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Wu X, Sun F, Cao S, Wang Q, Wang L, Wang S, He Y, Kolvenbach BA, Corvini PFX, Ji R. Maize ( Zea mays L.) Plants Alter the Fate and Accumulate Nonextractable Residues of Sulfamethoxazole in Farmland Soil. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2024; 58:9292-9302. [PMID: 38752544 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c08954] [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: 05/29/2024]
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The fate of sulfonamide antibiotics in farmlands is crucial for food and ecological safety, yet it remains unclear. We used [phenyl-U-14C]-labeled sulfamethoxazole (14C-SMX) to quantitatively investigate the fate of SMX in a soil-maize system for 60 days, based on a six-pool fate model. Formation of nonextractable residues (NERs) was the predominant fate for SMX in unplanted soil, accompanied by minor mineralization. Notably, maize plants significantly increased SMX dissipation (kinetic constant kd = 0.30 day-1 vs 0.17 day-1), while substantially reducing the NER formation (92% vs 58% of initially applied SMX) and accumulating SMX (40%, mostly bound to roots). Significant NERs (maximal 29-42%) were formed via physicochemical entrapment (determined using silylation), which could partially be released and taken up by maize plants. The NERs consisted of a considerable amount of SMX formed via entrapment (1-8%) and alkali-hydrolyzable covalent bonds (2-12%, possibly amide linkage). Six and 10 transformation products were quantified in soil extracts and NERs, respectively, including products of hydroxyl substitution, deamination, and N-acylation, among which N-lactylated SMX was found for the first time. Our findings reveal the composition and instability of SMX-derived NERs in the soil-plant system and underscore the need to study the long-term impacts of reversible NERs.
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- Xuan Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Avenue, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Avenue, Nanjing 210023, China
- School of Tropical Agriculture and Forestry, Hainan University, Haikou 570228, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Avenue, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Avenue, Nanjing 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Avenue, Nanjing 210023, China
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- Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210014, Jiangsu, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Institute of Soil and Water Resources and Environmental Science, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Institute for Ecopreneurship, School of Life Sciences, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Hofackerstrasse 30, Muttenz CH-4132, Switzerland
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Avenue, Nanjing 210023, China
- Institute for Ecopreneurship, School of Life Sciences, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, Hofackerstrasse 30, Muttenz CH-4132, Switzerland
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Avenue, Nanjing 210023, China
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Zhang W, Zhou X, Ye Q, Cheng X, Zhang S, Yu Z, Wang W. Nonenantioselective environmental behavior of a chiral antiviral pesticide dufulin in aerobic soils. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 880:163312. [PMID: 37030363 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2023] [Revised: 03/31/2023] [Accepted: 04/01/2023] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Dufulin is a promising chiral antiviral agent, but little is known about its fate in soils. In this study, the fate of dufulin enantiomers in aerobic soils was investigated using radioisotope tracing techniques. The result of the four-compartment model showed no significant differences in dissipation, generation of bound residues (BR) and mineralization between S-dufulin and R-dufulin during incubation. Dufulin dissipated most quickly in cinnamon soils, followed by fluvo-aquic and black soils and the half-lives of dufulin in these soils obtained by the modified model were 4.92-5.23, 32.39-33.32 and 60.80-61.34 d, respectively. After 120 d incubation, the percentage of radioactivity of BR increased to 18.2-38.4 % in the three soils. Dufulin formed most bound residues in the black soil, least in the cinnamon soil, and BRs rapidly formed in the cinnamon soil during the early culture period. In these three soils, the cumulative mineralization of 14CO2 ranged from 25.0 to 26.7 %, 42.1 to 43.4 % and 33.8 to 34.4 %, respectively, which indicated that the environmental fate of dufulin was primarily influenced by soil characteristics. The study of microbial community structure revealed that the phyla Ascomycota, Proteobacteria and genus Mortierella might be related to the degradation of dufulin. These findings provide a reference for assessing the environmental impact and ecological safety of dufulin application.
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- Weiwei Zhang
- Institute of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences of Ministry of Agriculture of the PRC and Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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- Institute of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences of Ministry of Agriculture of the PRC and Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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- Institute of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences of Ministry of Agriculture of the PRC and Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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- Institute of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences of Ministry of Agriculture of the PRC and Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; State Key Laboratory for Managing Biotic and Chemical Threats to the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Key Laboratory for Pesticide Residue Detection of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Institute of Agro-product Safety and Nutrition, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China.
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- Institute of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences of Ministry of Agriculture of the PRC and Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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- Institute of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences of Ministry of Agriculture of the PRC and Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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- Institute of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Nuclear Agricultural Sciences of Ministry of Agriculture of the PRC and Zhejiang Province, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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Wang Y, Tian L, Wang L, Yan X, Shan J, Ji R. Degradation, transformation, and non-extractable residue formation of nitrated nonylphenol isomers in an oxic soil. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 289:117880. [PMID: 34352632 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117880] [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: 04/16/2021] [Revised: 07/19/2021] [Accepted: 07/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Nitrated nonylphenols (NNPs) are main metabolites of the endocrine-disrupting nonylphenols in soil, yet their fate is unknown. Here, using four NNP isomers (NNP111, NNP112, NNP65, and NNP38), the degradation pattern of NNPs was investigated in an oxic soil for 266 days. Specifically, NNP111 was 14C-labeled to facilitate investigating its degradation, transformation, and non-extractable residue (NER) formation. NNPs degradation was isomer-specific with the decreasing order of half-life: NNP111 (126 days) > NNP112 (76 days) > NNP65 (14 days) > NNP38 (8.4 days), providing direct evidence of the greater persistence of NNPs in soil than their parent NPs. At the end of the incubation, 8.5 %, 7.3 %, and 39.9 % of 14C-NNP111 was mineralized, transformed to 2-amino-NP111, and formed NERs in active soil, respectively. In contrast, NERs in sterilized soils were significantly lower, amounting to 15.1 % and 17.3 % in autoclaved and γ-irradiated soil, respectively. The majority of the NERs (>70 %) were in humin fraction, in which type I NER was the predominant (>90 %) mode for NER formation. Our results provide comprehensive knowledge on the fate of NNPs in soil, demonstrating that isomer-specific behavior, transformation products of NNPs, and NER formation should be considered when evaluating environmental fate and risks of NNPs.
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- Yongfeng Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Avenue, 210023, Nanjing, China; Quanzhou Institute for Environment Protection Industry, Nanjing University, Beifeng Road, 362000, Quanzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Avenue, 210023, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Avenue, 210023, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Changshu National Agro-ecological Experimental Station, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 210008, Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Changshu National Agro-ecological Experimental Station, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 210008, Nanjing, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Avenue, 210023, Nanjing, China; Quanzhou Institute for Environment Protection Industry, Nanjing University, Beifeng Road, 362000, Quanzhou, China
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Zhu X, Song X, Schwarzbauer J. First insights into the formation and long-term dynamic behaviors of nonextractable perfluorooctanesulfonate and its alternative 6:2 chlorinated polyfluorinated ether sulfonate residues in a silty clay soil. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 761:143230. [PMID: 33158517 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.143230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2020] [Revised: 10/15/2020] [Accepted: 10/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are persistent and toxic contaminants that are ubiquitous in the environment. They can incorporate into soil as nonextractable residues (NER) which are not detectable with conventional analytical protocols but are still possible to remobilize with changes of surrounding conditions, and thus will be bioavailable again. Therefore, there is a need to investigate thoroughly the long-term fate of NER-PFAS. In this study, a 240-day incubation of perfluorooctanesulfonate (PFOS) and its alternative 6:2 chlorinated polyfluorinated ether sulfonate (F-53B) in a silty clay topsoil was carried out. Solvent extraction, alkaline hydrolysis and sequential chemical degradation were applied on periodically sampled soil to obtain extractable, moderately bound and deeply bound PFAS, respectively. The results confirmed the formation of NER of both compounds but with different preferences of incorporating mechanisms. NER-PFOS was formed predominantly by covalent binding (via head group) and strong adsorption (via tail group). The formation of NER-F-53B was mainly driven by physical entrapment. Both bound compounds within the incubation period showed three-stage behaviors including an initial period with slight release followed by a (re) incorporating stage and a subsequent remobilizing stage. This work provides some first insights on the long-term dynamic behaviors of nonextractable PFAS and will be conducive to their risk assessment and remediation (e.g. estimating potential NER-PFAS level based on their free extractable level, and selecting remediation methods according to their prevailing binding mechanisms).
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- Xiaojing Zhu
- Institute of Geology and Geochemistry of Petroleum and Coal, RWTH Aachen University, Lochnerstr, 4-20, 52064 Aachen, Germany.
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Pollution Remediation, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 210008 Nanjing, China.
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- Institute of Geology and Geochemistry of Petroleum and Coal, RWTH Aachen University, Lochnerstr, 4-20, 52064 Aachen, Germany.
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Cao S, Wang S, Zhao Y, Wang L, Ma Y, Schäffer A, Ji R. Fate of bisphenol S (BPS) and characterization of non-extractable residues in soil: Insights into persistence of BPS. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2020; 143:105908. [PMID: 32615349 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.105908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2020] [Revised: 06/17/2020] [Accepted: 06/17/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The environmental fate and persistence of bisphenol S (BPS), a substitute for bisphenol A (BPA), are unclear. This study used 14C-labeled BPS to examine the fate, biodegradation, and residue properties of BPS incubated in an oxic soil for 28 days. BPS dissipated quickly, with a half-life of 2.8 days. Most of the BPS was mineralized (53.6 ± 0.2% of initial amount by day 28) or transformed into non-extractable residues (NERs) (45.1 ± 0.3%), with generation of minor extractable residues (3.7 ± 0.2%) containing two metabolites. NERs were formed mainly via physico-chemical entrapment (51.1 ± 2.4% of the total NERs, consisting almost exclusively of BPS) and ester-linkages (31.5 ± 3.0% of the total NERs, consisting of both BPS and polar metabolites). When mixed with fresh soil, BPS-derived NERs became unstable and bioavailable. Subsequent mineralization was determined for 19.5 ± 1.1% of the total NERs and 35.5 ± 2.6% of the physico-chemically entrapped BPS. A fate model was used to describe the kinetics of NER formation, which indicated that microbial activity in soil could have strongly reduced the kinetic rate of the release of physico-chemically entrapped NERs into free form and therefore increased the stability of this type of NERs in soil. Our results provide unique insights into the fate of BPS in soil and suggest that while BPS is biodegradable, it includes the formation of large amounts of reversibly physico-chemically entrapped and covalently bound ester-linked NERs. The instability of these NERs should be considered in assessments on environmental persistence and risks of BPS. Our study also points out the environmental importance of NERs of agrochemicals.
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- Siqi Cao
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Avenue, 210023 Nanjing, China
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- Institue of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences, Zhongshanmenwai Qianhuhoucun 1, 210014 Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Avenue, 210023 Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Avenue, 210023 Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Avenue, 210023 Nanjing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Avenue, 210023 Nanjing, China; Institute for Environmental Research, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 1, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, 163 Xianlin Avenue, 210023 Nanjing, China.
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Loeffler D, Hatz A, Albrecht D, Fligg M, Hogeback J, Ternes TA. Determination of non-extractable residues in soils: Towards a standardised approach. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2020; 259:113826. [PMID: 31887596 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2019] [Revised: 11/27/2019] [Accepted: 12/15/2019] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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After exposure of soils to anthropogenic organic chemicals non-extractable residues (NER) can be formed. The quantitative proportion of a compound which remains non-extractable is operationally defined by the extraction procedure employed and can be quantified only when using isotope labelled compounds (e.g. 14C or 13C). In Germany and the EU, there is no standardised procedure, how to determine NER, especially when different legal regulations apply. Consequently, the comparability of NER data is low. Hence, a major task of this study was the development of a general approach for the quantification of non-extractable residues (NER) in soils using radiotracer analysis. For that, extraction efficiencies were determined for 42 non-labelled organic chemicals spiked onto 3 soils applying a number of extraction techniques and conditions, developing an extraction procedure which provides high extraction efficiencies and a low variability for a broad spectrum of analytes. Additionally, NER generated within soil transformation studies according to OECD 307 using 14C-triclosan, 14C-fenoxycarb and 14C-acetaminophen were analysed using sequential batch extraction and pressurised liquid extraction (PLE). Depending on the extraction procedure used, the NER fraction related to 14C-triclosan in a soil varied greatly between 96% and 28%. In this study a widely universal extraction procedure was developed to improve the comparability of the NER data and limit overestimation of NER, which can be of enormous consequence for the assessment of persistence and environmental risk of organic chemicals. Furthermore, silylation, EDTA-extraction and HCl-treatment were compared regarding a further analysis of NER using radiotracer analysis.
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- Dirk Loeffler
- Federal Institute of Hydrology, Am Mainzer Tor 1, 56068 Koblenz, Germany
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- Federal Institute of Hydrology, Am Mainzer Tor 1, 56068 Koblenz, Germany
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- Federal Institute of Hydrology, Am Mainzer Tor 1, 56068 Koblenz, Germany
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- Federal Institute of Hydrology, Am Mainzer Tor 1, 56068 Koblenz, Germany
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- Federal Institute of Hydrology, Am Mainzer Tor 1, 56068 Koblenz, Germany
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- Federal Institute of Hydrology, Am Mainzer Tor 1, 56068 Koblenz, Germany.
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Monte Carlo simulations and forecasting of Radium-226, Thorium-232, and Potassium-40 radioactivity concentrations. J Radioanal Nucl Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s10967-020-07059-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Zhu X, Dsikowitzky L, Ricking M, Schwarzbauer J. Molecular insights into the formation and remobilization potential of nonextractable anthropogenic organohalogens in heterogeneous environmental matrices. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2020; 381:120959. [PMID: 31401459 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.120959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2019] [Revised: 07/31/2019] [Accepted: 08/02/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Anthropogenic organohalogens (AOHs) are toxic and persistent pollutants that occur ubiquitously in the environment. An unneglectable portion of them can convert into nonextractable residues (NER) in the natural solid substances. NER-AOHs are not detectable by conventional solvent-extraction, and will get remobilized through changes of surrounding environment. Consequently, the formation and fate of NER-AOHs should be investigated comprehensively. In this study, solvent extraction, sequential chemical degradation and thermochemolysis were applied on different sample matrices (sediments, soils and groundwater sludge, collected from industrial areas) to release extractable and nonextractable AOHs. Covalent linkages were observed most favorable for the hydrophilic-group-containing monocyclic aromatic AOHs (HiMcAr-AOHs) (e.g. halogenated phenols, benzoic acids and anilines) incorporating into the natural organic matter (NOM) as NER. Physical entrapment mainly contributed to the NER formation of hydrophobic monocyclic aromatic AOHs (HoMcAr-AOHs) and polycyclic aromatic AOHs (PcAr-AOHs). The hypothesized remobilization potential of these NER-AOHs follow the order HiMcAr-AOHs > HoMcAr-AOHs/ aliphatic AOHs > PcAr-AOHs. In addition, the NOM macromolecular structures of the studied samples were analyzed. Based on the derived results, a conceptual model of the formation mechanisms of NER-AOHs is proposed. This model provides basic molecular insights that are of high value for risk assessment and remediation of AOHs.
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- Xiaojing Zhu
- Institute of Geology and Geochemistry of Petroleum and Coal, RWTH Aachen University, Lochnerstr. 4-20, 52064 Aachen, Germany
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- Institute of Geology and Geochemistry of Petroleum and Coal, RWTH Aachen University, Lochnerstr. 4-20, 52064 Aachen, Germany
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- Dpt Wastewater Technology Research, German Environment Agency, Corrensplatz 1, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Geology and Geochemistry of Petroleum and Coal, RWTH Aachen University, Lochnerstr. 4-20, 52064 Aachen, Germany.
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Cardozo M, de Almeida JSFD, Cavalcante SFDA, Salgado JRS, Gonçalves AS, França TCC, Kuca K, Bizzo HR. Biodegradation of Organophosphorus Compounds Predicted by Enzymatic Process Using Molecular Modelling and Observed in Soil Samples Through Analytical Techniques and Microbiological Analysis: A Comparison. Molecules 2019; 25:molecules25010058. [PMID: 31878010 PMCID: PMC6982719 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25010058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2019] [Revised: 12/15/2019] [Accepted: 12/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Organophosphorus compounds (OP) are chemicals widely used as pesticides in different applications such as agriculture and public health (vector control), and some of the highly toxic forms have been used as chemical weapons. After application of OPs in an environment, they persist for a period, suffering a degradation process where the biotic factors are considered the most relevant forms. However, to date, the biodegradation of OP compounds is not well understood. There are a plenty of structure-based biodegradation estimation methods, but none of them consider enzymatic interaction in predicting and better comprehending the differences in the fate of OPs in the environment. It is well known that enzymatic processes are the most relevant processes in biodegradation, and that hydrolysis is the main pathway in the natural elimination of OPs in soil samples. Due to this, we carried out theoretical studies in order to investigate the interactions of these OPs with a chosen enzyme—the phosphotriesterase. This one is characteristic of some soils’ microorganisms, and has been identified as a key player in many biodegradation processes, thanks to its capability for fast hydrolyzing of different OPs. In parallel, we conducted an experiment using native soil in two conditions, sterilized and not sterilized, spiked with specific amounts of two OPs with similar structure—paraoxon-ethyl (PXN) and O-(4-nitrophenyl) O-ethyl methylphosphonate (NEMP). The amount of OP present in the samples and the appearance of characteristic hydrolysis products were periodically monitored for 40 days using analytical techniques. Moreover, the number of microorganisms present was obtained with plate cell count. Our theoretical results were similar to what was achieved in experimental analysis. Parameters calculated by enzymatic hydrolysis were better for PXN than for NEMP. In soil, PXN suffered a faster hydrolysis than NEMP, and the cell count for PXN was higher than for NEMP, highlighting the higher microbiological toxicity of the latter. All these results pointed out that theoretical study can offer a better comprehension of the possible mechanisms involved in real biodegradation processes, showing potential in exploring how biodegradation of OPs relates with enzymatic interactions.
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- Monique Cardozo
- Natural Products Research Institute (IPPN), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), CCS, Bloco H, Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro 21941-902, Brazil; (S.F.d.A.C.); (H.R.B.)
- Institute of CBRN Defense (IDQBRN), Avenida das Américas 28705, Rio de Janeiro 23020-470, Brazil;
- Correspondence: (M.C.); (K.K.); Tel.: +55-021-2410-6305 (M.C.)
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- Laboratory of Molecular Modeling Applied to Chemical and Biological Defense (LMACBD) Military Institute of Engineering (IME), Praça General Tibúrcio 80, Rio de Janeiro 22290-270, Brazil; (J.S.F.D.d.A.); (T.C.C.F.)
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- Natural Products Research Institute (IPPN), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), CCS, Bloco H, Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro 21941-902, Brazil; (S.F.d.A.C.); (H.R.B.)
- Institute of CBRN Defense (IDQBRN), Avenida das Américas 28705, Rio de Janeiro 23020-470, Brazil;
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Hradec Kralove, 50003 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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- Institute of CBRN Defense (IDQBRN), Avenida das Américas 28705, Rio de Janeiro 23020-470, Brazil;
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- Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology, Avenida Ministro Salgado Filho, 1000, Soteco, Vila Velha 29106-010, Espírito Santo, Brazil;
- Federal University of Espirito Santo- Unit Goiabeiras, Vitória 29075-910, Espírito Santo, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Molecular Modeling Applied to Chemical and Biological Defense (LMACBD) Military Institute of Engineering (IME), Praça General Tibúrcio 80, Rio de Janeiro 22290-270, Brazil; (J.S.F.D.d.A.); (T.C.C.F.)
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Hradec Kralove, 50003 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Hradec Kralove, 50003 Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
- Correspondence: (M.C.); (K.K.); Tel.: +55-021-2410-6305 (M.C.)
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- Natural Products Research Institute (IPPN), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), CCS, Bloco H, Cidade Universitária, Rio de Janeiro 21941-902, Brazil; (S.F.d.A.C.); (H.R.B.)
- Embrapa Agroindústria de Alimentos, Avenida das Américas 29501, Rio de Janeiro 23020-470, Brazil
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Zhu X, Dsikowitzky L, Kucher S, Ricking M, Schwarzbauer J. Formation and Fate of Point-Source Nonextractable DDT-Related Compounds on Their Environmental Aquatic-Terrestrial Pathway. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2019; 53:1305-1314. [PMID: 30608655 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.8b06018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Nonextractable residues (NER) are pollutants incorporated into the matrix of natural solid matter via different binding mechanisms. They can become bioavailable or remobilize during physical-chemical changes of the surrounding conditions and should thus not be neglected in environmental risk assessment. Sediments, soils, and groundwater sludge contaminated with DDXs (DDT, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane; and its metabolites) were treated with solvent extraction, sequential chemical degradation, and thermochemolysis to study the fate of NER-DDX along different environmental aquatic-terrestrial pathways. The results showed that DDT and its first degradation products, DDD (dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane) and DDE (dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene), were dominant in the free extractable fraction, whereas DDM (dichlorodiphenylmethane), DBP (dichlorobenzophenone), and DDA (dichlorodiphenylacetic acid) were observed primarily after chemical degradation. The detection of DDA, DDMUBr (bis( p-chlorophenyl)-bromoethylene), DDPU (bis( p-chlorophenyl)-propene) and DDPS (bis( p-chlorophenyl)-propane) after chemical treatments evidenced the covalent bindings between these DDXs and the organic matrix. The identified NER-DDXs were categorized into three groups according to the three-step degradation process of DDT. Their distribution along the different pathways demonstrated significant specificity. Based on the obtained results, a conceptual model of the fate of NER-DDXs on their different environmental aquatic-terrestrial pathways is proposed. This model provides basic knowledge for risk assessment and remediation of both extractable and nonextractable DDT-related contaminations.
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- Xiaojing Zhu
- Institute of Geology and Geochemistry of Petroleum and Coal , RWTH Aachen University , Lochnerstr. 4-20 , 52064 Aachen , Germany
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- Institute of Geology and Geochemistry of Petroleum and Coal , RWTH Aachen University , Lochnerstr. 4-20 , 52064 Aachen , Germany
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- Institute of Geology and Geochemistry of Petroleum and Coal , RWTH Aachen University , Lochnerstr. 4-20 , 52064 Aachen , Germany
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- Department of Earth Sciences , Freie Universitäte Berlin , Malteser Str. 74-100 , 12249 Berlin , Germany
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- Institute of Geology and Geochemistry of Petroleum and Coal , RWTH Aachen University , Lochnerstr. 4-20 , 52064 Aachen , Germany
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Schäffer A, Kästner M, Trapp S. A unified approach for including non-extractable residues (NER) of chemicals and pesticides in the assessment of persistence. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES EUROPE 2018; 30:51. [PMID: 30613459 PMCID: PMC6297198 DOI: 10.1186/s12302-018-0181-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2018] [Accepted: 12/04/2018] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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All chemicals form non-extractable residues (NER) to various extents in environmental media like soil, sediment, plants and animals. NER can be quantified in environmental fate studies using isotope-labeled (such as 14C or 13C) tracer compounds. Previous NER definitions have led to a mismatch of legislation and state of knowledge in research: the residues are assumed to be either irreversibly bound degradation products or at least parts of these residues can be released. In the latter assumption, soils and sediments are a long-term source of slowly released residues. We here present a conceptual experimental and modeling approach to characterize non-extractable residues and provide guidance how they should be considered in the persistence assessment of chemicals and pesticides. Three types of NER can be experimentally discriminated: sequestered and entrapped residues (type I), containing either the parent substance or xenobiotic transformation products or both and having the potential to be released, which has indeed been observed. Type II NER are residues that are covalently bound to organic matter in soils or sediments or to biological tissue in organisms and that are considered being strongly bound with very low remobilization rates like that of humic matter degradation rates. Type III NER comprises biogenic NER (bioNER) after degradation of the xenobiotic chemical and anabolic formation of natural biomolecules like amino acids and phospholipids, and other biomass compounds. We developed the microbial turnover to biomass (MTB) model to predict the formation of bioNER based on the structural properties of chemicals. Further, we proposed an extraction sequence to obtain a matrix containing only NER. Finally, we summarized experimental methods to distinguish the three NER types. Type I NER and type II NER should be considered as potentially remobilizable residues in persistence assessment but the probability of type II release is much lower than that of type I NER, i.e., type II NER in soil are "operationally spoken" irreversibly bound and can be released only in minute amounts and at very slow rates, if at all. The potential of remobilization can be evaluated by chemical, physical and biological methods. BioNER are of no environmental concern and, therefore, can be assessed as such in persistence assessment. The general concept presented is to consider the total amount of NER minus potential bioNER as the amount of xenoNER, type I + II. If a clear differentiation of type I and type II is possible, for the calculation of half-life type I NER are considered as not degraded parent substance or transformation product(s). On the contrary, type II NER may generally be considered as (at least temporarily) removed. Providing proof for type II NER is the most critical issue in NER assessment and requires additional research. If no characterization and additional information on NER are available, it is recommended to assess the total amount as potentially remobilizable. We propose our unified approach of NER characterization and evaluation to be implemented into the persistence and environmental hazard assessment strategies for REACH chemicals and biocides, human and veterinary pharmaceuticals, and pesticides, irrespective of the different regulatory frameworks.
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- Andreas Schäffer
- Institute for Environmental Research, RWTH Aachen University, Worringerweg 1, 52074 Aachen, Germany
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- Department Environmental Biotechnology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, UFZ, Permoserstraße15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, Bygningstorvet bd. 115, 2800 Kongens Lyngby, Denmark
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Zhang M, Whiting SA, Clark BJ. Application of kinetic modeling to predict the fate of two indoxacarb metabolites and their bound residues in soil. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2017; 607-608:829-837. [PMID: 28711844 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.07.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2017] [Revised: 06/03/2017] [Accepted: 07/03/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Insecticide indoxacarb metabolites JT333 and MP819 were used as model compounds to assess the utilization of kinetic modeling to elucidate metabolic pathways, determine degradation kinetics of non-extractable residues (NER) and predict the accumulation potential of the released NER in soil. Soil adsorption coefficients and degradation product formation were determined in different soils in laboratory. Inverse kinetic modeling was applied to explore the dynamics of dissipation of parent (P), formation of extractable metabolites (MET), NER and CO2, and to identify their routes of degradation in soil. These two compounds share similar structural characteristics, have high affinity to soil (Koc>5000L/kg), short half-life (DT50 of 4-9days), and significant CO2 formation in soil. However, kinetic modeling showed that they degraded via different pathways. The P-MET-CO2 conversion route was the major degradation pathway for JT333 in aerobic soil. Multiple pathways were involved in MP819 degradation, while the formation of NER was predominant. The time-exposure area under the curves (AUC) for the MET or NER in soils were derived from the time-%concentration plots for the evaluation of rate limiting steps in their degradation pathways. In P-MET-CO2 pathway the MET-CO2 conversion is the rate limiting step for both compounds. Higher P-MET conversion/MET-CO2 conversion rate constant ratio resulted in larger MET AUC. The rate of NER degradation appeared much slower compared to the rates of P-MET and MET-CO2 conversions, likely due to the rate-limiting step of NER release from the bound-state, indicating that in this situation the free-state NER would be unlikely to accumulate in soil. The study reported here demonstrates the utility of kinetic modeling to quantify the dynamics of NER formation/dissipation vs. P-MET-CO2 conversion, and the application of kinetic modeling to predict the possibility of free-sate NER accumulation in soil, therefore, reveals the potential for the quantitative NER environmental risk assessment.
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- Minli Zhang
- E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, 1090 Elkton Road, Newark, DE 19711, USA.
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- EAG Laboratories, Inc., 4780 Discovery Drive, Columbia, MO 65201, USA
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- EAG Laboratories, Inc., 4780 Discovery Drive, Columbia, MO 65201, USA
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Gulkowska A, Buerge IJ, Poiger T, Kasteel R. Time-dependent sorption of two novel fungicides in soils within a regulatory framework. PEST MANAGEMENT SCIENCE 2016; 72:2218-2230. [PMID: 26876807 DOI: 10.1002/ps.4256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2015] [Revised: 02/09/2016] [Accepted: 02/11/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND Convincing experimental evidence suggests increased sorption of pesticides on soil over time, which, so far, has not been considered in the regulatory assessment of leaching to groundwater. Recently, Beulke and van Beinum (2012) proposed a guidance on how to conduct, analyse and use time-dependent sorption studies in pesticide registration. The applicability of the recommended experimental set-up and fitting procedure was examined for two fungicides, penflufen and fluxapyroxad, in four soils during a 170 day incubation experiment. RESULTS The apparent distribution coefficient increased by a factor of 2.5-4.5 for penflufen and by a factor of 2.5-2.8 for fluxapyroxad. The recommended two-site, one-rate sorption model adequately described measurements of total mass and liquid phase concentration in the calcium chloride suspension and the calculated apparent distribution coefficient, passing all prescribed quality criteria for model fit and parameter reliability. CONCLUSION The guidance is technically mature regarding the experimental set-up and parameterisation of the sorption model for the two moderately mobile and relatively persistent fungicides under investigation. These parameters can be used for transport modelling in soil, thereby recognising the existence of the experimentally observed, but in the regulatory leaching assessment of pesticides not yet routinely considered phenomenon of time-dependent sorption. © 2016 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Anna Gulkowska
- Agroscope, Institute for Plant Production Sciences, Plant Protection Chemistry, Wädenswil, Switzerland
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- Agroscope, Institute for Plant Production Sciences, Plant Protection Chemistry, Wädenswil, Switzerland
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- Agroscope, Institute for Plant Production Sciences, Plant Protection Chemistry, Wädenswil, Switzerland.
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- Agroscope, Institute for Plant Production Sciences, Plant Protection Chemistry, Wädenswil, Switzerland
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Sun C, Ma Q, Zhang J, Zhou M, Chen Y. Predicting seasonal fate of phenanthrene in aquatic environment with a Markov chain. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2016; 23:16661-16670. [PMID: 27180837 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-6843-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2016] [Accepted: 05/05/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Phenanthrene (Phe) with carcinogenicity is ubiquitous in the environment, especially in aquatic environment; its toxicity is greater. To help determine toxicity risk and remediation strategies, this study predicted seasonal fate of Phe in aquatic environment. Candidate mechanisms including biodegradation, sorption, desorption, photodegradation, hydrolysis and volatility were studied; the results for experiments under simulated conditions for normal, wet and dry seasons in the Yinma River Basin indicated that biodegradation in sediment, sorption, desorption, and volatility were important pathways for elimination of Phe from aquatic environment and showed seasonal variations. A microcosm which was used to mimic sediment/water system was set up to illustrate seasonal distribution and transport of Phe. A Markov chain was applied to predict seasonal fate of Phe in air/water/sediment environment, the predicted results were perfectly agreed with results of microcosm experiments. Predicted results with a Markov chain suggested that volatility and biodegradation in sediment were main elimination pathways, and contributions of elimination pathways showed seasonal variations; Phe was eliminated from water and sediment to negligible levels over around 250 h in August and over 1000 h in May; in November, Phe was eliminated from water to a negligible level while about 31 % of Phe amount still remained in sediment over 1000 h.
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- Caiyun Sun
- Institute of Natural Disaster Research, Department of Environment, Northeast Normal University, NO. 2555 Jingyue Street, Changchun, 130024, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Natural Disaster Research, Department of Environment, Northeast Normal University, NO. 2555 Jingyue Street, Changchun, 130024, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Natural Disaster Research, Department of Environment, Northeast Normal University, NO. 2555 Jingyue Street, Changchun, 130024, People's Republic of China.
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- Institute of Natural Disaster Research, Department of Environment, Northeast Normal University, NO. 2555 Jingyue Street, Changchun, 130024, People's Republic of China
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- Institute of Natural Disaster Research, Department of Environment, Northeast Normal University, NO. 2555 Jingyue Street, Changchun, 130024, People's Republic of China
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Shrestha P, Junker T, Fenner K, Hahn S, Honti M, Bakkour R, Diaz C, Hennecke D. Simulation Studies to Explore Biodegradation in Water-Sediment Systems: From OECD 308 to OECD 309. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2016; 50:6856-64. [PMID: 27337495 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b01095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Studies according to OECD 308 and OECD 309 are performed to simulate the biodegradation of chemicals in water-sediment systems in support of persistence assessment and exposure modeling. However, several shortcomings of OECD 308 have been identified that hamper data evaluation and interpretation, and its relation to OECD 309 is still unclear. The present study systematically compares OECD 308 and OECD 309 and two variants thereof to derive recommendations on how to experimentally address any shortcomings and improve data for persistence and risk assessment. To this end, four (14)C-labeled compounds with different biodegradation and sorption behavior were tested across standard OECD 308 and 309 test systems and two modified versions thereof. The well-degradable compounds showed slow equilibration and the least mineralization in OECD 308, whereas the modified systems provided the highest degree of mineralization. Different lines of evidence suggest that this was due to increased oxygenation of the sediment in the modified systems. Particularly for rapidly degrading compounds, non-extractable residue formation was in line with degradation and did not follow the sediment-water ratio. For the two more slowly degrading compounds, sorption in OECD 309 (standard and modified) increased with time beyond levels proposed by equilibrium partitioning, which could be attributed to the grinding of the sediment through the stirring of the sediment suspension. Overall, the large differences in degradation observed across the four test systems suggest that refined specifications in test guidelines are required to reduce variability in test outcomes. At the same time, the amount of sediment and its degree of oxygenation emerged as drivers across all test systems. This suggests that a unified description of the systems was possible and would pave the way toward a more consistent consideration of degradation in the water-sediment systems across different exposure situations and regulatory frameworks.
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- Prasit Shrestha
- Fraunhofer IME-AE , Auf dem Aberg 1, 57392 Schmallenberg, Germany
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- ECT Oekotoxikologie GmbH , Böttgerstrasse 2-14, 65439 Flörsheim am Main, Germany
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- Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology , Überlandstrasse 133, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Fraunhofer ITEM , Nikolai-Fuchs-Strasse 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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- MTA-BME Water Research Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences , Mügyetem rkp. 3, 1111 Budapest, Hungary
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- Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology , Überlandstrasse 133, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
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- Fraunhofer IME-AE , Auf dem Aberg 1, 57392 Schmallenberg, Germany
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- Fraunhofer IME-AE , Auf dem Aberg 1, 57392 Schmallenberg, Germany
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Hong T, Gurian PL. Updating a B. anthracis Risk Model with Field Data from a Bioterrorism Incident. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2015; 49:6701-6711. [PMID: 25961107 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b00010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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In this study, a Bayesian framework was applied to update a model of pathogen fate and transport in the indoor environment. Distributions for model parameters (e.g., release quantity of B. anthracis spores, risk of illness, spore setting velocity, resuspension rate, sample recovery efficiency, etc.) were updated by comparing model predictions with measurements of B. anthracis spores made after one of the 2001 anthrax letter attacks. The updating process, which was implemented by using Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods, significantly reduced the uncertainties of inputs with uniformed prior estimates: total quantity of spores released, the amount of spores exiting the room, and risk to occupants. In contrast, uncertainties were not greatly reduced for inputs for which informed prior data were available: deposition rates, resuspension rates, and sample recovery efficiencies. This suggests that prior estimates of these quantities that were obtained from a review of the technical literature are consistent with the observed behavior of spores in an actual attack. Posterior estimates of mortality risk for people in the room, when the spores were released, are on the order of 0.01 to 0.1, which supports the decision to administer prophylactic antibiotics. Multivariate sensitivity analyses were conducted to assess how effective different measurements were at reducing uncertainty in the estimated risk for the prior scenario. This analysis revealed that if the size distribution of the released particulates is known, then environmental sampling can be limited to accurately characterizing floor concentrations; otherwise, samples from multiple locations, as well as particulate and building air circulation parameters, need to be measured.
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- Tao Hong
- ICF International, 2635 Meridian Parkway #200, Durham, North Carolina 27713, United States
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- ICF International, 2635 Meridian Parkway #200, Durham, North Carolina 27713, United States
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Honti M, Fenner K. Deriving persistence indicators from regulatory water-sediment studies – opportunities and limitations in OECD 308 data. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2015; 49:5879-86. [PMID: 25958980 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b00788] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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The OECD guideline 308 describes a laboratory test method to assess aerobic and anaerobic transformation of organic chemicals in aquatic sediment systems and is an integral part of tiered testing strategies in different legislative frameworks for the environmental risk assessment of chemicals. The results from experiments carried out according to OECD 308 are generally used to derive persistence indicators for hazard assessment or half-lives for exposure assessment. We used Bayesian parameter estimation and system representations of various complexities to systematically assess opportunities and limitations for estimating these indicators from existing data generated according to OECD 308 for 23 pesticides and pharmaceuticals. We found that there is a disparity between the uncertainty and the conceptual robustness of persistence indicators. Disappearance half-lives are directly extractable with limited uncertainty, but they lump degradation and phase transfer information and are not robust against changes in system geometry. Transformation half-lives are less system-specific but require inverse modeling to extract, resulting in considerable uncertainty. Available data were thus insufficient to derive indicators that had both acceptable robustness and uncertainty, which further supports previously voiced concerns about the usability and efficiency of these costly experiments. Despite the limitations of existing data, we suggest the time until 50% of the parent compound has been transformed in the entire system (DegT(50,system)) could still be a useful indicator of persistence in the upper, partially aerobic sediment layer in the context of PBT assessment. This should, however, be accompanied by a mandatory reporting or full standardization of the geometry of the experimental system. We recommend transformation half-lives determined by inverse modeling to be used as input parameters into fate models for exposure assessment, if due consideration is given to their uncertainty.
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- Mark Honti
- †MTA-BME Water Research Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 1111 Budapest, Hungary
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- ‡Department of Environmental Systems Science (D-USYS), ETH Zürich, 8092 Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
- §Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, 8600 Dübendorf, Zürich, Switzerland
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Ratola N, Homem V, Silva JA, Araújo R, Amigo JM, Santos L, Alves A. Biomonitoring of pesticides by pine needles--chemical scoring, risk of exposure, levels and trends. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2014; 476-477:114-124. [PMID: 24463249 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2013] [Revised: 01/02/2014] [Accepted: 01/02/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Vegetation is a useful matrix for the quantification of atmospheric pollutants such as semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs). In particular, pine needles stand out as effective biomonitors due to the excellent uptake properties of their waxy layer. Having previously validated an original and reliable method to analyse pesticides in pine needles, our work team set the objective of this study to determine the levels of 18 pesticides in Pinus pinea needles collected in 12 different sampling sites in Portugal. These compounds were selected among a total of 70 pesticides by previous chemical scoring, developed to assess their probability to occur in the atmosphere. The risk of exposure was evaluated by the binomial chemical score/frequency of occurrence in the analysed samples. Levels and trends of the chemical families and target of the pesticides were obtained regarding the type of land occupation of the selected sites, including the use of advanced statistics (principal component analysis, PCA). Finally, some correlations with several characteristics of the sampling sites (population, energy consumption, meteorology, etc.) were also investigated.
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- Nuno Ratola
- University of Murcia, Physics of the Earth, Campus de Espinardo, 30100 Murcia, Spain; LEPABE - Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal.
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- LEPABE - Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- LEPABE - Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- LEPABE - Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Food Science, Spectroscopy and Chemometrics, Faculty of Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Rolighedsvej 30, DK-1958 Frederiksberg C, Denmark
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- LEPABE - Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- LEPABE - Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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Ericson JF, Smith RM, Roberts G, Hannah B, Hoeger B, Ryan J. Experiences with the OECD 308 transformation test: a human pharmaceutical perspective. INTEGRATED ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT 2014; 10:114-124. [PMID: 23794155 DOI: 10.1002/ieam.1457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2012] [Revised: 03/06/2012] [Accepted: 06/10/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) 308 water-sediment transformation test has been routinely conducted in Phase II Tier A testing of the environmental risk assessment (ERA) for all human pharmaceutical marketing authorization applications in Europe, since finalization of Environmental Medicines Agency (EMA) ERA guidance in June 2006. In addition to the "Ready Biodegradation" test, it is the only transformation test for the aquatic/sediment compartment that supports the classification of the drug substance for its potential persistence in the environment and characterizes the fate of the test material in a water-sediment environment. Presented is an overview of 31 OECD 308 studies conducted by 4 companies with a focus on how pharmaceuticals behave in these water-sediment systems. The geometric mean (gm) parent total system half-life for the 31 pharmaceuticals was 30 days with 10th/90th percentile (10/90%ile) of 14.0/121.6 d respectively, with cationic substances having a half-life approximately 2 times that of neutral and anionic substances. The formation of nonextractable residues (NER) was considerable, with gm (10/90%ile) of 38% (20.5/81.4) of the applied radioactivity: cationic substances 50.8% (27.7/87.6), neutral substances 31.9% (15.3/52.3), and anionic substances 16.7% (9.5/30.6). In general, cationic substances had fewer transformation products and more unchanged parent remaining at day 100 of the study. A review of whether a simplified 1-point analysis could reasonably estimate the parent total system half-life showed that the total amount of parent remaining in the water and sediment extracts at day 100 followed first-order kinetics and that the theoretical half-life and the measured total system half-life values agreed to within a factor of 1.68. Recommendations from this 4-company collaboration addressed: 1) the need to develop a more relevant water-sediment transformation test reflecting the conditions of the discharge scenario more representative of human pharmaceuticals, 2) potential use of a 1-point estimate of parent total system half-life in the EMA ERA screening phase of testing, 3) the need for a more consistent and transparent interpretation of the results from the transformation study; consistent use of terminology such as dissipation, transformation, depletion, and degradation in describing their respective processes in the ERA, 4) use of the parent total system dissipation half-life in hazard classification schemes and in revising predicted environmental concentration in ERA, and 5) further research into cationic pharmaceuticals to assess whether their classification as such serves as a structural alert to high levels of NER; and whether this results in reduced bioavailability of those residues.
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- Jon F Ericson
- Pfizer, Worldwide PDM, Environmental Sciences, Groton, Connecticut, USA
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