) or glycine (13C2,15N-glycine) in an agricultural soil separately for a period of 75 days. 13C2-glycine and 13C3-sarcosine mineralized rapidly compared to 2-13C-glyphosate and 13C-AMPA. The mineralization of 13C-AMPA was lowest among all four compounds due to its persistent nature. Only 0.5% of the initially added 2-13C,15N-glyphosate and still about 30% of the initially added 13C,15N-AMPA was extracted from soil after 75 days. The NERs formed from 13C,15N-AMPA were mostly NERsxenobiotic as compared to other three compounds for which significant amounts of NERsbiogenic were determined. We noticed 2-13C,15N-glyphosate was biodegraded via two biodegradation pathways simultaneously; however, the sarcosine/glycine pathway with the formation of harmless NERsbiogenic presumably dominated.
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- Sohaib Aslam
- Department of Environmental Biotechnology, Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Permoserstr. 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany; Department of Isotope Biogeochemistry, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Permoserstr. 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany; Department of Environmental Sciences, Forman Christian College (A Chartered University), Ferozepur Road, 54600 Lahore, Pakistan
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- Department of Environmental Biotechnology, Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Permoserstr. 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Environmental Biotechnology, Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Permoserstr. 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany.
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Saurat D, Raffy G, Bonvallot N, Monfort C, Fardel O, Glorennec P, Chevrier C, Le Bot B. Determination of glyphosate and AMPA in indoor settled dust by hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry and implications for human exposure. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 446:130654. [PMID: 36608580 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.130654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2022] [Revised: 12/10/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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The widespread application of glyphosate leads to significant contamination of outdoor environmental compartments, notably air and soil, which can contaminate indoor air and dust. This study assessed the contamination of indoor household dust for the first time in France and potential exposure to glyphosate through the inadvertent ingestion of dust. A specific and new analytical method was developed using HILIC MS/MS (hydrophilic interaction liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry) to measure polar pesticides, such as glyphosate, aminomethylphosphonic acid, and glufosinate, in indoor dust, with a low quantification limit (25 ng/g). The dust from vacuum cleaner bags of 60 rural and urban households (Brittany, France) was analyzed. All samples contained glyphosate (median 1675 ng/g for rural dwellings (n = 29), 457 ng/g for urban dwellings (n = 31)), more than 90 % contained aminomethylphosphonic acid, and none contained glufosinate. Concentrations were influenced by the rural or urban setting, the proximity of crops, and the use of weed killers on driveways or lawns. Glyphosate exposure via indoor dust ingestion was < 1 % of both acceptable daily intake and dietary intake. However, the high quantification limit of the glyphosate concentration in the food analysis method probably leads to overestimation of the dose from food.
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- Dominique Saurat
- Univ Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé, environnement et travail) - UMR_S 1085, F-35000 Rennes, France; Ecole du Val-de-Grâce, Service de Santé des Armées, Paris, France.
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- Univ Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé, environnement et travail) - UMR_S 1085, F-35000 Rennes, France.
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- Univ Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé, environnement et travail) - UMR_S 1085, F-35000 Rennes, France.
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- Univ Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé, environnement et travail) - UMR_S 1085, F-35000 Rennes, France.
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- Univ Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé, environnement et travail) - UMR_S 1085, F-35000 Rennes, France.
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- Univ Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé, environnement et travail) - UMR_S 1085, F-35000 Rennes, France.
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- Univ Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé, environnement et travail) - UMR_S 1085, F-35000 Rennes, France.
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- Univ Rennes, Inserm, EHESP, Irset (Institut de recherche en santé, environnement et travail) - UMR_S 1085, F-35000 Rennes, France.
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Wimmer B, Langarica-Fuentes A, Schwarz E, Kleindienst S, Huhn C, Pagel H. Mechanistic modeling indicates rapid glyphosate dissipation and sorption-driven persistence of its metabolite AMPA in soil. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 2023; 52:393-405. [PMID: 36417923 DOI: 10.1002/jeq2.20437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2022] [Accepted: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Residual concentrations of glyphosate and its main transformation product aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) are often observed in soils. The factors controlling their biodegradation are currently not well understood. We analyzed sorption-limited biodegradation of glyphosate and AMPA in soil with a set of microcosm experiments. A mechanistic model that accounts for equilibrium and kinetic sorption facilitated interpretation of the experimental results. Both compounds showed a biphasic dissipation with an initial fast (up to Days 7-10) and subsequent slower transformation rate, pointing to sorption-limited degradation. Glyphosate transformation was well described by considering only equilibrium sorption. Model simulations suggested that only 0.02-0.13% of total glyphosate was present in the soil solution and thus bioavailable. Glyphosate transformation was rapid in solution (time required for 50 % dissipation of the total initially added chemical [DT50 ] = 3.9 min), and, despite strong equilibrium sorption, total glyphosate in soil dissipated quickly (DT50 = 2.4 d). Aminomethylphosphonic acid dissipation kinetics could only be described when considering both equilibrium and kinetic sorption. In comparison to glyphosate, the model simulations showed that a higher proportion of total AMPA was dissolved and directly bioavailable (0.27-3.32%), but biodegradation of dissolved AMPA was slower (DT50 = 1.9 h). The model-based data interpretation suggests that kinetic sorption strongly reduces AMPA bioavailability, leading to increased AMPA persistence in soil (DT50 = 12 d). Thus, strong sorption combined with rapid degradation points to low risks of glyphosate leaching by vertical transport through soil in the absence of preferential flow. Ecotoxicological effects on soil microorganisms might be reduced. In contrast, AMPA persists, rendering these risks more likely.
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- Benedikt Wimmer
- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Eberhard Karls Univ., Tübingen, Germany
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- Center for Applied Geosciences/Geo- and Environmental Research Center, Eberhard Karls Univ., Tübingen, Germany
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- Dep. of Biogeophysics, Institute of Soil Science and Land Evaluation, Univ. of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
- Dep. of Physical Geography and Bolin Centre for Climate Research, Stockholm Univ., Stockholm, Sweden
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- Center for Applied Geosciences/Geo- and Environmental Research Center, Eberhard Karls Univ., Tübingen, Germany
- Dep. of Environmental Microbiology, Institute for Sanitary Engineering, Water Quality and Solid Waste Management (ISWA), Univ. of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute of Physical and Theoretical Chemistry, Eberhard Karls Univ., Tübingen, Germany
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- Dep. of Biogeophysics, Institute of Soil Science and Land Evaluation, Univ. of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany
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Eskenazi B, Gunier RB, Rauch S, Kogut K, Perito ER, Mendez X, Limbach C, Holland N, Bradman A, Harley KG, Mills PJ, Mora AM. Association of Lifetime Exposure to Glyphosate and Aminomethylphosphonic Acid (AMPA) with Liver Inflammation and Metabolic Syndrome at Young Adulthood: Findings from the CHAMACOS Study. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES 2023; 131:37001. [PMID: 36856429 PMCID: PMC9976611 DOI: 10.1289/ehp11721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2022] [Revised: 01/06/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2023] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND The prevalence of liver disorders and metabolic syndrome has increased among youth. Glyphosate, the most widely used herbicide worldwide, could contribute to the development of these conditions. OBJECTIVE We aimed to assess whether lifetime exposure to glyphosate and its degradation product, aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA), is associated with elevated liver transaminases and metabolic syndrome among young adults. METHODS We conducted a prospective cohort study (n = 480 mother-child dyads) and a nested case-control study (n = 60 cases with elevated liver transaminases and 91 controls) using data from the Center for the Health Assessment of Mothers and Children of Salinas (CHAMACOS). We measured glyphosate and AMPA concentrations in urine samples collected during pregnancy and at child ages 5, 14, and 18 y from cases and controls. We calculated glyphosate residue concentrations: [glyphosate + ( 1.5 × AMPA ) ]. We estimated the amount of agricultural-use glyphosate applied within a 1 - km radius of every residence from pregnancy to age 5 y for the full cohort using California Pesticide Use Reporting data. We assessed liver transaminases and metabolic syndrome at 18 y of age. RESULTS Urinary AMPA at age 5 y was associated with elevated transaminases [relative risk (RR) per 2 - fold increase = 1.27 , 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.06, 1.53] and metabolic syndrome (RR = 2.07 , 95% CI: 1.38, 3.11). Urinary AMPA and glyphosate residues at age 14 y were associated with metabolic syndrome [RR = 1.80 (95% CI: 1.10, 2.93) and RR = 1.88 (95% CI: 1.03, 3.42), respectively]. Overall, a 2-fold increase in urinary AMPA during childhood was associated with a 14% and a 55% increased risk of elevated liver transaminases and metabolic syndrome, respectively. Living near agricultural glyphosate applications during early childhood (birth to 5 y of age) was also associated with metabolic syndrome at age 18 y in the case-control group (RR = 1.53 , 95% CI: 1.16, 2.02). DISCUSSION Childhood exposure to glyphosate and AMPA may increase risk of liver and cardiometabolic disorders in early adulthood, which could lead to more serious diseases later in life. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP11721.
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- Brenda Eskenazi
- Center for Environmental Research and Community Health (CERCH), School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA
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- Center for Environmental Research and Community Health (CERCH), School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA
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- Center for Environmental Research and Community Health (CERCH), School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA
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- Center for Environmental Research and Community Health (CERCH), School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Center for Environmental Research and Community Health (CERCH), School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA
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- Center for Environmental Research and Community Health (CERCH), School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA
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- Center for Environmental Research and Community Health (CERCH), School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA
- Department of Public Health, University of California, Merced, Merced, California, USA
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- Center for Environmental Research and Community Health (CERCH), School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA
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- Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Center for Environmental Research and Community Health (CERCH), School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California, USA
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Ashley-Martin J, Huang R, MacPherson S, Brion O, Owen J, Gaudreau E, Bienvenu JF, Fisher M, Borghese MM, Bouchard MF, Lanphear B, Foster WG, Arbuckle TE. Urinary concentrations and determinants of glyphosate and glufosinate in pregnant Canadian participants in the MIREC study. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2023; 217:114842. [PMID: 36410462 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2022] [Revised: 10/26/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Glyphosate is the most widely applied herbicide in agriculture. Glufosinate is a broad spectrum herbicide used to manage glyphosate-resistant weeds. Despite the widespread use of these herbicides, biomonitoring data - which inform risk assessment and management - are sparse. OBJECTIVES To identify determinants of urinary concentrations of these herbicides and their metabolites in pregnancy. METHODS We measured urinary concentrations of glyphosate, glufosinate, and their primary metabolites aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) and 3-methylphosphinicopropionic acid (3-MPPA) in a single spot urine specimen collected during the first trimester of pregnancy from the Maternal-Infant Research on Environmental Chemicals (MIREC) study. MIREC recruited about 2000 pregnant women from 10 Canadian cities between 2008 and 2011. We used UItra-Performance Liquid Chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) with sensitive limits of detection to quantify analyte concentrations. We examined urinary concentrations according to maternal sociodemographics, sample collection characteristics, reported pesticide use, and consumption of fruits, vegetables, legumes, and grain products. We used ANOVA models with specific gravity-standardized chemical concentrations as the dependent variable to determine associations with maternal and sample determinants. RESULTS Among women with biobanked urine samples (n = 1829-1854), 74% and 72% had detectable concentrations of glyphosate and AMPA, respectively. In contrast, one and six percent of women had detectable concentrations of glufosinate and 3-MPPA, respectively. The specific gravity-standardized geometric mean (95% CI) concentrations of glyphosate and AMPA were 0.112 (0.099-0.127) μg/L and 0.159 (0.147-0.172) μg/L, respectively. We observed a dose-response relationship between consumption of whole grain bread and higher urinary glyphosate concentrations. Season of urine collection and self-reported pesticide use were not associated with increased concentrations of any analyte. CONCLUSIONS We detected glyphosate and AMPA in the majority of pregnant women from this predominantly urban Canadian cohort. Diet was a probable route of exposure.
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- Jillian Ashley-Martin
- Population Studies Division, Environmental Health, Research Science Bureau, Health Ottawa, ON, K1A 0K9, Canada.
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- Population Studies Division, Environmental Health, Research Science Bureau, Health Ottawa, ON, K1A 0K9, Canada.
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- Population Studies Division, Environmental Health, Research Science Bureau, Health Ottawa, ON, K1A 0K9, Canada.
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- Population Studies Division, Environmental Health, Research Science Bureau, Health Ottawa, ON, K1A 0K9, Canada.
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- Population Studies Division, Environmental Health, Research Science Bureau, Health Ottawa, ON, K1A 0K9, Canada.
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- INSPQ, Centre de Toxicologie du Québec, Direction de la Santé Environnementale et de la Toxicologie, Quebec, QC, G1V 5B3, Canada.
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- INSPQ, Centre de Toxicologie du Québec, Direction de la Santé Environnementale et de la Toxicologie, Quebec, QC, G1V 5B3, Canada.
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- Population Studies Division, Environmental Health, Research Science Bureau, Health Ottawa, ON, K1A 0K9, Canada.
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- Population Studies Division, Environmental Health, Research Science Bureau, Health Ottawa, ON, K1A 0K9, Canada.
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- University of Montreal, Department of Environmental Health and Occupational Health, Montreal, QC, H3T 1J4, Canada.
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- Simon Fraser, Faculty of Health Sciences, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada.
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- McMaster University, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L8, Canada.
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- Population Studies Division, Environmental Health, Research Science Bureau, Health Ottawa, ON, K1A 0K9, Canada.
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Mechanistic investigation of phosphonate photolysis in aqueous solution by simultaneous LC-IRMS and HRMS analysis. J Photochem Photobiol A Chem 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotochem.2023.114582] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Arrigo E, Gilardi S, Muratori L, Raimondo S, Mancardi D. Biological effects of sub-lethal doses of glyphosate and AMPA on cardiac myoblasts. Front Physiol 2023; 14:1165868. [PMID: 37168227 PMCID: PMC10164986 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2023.1165868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2023] [Accepted: 04/10/2023] [Indexed: 05/13/2023] Open
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Introduction: Glyphosate is the active compound of different non-selective herbicides, being the most used agriculture pesticide worldwide. Glyphosate and AMPA (one of its main metabolites) are common pollutants of water, soil, and food sources such as crops. They can be detected in biological samples from both exposed workers and general population. Despite glyphosate acts as inhibitor of the shikimate pathway, present only in plants and some microorganisms, its safety in mammals is still debated. Acute glyphosate intoxications are correlated to cardiovascular/neuronal damages, but little is known about the effects of the chronic exposure. Methods: We evaluated the direct biological effects of different concentrations of pure glyphosate/AMPA on a rat-derived cell line of cardiomyoblasts (H9c2) in acute (1-2 h) or sub-chronic (24-48 h) settings. We analyzed cell viability/morphology, ROS production and mitochondrial dynamics. Results: Acute exposure to high doses (above 10 mM) of glyphosate and AMPA triggers immediate cytotoxic effects: reduction in cell viability, increased ROS production, morphological alterations and mitochondrial function. When exposed to lower glyphosate concentrations (1 μM-1 mM), H9c2 cells showed only a slight variation in cell viability and ROS production, while mitochondrial dynamic was unvaried. Moreover, the phenotype was completely restored after 48 h of treatment. Surprisingly, the sub-chronic (48 h) treatment with low concentrations (1 μM-1 mM) of AMPA led to a late cytotoxic response, reflected in a reduction in H9c2 viability. Conclusion: The comprehension of the extent of human exposure to these molecules remains pivotal to have a better critical view of the available data.
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- Elisa Arrigo
- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
- *Correspondence: Daniele Mancardi, ; Elisa Arrigo,
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
- Neuroscience Institute Cavalieri Ottolenghi (NICO), University of Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
- Neuroscience Institute Cavalieri Ottolenghi (NICO), University of Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
- *Correspondence: Daniele Mancardi, ; Elisa Arrigo,
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Bertanza G, Steimberg N, Pedrazzani R, Boniotti J, Ceretti E, Mazzoleni G, Menghini M, Urani C, Zerbini I, Feretti D. Wastewater toxicity removal: Integrated chemical and effect-based monitoring of full-scale conventional activated sludge and membrane bioreactor plants. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 851:158071. [PMID: 35988629 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.158071] [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: 04/28/2022] [Revised: 08/12/2022] [Accepted: 08/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The literature is currently lacking effect-based monitoring studies targeted at evaluating the performance of full-scale membrane bioreactor plants. In this research, a monitoring campaign was performed at a full-scale wastewater treatment facility with two parallel lines (traditional activated sludge and membrane bioreactor). Beside the standard parameters (COD, nitrogen, phosphorus, and metals), 6 polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, 29 insecticides, 2 herbicides, and 3 endocrine disrupting compounds were measured. A multi-tiered battery of bioassays complemented the investigation, targeting different toxic modes of action and employing various biological systems (uni/multicellular, prokaryotes/eukaryotes, trophic level occupation). A traffic light scoring approach was proposed to quickly visualize the impact of treatment on overall toxicity that occurred after the exposure to raw and concentrated wastewater. Analysis of the effluents of the CAS and MBR lines show very good performance of the two systems for removal of organic micropollutants and metals. The most noticeable differences between CAS and MBR occurred in the concentration of suspended solids; chemical analyses did not show major differences. On the other hand, bioassays demonstrated better performance for the MBR. Both treatment lines complied with the Italian law's "ecotoxicity standard for effluent discharge in surface water". Yet, residual biological activity was still detected, demonstrating the adequacy and sensitivity of the toxicological tools, which, by their inherent nature, allow the overall effects of complex mixtures to be taken into account.
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- Giorgio Bertanza
- DICATAM-Department of Civil, Environmental, Architectural Engineering and Mathematics, University of Brescia, Via Branze 43, I-25123 Brescia, Italy; MISTRAAL Interdepartmental Research Center - MISTRAL - Inter-University Research Center "Integrated Models for Prevention and Protection in Environmental and Occupational Health", DSCS, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Viale Europa 11, I-25123 Brescia, Italy.
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- MISTRAAL Interdepartmental Research Center - MISTRAL - Inter-University Research Center "Integrated Models for Prevention and Protection in Environmental and Occupational Health", DSCS, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Viale Europa 11, I-25123 Brescia, Italy; DSCS-Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Viale Europa 11, I-25123 Brescia, Italy.
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- MISTRAAL Interdepartmental Research Center - MISTRAL - Inter-University Research Center "Integrated Models for Prevention and Protection in Environmental and Occupational Health", DSCS, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Viale Europa 11, I-25123 Brescia, Italy; DIMI-Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Brescia, Via Branze 38, I-25123 Brescia, Italy.
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- DSCS-Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Viale Europa 11, I-25123 Brescia, Italy
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- DSMC-Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Viale Europa 11, I-25123 Brescia, Italy.
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- MISTRAAL Interdepartmental Research Center - MISTRAL - Inter-University Research Center "Integrated Models for Prevention and Protection in Environmental and Occupational Health", DSCS, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Viale Europa 11, I-25123 Brescia, Italy; DSCS-Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Viale Europa 11, I-25123 Brescia, Italy.
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- DIMI-Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Brescia, Via Branze 38, I-25123 Brescia, Italy.
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- MISTRAAL Interdepartmental Research Center - MISTRAL - Inter-University Research Center "Integrated Models for Prevention and Protection in Environmental and Occupational Health", DSCS, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Viale Europa 11, I-25123 Brescia, Italy; DISAT-Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Milan-Bicocca, Piazza della Scienza 1, I-20126 Milano, Italy.
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- DSMC-Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Viale Europa 11, I-25123 Brescia, Italy.
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- MISTRAAL Interdepartmental Research Center - MISTRAL - Inter-University Research Center "Integrated Models for Prevention and Protection in Environmental and Occupational Health", DSCS, Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia, Viale Europa 11, I-25123 Brescia, Italy; DSMC-Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Viale Europa 11, I-25123 Brescia, Italy.
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Chen Y, Chen WJ, Huang Y, Li J, Zhong J, Zhang W, Zou Y, Mishra S, Bhatt P, Chen S. Insights into the microbial degradation and resistance mechanisms of glyphosate. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 215:114153. [PMID: 36049517 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.114153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2022] [Revised: 07/31/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Glyphosate, as one of the broad-spectrum herbicides for controlling annual and perennial weeds, is widely distributed in various environments and seriously threatens the safety of human beings and ecology. Glyphosate is currently degraded by abiotic and biotic methods, such as adsorption, photolysis, ozone oxidation, and microbial degradation. Of these, microbial degradation has become the most promising method to treat glyphosate because of its high efficiency and environmental protection. Microorganisms are capable of using glyphosate as a phosphorus, nitrogen, or carbon source and subsequently degrade glyphosate into harmless products by cleaving C-N and C-P bonds, in which enzymes and functional genes related to glyphosate degradation play an indispensable role. There have been many studies on the abiotic and biotic treatment technologies, microbial degradation pathways and intermediate products of glyphosate, but the related enzymes and functional genes involved in the glyphosate degradation pathways have not been further discussed. There is little information on the resistance mechanisms of bacteria and fungi to glyphosate, and previous investigations of resistance mechanisms have mainly focused on how bacteria resist glyphosate damage. Therefore, this review explores the microorganisms, enzymes and functional genes related to the microbial degradation of glyphosate and discusses the pathways of microbial degradation and the resistance mechanisms of microorganisms to glyphosate. This review is expected to provide reference for the application and improvement of the microbial degradation of glyphosate in microbial remediation.
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- Yongsheng Chen
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China; Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China; Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China; Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China; Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China; Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China; Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China
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- Environmental Technologies Division, CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Rana Pratap Marg, Lucknow, 226001, India
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- Department of Agricultural & Biological Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, 47906, USA.
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Microbial Signals and Disease Control, Integrative Microbiology Research Centre, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China; Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangzhou, 510642, China.
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Connolly A, Koch HM, Bury D, Koslitz S, Kolossa-Gehring M, Conrad A, Murawski A, McGrath JA, Leahy M, Brüning T, Coggins MA. A Human Biomonitoring Study Assessing Glyphosate and Aminomethylphosphonic Acid (AMPA) Exposures among Farm and Non-Farm Families. TOXICS 2022; 10:690. [PMID: 36422898 PMCID: PMC9697524 DOI: 10.3390/toxics10110690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2022] [Revised: 11/02/2022] [Accepted: 11/10/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Glyphosate-based pesticides are the highest-volume used herbicides worldwide. International concerns regarding the potential human adverse effects of glyphosate exposures have heightened since IARC classified glyphosate as probably carcinogenic to humans. Human biomonitoring (HBM) studies have identified ubiquitous exposure to glyphosate and its main breakdown product, aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA), from environmental exposures. The IMAGE research project aimed to investigate farm and non-farm families' exposure to glyphosate while aligning with the Human Biomonitoring for Europe (HBM4EU) initiative. The study recruited non-farm and farm families (who use glyphosate on their farms). Each family member provided a urine sample that was analysed using gas chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry, with a limit of quantification of 0.05 µg/L for glyphosate and AMPA. In addition to general information on background exposures in farm and non-farm families, we investigated relationships in exposure between families and family members. We recruited 68 families, including 54 non-farm and 14 farm families (180 vs. 45 individuals). Some pesticide users (n = 14, all male farmers) had slightly elevated AMPA levels compared to other adult participants but, overall, we observed no significant differences between farm and non-farm families. The main metabolite, AMPA, was quantifiable in twice as many samples as glyphosate (61% vs. 32%), with a maximum concentration of 7.24 µg/L vs. 3.21 µg/L. Compared to previous studies, exposure levels were relatively low and far below current health-based guidance values (3% or less for glyphosate and AMPA). Study results suggest potential exposures from residential co-exposures or living with a pesticide user. This is the first study internationally to investigate glyphosate and AMPA across family members (farm and non-farm). We found comparably low glyphosate and AMPA exposures among these families. These results enhance our understanding of glyphosate exposures for different demographic groups and contribute to the scientific knowledge on exposures required for regulatory risk assessments and the re-evaluation of glyphosate in 2022 by the European Commission.
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- Alison Connolly
- Centre for Climate and Air Pollution Studies, Physics, School of Natural Sciences and the Ryan Institute, University of Galway, University Road, H91 CF50 Galway, Ireland
- Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident Insurance, Institute of the Ruhr-University Bochum (IPA), Bürkle-de-la-Camp-Platz 1, 44789 Bochum, Germany
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- Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident Insurance, Institute of the Ruhr-University Bochum (IPA), Bürkle-de-la-Camp-Platz 1, 44789 Bochum, Germany
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- Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident Insurance, Institute of the Ruhr-University Bochum (IPA), Bürkle-de-la-Camp-Platz 1, 44789 Bochum, Germany
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- Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident Insurance, Institute of the Ruhr-University Bochum (IPA), Bürkle-de-la-Camp-Platz 1, 44789 Bochum, Germany
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- German Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt), 06844 Dessau-Roßlau, Germany
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- German Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt), 06844 Dessau-Roßlau, Germany
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- Centre for Climate and Air Pollution Studies, Physics, School of Natural Sciences and the Ryan Institute, University of Galway, University Road, H91 CF50 Galway, Ireland
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- Centre for Climate and Air Pollution Studies, Physics, School of Natural Sciences and the Ryan Institute, University of Galway, University Road, H91 CF50 Galway, Ireland
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- Institute for Prevention and Occupational Medicine of the German Social Accident Insurance, Institute of the Ruhr-University Bochum (IPA), Bürkle-de-la-Camp-Platz 1, 44789 Bochum, Germany
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- Centre for Climate and Air Pollution Studies, Physics, School of Natural Sciences and the Ryan Institute, University of Galway, University Road, H91 CF50 Galway, Ireland
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Cigala RM, De Stefano C, Irto A, Lanzafame P, Papanikolaou G, Crea F. Environmental behaviour of a pesticide metabolite, the AMPA. Sequestration of Ca 2+, Mg 2+, Cu 2+, Zn 2+ and Al 3. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 306:135535. [PMID: 35792217 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135535] [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] [Received: 03/26/2022] [Revised: 06/22/2022] [Accepted: 06/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The chelating and sequestering ability of a glyphosate metabolite, the aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) towards bi- and trivalent metal cations, such as Ca2+, Mg2+, Zn2+, Cu2+ and Al3+, were investigated in aqueous solutions of NaCl, in an ionic strength range of 0.1 ≤ I/mol dm-3 ≤ 1.0 and at constant temperature of T = 298.15 ± 0.15 K. The investigations on the acid-base properties and complexing ability were performed, by means of potentiometry, in conditions of different cM:cAMPA molar ratios and pH values. The formation of insoluble species was experimentally observed in the Mn+/AMPA2- systems, and the solid phases were characterized by means of X-Ray Diffractometry (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and InfraRed Attenuated Total Reflection spectroscopy (IR-ATR). The dependence on ionic strength of the stability constants of the Mn+/AMPA2- complexes species, determined at different ionic strengths, was modelled by the Debye-Hückel type equation. The sequestering ability of AMPA toward the investigated metal cations was evaluated by pL0.5 parameter.
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- Rosalia Maria Cigala
- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche ed Ambientali, Università degli Studi di Messina, Viale F. Stagno d'Alcontres, 31-98166 Messina, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche ed Ambientali, Università degli Studi di Messina, Viale F. Stagno d'Alcontres, 31-98166 Messina, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche ed Ambientali, Università degli Studi di Messina, Viale F. Stagno d'Alcontres, 31-98166 Messina, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche ed Ambientali, Università degli Studi di Messina, Viale F. Stagno d'Alcontres, 31-98166 Messina, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche ed Ambientali, Università degli Studi di Messina, Viale F. Stagno d'Alcontres, 31-98166 Messina, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, Biologiche, Farmaceutiche ed Ambientali, Università degli Studi di Messina, Viale F. Stagno d'Alcontres, 31-98166 Messina, Italy
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Sabrina T, Matthias R, Marion C, Léa-Lise G, Solenn C, François B. Did decades of glyphosate use have selected for resistant amphibians in agricultural habitats? ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 310:119823. [PMID: 35931387 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2022.119823] [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: 05/16/2022] [Revised: 07/18/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Glyphosate-based herbicides are used worldwide, and glyphosate's primary metabolite (aminomethylphosphonic acid: AMPA), is globally retrieved in surface waters. AMPA induces various adverse effects on aquatic wildlife, including selective mortality, which suggests that glyphosate exposure may have selected for AMPA-resistant individuals. We tested this hypothesis using spined toads (Bufo spinosus), an amphibian found in a variety of habitats, from AMPA-exposed agricultural lands to AMPA-free forested areas. We predicted that the offspring of individuals originating from agricultural habitats would develop AMPA-resistance - and be less prone to develop adverse effects from- AMPA exposure. To investigate this question, we performed a common garden brood-rearing experiment. The embryos and larvae of 40 spined toad pairs captured in agricultural and forest ponds were exposed either to an environmental relevant concentration of AMPA (0.4 μg L-1) or to control conditions (n = 8160 embryos, n = 240 tadpoles). We monitored development durations, developmental abnormalities and morphology, measured across key developmental stages. Although we observed significant effects of AMPA on fitness parameters in each group, these effects were not exacerbated in individuals from AMPA-free habitats. We suggest that temporal and/or spatial dynamics of contamination, as well as gene flow between exposed and preserved populations, may hinder adaptive divergence between populations. Yet, we show strong adverse effects of AMPA exposure at early developmental stages. AMPA could therefore be one of the numerous causes of declining wild amphibian populations.
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- Tartu Sabrina
- Centre D'Etudes Biologiques de Chizé (CEBC), UMR 7372 CNRS- Université de La Rochelle, 79360, Villiers-en-Bois, France.
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- Centre D'Etudes Biologiques de Chizé (CEBC), UMR 7372 CNRS- Université de La Rochelle, 79360, Villiers-en-Bois, France
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- Centre D'Etudes Biologiques de Chizé (CEBC), UMR 7372 CNRS- Université de La Rochelle, 79360, Villiers-en-Bois, France
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- Centre D'Etudes Biologiques de Chizé (CEBC), UMR 7372 CNRS- Université de La Rochelle, 79360, Villiers-en-Bois, France
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- Centre D'Etudes Biologiques de Chizé (CEBC), UMR 7372 CNRS- Université de La Rochelle, 79360, Villiers-en-Bois, France
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- Centre D'Etudes Biologiques de Chizé (CEBC), UMR 7372 CNRS- Université de La Rochelle, 79360, Villiers-en-Bois, France
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Buekers J, Remy S, Bessems J, Govarts E, Rambaud L, Riou M, Halldorsson TI, Ólafsdóttir K, Probst-Hensch N, Ammann P, Weber T, Kolossa-Gehring M, Esteban-López M, Castaño A, Andersen HR, Schoeters G. Glyphosate and AMPA in Human Urine of HBM4EU-Aligned Studies: Part B Adults. TOXICS 2022; 10:toxics10100552. [PMID: 36287833 PMCID: PMC9612135 DOI: 10.3390/toxics10100552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2022] [Accepted: 09/14/2022] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Within HBM4EU, human biomonitoring (HBM) studies measuring glyphosate (Gly) and aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) in urine samples from the general adult population were aligned and quality-controlled/assured. Data from four studies (ESB Germany (2015-2020); Swiss HBM4EU study (2020); DIET-HBM Iceland (2019-2020); ESTEBAN France (2014-2016)) were included representing Northern and Western Europe. Overall, median values were below the reported quantification limits (LOQs) (0.05-0.1 µg/L). The 95th percentiles (P95) ranged between 0.24 and 0.37 µg/L urine for Gly and between 0.21 and 0.38 µg/L for AMPA. Lower values were observed in adults compared to children. Indications exist for autonomous sources of AMPA in the environment. As for children, reversed dosimetry calculations based on HBM data in adults did not lead to exceedances of the ADI (proposed acceptable daily intake of EFSA for Gly 0.1 mg/kg bw/day based on histopathological findings in the salivary gland of rats) indicating no human health risks in the studied populations at the moment. However, the controversy on carcinogenicity, potential endocrine effects and the absence of a group ADI for Gly and AMPA induce uncertainty to the risk assessment. Exposure determinant analysis showed few significant associations. More data on specific subgroups, such as those occupationally exposed or living close to agricultural fields or with certain consumption patterns (vegetarian, vegan, organic food, high cereal consumer), are needed to evaluate major exposure sources.
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- Jurgen Buekers
- Unit Health, VITO, Flemish Institute for Technological Research, 2400 Mol, Belgium
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- Unit Health, VITO, Flemish Institute for Technological Research, 2400 Mol, Belgium
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- Unit Health, VITO, Flemish Institute for Technological Research, 2400 Mol, Belgium
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- Unit Health, VITO, Flemish Institute for Technological Research, 2400 Mol, Belgium
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Santé Publique France, 94415 Saint-Maurice, France
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Santé Publique France, 94415 Saint-Maurice, France
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- Swiss Tropical and Public Health institute, 4123 Allschwil, Switzerland
- Department of Public Health, University of Basel, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- Swiss Tropical and Public Health institute, 4123 Allschwil, Switzerland
- Department of Public Health, University of Basel, 4056 Basel, Switzerland
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- German Environment Agency (UBA), 06844 Dessau-Roßlau, Germany
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- Instituto de Salud Carlos III, National Centre for Environmental Health, 28220 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Salud Carlos III, National Centre for Environmental Health, 28220 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, 5000 Odense, Denmark
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- Unit Health, VITO, Flemish Institute for Technological Research, 2400 Mol, Belgium
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, 2610 Antwerp, Belgium
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Coble AA, Silva-Sanchez C, Arthurs WJ, Flinders CA. Detection and accumulation of environmentally-relevant glyphosate concentrations delivered via pulse- or continuous-delivery on passive samplers. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 838:156131. [PMID: 35605867 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156131] [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: 04/13/2022] [Revised: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Glyphosate is the most commonly used herbicide globally, which has contributed to its ubiquitous presence in the environment. Glyphosate application rates and delivery to surface water vary with land use. Streams in urban and agricultural catchments can experience continuous delivery of low concentrations of glyphosate and aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA), while their presence in forest streams occurs as an episodic pulse following silvicultural application. We assessed whether trace concentrations of glyphosate delivered as a 1-day pulse (mimic silvicultural applications) followed by flushing with deionized water would affect the detection of glyphosate or AMPA on novel passive samplers, Polar Organic Chemical Integrative Sampler with Molecular Imprinted Polymer (POCIS-MIP), compared with continuous delivery (mimic agricultural or urban applications). Within each delivery type, POCIS-MIP were exposed to seven treatment concentrations of Rodeo (equivalent to 0.0 to 1.84 μg glyphosate L-1). Experimental results demonstrate POCIS-MIP can detect differences in relative glyphosate concentrations above 0.115 μg L-1 (pulse-delivery) or 0.23 μg L-1 (continuous-delivery), but were unable to distinguish trace concentrations (i.e., < 0.115 or 0.23 μg L-1). Our results suggest POCIS-MIP may better retain glyphosate when delivered as a pulse than when delivered continuously, but both underestimated actual treatment concentrations by 46 to 56%. There is a need to demonstrate the field applicability of passive sampling methods to improve environmental monitoring of silvicultural herbicides, and our results demonstrate passive samplers were unable to distinguish lower concentrations, suggesting a limited utility for determining trace concentration levels such as those experienced during or immediately after silvicultural application.
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- Ashley A Coble
- NCASI, 2438 NW Professional Drive, Corvallis, OR 97330, United States of America.
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- NCASI, 1117 3rd Street, Anacortes, WA 98221, United States of America
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Boucher-Carrier O, Brisson J, Abas K, Duy SV, Sauvé S, Kõiv-Vainik M. Effects of macrophyte species and biochar on the performance of treatment wetlands for the removal of glyphosate from agricultural runoff. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 838:156061. [PMID: 35598666 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156061] [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: 02/05/2022] [Revised: 04/25/2022] [Accepted: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Glyphosate is the most widely used herbicide in the world, and consequently has polluted numerous water bodies through agricultural runoff. Treatment wetlands (TWs) have shown great promise for mitigating such pesticide contamination. The objectives of our study were to determine the effects of adding biochar to subsurface flow TW substrate, and to evaluate the performance of three North American macrophyte species (Phragmites australis subsp. americanus, Scirpus cyperinus and Sporobolus michauxianus) for removal of glyphosate. A synthetic agricultural runoff comprising 50 μg/L of glyphosate was applied to water-saturated TW mesocosms with mature vegetation during a 5.5-week period. Average removal efficiency, calculated on a mass balance basis, reached 78 and 82% for mesocosms with biochar (without and with plants, respectively), and 54 to 76% for those with macrophytes. Sporobolus michauxianus showed a lower evapotranspiration rate and less anoxic conditions in the lower part of the substrate, which resulted in lower overall removal performance. Aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA), the main toxic metabolite of glyphosate, was detected in all mesocosms, but at higher levels in planted ones. Results show that both the sorption capacity of biochar and the biodegradation processes associated with macrophytes contribute to glyphosate removal in TWs. Additionally, our results suggest that species selection is important to enhance favorable conditions and maximize removal of targeted pollutants.
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- Olivier Boucher-Carrier
- Institut de Recherche en Biologie Végétale, Département de Sciences Biologiques, Université de Montréal, 4101 Sherbrooke East, QC, H1X 2B2 Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Institut de Recherche en Biologie Végétale, Département de Sciences Biologiques, Université de Montréal, 4101 Sherbrooke East, QC, H1X 2B2 Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Institut de Recherche en Biologie Végétale, Département de Sciences Biologiques, Université de Montréal, 4101 Sherbrooke East, QC, H1X 2B2 Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Département de Chimie, Université de Montréal, Complexe des sciences, 1375 Avenue Thérèse-Lavoie-Roux, H2V 0B3 Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Département de Chimie, Université de Montréal, Complexe des sciences, 1375 Avenue Thérèse-Lavoie-Roux, H2V 0B3 Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- Institut de Recherche en Biologie Végétale, Département de Sciences Biologiques, Université de Montréal, 4101 Sherbrooke East, QC, H1X 2B2 Montréal, Québec, Canada; Department of Geography, Institute of Ecology and Earth Sciences, University of Tartu, 46 Vanemuise St., 51003 Tartu, Estonia.
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Makris KC, Efthymiou N, Konstantinou C, Anastasi E, Schoeters G, Kolossa-Gehring M, Katsonouri A. Oxidative stress of glyphosate, AMPA and metabolites of pyrethroids and chlorpyrifos pesticides among primary school children in Cyprus. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 212:113316. [PMID: 35439459 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2022.113316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2022] [Revised: 04/11/2022] [Accepted: 04/12/2022] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND Exposure to various pesticides, such as pyrethroids and chlorpyrifos, has been previously associated with adverse effects on children's health. Scientific evidence on the human toxicity of glyphosate (GLY) and its primary metabolite, aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) is limited, particularly for children. This study aimed to i) assess the exposure determinants of the studied pesticides measured in children in Cyprus, and ii) determine the association between the urinary pesticides and the biomarkers of DNA and lipid oxidative damage. METHODS A children's health study was set up in Cyprus (ORGANIKO study) by aligning it with the methodology and tools used in the European Human Biomonitoring Initiative (HBM4EU). Urinary GLY and AMPA, pyrethroid metabolites and the chlorpyrifos metabolite TCPy were measured in 177 children aged 10-11 years old, using mass spectrometry. Oxidative stress was assessed with 8-iso-prostaglandin F2a (8-iso-PGF2α) as a marker of lipid damage and 8-hydroxy-2'-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) as a DNA oxidative damage marker, both measured with immunoassays. Questionnaires about demographic characteristics, pesticide usage, and dietary habits were filled out by the parents. Μultivariable regression models examined associations between pesticides and biomarkers of effect using two creatinine adjustments (cr1: adding it as covariate and cr2: biomarkers of exposure and effect were creatinine-adjusted). RESULTS Parental educational level was a significant predictor of urinary pyrethroids but not for GLY/AMPA. Median [interquartile range, IQR] values for GLY and AMPA were 0.05). Similar significant associations with 8-OHdG were shown for a pyrethroid metabolite (3-PBA) and the chlorpyrifos metabolite (TCPy). No associations were observed between the aforementioned pesticides and 8-iso-PGF2α (p > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS This is the first children's health dataset demonstrating the association between AMPA and DNA oxidative damage, globally. More data is needed to replicate the observed trends in other children's populations around the globe.
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- Konstantinos C Makris
- Cyprus International Institute for Environmental and Public Health, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus.
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- Cyprus International Institute for Environmental and Public Health, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus
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- Cyprus International Institute for Environmental and Public Health, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol, Cyprus
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- Cyprus State General Laboratory, Ministry of Health, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- The Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO) and the University of Antwerp, Belgium
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Buekers J, Remy S, Bessems J, Govarts E, Rambaud L, Riou M, Tratnik JS, Stajnko A, Katsonouri A, Makris KC, De Decker A, Morrens B, Vogel N, Kolossa-Gehring M, Esteban-López M, Castaño A, Andersen HR, Schoeters G. Glyphosate and AMPA in Human Urine of HBM4EU Aligned Studies: Part A Children. TOXICS 2022; 10:toxics10080470. [PMID: 36006149 PMCID: PMC9415901 DOI: 10.3390/toxics10080470] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2022] [Revised: 07/29/2022] [Accepted: 08/04/2022] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Few data are available on the exposure of children to glyphosate (Gly) in Europe. Within HBM4EU, new HBM exposure data were collected from aligned studies at five sampling sites distributed over Europe (studies: SLO CRP (SI); ORGANIKO (CY); GerES V-sub (DE); 3XG (BE); ESTEBAN (FR)). Median Gly concentrations in urine were below or around the detection limit (0.1 µg/L). The 95th percentiles ranged between 0.18 and 1.03 µg Gly/L. The ratio of AMPA (aminomethylphosphonic acid; main metabolite of Gly) to Gly at molar basis was on average 2.2 and the ratio decreased with higher Gly concentrations, suggesting that other sources of AMPA, independent of metabolism of Gly to AMPA in the monitored participants, may concurrently operate. Using reverse dosimetry and HBM exposure data from five European countries (east, west and south Europe) combined with the proposed ADI (acceptable daily intake) of EFSA for Gly of 0.1 mg/kg bw/day (based on histopathological findings in the salivary gland of rats) indicated no human health risks for Gly in the studied populations at the moment. However, the absence of a group ADI for Gly+AMPA and ongoing discussions on e.g., endocrine disrupting effects cast some uncertainty in relation to the current single substance ADI for Gly. The carcinogenic effects of Gly are still debated in the scientific community. These outcomes would influence the risk conclusions presented here. Finally, regression analyses did not find clear associations between urinary exposure biomarkers and analyzed potential exposure determinants. More information from questionnaires targeting exposure-related behavior just before the sampling is needed.
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- Jurgen Buekers
- Unit Health, VITO, Flemish Institute for Technological Research, 2400 Mol, Belgium
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- Unit Health, VITO, Flemish Institute for Technological Research, 2400 Mol, Belgium
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- Unit Health, VITO, Flemish Institute for Technological Research, 2400 Mol, Belgium
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- Unit Health, VITO, Flemish Institute for Technological Research, 2400 Mol, Belgium
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Santé Publique France, 94415 Saint-Maurice, France
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- Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, Santé Publique France, 94415 Saint-Maurice, France
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Jozef Stefan Institute, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Jozef Stefan Institute, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Cyprus International Institute for Environmental and Public Health, Cyprus University of Technology, Limassol 3036, Cyprus
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- Department of Social Sciences, University of Antwerp, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium
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- German Environment Agency (UBA), Berlin, 06844 Dessau-Roßlau, Germany
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- Instituto de Salud Carlos III, National Centre for Environmental Health, 28220 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Salud Carlos III, National Centre for Environmental Health, 28220 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Public Health, University of Southern Denmark, 5000 Odense, Denmark
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- Unit Health, VITO, Flemish Institute for Technological Research, 2400 Mol, Belgium
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Antwerp, 2610 Antwerp, Belgium
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Shu H, Wang S, Liu B, Ma J. Effects of salt matrices on the determination of glyphosate, glufosinate, aminomethylphosphonic acid and 2-aminoethylphosphonic acid using reversed-phase liquid chromatography after fluorescence derivatization. Microchem J 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2022.107659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Garau A, Picci G, Bencini A, Caltagirone C, Conti L, Lippolis V, Paoli P, Romano GM, Rossi P, Scorciapino MA. Glyphosate sensing in aqueous solutions by fluorescent zinc(II) complexes of [9]aneN 3-based receptors. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:8733-8742. [PMID: 35612268 DOI: 10.1039/d2dt00738j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Herein we describe the binding abilities of Zn(II) complexes of [12]aneN4- (L1) and [9]aneN3-based receptors (L2, L3) towards the herbicides N-(phosphonomethyl)glycine (glyphosate, H3PMG) and 2-amino-4-[hydroxy(methyl)phosphoryl]butanoic acid (glufosinate, H2GLU), and also aminomethylphosphonic acid (H2AMPA), the main metabolite of H3PMG, and phosphate. All ligands form stable Zn(II) complexes, whose coordination geometries allow a possible interaction of the metal center with exogenous anionic substrates. Potentiometric studies evidenced the marked coordination ability of the L2/Zn(II) system for the analytes considered, with a preferential binding affinity for H3PMG over the other substrates, in a wide range of pH values. 1H and 31P NMR experiments supported the effective coordination of such substrates by the Zn(II) complex of L2, while fluorescence titrations and a test strip experiment were performed to evaluate whether the H3PMG recognition processes could be detected by fluorescence signaling.
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- Alessandra Garau
- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Geologiche, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, S.S. 554 Bivio per Sestu, 09042, Monserrato, Cagliari, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Geologiche, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, S.S. 554 Bivio per Sestu, 09042, Monserrato, Cagliari, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Chimica 'Ugo Schiff', Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Geologiche, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, S.S. 554 Bivio per Sestu, 09042, Monserrato, Cagliari, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Chimica 'Ugo Schiff', Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Geologiche, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, S.S. 554 Bivio per Sestu, 09042, Monserrato, Cagliari, Italy.
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- Dipartimento Ingegneria Industriale, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via Santa Marta 3, Firenze 50139, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Chimica 'Ugo Schiff', Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino, Firenze, Italy.
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- Dipartimento Ingegneria Industriale, Università degli Studi di Firenze, Via Santa Marta 3, Firenze 50139, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche e Geologiche, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, S.S. 554 Bivio per Sestu, 09042, Monserrato, Cagliari, Italy.
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