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Iturburu FG, Bertrand L, Soursou V, Scheibler EE, Calderon G, Altamirano JC, Amé MV, Menone ML, Picó Y. Pesticides and PPCPs in aquatic ecosystems of the andean central region: Occurrence and ecological risk assessment in the Uco valley. J Hazard Mater 2024; 465:133274. [PMID: 38128229 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.133274] [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: 08/27/2023] [Revised: 12/05/2023] [Accepted: 12/13/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
Abstract
Uco valley (Mendoza, Argentina) suffers the concomitant effect of climate change, anthropic pressure and water scarcity. Moreover chemical pollution to aquatic ecosystems could be another pressuring factor, but it was not studied enough to the present. In this sense, the aim of this study was to assess the occurrence of pesticides, pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) in aquatic ecosystems of the Uco Valley and to perform an ecological risk assessment (ERA). The presence of several insecticides (mainly neonicotinoids), herbicides (atrazine, diuron, metolachlor, terbutryn) and fungicides (strobilurins, triazolic and benzimidazolic compounds) in water samples in two seasons, related to crops like vineyards, garlic or fruit trees was associated to medium and high-risk probabilities for aquatic biota. Moreover, PPCPs of the group of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, parabens and bisphenol A were detected in all the samples and their calculated risk quotients also indicated a high risk. This is the first record of pesticides and PPCPs with an ERA in this growing agricultural oasis. Despite the importance of these findings in Uco Valley for decision makers in the region, this multilevel approach could bring a wide variety of tools for similar regions in with similar productive and environmental conditions, in order to afford actions to reach Sustainable Development Goals. SYNOPSIS: Aquatic ecosystems in arid mountain regions are threatened worldwide. This study reports relevant data about chemical pollution in Central Andes, which could be a useful tool to enhance SDGs' accomplishment.
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- Fernando G Iturburu
- Laboratorio de Ecotoxicología, Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (IIMyC), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (UNMdP), Juan B. Justo 2550, 7600 Mar del Plata, Argentina.
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- Laboratorio de Investigaciones en Contaminación Acuática y Ecotoxicología (LICAE), Centro de Investigaciones en Bioquímica Clínica e Inmunología (CIBICI-CONICET) and Dpto. Bioquímica Clínica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Medina Allende esq. Haya de la Torre, Ciudad Universitaria, 5000 Córdoba, Argentina
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- Food and Environmental Safety Research Group (SAMA-UV), Desertification Research Centre - CIDE (CSIC-UV-GV) University of Valencia, Road CV-315 km 10.7, 46113 Moncada, Valencia, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Entomología, Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de Zonas Áridas (IADIZA), CONICET-Universidad Nacional de Cuyo (UNCuyo)-Government of Mendoza, Av. Ruiz Leal s/n, Parque General San Martín, 5500, Mendoza, Argentina
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- Instituto del Hábitat y del Ambiente (IHAM), Facultad de Arquitectura, Urbanismo y Diseño (FAUD, UNMdP), Dean Funes 3350, 7600 Mar del Plata, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Av. Rivadavia 1917, C1033AAJ Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (IANIGLA), CONICET-UNCuyo-Government of Mendoza, Av. Ruiz Leal s/n, Parque General San Martín, 5500 (P.O. Box 331), Mendoza, Argentina; Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales (FCEN), UNCuyo, Padre Jorge Contreras 1300, 5502 (P.O. Box 331), Mendoza, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Investigaciones en Contaminación Acuática y Ecotoxicología (LICAE), Centro de Investigaciones en Bioquímica Clínica e Inmunología (CIBICI-CONICET) and Dpto. Bioquímica Clínica, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Medina Allende esq. Haya de la Torre, Ciudad Universitaria, 5000 Córdoba, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Ecotoxicología, Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras (IIMyC), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (UNMdP), Juan B. Justo 2550, 7600 Mar del Plata, Argentina
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- Food and Environmental Safety Research Group (SAMA-UV), Desertification Research Centre - CIDE (CSIC-UV-GV) University of Valencia, Road CV-315 km 10.7, 46113 Moncada, Valencia, Spain
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Lanaro VM, Sombra LL, Altamirano JC, Almeida CA, Stege PW. Chiral separation of propranolol by electrokinetic chromatography using nanodiamonds and human serum albumin as a pseudo-stationary phase in river water. Chirality 2024; 36:e23640. [PMID: 38384157 DOI: 10.1002/chir.23640] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2023] [Revised: 12/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/19/2023] [Indexed: 02/23/2024]
Abstract
Propranolol is currently considered as an emerging contaminant in water bodies. In this study, R- and S-propranolol were determined in river samples by electrokinetic chromatography (EKC) using nanodiamonds (NDs) and human serum albumin (HSA) as a pseudo-stationary phase in order to achieve enantioseparation. Previously, river samples were preconcentrated using a column filled with Amberlite® IR-120 and Dowex® 50WX8 resins. The setting up of influential factors such as temperature, voltage, pH, and HSA and NDs concentration is accurately described along this manuscript. A multivariate study and optimization was carried out to obtain the enantioseparation of propranolol (Rs = 2.91), which was reached under the following experimental conditions: voltage of 16 kV, temperature of 16°C, phosphate buffer pH 9.5, NDs of 0.20%, and HSA of 15 μmol l-1 . The recoveries of analytes under optimal conditions were higher than 98%. The limits of detection were 0.85 μg l-1 for R- and S-propranolol. The method was applied to real samples, and the obtained results in three different water sources studied were 1.02, 0.59, and 0.30 μg l-1 for the R-enantiomer and 0.99, 0.54, and 0.28 μg l-1 for the S-enantiomer. The accuracy of the proposed methodology (including bias and precision) has allowed us to propose it as a successful tool for the control of water quality.
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- Verónica M Lanaro
- Facultad de Química, Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, San Luis, Argentina
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- Facultad de Química, Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, San Luis, Argentina
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- IANIGLA, Laboratorio de Química Ambiental, Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales, Mendoza, Argentina
- CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas), San Luis, Argentina
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- Facultad de Química, Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, San Luis, Argentina
- CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas), San Luis, Argentina
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- Facultad de Química, Bioquímica y Farmacia, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, San Luis, Argentina
- CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Tecnológicas), San Luis, Argentina
- Laboratorio de Medicina Experimental y Transcripcional, IMIBIO-SL, Instituto Multidisciplinario de Investigación Biológica, San Luis, Argentina
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Folarin BT, Poma G, Yin S, Altamirano JC, Oluseyi T, Badru G, Covaci A. Assessment of legacy and alternative halogenated organic pollutants in outdoor dust and soil from e-waste sites in Nigeria: Concentrations, patterns, and implications for human exposure. Environ Pollut 2024; 342:123032. [PMID: 38036088 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2023.123032] [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: 09/15/2023] [Revised: 11/10/2023] [Accepted: 11/21/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023]
Abstract
E-waste is often processed informally, particularly in developing countries, resulting in the release of harmful chemicals into the environment. This study investigated the co-occurrence of selected persistent organic pollutants (POPs), including legacy and alternative halogenated flame retardants (10 polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), decabromodiphenyl ethane (DBDPE), syn and anti-dechlorane plus (DP)), 32 polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and 12 organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), in 20 outdoor dust and 49 soil samples from 7 e-waste sites in Nigeria. This study provides the first report on alternative flame retardants (DBDPE and DP) in Nigeria. The total concentration range of the selected classes of compounds was in the order: ∑10PBDEs (44-12300 ng/g) > DBDPE (4.9-3032 ng/g) > ∑2DP (0.7-278 ng/g) > ∑32PCBs (4.9-148 ng/g) > ∑12OCPs (1.9-25 ng/g) for dust, and DBDPE (4.9-9647 ng/g) > ∑10PBDEs (90.3-7548 ng/g) > ∑32PCBs (6.1-5025 ng/g) > ∑12OCPs (1.9-250 ng/g) > ∑2DP (2.1-142 ng/g) for soil. PBDEs were the major contributors to POP pollution at e-waste dismantling sites, while PCBs were the most significant contributors at e-waste dumpsites. DBDPE was found to be significantly associated with pollution at both e-waste dismantling and dumpsites. Estimated daily intake (EDI) via dust and soil ingestion and dermal adsorption routes ranged from 1.3 to 2.8 ng/kg bw/day and 0.2-2.9 ng/kg bw/day, respectively. In the worst-case scenario, EDI ranged from 2.9 to 10 ng/kg bw/day and 0.8-5.8 ng/kg bw/day for dust and soil, respectively. The obtained intake levels posed no non-carcinogenic risk, but could increase the incidence of cancer at some of the studied e-waste sites, with values exceeding the USEPA cancer risk lower limit (1.0 × 10-6). Overall, our results suggest that e-waste sites act as emission point sources of POPs.
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- Bilikis T Folarin
- Toxicological Centre, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610, Wilrijk, Belgium; Department of Chemistry, University of Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria; Chemistry Department, Chrisland University, Ogun State, 23409, Nigeria
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- Toxicological Centre, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610, Wilrijk, Belgium
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- Toxicological Centre, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610, Wilrijk, Belgium; Key Laboratory of Pollution Exposure and Health Intervention of Zhejiang Province, Interdisciplinary Research Academy (IRA), Zhejiang Shuren University, Hangzhou, 310015, China.
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- Toxicological Centre, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610, Wilrijk, Belgium; Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (IANIGLA), CONICET-UNCuyo-Government of Mendoza, P.O. Box. 331, (5500), Mendoza, Argentina; Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, (5500), Mendoza, Argentina
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria
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- Department of Geographical and Environmental Education, Lagos State University of Education, Oto-Ijanikin, Lagos State, Nigeria
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- Toxicological Centre, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610, Wilrijk, Belgium
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Abraham EC, D'Angelo JA, Ramírez DA, Camargo AB, Altamirano JC. Organic matter degradation determines the concentrations of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in sediments. Multivariate learning on environmental and experimental models. Sci Total Environ 2023; 876:162766. [PMID: 36921870 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162766] [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] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2022] [Revised: 02/03/2023] [Accepted: 03/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
Sediment organic matter (SOM) plays an important role in capturing polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) due to its affinity to hydrophobic and lipophilic compounds. Previous publications about correlations between PBDE concentrations and SOM content showed discrepancies among the results, reporting either significant positive correlations or no correlations at all. This work aimed to provide a deeper insight into SOM characteristics that might determine the concentrations of PBDEs in sediments. Sediment samples from Mendoza province, Argentina, were analyzed to contrast two models, environmental and experimental, using multivariate learning methods. Mendoza has been going through increasing events of drought and water scarcity, hence the occurrence, transport, and fate of contaminants as PBDEs in aquatic environments is of superlative importance. Principal component analysis (PCA) and partial least squares regression (PLS) were used to evaluate the correlations between physicochemical properties of sediments, semi-quantitative Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) area ratios obtained from SOM spectra, and PBDE concentrations in sediments. Moreover, a linear model was proposed to determine SOM density using FTIR area ratios and it was used as an additional variable in multivariate analyses. The results obtained from PCA and PLS were consistent and revealed that PBDE concentrations in sediments were correlated with a more degraded SOM, characterized by shorter and more branched hydrocarbon chains. PBDE concentrations were also correlated with higher SOM density values, which in turn were correlated with SOM degradation. These findings extend previous understanding and emphasize that not only is the organic matter content a factor in determining PBDE concentrations in sediments, but also and more significantly, its degree of degradation.
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- Emilia C Abraham
- Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (IANIGLA), CONICET-UNCuyo-Government of Mendoza, P.O. Box. 331 (5500), Mendoza, Argentina
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- Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (IANIGLA), CONICET-UNCuyo-Government of Mendoza, P.O. Box. 331 (5500), Mendoza, Argentina; Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo (UNCuyo), Padre Jorge Contreras 1300, Mendoza 5500, Argentina; Cape Breton University, Department of Mathematics, Physics, and Geology, 1250 Grand Lake Rd., Sydney, Nova Scotia B1P 6L2, Canada
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- Instituto de Biología Agrícola de Mendoza (IBAM), CONICET-Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentina; Laboratorio de Cromatografía para Agroalimentos, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biología Agrícola de Mendoza (IBAM), CONICET-Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentina; Laboratorio de Cromatografía para Agroalimentos, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
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- Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (IANIGLA), CONICET-UNCuyo-Government of Mendoza, P.O. Box. 331 (5500), Mendoza, Argentina; Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo (UNCuyo), Padre Jorge Contreras 1300, Mendoza 5500, Argentina.
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Pérez MB, Carvajal S, Beretta V, Bannoud F, Fangio MF, Berli F, Fontana A, Salomón MV, Gonzalez R, Valerga L, Altamirano JC, Yildiz M, Iorizzo M, Simon PW, Cavagnaro PF. Characterization of Purple Carrot Germplasm for Antioxidant Capacity and Root Concentration of Anthocyanins, Phenolics, and Carotenoids. Plants (Basel) 2023; 12:plants12091796. [PMID: 37176853 PMCID: PMC10181440 DOI: 10.3390/plants12091796] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Revised: 04/19/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
Abstract
The present study characterized a genetically and phenotypically diverse collection of 27 purple and two non-purple (one orange and one yellow) carrot accessions for concentration of root anthocyanins, phenolics, and carotenoids, and antioxidant capacity estimated by four different methods (ORAC, DPPH, ABTS, FRAP), in a partially replicated experimental design comprising data from two growing seasons (2018 and 2019). Broad and significant (p < 0.0001) variation was found among the accessions for all the traits. Acylated anthocyanins (AA) predominated over non-acylated anthocyanins (NAA) in all the accessions and years analyzed, with AA accounting for 55.5-100% of the total anthocyanin content (TAC). Anthocyanins acylated with ferulic acid and coumaric acid were the most abundant carrot anthocyanins. In general, black or solid purple carrots had the greatest TAC and total phenolic content (TPC), and the strongest antioxidant capacities, measured by all methods. Antioxidant capacity, estimated by all methods, was significantly, positively, and moderately-to-strongly correlated with the content of all individual anthocyanins pigments, TAC, and TPC, in both years (r = 0.59-0.90, p < 0.0001), but not with the carotenoid pigments lutein and β-carotene; suggesting that anthocyanins and other phenolics, but not carotenoids, are major contributors of the antioxidant capacity in purple carrots. We identified accessions with high concentration of chemically stable AA, with potential value for the production of food dyes, and accessions with relatively high content of bioavailable NAA that can be selected for increased nutraceutical value (e.g., for fresh consumption).
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- María Belén Pérez
- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Av. Rivadavia 1917, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires C1425, Argentina
- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Estación Experimental Agropecuaria La Consulta, Ex Ruta 40 km 96, La Consulta M5567, Argentina
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Av. Rivadavia 1917, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires C1425, Argentina
- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Estación Experimental Agropecuaria La Consulta, Ex Ruta 40 km 96, La Consulta M5567, Argentina
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Av. Rivadavia 1917, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires C1425, Argentina
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Av. Rivadavia 1917, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires C1425, Argentina
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- Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Instituto de Investigaciones Físicas de Mar del Plata, Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (CONICET-UNMDP), Mar del Plata B7602, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biología Agrícola de Mendoza (IBAM), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Almirante Brown 500, Chacras de Coria M5528, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biología Agrícola de Mendoza (IBAM), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Almirante Brown 500, Chacras de Coria M5528, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biología Agrícola de Mendoza (IBAM), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Almirante Brown 500, Chacras de Coria M5528, Argentina
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- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Estación Experimental Agropecuaria La Consulta, Ex Ruta 40 km 96, La Consulta M5567, Argentina
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Av. Rivadavia 1917, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires C1425, Argentina
- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Estación Experimental Agropecuaria La Consulta, Ex Ruta 40 km 96, La Consulta M5567, Argentina
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- Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (IANIGLA, CONICET-UNCuyo-Gobierno de Mendoza), Av. Ruiz Leal s/n, Parque General San Martín, Mendoza M5500, Argentina
- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Padre Jorge Contreras 1300, Mendoza M5500, Argentina
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Van Yüzüncü Yıl University, 65080 Van, Turkey
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- Department of Horticultural Science, North Carolina State University, 2721 Founders Drive, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
- Plants for Human Health Institute, North Carolina State University, 600 Laureate Way, Kannapolis, NC 28081, USA
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- Department of Horticulture, University of Wisconsin-Madison, United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS), Vegetable Crops Research Unit, 1575 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Av. Rivadavia 1917, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires C1425, Argentina
- Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA), Estación Experimental Agropecuaria La Consulta, Ex Ruta 40 km 96, La Consulta M5567, Argentina
- Instituto de Horticultura, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Almirante Brown 500, Chacras de Coria M5528, Argentina
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Giraud-Billoud M, Cuervo P, Altamirano JC, Pizarro M, Aranibar JN, Catapano A, Cuello H, Masachessi G, Vega IA. Monitoring of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in wastewater as an epidemiological surveillance tool in Mendoza, Argentina. Sci Total Environ 2021; 796:148887. [PMID: 34274669 PMCID: PMC8426053 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [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: 05/02/2021] [Revised: 07/02/2021] [Accepted: 07/03/2021] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Wastewater-based epidemiology (WBE) is an emerging tool that gives temporal and spatial information on a population's health status. Here, we report the epidemiological dynamics of a population of ~1.2 million residents in the metropolitan region of Mendoza province, Argentina, within the period July 2020 to January 2021. We combined the use of WBE of two wastewater treatment plants with epidemiological surveillance of the corresponding populations. We applied two viral concentration methods (polyethylene glycol precipitation and aluminum-based adsorption-flocculation) and RNA isolation methods in each wastewater sample to increase the possibility of detection and quantification of nucleocapsid markers (N1 and N2) of SARS-CoV-2 by RT-qPCR. Overall, our results allowed us to trace the rise, exponential growth, plateau, and fall of SARS-CoV-2 infections for 26 weeks. Individual analysis for each wastewater treatment plant showed a positive correlation between the viral load of SARS-CoV-2 genetic markers and COVID-19 cases that were diagnosed per week. Our findings indicate that WBE is a useful epidemiological indicator to anticipate the increase in COVID-19 cases and monitor the advance of the pandemic and different waves of infections.
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- Maximiliano Giraud-Billoud
- IHEM, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, CONICET, Casilla de Correo 33, 5500 Mendoza, Argentina; Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Instituto de Fisiología, Casilla de Correo 33, 5500 Mendoza, Argentina; Universidad Nacional de Villa Mercedes, Escuela de Ciencias de la Salud-Medicina, Departamento de Ciencias Básicas, 5730 San Luis, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Instituto de Fisiología, Casilla de Correo 33, 5500 Mendoza, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Casilla de Correo 33, 5500 Mendoza, Argentina; IANIGLA, CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Casilla de Correo 330, Mendoza, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Instituto de Fisiología, Casilla de Correo 33, 5500 Mendoza, Argentina
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- Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Casilla de Correo 33, 5500 Mendoza, Argentina; IANIGLA, CONICET, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Casilla de Correo 330, Mendoza, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Virología, Hospital Central de Mendoza, Argentina
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- Instituto de Virología "Dr. J. M. Vanella", Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Enfermera Gordillo Gómez s/n. Ciudad Universitaria, CP, 5000 Córdoba, Argentina
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- IHEM, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, CONICET, Casilla de Correo 33, 5500 Mendoza, Argentina; Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Instituto de Fisiología, Casilla de Correo 33, 5500 Mendoza, Argentina; Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Casilla de Correo 33, 5500 Mendoza, Argentina.
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Ríos JM, Mammana SB, Moreira E, Poma G, Malarvannan G, Barrera-Oro E, Covaci A, Ciocco NF, Altamirano JC. Accumulation of PBDEs and MeO-PBDEs in notothenioid fish from the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica: An interspecies comparative study. Mar Pollut Bull 2021; 168:112453. [PMID: 33971454 DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2021.112453] [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: 02/11/2021] [Revised: 04/28/2021] [Accepted: 05/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Concentrations of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and methoxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers (MeO-PBDEs); are reported in specimens of fish notothenioids Chaenocephalus aceratus (SSI), Trematomus bernacchii (ERN), and Nototheniops nudifrons (NOD) from the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica. Significant differences in the accumulation of 2'-MeO-BDE-68 and 6-MeO-BDE-47 were detected among the analysed species. MeO-BDEs were significantly higher in SSI (11.7, 8.6, and 14.1 ng g-1 lw) than in NOD (1.63, 1.63, and 3.0 ng g-1 lw) in muscle, liver, and gill, respectively. Feeding ecology traits explain the accumulation patterns of MeO-PBDEs. SSI has a higher feeding activity with a broader diet, followed by ERN, whereas NOD is a benthic/sedentary fish with a narrower diet. The accumulation of PBDEs was neither species-, nor tissue-specific. The current study expands the knowledge concerning the accumulation of PBDEs and MeO-PBDEs in Antarctic marine fish and supports the importance of species-specificity in the accumulation of MeO-PBDEs.
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- Juan Manuel Ríos
- Laboratorio de Química Ambiental, Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (IANIGLA, CCT-CONICET), Mendoza 5500, Argentina; Instituto de Medicina y Biología Experimental de Cuyo (IMBECU, CCT-CONICET), Mendoza 5505, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Química Ambiental, Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (IANIGLA, CCT-CONICET), Mendoza 5500, Argentina; Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina; Instituto de Biología Agrícola de Mendoza (IBAM, CCT-CONICET), Mendoza 5505, Argentina
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- Instituto Antártico Argentino (IAA), Buenos Aires, Argentina; Laboratorio de Biología Funcional y Biotecnología (BIOLAB), INBIOTEC-CONICET, Facultad de Agronomía, UNCPBA, Azul 7300, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Toxicological Centre, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
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- Toxicological Centre, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
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- Instituto Antártico Argentino (IAA), Buenos Aires, Argentina; Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales Bernardino Rivadavia and CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Toxicological Centre, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
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- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina; Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas (IADIZA, CCT-CONICET), Mendoza 5500, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Química Ambiental, Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (IANIGLA, CCT-CONICET), Mendoza 5500, Argentina; Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina.
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Ríos JM, Attademo AM, Mammana SB, Altamirano JC, Lajmanovich RC. Impact of dietary lipid level on esterase enzyme activities in the non-target freshwater shrimp Macrobrachium borellii exposed to chlorpyrifos. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2021; 28:19497-19504. [PMID: 33619620 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-13055-w] [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: 09/23/2020] [Accepted: 02/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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This study increases our understanding of how diet-driven phenotypic plasticity can help non-target aquatic invertebrates deal with chlorpyrifos (CPO) exposure. A bioassay was performed over 6 days with the freshwater shrimp Macrobrachium borellii. Experimental treatments included CPO-treated shrimps (10 μg L-1) were fed with (i) a lipid-rich diet, (ii) a lipid-medium diet, or (iii) a lipid-poor diet. Control shrimps (no CPO exposure) received the same diets as detailed above. Cholinesterases and carboxylesterases were determined as an indicator of CPO exposure. Results showed that diets with a medium-to-high lipid content were important inducers of esterase activity, while shrimps exposed to CPO under a lipid-poor diet showed a significant enzymatic inhibition. This diet-dependent esterase induction suggests that the intake of fatty dietary items mitigates the esterase enzyme inhibition caused by CPO exposure.
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- Juan Manuel Ríos
- Laboratorio de Química Ambiental, Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (IANIGLA), CCT-CONICET, P.O. Box 131, 5500, Mendoza, ZC, Argentina.
- Instituto de Medicina y Biología Experimental (IMBECU), CCT-CONICET, 5500, Mendoza, ZC, Argentina.
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- Laboratorio de Ecotoxicología, Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional del Litoral (FBCB-UNL-CONICET), Paraje El Pozo s/n, 3000, Santa Fe, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Química Ambiental, Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (IANIGLA), CCT-CONICET, P.O. Box 131, 5500, Mendoza, ZC, Argentina
- Instituto de Biología Agrícola de Mendoza (IBAM), CCT-CONICET, 5500, Mendoza, ZC, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Química Ambiental, Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (IANIGLA), CCT-CONICET, P.O. Box 131, 5500, Mendoza, ZC, Argentina
- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo (FCEN-UNCuyo), Padre Contreras 1300, 5500, Mendoza, ZC, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Ecotoxicología, Facultad de Bioquímica y Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional del Litoral (FBCB-UNL-CONICET), Paraje El Pozo s/n, 3000, Santa Fe, Argentina
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Ruggeri MF, Castesana PS, Bolaño-Ortiz TR, Puliafito SE, Pascual Flores RM, Altamirano JC, Allende DG. Identifying patterns and sources of anthropogenic trace metals in the Argentine Central Andes by using snow samples and an atmospheric dispersion model. Environ Sci Process Impacts 2020; 22:1491-1501. [PMID: 32530440 DOI: 10.1039/d0em00096e] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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This study presents the first local measurements of metals in snow from the Argentine Central Andes. Cu, Pb and Zn were selected as specific tracers of anthropogenic local emission sources in the study area. Snow samples were collected during winter (2014, 2015 and 2016) at two sites with different characteristics: Punta de Vacas and Vallecitos. The samples were analyzed by ICP-MS, and the average concentrations found were 1.4 μg L-1 (Cu), 2.2 μg L-1 (Pb) and 14.2 μg L-1 (Zn) in the snow samples from Vallecitos, and 5.3 μg L-1 (Cu), 2.6 μg L-1 (Pb) and 24.0 μg L-1 (Zn) in the snow samples from Punta de Vacas. These data and the snowfall amount in each sampling site were statistically analyzed. Results suggested that the levels of metals in the snow are influenced not only by the atmospheric concentrations, but also by the amount of precipitated snow. Additionally, an atmospheric dispersion model, CALPUFF, was applied in the study area to determine the origin of the studied metals and to understand the spatial distribution pattern of the concentrations found. Results showed that the metal atmospheric loads in the study area originated from local sources, especially vehicular traffic and mining. This work represents an important contribution to the knowledge and preservation of the local Andean cryosphere, and it could be used as an input to develop protection policies in the area through the combination of different and complementary tools for the evaluation of air quality.
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- Maria F Ruggeri
- Centro de Tecnologías Ambientales (CETAM), Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Valparaíso, Chile. and Facultad Regional Mendoza, Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, Mendoza, Argentina and Laboratorio de Química Ambiental, Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (IANIGLA-CONICET), Argentina
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- Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Argentina and Instituto de Investigación en Ingeniería Ambiental (3iA), Universidad Nacional de San Martín, Argentina and Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica (CNEA), Gerencia Química, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Facultad Regional Mendoza, Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, Mendoza, Argentina and Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Argentina
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- Facultad Regional Mendoza, Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, Mendoza, Argentina and Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Argentina
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- Facultad Regional Mendoza, Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, Mendoza, Argentina and Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Química Ambiental, Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (IANIGLA-CONICET), Argentina and Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
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- Facultad Regional Mendoza, Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, Mendoza, Argentina
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Mammana SB, C. Abraham E, Camargo AB, Vázquez Á, Altamirano JC. Enzymatic Digestion Coupled to Surfactant‐Assisted Dispersive Liquid‐Liquid Microextraction: A Mild Approach for Determining Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers in Human Hair Sample. ChemistrySelect 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201904795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Sabrina B. Mammana
- Instituto Argentino de NivologíaGlaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (CCT- Mendoza) Av. Ruiz Leal s/n, P.O. Box 131 Mendoza 5500 Argentina
- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y NaturalesUniversidad Nacional de Cuyo Padre Jorge Contreras 1300 Mendoza 5500 Argentina
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- Instituto Argentino de NivologíaGlaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (CCT- Mendoza) Av. Ruiz Leal s/n, P.O. Box 131 Mendoza 5500 Argentina
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- Facultad de Ciencias AgrariasUniversidad Nacional de Cuyo, Instituto de Biología Agrícola de Mendoza (CCT- Mendoza) Alte. Brown 500 5505, Chacras de Coria Mendoza Argentina
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- Instituto Argentino de NivologíaGlaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (CCT- Mendoza) Av. Ruiz Leal s/n, P.O. Box 131 Mendoza 5500 Argentina
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- Instituto Argentino de NivologíaGlaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (CCT- Mendoza) Av. Ruiz Leal s/n, P.O. Box 131 Mendoza 5500 Argentina
- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y NaturalesUniversidad Nacional de Cuyo Padre Jorge Contreras 1300 Mendoza 5500 Argentina
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Ríos JM, Ruggeri MF, Poma G, Malarvannan G, Covaci A, Puliafito SE, Ciocco NF, Altamirano JC. Occurrence of organochlorine compounds in fish from freshwater environments of the central Andes, Argentina. Sci Total Environ 2019; 693:133389. [PMID: 31362233 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.07.195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 02/26/2019] [Revised: 07/11/2019] [Accepted: 07/13/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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The Central Andes region is considered an area of high environmental relevance in South America and it is rich in glaciers, which are the main fresh water sources and reservoirs of the region. The presence of organochlorine compounds (OCs) is an environmental threat due to their persistence and adverse effects on wildlife and humans. The levels of OCs, such as chlordane compounds (CHLs), dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane and metabolites (DDTs), hexachlorobenzene (HCB), hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCHs), and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), were determined in muscle and liver tissues of fish and in sediments collected from different sites of the central Andes: the Mendoza River and the Yaucha River (rainbow trout: Oncorhynchus mykiss) and Carrizal Dam (silverside: Odontesthes bonariensis). Regardless of studied site and fish tissue, the general OC trend was: DDTs > PCBs > HCHs > CHLs > HCB. The results showed clear geographic distribution patterns for DDTs. Among the sampling sites, silverside fish showed the highest average load of DDTs (614 and 867 ng g-1 lw in muscle and liver tissues, respectively). Based on the biota-sediment bioaccumulation factor (BSAF), both rainbow trout and silverside fish showed comparable capability to accumulate p,p'-DDT in their tissues. Intraspecific correlational analysis showed that CB-138 in muscle and p,p'-DDT in liver were clearly correlated with the lipid content in silverside specimens, which highlights the relevance of taking into account the fat content and the type of target tissues.
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- Juan M Ríos
- Laboratorio de Química Ambiental, Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (IANIGLA, CCT-CONICET), P.O. Box 131, Mendoza 5500, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Química Ambiental, Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (IANIGLA, CCT-CONICET), P.O. Box 131, Mendoza 5500, Argentina; Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, Facultad Regional Mendoza, Rodriguez 273, Mendoza, Argentina
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- Toxicological Center, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
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- Toxicological Center, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
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- Toxicological Center, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
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- Universidad Tecnológica Nacional, Facultad Regional Mendoza, Rodriguez 273, Mendoza, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Argentina
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- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina; Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas (IADIZA, CCT-CONICET), Mendoza 5500, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Química Ambiental, Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (IANIGLA, CCT-CONICET), P.O. Box 131, Mendoza 5500, Argentina; Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina.
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Altamirano JC, Gratz SR, Wolnik KA. Investigation of Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids and Their N-Oxides in Commercial Comfrey-Containing Products and Botanical Materials by Liquid Chromatography Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry. J AOAC Int 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/jaoac/88.2.406] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) and their N-oxides are found in several plant families throughout the world. PAs are potentially toxic to the liver and/or lungs in humans and may cause acute liver failure, cirrhosis, pneumonitis, or pulmonary hypertension. PAs are also carcinogenic to animals, and they have been linked to the development of hepatocellular and skin squamous cell carcinomas as well as liver angiosarcomas. According to experimental studies, the quantity of PAs in some herbal teas and dietary supplements is sufficient to be carcinogenic in exposed individuals. A method for the extraction and identification of PAs and their N-oxides in botanical materials and commercial comfrey-containing products has been developed using liquid chromatography electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. Following optimization of the extraction procedure and the chromatographic conditions, the method was applied to the analysis of 10 herbal remedies. All of the products that were labeled to contain comfrey were found to contain measurable quantities of PAs.
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- U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Forensic Chemistry Center, Cincinnati, OH 45237-3097
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- U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Forensic Chemistry Center, Cincinnati, OH 45237-3097
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- Emilia del C. Abraham
- Instituto Argentino de NivologíaGlaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (CCT-CONICET-Mendoza) Av. Ruiz Leal s/n, P.O. Box 131 Mendoza 5500 Argentina
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- Instituto Argentino de NivologíaGlaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (CCT-CONICET-Mendoza) Av. Ruiz Leal s/n, P.O. Box 131 Mendoza 5500 Argentina
- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y NaturalesUniversidad Nacional de Cuyo Padre Jorge Contreras 1300 Mendoza 5500 Argentina
- Paleobotanical LaboratoryCape Breton University 1250 Grand Lake Rd., Sydney Nova Scotia B1P 6 L2 Canada
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- Instituto Argentino de NivologíaGlaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (CCT-CONICET-Mendoza) Av. Ruiz Leal s/n, P.O. Box 131 Mendoza 5500 Argentina
- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y NaturalesUniversidad Nacional de Cuyo Padre Jorge Contreras 1300 Mendoza 5500 Argentina
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- Instituto Argentino de NivologíaGlaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (CCT-CONICET-Mendoza) Av. Ruiz Leal s/n, P.O. Box 131 Mendoza 5500 Argentina
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- Instituto Argentino de NivologíaGlaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (CCT-CONICET-Mendoza) Av. Ruiz Leal s/n, P.O. Box 131 Mendoza 5500 Argentina
- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y NaturalesUniversidad Nacional de Cuyo Padre Jorge Contreras 1300 Mendoza 5500 Argentina
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Ríos JM, Lana NB, Ciocco NF, Covaci A, Barrera-Oro E, Moreira E, Altamirano JC. Implications of biological factors on accumulation of persistent organic pollutants in Antarctic notothenioid fish. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2017; 145:630-639. [PMID: 28806565 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2017.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [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: 02/14/2017] [Revised: 07/31/2017] [Accepted: 08/02/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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In the present study, the possible associations between selected persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and biological factors were assessed in different tissues of two Antarctic notothenioid fish: Notothenia rossii (NOR) and Trematomus newnesi (TRN) collected at Potter Cove, King George Island/Isla 25 de Mayo, South Shetland Islands. Specifically, association patterns between biological factors (body size, lipid content, body condition) and POP concentrations (polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and metabolites, polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), and hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH), hexachlorobenzene (HCB), chlordanes (CHLs) and methoxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers (MeO-PBDEs)), were explored by using two approaches: multivariate analyses (principal component analysis: PCA) and intraspecific correlations. Integrating results suggest that biological factors such as size, KI and tissue type seemed to be associated to selective accumulation of POPs for immature specimens of N. rossii, and KI and tissue type for mature specimens of T. newnesi. Each particular factor should be considered when choosing N. rossii or T. newnesi as sentinels for POPs pollution in Antarctic marine environments. Further, both nototheniids showed a selective accumulation pattern in their gonads of penta-chlorinated biphenyls (penta-CBs; 55.5 and 29ngg-1 lw for N. rossii and T. newnesi, respectively) and organochlorine pesticides such as DDTs (199 and 13.3ngg-1 lw, for N. rossii and T. newnesi respectively), and of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in gills (97.2 and 22.1 for ngg-1 lw, for N. rossii and T. newnesi, respectively), highlighting the importance of these tissues in monitoring studies of pollution in fish. The current study expands the knowledge concerning the biological factors to be investigated when specific pollutants are monitored and supports the importance of tissue type for the selective accumulation of POPs in Antarctic fish. Additionally, a contribution to the scarce data on concentration of MeO-PBDEs in Antarctic marine organisms, particularly in the highly diverse perciform suborder Notothenioidei is provided.
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- J M Ríos
- Laboratorio de Química Ambiental, Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (IANIGLA, CCT-CONICET), Mendoza 5500, Argentina.
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- Laboratorio de Química Ambiental, Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (IANIGLA, CCT-CONICET), Mendoza 5500, Argentina; Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina.
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- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina; Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de las Zonas Áridas (IADIZA,CCT- CONICET), Mendoza 5500, Argentina.
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- Toxicological Center, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium.
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- Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales Bernardino Rivadavia and CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Instituto Antártico Argentino (IAA), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Instituto Antártico Argentino (IAA), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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- Laboratorio de Química Ambiental, Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (IANIGLA, CCT-CONICET), Mendoza 5500, Argentina; Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina.
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Mammana SB, Berton P, Camargo AB, Lascalea GE, Altamirano JC. Coprecipitation-assisted coacervative extraction coupled to high-performance liquid chromatography: An approach for determining organophosphorus pesticides in water samples. Electrophoresis 2017; 38:1334-1343. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.201600335] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2016] [Revised: 02/01/2017] [Accepted: 02/01/2017] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Sabrina B. Mammana
- Laboratorio de Química Ambiental, Instituto Argentino de Nivología; Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (CCT-CONICET-Mendoza); Mendoza Argentina
- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Universidad Nacional de Cuyo; Mendoza Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Química Ambiental, Instituto Argentino de Nivología; Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (CCT-CONICET-Mendoza); Mendoza Argentina
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- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Universidad Nacional de Cuyo; Mendoza Argentina
- Instituto de Biología Agrícola de Mendoza (CCT-CONICET-Mendoza); Mendoza Argentina
- Laboratorio de Cromatografía para Agroalimentos, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Universidad Nacional de Cuyo; Mendoza Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Química Ambiental, Instituto Argentino de Nivología; Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (CCT-CONICET-Mendoza); Mendoza Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Química Ambiental, Instituto Argentino de Nivología; Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (CCT-CONICET-Mendoza); Mendoza Argentina
- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Universidad Nacional de Cuyo; Mendoza Argentina
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Berton P, Mammana SB, Locatelli DA, Lana NB, Hapon MB, Camargo AB, Altamirano JC. Determination of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in milk samples. Development of green extraction coupled techniques for sample preparation. Electrophoresis 2017. [PMID: 27739583 DOI: 10.1002/elps.v38.3-410.1002/elps.201600247] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Ultrasound-assisted extraction (UAE), cloud point extraction (CPE), and ultrasound back-extraction (UABE) techniques have been coupled for lixiviation, preconcentration, and cleanup of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) from milk samples for determination by gas chromatography-electron capture detection (GC-ECD). Physicochemical parameters that affect the efficiency of the extraction system were investigated using a design of experiments based on multivariate statistical tools, and considering the sample matrix along the development. The coupling of the leaching step, UAE, enhanced ca. 3.5 times the extraction efficiency of the former sample preparation methodology (CPE-UABE) leading to cleaner sample extracts suitable for GC analysis. Under optimum conditions, the proposed methodology exhibits successful performance in terms of linearity and precision, with recoveries in the range of 68-70% and LODs within the range 0.05-0.5 ng/g dry weight (d.w.). The proposed sample preparation methodology coupled three green analytical techniques. It expands the application frontiers of CPE for the analysis of biological samples by GC. The optimized methodology was used for determination of PBDEs in powder milk samples, from both commercial and human sources.
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- Paula Berton
- Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (IANIGLA, CONICET), Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentina
- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
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- Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (IANIGLA, CONICET), Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentina
- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
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- Instituto de Biología Agrícola de Mendoza (IBAM, CONICET), Mendoza, Argentina
- Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Chacras de Coria, Mendoza, Argentina
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- Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (IANIGLA, CONICET), Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentina
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- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
- Instituto de Medicina y Biología Experimental de Cuyo (IMBECU, CONICET), Mendoza, Argentina
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- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
- Instituto de Biología Agrícola de Mendoza (IBAM, CONICET), Mendoza, Argentina
- Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Chacras de Coria, Mendoza, Argentina
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- Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (IANIGLA, CONICET), Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentina
- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
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Berton P, Mammana SB, Locatelli DA, Lana NB, Hapon MB, Camargo AB, Altamirano JC. Determination of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in milk samples. Development of green extraction coupled techniques for sample preparation. Electrophoresis 2016; 38:460-468. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.201600247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2016] [Revised: 10/03/2016] [Accepted: 10/05/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Paula Berton
- Instituto Argentino de Nivología; Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (IANIGLA, CONICET); Mendoza Mendoza Argentina
- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Universidad Nacional de Cuyo; Mendoza Argentina
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- Instituto Argentino de Nivología; Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (IANIGLA, CONICET); Mendoza Mendoza Argentina
- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Universidad Nacional de Cuyo; Mendoza Argentina
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- Instituto de Biología Agrícola de Mendoza (IBAM, CONICET); Mendoza Argentina
- Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Universidad Nacional de Cuyo; Chacras de Coria Mendoza Argentina
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- Instituto Argentino de Nivología; Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (IANIGLA, CONICET); Mendoza Mendoza Argentina
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- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Universidad Nacional de Cuyo; Mendoza Argentina
- Instituto de Medicina y Biología Experimental de Cuyo (IMBECU, CONICET); Mendoza Argentina
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- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Universidad Nacional de Cuyo; Mendoza Argentina
- Instituto de Biología Agrícola de Mendoza (IBAM, CONICET); Mendoza Argentina
- Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias; Universidad Nacional de Cuyo; Chacras de Coria Mendoza Argentina
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- Instituto Argentino de Nivología; Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (IANIGLA, CONICET); Mendoza Mendoza Argentina
- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales; Universidad Nacional de Cuyo; Mendoza Argentina
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Hunzicker GA, Hein GJ, Hernández SR, Altamirano JC. Cloud point extraction for analysis of antiretrovirals in human plasma by UFLC-ESI-MS/MS. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ancr.2015.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Berton P, Lana NB, Ríos JM, García-Reyes JF, Altamirano JC. State of the art of environmentally friendly sample preparation approaches for determination of PBDEs and metabolites in environmental and biological samples: A critical review. Anal Chim Acta 2015; 905:24-41. [PMID: 26755134 DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2015.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [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: 04/22/2015] [Revised: 11/04/2015] [Accepted: 11/08/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Green chemistry principles for developing methodologies have gained attention in analytical chemistry in recent decades. A growing number of analytical techniques have been proposed for determination of organic persistent pollutants in environmental and biological samples. In this light, the current review aims to present state-of-the-art sample preparation approaches based on green analytical principles proposed for the determination of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and metabolites (OH-PBDEs and MeO-PBDEs) in environmental and biological samples. Approaches to lower the solvent consumption and accelerate the extraction, such as pressurized liquid extraction, microwave-assisted extraction, and ultrasound-assisted extraction, are discussed in this review. Special attention is paid to miniaturized sample preparation methodologies and strategies proposed to reduce organic solvent consumption. Additionally, extraction techniques based on alternative solvents (surfactants, supercritical fluids, or ionic liquids) are also commented in this work, even though these are scarcely used for determination of PBDEs. In addition to liquid-based extraction techniques, solid-based analytical techniques are also addressed. The development of greener, faster and simpler sample preparation approaches has increased in recent years (2003-2013). Among green extraction techniques, those based on the liquid phase predominate over those based on the solid phase (71% vs. 29%, respectively). For solid samples, solvent assisted extraction techniques are preferred for leaching of PBDEs, and liquid phase microextraction techniques are mostly used for liquid samples. Likewise, green characteristics of the instrumental analysis used after the extraction and clean-up steps are briefly discussed.
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- Paula Berton
- Laboratorio de Química Ambiental, Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (IANIGLA) - CONICET, Mendoza 5500, Argentina; Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza 5500, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Química Ambiental, Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (IANIGLA) - CONICET, Mendoza 5500, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Química Ambiental, Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (IANIGLA) - CONICET, Mendoza 5500, Argentina
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- Analytical Chemistry Research Group, Department of Physical and Analytical Chemistry, University of Jaen, 23071 Jaen, Spain
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- Laboratorio de Química Ambiental, Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (IANIGLA) - CONICET, Mendoza 5500, Argentina; Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza 5500, Argentina.
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Schuster JK, Harner T, Fillmann G, Ahrens L, Altamirano JC, Aristizábal B, Bastos W, Castillo LE, Cortés J, Fentanes O, Gusev A, Hernandez M, Ibarra MV, Lana NB, Lee SC, Martínez AP, Miglioranza KSB, Puerta AP, Segovia F, Siu M, Tominaga MY. Assessing polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and polychlorinated dibenzofurans in air across Latin American countries using polyurethane foam disk passive air samplers. Environ Sci Technol 2015; 49:3680-3686. [PMID: 25686404 DOI: 10.1021/es506071n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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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A passive air sampling network has been established to investigate polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) at Global Atmospheric Passive Sampling (GAPS) sites and six additional sites in the Group of Latin American and Caribbean Countries (GRULAC) region. The air sampling network covers background, agricultural, rural, and urban sites. Samples have been collected over four consecutive periods of 6 months, which started in January 2011 [period 1 (January to June 2011), period 2 (July to December 2011), period 3 (January to June 2012), and period 4 (July 2012 to January 2013)]. Results show that (i) the GAPS passive samplers (PUF disk type) and analytical methodology are adequate for measuring PCDD/F burdens in air and (ii) PCDD/F concentrations in air across the GRULAC region are widely variable by almost 2 orders of magnitude. The highest concentrations in air of Σ4-8PCDD/Fs were found at the urban site São Luis (Brazil, UR) (i.e., 2560 fg/m3) followed by the sites in São Paulo (Brazil, UR), Mendoza (Argentina, RU), and Sonora (Mexico, AG) with values of 1690, 1660, and 1610 fg/m3, respectively. Very low concentrations of PCDD/Fs in air were observed at the background site Tapanti (Costa Rica, BA), 10.8 fg/m3. This variability is attributed to differences in site characteristics and potential local/regional sources as well as meteorological influences. The measurements of PCDD/Fs in air agree well with model-predicted concentrations performed using the Global EMEP Multimedia Modeling System (GLEMOS) and emission scenario constructed on the basis of the UNEP Stockholm Convention inventory of dioxin and furan emissions.
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- Jasmin K Schuster
- †Air Quality Processes Research Section, Environment Canada, Toronto, ON M3H 5T4, Canada
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- †Air Quality Processes Research Section, Environment Canada, Toronto, ON M3H 5T4, Canada
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- ‡Universidade Federal do Rio Grande, Instituto de Oceanografia, Rio Grande, RS, Brazil
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- †Air Quality Processes Research Section, Environment Canada, Toronto, ON M3H 5T4, Canada
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- §Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
- ⊗Laboratorio de Quı́mica Ambiental, Instituto Argentino de Nivologı́a, Glaciologı́a y Ciencias Ambientales-CONICET, Mendoza, Argentina
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- ∥Laboratório de Biogeoquı́mica Ambiental, Universidade Federal de Rondônia, Porto Velho, Brazil
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- ●Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Manizales, Colombia
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- @Meteorological Synthesizing Centre-East (MSC-E), Moscow, Russia
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- §Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
- ⊗Laboratorio de Quı́mica Ambiental, Instituto Argentino de Nivologı́a, Glaciologı́a y Ciencias Ambientales-CONICET, Mendoza, Argentina
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- †Air Quality Processes Research Section, Environment Canada, Toronto, ON M3H 5T4, Canada
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Lana NB, Berton P, Covaci A, Ciocco NF, Barrera-Oro E, Atencio A, Altamirano JC. Fingerprint of persistent organic pollutants in tissues of Antarctic notothenioid fish. Sci Total Environ 2014; 499:89-98. [PMID: 25173865 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.08.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [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: 04/01/2014] [Revised: 08/08/2014] [Accepted: 08/10/2014] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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In the present work, persistent organic pollutants (POPs), such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and metabolites, polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), and hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) were analyzed in three Antarctic notothenioids fish species: Trematomus newnesi (TRN), Notothenia coriiceps (NOC) and Notothenia rossii (NOR). The contribution of each POP-family to the total load was as follows: ΣPCB (40%)>ΣDDT (27%)>ΣPBDEs (23%)>ΣHCH (10%). Among the 23 PCB congeners analyzed, penta-CBs homologues were the prevalent group, followed by hexa-CBs and hepta-CBs. DDT and its metabolites presented the following trend: p,p'-DDT>p,p'-DDE~p,p'-DDD. PBDE profile was dominated by BDE-47 and BDE-99 congeners, followed by BDE-100>BDE-28>BDE-154, BDE-153. Among HCHs, the γ-HCH isomer was detected in all samples, constituting 69% total HCH load, while α-HCH and β-HCH contributions were 15% and 16%, respectively. The levels of POPs reported here suggest that NOR and NOC are more susceptible to accumulate the analyzed contaminants than TRN, a species not previously analyzed for POPs. Distribution of POPs among different tissues of the three species (muscle, liver, gonads, and gills) was also investigated. Considering lipid weight, the general pattern of POPs distribution in tissues indicated that while gonads showed higher levels of PCBs, DDTs and HCH, the most significant PBDE concentrations were recorded in gills. Also, a comparative analysis of POPs concentration in fish samples from Antarctic area was included.
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- Nerina B Lana
- Laboratorio de Química Ambiental, Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (IANIGLA)-CONICET, Mendoza, P.O. Box 131 ZC5500, Mendoza, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Química Ambiental, Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (IANIGLA)-CONICET, Mendoza, P.O. Box 131 ZC5500, Mendoza, Argentina; Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina
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- Toxicological Center, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium
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- Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina; Instituto Argentino de Investigación de Zonas Áridas (IADIZA)-CONICET, Mendoza, Argentina
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- Instituto Antártico Argentino (IAA), Buenos Aires, Argentina; Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales Bernardino Rivadavia-CONICET, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Estratigrafía Glaciar y Geoquímica del Agua y la Nieve (LEGAN)-IAA-CONICET, Mendoza, Argentina
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- Laboratorio de Química Ambiental, Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales (IANIGLA)-CONICET, Mendoza, P.O. Box 131 ZC5500, Mendoza, Argentina; Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Cuyo, Mendoza, Argentina.
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Escudero LB, Fusari CM, Altamirano JC, Camargo AB, Wuilloud RG. Stability of iron-quercetin complexes in synthetic wine under in vitro digestion conditions. J Food Sci 2014; 79:C1933-8. [PMID: 25181940 DOI: 10.1111/1750-3841.12584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 04/14/2014] [Accepted: 07/12/2014] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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UNLABELLED Wine is a dietary source of polyphenolic compounds with reported health benefits when moderately consumed. Several of these compounds can associate with metals forming complexes. Therefore, this work was conducted to reach a better understanding of the nature and chemical stability of wine-derived Fe(3+)-quercetin complexes in a digestion model. The stability of the complexes in a synthetic (simulated) wine was studied before and after in vitro gastric and intestinal digestions by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with UV-Vis detection. Metal determination was performed by atomic absorption spectrometry (ETAAS) to evaluate possible dissociation of complexes. During HPLC analysis all peaks eluted from the chromatographic column were collected, acidified, and analyzed by ETAAS. The results showed that complexes remain substantially stable after gastric digestion conditions, with recoveries of 84% to 90%. Although metal complexes were partially degraded during intestinal digestion, 41% to 45% of the Fe(3+)-quercetin complexes was recovered. PRACTICAL APPLICATION This work reveals the chemical stability of Fe3+–quercetin complexes in synthetic wines after an in vitro gastrointestinal digestion. The knowledge of this process would be useful to understand the bioavailability of these compounds.
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- Leticia B Escudero
- Laboratory of Analytical Chemistry for Research and Development (QUIANID), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Univ. Nacional de Cuyo, Padre J. Contreras 1300, Mendoza, 5500, Argentina; Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Argentina
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Locatelli DA, Altamirano JC, Luco JM, Norlin R, Camargo AB. Solid phase microextraction coupled to liquid chromatography. Analysis of organosulphur compounds avoiding artifacts formation. Food Chem 2014; 157:199-204. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2014.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2013] [Revised: 09/27/2013] [Accepted: 02/02/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Lana NB, Berton P, Covaci A, Atencio AG, Ciocco NF, Altamirano JC. Ultrasound leaching-dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction based on solidification of floating organic droplet for determination of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in sediment samples by gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr A 2013; 1285:15-21. [PMID: 23473516 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2013.02.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2012] [Revised: 02/04/2013] [Accepted: 02/10/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Ultrasound leaching-dispersive liquid-liquid microextraction using solidification of floating organic droplet (USL-DLLME-SFO) technique is proposed for extraction and isolation of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) from sediment and further determination by gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS). Parameters that affect the efficiency of the procedure were investigated by a full factorial (2(k)) screening design. Variables showing significant effects on the analytical responses were considered within a further central composite design (CCD). The optimization assays have led to following protocol: ultrasound assisted lixiviation of 1g sediment was carried out by using 1.2 mL MeOH. Further, the analytes were isolated from 0.4 mL of the extract using the DLLME-SFO technique. The microextraction was performed using 0.1 mL MeOH, 22 mg 1-dodecanol, 1 mL NaCl solution 6.15M and 4.4 mL ultrapure water as dispersive and extracting solvents, medium ionic strength and dispersant bulk, respectively. Under optimum conditions, the method exhibits good performance in terms of linearity and precision (RSD<9.2%), with recoveries above 71% and limits of detection (LODs) within the range 0.5-1.8 pgg(-1) dry weight (d.w.). Method validation was demonstrated through the analysis of environmental sediment samples in which PBDEs were detected and quantified. The presence of BDE-47, -100, -99 and -153 was reported within the concentration range of <LOD to 29 pgg(-1) d.w. The proposed methodology constitutes a suitable approach for the analysis of PBDEs in complex solid samples requires minimum organic solvents consumption, sample manipulation, and increases sample throughput.
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- Nerina B Lana
- Instituto Argentino de Nivología, Glaciología y Ciencias Ambientales, CCT Mendoza-CONICET, ZC 330 (5500) Mendoza, Argentina
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Fontana AR, Camargo A, Martinez LD, Altamirano JC. Dispersive solid-phase extraction as a simplified clean-up technique for biological sample extracts. Determination of polybrominated diphenyl ethers by gas chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr A 2011; 1218:2490-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2011.02.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2010] [Revised: 02/21/2011] [Accepted: 02/22/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Fontana AR, Muñoz de Toro M, Altamirano JC. One-step derivatization and preconcentration microextraction technique for determination of bisphenol A in beverage samples by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. J Agric Food Chem 2011; 59:3559-65. [PMID: 21381775 DOI: 10.1021/jf104622x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [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: 05/14/2023]
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A simple technique based on ultrasound-assisted emulsification microextraction in situ derivatization (USAEME-ISD) is proposed for the one-step derivatization, extraction, and preconcentration of bisphenol A (BPA) in beverage samples prior to gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis. BPA was in situ derivatized with acetic anhydride and simultaneously extracted and preconcentrated by using USAEME. Variables affecting the extraction efficiency of BPA were evaluated. Under optimal experimental conditions, the detection limit (LOD) was 38 ng L(-1) with a relative standard deviation (RSD) value of 11.6%. The linear working range was 100-1250 ng L(-1), and the coefficient of estimation (r(2)) of the calibration curve was ≥0.9971. The robustness of the proposed methodology was probed by developing a recovery study at two concentrations (125 and 500 ng L(-1)) over different beverage samples. This study led to a satisfactory result achieving recoveries of ≥82%, which showed acceptable robustness for determination of nanograms per liter of BPA in samples of food safety interest.
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- Ariel R Fontana
- Grupo de Investigación y Desarrollo en Química Analítica (QUIANID), LISAMEN-CCT-CONICET-Mendoza, Mendoza, Argentina
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Fontana AR, Rodríguez I, Ramil M, Altamirano JC, Cela R. Solid-phase extraction followed by liquid chromatography quadrupole time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry for the selective determination of fungicides in wine samples. J Chromatogr A 2011; 1218:2165-75. [PMID: 21382623 DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2011.02.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2010] [Revised: 02/09/2011] [Accepted: 02/10/2011] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- A R Fontana
- Grupo de Investigación y Desarrollo en Química Analítica (QUIANID) (LISAMEN, CCT CONICET - Mendoza), Av. Ruiz Leal S/N, Parque General San Martín, 5500 Mendoza, Argentina
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Fontana AR, Lana NB, Martinez LD, Altamirano JC. Ultrasound-assisted leaching-dispersive solid-phase extraction followed by liquid–liquid microextraction for the determination of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in sediment samples by gas chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry. Talanta 2010; 82:359-66. [DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2010.04.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [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] [Received: 03/12/2010] [Revised: 04/22/2010] [Accepted: 04/23/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Fontana AR, Patil SH, Banerjee K, Altamirano JC. Ultrasound-assisted emulsification microextraction for determination of 2,4,6-trichloroanisole in wine samples by gas chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. J Agric Food Chem 2010; 58:4576-4581. [PMID: 20222660 DOI: 10.1021/jf904396g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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A fast and effective microextraction technique is proposed for preconcentration of 2,4,6-trichloroanisole (2,4,6-TCA) from wine samples prior gas chromatography tandem mass spectrometric (GC-MS/MS) analysis. The proposed technique is based on ultrasonication (US) for favoring the emulsification phenomenon during the extraction stage. Several variables influencing the relative response of the target analyte were studied and optimized. Under optimal experimental conditions, 2,4,6-TCA was quantitatively extracted achieving enhancement factors (EF) > or = 400 and limits of detection (LODs) 0.6-0.7 ng L(-1) with relative standard deviations (RSDs) < or = 11.3%, when 10 ng L(-1) 2,4,6-TCA standard-wine sample blend was analyzed. The calibration graphs for white and red wine were linear within the range of 5-1000 ng L(-1), and estimation coefficients (r(2)) were > or = 0.9995. Validation of the methodology was carried out by standard addition method at two concentrations (10 and 50 ng L(-1)) achieving recoveries >80% indicating satisfactory robustness of the method. The methodology was successfully applied for determination of 2,4,6-TCA in different wine samples.
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- Ariel R Fontana
- Grupo de Investigacion y Desarrollo en Quimica Analitica (QUIANID) (LISAMEN, CCT CONICET-Mendoza), Mendoza, Argentina
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Martinis EM, Bertón P, Olsina RA, Altamirano JC, Wuilloud RG. Trace mercury determination in drinking and natural water samples by room temperature ionic liquid based-preconcentration and flow injection-cold vapor atomic absorption spectrometry. J Hazard Mater 2009; 167:475-481. [PMID: 19233554 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2008] [Revised: 12/18/2008] [Accepted: 01/07/2009] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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A liquid-liquid extraction procedure (L-L) based on room temperature ionic liquid (RTIL) was developed for the preconcentration and determination of mercury in different water samples. The analyte was quantitatively extracted with 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate ([C(4)mim][PF(6)]) under the form of Hg-2-(5-bromo-2-pyridylazo)-5-diethylaminophenol (Hg-5-Br-PADAP) complex. A volume of 500 microl of 9.0 mol L(-1) hydrochloric acid was used to back-extract the analyte from the RTIL phase into an aqueous media prior to its analysis by flow injection-cold vapor atomic absorption spectrometry (FI-CV-AAS). A preconcentration factor of 36 was achieved upon preconcentration of 20 mL of sample. The limit of detection (LOD) obtained under the optimal conditions was 2.3ngL(-1) and the relative standard deviation (RSD) for 10 replicates at 1 microg L(-1) Hg(2+) was 2.8%, calculated with peaks height. The method was successfully applied to the determination of mercury in river, sea, mineral and tap water samples and a certified reference material (CRM).
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- Estefanía M Martinis
- Laboratory of Environmental Research and Services of Mendoza, CCT-CONICET-Mendoza, Av. Ruiz Leal s/n, Parque General San Martín, Mendoza, Argentina
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Fontana AR, Silva MF, Martínez LD, Wuilloud RG, Altamirano JC. Determination of polybrominated diphenyl ethers in water and soil samples by cloud point extraction-ultrasound-assisted back-extraction-gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr A 2009; 1216:4339-46. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2009.03.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2008] [Revised: 03/09/2009] [Accepted: 03/13/2009] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Fontana AR, Wuilloud RG, Martínez LD, Altamirano JC. Simple approach based on ultrasound-assisted emulsification-microextraction for determination of polibrominated flame retardants in water samples by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr A 2009; 1216:147-53. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chroma.2008.11.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2008] [Revised: 11/07/2008] [Accepted: 11/13/2008] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Martinis EM, Olsina RA, Altamirano JC, Wuilloud RG. Sensitive determination of cadmium in water samples by room temperature ionic liquid-based preconcentration and electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry. Anal Chim Acta 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2008.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Caruso JA, Wuilloud RG, Altamirano JC, Harris WR. Modeling and separation-detection methods to evaluate the speciation of metals for toxicity assessment. J Toxicol Environ Health B Crit Rev 2006; 9:41-61. [PMID: 16393869 DOI: 10.1080/15287390500196172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [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] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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There is an increasing appreciation for the importance of speciation in the assessment of metal toxicity. In this review, two approaches to speciation are discussed, with an emphasis on their application to biological samples. One approach is the direct separation and detection of metal species of toxicological interest. Various "hyphenated" techniques, consisting of a chromatographic system coupled to inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), are discussed. The chromatographic strategies employed for separation emphasize liquid chromatography (LC), but the increasing use of gas chromatography (GC) and capillary electrophoresis (CE) in speciation analysis is discussed. The second approach to speciation is the use of computer models to calculate the speciation of a metal ion within a complex mixture of ligands. This approach is applicable to systems in which the metal cation exchanges ligands rapidly, so that the sample represents an equilibrium mixture of metal complexes. These computational models are based on the equilibrium constants for the metal complexes and a series of mass balance equations and give the distribution of metal complexes in the original sample. This approach is illustrated using the speciation of Al(III) in serum as an example.
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Wuilloud RG, Shah M, Kannamkumarath SS, Altamirano JC. The potential of inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometric detection for capillary electrophoretic analysis of pesticides. Electrophoresis 2005. [DOI: 10.1002/elps.200590052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Wuilloud RG, Shah M, Kannamkumarath SS, Altamirano JC. The potential of inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometric detection for capillary electrophoretic analysis of pesticides. Electrophoresis 2005; 26:1598-605. [PMID: 15765486 DOI: 10.1002/elps.200410098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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In this work, the potential of inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) coupled to capillary electrophoresis (CE) to determine organophosphorus pesticides (OPPs) is demonstrated. Element specific detection of (31)P with ICP-MS is performed for the detection of OPPs. Three common OPPs, including glyphosate, glufosinate, and aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA), were analyzed by CE-ICP-MS to demonstrate its applicability for the analysis of OPPs. The advantages of using ICP-MS with respect to other common detectors, such as flame photometric detection (FPD), for CE analysis of OPPs are shown. Additionally, different CE separation conditions were studied to achieve complete baseline separation of the pesticide compounds in short migration times. Two CE buffer systems were evaluated for the separation of OPPs using ICP-MS detection. A buffer solution containing 40 mmol.L(-1) ammonium acetate at pH 9.0 and an applied voltage of +20 kV were finally selected leading to a separation time of 10.0 min. Both migration time and area relative standard deviations (%RSD) were evaluated and their respective values were in the intervals of 1.1-3.3% and 2.7-5.3%. Detection limits obtained with the CE-ICP-MS system were in the range of 0.11-0.19 mg.L(-1) (as compound) yielding an enhancement of 130- to 230-fold with respect to FPD. The proposed methodology was finally applied for the determination of the OPPs mentioned above in natural river water samples.
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Altamirano JC, Gratz SR, Wolnik KA. Investigation of pyrrolizidine alkaloids and their N-oxides in commercial comfrey-containing products and botanical materials by liquid chromatography electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. J AOAC Int 2005; 88:406-12. [PMID: 15859063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/02/2023]
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Pyrrolizidine alkaloids (PAs) and their N-oxides are found in several plant families throughout the world. PAs are potentially toxic to the liver and/or lungs in humans and may cause acute liver failure, cirrhosis, pneumonitis, or pulmonary hypertension. PAs are also carcinogenic to animals, and they have been linked to the development of hepatocellular and skin squamous cell carcinomas as well as liver angiosarcomas. According to experimental studies, the quantity of PAs in some herbal teas and dietary supplements is sufficient to be carcinogenic in exposed individuals. A method for the extraction and identification of PAs and their N-oxides in botanical materials and commercial comfrey-containing products has been developed using liquid chromatography electrospray ionization mass spectrometry. Following optimization of the extraction procedure and the chromatographic conditions, the method was applied to the analysis of 10 herbal remedies. All of the products that were labeled to contain comfrey were found to contain measurable quantities of PAs.
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- Jorgelina C Altamirano
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Forensic Chemistry Center, Cincinnati, OH 45237-3097, USA
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