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Tomy T, Jameson J. Screening of Pharmaceutical Pollutants Along with Emerging Contaminants in the Sediments of the Periyar River, Located in Kerala (India) by Using High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry (UPLC-Q-ToF-MS). BULLETIN OF ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AND TOXICOLOGY 2023; 111:31. [PMID: 37642782 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-023-03791-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2022] [Accepted: 08/17/2023] [Indexed: 08/31/2023]
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In this study, ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled with a quadruple time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UPLC-Q-ToF-MS) was employed to screen and identify pharmaceutical pollutants and emerging contaminants (ECs) in the Periyar River near Aster Medicity hospital, the dumping yard of Amrutha hospital, and the Vaduthala bridge regions in Kerala, India. The analysis was conducted in both positive and negative ionization modes using electrospray ionization (ESI). The QuEChERS method was employed for initial sediment sample preparation. Among the twenty-five identified ECs, four compounds were identified as pharmaceutical pollutants. This study have great significance as it represents the first comprehensive investigation of pharmaceutical pollutants in these hospital regions, highlighting the urgent need for further analysis and understanding of the situation. The presence of ECs poses an urgent need for attention due to the irreversible harm caused to the riverine ecosystem by the degradation of water quality resulting from industrial and domestic discharge.
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- Tintu Tomy
- Department of Botany, Research Centre, St. Albert's College, Ernakulam, Kerala, 682018, India.
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- Department of Botany, Research Centre, St. Albert's College, Ernakulam, Kerala, 682018, India
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Korzhenko O, Führer P, Göldner V, Olthuis W, Odijk M, Karst U. Microfluidic Electrochemistry Meets Trapped Ion Mobility Spectrometry and High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry-In Situ Generation, Separation, and Detection of Isomeric Conjugates of Paracetamol and Ethoxyquin. Anal Chem 2021; 93:12740-12747. [PMID: 34495637 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.1c02791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Over the last 3 decades, electrochemistry (EC) has been successfully applied in phase I and phase II metabolism simulation studies. The electrochemically generated phase I metabolite-like oxidation products can react with selected reagents to form phase II conjugates. During conjugate formation, the generation of isomeric compounds is possible. Such isomeric conjugates are often separated by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Here, we demonstrate a powerful approach that combines EC with ion mobility spectrometry to separate possible isomeric conjugates. In detail, we present the hyphenation of a microfluidic electrochemical chip with an integrated mixer coupled online to trapped ion mobility spectrometry (TIMS) and time-of-flight high-resolution mass spectrometry (ToF-HRMS), briefly chipEC-TIMS-ToF-HRMS. This novel method achieves results in several minutes, which is much faster than traditional separation approaches like HPLC, and was applied to the drug paracetamol and the controversial feed preservative ethoxyquin. The analytes were oxidized in situ in the electrochemical microfluidic chip under formation of reactive intermediates and mixed with different thiol-containing reagents to form conjugates. These were analyzed by TIMS-ToF-HRMS to identify possible isomers. It was observed that the oxidation products of both paracetamol and ethoxyquin form two isomeric conjugates, which are characterized by different ion mobilities, with each reagent. Therefore, using this hyphenated technique, it is possible to not only form reactive oxidation products and their conjugates in situ but also separate and detect these isomeric conjugates within only a few minutes.
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- Oxana Korzhenko
- Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Münster, Corrensstr. 28/30, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- BIOS Lab on a Chip Group, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Münster, Corrensstr. 28/30, 48149 Münster, Germany.,International Graduate School for Battery Chemistry, Characterization, Analysis, Recycling and Application (BACCARA), University of Münster, Corrensstr. 40, 48149 Münster, Germany
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- BIOS Lab on a Chip Group, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- BIOS Lab on a Chip Group, MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University of Twente, PO Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, University of Münster, Corrensstr. 28/30, 48149 Münster, Germany.,International Graduate School for Battery Chemistry, Characterization, Analysis, Recycling and Application (BACCARA), University of Münster, Corrensstr. 40, 48149 Münster, Germany
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Stoeckelhuber M, Scherer M, Bracher F, Peschel O, Leibold E, Scherer G, Pluym N. Development of a human biomonitoring method for assessing the exposure to ethoxyquin in the general population. Arch Toxicol 2020; 94:4209-4217. [PMID: 32840639 DOI: 10.1007/s00204-020-02871-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2020] [Accepted: 08/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Ethoxyquin (EQ) is commonly used as an antioxidant in animal feeds. Although EQ is not permitted for usage in food products for humans within the EU, residues of EQ and its transformation products could be determined in food of animal origin. Despite its widespread use and concerns on its toxicological profile, no information about the systemic exposure to EQ in the general population is available. Hence, we developed a human biomonitoring (HBM) method for EQ. Our approach included a metabolism study with five subjects, who were administered an oral dose of 0.005 mg EQ/kg body weight. Unchanged EQ and the major metabolite 2,2,4-trimethyl-6(2H)-quinolinone (EQI) were identified as urinary excretion products of EQ. While small amounts of EQ could be determined in high concentrated samples from the metabolism study only, 28.5% of the orally applied EQ dose could be recovered as EQI. Toxicokinetic parameters were determined for EQI, the potential biomarker of exposure. In addition, an analytical method for EQI (LOQ = 0.03 µg/L) in urine based on UHPLC-MS/MS comprising enzymatic glucuronide hydrolysis and salt-assisted liquid-liquid extraction was developed, validated and applied to 53 urine samples from the general population. EQI could be quantified in 11 (21%) of the samples in levels up to 1.7 µg/L urine, proving the suitability of the developed method for the intended purpose.
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- Markus Stoeckelhuber
- Analytisch-Biologisches Forschungslabor GmbH, Semmelweisstr. 5, 82152, Planegg, Germany
- Department of Pharmacy, Center for Drug Research, Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, Butenandtstr. 5-13, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Analytisch-Biologisches Forschungslabor GmbH, Semmelweisstr. 5, 82152, Planegg, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacy, Center for Drug Research, Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, Butenandtstr. 5-13, 81377, Munich, Germany
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- Institut für Rechtsmedizin der Universität München, Nussbaumstr. 26, 80336, Munich, Germany
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- BASF SE, Product Safety, 67056, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- Analytisch-Biologisches Forschungslabor GmbH, Semmelweisstr. 5, 82152, Planegg, Germany
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- Analytisch-Biologisches Forschungslabor GmbH, Semmelweisstr. 5, 82152, Planegg, Germany.
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The food preservative ethoxyquin impairs zebrafish development, behavior and alters gene expression profile. Food Chem Toxicol 2020; 135:110926. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2019.110926] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2019] [Revised: 10/21/2019] [Accepted: 10/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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