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Nahim-Granados S, Quon H, Polo-López MI, Oller I, Agüera A, Jiang S. Assessment of antibiotic-resistant infection risks associated with reclaimed wastewater irrigation in intensive tomato cultivation. Water Res 2024; 254:121437. [PMID: 38479171 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2024.121437] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2023] [Revised: 02/29/2024] [Accepted: 03/06/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
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Agricultural irrigation using reclaimed urban wastewater (RWW) represents a sustainable practice to meet the ever-increasing water stress in modern societies. However, the occurrence of residual antibiotics and antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) in RWW is an important human health concern. This study applied for the first time a novel Simple-Death dose-response model to the field data of Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas spp. collected from three greenhouses for cultivation of tomatoes irrigated with RWW. The model estimates the risk of infection by enteropathogenic E. coli associated with consumption of tomatoes and the risk of eye-infection caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in cultivation soil through hand-to-eye contacts. The fraction of antibiotic resistant (AR)-E. coli measured in irrigation water and AR-Pseudomonas spp. in soil was incorporated in the model to estimate the survival of ARB and antibiotic susceptible bacteria in the presence of trace level of antibiotics in human body. The results showed that the risk of E. coli infection through consumption of tomatoes irrigated with RWW is within the WHO and USEPA recommended risk threshold (<10-4); Pseudomonas aeruginosa eye-infection risk is at or below the acceptable risk level. The presence of residual antibiotic in human body reduced the overall risk probabilities of infections but selectively enhanced the survival of ARB in comparison to their susceptible counterparts, which resulted in antibiotic untreatable infection. Therefore, the outcomes of this study call for a new risk threshold for antibiotic untreatable infections and highlight the key importance of adopting work safety measures for better human health protection.
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- Samira Nahim-Granados
- CIEMAT-Plataforma Solar de Almería, Ctra. Senés km 4, Tabernas, Almería 04200, Spain; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697-2175, USA; CIESOL, Joint Centre of the University of Almería-CIEMAT, Almería 04120, Spain.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697-2175, USA
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- CIEMAT-Plataforma Solar de Almería, Ctra. Senés km 4, Tabernas, Almería 04200, Spain; CIESOL, Joint Centre of the University of Almería-CIEMAT, Almería 04120, Spain
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- CIEMAT-Plataforma Solar de Almería, Ctra. Senés km 4, Tabernas, Almería 04200, Spain; CIESOL, Joint Centre of the University of Almería-CIEMAT, Almería 04120, Spain
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- CIEMAT-Plataforma Solar de Almería, Ctra. Senés km 4, Tabernas, Almería 04200, Spain; CIESOL, Joint Centre of the University of Almería-CIEMAT, Almería 04120, Spain
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697-2175, USA.
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Trovó AG, Pinna-Hernández MG, Soriano-Molina P, Jambrina-Hernández E, Agüera A, Casas López JL, Sánchez Pérez JA. Enhancing disinfection and microcontaminant removal by coupling LED driven UVC and UVA/photo-Fenton processes in continuous flow reactors. Sci Total Environ 2024; 918:170655. [PMID: 38331292 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.170655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2023] [Revised: 01/17/2024] [Accepted: 02/01/2024] [Indexed: 02/10/2024]
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For the first time, the sequential combination of UVC-LED (276 nm) and photo-Fenton/UVA-LED (376 nm) process has been assessed in continuous flow mode for wastewater reclamation according to the new European Regulation for reuse in agricultural irrigation (EU 2020/741). The results show that it is possible to obtain water quality class B (Escherichia coli ≤ 100 CFU/100 mL) by UVC-LED irradiation alone, operating the system with a hydraulic residence time (HRT) of 6.5 min and liquid depth of 5 cm in the case of secondary effluents with low Escherichia coli load (8.102-3.1.103 CFU/100 mL). As for high bacteria concentrations (1.2-4.2.104 CFU/100 mL), HRTs longer than 30 min are required. The bacterial load has not influenced decontamination, removing 18 ± 4 % of microcontaminants. Coupling the UVC (30-min HRT and 5.0 cm liquid depth) and the UVA/photo-Fenton (60-min and 15-cm liquid depth) systems allows 58 ± 4 % of real organic microcontaminants to be removed, in addition to achieving water quality class B.
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- Alam G Trovó
- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Centre University of Almeria-CIEMAT, Ctra. de Sacramento s/n, Almería 04120, Spain; Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Instituto de Química, 38400-902 Uberlândia, MG, Brazil.
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Centre University of Almeria-CIEMAT, Ctra. de Sacramento s/n, Almería 04120, Spain; Chemical Engineering Department, University of Almería, Ctra. de Sacramento s/n, Almería 04120, Spain
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Centre University of Almeria-CIEMAT, Ctra. de Sacramento s/n, Almería 04120, Spain; Chemical Engineering Department, University of Almería, Ctra. de Sacramento s/n, Almería 04120, Spain
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Centre University of Almeria-CIEMAT, Ctra. de Sacramento s/n, Almería 04120, Spain; Department of Chemistry and Physics, University of Almería, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, Almería 04120, Spain
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Centre University of Almeria-CIEMAT, Ctra. de Sacramento s/n, Almería 04120, Spain; Department of Chemistry and Physics, University of Almería, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, Almería 04120, Spain
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Centre University of Almeria-CIEMAT, Ctra. de Sacramento s/n, Almería 04120, Spain; Chemical Engineering Department, University of Almería, Ctra. de Sacramento s/n, Almería 04120, Spain
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Centre University of Almeria-CIEMAT, Ctra. de Sacramento s/n, Almería 04120, Spain; Chemical Engineering Department, University of Almería, Ctra. de Sacramento s/n, Almería 04120, Spain.
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Attar SBE, Soriano-Molina P, Pichel N, París-Reche A, Plaza-Bolaños P, Agüera A, Pérez JAS. Continuous flow operation of solar photo-Fenton fused with NaOCl as a novel tertiary treatment. J Hazard Mater 2023; 460:132354. [PMID: 37651935 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2023] [Revised: 08/04/2023] [Accepted: 08/19/2023] [Indexed: 09/02/2023]
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A novel strategy based on solar photo-Fenton mediated by ferric nitrilotriacetate (Fe3+-NTA) combined with NaOCl in continuous flow mode for wastewater reclamation has been studied. Escherichia coli (E. coli) inactivation attained ≥ 5 log10-units, meeting the most restrictive EU 2020/741 target (10 CFU/100 mL), and 75% of organic microcontaminant total load was removed. As a remarkable finding, trihalomethanes (THMs) concentration was insignificant, complying by far with the Italian legislation limit. To attain these results, first the effect of liquid depth on E. coli inactivation and imidacloprid (IMD) removal from spiked municipal effluents was evaluated in continuous flow pilot-scale raceway pond reactors at 60-min hydraulic residence time with low reagent concentrations (0.10 mM Fe3+-NTA, 0.73 mM H2O2 and 0.13 mM NaOCl). Disinfection was due to the bactericidal effect of chlorine. In contrast, liquid depth notably influenced microcontaminant removal, highlighting that operation at 10-cm liquid depth allows achieving treatment capacities higher than at 5 cm (16.50 vs 28.20 mg IMD/m2∙day). Next, the monitoring of THMs was carried out to evaluate the generation and degradation of disinfection by-products, along with the removal of actual microcontaminants. These promising results draw attention to the treatment potential and open the way for its commercial application.
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- S Belachqer-El Attar
- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Ctra. de Sacramento s/n, Almería 04120, Spain; Chemical Engineering Department, University of Almería, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, Almería 04120, Spain
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Ctra. de Sacramento s/n, Almería 04120, Spain; Chemical Engineering Department, University of Almería, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, Almería 04120, Spain.
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Ctra. de Sacramento s/n, Almería 04120, Spain; Chemical Engineering Department, University of Almería, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, Almería 04120, Spain
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Ctra. de Sacramento s/n, Almería 04120, Spain; Department of Chemistry and Physics, University of Almería, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, Almería 04120, Spain
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Ctra. de Sacramento s/n, Almería 04120, Spain; Department of Chemistry and Physics, University of Almería, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, Almería 04120, Spain
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Ctra. de Sacramento s/n, Almería 04120, Spain; Department of Chemistry and Physics, University of Almería, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, Almería 04120, Spain
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Ctra. de Sacramento s/n, Almería 04120, Spain; Chemical Engineering Department, University of Almería, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, Almería 04120, Spain.
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Gualda-Alonso E, Pichel N, Soriano-Molina P, Olivares-Ligero E, Cadena-Aponte FX, Agüera A, Sánchez Pérez JA, Casas López JL. Continuous solar photo-Fenton for wastewater reclamation in operational environment at demonstration scale. J Hazard Mater 2023; 459:132101. [PMID: 37487332 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2023] [Revised: 06/27/2023] [Accepted: 07/18/2023] [Indexed: 07/26/2023]
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For the first time, a continuous flow solar photo-Fenton demonstration plant has been assessed for wastewater reclamation according to the EU 2020/741 regulation. The treated water qualities achieved under two operating strategies (acidic and neutral pH) in a 100-m2 raceway pond reactor were explored in terms of liquid depth, iron source, reagent concentrations, and hydraulic residence time over three consecutive days of operation. The results obtained at acidic pH showed removal percentages of contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) > 75% and water quality classes B, C and D according to EU regulation at both assessed operating conditions, with treatment capacities up to 1.92 m3 m-2 d-1. At neutral pH with ferric nitrilotriacetate (Fe3+-NTA), 50% of CEC removal and only water quality class D were achieved with the most oxidizing condition assessed, giving a treatment capacity of 0.80 m3 m-2 d-1. The treatment capacities obtained in this work, which have never been achieved with solar water treatments, demonstrate the potential of this technology for commercial-scale application.
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- E Gualda-Alonso
- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Centre University of Almería-CIEMAT, Ctra. de Sacramento s/n, 04120 Almería, Spain; Chemical Engineering Department, University of Almería, Ctra. de Sacramento s/n, 04120 Almería, Spain
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Centre University of Almería-CIEMAT, Ctra. de Sacramento s/n, 04120 Almería, Spain; Chemical Engineering Department, University of Almería, Ctra. de Sacramento s/n, 04120 Almería, Spain
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Centre University of Almería-CIEMAT, Ctra. de Sacramento s/n, 04120 Almería, Spain; Chemical Engineering Department, University of Almería, Ctra. de Sacramento s/n, 04120 Almería, Spain
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Centre University of Almería-CIEMAT, Ctra. de Sacramento s/n, 04120 Almería, Spain; Chemical Engineering Department, University of Almería, Ctra. de Sacramento s/n, 04120 Almería, Spain
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Centre University of Almería-CIEMAT, Ctra. de Sacramento s/n, 04120 Almería, Spain; Department of Chemistry and Physics, University of Almería, Ctra. de Sacramento s/n, 04120 Almería, Spain
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Centre University of Almería-CIEMAT, Ctra. de Sacramento s/n, 04120 Almería, Spain; Department of Chemistry and Physics, University of Almería, Ctra. de Sacramento s/n, 04120 Almería, Spain
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Centre University of Almería-CIEMAT, Ctra. de Sacramento s/n, 04120 Almería, Spain; Chemical Engineering Department, University of Almería, Ctra. de Sacramento s/n, 04120 Almería, Spain
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Centre University of Almería-CIEMAT, Ctra. de Sacramento s/n, 04120 Almería, Spain; Chemical Engineering Department, University of Almería, Ctra. de Sacramento s/n, 04120 Almería, Spain.
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Theodorakopoulos GV, Arfanis MK, Sánchez Pérez JA, Agüera A, Cadena Aponte FX, Markellou E, Romanos GE, Falaras P. Novel Pilot-Scale Photocatalytic Nanofiltration Reactor for Agricultural Wastewater Treatment. Membranes (Basel) 2023; 13:202. [PMID: 36837705 PMCID: PMC9966609 DOI: 10.3390/membranes13020202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2022] [Revised: 01/21/2023] [Accepted: 01/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Nowadays, the increased agro-industrial activities and the inability of traditional wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) to eliminate recalcitrant organic contaminants are raising a potential worldwide risk for the environment. Among the various advanced water treatment technologies that are lately proposed for addressing this challenge, the development and optimization of an innovative hybrid photocatalytic nanofiltration reactor (PNFR) prototype emerges as a prominent solution that achieves synergistic beneficial effects between the photocatalytic degradation activity and size exclusion capacity for micropollutant molecules. Both these features can be contemporarily endued to a multitude of membrane monoliths. The physicochemical and the photoinduced decontamination properties of the titania materials were firstly determined in the powder form, and subsequently, the structural and morphological characterization of the obtained titania-modified membrane monoliths were accomplished. The PNFR unit can operate at high water recovery and low pressures, exhibiting promising removal efficiencies against Acetamiprid (ACT) and Thiabendazole (TBZ) pesticides and achieving the recycling of 15 m3/day of real agro-wastewater. The obtained results are very encouraging, demonstrating the integration of titania photocatalysts in a photocatalytic membrane reactor as a feasible technological solution for the purification of agricultural wastewater.
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- George V. Theodorakopoulos
- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, National Center of Scientific Research “Demokritos”, Agia Paraskevi, 15310 Athens, Greece
- Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry Laboratory, School of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, Zografou Campus, 9 Iroon Polytechneiou Str., Zografou, 15772 Athens, Greece
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- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, National Center of Scientific Research “Demokritos”, Agia Paraskevi, 15310 Athens, Greece
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Centre University of Almería-CIEMAT, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, E-04120 Almería, Spain
- Chemical Engineering Department, University of Almería, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, E-04120 Almería, Spain
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Centre University of Almería-CIEMAT, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, E-04120 Almería, Spain
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Centre University of Almería-CIEMAT, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, E-04120 Almería, Spain
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- Laboratory of Mycology, Scientific Directorate of Phytopathology, Benaki Phytopathological Institute, 8 St. Delta Str., Kifissia, 14561 Athens, Greece
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- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, National Center of Scientific Research “Demokritos”, Agia Paraskevi, 15310 Athens, Greece
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- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, National Center of Scientific Research “Demokritos”, Agia Paraskevi, 15310 Athens, Greece
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Vasileiadis S, Perruchon C, Scheer B, Adrian L, Steinbach N, Trevisan M, Plaza-Bolaños P, Agüera A, Chatzinotas A, Karpouzas DG. Nutritional inter-dependencies and a carbazole-dioxygenase are key elements of a bacterial consortium relying on a Sphingomonas for the degradation of the fungicide thiabendazole. Environ Microbiol 2022; 24:5105-5122. [PMID: 35799498 DOI: 10.1111/1462-2920.16116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2022] [Revised: 06/20/2022] [Accepted: 06/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Thiabendazole (TBZ), is a persistent fungicide/anthelminthic and a serious environmental threat. We previously enriched a TBZ-degrading bacterial consortium and provided first evidence for a Sphingomonas involvement in TBZ transformation. Here, using a multi-omic approach combined with DNA-stable isotope probing (SIP) we verified the key degrading role of Sphingomonas and identify potential microbial interactions governing consortium functioning. SIP and amplicon sequencing analysis of the heavy and light DNA fraction of cultures grown on 13 C-labelled versus 12 C-TBZ showed that 66% of the 13 C-labelled TBZ was assimilated by Sphingomonas. Metagenomic analysis retrieved 18 metagenome-assembled genomes with the dominant belonging to Sphingomonas, Sinobacteriaceae, Bradyrhizobium, Filimonas and Hydrogenophaga. Meta-transcriptomics/-proteomics and non-target mass spectrometry suggested TBZ transformation by Sphingomonas via initial cleavage by a carbazole dioxygenase (car) to thiazole-4-carboxamidine (terminal compound) and catechol or a cleaved benzyl ring derivative, further transformed through an ortho-cleavage (cat) pathway. Microbial co-occurrence and gene expression networks suggested strong interactions between Sphingomonas and a Hydrogenophaga. The latter activated its cobalamin biosynthetic pathway and Sphingomonas its cobalamin salvage pathway to satisfy its B12 auxotrophy. Our findings indicate microbial interactions aligning with the 'black queen hypothesis' where Sphingomonas (detoxifier, B12 recipient) and Hydrogenophaga (B12 producer, enjoying detoxification) act as both helpers and beneficiaries.
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- Sotirios Vasileiadis
- Laboratory of Plant and Environmental Biotechnology, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Viopolis, Greece
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- Laboratory of Plant and Environmental Biotechnology, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Viopolis, Greece
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- Department of Environmental Biotechnology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Environmental Biotechnology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Leipzig, Germany.,Chair of Geobiotechnology, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Environmental Microbiology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Sustainable Food Process, Universitá Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza, Italy
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Center University of Almería-CIEMAT, Almeria, Spain
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Center University of Almería-CIEMAT, Almeria, Spain
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- Department of Environmental Microbiology, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ, Leipzig, Germany.,Institute of Biology, Leipzig University, Leipzig, Germany.,German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Laboratory of Plant and Environmental Biotechnology, Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Viopolis, Greece
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Verdú I, Amariei G, Plaza-Bolaños P, Agüera A, Leganés F, Rosal R, Fernández-Piñas F. Polystyrene nanoplastics and wastewater displayed antagonistic toxic effects due to the sorption of wastewater micropollutants. Sci Total Environ 2022; 819:153063. [PMID: 35031361 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2021] [Revised: 01/05/2022] [Accepted: 01/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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The knowledge about the interaction of nanoplastics with other aquatic pollutants and their combined effects on biota is very scarce. In this work, we studied the interaction between polystyrene nanoplastics (PS NPs) (30 nm) and the micropollutants in a biologically treated wastewater effluent (WW). The capacity of PS NPs to sorb micropollutants was studied as well as their single and combined toxicity towards three freshwater organisms: the recombinant bioluminescent cyanobacterium, Anabaena sp. PCC 7120 CPB4337; the duckweed, Spirodela polyrhiza and the cladoceran, Daphnia magna. The endpoints were the inhibition of bioluminescence, the growth inhibition of the aquatic plant and the immobilization of D. magna after 24, 72 and 48 h of exposure, respectively. Combination Index (CI)-isobologram method was used to quantify mixture toxicity and the nature of interactions. PS NPs sorbed a variety of chemicals present in WW as micropollutants in a range of tens of ng/L to μg/L. It was found that those pollutants with positive charge were the main ones retained onto PS NPs, which was attributed to the electrostatic interaction with the negatively charged PS NPs. Regarding the toxicological effects, single exposure to PS NPs affected the three tested organisms. However, single exposure to WW only had a negative impact on the cyanobacterium and S. polyrhiza with no observed toxicity to D. magna. Regarding PS NPs-WW combined exposure, a reduction of toxicity in comparison with single exposure was observed probably due to the sorption of micropollutants onto PS NPs, which resulted in lower bioavailability of the micropollutants. In addition, the formation of PS NPs-WW heteroaggregates was observed which could result in lower bioavailability of PS NPs and sorbed micropollutants, thus lowering toxicity. This study represents a near-realistic scenario approach to the potential sorption of wastewater pollutants onto nanoplastics that could alter the toxicological effect on the biota.
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- Irene Verdú
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Universidad de Alcalá, E-28871 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
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- CIESOL, Joint Centre of the University of Almería-CIEMAT, La Cañada de San Urbano, 04120 Almería, Spain
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- CIESOL, Joint Centre of the University of Almería-CIEMAT, La Cañada de San Urbano, 04120 Almería, Spain
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, E-28049 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Universidad de Alcalá, E-28871 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
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Nahim-Granados S, Martínez-Piernas AB, Rivas-Ibáñez G, Plaza-Bolaños P, Oller I, Malato S, Pérez JAS, Agüera A, Polo-López MI. Solar processes and ozonation for fresh-cut wastewater reclamation and reuse: Assessment of chemical, microbiological and chlorosis risks of raw-eaten crops. Water Res 2021; 203:117532. [PMID: 34419922 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2021] [Revised: 07/21/2021] [Accepted: 08/03/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In this study, a full cycle of agricultural reuse of agro-food wastewater (synthetic fresh-cut wastewater, SFCWW) at pilot plant scale has been investigated. Treated SFCWW by ozonation and two solar processes (H2O2/solar, Fe3+-EDDHA/H2O2/solar) was used to irrigate two raw-eaten crops (lettuce and radish) grown in peat. Two foodborne pathogens (E. coli O157:H7 and Salmonella enteritidis) and five organic microcontaminants (OMCs: atrazine, azoxystrobin, buprofezin, procymidone and terbutryn) were monitored along the whole process. The three studied processes showed a high treatment capability (reaching microbial loads < 7 CFU/100 mL and 21-90 % of OMC reduction), robustness (based on 7 or 10 analysed batches for each treatment process) and high suitability for subsequent treated SFCWW safe reuse: non-phytotoxic towards Lactuca sativa and no bacterial regrowth during its storage for a week. The analysis of the harvested crop samples irrigated with treated SFCWW in all the studied processes showed an absence of microbial contamination (< limit of detection, LOD; i.e., < 1 CFU/99 g of lettuce and < 1 CFU/8 g of radish), a significant reduction of OMC uptake (in the range 40-60 % and > 90 % for solar treated and ozonated SFCWW, respectively) and bioaccumulation in both crops in comparison with the results obtained with untreated SFCWW. Moreover, the chlorophyll content in the harvested lettuces irrigated with SFCWW treated by Fe3+-EDDHA/H2O2/solar was twice than that irrigated with SFCWW treated by H2O2/solar and ozone, indicating the additional advantage of using Fe3+-EDDHA as an iron source to reduce the risk of iron chlorosis in crops. Finally, the chemical (dietary risk assessment for the combined exposure of the 5 OMCs) and quantitative microbiological risk assessment (QMRA) of the harvested crops showed the capability of the studied processes to reduce the risk associated with untreated SFCWW reuse by more than 50 % and more than 4 orders of magnitude, respectively.
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- Samira Nahim-Granados
- Plataforma Solar de Almería - CIEMAT, P.O. Box 22, 04200 Tabernas, Almería, Spain; CIESOL, Joint Centre of the University of Almería-CIEMAT, 04120 Almería, Spain
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- CIESOL, Joint Centre of the University of Almería-CIEMAT, 04120 Almería, Spain; Department of Chemistry and Physics, Analytical Chemistry Area. University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
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- Plataforma Solar de Almería - CIEMAT, P.O. Box 22, 04200 Tabernas, Almería, Spain; CIESOL, Joint Centre of the University of Almería-CIEMAT, 04120 Almería, Spain
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- CIESOL, Joint Centre of the University of Almería-CIEMAT, 04120 Almería, Spain; Department of Chemistry and Physics, Analytical Chemistry Area. University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
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- Plataforma Solar de Almería - CIEMAT, P.O. Box 22, 04200 Tabernas, Almería, Spain; CIESOL, Joint Centre of the University of Almería-CIEMAT, 04120 Almería, Spain
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- Plataforma Solar de Almería - CIEMAT, P.O. Box 22, 04200 Tabernas, Almería, Spain; CIESOL, Joint Centre of the University of Almería-CIEMAT, 04120 Almería, Spain
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- CIESOL, Joint Centre of the University of Almería-CIEMAT, 04120 Almería, Spain; Department of Chemistry and Physics, Analytical Chemistry Area. University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
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- Plataforma Solar de Almería - CIEMAT, P.O. Box 22, 04200 Tabernas, Almería, Spain; CIESOL, Joint Centre of the University of Almería-CIEMAT, 04120 Almería, Spain.
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Martínez-Piernas AB, Plaza-Bolaños P, Gilabert A, Agüera A. Application of a fast and sensitive method for the determination of contaminants of emerging concern in wastewater using a quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged and safe-based extraction and liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr A 2021; 1653:462396. [PMID: 34320437 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2021.462396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/14/2021] [Accepted: 07/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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The inefficiency of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) to remove contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) leads to their continuous release to the environment. Consequently, CECs are present at low concentrations in the treated wastewater (TWW), producing unpredicted and unwanted effects on living organisms as they are discharged into water receiving bodies. This work presents a fast and reliable method for the determination of CECs in TWW based on the innovative application of a QuEChERS (quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged and safe) method for water extraction and determination by sensitive liquid chromatography coupled to quadrupole-linear ion trap tandem mass spectrometry (LC-QqLIT-MS/MS). The scope of the proposed QuEChERS-based method allows the monitoring of 107 CECs, including pharmaceuticals (58), antibiotics (16) and pesticides (33). The proposed method was successfully validated in urban TWW at two concentration levels (50 and 500 ng L-1) and it is a feasible alternative to conventional and time-consuming solid-phase extraction (SPE) methodologies. 89% of the CECs presented mean recovery values in the 70-120% range with relative standard deviations (RSDs) always < 20% (intra and inter-day precision), and limits of quantification (LOQs) in the range 5-500 ng L-1 (89% of the compounds showed a LOQ ≤ 50 ng L-1). The applicability of the method was demonstrated by the analysis of urban TWW samples (7 sampling events). In total, 35 CECs (23 pharmaceuticals, 2 antibiotics and 10 pesticides) were detected in the monitored samples with concentrations ranging from 5 to 677 ng L-1.
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- A B Martínez-Piernas
- CIESOL (Solar Energy Research Center), Joint Centre University of Almeria-CIEMAT, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, Almeria 04120, Spain
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- CIESOL (Solar Energy Research Center), Joint Centre University of Almeria-CIEMAT, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, Almeria 04120, Spain; Department of Chemistry and Physics, University of Almeria, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, Almeria 04120, Spain.
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- CIESOL (Solar Energy Research Center), Joint Centre University of Almeria-CIEMAT, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, Almeria 04120, Spain
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- CIESOL (Solar Energy Research Center), Joint Centre University of Almeria-CIEMAT, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, Almeria 04120, Spain; Department of Chemistry and Physics, University of Almeria, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, Almeria 04120, Spain
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Martínez-Piernas AB, Plaza-Bolaños P, Agüera A. Assessment of the presence of transformation products of pharmaceuticals in agricultural environments irrigated with reclaimed water by wide-scope LC-QTOF-MS suspect screening. J Hazard Mater 2021; 412:125080. [PMID: 33540270 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2020] [Revised: 12/29/2020] [Accepted: 01/05/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The transformation that pharmaceuticals can undergo during the water reclamation cycle, or by biotic/abiotic reactions when reclaimed water (RW) is used for irrigation, can lead to the presence of transformation products (TPs) in agricultural environments. However, data on TPs in real crops are scarce. Herein, a suspect screening approach was applied for the comprehensive investigation of 262 potential TPs, associated with 20 prioritised pharmaceuticals found in real tomato crops exposed to long-term RW irrigation. The occurrence and fate of the TPs was evaluated by the retrospective analysis of RW, soil, leave and tomato samples from 4 intensive production greenhouses. Sample analysis was accomplished by liquid chromatography coupled to quadrupole-time-of-flight mass spectrometry (LC-QTOF-MS). Up to 18 TPs were tentatively identified, of which 2 were not previously reported. 7 TPs were finally confirmed with analytical standards. 5 TPs were determined in RW, 15 TPs in soil and 2 TPs in leaves. Remarkably, the investigated TPs were not found in tomato fruits. These results shed light on the variety of TPs that can be found in the water reuse cycle and contribute to the assessment of the global risks of wastewater reuse and the safety of the vegetable and fruit production system.
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- A B Martínez-Piernas
- CIESOL, Joint Centre University of Almeria-CIEMAT, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, 04120 Almería, Spain.
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- CIESOL, Joint Centre University of Almeria-CIEMAT, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, 04120 Almería, Spain; Department of Chemistry and Physics, University of Almería, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, E-04120 Almería, Spain
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- CIESOL, Joint Centre University of Almeria-CIEMAT, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, 04120 Almería, Spain; Department of Chemistry and Physics, University of Almería, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, E-04120 Almería, Spain
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Macías-Vargas JA, Campos-Mañas MC, Agüera A, Sánchez Pérez JA, Ramírez-Zamora RM. Enhanced activated persulfate oxidation of ciprofloxacin using a low-grade titanium ore under sunlight: influence of the irradiation source on its transformation products. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2021; 28:24008-24022. [PMID: 33415630 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-11564-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2020] [Accepted: 11/05/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In this work, the activated persulfate oxidation of ciprofloxacin (CIP) using a low-grade titanium ore under sunlight or simulated sunlight were conducted to analyze the CIP degradation efficiency and to identify the transformation products (TPs) generated during oxidation under both types of irradiation sources by using liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (LC-QTOF-MS). All advance oxidation process experiments were performed in a 2700-mL raceway reactor at a pH value of ~ 6.5 and an initial CIP concentration of 1 mg/L, during 90 min of reaction time. The control experiments carried out under simulated sunlight achieved a 97.7 ± 0.6% degradation efficiency, using 385 W/m2 of irradiation with an average temperature increase of 11.7 ± 0.6 °C. While, the experiments under sunlight reached a 91.2 ± 1.3% degradation efficiency, under an average irradiation value of 19.2 ± 0.3 W/m2 in October-November 2019 at hours between 11:00 am and 3:00 pm with an average temperature increase of 1.4 ± 0.8 °C. Mass spectrometry results indicated that 14 of the 108 possible TPs reported in the literature were detected. The calculated exact mass, measured accurate mass, and its characteristic diagnostic fragment ions were listed, and two new TPs were tentative identified. The TP generation analysis showed that some specific compounds were detected in different time intervals with kinetic variations depending on the irradiation used. Consequently, two CIP degradation pathways were proposed, since the type of irradiation determines the CIP degradation mechanism. Graphical abstract.
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- José-Alberto Macías-Vargas
- Instituto de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Alcaldía Coyoacán, 04510, México City, Mexico
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Centre University of Almería-CIEMAT, Ctra. de Sacramento s/n, 04120, Almería, Spain
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Centre University of Almería-CIEMAT, Ctra. de Sacramento s/n, 04120, Almería, Spain
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Centre University of Almería-CIEMAT, Ctra. de Sacramento s/n, 04120, Almería, Spain
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- Instituto de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Alcaldía Coyoacán, 04510, México City, Mexico.
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Di Giglio S, Agüera A, Pernet P, M'Zoudi S, Angulo-Preckler C, Avila C, Dubois P. Effects of ocean acidification on acid-base physiology, skeleton properties, and metal contamination in two echinoderms from vent sites in Deception Island, Antarctica. Sci Total Environ 2021; 765:142669. [PMID: 33268256 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142669] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2020] [Revised: 09/23/2020] [Accepted: 09/25/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Antarctic surface waters are expected to be the first to experience severe ocean acidification (OA) with carbonate undersaturation and large decreases in pH forecasted before the end of this century. Due to the long stability in environmental conditions and the relatively low daily and seasonal variations to which they are exposed, Antarctic marine organisms, especially those with a supposedly poor machinery to eliminate CO2 and protons and with a heavily calcified skeleton like echinoderms, are hypothesized as highly vulnerable to these environmental shifts. The opportunities offered by the natural pH gradient generated by vent activities in Deception Island caldera, Western Antarctic Peninsula, were used to investigate for the first time the acid-base physiologies, the impact of OA on the skeleton and the impact of pH on metal accumulation in the Antarctic sea star Odontaster validus and sea urchin Sterechinus neumayeri. The two species were sampled in four stations within the caldera, two at pH (total scale) 8.0-8.1 and two at reduced pH 7.8. Measured variables were pH, alkalinity, and dissolved inorganic carbon of the coelomic fluid; characteristic fracture force, stress and Young's modulus using Weibull statistics and Cd, Cu, Fe, Pb and Zn concentrations in the integument, gonads and digestive system. Recorded acid-base characteristics of both studied species fit in the general picture deduced from temperate and tropical sea stars and sea urchins but conditions and possibly confounding factors, principally food availability and quality, in the studied stations prevented definitive conclusions. Reduced seawater pH 7.8 and metals had almost no impact on the skeleton mechanical properties of the two investigated species despite very high Cd concentrations in O. validus integument. Reduced pH was correlated to increased contamination by most metals but this relation was weak. Translocation and caging experiments taking into account food parameters are proposed to better understand future processes linked to ocean acidification and metal contamination in Antarctic echinoderms.
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- S Di Giglio
- Laboratoire de Biologie Marine, Université Libre de Bruxelles, CP 160/15, Avenue F.D. Roosevelt 50, 1050 Bruxelles, Belgium.
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Marine, Université Libre de Bruxelles, CP 160/15, Avenue F.D. Roosevelt 50, 1050 Bruxelles, Belgium; Institute of Marine Research in Norway, Austevoll Research Station, Sauganeset 16, 5392, Norway
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Marine, Université Libre de Bruxelles, CP 160/15, Avenue F.D. Roosevelt 50, 1050 Bruxelles, Belgium
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Marine, Université Libre de Bruxelles, CP 160/15, Avenue F.D. Roosevelt 50, 1050 Bruxelles, Belgium
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- Norwegian College of Fishery Science, Faculty of Biosciences, Fisheries and Economics, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- Department of Evolutionary Biology, Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Biology and Biodiversity Research Institute (IRBio), Universitat de Barcelona, Av. Diagonal 643, 08028 Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Laboratoire de Biologie Marine, Université Libre de Bruxelles, CP 160/15, Avenue F.D. Roosevelt 50, 1050 Bruxelles, Belgium
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Costa EP, Roccamante M, Plaza-Bolaños P, Oller I, Agüera A, Amorim CC, Malato S. Aluminized surface to improve solar light absorption in open reactors: Application for micropollutants removal in effluents from municipal wastewater treatment plants. Sci Total Environ 2021; 755:142624. [PMID: 33045600 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142624] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2020] [Revised: 08/28/2020] [Accepted: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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This work proposes the evaluation of an aluminized surface on the bottom of open reactors to perform a photo-Fenton process, at circumneutral pH (using Fe III-Ethylenediamine-N,N'-disuccinic acid complex), for elimination of micropollutants (MPs) in real effluents from municipal wastewater treatment plants (EMWWTP). Firstly, the strategy was to initially investigate the real EMWWTP spiked with several MPs (acetaminophen, diclofenac, carbamazepine, caffeine, trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole) with 20 and 100 μg L-1 in a laboratory scale (evaluated by HPLC-UV) using a solar simulator. Finally, the removal of all MCs present in the real EMWWTP was monitored (evaluated by HPLC-MS) in a pilot-scale (90 L) in a raceway pond reactor (RPR). The treatment time required for degradation above 80% for the investigated MPs was over 30 min, and the predominant effect could be mainly associated with organics present in the real EMWWTP due to the light attenuation and scavenging of radical species. Moreover, the results confirmed that chloride and sulfate would most likely equally not affect the process. The use of an aluminized surface on the bottom of RPRs has been confirmed as a suitable option to improve the photo-Fenton reaction, enabling the use of lower doses of iron. Up to 60 different MPs found in EMWWTP have been successfully degraded using 0.1 mM of Fe at circumneutral pH with a consumption of 30 mg L-1 H2O2 with less than 45 min.
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- Elizangela P Costa
- Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Research Group on Environmental Applications of Advanced Oxidation Processes, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais 31270-901, Brazil
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Centre University of Almería-CIEMAT, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, E-04120 Almería, Spain; Plataforma Solar de Almería, CIEMAT, Carretera Senés Km. 4, E-04200 Tabernas, Almería, Spain
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Centre University of Almería-CIEMAT, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, E-04120 Almería, Spain; Department of Chemistry and Physics, University of Almería, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, E-04120 Almería, Spain
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Centre University of Almería-CIEMAT, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, E-04120 Almería, Spain; Plataforma Solar de Almería, CIEMAT, Carretera Senés Km. 4, E-04200 Tabernas, Almería, Spain
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Centre University of Almería-CIEMAT, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, E-04120 Almería, Spain; Department of Chemistry and Physics, University of Almería, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, E-04120 Almería, Spain
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- Department of Sanitary and Environmental Engineering, Research Group on Environmental Applications of Advanced Oxidation Processes, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Antônio Carlos, 6627, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais 31270-901, Brazil
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Centre University of Almería-CIEMAT, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, E-04120 Almería, Spain; Plataforma Solar de Almería, CIEMAT, Carretera Senés Km. 4, E-04200 Tabernas, Almería, Spain.
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Marano RBM, Fernandes T, Manaia CM, Nunes O, Morrison D, Berendonk TU, Kreuzinger N, Tenson T, Corno G, Fatta-Kassinos D, Merlin C, Topp E, Jurkevitch E, Henn L, Scott A, Heß S, Slipko K, Laht M, Kisand V, Di Cesare A, Karaolia P, Michael SG, Petre AL, Rosal R, Pruden A, Riquelme V, Agüera A, Esteban B, Luczkiewicz A, Kalinowska A, Leonard A, Gaze WH, Adegoke AA, Stenstrom TA, Pollice A, Salerno C, Schwermer CU, Krzeminski P, Guilloteau H, Donner E, Drigo B, Libralato G, Guida M, Bürgmann H, Beck K, Garelick H, Tacão M, Henriques I, Martínez-Alcalá I, Guillén-Navarro JM, Popowska M, Piotrowska M, Quintela-Baluja M, Bunce JT, Polo-López MI, Nahim-Granados S, Pons MN, Milakovic M, Udikovic-Kolic N, Ory J, Ousmane T, Caballero P, Oliver A, Rodriguez-Mozaz S, Balcazar JL, Jäger T, Schwartz T, Yang Y, Zou S, Lee Y, Yoon Y, Herzog B, Mayrhofer H, Prakash O, Nimonkar Y, Heath E, Baraniak A, Abreu-Silva J, Choudhury M, Munoz LP, Krizanovic S, Brunetti G, Maile-Moskowitz A, Brown C, Cytryn E. A global multinational survey of cefotaxime-resistant coliforms in urban wastewater treatment plants. Environ Int 2020; 144:106035. [PMID: 32835921 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.106035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2020] [Revised: 08/02/2020] [Accepted: 08/03/2020] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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The World Health Organization Global Action Plan recommends integrated surveillance programs as crucial strategies for monitoring antibiotic resistance. Although several national surveillance programs are in place for clinical and veterinary settings, no such schemes exist for monitoring antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the environment. In this transnational study, we developed, validated, and tested a low-cost surveillance and easy to implement approach to evaluate antibiotic resistance in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) by targeting cefotaxime-resistant (CTX-R) coliforms as indicators. The rationale for this approach was: i) coliform quantification methods are internationally accepted as indicators of fecal contamination in recreational waters and are therefore routinely applied in analytical labs; ii) CTX-R coliforms are clinically relevant, associated with extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs), and are rare in pristine environments. We analyzed 57 WWTPs in 22 countries across Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and North America. CTX-R coliforms were ubiquitous in raw sewage and their relative abundance varied significantly (<0.1% to 38.3%), being positively correlated (p < 0.001) with regional atmospheric temperatures. Although most WWTPs removed large proportions of CTX-R coliforms, loads over 103 colony-forming units per mL were occasionally observed in final effluents. We demonstrate that CTX-R coliform monitoring is a feasible and affordable approach to assess wastewater antibiotic resistance status.
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- Roberto B M Marano
- Department of Agroecology and Plant Health, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel; Department of Soil Chemistry, Plant Nutrition and Microbiology, Institute of Soil Water and Environmental Sciences, Volcani Center, Agricultural Research Organization, Rishon Lezion, Israel
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- Universidade Católica Portuguesa, CBQF - Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina - Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Rua Arquiteto Lobão Vital, 172, 4200-374 Porto, Portugal
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- Universidade Católica Portuguesa, CBQF - Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina - Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Rua Arquiteto Lobão Vital, 172, 4200-374 Porto, Portugal
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- LEPABE, Laboratório de Engenharia de Processos, Ambiente, Biotecnologia e Energia, Faculdade de Engenharia, Universidade do Porto, Rua Dr. Roberto Frias, 4200-465 Porto, Portugal
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- School Applied Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University, EH11 4BN, UK
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- Vienna University of Technology, Institute for Water Quality and Resources Management, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Technology, University of Tartu, Estonia
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- CNR-IRSA Molecular Ecology Group, Largo Tonolli 50, 28922 Verbania, Italy
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- Civil and Environmental Engineering Department and Nireas International Water Research Center, University of Cyprus, P.O. Box 20537, CY-1678 Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, London Research and Development Centre (ON), Canada; Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
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- Department of Agroecology and Plant Health, The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel
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- School Applied Sciences, Edinburgh Napier University, EH11 4BN, UK
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, London Research and Development Centre (ON), Canada
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- Institute of Hydrobiology, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany; Institute of Microbiology, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Vienna University of Technology, Institute for Water Quality and Resources Management, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Technology, University of Tartu, Estonia; Estonian Environmental Research Centre, Estonia
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- Institute of Technology, University of Tartu, Estonia
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- CNR-IRSA Molecular Ecology Group, Largo Tonolli 50, 28922 Verbania, Italy
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- Civil and Environmental Engineering Department and Nireas International Water Research Center, University of Cyprus, P.O. Box 20537, CY-1678 Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Civil and Environmental Engineering Department and Nireas International Water Research Center, University of Cyprus, P.O. Box 20537, CY-1678 Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Alcalá, E-28871 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Alcalá, E-28871 Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Centre University of Almería-CIEMAT, 04120 Almería, Spain
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Centre University of Almería-CIEMAT, 04120 Almería, Spain
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- Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Gdansk University of Technology, G. Narutowicza 11/12 street, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland
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- Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Gdansk University of Technology, G. Narutowicza 11/12 street, 80-233 Gdańsk, Poland
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- University of Exeter Medical School, European Centre for Environment and Human Health, Environment and Sustainability Institute, University of Exeter, Penryn campus, TR10 9FE, UK
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- University of Exeter Medical School, European Centre for Environment and Human Health, Environment and Sustainability Institute, University of Exeter, Penryn campus, TR10 9FE, UK
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- Institute for Water and Wastewater Technology, Durban University of Technology, Durban South Africa; Department of Microbiology, University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria
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- Institute for Water and Wastewater Technology, Durban University of Technology, Durban South Africa
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- Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Gaustadalléen 21, N-0349 Oslo, Norway
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- Norwegian Institute for Water Research, Gaustadalléen 21, N-0349 Oslo, Norway
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- Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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- Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, via Cinthia 21, 80126 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Naples Federico II, via Cinthia 21, 80126 Naples, Italy
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- Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, 6047 Kastanienbaum, Switzerland
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- Eawag, Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology, 6047 Kastanienbaum, Switzerland
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- Department of Natural Sciences, Middlesex University, London NW4 4BT, UK
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- CESAM and Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Portugal
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- CESAM and Department of Biology, University of Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Portugal; University of Coimbra, Department of Life Sciences, Calçada Martim de Freitas, 3000-456 Coimbra, Portugal
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Av. de los Jerónimos, 135, 30107 Guadalupe, Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Av. de los Jerónimos, 135, 30107 Guadalupe, Murcia, Spain
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- Institute of Microbiology, Department of Applied Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Microbiology, Department of Applied Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Poland
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- School of Engineering, Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Centre University of Almería-CIEMAT, 04120 Almería, Spain; Plataforma Solar de Almería - CIEMAT, P.O. Box 22, 04200 Tabernas, Almería, Spain
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Centre University of Almería-CIEMAT, 04120 Almería, Spain; Plataforma Solar de Almería - CIEMAT, P.O. Box 22, 04200 Tabernas, Almería, Spain
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- Laboratoire "Microorganisme: Génome et Environnement", Université Clermont Auvergne, BP 10448, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France; CNRS, UMR 6023, LMGE, F-63170 Campus Universitaire des Cézeaux, Clermont-Ferrand, France; Service d'hygiène hospitalière, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Laboratoire "Microorganisme: Génome et Environnement", Université Clermont Auvergne, BP 10448, F-63000 Clermont-Ferrand, France; CNRS, UMR 6023, LMGE, F-63170 Campus Universitaire des Cézeaux, Clermont-Ferrand, France; Service d'hygiène hospitalière, CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Laboratori EMATSA, Ctra Valls Km 3, 43130 Tarragona, Spain
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- Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA), 17003 Girona, Spain
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- Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Institute of Functional Interfaces (IFG), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Marine Sciences, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju 61005, Republic of Korea
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- School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Engineering, Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST), Gwangju 61005, Republic of Korea
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- Chair of Urban Water Systems Engineering, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany
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- Chair of Urban Water Systems Engineering, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany
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- National Centre for Microbial Resource (NCMR), National Centre for Cell Science, Pune 411007, India
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- National Centre for Microbial Resource (NCMR), National Centre for Cell Science, Pune 411007, India
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- Jozef Stefan Institute, Jamova 39 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- National Medicines Institute, Department of Molecular Microbiology, Chelmska 30/34, 00-725 Warsaw, Poland
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- Universidade Católica Portuguesa, CBQF - Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina - Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Rua Arquiteto Lobão Vital, 172, 4200-374 Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Natural Sciences, Middlesex University, London NW4 4BT, UK
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- Department of Natural Sciences, Middlesex University, London NW4 4BT, UK
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- Future Industries Institute, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5001, Australia
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- Department of Soil Chemistry, Plant Nutrition and Microbiology, Institute of Soil Water and Environmental Sciences, Volcani Center, Agricultural Research Organization, Rishon Lezion, Israel.
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Ruíz-Delgado A, Roccamante MA, Malato S, Agüera A, Oller I. Olive mill wastewater reuse to enable solar photo-Fenton-like processes for the elimination of priority substances in municipal wastewater treatment plant effluents. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2020; 27:38148-38154. [PMID: 32621187 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-09721-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2020] [Accepted: 06/12/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Olive mill wastewater (OMW) appears as an interesting and innovative natural alternative to synthetic chelating agents of iron in solar photo-Fenton processes at circumneutral pH due to its high polyphenol content, valorizing wastewater typically found in sunny countries. The aim of this work was the reuse of OMW for the elimination of other recalcitrant microcontaminants: terbutryn, chlorfenvinphos, diclofenac, and pentachlorophenol. Highly diluted OMW (1:1500) was employed to keep the iron in solution at circumneutral pH. Eighty percent degradation of microcontaminants was achieved, although the reaction rate was slow compared with conventional photo-Fenton process, due to Fe-polyphenol complex instability at neutral pH. At pH around 4 (considerable superior to the photo-Fenton optimal pH 2.8), Fe-polyphenol complex stability was promoted: solar UV energy required was 25 times lower to reach the objective of 80% microcontaminants degradation, which was attained in a single step, without coupling with other processes. Operating photo-Fenton at slightly acidic pH was proposed for the first time for possible reuse of treated wastewater in crop irrigation, requiring minimum pH adjustment by simply mixing it with natural wastewater. Graphical abstract.
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- Ana Ruíz-Delgado
- Plataforma Solar de Almería-CIEMAT, Ctra. Senés km 4, 04200, Tabernas, Almería, Spain
- CIESOL, Joint Centre of the University of Almería-CIEMAT, 04120, Almería, Spain
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- Plataforma Solar de Almería-CIEMAT, Ctra. Senés km 4, 04200, Tabernas, Almería, Spain
- CIESOL, Joint Centre of the University of Almería-CIEMAT, 04120, Almería, Spain
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- Plataforma Solar de Almería-CIEMAT, Ctra. Senés km 4, 04200, Tabernas, Almería, Spain
- CIESOL, Joint Centre of the University of Almería-CIEMAT, 04120, Almería, Spain
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- CIESOL, Joint Centre of the University of Almería-CIEMAT, 04120, Almería, Spain
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- Plataforma Solar de Almería-CIEMAT, Ctra. Senés km 4, 04200, Tabernas, Almería, Spain.
- CIESOL, Joint Centre of the University of Almería-CIEMAT, 04120, Almería, Spain.
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Campos-Mañas MC, Cuevas SM, Ferrer I, Thurman EM, Sánchez-Pérez JA, Agüera A. Determination of dextromethorphan and dextrorphan solar photo-transformation products by LC/Q-TOF-MS: Laboratory scale experiments and real water samples analysis. Environ Pollut 2020; 265:114722. [PMID: 32454378 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2019] [Revised: 04/08/2020] [Accepted: 05/01/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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This work discusses the identification of the transformation products (TPs) generated during the photolytic degradation of dextromethorphan (DXM) and its metabolite dextrorphan (DXO), under simulated solar radiation in aqueous solutions (Milli-Q water and river water) in order to determinate its behavior into the aquatic environment. Tentative identification of the TPs was performed by liquid chromatography/quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (LC/QTOF-MS), following a suspect screening approach. The use of high resolution-mass spectrometry (HRMS) allowed the tentative identification of DXM and DXO photoproducts based on the structure proposed by an in silico software, the accurate mass measurement, the MS/MS fragmentation pattern and the molecular formula finding. A total of 19 TPs were found to match some of the accurate masses included in a suspect list, and they were all tentatively identified by their characteristic MS-MS fragments. Most of the TPs identified showed a minor modified molecular structure like the introduction of hydroxyl groups, or demethylation. The time-evolution of precursors and TPs were monitored throughout the experiments, and degradation kinetics were presented for each analyte. Finally, the occurrence of DXM, DXO, and their tentatively proposed photodegradation TPs was evaluated in both surface and wastewater. In all real matrices, the results showed that the highest concentration was detected for DXO, followed by TP-244 (N-desmethyldextrorphan) and DXM.
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- Marina Celia Campos-Mañas
- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Centre University of Almería-CIEMAT, Ctra de Sacramento s/n. 04120, Almería, Spain; Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Almería, Spain
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Centre University of Almería-CIEMAT, Ctra de Sacramento s/n. 04120, Almería, Spain; Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Almería, Spain
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- Center for Environmental Mass Spectrometry, Dpt. of Environmental Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80303, USA
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- Center for Environmental Mass Spectrometry, Dpt. of Environmental Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, 80303, USA
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Centre University of Almería-CIEMAT, Ctra de Sacramento s/n. 04120, Almería, Spain; Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Almería, Spain
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Centre University of Almería-CIEMAT, Ctra de Sacramento s/n. 04120, Almería, Spain; Department of Chemistry and Physics, University of Almería, Spain.
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Arzate S, Campos-Mañas MC, Miralles-Cuevas S, Agüera A, García Sánchez JL, Sánchez Pérez JA. Removal of contaminants of emerging concern by continuous flow solar photo-Fenton process at neutral pH in open reactors. J Environ Manage 2020; 261:110265. [PMID: 32148322 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2019] [Revised: 01/13/2020] [Accepted: 02/10/2020] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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For the first time, the operational feasibility of the solar photo-Fenton process at neutral pH in continuous flow has been tested for three consecutive days. The aim of the treatment was to remove of contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) from wastewater treatment plant secondary effluents. To this end, a 5 cm-deep raceway pond reactor was run in continuous flow mode and the degradation of the CECs present in real secondary effluents was monitored at their natural concentrations. To keep dissolved iron at neutral pH, ethylenediamine-N,N'-disuccinic acid (EDDS) was used to form the complex Fe(III):EDDS as an iron source for the photo-Fenton reactions. At pilot scale the effects of the Fe(III):EDDS molar ratio (1:1 and 1:2) and hydraulic residence time (HRT) (20 and 40 min) on CEC removal were studied. The best operating condition was 20 min of HRT, giving rise to a treatment capacity of 900 L m-2 d-1 with CEC removal percentages of around 60%. The reactant concentrations were 0.1 mM Fe(III):EDDS at a 1:1 M ratio and 0.88 mM H2O2. Under these operating conditions, the short-term stability of the process was also demonstrated, thus pointing out the potential of this solar technology as a tertiary treatment.
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- S Arzate
- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Centre University of Almeria-CIEMAT, Carretera de Sacramento S/n, 04120, Almeria, Spain; Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Almería, Spain
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Centre University of Almeria-CIEMAT, Carretera de Sacramento S/n, 04120, Almeria, Spain; Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Almería, Spain
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Centre University of Almeria-CIEMAT, Carretera de Sacramento S/n, 04120, Almeria, Spain; Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Almería, Spain
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Centre University of Almeria-CIEMAT, Carretera de Sacramento S/n, 04120, Almeria, Spain; Department of Chemistry and Physics, University of Almería, Spain
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Centre University of Almeria-CIEMAT, Carretera de Sacramento S/n, 04120, Almeria, Spain; Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Almería, Spain.
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Centre University of Almeria-CIEMAT, Carretera de Sacramento S/n, 04120, Almeria, Spain; Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Almería, Spain
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Ruiz-Delgado A, Plaza-Bolaños P, Oller I, Malato S, Agüera A. Advanced evaluation of landfill leachate treatments by low and high-resolution mass spectrometry focusing on microcontaminant removal. J Hazard Mater 2020; 384:121372. [PMID: 31610347 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.121372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2019] [Revised: 09/29/2019] [Accepted: 09/30/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Conventional wastewater treatments are not usually effective in the remediation of specific landfill leachates due to their high content in toxic and recalcitrant compounds. Advanced and intensive treatments are needed for the decontamination and possible recycling of these effluents. Here, the combination of advanced oxidation processes (solar photo-Fenton) and an aerobic biological reactor have been applied to treat urban landfill leachates. The effectiveness of the proposed treatment line was also evaluated considering the removal of organic microcontaminants (OMCs) identified in the different phases, which is an innovative practice. The analytical strategy included: (i) a target approach (115 analytes) by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS); and two suspect approaches using (ii) LC-high-resolution MS (database with >1300 compounds) and (iii) gas-chromatography-MS (database with >900 compounds). OMCs on the treated landfill leachate was reduced up to 94% of the initial concentration. 8 target compounds (mainly pharmaceuticals) out of 115 target analytes represented 85% of the OMC concentration in the raw leachate: cotinine, diclofenac, gabapentin, ketoprofen, lidocaine, mecoprop, nicotine and trigonelline. 3 non-previously reported OMCs were confirmed: di-n-nonyl phthalate, o-phenylphenol and tonalide. Leachate partially oxidized by solar photo-Fenton process can be successfully incorporated to biological systems to complete the treatment by means of specifically adapted biomass.
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- A Ruiz-Delgado
- CIESOL (Solar Energy Research Center), Joint Centre University of Almeria-CIEMAT, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, E-04120, Almeria, Spain; Plataforma Solar de Almería-CIEMAT, Carretera de Senés Km 4, E-04200, Tabernas, Almeria, Spain
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- CIESOL (Solar Energy Research Center), Joint Centre University of Almeria-CIEMAT, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, E-04120, Almeria, Spain; Department of Chemistry and Physics, University of Almeria, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, E-04120, Almeria, Spain.
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- CIESOL (Solar Energy Research Center), Joint Centre University of Almeria-CIEMAT, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, E-04120, Almeria, Spain; Plataforma Solar de Almería-CIEMAT, Carretera de Senés Km 4, E-04200, Tabernas, Almeria, Spain
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- CIESOL (Solar Energy Research Center), Joint Centre University of Almeria-CIEMAT, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, E-04120, Almeria, Spain; Plataforma Solar de Almería-CIEMAT, Carretera de Senés Km 4, E-04200, Tabernas, Almeria, Spain
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- CIESOL (Solar Energy Research Center), Joint Centre University of Almeria-CIEMAT, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, E-04120, Almeria, Spain; Department of Chemistry and Physics, University of Almeria, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, E-04120, Almeria, Spain
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Valverde-García A, Fernández-Alba AR, Agüera A, Contreras M. Extraction of Methamidophos Residues from Vegetables with Supercritical Fluid Carbon Dioxide. J AOAC Int 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/jaoac/78.3.867] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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A simple supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) method has been developed to efficiently extract incurred residues of methamidophos (a very polar pesticide) from fresh vegetable samples by using commercial SFE equipment and moderate SFE conditions. Vegetable samples were mixed with anhydrous magnesium sulfate and extracted with supercritical carbon dioxide at 300 atm and 50°C with methanol as static modifier and a few milliliters of ethyl acetate as trapping system. Methamidophos recoveries were >70% from 33 pepper, cucumber, and tomato samples at incurred levels ranging from 0.1 to 2.2 mg/kg. Triplicate analysis from 2 replicates at an incurred level of 0.53 mg/kg gave a coefficient of variation of 14%. Results for incurred residues of chlorpyrifos, endosulfan, and procymidone in some samples show that the SFE technique could be used as a multiresidue method.
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- Antonio Valverde-García
- Universidad de Almería, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Pesticide Residue Research Group, 04071 Almería, Spain
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- Universidad de Almería, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales, Pesticide Residue Research Group, 04071 Almería, Spain
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- El Viso, COEXPHAL Laboratorio, 04070 Almería, Spain
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Garrido-Cardenas JA, Esteban-García B, Agüera A, Sánchez-Pérez JA, Manzano-Agugliaro F. Wastewater Treatment by Advanced Oxidation Process and Their Worldwide Research Trends. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2019; 17:E170. [PMID: 31881722 PMCID: PMC6981484 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17010170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2019] [Revised: 12/18/2019] [Accepted: 12/23/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Background: Water is a scarce resource and is considered a fundamental pillar of sustainable development. The modern development of society requires more and more drinking water. For this cleaner wastewater, treatments are key factors. Among those that exist, advanced oxidation processes are being researched as one of the sustainable solutions. The main objective of this manuscript is to show the scientific advances in this field. Methods: In this paper, a systematic analysis of all the existing scientific works was carried out to verify the evolution of this line of research. Results: It was observed that the three main countries researching this field are China, Spain, and the USA. Regarding the scientific collaboration between countries, three clusters were detected-one of Spain, one of China and the USA, and one of Italy and France. The publications are grouped around three types of water: industrial, urban, and drinking. Regarding the research, 15 clusters identified from the keywords analyzed the advanced oxidation process (alone or combined with biological oxidation) with the type of wastewater and the target pollutant, removal of which is intended. Finally, the most important scientific communities or clusters detected in terms of the number of published articles were those related to the elimination of pollutants of biological origin, such as bacteria, and of industrial nature, such as pesticides or pharmaceutical products.
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Centre University of Almería-CIEMAT, 04120 Almería, Spain; (B.E.-G.); (A.A.); (J.A.S.-P.)
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Centre University of Almería-CIEMAT, 04120 Almería, Spain; (B.E.-G.); (A.A.); (J.A.S.-P.)
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Centre University of Almería-CIEMAT, 04120 Almería, Spain; (B.E.-G.); (A.A.); (J.A.S.-P.)
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
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Cabrera-Reina A, Martínez-Piernas AB, Bertakis Y, Xekoukoulotakis NP, Agüera A, Sánchez Pérez JA. TiO 2 photocatalysis under natural solar radiation for the degradation of the carbapenem antibiotics imipenem and meropenem in aqueous solutions at pilot plant scale. Water Res 2019; 166:115037. [PMID: 31494490 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2019.115037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2019] [Revised: 08/02/2019] [Accepted: 08/30/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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This paper deals with the removal of two last-resort antibiotics, namely imipenem and meropenem, in aqueous solutions employing heterogeneous photocatalysis with TiO2 under natural solar radiation at pilot plant scale. It was found that TiO2 photocatalysis is a very efficient technique for the degradation of both compounds in aqueous solutions, albeit it's relatively low quantum efficiency. At the experimental conditions employed in the present work (compound parabolic collectors photoreactor) the optimal TiO2 concentration was about 50 mg L-1. Experiments conducted in various aqueous matrices lead to the conclusion that the method can be applied to real aqueous matrices, such as natural waters and wastewaters. The comparison of TiO2 photocatalysis and natural photolysis showed an important decrease of the accumulated energy required to achieve the complete removal of both antibiotics which, in terms of normalized illumination time (t30W), represented a reduction of 50 min for imipenem and 60 min for meropenem.
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- Alejandro Cabrera-Reina
- EUDIM, Escuela Universitaria de Ingeniería Mecánica, Universidad de Tarapacá, Av. General Velásquez 1775, Arica, Chile
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Polytechneioupolis, GR-73100, Chania, Greece
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Polytechneioupolis, GR-73100, Chania, Greece.
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- CIESOL, Joint Centre University of Almería-CIEMAT, Almería, Spain.
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- CIESOL, Joint Centre University of Almería-CIEMAT, Almería, Spain; Chemical Engineering Department, University of Almería, Spain
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Ferrer C, Agüera A, Mezcua M, Fernández-Alba AR, Mack D, Anastassiades M, Gamón M. Efficiency Evaluation of the Main Multiresidue Methods Used in Europe for the Analysis of Amitraz and Its Major Metabolites. J AOAC Int 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/jaoac/93.2.380] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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This paper compares the performance of the three most widely employed multiresidue methods [quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, and safe (QuEChERS), mini-Luke, and ethyl acetate] currently used for the determination of amitraz residues in fruits. A fast and differentiated analysis of amitraz and its two main metabolites, N-2,4-dimethylphenyl-N-methylformamidine and 2,4-dimethylformanilide, was performed by HPLC-electrospray ionization-MS/MS using a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer in the positive mode. A test of the stability of the standard solutions showed a rapid hydrolysis of amitraz to the amide and amidine derivatives in solutions containing water, including QuEChERS extracts of crops that were previously acidified. Two useful mass transitions were used to confirm the presence of each analyte in the sample extracts. LOD values ranging from 0.4 to 2.0 g/kg were obtained. Linearity of response over 2 orders of magnitude was demonstrated (r2 > 0.999) in solvent and pear extract. The recovery studies were performed on pear blanks spiked at two concentration levels, 50 and 500 g/kg (N 5). Best recoveries, ranging from 75 to 103, were obtained by the application of the QuEChERS method with CV <8 in all cases. The QuEChERS method was applied to a monitoring study carried out by the Chemical and Veterinary Investigation Office Stuttgart laboratory. From the 63 pear samples analyzed, 21 contained amitraz residues (expressed as sum) ranging from 0.02 to 2.9 mg/kg. Amitraz parent was detected only in a few cases at very low concentration levels, with N-2,4-dimethylphenyl-N-methylformamidine being the metabolite almost entirely representing the total residue. These results emphasize that the residue situation is clearly underestimated if only the parent compound is targeted, and they reinforce how important it is to include amitraz in the target scope of pesticide residue laboratories, especially since the concentrations detected exceeded the Acute Reference Dose in the majority of cases and pose a health risk to the consumer.
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- Carmen Ferrer
- University of Almeria, Pesticide Research Group, Community Reference Laboratory (DG SANCO) for Residues of Pesticides in Fruits and Vegetables, 04120 Almeria, Spain
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- University of Almeria, Pesticide Research Group, Community Reference Laboratory (DG SANCO) for Residues of Pesticides in Fruits and Vegetables, 04120 Almeria, Spain
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- University of Almeria, Pesticide Research Group, Community Reference Laboratory (DG SANCO) for Residues of Pesticides in Fruits and Vegetables, 04120 Almeria, Spain
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- University of Almeria, Pesticide Research Group, Community Reference Laboratory (DG SANCO) for Residues of Pesticides in Fruits and Vegetables, 04120 Almeria, Spain
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- Chemisches und Veterinäruntersuchungsamt Stuttgart, Community Reference Laboratory (DG SANCO) for Pesticide Analysis Using Single Residue Methods, Schaflandstrasse 3/2, 70736 Fellbach, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Chemisches und Veterinäruntersuchungsamt Stuttgart, Community Reference Laboratory (DG SANCO) for Pesticide Analysis Using Single Residue Methods, Schaflandstrasse 3/2, 70736 Fellbach, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Agro-Food Analysis Service, Pesticide Residue Laboratory, Community Reference Laboratory (DG SANCO) for Residues of Pesticides in Fruits and Vegetables, 46100 Burjassot, Valencia, Spain
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Fernández-Alba AR, Tejedor A, Agüera A, Contreras M, Garrido J. Determination of Imidacloprid and Benzimidazole Residues in Fruits and Vegetables by Liquid Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry after Ethyl Acetate Multiresidue Extraction. J AOAC Int 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/jaoac/83.3.748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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A simple and sensitive method based on liquid chromatography–atmospheric pressure ionization–mass spectrometry is described for the determination of 4 benzimidazole pesticides (carbendazim, thiabendazole, benomyl, and thiophanate-methyl) and imidacloprid in vegetables and fruits. Food samples were typically extracted with ethyl acetate to draw the analytes into the organic phase. No cleanup step was necessary before injection into the liquid chromatographic (LC) system with electrospray mass spectrometric detection. The analytes were separated on a reversed-phase C8LC column. Limits of detection for the compounds were in the μg/L range. Results are reported for validation studies with fortified pear and tomato samples and for residues of the target compounds found in the pesticide residue monitoring program during 1998.
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- University of Almería, 04071 Almería, Spain
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- COEXPHAL—Cosecheros y Exportadores de Hortalizas de Almería, El Viso, 04070 Almería, Spain
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- Centro Nacional de Alimentación, Dep. Análisis Residuos Fitosanitarios, Crta. Majadahonda-Pozuelo, 28220 Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain
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Campos-Mañas MC, Plaza-Bolaños P, Martínez-Piernas AB, Sánchez-Pérez JA, Agüera A. Determination of pesticide levels in wastewater from an agro-food industry: Target, suspect and transformation product analysis. Chemosphere 2019; 232:152-163. [PMID: 31154175 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.05.147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2019] [Revised: 05/16/2019] [Accepted: 05/17/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Agriculture is considered as the main source of water contamination by pesticides. However, food packaging or processing industries are also recognised as relevant point sources of contamination by these compounds, not yet investigated in depth. The objective of this work has been to improve current knowledge about the presence and concentration of pesticides in the effluent of a food processing industry, as well as to investigate their main transformation products (TPs). An analytical strategy combining target and suspect analysis has been applied to provide an evaluation of the effluents. The methodology involves solid-phase extraction (SPE) of wastewater samples followed by (i) liquid chromatography quadrupole-linear ion trap tandem mass spectrometry (LC-QqLIT-MS/MS) for quantitative target analysis and (ii) liquid chromatography coupled to quadrupole-time-of-flight high resolution mass spectrometry (LC-QTOF-HRMS) to identify non-target pesticides and possible TPs. The results revealed the presence of 17 of the target pesticides analysed and 3 additional ones as a result of the suspect screening performed by HRMS. The TPs were investigated for the pesticides found at the highest concentrations: imazalil (7038-19802 ng/L), pyrimethanil (744-9591 ng/L) and thiabendazole (341-926 ng/L). Up to 14 TPs could be tentatively identified, demonstrating the relevance of this type of studies. These data provide a better understanding of the occurrence of pesticides and their TPs in agro-food industrial effluents.
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- Marina Celia Campos-Mañas
- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Centre University of Almeria-CIEMAT, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, 04120, Almeria, Spain; Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Almeria, Spain
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Centre University of Almeria-CIEMAT, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, 04120, Almeria, Spain; Department of Chemistry and Physics, University of Almeria, Spain.
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Centre University of Almeria-CIEMAT, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, 04120, Almeria, Spain; Department of Chemistry and Physics, University of Almeria, Spain
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Centre University of Almeria-CIEMAT, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, 04120, Almeria, Spain; Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Almeria, Spain
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Centre University of Almeria-CIEMAT, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, 04120, Almeria, Spain; Department of Chemistry and Physics, University of Almeria, Spain
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Aguas Y, Hincapie M, Martínez-Piernas AB, Agüera A, Fernández-Ibáñez P, Nahim-Granados S, Polo-López MI. Reclamation of Real Urban Wastewater Using Solar Advanced Oxidation Processes: An Assessment of Microbial Pathogens and 74 Organic Microcontaminants Uptake in Lettuce and Radish. Environ Sci Technol 2019; 53:9705-9714. [PMID: 31392889 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.9b00748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In this study, disinfection of urban wastewater (UWW) with two solar processes (H2O2 -20 mg/L and photo-Fenton 10 mg/L-Fe2+/20 mg/L-H2O2 at natural water pH) at pilot scale using a 60 L compound parabolic collector reactor for irrigation of two raw-eaten vegetables (lettuce and radish) has been investigated. Several microbial targets (total coliforms, Escherichia coli, Salmonella spp., and Enterococcus spp.) naturally occurring in UWW and 74 organic microcontaminants (OMCs) were monitored. Disinfection results showed no significant differences between both processes, showing the following inactivation resistance order: Salmonella spp. < E. coli < total coliforms < Enterococcus spp. Reductions of target microorganisms to concentrations below the limit of detection (LOD) was achieved in all cases with cumulative solar UV energy per volume (QUV) ranged from 12 to 40 kJ/L (90 min to 5 h). Solar photo-Fenton showed a reduction of 66% of OMCs and solar/H2O2 of 56% in 5 h treatment. Irrigation of radish and lettuce with solar treated effluents, secondary effluents, and mineral water was performed for 6 and 16 weeks, respectively. The presence of bacteria was monitored in surfaces and uptake of leaves, fruit, and also in soil. The bacterial concentrations detected were below the LOD in the 81.2% (lettuce) and the 87.5% (radish) of the total number of samples evaluated. Moreover, uptake of OMCs was reduced above 70% in crops irrigated with solar treated effluents in comparison with secondary effluents of UWW.
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- Yelitza Aguas
- Universidad de Sucre , School of Engineering . Cra 28 No 5-268 Sincelejo 700001 , Colombia
- Universidad de Medellín , School of Engineering . Cra 87 No 30-65 Medellín 050026 , Colombia
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- Universidad de Medellín , School of Engineering . Cra 87 No 30-65 Medellín 050026 , Colombia
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- CIESOL , Joint Centre University of Almería-CIEMAT , Almería , Spain
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- Nanotechnology and Integrated BioEngineering Centre, School of Engineering , University of Ulster , Newtownabbey , BT37 0QB , Northern Ireland
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- CIESOL , Joint Centre University of Almería-CIEMAT , Almería , Spain
- Plataforma Solar de Almería-CIEMAT , Carretera Senés km 4 , 04200 Tabernas, Almería , Spain
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- CIESOL , Joint Centre University of Almería-CIEMAT , Almería , Spain
- Plataforma Solar de Almería-CIEMAT , Carretera Senés km 4 , 04200 Tabernas, Almería , Spain
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Martínez-Piernas AB, Plaza-Bolaños P, Fernández-Ibáñez P, Agüera A. Organic Microcontaminants in Tomato Crops Irrigated with Reclaimed Water Grown under Field Conditions: Occurrence, Uptake, and Health Risk Assessment. J Agric Food Chem 2019; 67:6930-6939. [PMID: 31150236 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b01656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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In many regions, reuse of reclaimed water (RW) is a necessity for irrigation. The presence of organic microcontaminants (OMCs) in RW and their translocation to plants may represent a risk of human exposure. Nevertheless, information available about real field crops is scarce and focused on a limited number of compounds. The novelty of this work relies on the application of a wider-scope analytical approach based on a multianalyte target analysis (60 compounds) and a suspect screening (>1300 compounds). This methodology was applied to real field-grown tomato crops irrigated with RW. The study revealed the presence of 17 OMCs in leaves (0.04-32 ng g-1) and 8 in fruits (0.01-1.1 ng g-1), 5 of them not reported before in real field samples. A health-risk assessment, based on the toxicological threshold concern (TTC) concept, showed that RW irrigation applied under the conditions given does not pose any threat to humans.
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- Ana B Martínez-Piernas
- CIESOL (Solar Energy Research Center), Joint Centre University of Almeria-CIEMAT , Carretera de Sacramento s/n , E-04120 , Almeria , Spain
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- CIESOL (Solar Energy Research Center), Joint Centre University of Almeria-CIEMAT , Carretera de Sacramento s/n , E-04120 , Almeria , Spain
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- Nanotechnology and Integrated BioEngineering Centre, School of Engineering , University of Ulster , Newtownabbey , BT37 0QB , Northern Ireland United Kingdom
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- CIESOL (Solar Energy Research Center), Joint Centre University of Almeria-CIEMAT , Carretera de Sacramento s/n , E-04120 , Almeria , Spain
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Campos-Mañas MC, Ferrer I, Thurman EM, Sánchez Pérez JA, Agüera A. Identification of opioids in surface and wastewaters by LC/QTOF-MS using retrospective data analysis. Sci Total Environ 2019; 664:874-884. [PMID: 30769311 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.01.389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2018] [Revised: 01/29/2019] [Accepted: 01/29/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Opioids, both as prescription drugs and abuse substances, have been a hot topic and a focus of discussion in the media for the last few years. Although the literature published shows the occurrence of opioids and some of their metabolites in the aquatic environment, there are scarce data in the application of high resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS) for the analysis of these compounds in the environment. The use of HRMS allows increasing the number of opioids that can be studied as well as the detection of unknown opioids, their metabolites and potential transformation products. In this work, a retrospective analysis for the identification of opioids and their metabolites using a curated database was applied to surface water and wastewater samples taken in the state of Minnesota (U.S.) in 2009, which were previously analyzed by liquid chromatography/time-of-flight mass spectrometry (LC/TOF-MS) for antidepressants. The database comprised >200 opioids including natural opiates (e.g. morphine and codeine), their semi-synthetic derivatives (e.g. heroin, hydromorphone, hydrocodone, oxycodone, oxymorphone, meperidine and buprenorphine), fully synthetic opioids (e.g. fentanyl, methadone, tramadol, dextromethorphan and propoxyphene), as well as some of their metabolites (e.g. 6-monoacetylcodeine, dextrorphan, EDDP, normorphine and O-desmethyltramadol). Moreover, additional MS-MS experiments were performed to confirm their identification, as well as to recognize fragmentation patterns and diagnostic ions for several opioids. These data provide a better understanding of the historical occurrence of opioids and their metabolites in surface waters impacted by wastewater sources. The concentrations of individual opioids in surface water and wastewater effluent varied from 8.8 (EDDP) to 1640 (tramadol) ngL-1 and from 12 (dihydrocodeine) to 1288 (tramadol) ngL-1, respectively. The opioids with higher overall frequency detections were tramadol, dextromethorphan and its metabolite, dextrorphan.
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- Marina Celia Campos-Mañas
- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Centre University of Almería-CIEMAT, Ctra de Sacramento s/n, 04120 Almería, Spain
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- Center for Environmental Mass Spectrometry, Dpt. Environmental Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80303, USA.
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- Center for Environmental Mass Spectrometry, Dpt. Environmental Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80303, USA
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Centre University of Almería-CIEMAT, Ctra de Sacramento s/n, 04120 Almería, Spain
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Centre University of Almería-CIEMAT, Ctra de Sacramento s/n, 04120 Almería, Spain
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Ruíz-Delgado A, Roccamante M, Oller I, Agüera A, Malato S. Natural chelating agents from olive mill wastewater to enable photo-Fenton-like reactions at natural pH. Catal Today 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2018.10.051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Martínez-Piernas AB, Nahim-Granados S, Polo-López MI, Fernández-Ibáñez P, Murgolo S, Mascolo G, Agüera A. Identification of transformation products of carbamazepine in lettuce crops irrigated with Ultraviolet-C treated water. Environ Pollut 2019; 247:1009-1019. [PMID: 30823329 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2018] [Revised: 01/16/2019] [Accepted: 02/01/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Transformation of organic microcontaminants (OMCs) during wastewater treatments results in the generation of transformation products (TPs), which can be more persistent than parent compounds. Due to reuse of reclaimed wastewater (RWW) for crop irrigation, OMCs and TPs are released in soils being capable to translocate to crops. Furthermore, OMCs are also susceptible to transformation once they reach the soil or crops. The recalcitrant antiepileptic carbamazepine (CBZ) and some of its frequently reported TPs have been found in agricultural systems. However, there is no knowledge about the fate in reuse practices of multiple CBZ TPs that can be formed during wastewater treatment processes. For the first time, this work presents a study of the behavior of CBZ TPs generated after a conventional Ultraviolet-C (UVC) treatment in an agricultural environment. The UVC-treated water was used for the irrigation of lettuces grown under controlled conditions. The latter was compared to the fate of TPs generated in the peat and plant by irrigation with non-treated water containing CBZ. A suspect screening strategy was developed to identify the TPs using liquid chromatography coupled to quadrupole-time-of-flight (LC-QTOF-MS). The results revealed the presence of 24 TPs, 22 in UVC-treated water, 11 in peat and 9 in lettuce leaves. 4 of the TPs identified in peat (iminostilbene, TP 271B, TP 285A-B); and 3 in leaves (10-11 dihydrocarbamazepine, TP 271A-B) were not previously reported in soils or edible parts of crops, respectively. Comparing the TPs found in peat and lettuces derived from both irrigation conditions, no significant differences regarding TPs formation or occurrence were observed. UVC treatment did not contribute to the formation of different TPs than those generated by transformation or metabolism of CBZ in peat or plant material. This research improves the current knowledge on the fate of CBZ TPs in agricultural systems because of reuse practices.
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- A B Martínez-Piernas
- CIESOL, Joint Centre University of Almeria-CIEMAT, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, E-04120, Almeria, Spain
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- Plataforma Solar de Almería-CIEMAT, Carretera Senés Km 4, 04200, Tabernas, Almería, Spain
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- Plataforma Solar de Almería-CIEMAT, Carretera Senés Km 4, 04200, Tabernas, Almería, Spain
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- Nanotechnology and Integrated BioEngineering Centre, School of Engineering, University of Ulster, Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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- CNR, Istituto di Ricerca Sulle Acque, Via F. de Blasio 5, 70132, Bari, Italy
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- CNR, Istituto di Ricerca Sulle Acque, Via F. de Blasio 5, 70132, Bari, Italy
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- CIESOL, Joint Centre University of Almeria-CIEMAT, Carretera de Sacramento s/n, E-04120, Almeria, Spain.
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Ponce-Robles L, Oller I, Agüera A, Trinidad-Lozano MJ, Yuste FJ, Malato S, Perez-Estrada LA. Application of a multivariate analysis method for non-target screening detection of persistent transformation products during the cork boiling wastewater treatment. Sci Total Environ 2018; 633:508-517. [PMID: 29579662 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.03.179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2017] [Revised: 03/16/2018] [Accepted: 03/16/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Cork boiling wastewater is a very complex mixture of naturally occurring compounds leached and partially oxidized during the boiling cycles. The effluent generated is recalcitrant and could cause a significant environmental impact. Moreover, if this untreated industrial wastewater enters a municipal wastewater treatment plant it could hamper or reduce the efficiency of most activated sludge degradation processes. Despite the efforts to treat the cork boiling wastewater for reusing purposes, is still not well-known how safe these compounds (original compounds and oxidation by-products) will be. The purpose of this work was to apply an HPLC-high resolution mass spectrometry method and subsequent non-target screening using a multivariate analysis method (PCA), to explore relationships between samples (treatments) and spectral features (masses or compounds) that could indicate changes in formation, degradation or polarity, during coagulation/flocculation (C/F) and photo-Fenton (PhF). Although, most of the signal intensities were reduced after the treatment line, 16 and 4 new peaks were detected to be formed after C/F and PhF processes respectively. The use of this non-target approach showed to be an effective strategy to explore, classify and detect transformation products during the treatment of an unknown complex mixture.
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- L Ponce-Robles
- Plataforma Solar de Almería-CIEMAT, Carretera de Senés Km 4, 04200 Tabernas, Almería, Spain; CIESOL, Joint Centre of the University of Almería-CIEMAT, 04120 Almería, Spain
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- Plataforma Solar de Almería-CIEMAT, Carretera de Senés Km 4, 04200 Tabernas, Almería, Spain; CIESOL, Joint Centre of the University of Almería-CIEMAT, 04120 Almería, Spain
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- CIESOL, Joint Centre of the University of Almería-CIEMAT, 04120 Almería, Spain
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- ICMC-IPROCOR, Instituto del Corcho, la Madera y el Carbón Vegetal, Mérida 06800, Badajoz, Spain
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- ICMC-IPROCOR, Instituto del Corcho, la Madera y el Carbón Vegetal, Mérida 06800, Badajoz, Spain
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- Plataforma Solar de Almería-CIEMAT, Carretera de Senés Km 4, 04200 Tabernas, Almería, Spain; CIESOL, Joint Centre of the University of Almería-CIEMAT, 04120 Almería, Spain
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- Plataforma Solar de Almería-CIEMAT, Carretera de Senés Km 4, 04200 Tabernas, Almería, Spain; CIESOL, Joint Centre of the University of Almería-CIEMAT, 04120 Almería, Spain.
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Martínez-Piernas AB, Polo-López MI, Fernández-Ibáñez P, Agüera A. Validation and application of a multiresidue method based on liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry for evaluating the plant uptake of 74 microcontaminants in crops irrigated with treated municipal wastewater. J Chromatogr A 2018; 1534:10-21. [PMID: 29277255 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2017.12.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2017] [Revised: 12/12/2017] [Accepted: 12/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Reuse of treated wastewater for agricultural purposes can mitigate water stress in some regions where the lack of water is an extended problem. However, the environmental long-term consequences of this practice are still unknown. It is demonstrated that using reclaimed water for irrigation lead to accumulation and translocation of some microcontaminants (MCs) in soil and crops. However, so far, only a small group of contaminants has been investigated. This study aims to develop and validate a simple and efficient multiresidue method based on QuEChERs (Quick, Easy, Cheap, Effective and Rugged) extraction coupled to liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). The novelty of the study relays in the large number of MCs analyzed (74), some of them not previously investigated, in three commodities (lettuce, radish and strawberry). Optimized conditions yielded good results for the three commodities under study. Up to 84% of the compounds were recovered within a 70-120% range, with good repeatability (relative standard deviations below 20% in most cases). Method detection (MDLs) and quantification limits (MQLs) ranged from 0.01 to 2 ng/g. The proposed method was successfully applied to assess the potential uptake of MCs by lettuce and radish crops irrigated with wastewater under controlled conditions for 3 and 1.5 months, respectively. 12 compounds were detected in the crops with concentrations ranging from 0.03 to 57.6 ng/g. N-Formyl-4-aminoantipyrine (4FAA) was the most concentrated compound. The application of this method demonstrated for the first time the accumulation of 5 contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) not previously reported: 4FAA, N-Acetyl-4-aminoantipyrine (4AAA), hydrochlorothiazide, mepivacaine and venlafaxine.
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- Plataforma Solar de Almería-CIEMAT, Carretera Senés Km 4, 04200, Tabernas, Almería, Spain
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- Nanotechnology and Integrated BioEngineering Centre, School of Engineering, University of Ulster, Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
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- CIESOL, Joint Centre University of Almería-CIEMAT, Almería, Spain.
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Reina AC, Martínez-Piernas AB, Bertakis Y, Brebou C, Xekoukoulotakis NP, Agüera A, Sánchez Pérez JA. Photochemical degradation of the carbapenem antibiotics imipenem and meropenem in aqueous solutions under solar radiation. Water Res 2018; 128:61-70. [PMID: 29091805 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2017.10.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2017] [Revised: 10/19/2017] [Accepted: 10/21/2017] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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This paper deals with the photochemical fate of two representative carbapenem antibiotics, namely imipenem and meropenem, in aqueous solutions under solar radiation. The analytical method employed for the determination of the target compounds in various aqueous matrices, such as ultrapure water, municipal wastewater treatment plant effluents, and river water, at environmentally relevant concentrations, was liquid chromatography coupled with hybrid triple quadrupole-linear ion trap-mass spectrometry. The absorption spectra of both compounds were measured in aqueous solutions at pH values from 6 to 8, and both compounds showed a rather strong absorption band centered at about 300 nm, while their molar absorption coefficient was in the order from 9 × 103-104 L mol-1 cm-1. The kinetics of the photochemical degradation of the target compounds was studied in aqueous solutions under natural solar radiation in a solar reactor with compound parabolic collectors. It was found that the photochemical degradation of both compounds at environmentally relevant concentrations follows first order kinetics and the quantum yield was in the order of 10-3 mol einsten-1. Several parameters were studied, such as solution pH, the presence of nitrate ions and humic acids, and the effect of water matrix. In all cases, it was found that the presence of various organic and inorganic constituents in the aqueous matrices do not contribute significantly, either positively or negatively, to the photochemical degradation of both compounds under natural solar radiation. In a final set of photolysis experiments, the effect of the level of irradiance was studied under simulated solar radiation and it was found that the quantum yield for the direct photodegradation of both compounds remained practically constant by changing the incident solar irradiance from 28 to 50 W m-2.
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- Alejandro Cabrera Reina
- EUDIM, Escuela Universitaria de Ingeniería Mecánica, Universidad de Tarapacá, Av. General Velásquez, 1775, Arica, Chile
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Polytechneioupolis, GR-73100 Chania, Greece
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Polytechneioupolis, GR-73100 Chania, Greece
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Technical University of Crete, Polytechneioupolis, GR-73100 Chania, Greece.
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- CIESOL, Joint Centre University of Almería-CIEMAT, Almería, Spain.
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- CIESOL, Joint Centre University of Almería-CIEMAT, Almería, Spain; Chemical Engineering Department, University of Almería, Spain
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Christou A, Agüera A, Bayona JM, Cytryn E, Fotopoulos V, Lambropoulou D, Manaia CM, Michael C, Revitt M, Schröder P, Fatta-Kassinos D. The potential implications of reclaimed wastewater reuse for irrigation on the agricultural environment: The knowns and unknowns of the fate of antibiotics and antibiotic resistant bacteria and resistance genes - A review. Water Res 2017; 123:448-467. [PMID: 28689129 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2017.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 258] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2017] [Revised: 06/14/2017] [Accepted: 07/01/2017] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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The use of reclaimed wastewater (RWW) for the irrigation of crops may result in the continuous exposure of the agricultural environment to antibiotics, antibiotic resistant bacteria (ARB) and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs). In recent years, certain evidence indicate that antibiotics and resistance genes may become disseminated in agricultural soils as a result of the amendment with manure and biosolids and irrigation with RWW. Antibiotic residues and other contaminants may undergo sorption/desorption and transformation processes (both biotic and abiotic), and have the potential to affect the soil microbiota. Antibiotics found in the soil pore water (bioavailable fraction) as a result of RWW irrigation may be taken up by crop plants, bioaccumulate within plant tissues and subsequently enter the food webs; potentially resulting in detrimental public health implications. It can be also hypothesized that ARGs can spread among soil and plant-associated bacteria, a fact that may have serious human health implications. The majority of studies dealing with these environmental and social challenges related with the use of RWW for irrigation were conducted under laboratory or using, somehow, controlled conditions. This critical review discusses the state of the art on the fate of antibiotics, ARB and ARGs in agricultural environment where RWW is applied for irrigation. The implications associated with the uptake of antibiotics by plants (uptake mechanisms) and the potential risks to public health are highlighted. Additionally, knowledge gaps as well as challenges and opportunities are addressed, with the aim of boosting future research towards an enhanced understanding of the fate and implications of these contaminants of emerging concern in the agricultural environment. These are key issues in a world where the increasing water scarcity and the continuous appeal of circular economy demand answers for a long-term safe use of RWW for irrigation.
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- Anastasis Christou
- Agricultural Research Institute, Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment, P.O. Box 22016, 1516, Nicosia, Cyprus.
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Centre University of Almería-CIEMAT, 04120, Almería, Spain
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- IDAEA-CSIC, Environmental Chemistry Department, E-08034, Barcelona, Spain
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- Institute of Soil, Water and Environmental Sciences, Volcani Center, Agricultural Research Organization, P.O. Box 15159, Rishon Lezion, Israel
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, Biotechnology and Food Science, Cyprus University of Technology, 3603, Lemesos, Cyprus
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- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Chemistry, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Universidade Católica Portuguesa, CBQF - Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina - Laboratório Associado, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Rua Arquiteto Lobão Vital, Apartado 2511, 4202-401, Porto, Portugal
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- NIREAS-International Water Research Center, University of Cyprus, P.O. Box 20537, 1678, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Middlesex University, Department of Natural Sciences, NW4 4BT, London, United Kingdom
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- Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Research Unit Environmental Genomics, 85764, Neuherberg, Germany
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- NIREAS-International Water Research Center, University of Cyprus, P.O. Box 20537, 1678, Nicosia, Cyprus; Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Cyprus, P.O. Box 20537, 1678, Nicosia, Cyprus.
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Michael C, Bayona JM, Lambropoulou D, Agüera A, Fatta-Kassinos D. Two important limitations relating to the spiking of environmental samples with contaminants of emerging concern: How close to the real analyte concentrations are the reported recovered values? Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2017; 24:15202-15205. [PMID: 28523614 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-9154-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2016] [Accepted: 05/01/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Occurrence and effects of contaminants of emerging concern pose a special challenge to environmental scientists. The investigation of these effects requires reliable, valid, and comparable analytical data. To this effect, two critical aspects are raised herein, concerning the limitations of the produced analytical data. The first relates to the inherent difficulty that exists in the analysis of environmental samples, which is related to the lack of knowledge (information), in many cases, of the form(s) of the contaminant in which is present in the sample. Thus, the produced analytical data can only refer to the amount of the free contaminant ignoring the amount in which it may be present in other forms; e.g., as in chelated and conjugated form. The other important aspect refers to the way with which the spiking procedure is generally performed to determine the recovery of the analytical method. Spiking environmental samples, in particular solid samples, with standard solution followed by immediate extraction, as is the common practice, can lead to an overestimation of the recovery. This is so, because no time is given to the system to establish possible equilibria between the solid matter-inorganic and/or organic-and the contaminant. Therefore, the spiking procedure need to be reconsidered by including a study of the extractable amount of the contaminant versus the time elapsed between spiking and the extraction of the sample. This study can become an element of the validation package of the method.
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- Costas Michael
- Nireas-International Water Research Center, University of Cyprus, P.O. Box 20537, CY-1678, Nicosia, Cyprus.
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- Department of Environmental Chemistry, IDÆA-CSIC, Jordi Girona 18-26, 08034, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, Aristotle University of Τhessaloniki, 54124, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Universidad de Almería, Dpto Química y Física, Ctra. Sacramento s/n, La Cañada de San Urbano, 04120, Almería, Spain
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- Nireas-International Water Research Center, University of Cyprus, P.O. Box 20537, CY-1678, Nicosia, Cyprus.
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, University of Cyprus, P.O. Box 20537, CY-1678, Nicosia, Cyprus.
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Campos-Mañas MC, Plaza-Bolaños P, Sánchez-Pérez JA, Malato S, Agüera A. Fast determination of pesticides and other contaminants of emerging concern in treated wastewater using direct injection coupled to highly sensitive ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr A 2017; 1507:84-94. [PMID: 28583389 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2017.05.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2017] [Revised: 05/22/2017] [Accepted: 05/23/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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It is well known that wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluents usually contain micropollutants such as pharmaceuticals (or their transformation products, TPs) or pesticides, which is a major issue when evaluating their possible reuse (e.g. for irrigation in agriculture). In search for an improved accuracy and simplicity, methods based on the direct injection of the sample (DI) represent a recent trend taking advantage of the increasing sensitivity of new mass spectrometry (MS) instruments. Thus, the present study shows the development and validation of a DI-based method by ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography quadrupole-linear ion trap analyser (UHPLC-QqLIT-MS/MS). The proposed method was applied to the monitoring of 115 organic microcontaminants (including pharmaceuticals, TPs and pesticides) at the ngL-1/μgL-1 level in wastewater effluents from urban WWTPs. Sample pre-treatment was reduced to acetonitrile addition and filtration of the mixture previous to LC-MS analysis. Total analysis time was <15min. A subsequent validation protocol was carried out in treated WW (TWW), following indications of SANTE and Eurachem Guidelines. Linearity and matrix effect were evaluated in the range of 10-1000ngL-1. 70% of the analytes showed a moderate matrix effect (≤25%). Trueness (expressed as recovery) and precision (calculated as relative standard deviation, RSD) were evaluated at four concentration levels (20, 50, 500 and 1000ngL-1) in TWW samples. The LODs ranged from 1 to 357ngL-1 and the LOQs from 10 to 500ngL-1. 92% of the compounds showed limits of quantification ≤100ngL-1. In most cases, mean recoveries were in the range 70-120%, and RSD values were ≤20%. The validated method was successfully applied to the analysis of 10 TWW samples, demonstrating the occurrence of 67 target compounds at concentration levels from 26705ngL-1 (4-aminoantipyrine) to 10ngL-1 (tebuconazole and bezafibrate).
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- Marina Celia Campos-Mañas
- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Centre University of Almería-CIEMAT, 04120, Almería, Spain
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Centre University of Almería-CIEMAT, 04120, Almería, Spain
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Centre University of Almería-CIEMAT, 04120, Almería, Spain
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), Joint Centre University of Almería-CIEMAT, 04120, Almería, Spain.
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Ponce-Robles L, Miralles-Cuevas S, Oller I, Agüera A, Trinidad-Lozano MJ, Yuste FJ, Malato S. Cork boiling wastewater treatment and reuse through combination of advanced oxidation technologies. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2017; 24:6317-6328. [PMID: 27519899 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-7274-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/29/2016] [Accepted: 07/15/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Industrial preparation of cork consists of its immersion for approximately 1 hour in boiling water. The use of herbicides and pesticides in oak tree forests leads to absorption of these compounds by cork; thus, after boiling process, they are present in wastewater. Cork boiling wastewater shows low biodegradability and high acute toxicity involving partial inhibition of their biodegradation when conventional biological treatment is applied. In this work, a treatment line strategy based on the combination of advanced physicochemical technologies is proposed. The final objective is the reuse of wastewater in the cork boiling process; thus, reducing consumption of fresh water in the industrial process itself. Coagulation pre-treatment with 0.5 g/L of FeCl3 attained the highest turbidity elimination (86 %) and 29 % of DOC elimination. Similar DOC removal was attained when using 1 g/L of ECOTAN BIO (selected for ozonation tests), accompanied of 64 % of turbidity removal. Ozonation treatments showed less efficiency in the complete oxidation of cork boiling wastewater, compared to solar photo-Fenton process, under the studied conditions. Nanofiltration system was successfully employed as a final purification step with the aim of obtaining a high-quality reusable permeate stream. Monitoring of unknown compounds by LC-QTOF-MS allowed the qualitative evaluation of the whole process. Acute and chronic toxicity as well as biodegradability assays were performed throughout the whole proposed treatment line.
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- L Ponce-Robles
- Plataforma Solar de Almería-CIEMAT, Carretera de Senés Km 4, Tabernas, 04200, Almeria, Spain
- CIESOL, Joint Centre of the University of Almería-CIEMAT, 04120, Almería, Spain
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- Laboratory for Environmental Research in Arid Zones, LIMZA, School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Tarapaca, Arica, Chile
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- Plataforma Solar de Almería-CIEMAT, Carretera de Senés Km 4, Tabernas, 04200, Almeria, Spain.
- CIESOL, Joint Centre of the University of Almería-CIEMAT, 04120, Almería, Spain.
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- CIESOL, Joint Centre of the University of Almería-CIEMAT, 04120, Almería, Spain
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- ICMC-IPROCOR, Instituto del Corcho, la Madera y el Carbón Vegetal, Mérida, 06800, Badajoz, Spain
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- ICMC-IPROCOR, Instituto del Corcho, la Madera y el Carbón Vegetal, Mérida, 06800, Badajoz, Spain
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- Plataforma Solar de Almería-CIEMAT, Carretera de Senés Km 4, Tabernas, 04200, Almeria, Spain
- CIESOL, Joint Centre of the University of Almería-CIEMAT, 04120, Almería, Spain
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Miralles-Cuevas S, Oller I, Agüera A, Llorca M, Sánchez Pérez JA, Malato S. Combination of nanofiltration and ozonation for the remediation of real municipal wastewater effluents: Acute and chronic toxicity assessment. J Hazard Mater 2017; 323:442-451. [PMID: 26988902 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2016] [Revised: 03/01/2016] [Accepted: 03/05/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The purpose of this work was to study the ozonation of nanofiltration (NF) retentates of real municipal wastewater treatment plant (MWTP) effluents for removal of microcontaminants (MCs) and toxicity. MCs present in these effluents were monitored using LC-MS/MS. Acute and chronic toxicity was addressed with Daphnia magna, Vibrio fischeri and Selenastrum capricornutum. Up to 40 MCs were found, most of them in concentrations over 100ng/L. 90% degradation of the sum of MCs was the critical point of comparison. When the NF membrane system was applied to MWTP effluents, treatment of NF rejection needed 2.75-4.5g O3/m3,4.5g O3/m3, which is less than 50% of the ozone needed for direct treatment of MWTP effluent. Treatment time (lower than 11min) was not influenced by MCs concentration, at least in the range tested (25-190μg/L). It has been demonstrated that consumption of ozone increased with organic load and inorganic content of different real effluents. MCs were eliminated by ozonation but acute toxicity (against V. fischeri and D. magna) increased. Chronic toxicity results were different and contrary in D. magna and S. capricornutum, due to the generation of new transformation products more toxic to D. magna than the parent contaminants. S. capricornutum inhibition percentage decreased in all cases after ozonation treatment. According to these results, before ozonation is implemented in MWTPs for the removal of MCs, the transformation products must first be examined and the treatment time or ozone doses should be extended to complete degradation if necessary.
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- S Miralles-Cuevas
- Laboratorio de Investigaciones Medioambientales en Zonas Áridas, LIMZA. EUDIM, University of Tarapacá, Avda. General Velásquez 1775, Arica, Chile
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- Plataforma Solar de Almería-CIEMAT, Ctra Senés km 4, 04200 Tabernas Almería, Spain; CIESOL, Joint Centre of the University of Almería-CIEMAT, 04120 Almería, Spain
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- CIESOL, Joint Centre of the University of Almería-CIEMAT, 04120 Almería, Spain
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- Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA), Girona, Spain
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- CIESOL, Joint Centre of the University of Almería-CIEMAT, 04120 Almería, Spain
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- Plataforma Solar de Almería-CIEMAT, Ctra Senés km 4, 04200 Tabernas Almería, Spain; CIESOL, Joint Centre of the University of Almería-CIEMAT, 04120 Almería, Spain.
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Prieto-Rodríguez L, Oller I, Agüera A, Malato S. Elimination of organic micro-contaminants in municipal wastewater by a combined immobilized biomass reactor and solar photo-Fenton tertiary treatment. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.1515/jaots-2016-0192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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AbstractMunicipal wastewater treatment plants (MWTPs) have become one of the main sources of water for potential reuse. However, some pharmaceuticals, pesticides, hormones and others organics escape conventional wastewater treatments, and therefore, new technologies must be applied to overcome the problem. This article presents an efficient alternative that combines an aerobic immobilized biomass reactor (IBR) with a solar photo-Fenton process as a tertiary treatment. Real municipal wastewater was treated in the IBR system in batch and continuous modes. Micro-pollutants were monitored by using an advanced analytical procedure consisting of pre-concentration of samples by solid phase extraction (SPE) followed by liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry. Results were compared with those observed in the MWTP secondary conventional activated sludge treatment. Effluents from the IBR, operating at the maximum treatment capacity, were treated in a previously optimized solar photo-Fenton pilot plant as a tertiary treatment to entirely eliminate remnant micro-pollutants.
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Freitas AM, Rivas G, Campos-Mañas MC, Casas López JL, Agüera A, Sánchez Pérez JA. Ecotoxicity evaluation of a WWTP effluent treated by solar photo-Fenton at neutral pH in a raceway pond reactor. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2017; 24:1093-1104. [PMID: 27335017 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-7101-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2015] [Accepted: 06/14/2016] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Some pollutants can be resistant to wastewater treatment, hence becoming a risk to aquatic and terrestrial biota even at the very low concentrations (ng L-1-μg L-1) they are commonly found at. Tertiary treatments are used for micropollutant removal but little is known about the ecotoxicity of the treated effluent. In this study, a municipal secondary effluent was treated by a solar photo-Fenton reactor at initial neutral pH in a raceway pond reactor, and ecotoxicity was evaluated before and after micropollutant removal. Thirty-nine micropollutants were identified in the secondary effluent, mainly pharmaceuticals, with a total concentration of ≈80 μg L-1. After treatment, 99 % microcontaminant degradation was reached. As for ecotoxicity reduction, the assayed organisms showed the following sensitivity levels: Tetrahymena thermophila > Daphnia magna > Lactuca sativa > Spirodela polyrhiza ≈ Vibrio fischeri. The initial effluent showed an inhibitory effect of 40 % for T. thermophila and 20 % for D. magna. After 20 min of photo-Fenton treatment, no toxic effect was observed for T. thermophila and toxicity dropped to 5 % for D. magna. Graphical abstract Ecotoxicity removal by solar photo-Fenton at neutral pH. ᅟ.
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- A M Freitas
- Department of Chemistry and Biology, Federal University of Technology-Paraná (UTFPR), Curitiba, Brazil
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), University of Almería-CIEMAT, Almería, Spain
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), University of Almería-CIEMAT, Almería, Spain
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), University of Almería-CIEMAT, Almería, Spain
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), University of Almería-CIEMAT, Almería, Spain
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- Solar Energy Research Centre (CIESOL), University of Almería-CIEMAT, Almería, Spain.
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Ferro G, Polo-López MI, Martínez-Piernas AB, Fernández-Ibáñez P, Agüera A, Rizzo L. Cross-Contamination of Residual Emerging Contaminants and Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria in Lettuce Crops and Soil Irrigated with Wastewater Treated by Sunlight/H2O2. Environ Sci Technol 2015; 49:11096-104. [PMID: 26280108 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5b02613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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The sunlight/H2O2 process has recently been considered as a sustainable alternative option compared to other solar driven advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) in advanced treatment of municipal wastewater (WW) to be reused for crop irrigation. Accordingly, in this study sunlight/H2O2 was used as disinfection/oxidation treatment for urban WW treatment plant effluent in a compound parabolic collector photoreactor to assess subsequent cross-contamination of lettuce and soil by contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) (determined by QuEChERS extraction and LC-QqLIT-MS/MS analysis) and antibiotic resistant (AR) bacteria after irrigation with treated WW. Three CECs (carbamazepine (CBZ), flumequine (FLU), and thiabendazole (TBZ) at 100 μg L(-1)) and two AR bacterial strains (E. coli and E. faecalis, at 10(5) CFU mL(-1)) were spiked in real WW. A detection limit (DL) of 2 CFU mL(-1) was reached after 120 min of solar exposure for AR E. coli, while AR E. faecalis was more resistant to the disinfection process (240 min to reach DL). CBZ and TBZ were poorly removed after 90 min (12% and 50%, respectively) compared to FLU (94%). Lettuce was irrigated with treated WW for 5 weeks. CBZ and TBZ were accumulated in soil up to 472 ng g(-1) and 256 ng g(-1) and up-taken by lettuce up to 109 and 18 ng g(-1), respectively, when 90 min treated WW was used for irrigation; whereas no bacteria contamination was observed when the bacterial density in treated WW was below the DL. A proper treatment time (>90 min) should be guaranteed in order to avoid the transfer of pathogens from disinfected WW to irrigated crops and soil.
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- Giovanna Ferro
- Department of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno , Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy
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- Plataforma Solar de Almería-CIEMAT, Carretera Senés km 4, 04200 Tabernas, Almería, Spain
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- CIESOL, Joint Centre of the University of Almería-CIEMAT , La Cañada de San Urbano, 04120 Almería, Spain
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- Plataforma Solar de Almería-CIEMAT, Carretera Senés km 4, 04200 Tabernas, Almería, Spain
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- CIESOL, Joint Centre of the University of Almería-CIEMAT , La Cañada de San Urbano, 04120 Almería, Spain
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- Department of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno , Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084 Fisciano, SA, Italy
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Miralles-Cuevas S, Oller I, Agüera A, Ponce-Robles L, Pérez JS, Malato S. Removal of microcontaminants from MWTP effluents by combination of membrane technologies and solar photo-Fenton at neutral pH. Catal Today 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2014.11.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Carra I, Sirtori C, Ponce-Robles L, Sánchez Pérez JA, Malato S, Agüera A. Degradation and monitoring of acetamiprid, thiabendazole and their transformation products in an agro-food industry effluent during solar photo-Fenton treatment in a raceway pond reactor. Chemosphere 2015; 130:73-81. [PMID: 25841181 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2014] [Revised: 01/22/2015] [Accepted: 03/01/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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In this study, pesticides acetamiprid and thiabendazole and their transformation products (TPs), seven from each pesticide, were successfully monitored during solar photo-Fenton treatment in a real secondary effluent from an agro-food industry spiked with 100μgL(-1) of each pesticide. To this end, a highly sensitive procedure was developed, based on liquid chromatography (LC) coupled to hybrid quadrupole-linear ion trap mass spectrometry (QqLIT-MS). In addition, finding low-cost and operational technology for the application of AOPs would then facilitate their use on a commercial level. Simple and extensive photoreactors such as raceway pond reactors (RPRs) are therefore proposed as an alternative for the application of solar photo-Fenton. Results showed that high degradation could be achieved in a complex water matrix (>99% TBZ and 91% ACTM in 240min) using a 120-L RPR pilot plant as novel technology. The analyses indicated that after the treatment only three TPs from ACTM were still present in the effluent, while the others had been removed. The study showed that the goal of either just removing the parent compounds, or going one step further and removing all the TPs, can significantly change the treatment time, which would affect process costs.
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- Irene Carra
- CIESOL, Joint Centre of the University of Almería-CIEMAT, La Cañada de San Urbano, 04120 Almería, Spain
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- Instituto de Química-UFRGS, Av. Bento Gonçalves, 9500, Bairro: Agronomia, 91509-900 Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- CIESOL, Joint Centre of the University of Almería-CIEMAT, La Cañada de San Urbano, 04120 Almería, Spain; Plataforma Solar de Almería (CIEMAT), Carretera Senés, km 4, 04200 Tabernas, Almería, Spain
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- CIESOL, Joint Centre of the University of Almería-CIEMAT, La Cañada de San Urbano, 04120 Almería, Spain; Plataforma Solar de Almería (CIEMAT), Carretera Senés, km 4, 04200 Tabernas, Almería, Spain
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- CIESOL, Joint Centre of the University of Almería-CIEMAT, La Cañada de San Urbano, 04120 Almería, Spain.
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Sánchez Peréz JA, Carra I, Sirtori C, Agüera A, Esteban B. Fate of thiabendazole through the treatment of a simulated agro-food industrial effluent by combined MBR/Fenton processes at μg/L scale. Water Res 2014; 51:55-63. [PMID: 24388831 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2013.07.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2013] [Revised: 07/22/2013] [Accepted: 07/24/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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This study has been carried out to assess the performance of a combined system consisting of a membrane bioreactor (MBR) followed by an advanced oxidation process (Fenton/Photo-Fenton) for removing the fungicide thiabendazole (TBZ) in a simulated agro-food industrial wastewater. Previous studies have shown the presence of TBZ in the effluent of an agro-food industry treated by activated sludge in a sequencing batch reactor (SBR), thus reinforcing the need for alternative treatments for removal. In this study, a simulated agro-food industry effluent was enriched with 100 μg L(-1) TBZ and treated by combined MBR/Fenton and MBR/solar photo-Fenton systems. Samples were directly injected into a highly sensitive liquid chromatography-triple quadrupole-linear ion trap-mass spectrometer (LC-QqLiT-MS/MS) analytical system to monitor the degradation of TBZ even at low concentration levels (ng L(-1)). Results showed that the biological treatment applied was not effective in TBZ degradation, which remained almost unaltered; although most dissolved organic matter was biodegraded effectively. Fenton and solar photo-Fenton, were assayed as tertiary treatments. The experiments were run without any pH adjustment by using an iron dosage strategy in the presence of excess hydrogen peroxide. Both treatments resulted in a total degradation of TBZ, obtaining more than 99% removal in both cases. To assure the total elimination of contaminants in the treated waters, transformation products (TPs) of TBZ generated during Fenton degradation experiments were identified and monitored by liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (LC-QTOF-MS/MS). Up to four TPs could be identified. Two of them corresponded to mono-hydroxylated derivatives, typically generated under hydroxyl radicals driven processes. The other two corresponded with the hydrolysis of the TBZ molecule to yield benzoimidazole and thiazole-4-carboxamidine. All of them were also degraded during the treatment.
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- J A Sánchez Peréz
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain; CIESOL, Joint Centre of the University of Almería-CIEMAT, 04120 Almería, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain; CIESOL, Joint Centre of the University of Almería-CIEMAT, 04120 Almería, Spain
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- Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana (UNILA), PO Box 2044, CEP 85867-970 Foz do Iguaçu, PR, Brazil
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- CIESOL, Joint Centre of the University of Almería-CIEMAT, 04120 Almería, Spain; Department of Chemistry and Physics, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Almería, 04120 Almería, Spain; CIESOL, Joint Centre of the University of Almería-CIEMAT, 04120 Almería, Spain.
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Karaolia P, Michael I, García-Fernández I, Agüera A, Malato S, Fernández-Ibáñez P, Fatta-Kassinos D. Reduction of clarithromycin and sulfamethoxazole-resistant Enterococcus by pilot-scale solar-driven Fenton oxidation. Sci Total Environ 2014; 468-469:19-27. [PMID: 24012892 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.08.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2013] [Revised: 08/09/2013] [Accepted: 08/10/2013] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The presence of pathogenic antibiotic-resistant bacteria in aquatic environments has become a health threat in the last few years. Their presence has increased due to the presence of antibiotics in wastewater effluents, which are not efficiently removed by conventional wastewater treatments. As a result there is a need to study the possible ways of removal of the mixtures of antibiotics present in wastewater effluents and the antibiotic-resistant bacteria, which may also spread the antibiotic resistance genes to other bacterial populations. In this study the degradation of a mixture of antibiotics i.e. sulfamethoxazole and clarithromycin, the disinfection of total enterococci and the removal of those resistant to: a) sulfamethoxazole, b) clarithromycin and c) to both antibiotics have been examined, along with the toxicity of the whole effluent mixture after treatment to the luminescent aquatic bacterium Vibrio fischeri. Solar Fenton treatment (natural solar driven oxidation) using Fenton reagent doses of 50 mg L(-1) of hydrogen peroxide and 5 mg L(-1) of Fe(3+) in a pilot-scale compound parabolic collector plant was used to examine the disinfection and antibiotic resistance removal efficiency in different aqueous matrices, namely distilled water, simulated and real wastewater effluents. There was a faster complete removal of enterococci and of antibiotics in all aqueous matrices by applying solar Fenton when compared to photolytic treatment of the matrices. Sulfamethoxazole was more efficiently degraded than clarithromycin in all three aqueous matrices (95% removal of sulfamethoxazole and 70% removal of clarithromycin in real wastewater). The antibiotic resistance of enterococci towards both antibiotics exhibited a 5-log reduction with solar Fenton in real wastewater effluent. Also after solar Fenton treatment, there were 10 times more antibiotic-resistant enterococci in the presence of sulfamethoxazole than in the presence of clarithromycin. Finally, the toxicity of the treated wastewater to V. fischeri remained very low throughout the treatment time.
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- Popi Karaolia
- Nireas, International Water Research Center, University of Cyprus, P.O. Box 20537, 1678, Nicosia, Cyprus
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Agüera A, Martínez Bueno MJ, Fernández-Alba AR. New trends in the analytical determination of emerging contaminants and their transformation products in environmental waters. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2013; 20:3496-515. [PMID: 23456948 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-013-1586-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2012] [Accepted: 02/17/2013] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Since the so-called emerging contaminants were established as a new group of pollutants of environmental concern, a great effort has been devoted to the knowledge of their distribution, fate and effects in the environment. After more than 20 years of work, a significant improvement in knowledge about these contaminants has been achieved, but there is still a large gap of information on the growing number of new potential contaminants that are appearing and especially of their unpredictable transformation products. Although the environmental problem arising from emerging contaminants must be addressed from an interdisciplinary point of view, it is obvious that analytical chemistry plays an important role as the first step of the study, as it allows establishing the presence of chemicals in the environment, estimate their concentration levels, identify sources and determine their degradation pathways. These tasks involve serious difficulties requiring different analytical solutions adjusted to purpose. Thus, the complexity of the matrices requires highly selective analytical methods; the large number and variety of compounds potentially present in the samples demands the application of wide scope methods; the low concentrations at which these contaminants are present in the samples require a high detection sensitivity, and high demands on the confirmation and high structural information are needed for the characterisation of unknowns. New developments on analytical instrumentation have been applied to solve these difficulties. Furthermore and not less important has been the development of new specific software packages intended for data acquisition and, in particular, for post-run analysis. Thus, the use of sophisticated software tools has allowed successful screening analysis, determining several hundreds of analytes, and assisted in the structural elucidation of unknown compounds in a timely manner.
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- Ana Agüera
- Pesticide Residue Research Group, University of Almería, 04120, Almería, Spain.
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Gómez-Ramos M, Ferrer C, Malato O, Agüera A, Fernández-Alba A. Liquid chromatography-high-resolution mass spectrometry for pesticide residue analysis in fruit and vegetables: Screening and quantitative studies. J Chromatogr A 2013; 1287:24-37. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2013.02.065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 114] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2012] [Revised: 02/20/2013] [Accepted: 02/21/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Prieto-Rodríguez L, Oller I, Klamerth N, Agüera A, Rodríguez EM, Malato S. Application of solar AOPs and ozonation for elimination of micropollutants in municipal wastewater treatment plant effluents. Water Res 2013; 47:1521-1528. [PMID: 23332646 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 135] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2012] [Revised: 10/24/2012] [Accepted: 11/01/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Conventional municipal wastewater treatment plants are not able to entirely degrade some organic pollutants that end up in the environment. Within this group of contaminants, Emerging Contaminants are mostly unregulated compounds that may be candidates for future regulation. In this work, different advanced technologies: solar heterogeneous photocatalysis with TiO(2), solar photo-Fenton and ozonation, are studied as tertiary treatments for the remediation of micropollutants present in real municipal wastewater treatment plants effluents at pilot plant scale. Contaminants elimination was followed by Liquid Chromatography/Quadrupole ion trap Mass Spectrometry analysis after a pre-concentration 100:1 by automatic solid phase extraction. 66 target micropollutants were identified and quantified. 16 of those contaminants at initial concentrations over 1000 ng L(-1), made up over 88% of the initial total effluent pollutant load. The order of micropollutants elimination efficiency under the experimental conditions evaluated was solar photo-Fenton > ozonation > solar heterogeneous photocatalysis with TiO(2). Toxicity analyses by Vibrio fischeri and respirometric tests showed no significant changes in the effluent toxicity after the three tertiary treatments application. Solar photo-Fenton and ozonation treatments were also compared from an economical point of view.
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- L Prieto-Rodríguez
- Plataforma Solar de Almería - CIEMAT, Solar Treatment of Wastewater Group, Carretera de Senés Km 4, 04200 Tabernas, Almería, Spain
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Klamerth N, Malato S, Agüera A, Fernández-Alba A. Photo-Fenton and modified photo-Fenton at neutral pH for the treatment of emerging contaminants in wastewater treatment plant effluents: a comparison. Water Res 2013; 47:833-840. [PMID: 23206497 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2012] [Revised: 10/22/2012] [Accepted: 11/05/2012] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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This study compares two different solar photo-Fenton processes, conventional photo-Fenton at pH3 and modified photo-Fenton at neutral pH with minimal Fe (5 mg L⁻¹) and minimal initial H₂O₂ (50 mg L⁻¹) concentrations for the degradation of emerging contaminants in Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants effluents in solar pilot plant. As Fe precipitates at neutral pH, complexing agents which are able to form photoactive species, do not pollute the environment or increase toxicity have to be used to keep the iron in solution. This study was done using real effluents containing over 60 different contaminants, which were monitored during treatment by liquid chromatography coupled to a hybrid quadrupole/linear ion trap mass analyzer (LC-QTRAP-MS/MS) operating in selected reaction monitoring (SRM) mode. Concentrations of the selected contaminants ranged from a few ng L⁻¹ to tens of μg L⁻¹. It was demonstrated in all cases the removal of over 95% of the contaminants. Photo-Fenton at pH3 provided the best treatment time, but has the disadvantage that the water must be previously acidified. The most promising process was photo-Fenton modified with Ethylenediamine-N,N'-disuccinic acid (EDDS), as the pH remained in the neutral range.
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- N Klamerth
- Plataforma Solar de Almería-CIEMAT, Carretera de Senés, km 4, 04200 Tabernas, Spain
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Trovó AG, Pupo Nogueira RF, Agüera A, Fernandez-Alba AR, Malato S. Paracetamol degradation intermediates and toxicity during photo-Fenton treatment using different iron species. Water Res 2012; 46:5374-5380. [PMID: 22863025 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2012.07.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2012] [Revised: 07/06/2012] [Accepted: 07/09/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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The photo-Fenton degradation of paracetamol (PCT) was evaluated using FeSO(4) and the iron complex potassium ferrioxalate (FeOx) as iron source under simulated solar light. The efficiency of the degradation process was evaluated considering the decay of PCT and total organic carbon concentration and the generation of carboxylic acids, ammonium and nitrate, expressed as total nitrogen. The results showed that the degradation was favored in the presence of FeSO(4) in relation to FeOx. The higher concentration of hydroxylated intermediates generated in the presence of FeSO(4) in relation to FeOx probably enhanced the reduction of Fe(III) to Fe(II) improving the degradation efficiency. The degradation products were determined using liquid chromatography electrospray time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Although at different concentrations, the same intermediates were generated using either FeSO(4) or FeOx, which were mainly products of hydroxylation reactions and acetamide. The toxicity of the sample for Vibrio fischeri and Daphnia magna decreased from 100% to less than 40% during photo-Fenton treatment in the presence of both iron species, except for D. magna in the presence of FeOx due to the toxicity of oxalate to this organism. The considerable decrease of the sample toxicity during photo-Fenton treatment using FeSO(4) indicates a safe application of the process for the removal of this pharmaceutical.
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- Alam G Trovó
- UNESP - Univ Estadual Paulista, Instituto de Química de Araraquara, CP 355, 14801-970 Araraquara, SP, Brazil.
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Sirtori C, Zapata A, Gernjak W, Malato S, Agüera A. Photolysis of flumequine: identification of the major phototransformation products and toxicity measures. Chemosphere 2012; 88:627-634. [PMID: 22513337 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.03.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2011] [Revised: 03/01/2012] [Accepted: 03/02/2012] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Direct photolysis of flumequine (FLU, 20 mg L(-1)) in different types of water (demineralised water (DW) and synthetic seawater (SW)), was conducted in a Suntest CPS+solar simulator to evaluate its persistence and toxicity, and to identify the major phototransformation products (PTPs) generated during photolysis in DW. It was observed that FLU is susceptible to transformation when subjected to direct solar radiation. The composition of the water affects the FLU degradation kinetics, which is slower in SW. Photolytic transformation products generated during direct photolysis were identified by liquid chromatography-time of flight-mass spectrometry (LC-TOF-MS). Fourteen PTPs generated in DW were identified. The transformation of FLU begins with the opening of the heterocyclic ring by oxidation of the double bond. Loss of the fluorine atom and the hydroxylation of the aromatic ring also appear as the majority, especially in the early stages. Comparative acute toxicity evaluation by Vibrio fischeri and Daphnia magna bioassays was performed for the first and last irradiated solutions in both matrices studied. These bioassays demonstrated that in the SW matrix, the most persistent PTPs are highly toxic to D. magna but less so to V. fischeri.
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- Carla Sirtori
- Pesticide Residue Research Group, University of Almería, Almería, Spain.
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