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Gackowska A, Studziński W, Kudlek E, Przybyłek M. Environmental fate and ecotoxicity of diclofenac degradation products generated by photo-assisted advanced oxidation processes. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2025; 489:137708. [PMID: 40010220 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.137708] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2024] [Revised: 01/25/2025] [Accepted: 02/20/2025] [Indexed: 02/28/2025]
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Diclofenac (DCF), a widely used non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), poses environmental concerns due to its persistence, bioaccumulation potential, and transformation into toxic byproducts during oxidative and chlorination processes. This study investigated the photodegradation of DCF, both directly and in the presence of oxidants, to characterize the resulting degradation products and assess their potential environmental impact. The highest efficiency for direct UV photodegradation of DCF was observed at pH 5, while the addition of oxidants significantly accelerated the degradation rate. Among the advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) examined, the H₂O₂/UV system, with a DCF:H₂O₂ molar ratio of 1:30, exhibited the most effective performance in terms of DCF removal and total organic carbon (TOC) reduction. However, ecotoxicity assessments using Alivibrio fischeri, Daphnia magna, and Lemna minor revealed that AOPs generally increased the toxicity of the resulting solutions compared to untreated DCF. Toxicity analyses showed that post-reaction mixtures from AOPs involving NaOCl exhibited the highest toxic effects, consistent with forming specific transformation products identified as highly toxic by ECOSAR modeling. Additionally, the analysis of the physicochemical properties of DCF and its transformation products, including solubility and organic matter affinity, suggests a limited potential for long-range transport. These compounds are more likely to bind to sediments, reducing their mobility in groundwater.
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- Alicja Gackowska
- Department of Food Analysis and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, Seminaryjna 3, Bydgoszcz 85-326, Poland
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- Department of Food Analysis and Environmental Protection, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering, Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, Seminaryjna 3, Bydgoszcz 85-326, Poland.
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- Department of Water and Wastewater Engineering, Faculty of Energy And Environmental Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Konarskiego 18, Gliwice 44-100, Poland
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- Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Kurpińskiego 5, Bydgoszcz 85-950, Poland
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Zhang Y, Li Y, Wang N, Ma X, Sun J, Wang X, Wang J. Joint action of six-component mixtures based on concentration response curves morphological parameter in acute and long-term toxicity assay. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY 2025; 113:104595. [PMID: 39613123 DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2024.104595] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2024] [Revised: 11/20/2024] [Accepted: 11/24/2024] [Indexed: 12/01/2024]
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Previous studies found that the multi-component mixtures with hormesis concentration-response curves (CRCs) were divided into three types according to the combined toxicity analysis of the segment-based method and σ2(k∙ECx) (the variance of k∙ECx). In this study, the acute and long-term toxicity of six pollutants and 12 six-component mixtures were assessed using microplate toxicity analyses (MTA). The functional relationship between σ2(k·ECx) and effect ratio (ERx) was determined by means of the independent action (IA) and the ER model to systematically investigate the correlation between mixture types in acute and long-term toxicity. The results indicated that across the entire concentration range, the mixture type of acute toxicity was consistent with short time exposure (0.25 h) measured in the long-term toxicity experiment. In the inhibition effect range, the types of mixtures of acute toxicity remained consistent with the chronic toxicity (exposure for 24 h) in 11 of the 12 mixtures. This study clarified the changes in the joint action of multi-component mixtures on Aliivibrio fischeri in terms of acute and long-term toxicity. The chronic toxicity of the mixtures can be predicted from the acute toxicity results, which provides a theoretical basis for the biological toxicity evaluation of multi-component mixtures.
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- Yujiao Zhang
- College of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710054, China.
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- College of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710054, China.
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- School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi Province 710021, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, MOE; Engineering Technology Research Center for Wastewater Treatment and Reuse; Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Shaanxi Province; Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710055, China.
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- College of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710054, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Northwest Water Resource, Environment and Ecology, MOE; Engineering Technology Research Center for Wastewater Treatment and Reuse; Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Shaanxi Province; Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710055, China.
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- College of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi 710054, China.
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Park J, Shin K, Lee H, Choi S, Kim G, Depuydt S, De Saeger J, Heynderickx PM, Wu D, Asselman J, Janssen C, Han T. Evaluating ecotoxicological assays for comprehensive risk assessment of toxic metals present in industrial wastewaters in the Republic of Korea. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 867:161536. [PMID: 36638998 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.161536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2022] [Revised: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 01/07/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Toxicity tests represent a rapid, user-friendly and cost-effective means to assess the impact of wastewater quality on aquatic ecosystems. There are not many cases where wastewater management standards are set based on various bio-based ecotoxicity values. Here, we tested a novel multitaxon approach to compare standard water quality indices to toxicity metrics obtained from ecotoxicity tests, conducted using aquatic organisms representing several trophic levels (Aliivibrio, Ulva, Daphnia, and Lemna), for 99 industrial wastewater samples from South Korea. For five wastewater samples, the concentrations of Se, Zn, or Ni exceeded the permissible limits (1, 5, and 3 mg L-1, respectively). All the four physiochemical water quality indices tested were positively correlated with Se and Pb concentrations. The toxicity unit (TU) scores indicated a declining sensitivity to pollutants, in the order Lemna (2.87) >Daphnia (2.24) >Aliivibrio (1.78) >Ulva (1.42). Significant correlations were observed between (1) Cd and Ni, and Aliivibrio, (2) Cu and Daphnia, (3) Cd, Cu, Zn, and Cr and Lemna, and (4) Cu, Zn, and Ni and Ulva. Daphnia-Lemna and Lemna-Ulva were found to be good indicators of ecologically harmful Se and Ni contents in wastewater, respectively. We suggest that regulatory thresholds based on these bioassays should be set at TU = 1 for all the species or at TU = 1 for Aliivibrio and Ulva and TU = 2 for Daphnia and Lemna, if the number of companies whose wastewater discharge exceeds the allowable TU levels is <1 % or 5 % of the total number of industries, respectively. Taken together, these findings could help in establishing a rapid, ecologically relevant wastewater quality assessment system that would be useful for developing strategies to protect aquatic ecosystems.
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- Jihae Park
- Center for Environmental and Energy Research, Ghent University Global Campus, 119-5, Songdomunhwa-ro, Incheon 21985, Republic of Korea; Department of Animal Sciences and Aquatic Ecology, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653-Block F, B-9000 Gent, Belgium
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- Water Environmental Engineering Research Division, National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER), 42, Hwangyeong-ro, Incheon 22689, Republic of Korea
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- Bio Environmental Science and Technology (BEST) Lab, Ghent University Global Campus, 119-5, Songdomunhwa-ro, Incheon 21985, Republic of Korea
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- Bio Environmental Science and Technology (BEST) Lab, Ghent University Global Campus, 119-5, Songdomunhwa-ro, Incheon 21985, Republic of Korea
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- Bio Environmental Science and Technology (BEST) Lab, Ghent University Global Campus, 119-5, Songdomunhwa-ro, Incheon 21985, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Plant Growth Analysis, Ghent University Global Campus, 119-5, Songdomunhwa-ro, Incheon 21985, Republic of Korea
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- Laboratory of Plant Growth Analysis, Ghent University Global Campus, 119-5, Songdomunhwa-ro, Incheon 21985, Republic of Korea
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- Center for Environmental and Energy Research, Ghent University Global Campus, 119-5, Songdomunhwa-ro, Incheon 21985, Republic of Korea; Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, B-9000 Gent, Belgium
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- Center for Environmental and Energy Research, Ghent University Global Campus, 119-5, Songdomunhwa-ro, Incheon 21985, Republic of Korea; Department of Green Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653, B-9000 Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Applied Ecology and Environmental Biology, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653-Block F, B-9000 Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Applied Ecology and Environmental Biology, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653-Block F, B-9000 Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Animal Sciences and Aquatic Ecology, Ghent University, Coupure Links 653-Block F, B-9000 Gent, Belgium; Bio Environmental Science and Technology (BEST) Lab, Ghent University Global Campus, 119-5, Songdomunhwa-ro, Incheon 21985, Republic of Korea.
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Wlodkowic D, Jansen M. High-throughput screening paradigms in ecotoxicity testing: Emerging prospects and ongoing challenges. CHEMOSPHERE 2022; 307:135929. [PMID: 35944679 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.135929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2022] [Revised: 06/09/2022] [Accepted: 07/31/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The rapidly increasing number of new production chemicals coupled with stringent implementation of global chemical management programs necessities a paradigm shift towards boarder uses of low-cost and high-throughput ecotoxicity testing strategies as well as deeper understanding of cellular and sub-cellular mechanisms of ecotoxicity that can be used in effective risk assessment. The latter will require automated acquisition of biological data, new capabilities for big data analysis as well as computational simulations capable of translating new data into in vivo relevance. However, very few efforts have been so far devoted into the development of automated bioanalytical systems in ecotoxicology. This is in stark contrast to standardized and high-throughput chemical screening and prioritization routines found in modern drug discovery pipelines. As a result, the high-throughput and high-content data acquisition in ecotoxicology is still in its infancy with limited examples focused on cell-free and cell-based assays. In this work we outline recent developments and emerging prospects of high-throughput bioanalytical approaches in ecotoxicology that reach beyond in vitro biotests. We discuss future importance of automated quantitative data acquisition for cell-free, cell-based as well as developments in phytotoxicity and in vivo biotests utilizing small aquatic model organisms. We also discuss recent innovations such as organs-on-a-chip technologies and existing challenges for emerging high-throughput ecotoxicity testing strategies. Lastly, we provide seminal examples of the small number of successful high-throughput implementations that have been employed in prioritization of chemicals and accelerated environmental risk assessment.
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- Donald Wlodkowic
- The Neurotox Lab, School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC, 3083, Australia.
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- LemnaTec GmbH, Nerscheider Weg 170, 52076, Aachen, Germany
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Muneeswaran T, Kalyanaraman N, Vennila T, Rajesh Kannan M, Ramakritinan CM. Rapid assessment of heavy metal toxicity using bioluminescent bacteria Photobacterium leiognathi strain GoMGm1. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2021; 193:109. [PMID: 33537887 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-021-08860-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2020] [Accepted: 01/07/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Several commercial test kits such as Microtox, LUMIStox, ToxAlert, Aboatox, and ToxScreen have been widely used for toxicity screening. Though this time saving assays offer excellent sensitivity, cost-effectiveness, and accuracy, these commercial assays are limited in terms of real-time monitoring in Indian coastal environment due to warmer temperatures. This necessitates the need to develop a rapid and accurate assay that can be effectively employed for real time monitoring with respect to heavy metals in the Indian coastal waters. With this objective, the present study was conducted by isolating an indigenous luminescent bacterium from the light organs of chordates Gazza minuta which showed higher luminescence in a wide range of temperatures. The isolate could grow well in the temperature of 30 ± 2 °C and withstand temperature up to 35 ± 2 °C. The isolated bacterium was identified as Photobacterium leiognathi GoMGm1 based on 16S rDNA and luxA gene sequences. The suitable growing medium was optimized using central composite rotational design (CCRD) method to obtain optimal growth and luminescence. The optimized medium exemplified the maximal growth and luminescence of P. leiognathi at OD600 nm of 5.78 ± 0.12 and RLU of 12.49 ± 0.43. The isolate was used to assess the toxicity of several heavy metals. The IC50 values of 0.0051, 1.13, 1.37, 3.1, and 6.68 mg L-1 were observed for the Hg, Cr, Cu, Ni, and Zn, respectively, after 15 min of exposure. Results obtained from principal component analysis (PCA) displayed the present assay's compatibility with other luminescent bacterial assay and commercial Microtox™ assay. Thus, it would the right candidate as an early detection system for heavy metals in aquatic bodies in tropical countries. Schematic representation of the present study.
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- Thillaichidambaram Muneeswaran
- Department of Marine and Coastal Studies, School of Energy, Environment and Natural Resources, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, 625021, India
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- Molecular Biology Lab, Meenakshi Mission Hospital and Research Centre (MMHRC), Madurai, Tamil Nadu, 625107, India
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- Department of Marine and Coastal Studies, School of Energy, Environment and Natural Resources, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, 625021, India
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- Department of Marine and Coastal Studies, School of Energy, Environment and Natural Resources, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, 625021, India.
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González-Pabón MJ, Cortón E, Figueredo F. Sorting the main bottlenecks to use paper-based microbial fuel cells as convenient and practical analytical devices for environmental toxicity testing. CHEMOSPHERE 2021; 265:129101. [PMID: 33303229 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.129101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2020] [Revised: 09/21/2020] [Accepted: 11/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Three of the primary bottlenecks, which should be consider for practical, point-of-need use of microbial fuel cell (MFC) analytical devices were surpassed in this work: i) the use of a diffusive barrier, hence, an electrogenic biofilm; ii) longer enrichment/stabilization times to produce a biofilm, made in a laboratory environment, over the electrode; and iii) difficulty comparing results obtained from MFCs based on electrogenic biofilms with standardized bioassays, a setback to be adopted as a new method. Here we show an easy way to determine water toxicity employing planktonic bacteria as biorecognition agents. The paper-based MFC contain an electron carrier (or mediator) to facilitate charge transfer from bacteria to the anode. In this way, there is no need to use biofilms. As far as we know this is the first paper-based MFC containing P. putida KT2440, a well characterized non-pathogenic bacteria previously used in standardized water toxicity bioassays. Results were obtained in 80 min and an effective concentration 50 of 9.02 mg L-1, calculated for Zn2+ (a reference toxic agent), was successfully compared with previously published and ISO standardized bioassays, showing a promising future for this technology. The practical design and cost (less than one U.S. dollar) of the paper-based MFC toxicity test presented will open new market possibilities for rapid and easy-to-use MFC analytical devices.
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- María Jesús González-Pabón
- Laboratory of Biosensors and Bioanalysis (LABB), Department of Biochemistry and IQUIBICEN-CONICET, Science School, University of Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad Autónoma de, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Biosensors and Bioanalysis (LABB), Department of Biochemistry and IQUIBICEN-CONICET, Science School, University of Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad Autónoma de, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Laboratory of Biosensors and Bioanalysis (LABB), Department of Biochemistry and IQUIBICEN-CONICET, Science School, University of Buenos Aires, Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad Autónoma de, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Mariani L, Grenni P, Barra Caracciolo A, Donati E, Rauseo J, Rolando L, Patrolecco L. Toxic response of the bacterium Vibrio fischeri to sodium lauryl ether sulphate residues in excavated soils. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2020; 29:815-824. [PMID: 32291616 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-020-02202-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Sodium lauryl ether sulphate (SLES) is the main chemical component in several lubricant products used for soil conditioning in the mechanized excavation industry using Earth Pressure Balance-Tunnel Boring Machines. During the tunnelling process, huge amounts of excavated soil are produced and the SLES presence can affect the subsequent re-use of this material as a by-product. Currently, there is still no regulatory indication of reliable and sensitive bioassays for monitoring soil quality during the excavation process. The main objective of this work was to verify if the Vibrio fischeri screening test was suitable as a consistent and precautionary tool for this specific purpose. Firstly, the ecotoxicity (EC20 and EC50) of the SLES standard solution and three commercial products (SLES content from 10 to 50%) were evaluated to select the most environmental friendly product. Subsequently, soil samples from about 2 years of tunnelling in a real construction site, conditioned with the selected product, were evaluated for their environmental compatibility with the prescriptions of an Italian site-specific protocol. The latter established 2 mg/L as a threshold value for SLES concentration in soil water extracts and a no toxic response (≤20%) for the Vibrio fischeri test. The comparison of the bacterium bioluminescence inhibition values (%) with analytical determinations showed an ecotoxicity when SLES was >2 mg/L. The toxicity was directly related to SLES concentration, indicating that the V. fischeri test and the SLES analyses are suitable tools for assessing excavated soil as a by-product, ensuring its safe reuse in accordance with a green production process (circular economy).
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- L Mariani
- Water Research Institute, National Research Council (IRSA-CNR), Rome, Italy
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- Water Research Institute, National Research Council (IRSA-CNR), Rome, Italy
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- Institute for Biological Systems, National Research Council (ISB-CNR), Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Polar Science, National Research Council (ISP-CNR), Rome, Italy
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- Water Research Institute, National Research Council (IRSA-CNR), Rome, Italy
- Department of Ecological and Biological Science, Tuscia University, Rome, Italy
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- Institute of Polar Science, National Research Council (ISP-CNR), Rome, Italy
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Han W, Hou M, He F, Zhang W, Shi B. Ecotoxicity and interacting mechanism of anionic surfactant sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) and its mixtures with nonionic surfactant fatty alcohol-polyoxyethlene ether (AEO). AQUATIC TOXICOLOGY (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2020; 222:105467. [PMID: 32208300 DOI: 10.1016/j.aquatox.2020.105467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2019] [Revised: 02/20/2020] [Accepted: 03/07/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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This paper reports the proportion-dependent toxicity of binary surfactant mixtures containing anionic sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) and nonionic fatty alcohol-polyoxyethlene ether (AEO) toward Photobacterium phosphoreum. The crucial role of toxicity interactions was elucidated by spectroscopic probing the refolding of the unfolded bovine serum albumin (BSA) induced by SDS and theoretical calculating the interaction parameter of mixed surfactants based on Rubingh's model from the critical micelle concentrations. The SDS/AEO mixtures can be divided into two groups based on the toxicity response to the proportion of AEO in the mixtures: Group I contained low mass proportions of AEO, that is, SDS:AEO = 4:1, 3:1; Group II featured high AEO proportions, that is, SDS:AEO = 3:2, 1:1, 2:3, 1:4. The toxicity of SDS/AEO mixtures decreased with the enhanced proportion of AEO in Group I and then fluctuated slightly when the AEO proportion increased to that of Group II. The mixture with the mass ratio of 1:1 showed a slightly higher toxicity than the others in Group II. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images illustrated that the addition of AEO hindered the action of SDS against the cell membrane. Fluorescence measurement indicated that AEO could extract SDS molecules embedded in the BSA matrix, except for those bound to the highly active sites of BSA, and refold stepwise the unfolded protein. The results were in excellent analogy to the proportion-dependent toxicity of SDS/AEO mixture, indicating the formation of mixed micelles playing a key role. The interaction parameter further revealed that antagonism led to the mixture with equal mass ratio (1:1) showing higher toxicity than other mass ratios in Group II. These results can be useful for compounding SDS/AEO mixtures in application efficiently and eco-friendly.
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- Weimo Han
- The Key Laboratory of Leather Chemistry and Engineering of Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610065, China; National Engineering Laboratory for Clean Technology of Leather Manufacture, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610065, China
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- National Engineering Laboratory for Clean Technology of Leather Manufacture, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610065, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Leather Chemistry and Engineering of Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610065, China; National Engineering Laboratory for Clean Technology of Leather Manufacture, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610065, China
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- The Key Laboratory of Leather Chemistry and Engineering of Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610065, China; National Engineering Laboratory for Clean Technology of Leather Manufacture, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610065, China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Leather Chemistry and Engineering of Ministry of Education, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610065, China; National Engineering Laboratory for Clean Technology of Leather Manufacture, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 610065, China
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Jing W, Liu Q, Wang M, Zhang X, Chen J, Sui G, Wang L. A method for particulate matter 2.5 (PM 2.5) biotoxicity assay using luminescent bacterium. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2019; 170:796-803. [PMID: 30605872 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.12.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2018] [Revised: 12/04/2018] [Accepted: 12/11/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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The ability to analyze biotoxicity of atmospheric pollution plays an important role in public health. It provides the potential to directly analyze the health information of at-risk individuals. Although air quality standards have received significant attention in many countries, the potential for better biotoxicity assessment has remained largely unexplored. Here we propose a method using one kind of luminescent bacterium Photobacterium phosphereum to detect the biotoxicity of atmospheric particulate matter ≤ 2.5 µm (PM2.5). Combined with the results of air pollution data of the year 2013-2014, this method has been proven to have good biotoxicity detection performance, and can evaluate the severity of at least 85% of PM2.5 related biotoxicity in Shanghai during this time period. Based on an established algorithm of this detection system, the biotoxicity of twelve PM2.5 real samples (collected over a month) were tested and divided into different biotoxicity levels. It allows an effective evaluation of biotoxicity of PM2.5 due to the quick and sensitive response of bioluminescence to the concentration of toxic components, which provides a valuable reference to evaluate the biotoxicity of PM2.5. This established method can be easily applied to the analysis and evaluation of any other PM2.5 samples assay by following the steps.
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- Wenwen Jing
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention (LAP3), Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, Fudan University, 220 Handan Road, Shanghai 200433, PR China; Biodesign Center for Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287, United States
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention (LAP3), Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, Fudan University, 220 Handan Road, Shanghai 200433, PR China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention (LAP3), Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, Fudan University, 220 Handan Road, Shanghai 200433, PR China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention (LAP3), Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, Fudan University, 220 Handan Road, Shanghai 200433, PR China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention (LAP3), Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, Fudan University, 220 Handan Road, Shanghai 200433, PR China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention (LAP3), Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, Fudan University, 220 Handan Road, Shanghai 200433, PR China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai 200092, China; Institute of Biomedical Science, Fudan University, 220 Handan Road, Shanghai 200433, PR China.
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Particle Pollution and Prevention (LAP3), Department of Environmental Science & Engineering, Fudan University, 220 Handan Road, Shanghai 200433, PR China.
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Jia PP, Sun T, Junaid M, Yang L, Ma YB, Cui ZS, Wei DP, Shi HF, Pei DS. Nanotoxicity of different sizes of graphene (G) and graphene oxide (GO) in vitro and in vivo. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2019; 247:595-606. [PMID: 30708322 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.01.072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2018] [Revised: 01/04/2019] [Accepted: 01/20/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Graphene family nanomaterials (GFNs) have attracted significant attention due to their unique characteristics and applications in the fields of biomedicine and nanotechnology. However, previous studies highlighted the in vitro and in vivo toxicity of GFNs with size and oxidation state differences are still elusive. Therefore, we prepared graphene (G) and graphene oxide (GO) of three different sizes (S-small, M-medium, and L-large), and characterized them using multiple surface-sensitive analytical techniques. In vitro assays using HEK 293T cells revealed that the small and large sizes of G and GO significantly reduced the cell viability and increased DNA damage, accompanying with activated reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation and induced various expressions of associated critical genetic markers. Moreover, the bacterial assays highlighted that G and GO caused strong acute toxicity on Tox2 bacteria. Effects of G were higher than GO and showed size dependent effect: L > M > S, while the medium size of GO induced mild genetic toxicity on RecA bacteria. In vivo assays revealed that exposure to G and GO caused the developmental toxicity, induced ROS generation, and activated related pathways (specifically GO) in zebrafish. Taken together, G showed stronger ability to decrease the survival rate and induce the acute toxicity, while GO showed obvious toxicity in terms of DNA damages, ROS generation, and abnormal gene expressions. Our findings highlighted that G and GO differentially induced toxicity based on their varying physical characteristics, especially sizes and oxidation state, and exposure concentrations and sensitivity of the employed in vitro and in vivo models. In short, this study provided deep insights on the negative effects of GFNs exposure.
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- Pan-Pan Jia
- Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing, 400714, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing, 400714, China
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- Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing, 400714, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing, 400714, China
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- Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing, 400714, China
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- Marine Ecology Research Center, First Institute of Oceanography, State Oceanic Administration, Qingdao, 266061, China
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- Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing, 400714, China
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- Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing, 400714, China
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- Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chongqing, 400714, China.
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Zhang B, Dong T, Simoes JCG. Design and Fabrication of Graphene-based Phototransistor for Drinking Water Monitoring System using Vibrio Fischeri. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. IEEE ENGINEERING IN MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY SOCIETY. ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE 2018; 2018:1-4. [PMID: 30440321 DOI: 10.1109/embc.2018.8513390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Drinking Water safety is critical for human's daily life. Real-time monitoring and early warning systems of harmful substances in drinking water is crucial to ensure the safety of tap water. This paper reports the fabrication of a graphene-based phototransistor, oriented towards an integrated system for high accuracy measure of the bioluminescent bacteria. Aliivibrio fischeri is a bioluminescence bacterium (light emission at 490nm), that has a significant light reduction in the presence of harmful contaminants. Each step of the phototransistor was designed and fabricated, including the mask used for the Oxygen Plasma Etching of Graphene and Electron Beam deposition of the gold pads and Spin coating of the polymer. All the fabrication process including experimental conditions were controlled to achieve a high phototransistor performance. Experimental tests were realized to evaluate the performance of the photodetector to the measurement of Vibrio Fischeri light emission The graphene-based phototransistor shows good sensitivity to detect the change of light intensity, for Aliivibrio fischeri. Compared with the traditional design method, this new design and fabrication can not only be more distinct and visualized, but also greatly reduce the cost and difficulty.
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Yang M, Ren B, Qiao L, Ren B, Hu Y, Zhao R, Ren Z, Du J. Behavior responses of zebrafish (Danio rerio) to aquatic environmental stresses in the characteristic of circadian rhythms. CHEMOSPHERE 2018; 210:129-138. [PMID: 29986218 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.07.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2018] [Revised: 07/03/2018] [Accepted: 07/03/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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As behavior shows a distinct circadian rhythm, it is hypothesized that circadian rhythms based on zebrafish (Danio rerio) behavior responses could be affected by contaminants in this study, and then the behavior strength of zebrafish exposed to 0.005 mg/L Cadmium chloride (CdCl2), 0.01 mg/L Dibasic Sodium Phosphate (Na2HPO4), 0.002 mg/L deltamethrin, and 0.003 mg/L atrazine for 6 days is used to illustrate the possibility of behavior circadian rhythms as an indicator in the environmental stress assessment. Statistical analysis with p < 0.01 shows that a clear difference between average values of BS during dark period (AVD) and those during light period (AVL) could be observed, and 24 h circadian rhythms do exist in zebrafish behavior responses. Both BS values and circadian rhythms of zebrafish can be affected in the aspect of periodicity with clear time delay, which were 1 h delay in CdCl2, 4 h delay in Na2HPO4, 4 h delay in deltamethrin, and 1 h delay in atrazine. Behavior circadian rhythms were disturbed according to the repetitive cycles after autocorrelation analysis, and the toxic effects of different chemicals could be reflected by the profiles of the Self-Organizing Map (SOM), which indicated the circadian rhythm disorder in different degrees. These results deduced from the statistical analysis, autocorrelation and SOM strongly supported that circadian rhythms based on zebrafish BS could be used as an indicator in the environmental stress assessment.
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- Meiyi Yang
- Institute of Environment and Ecology, Shandong Normal University, Ji'nan 250014, Shandong, China
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- Institute of Environment and Ecology, Shandong Normal University, Ji'nan 250014, Shandong, China; School of Physics and Electronic Science, Shandong Normal University, Ji'nan 250014, Shandong, China
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- Institute of Environment and Ecology, Shandong Normal University, Ji'nan 250014, Shandong, China
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- Institute of Environment and Ecology, Shandong Normal University, Ji'nan 250014, Shandong, China
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- Institute of Environment and Ecology, Shandong Normal University, Ji'nan 250014, Shandong, China
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- Institute of Environment and Ecology, Shandong Normal University, Ji'nan 250014, Shandong, China
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- Institute of Environment and Ecology, Shandong Normal University, Ji'nan 250014, Shandong, China.
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- School of Physics and Electronic Science, Shandong Normal University, Ji'nan 250014, Shandong, China
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Wei S, Wang F, Chen Y, Lan T, Zhang S. The joint toxicity effect of five antibiotics and dibutyl phthalate to luminescent bacteria (Vibrio fischeri). ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2018; 25:26504-26511. [PMID: 29987471 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-018-2720-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2018] [Accepted: 07/04/2018] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Antibiotics and phthalate esters are two kinds of emerging pollutants and are ubiquitous in the aquatic ecosystem. To date, few studies analyzed the combined toxicity of the mixtures of antibiotics and phthalate esters, and their joint toxicity effect mode remains unknown. Here, we investigated the single and joint toxicity of dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and five antibiotics, namely, oxytetracycline hydrochloride (OTC), chlortetracycline hydrochloride (CTC), sulfamethazine (SMZ), sulfamerazine (SMR), and sulfadiazine (SD), to luminescent bacteria of Vibrio fischeri. The median effect concentration (EC50) values of the test chemicals were ranked as CTC (6.67 mg/L) > OTC (25.12 mg/L) > SD (67.61 mg/L) > SMR (141.51 mg/L) > DBP (148.38 mg/L) > SMZ (245.07 mg/L). The joint toxicities of the binary mixtures of antibiotics and DBP were evaluated by the concentration addition (CA) and independent action (IA) models. The joint toxicity effects of CTC-DBP, OTC-DBP, SMZ-DBP, SMR-DBP, and SD-DBP all appeared to be synergism. Our study revealed that sulfonamides combined with DBP could be as toxic as or even more toxic than tetracycline. Thus, the joint toxicity effect should be considered when assessing the ecological risks of binary or multicomponent pollutants.
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- Sheng Wei
- Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials Cycling and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials Cycling and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China.
- Jiangsu Center for Collaborative Innovation in Geographical Information Resource Development and Application, School of Geography Science, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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- Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Materials Cycling and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing, 210023, China
- Jiangsu Center for Collaborative Innovation in Geographical Information Resource Development and Application, School of Geography Science, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- China National Institute of Standardization, Beijing, 100191, China
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- Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment of the People's Republic of China, Nanjing, 210042, China.
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Bodini SF, Malizia M, Tortelli A, Sanfilippo L, Zhou X, Arosio R, Bernasconi M, Di Lucia S, Manenti A, Moscetta P. Evaluation of a novel automated water analyzer for continuous monitoring of toxicity and chemical parameters in municipal water supply. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2018; 157:335-342. [PMID: 29627418 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.03.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2018] [Revised: 03/16/2018] [Accepted: 03/23/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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A novel tool, the DAMTA analyzer (Device for Analytical Monitoring and Toxicity Assessment), designed for fully automated toxicity measurements based on luminescent bacteria as well as for concomitant determination of chemical parameters, was developed and field-tested. The instrument is a robotic water analyzer equipped with a luminometer and a spectrophotometer, integrated on a thermostated reaction plate which contains a movable carousel with 80 cuvettes. Acute toxicity is measured on-line using a wild type Photobacterium phosphoreum strain with measurable bioluminescence and unaltered sensitivity to toxicants lasting up to ten days. The EC50 values of reference compounds tested were consistent with A. fischeri and P. phosphoreum international standards and comparable to previously published data. Concurrently, a laboratory trial demonstrated the feasibility of use of the analyzer for the determination of nutrients and metals in parallel to the toxicity measurements. In a prolonged test, the system was installed only in toxicity mode at the premises of the World Fair "Expo Milano-2015″, a high security site to ensure the quality of the supplied drinking water. The monitoring program lasted for six months during which ca. 2400 toxicity tests were carried out; the results indicated a mean non-toxic outcome of -5.5 ± 6.2%. In order to warrant the system's robustness in detecting toxic substances, Zn was measured daily with highly reproducible inhibition results, 70.8 ± 13.6%. These results assure that this novel toxicity monitor can be used as an early warning system for protection of drinking water sources from emergencies involving low probability/high impact contamination events in source water or treated water.
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- Sergio F Bodini
- SYSTEA SpA, Via Fratta Rotonda Vado Largo 2/A, 03012 Anagni, Italy.
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- SYSTEA SpA, Via Fratta Rotonda Vado Largo 2/A, 03012 Anagni, Italy
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- SYSTEA SpA, Via Fratta Rotonda Vado Largo 2/A, 03012 Anagni, Italy
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- Focused Photonics Inc., Water Research Department, No. 760, Bin'an Road, Bin Jiang District, 310052 Hangzhou, China
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- Metropolitana Milanese SpA, Servizio Idrico Integrato - Divisione Acquedotto, via Meda 44, 20141 Milano, Italy
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- Metropolitana Milanese SpA, Servizio Idrico Integrato - Divisione Acquedotto, via Meda 44, 20141 Milano, Italy
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- Metropolitana Milanese SpA, Servizio Idrico Integrato - Divisione Acquedotto, via Meda 44, 20141 Milano, Italy
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- Metropolitana Milanese SpA, Servizio Idrico Integrato - Divisione Acquedotto, via Meda 44, 20141 Milano, Italy
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- SYSTEA SpA, Via Fratta Rotonda Vado Largo 2/A, 03012 Anagni, Italy
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Mohseni M, Abbaszadeh J, Maghool SS, Chaichi MJ. Heavy metals detection using biosensor cells of a novel marine luminescent bacterium Vibrio sp. MM1 isolated from the Caspian Sea. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2018; 148:555-560. [PMID: 29127817 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2017.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2017] [Revised: 09/30/2017] [Accepted: 11/01/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Monitoring and assessing toxic materials which are being released into the environment along with wastewater is a growing concern in many industries. The current research describes a highly sensitive and rapid method for the detection of toxic concentrations of heavy metals in aquatic environments. Water samples were collected from southern coasts of the Caspian Sea followed by screening of luminescent bacteria. Phylogenetic analysis, including gene sequence of 16S rRNA, and biochemical tests were performed for identification of the isolate. Luminescence activity was tested and measured after treatment of the isolate with different concentrations of heavy metals and reported as EC50 value for each metal. A luminous, gram negative bacterium with the shape of a curved rod was isolated from the Caspian Sea. Biochemical tests and 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis indicated that the isolate MM1 had more than 99% similarity to Vibrio campbellii. The novel isolate is able to emit high levels of light. Bioluminescence inhibitory assay showed that the Vibrio sp. MM1 had the highest sensitivity to zinc and the lowest sensitivity to cadmium; EC50 values were 0.97mgl-1 and 14.54mgl-1, respectively. The current research shows that even low concentrations of heavy metals can cause a detectable decline in luminescence activity of the novel bacterium Vibrio sp. MM1; hence, it makes a good choice for commercial kits for the purpose of monitoring toxic materials.
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- Mojtaba Mohseni
- Department of Microbiology, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran.
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Mazandaran, Babolsar, Iran
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Bori J, Vallès B, Navarro A, Riva MC. Ecotoxicological risks of the abandoned F-Ba-Pb-Zn mining area of Osor (Spain). ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH 2017; 39:665-679. [PMID: 27260479 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-016-9840-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2016] [Accepted: 05/26/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Due to its potential toxic properties, metal mobilization is of major concern in areas surrounding Pb-Zn mines. In the present study, metal contents and toxicity of soils, aqueous extracts from soils and mine drainage waters from an abandoned F-Ba-Pb-Zn mining area in Osor (Girona, NE Spain) were evaluated through chemical extractions and ecotoxicity bioassays. Toxicity assessment in the terrestrial compartment included lethal and sublethal endpoints on earthworms Eisenia fetida, arthropods Folsomia candida and several plant species, whereas aquatic tests involved bacteria Vibrio fischeri, microalgae Raphidocelis subcapitata and crustaceans Daphnia magna. Total concentrations of Ba (250-5110 mg kg-1), Pb (940 to >5000 mg kg-1) and Zn (2370-11,300 mg kg-1) in soils exceeded intervention values to protect human health. Risks for the aquatic compartment were identified in the release of drainage waters and in the potential leaching and runoff of metals from contaminated soils, with Cd (1.98-9.15 µg L-1), Pb (2.11-326 µg L-1) and Zn (280-2900 µg L-1) concentrations in filtered water samples surpassing US EPA Water Quality Criteria (2016a, b). Terrestrial ecotoxicity tests were in accordance with metal quantifications and identified the most polluted soil as the most toxic. Avoidance and reproduction tests with earthworms showed the highest sensitivity to metal contamination. Aquatic bioassays performed in aqueous extracts from soils confirmed the results from terrestrial tests and also detected toxic effects caused by the mine drainage waters. Algal growth inhibition was the most sensitive aquatic endpoint. In view of the results, the application of a containment or remediative procedure in the area is encouraged.
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- Jaume Bori
- Center for Research and Innovation in Toxicology (CRIT-Innotex Center), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Ctra. Nac. 150 km 15, 08227, Terrassa, Spain.
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- Center for Research and Innovation in Toxicology (CRIT-Innotex Center), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Ctra. Nac. 150 km 15, 08227, Terrassa, Spain
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- Center for Research and Innovation in Toxicology (CRIT-Innotex Center), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Ctra. Nac. 150 km 15, 08227, Terrassa, Spain
- Department of Fluid Mechanics, School of Industrial and Aeronautical Engineering of Terrassa (ETSEIAT), Technical University of Catalonia (UPC), Colón 7-11, 08222, Terrassa, Spain
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- Center for Research and Innovation in Toxicology (CRIT-Innotex Center), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Ctra. Nac. 150 km 15, 08227, Terrassa, Spain
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Influence of Inorganic Ions and Organic Substances on the Degradation of Pharmaceutical Compound in Water Matrix. WATER 2016. [DOI: 10.3390/w8110532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Oliver M, Bauzá A, Frontera A, Miró M. Fluorescent Lipid Nanoparticles as Biomembrane Models for Exploring Emerging Contaminant Bioavailability Supported by Density Functional Theory Calculations. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2016; 50:7135-7143. [PMID: 27243463 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b00772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Experimental sensing schemes and thermodynamic in-silico studies are combined holistically in this manuscript so as to give new insights into the bioavailability of environmental contaminants via permeation across lipid nanoparticles (liposomes) as a mimicry of biological membranes. Using Prodan and Laurdan as fluorescent membrane probes, phosphatidylcholine-based unilamellar liposomes are harnessed to investigate membranotropic effects of alkyl esters of p-hydroxybenzoic acid and triclosan in vitro on the basis of steady-state fluorescence anisotropy, light scattering, and generalized polarization measurements. The feasibility of the analytical responses to ascertain differences in temperature-dependent contaminant bioavailability is investigated in detail. High level density functional theory (DFT) calculations (RI-BP86-D3/def2-SVP) have been resorted to investigate noncovalent 1:1 complexes of the fluorescent probes and emerging contaminants with dipalmitoylphosphatidylcholine, as a minimalist model of a lipid nanoparticle, to evaluate both the interaction energies and the geometries of the complexes. This information can be related to the degree of penetration of the guest across the lipid bilayer. Our experimental results supported by in-silico DFT calculations and ecotoxicological data let us to conclude that simple analytical measurements of liposomal changes in lipid packaging, permeability, and fluidity are appropriate to foresee the potential bioavailability and toxicity of emerging contaminants.
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- Miquel Oliver
- Department of Chemistry, University of the Balearic Islands , Carretera de Valldemossa km 7.5, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Illes Balears Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, University of the Balearic Islands , Carretera de Valldemossa km 7.5, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Illes Balears Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, University of the Balearic Islands , Carretera de Valldemossa km 7.5, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Illes Balears Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, University of the Balearic Islands , Carretera de Valldemossa km 7.5, 07122 Palma de Mallorca, Illes Balears Spain
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Bori J, Vallès B, Navarro A, Riva MC. Geochemistry and environmental threats of soils surrounding an abandoned mercury mine. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2016; 23:12941-12953. [PMID: 26996905 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-6463-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2015] [Accepted: 03/09/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The closure of mercury mining areas is generally associated with a release of Hg and other metals into the environment due to the abandonment of mining wastes. Because of their potential toxic properties, the mobilization of particulate and soluble metal species is of major concern. In the present study, the environmental risks posed by soils surrounding an abandoned mercury mining area in Valle del Azogue (Almeria, Spain) are assessed through the determination of physical-chemical parameters, the quantification of metal concentrations, and the application of aquatic and terrestrial ecotoxicity bioassays. Chemical analysis of soil samples revealed concentrations of Hg, As, Ba, Pb, Sb, and Zn above international intervention values. Results from terrestrial tests showed detrimental effects in all studied organisms (Eisenia foetida, Folsomia candida, and different plant species) and revealed the avoidance response of earthworms as the most sensitive endpoint. Surprisingly, the most toxic samples were not the ones with higher metal contents but the ones presenting higher electrical conductivity. Aquatic ecotoxicity tests with Vibrio fischeri, Raphidocelis subcapitata, Daphnia magna, and Danio rerio were in accordance with terrestrial tests, confirming the need to couple environmental chemistry with ecotoxicological tools for the proper assessment of metal-contaminated sites. In view of the results, a remediative intervention of the studied area is recommended.
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- Jaume Bori
- Center for Research and Innovation in Toxicology (CRIT-Innotex Center), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Ctra. Nac. 150 Km 15, 08227, Terrassa (Barcelona), Spain.
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- Center for Research and Innovation in Toxicology (CRIT-Innotex Center), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Ctra. Nac. 150 Km 15, 08227, Terrassa (Barcelona), Spain
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- Center for Research and Innovation in Toxicology (CRIT-Innotex Center), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Ctra. Nac. 150 Km 15, 08227, Terrassa (Barcelona), Spain
- Dep. M. Fluidos, ETSEIAT, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Colón, 7, 08222, Terrassa (Barcelona), Spain
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- Center for Research and Innovation in Toxicology (CRIT-Innotex Center), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC), Ctra. Nac. 150 Km 15, 08227, Terrassa (Barcelona), Spain
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Tekere M, Sibanda T, Maphangwa KW. An assessment of the physicochemical properties and toxicity potential of carwash effluents from professional carwash outlets in Gauteng Province, South Africa. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2016; 23:11876-11884. [PMID: 26957430 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-6370-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2015] [Accepted: 02/29/2016] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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The assessment of the quality of carwash effluents has received scant attention as a potential source of public and environmental health hazard in South Africa as demonstrated by the lack of literature in this subject. The physicochemical quality and potential ramifications of carwash effluents on receiving waterbodies were investigated in this study. Grab effluent samples were collected from six carwash outlets in Gauteng Province of South Africa and analysed for selected physicochemical qualities including biological oxygen demand (BOD), oil and grease, total petroleum hydrocarbons-gasoline range organics (TPH-GRO), pH, dissolved oxygen (DO), total solids (TS) and total dissolved solids (TDS), electrical conductivity (EC), nutrients (nitrates, nitrites and phosphates), anionic surfactants and heavy metals (zinc [Zn], copper [Cu], lead [Pb] and chromium [Cr]). Further, the toxicity potential of the effluent samples was assessed using organisms from four trophic levels ranging from Selenastrum capricornutum (primary producer), Daphnia magna (primary consumer), Poecilia reticulata (secondary-tertiary consumer) and Vibrio fischeri (decomposer). High pollutant levels were observed in all effluents with BOD ranging from 27 ± 2.1 to 650 ± 4.9 mg/l, TDS from 362 ± 8.5 to 686 ± 8.5 mg/l, GRO-TPH from 0.01 ± 0.0 to 7.6 ± 0.2 mg/l, DO from 0.0 to 0.1 mg/l, Zn from 0.79 ± 0.08 to 20 ± 2.12 mg/l, Cu from 0.77 ± 0.03 to 13 ± 0.71 mg/l and oil and grease from 12 ± 2.8 to 43 ± 2.1 mg/l. Ammonium concentrations ranged from 0.4 ± 0.1 to 75 ± 6.4 mg/l; turbidity from 109 ± 0.7 to 4000 ± 29.7 mg/l, anionic surfactants from 1.4 ± 0.1 to 5.8 ± 0.3 mg/l and TPH from <0.01 to 7.6 mg/l. Toxicity assessment assays resulted in 100 % mortality for fish and Daphnia after 96 and 24 h, respectively, and significant bioluminescence and growth reduction in V. fischeri and algae after 15 min and 72 h, respectively. Most of the measured physicochemical parameters were in concentrations above the Environmental Management Agency (EPA) stipulated guidelines. Additionally, the effluents demonstrated acute toxicity against all four test species.
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- Memory Tekere
- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa (Science Campus), P.O. Box X6, Florida, 1710, South Africa.
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa (Science Campus), P.O. Box X6, Florida, 1710, South Africa
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of South Africa (Science Campus), P.O. Box X6, Florida, 1710, South Africa
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Díaz-Garduño B, Rueda-Márquez JJ, Manzano MA, Garrido-Pérez C, Martín-Díaz ML. Are combined AOPs effective for toxicity reduction in receiving marine environment? Suitability of battery of bioassays for wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluent as an ecotoxicological assessment. MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2016; 114:1-11. [PMID: 26741736 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2015.12.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2015] [Revised: 12/11/2015] [Accepted: 12/12/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Ecotoxicological assessment of three different wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) effluents D1, D2 and D3 was performed before and after tertiary treatment using combination of advanced oxidation processes (AOPs). A multibarrier treatment (MBT) consisting of microfiltration (MF), hydrogen peroxide photolysis (H2O2/UVC) and catalytic wet peroxide oxidation (CWPO) was applied for all effluents. Sparus aurata, Paracentrotus lividus, Isochrysis galbana and Vibrio fischeri, representing different trophic levels, constituted the battery of bioassays. Different acute toxicity effects were observed in each WWTP effluents tested. The percentage of sea urchin larval development and mortality fish larvae were the most sensitive endpoints. Significant reduction (p < 0.05) of effluent's toxicity was observed using a classification pT-method after MBT process. Base on obtained results, tested battery of bioassays in pT-method framework can be recommended for acute toxicity preliminary evaluation of WWTP effluents for the marine environment.
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- B Díaz-Garduño
- Physical Chemical Department, Centro Andaluz de Ciencia y Tecnología Marina (CACYTMAR), Campus de Excelencia Internacional del Mar (CEI·MAR), Universidad de Cádiz, Campus Universitario de Puerto Real, 11510, Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain.
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- Environmental Technologies Department, Centro Andaluz de Ciencia y Tecnología Marina (CACYTMAR), Campus de Excelencia Internacional del Mar (CEI·MAR), Universidad de Cádiz. Campus Universitario de Puerto Real, 11510, Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
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- Environmental Technologies Department, Centro Andaluz de Ciencia y Tecnología Marina (CACYTMAR), Campus de Excelencia Internacional del Mar (CEI·MAR), Universidad de Cádiz. Campus Universitario de Puerto Real, 11510, Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
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- Environmental Technologies Department, Centro Andaluz de Ciencia y Tecnología Marina (CACYTMAR), Campus de Excelencia Internacional del Mar (CEI·MAR), Universidad de Cádiz. Campus Universitario de Puerto Real, 11510, Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
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- Physical Chemical Department, Centro Andaluz de Ciencia y Tecnología Marina (CACYTMAR), Campus de Excelencia Internacional del Mar (CEI·MAR), Universidad de Cádiz, Campus Universitario de Puerto Real, 11510, Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
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Hayat NM, Shamaan NA, Sabullah MK, Shukor MY, Syed MA, Khalid A, Dahalan FA, Ahmad SA. The use of Lates calcarifer as a biomarker for heavy metals detection. RENDICONTI LINCEI-SCIENZE FISICHE E NATURALI 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s12210-015-0501-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Zare M, Amin MM, Nikaeen M, Bina B, Pourzamani H, Fatehizadeh A, Taheri E. Resazurin reduction assay, a useful tool for assessment of heavy metal toxicity in acidic conditions. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2015; 187:276. [PMID: 25893751 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-015-4392-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2014] [Accepted: 12/01/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Almost all bioassays have been designed only for pH levels around 7; however, some toxicant characteristics may be different at lower pH values. In this study, a modified resazurin reduction method was used to evaluate the toxicity of heavy metals and metal plating wastewater on acid-tolerant (AT) and conventional bacteria at the natural and acidic pH conditions. According to our optimized protocol, resazurin was rapidly reduced by both conventional and AT active microorganisms. Considering the 30-min median effective concentration (30 min EC₅₀) values, conventional bacteria were comparatively more resistant than the acid-tolerant bacteria (ATB) in the case of exposure to Cd, Pb, Cr, and Zn, but the reverse case was found for Hg. After an exposure of 30 min, Cr and Hg showed the highest toxicity to ATB (30 min EC₅₀ values were 0.34 and 17.02 μmol/L, respectively), while Zn and Pb had a considerably lower toxicity. The modified resazurin reduction method successfully assessed the impact of metal plating wastewaters on the activities of conventional and AT bacteria. According to the findings where the wastewaters contain heavy metals, wastewater treatment facilities, which are dependent on ATB activity, should use bioassays at acidic pH values for better understanding of the effects of toxicants.
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- Mohammadreza Zare
- Department of Environmental Health Engineering and Student Research Center, School of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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Figueredo F, Abrevaya XC, Cortón E. A new P. putida instrumental toxicity bioassay. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2015; 187:294. [PMID: 25910719 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-015-4499-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2014] [Accepted: 04/01/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Here, we present a new toxicity bioassay (CO2-TOX), able to detect toxic or inhibitory compounds in water samples, based on the quantification of Pseudomonas putida KT2440 CO2 production. The metabolically produced CO2 was measured continuously and directly in the liquid assay media, with a potentiometric gas electrode. The optimization studies were performed using as a model toxicant 3,5-DCP (3,5-dichlorophenol); later, heavy metals (Pb(2+), Cu(2+), or Zn(2+)) and a metalloid (As(5+)) were assayed. The response to toxics was evident after 15 min of incubation and at relatively low concentrations (e.g., 1.1 mg/L of 3,5-DCP), showing that the CO2-TOX bioassay is fast and sensitive. The EC50 values obtained were 4.93, 0.12, 6.05, 32.17, and 37.81 mg/L for 3,5-DCP, Cu(2+), Zn(2+), As(5+), and Pb(2+), respectively, at neutral pH. Additionally, the effect of the pH of the sample and the use of lyophilized bacteria were also analyzed showing that the bioassay can be implemented in different conditions. Moreover, highly turbid samples and samples with very low oxygen levels were measured successfully with the new instrumental bioassay described here. Finally, simulated samples containing 3,5-DCP or a heavy metal mixture were tested using the proposed bioassay and a standard ISO bioassay, showing that our test is more sensible to the phenol but less sensible to the metal mixtures. Therefore, we propose CO2-TOX as a rapid, sensitive, low-cost, and robust instrumental bioassay that could perform as an industrial wastewater-process monitor among other applications.
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- Federico Figueredo
- Laboratory of Biosensors and Bioanalysis (LABB), Departamento de Química Biológica e IQUIBICEN-CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Pabellón 2, Ciudad Universitaria, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, 1428, Argentina
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Xiao Y, De Araujo C, Sze CC, Stuckey DC. Toxicity measurement in biological wastewater treatment processes: a review. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2015; 286:15-29. [PMID: 25550080 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.12.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2014] [Revised: 12/09/2014] [Accepted: 12/17/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Biological wastewater treatment processes (WWTPs), by nature of their reliance on biological entities to degrade organics and sometimes remove nutrients, are vulnerable to toxicants present in their influent. Various toxicity measurement methods have been adopted for biological WWTPs, but most are performed off-line, and cannot be adapted to on-line monitoring tools to provide an early warning for WWTP operators. However, the past decade has seen a rapid expansion in the research and development of biosensors that can be used for toxicity assessment of aquatic environments. Some of these biosensors have also been shown to be effective for use in biological WWTPs. Nevertheless, more research is needed to: examine the sensitivity of assays and sensors based on single organisms to various toxicants and develop a matrix of biosensors or a biosensor incorporating multiple organisms that can protect WWTPs; test the micro fuel cell (MFC)-based biosensors with real wastewaters and correlate the results with the well-established oxygen uptake rate (OUR)-based or CH4-based toxicity assay; and, develop advanced data processing methods for interpreting the results of on-line toxicity sensors in real WWTPs to reduce the noise due to the normal fluctuation in influent quality and quantity.
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- Yeyuan Xiao
- Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre (AEBC), Nanyang Environment and Water Research Centre (NEWRI), Nanyang Technological University,Singapore 637141, Singapore
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- Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre (AEBC), Nanyang Environment and Water Research Centre (NEWRI), Nanyang Technological University,Singapore 637141, Singapore
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- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637141, Singapore
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- Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre (AEBC), Nanyang Environment and Water Research Centre (NEWRI), Nanyang Technological University,Singapore 637141, Singapore; Department of Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London, SW7 2AZ, UK.
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Diaz E, Mohedano A, Casas J, Calvo L, Gilarranz M, Rodriguez J. Deactivation of a Pd/AC catalyst in the hydrodechlorination of chlorinated herbicides. Catal Today 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2014.03.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Tišler T, Erjavec B, Kaplan R, Şenilă M, Pintar A. Unexpected toxicity to aquatic organisms of some aqueous bisphenol A samples treated by advanced oxidation processes. WATER SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY : A JOURNAL OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION ON WATER POLLUTION RESEARCH 2015; 72:29-37. [PMID: 26114268 DOI: 10.2166/wst.2015.184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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In this study, photocatalytic and catalytic wet-air oxidation (CWAO) processes were used to examine removal efficiency of bisphenol A from aqueous samples over several titanate nanotube-based catalysts. Unexpected toxicity of bisphenol A (BPA) samples treated by means of the CWAO process to some tested species was determined. In addition, the CWAO effluent was recycled five- or 10-fold in order to increase the number of interactions between the liquid phase and catalyst. Consequently, the inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) analysis indicated higher concentrations of some toxic metals like chromium, nickel, molybdenum, silver, and zinc in the recycled samples in comparison to both the single-pass sample and the photocatalytically treated solution. The highest toxicity of five- and 10-fold recycled solutions in the CWAO process was observed in water fleas, which could be correlated to high concentrations of chromium, nickel, and silver detected in tested samples. The obtained results clearly demonstrated that aqueous samples treated by means of advanced oxidation processes should always be analyzed using (i) chemical analyses to assess removal of BPA and total organic carbon from treated aqueous samples, as well as (ii) a battery of aquatic organisms from different taxonomic groups to determine possible toxicity.
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- Tatjana Tišler
- Laboratory for Environmental Sciences and Engineering, National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, SI-1001 Ljubljana, Slovenia E-mail:
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- Laboratory for Environmental Sciences and Engineering, National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, SI-1001 Ljubljana, Slovenia E-mail:
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- Laboratory for Environmental Sciences and Engineering, National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, SI-1001 Ljubljana, Slovenia E-mail:
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- INCDO-INOE 2000, Research Institute for Analytical Instrumentation, 67 Donath, 400293 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Laboratory for Environmental Sciences and Engineering, National Institute of Chemistry, Hajdrihova 19, SI-1001 Ljubljana, Slovenia E-mail: ; Centre of Excellence 'Low Carbon Technologies', Hajdrihova 19, SI-1001 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Kokkali V, van Delft W. Overview of commercially available bioassays for assessing chemical toxicity in aqueous samples. Trends Analyt Chem 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2014.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Ma XY, Wang XC, Ngo HH, Guo W, Wu MN, Wang N. Bioassay based luminescent bacteria: interferences, improvements, and applications. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2014; 468-469:1-11. [PMID: 23999158 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.08.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2013] [Revised: 08/08/2013] [Accepted: 08/10/2013] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Due to the merits of being time-saving, cost effective and simple operation, the luminescent bacteria toxicity assay (LBTA) has been widely used for environmental pollution monitoring. Based on numerous studies since 2007, this critical review aims to give an overview on the mechanisms, developments and applications of LBTA. Firstly, based on the introduction of the mechanisms of LBTA, this review shows the interferences from the characteristics of testing samples (such as inorganic nutrients, color, turbidity) and summarizes the improvements on pretreatment method, test methods and test systems in recent years. Regarding the factors that affect the toxicity prediction of single chemicals, the correlation between the toxicity index expressed as median effective concentration (EC50) and characters (such as Kow, the alkyl chain length, the anion and the cation) of known chemicals, especially the emerging ionic liquids (ILs), were given an in-depth discussion. The models for predicting the joint effect of mixtures to luminescent bacteria were also presented. For the factors that affect the toxicity of actual waters, the correlation of toxicity of actual samples to luminescent bacteria and their conventional indexes were discussed. Comparing the sensitivity of the LBTA with other bioassays could indicate the feasibility of the LBTA applied on specific samples. The summary on the application of LBTA to environmental samples has been made to find the future research direction.
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- Xiaoyan Y Ma
- Key Lab of Northwest Water Resources, Environment and Ecology, Ministry of Education, Xi'an University of Architecture and Technology, Xi'an 710055, China
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Baran A, Tarnawski M. Phytotoxkit/Phytotestkit and Microtox® as tools for toxicity assessment of sediments. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2013; 98:19-27. [PMID: 24210349 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2013.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2013] [Revised: 10/01/2013] [Accepted: 10/04/2013] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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The aim of the study was to use bioassays to evaluate the toxicity of pore water, sediments and sediments elutriates. Furthermore, a possible relationship between observed toxicity and results of chemical analysis was examined. Sediment (0-10 cm) samples were collected from 21 locations in Zeslawice reservoir, Southern Poland using an Ekman sampler. Toxicity assessment of the sediment and pore water samples was performed using direct-contact tests Phytotoxkit/Phytotestkit and Microtox®. Inhibition of seed germination in the test plants was from -25 to 38 percent for sediment and from 0 to 50 percent for pore water, whereas inhibition of root growth was within a range from -42 to 37 percent for sediment and from -49 to 37 percent for pore water. Depending on the sediments, Vibrio fischeri luminescence inhibition was from -18 to 40 percent for sediments elutriates and from -12 to 28 percent for pore water. The toxicity tests showed a positive correlation between metals and the root growth inhibition in Lepidium sativum and Sinapis alba as well as the luminescence inhibition in V. fischeri. No significant correlations were found between the inhibition of luminescence and the phytotoxicity assays, so these analyses do not show a similar sensitivity to toxicants in the sediments. While estimating the sensitivity of the performed biotests, the highest number of toxic responses was recorded in the Microtox® test towards V. fischeri. Among the plant species, Sorghum saccharatum appears to be the most sensitive plant species. Most of the examined sediment samples (67 percent) were classified as class II (low-toxic samples, low acute hazard) and 33 percent of the examined samples were class I (no essential toxic effect, non-toxic sample, no acute hazard) in terms of toxicity. Most of the pore water samples (71 percent) were also classified as class II.
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Joly P, Bonnemoy F, Charvy JC, Bohatier J, Mallet C. Toxicity assessment of the maize herbicides S-metolachlor, benoxacor, mesotrione and nicosulfuron, and their corresponding commercial formulations, alone and in mixtures, using the Microtox(®) test. CHEMOSPHERE 2013; 93:2444-50. [PMID: 24075530 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.08.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2012] [Revised: 08/26/2013] [Accepted: 08/30/2013] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The Microtox(®) test, using the prokaryote Vibrio fischeri, was employed to assess the toxicity of the maize herbicides S-metolachlor, benoxacor, mesotrione and nicosulfuron, and their formulated compounds: Dual Gold Safeneur(®), Callisto(®) and Milagro(®); alone and in mixtures. For each compound we obtained original IC50 values, with consistent higher toxicities for formulated compounds compared to active ingredients alone. Mixtures of the four herbicides, prepared according to application doses encountered in agriculture, were found to be toxic at a lower concentration than single molecules. Mesotrione and nicosulfuron mixture appeared to be highly toxic to V. fischeri, however, this recommended post-emergence combination for maize crops got its toxicity decreased in formulated compound mixtures, suggesting that chemical interactions could potentially reduce the toxicity. Data comparisons to theoretical models showed a good prediction of mixture toxicity by Concentration Addition concept. Results seemed to exclude any synergistic effects on V. fischeri for the tested herbicide mixtures. Additional work coupling these bioassay data to ecosystemic level studies (aquatic and soil compartments) and data on additives and degradation products toxicity, will help to fill the gap in our knowledge of the environmental impact of these xenobiotics and in the choice of a more sustainable use of pesticides.
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- Pierre Joly
- Clermont Université, Université Blaise Pascal, LMGE, F-63000 Clermont Ferrand, France; CNRS, UMR 6023, Laboratoire Microorganismes: Génome et Environnement, F-63177 Aubière, France.
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