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Li X, Ye Z, Wang J, Lin P, Zhang X, Xie S, Chen C. Intake of tobacco nitrosamines of smokers in various provinces of China and their cancer risk: A meta-analysis. J Environ Sci (China) 2024; 141:249-260. [PMID: 38408825 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2023.05.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2022] [Revised: 05/10/2023] [Accepted: 05/11/2023] [Indexed: 02/28/2024]
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Nitrosamines are a class of carcinogens which have been detected widely in food, water, some pharmaceuticals as well as tobacco. The objectives of this paper include reviewing the basic information on tobacco consumption and nitrosamine contents, and assessing the health risks of tobacco nitrosamines exposure to Chinese smokers. We searched the publications in English from "Web of Science" and those in Chinese from the "China National Knowledge Infrastructure" in 2022 and collected 151 literatures with valid information. The content of main nitrosamines in tobacco, including 4-(methylnitrosoamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK), N-nitrosonornicotine (NNN), N-nitrosoanatabine (NAT), N-nitrosoanabasine (NAB), total tobacco-specific nitrosamines (TSNA), and N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) were summarized. The information of daily tobacco consumption of smokers in 30 provinces of China was also collected. Then, the intakes of NNN, NNK, NAT, NAB, TSNAs, and NDMA via tobacco smoke were estimated as 1534 ng/day, 591 ng/day, 685 ng/day, 81 ng/day, 2543 ng/day, and 484 ng/day by adult smokers in 30 provinces, respectively. The cancer risk (CR) values for NNN and NNK inhalation intake were further calculated as 1.44 × 10-5 and 1.95 × 10-4. The CR value for NDMA intake via tobacco smoke (inhalation: 1.66 × 10-4) indicates that NDMA is similarly dangerous in tobacco smoke when compared with the TSNAs. In China, the CR values caused by average nitrosamines intake via various exposures and their order can be estimated as the following: smoke (3.75 × 10-4) > food (1.74 × 10-4) > drinking water (1.38 × 10-5). Smokers in China averagely suffer 200% of extra cancer risk caused by nitrosamines in tobacco when compared with non-smokers.
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- Xiao Li
- Research Institute for Environmental Innovation (Suzhou), Tsinghua, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215163, China; Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Organic Pollution Prevention and Control, State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Research Institute for Environmental Innovation (Suzhou), Tsinghua, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215163, China; State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Research Institute for Environmental Innovation (Suzhou), Tsinghua, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215163, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Research Institute for Environmental Innovation (Suzhou), Tsinghua, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215163, China; State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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Zhao J, Qi B, Zhang P, Jia Y, Guo X, Dong W, Yuan Y. Research progress on the generation of NDMA by typical PPCPs in disinfection treatment of water environment in China: A review. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 929:172498. [PMID: 38657805 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.172498] [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: 01/29/2024] [Revised: 03/28/2024] [Accepted: 04/13/2024] [Indexed: 04/26/2024]
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The drugs and personal care products in water sources are potential threats to the ecological environment and drinking water quality. In recent years, the presence of PPCPs has been detected in multiple drinking water sources in China. PPCPs are usually stable and resistant to degradation in aquatic environments. During chlorination, chloramination, and ozonation disinfection processes, PPCPs can act as precursor substances to generate N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) which is the most widely detected nitrosamine byproduct in drinking water. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the impact of PPCPs in China's water environment on the generation of NDMA during disinfection processes to better understand the correlation between PPCPs and NDMA generation. Chloramine is the most likely to form NDMA with different disinfection methods, so chloramine disinfection may be the main pathway for NDMA generation. Activated carbon adsorption and UV photolysis are widely used in the removal of NDMA and its precursor PPCPs, and biological treatment is found to be a low-cost and high removal rate method for controlling the generation of NDMA. However, there are still certain regional limitations in the investigation and research on PPCPs, and other nitrosamine by-products such as NMEA, NDEA and NDBA should also be studied to investigate the formation mechanism and removal methods.
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- Jingrao Zhao
- College of Quality & Safety Engineering, China Jiliang University, 310018 Hangzhou Province, China
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- College of Quality & Safety Engineering, China Jiliang University, 310018 Hangzhou Province, China.
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- College of Quality & Safety Engineering, China Jiliang University, 310018 Hangzhou Province, China
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- College of Quality & Safety Engineering, China Jiliang University, 310018 Hangzhou Province, China
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- College of Quality & Safety Engineering, China Jiliang University, 310018 Hangzhou Province, China
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- Zhejiang Scientific Research Institute of Transport, 310000 Hangzhou Province, China
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- School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, 150001 Harbin, China
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Chen Y, Zeng H, Huang H, Qin L, Qi S, Li H, Shahab A, Zhang H, Chen W. Occurrence and fate of N-nitrosamines in full-scale domestic wastewater treatment plants and their impact on receiving waters along the Lijiang River, China. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2024; 469:133870. [PMID: 38430594 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.133870] [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: 10/27/2023] [Revised: 02/21/2024] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
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Domestic wastewaters contaminated with N-nitrosamines pose a significant threat to river ecosystems worldwide, particularly in urban areas with riparian cities. Despite widespread concern, the precise impact of these contaminants on receiving river waters remains uncertain. This study investigated eight N-nitrosamines in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) and their adjacent receiving river, the Lijiang River in Guilin City, Southwest China. By analyzing thirty wastewater samples from five full-scale WWTPs and twenty-three river water samples from Guilin, we quantified the mass loads of N-nitrosamines discharged into the surrounding watershed via domestic effluents. The results revealed that N-nitrosodimethylamine (10-60 ng/L), N-nitrosodiethylamine (3.4-22 ng/L), and N-nitrosopyrrolidine (not detected-4.5 ng/g) were predominant in influents, effluents, and sludge, respectively, with the overall removal efficiencies ranging from 17.7 to 65.6% during wastewater treatment. Cyclic activated sludge system and ultraviolet disinfection were effective in removing N-nitrosamines (rates of 59.6% and 24.3%), while chlorine dioxide disinfection promoted their formation. A total of 30.4 g/day of N-nitrosamine mass loads were observed in the Lijiang River water, with domestic effluents contributing about 31.3% (19.4 g/day), followed by livestock breeding wastewater (34.5%, 12.0 g/day), and unknown sources (24.7%, 7.5 g/day). These findings highlight the critical role of WWTPs in transporting N-nitrosamines to watersheds and emphasize the urgent need for further investigation into other potential sources of N-nitrosamine pollution within watersheds.
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- Yingjie Chen
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Theory and Technology for Environmental Pollution Control, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China; School of Environmental Studies and State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China; Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancashire LA1 4YW, the United Kingdom
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Theory and Technology for Environmental Pollution Control, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Water Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, MEE, Guangzhou 510535, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Theory and Technology for Environmental Pollution Control, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China
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- School of Environmental Studies and State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Theory and Technology for Environmental Pollution Control, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Theory and Technology for Environmental Pollution Control, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China
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- Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancashire LA1 4YW, the United Kingdom
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Theory and Technology for Environmental Pollution Control, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China.
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Shi Y, Xia W, Liu H, Liu J, Cao S, Fang X, Li S, Li Y, Chen C, Xu S. Trihalomethanes in global drinking water: Distributions, risk assessments, and attributable disease burden of bladder cancer. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2024; 469:133760. [PMID: 38522206 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.133760] [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: 12/27/2023] [Accepted: 02/08/2024] [Indexed: 03/26/2024]
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This study aimed to assess the global spatiotemporal variations of trihalomethanes (THMs) in drinking water, evaluate their cancer and non-cancer risks, and THM-attributable bladder cancer burden. THM concentrations in drinking water around fifty years on a global scale were integrated. Health risks were assessed using Monte Carlo simulations and attributable bladder cancer burden was estimated by comparative risk assessment methodology. The results showed that global mean THM concentrations in drinking water significantly decreased from 78.37 μg/L (1973-1983) to 51.99 μg/L (1984-2004) and to 21.90 μg/L (after 2004). The lifestage-integrative cancer risk and hazard index of THMs through all exposure pathways were acceptable with the average level of 6.45 × 10-5 and 7.63 × 10-2, respectively. The global attributable disability adjusted of life years (DALYs) and the age-standardized DALYs rate (ASDR) dropped by 16% and 56% from 1990-1994 to 2015-2019, respectively. A big decline in the attributable ASDR was observed in the United Kingdom (62%) and the United States (27%), while China experienced a nearly 3-fold increase due to the expanded water supply coverage and increased life expectancy. However, China also benefited from the spread of chlorination, which helped reduce nearly 90% of unsafe-water-caused mortality from 1998 to 2018.
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- Yujie Shi
- Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Research Institute for Environmental Innovation (Suzhou), Tsinghua, Suzhou 215163, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China; School of Life Sciences, Hainan University, Haikou, Hainan, China.
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Tang DR, Li CL, Xu ZY, Zhang ZZ, Wang QW, Zhao JQ. hOGG1: A novel mediator in nitrosamine-induced esophageal tumorigenesis. Food Chem Toxicol 2024; 187:114550. [PMID: 38467300 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2024.114550] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2023] [Revised: 02/04/2024] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
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BACKGROUND The effect of human 8-Oxoguanine DNA Glycosylase (hOGG1) on exogenous chemicals in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) remain unclear. The study plans to determine hOGG1 expression levels in ESCC and possible interactions with known environmental risk factors in ESCC. MATERIAL AND METHODS We analyzed levels of exposure to urinary nitrosamines in volunteers from high and low prevalence areas by GC-MS. And we performed the interaction between hOGG1 gene and nitrosamine disinfection by-products by analyzing hOGG1 gene expression in esophageal tissues. RESULTS In ESCC, nitrosamine levels were significantly increased and hOGG1 mRNA expression levels were significantly decreased. There was a statistically significant interaction between reduced hOGG1 mRNA levels and non-tap drinking water sources in ESCC. The apparent indirect association between ESCC and NMEA indicated that 33.4% of the association between ESCC and NMEA was mediated by hOGG1. CONCLUSION In populations which exposed to high levels of environmental pollutants NDMA, low expression of hOGG1 may promote the high incidence of esophageal cancer in Huai'an. hOGG1 may be a novel mediator in nitrosamine-induced esophageal tumorigenesis.
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- De-Rong Tang
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Affiliated Huai'an No.1 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Huai'an, Jiangsu, 223300, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Affiliated Huai'an No.1 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Huai'an, Jiangsu, 223300, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Affiliated Huai'an No.1 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Huai'an, Jiangsu, 223300, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Affiliated Huai'an No.1 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Huai'an, Jiangsu, 223300, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Affiliated Huai'an No.1 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Huai'an, Jiangsu, 223300, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Affiliated Huai'an No.1 People's Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Huai'an, Jiangsu, 223300, China.
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Sun M, Shen W, Guo X, Liao Y, Huang Y, Hu M, Ye P, Liu R. A critical review of advances in tumor metabolism abnormalities induced by nitrosamine disinfection by-products in drinking water. Toxicol Sci 2024; 199:12-28. [PMID: 38291902 DOI: 10.1093/toxsci/kfae012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2024] Open
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Intensified sanitation practices amid the recent severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak might result in the increased release of chloramine disinfectants into surface water, significantly promoting the formation of nitrosamine disinfection by-products (DBPs) in drinking water. Unfortunately, these nitrosamine DBPs exhibit significant genotoxic, carcinogenic, and mutagenic properties, whereas chlorinating disinfectants remain in global practice. The current review provides valuable insights into the occurrence, identification, contamination status, exposure limits, and toxicity of the new unregulated disinfection by-products (nitrosamine DBPs) in drinking water. As a result, concentrations of nitrosamine DBPs far exceed allowable limits in drinking water, and prolonged exposure has the potential to cause metabolic disorders, a critical step in tumor initiation and progression. Importantly, based on recent research, we have concluded the role of nitrosamines DBPs in different metabolic pathways. Remarkably, nitrosamine DBPs can induce chronic inflammation and initiate tumors by activating sphingolipid and polyunsaturated fatty acid metabolism. Regarding amino acid and nucleotide metabolism, nitrosamine DBPs can inhibit tryptophan metabolism and de novo nucleotide synthesis. Moreover, inhibition of de novo nucleotide synthesis fails to repair DNA damage induced by nitrosamines. Additionally, the accumulation of lactate induced by nitrosamine DBPs may act as a pivotal signaling molecule in communication within the tumor microenvironment. However, with the advancement of tumor metabolomics, understanding the role of nitrosamine DBPs in causing cancer by inducing metabolic abnormalities significantly lags behind, and specific mechanisms of toxic effects are not clearly defined. Urgently, further studies exploring this promising area are needed.
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- Mingjun Sun
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing 210009, P. R. China
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Tan W, Zhu L, Mikoviny T, Nielsen CJ, Wisthaler A, D’Anna B, Antonsen S, Stenstrøm Y, Farren NJ, Hamilton JF, Boustead GA, Ingham T, Heard DE. Experimental and Theoretical Study of the OH-Initiated Degradation of Piperidine under Simulated Atmospheric Conditions. J Phys Chem A 2024; 128:2789-2814. [PMID: 38551452 PMCID: PMC11017256 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.3c08415] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2023] [Revised: 02/27/2024] [Accepted: 02/29/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024]
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The OH-initiated photo-oxidation of piperidine and the photolysis of 1-nitrosopiperidine were investigated in a large atmospheric simulation chamber and in theoretical calculations based on CCSD(T*)-F12a/aug-cc-pVTZ//M062X/aug-cc-pVTZ quantum chemistry results and master equation modeling of the pivotal reaction steps. The rate coefficient for the reaction of piperidine with OH radicals was determined by the relative rate method to be kOH-piperidine = (1.19 ± 0.27) × 10-10 cm3 molecule-1 s-1 at 304 ± 2 K and 1014 ± 2 hPa. Product studies show the piperidine + OH reaction to proceed via H-abstraction from both CH2 and NH groups, resulting in the formation of the corresponding imine (2,3,4,5-tetrahydropyridine) as the major product and in the nitramine (1-nitropiperidine) and nitrosamine (1-nitrosopiperidine) as minor products. Analysis of 1-nitrosopiperidine photolysis experiments under natural sunlight conditions gave the relative rates jrel = j1-nitrosoperidine/jNO2 = 0.342 ± 0.007, k3/k4a = 0.53 ± 0.05 and k2/k4a = (7.66 ± 0.18) × 10-8 that were subsequently employed in modeling the piperidine photo-oxidation experiments, from which the initial branchings between H-abstraction from the NH and CH2 groups, kN-H/ktot = 0.38 ± 0.08 and kC2-H/ktot = 0.49 ± 0.19, were derived. All photo-oxidation experiments were accompanied by particle formation that was initiated by the acid-base reaction of piperidine with nitric acid. Primary photo-oxidation products including both 1-nitrosopiperidine and 1-nitropiperidine were detected in the particles formed. Quantum chemistry calculations on the OH initiated atmospheric photo-oxidation of piperidine suggest the branching in the initial H-abstraction routes to be ∼35% N1, ∼50% C2, ∼13% C3, and ∼2% C4. The theoretical study produced an atmospheric photo-oxidation mechanism, according to which H-abstraction from the C2 position predominantly leads to 2,3,4,5-tetrahydropyridine and H-abstraction from the C3 position results in ring opening followed by a complex autoxidation, of which the first few steps are mapped in detail. H-abstraction from the C4 position is shown to result mainly in the formation of piperidin-4-one and 2,3,4,5-tetrahydropyridin-4-ol, whereas H-abstraction from N1 under atmospheric conditions primarily leads to 2,3,4,5-tetrahydropyridine and in minor amounts of 1-nitrosopiperidine and 1-nitropiperidine. The calculated rate coefficient for the piperidine + OH reaction agrees with the experimental value within 35%, and aligning the theoretical numbers to the experimental value results in k(T) = 2.46 × 10-12 × exp(486 K/T) cm3 molecule-1 s-1 (200-400 K).
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- Wen Tan
- Section
for Environmental Sciences, Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo, P.O.Box. 1033 Blindern, NO-0315 Oslo, Norway
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- Section
for Environmental Sciences, Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo, P.O.Box. 1033 Blindern, NO-0315 Oslo, Norway
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- Section
for Environmental Sciences, Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo, P.O.Box. 1033 Blindern, NO-0315 Oslo, Norway
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for Environmental Sciences, Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo, P.O.Box. 1033 Blindern, NO-0315 Oslo, Norway
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for Environmental Sciences, Department of Chemistry, University of Oslo, P.O.Box. 1033 Blindern, NO-0315 Oslo, Norway
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- Aix-Marseille
University, CNRS, LCE, UMR 7376, Marseille 13331, France
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- Faculty
of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, P.O. Box 5003, N-1432 Ås, Norway
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- Faculty
of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, P.O. Box 5003, N-1432 Ås, Norway
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- Wolfson
Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of York, YO10 5DD York, U.K.
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- Wolfson
Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of York, YO10 5DD York, U.K.
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- School
of Chemistry, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT Leeds, U.K.
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- School
of Chemistry, University of Leeds, LS2 9JT Leeds, U.K.
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Chen J, Yao N, Tang Y, Xie L, Zhuo X, Jiang Z. Functional UiO-66 for highly selective adsorption of N-nitrosodipropylamine: adsorption performance and mechanisms. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:5900-5910. [PMID: 38450710 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt03058j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/08/2024]
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N-Nitrosodipropylamine (NDPA) is a class of nitrogenous disinfection by-products (N-DBPs) with high toxicity. Although NDPA present in water bodies is at relatively low concentrations, the potential risk is high due to its high toxicity and bioaccumulation. Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), a new type of porous material with remarkable functionality, have shown great performance in a wide variety of applications in adsorption. This is the first study investigating the adsorption of MOFs on NDPA. Herein, UiO-66 with -NH2 and imidazolium functional groups were synthesized by modifying UiO-66 after amination. Adsorption kinetics and isotherm models were used to compare the adsorption properties of the two materials for low-concentration NDPA in water. The results showed that the behavior of all the adsorbents was consistent with the Langmuir model and the pseudo-second-order model and that the adsorption was homogeneous chemisorption. The structures of the nanoparticles were characterized by FTIR, zeta potential, XRD, SEM and BET measurements. Based on the characteristics, four adsorption mechanisms, namely electron conjugation, coordination reaction, anion-π interaction, and van der Waals forces, were simultaneously involved in the adsorption. The influencing factor experiment revealed that the adsorption of UiO-66-NH2 and (I-)Meim-UiO-66 involved hydrogen bonding and electrostatic interactions, respectively.
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- Jinfeng Chen
- College of Ecological Environment and Urban Construction, Fujian University of Technology, Fuzhou, Fujian 350118, China.
- Fujian Engineering Research Center of Water Pollution Control and System Intelligence Technology, Fuzhou, Fujian 350118, China
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- College of Ecological Environment and Urban Construction, Fujian University of Technology, Fuzhou, Fujian 350118, China.
- Fujian Engineering Research Center of Water Pollution Control and System Intelligence Technology, Fuzhou, Fujian 350118, China
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- College of Ecological Environment and Urban Construction, Fujian University of Technology, Fuzhou, Fujian 350118, China.
- Fujian Engineering Research Center of Water Pollution Control and System Intelligence Technology, Fuzhou, Fujian 350118, China
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- College of Ecological Environment and Urban Construction, Fujian University of Technology, Fuzhou, Fujian 350118, China.
- Fujian Engineering Research Center of Water Pollution Control and System Intelligence Technology, Fuzhou, Fujian 350118, China
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- Fuzhou City Construction Design & Research Institute Co., Ltd., Fuzhou, Fujian 350001, China
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- College of Ecological Environment and Urban Construction, Fujian University of Technology, Fuzhou, Fujian 350118, China.
- Fujian Engineering Research Center of Water Pollution Control and System Intelligence Technology, Fuzhou, Fujian 350118, China
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Chen Y, Huang H, Chen W, Huang X, Zhang Y, Liang Y, Zeng H, Zhang H, Qi S. Impact of agricultural activities on the occurrence of N-nitrosamines in an aquatic environment. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE. PROCESSES & IMPACTS 2024; 26:470-482. [PMID: 38282562 DOI: 10.1039/d3em00441d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2024]
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N-Nitrosamines, nitroso compounds with strong carcinogenic effects on humans, have been frequently detected in natural waters. In agricultural areas, there is typically a lack of drinking water treatment processes and distribution systems. As a result, residents often consume groundwater as drinking water which may contain N-nitrosamines, necessitating the investigation of the occurrence, sources, and carcinogenic risk of N-nitrosamines within the groundwater of agricultural areas. This study identified eight N-nitrosamines in groundwater and river water in the Jianghan Plain, a famous agricultural region in central China. N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), N-nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA), N-nitrosomorpholine (NMOR), N-nitrosopyrrolidine (NPYR), and N-nitrosodi-n-butylamine (NDBA) were detected in groundwater, with NDMA being the main compound detected (up to 52 ng L-1). Comparable concentrations of these N-nitrosamines were also found in river water. From laboratory experiments, we found a tremendous potential for the formation of N-nitrosamines in groundwater. Principal component analysis and multiple linear regression analysis results showed that the primary sources of N-nitrosamines in groundwater were the uses of nitrogen fertilizers and pesticides carrying specific N-nitrosamines such as NPYR. The average total carcinogenic risk values of detected N-nitrosamines were higher than the acceptable risk level (10-5), suggesting a potential carcinogenic risk of groundwater. Further research is urgently needed to minimize N-nitrosamine levels in the groundwater of agricultural areas, particularly in those where pesticides and fertilizers are heavily used.
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- Yingjie Chen
- School of Environmental Studies and State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, No. 68 Jincheng Street, Hongshan District, Wuhan 430074, China.
- Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancashire LA1 4YW, UK
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Water Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Guangzhou 510530, China
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China.
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- School of Environmental Studies and State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, No. 68 Jincheng Street, Hongshan District, Wuhan 430074, China.
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- School of Environmental Studies and State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, No. 68 Jincheng Street, Hongshan District, Wuhan 430074, China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin 541004, China.
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- Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancashire LA1 4YW, UK
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- School of Environmental Studies and State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, No. 68 Jincheng Street, Hongshan District, Wuhan 430074, China.
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Yan X, Zhu B, Huang H, Chen W, Li H, Chen Y, Liang Y, Zeng H. Analysing N-nitrosamine occurrence and sources in karst reservoirs, Southwest China. ENVIRONMENTAL GEOCHEMISTRY AND HEALTH 2024; 46:112. [PMID: 38472659 DOI: 10.1007/s10653-024-01890-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2023] [Accepted: 01/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024]
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N-nitrosamines in reservoir water have drawn significant attention because of their carcinogenic properties. Karst reservoirs containing dissolved organic matter (DOM) are important drinking water sources and are susceptible to contamination because of the fast flow of various contaminants. However, it remains unclear whether N-nitrosamines and their precursor, DOM, spread in karst reservoirs. Therefore, this study quantitatively investigated the occurrence and sources of N-nitrosamines based on DOM properties in three typical karst reservoirs and their corresponding tap water. The results showed that N-nitrosamines were widely spread, with detection frequencies > 85%. Similar dominant compounds, including N-nitrosodimethylamine, N-nitrosomethylethylamine, N-nitrosopyrrolidine, and N-nitrosodibutylamine, were observed in reservoirs and tap water, with average concentrations of 4.7-8.9 and 2.8-6.7 ng/L, respectively. The average carcinogenic risks caused by these N-nitrosamines were higher than the risk level of 10-6. Three-dimensional fluorescence excitation-emission matrix modeling revealed that DOM was composed of humus-like component 1 (C1) and protein-like component 2 (C2). Fluorescence indicators showed that DOM in reservoir water was mainly affected by exogenous pollution and algal growth, whereas in tap water, DOM was mainly affected by microbial growth with strong autopoietic properties. In the reservoir water, N-nitrosodiethylamine and N-nitrosopiperidine were significantly correlated with C2 and biological indicators, indicating their endogenously generated sources. Based on the principal component analysis and multiple linear regression methods, five sources of N-nitrosamines were identified: agricultural pollution, microbial sources, humus sources, degradation processes, and other factors, accounting for 46.8%, 36.1%, 7.82%, 8.26%, and 0.96%, respectively. For tap water, two sources, biological reaction processes, and water distribution systems, were identified, accounting for 75.7% and 24.3%, respectively. Overall, this study presents quantitative information on N-nitrosamines' sources based on DOM properties in typical karst reservoirs and tap water, providing a basis for the safety of drinking water for consumers.
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- Xiaoyu Yan
- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control Theory and Technology, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, 541004, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control Theory and Technology, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, 541004, China
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- State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Water Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, South China Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Guangzhou, 510535, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control Theory and Technology, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, 541004, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control Theory and Technology, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, 541004, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Water Pollution Control and Water Safety in Karst Area, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, 541004, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control Theory and Technology, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, 541004, China
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Water Pollution Control and Water Safety in Karst Area, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, 541004, China
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- Guangxi Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Control Theory and Technology, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, 541004, China.
- Collaborative Innovation Center for Water Pollution Control and Water Safety in Karst Area, Guilin University of Technology, Guilin, 541004, China.
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Zhang H, He Y, Liao X, Tang X, Li Q, Zou J, Jiang Z, Zhuang M, Yang Z. Feasibility of NDEA formation control from DEDTC in chlorination/chloramination by pre-ozonation: Mechanisms and influencing factors. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 912:169054. [PMID: 38052386 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169054] [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: 10/11/2023] [Revised: 11/27/2023] [Accepted: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
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N-nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA), which is the most toxic nitrosamine among the 9 detected species, has been widely detected in drinking water. Amines containing diethylamine (DEA) groups in the structure would generate NDEA during the disinfection processes. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of reducing NDEA formation from a commonly used dithiocarbamate pesticide sodium diethyldithiocarbamate (DEDTC) in subsequent chlorination and chloramination by pre-ozonation. The results demonstrated that NDEA could be generated directly during ozonation, its amounts increased from 0 to 14.34 μg/L with increasing ozone dosages (0-4 mg/L), which was higher than that chlorination (2.68 μg/L) and chloramination (4.91 μg/L) when the initial concentration of DEDTC was 20 μM. Pre-ozonation significantly raised NDEA formation from 2.68 to15.32 μg/L in subsequent chlorination; and that from 4.91 to 9.54 μg/L during subsequent chloramination processes. The addition of •OH scavenger tert-butanol (tBA) increased the production of NDEA from 8.14 to 20.80 μg/L during ozonation, and that from 6.76 to17.98 μg/L in O3/HClO process, 8.74 to 17.33 μg/L in O3/NH2Cl process. Except for NO3- and CO32-, most of the co-existing substances promoted NDEA generation from DEDTC under disinfection conditions. Based on the results of Gaussian theory calculations, GC/MS and UPLC-Q-TOFMS analysis, the influencing mechanisms of pre-ozonation on NDEA generation in the subsequent disinfection process were proposed. In addition, not only acute/chronic toxicity calculation but also luminescent bacteria test was performed to assess the possibility of pre-ozonation on the risk control of DEDTC. The research results fill a gap in the control of NDEA pollution and help to develop a safer ozone oxidation technology.
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- Huayu Zhang
- Institute of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, College of Civil Engineering, Huaqiao University, Fujian 361021, China
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- Xiamen Institute of Environmental Science, Xiamen 361021, China
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- Institute of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, College of Civil Engineering, Huaqiao University, Fujian 361021, China.
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- Xiamen Institute of Environmental Science, Xiamen 361021, China
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- College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Xiamen University of Technology, Xiamen, China
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- Institute of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, College of Civil Engineering, Huaqiao University, Fujian 361021, China
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- Institute of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, College of Civil Engineering, Huaqiao University, Fujian 361021, China
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- Xiamen Institute of Environmental Science, Xiamen 361021, China
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- Institute of analysis center, Huaqiao University, Fujian 361021, China
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Ji C, Miao J, Zhao N, Dai Y, Yang J, Qu J, Zhu J, Zhao M. N-nitrosamines induced gender-dimorphic effects on infant rats at environmental levels. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 912:169196. [PMID: 38097075 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.169196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2023] [Revised: 11/22/2023] [Accepted: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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The safety of drinking water has always been a concern for people all over the world. N-nitrosamines (NAs), a kind of nitrogenous disinfection by-products (N-DBPs), are generally detected as a mixture in drinking water at home and abroad. Studies have shown that individual NAs posed strong carcinogenicity at high concentrations. However, health risks of NAs at environmental levels (concentrations in drinking water) are still unclear. Therefore, the potential health risks of environmentally relevant NAs exposure in drinking water needs to be conducted. In this study, blood biochemical analysis and metabolomics based on nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) were performed to comprehensively investigate NAs induced metabolic disturbance in infant rats at environmental levels. Results of blood biochemical indices analysis indicated that AST in the serum of male rats in NAs-treated group exhibited a significant gender-specific difference. Multivariate statistics showed that two and eight significantly disturbed metabolic pathways were identified in the serum samples of NAs-treated male and female rats, respectively. In the urine samples of NAs-treated female rats, glycine, serine, and threonine metabolism pathway was significantly disturbed; while three significantly disturbed metabolic pathways were found in the urine of NAs-treated male rats. Finally, results of spearman correlation coefficients suggested that the disturbances of metabolism profile in serum and urine were correlated with changes in the gut microbiota (data derived from our published paper). Data presented here aimed to generate new health risk data of NAs mixture exposure at environmental levels and provide theoretical support for drinking water safety management. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATION: N-nitrosamines (NAs) are a kind of nitrogenous disinfection by-products (N-DBPs) generated during drinking water disinfection processes. Herein, health risks of NAs at environmental levels (concentrations in drinking water) are investigated using blood biochemical analysis and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)-based metabolomics. Results confirmed NAs induced gender-specific on the metabolism in rat and the disturbances of metabolism profile in serum and urine were correlated with changes in the gut microbiota. Data presented here aimed to generate new health risk data of NAs mixture exposure at environmental levels and provide theoretical support for drinking water safety management.
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- Chenyang Ji
- Key Laboratory of Pollution Exposure and Health Intervention of Zhejiang Province, Interdisciplinary Research Academy, Zhejiang Shuren University, Hangzhou 310015, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China; College of Life Science, Taizhou University, Taizhou 318000, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China.
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Chen H, Xie J, Huang C, Liang Y, Zhang Y, Zhao X, Ling Y, Wang L, Zheng Q, Yang X. Database and review of disinfection by-products since 1974: Constituent elements, molecular weights, and structures. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2024; 462:132792. [PMID: 37856956 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132792] [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: 08/01/2023] [Revised: 10/13/2023] [Accepted: 10/14/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023]
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Since trihalomethanes were discovered in 1974, disinfection by-products (DBPs) in drinking water have attracted extensive attention. In 2011, more than 600 known DBPs were compiled; however, newly reported DBPs have not been integrated. The rapid development of mass spectrometry has led to a significant increase in the number of DBPs, therefore, there is a need to develop a database of all DBPs and their properties. Herein, a database including 6310 DBPs (651 confirmed, 1478 identified and 4142 proposed) reported between 1974 and 2022 was constructed and made available for public use at https://dbps.com.cn/main. This database can be a tool in screening new DBPs, comprehensively reviewing, and developing predictive models. In this paper, to demonstrate the functions of the database and provide useful information for this area, the origin of the collected DBPs was presented, and some basic information, including elemental composition, molecular weight, functional groups, and carbon frameworks, were comparatively analyzed. The results showed that the proportion of DBPs verified by standard compounds and frequently detected in real water is less than 7.0%, and most of DBPs remained to be identified. Approximately 88% of DBPs contain halogens, and brominated -DBPs occupied a similar ratio to chlorinated -DBPs in real water. Acids were the main functional groups of DBPs, aliphatic and aromatic compounds are the two major carbon frameworks, and the molecular weights of most DBPs ranged from 200 to 400 Da. In addition, 4142 proposed DBPs as obtained using high-resolution mass spectrometry, were characterized based on the modified van Krevelen diagram and adjusted indexes with halogens. Most of the proposed DBPs featured lignin and tannin structures, and phenolic/highly unsaturated DBPs account for the majority.
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- Hechao Chen
- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, School of Optoelectronic Materials & Technology, Jianghan University, Wuhan 430056, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, School of Optoelectronic Materials & Technology, Jianghan University, Wuhan 430056, China; State Key Laboratory of Biogeology and Environmental Geology, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan 430078, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, School of Optoelectronic Materials & Technology, Jianghan University, Wuhan 430056, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, School of Optoelectronic Materials & Technology, Jianghan University, Wuhan 430056, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, School of Optoelectronic Materials & Technology, Jianghan University, Wuhan 430056, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, School of Optoelectronic Materials & Technology, Jianghan University, Wuhan 430056, China
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- Key Laboratory of Aquatic Botany and Watershed Ecology, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, School of Optoelectronic Materials & Technology, Jianghan University, Wuhan 430056, China
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- Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Chemical Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, School of Optoelectronic Materials & Technology, Jianghan University, Wuhan 430056, China.
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Sun Y, Jiang B, Wang X, Liu N, Yang M, Wang S, Guo Y, Zhou D. Occurrence of N-nitrosodimethylamine in roasted Alaska pollock fillets during processing and storage and preliminary cancer risk assessment. JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE 2023; 103:6940-6946. [PMID: 37317902 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.12786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/16/2022] [Revised: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 06/17/2023] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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BACKGROUND Dried and salt-fermented fish products are important sources of N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) exposure for human. As a potent carcinogen, NDMA was frequently detected in roasted Alaska pollock fillet products (RPFs), which is among the most common fish products in China. Until now, the occurrence and development of NDMA and its precursors (nitrites, nitrates and dimethylamine) in RPFs during processing and storage were not well elucidated, and safety evaluation of this fish product is also urgently needed. RESULTS The presence of precursors in the raw material was verified and significant increase of nitrates and nitrites during processing was observed. NDMA was found generated during pre-drying (3.7 μg kg-1 dry basis) and roasting (14.6 μg kg-1 dry basis) process. Continuous increase in NDMA content can also be found during storage, especially at higher storage temperature. The 95th percentile of Monte Carlo simulated cancer risk (3.73 × 10-5 ) surpassed the WHO threshold (1.00 × 10-5 ) and sensitivity analysis implies the risk was mainly attributable to NDMA level in RPFs. CONCLUSION The occurrence of NDMA in RFPs was mainly a result of endogenous factors originating in Alaska pollock during processing and storage rather than exogenous contamination, and temperature played a pivotal role. The preliminary risk assessment results suggest that long-term consumption of RPFs would impose potential health risks for consumers. © 2023 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Yong Sun
- Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, China
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- The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, China
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- Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, China
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- Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, China
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- Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, China
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- Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, China
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- Yellow Sea Fisheries Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Fishery Sciences, Qingdao, China
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He L, Zhou X, Liu J, Yao Y, Lin J, Chen J, Qiu S, Liu Z, He Y, Yi Y, Zhou X, Zou F. RAE1 promotes nitrosamine-induced malignant transformation of human esophageal epithelial cells through PPARα-mediated lipid metabolism. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2023; 265:115513. [PMID: 37774541 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.115513] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2023] [Revised: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 09/21/2023] [Indexed: 10/01/2023]
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Esophageal cancer (EC) is the sixth cause of cancer-related deaths and still is a significant public health problem globally. Nitrosamines exposure represents a major health concern increasing EC risks. Exploring the mechanisms induced by nitrosamines may contribute to the prevention and early detection of EC. However, the mechanism of nitrosamine carcinogenesis remains unclear. Ribonucleic acid export 1 (RAE1), has an important role in mediating diverse cancer types, but, to date, there has been no study for any functional role of RAE1 in esophageal carcinogenesis. Here, we successfully verified the nitrosamine-induced malignant transformation cell (MNNG-M) by xenograft tumor model, based on which it was found that RAE1 was upregulation in the early stage of nitrosamine-induced esophageal carcinogenesis and EC tissues. RAE1 knockdown led to severe blockade in G2/M phase and significant inhibition of proliferation of MNNG-M cells, whereas RAE1 overexpression had the opposite effect. In addition, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-alpha (PPARα), was demonstrated as a downstream target gene of RAE1, and its down-regulation reduced lipid accumulation, resulting in causing cells accumulation in the G2/M phase. Mechanistically, we found that RAE1 regulates the lipid metabolism by maintaining the stability of PPARα mRNA. Taken together, our study reveals that RAE1 promotes malignant transformation of human esophageal epithelial cells (Het-1A) by regulating PPARα-mediated lipid metabolism to affect cell cycle progression, and offers a new explanation of the mechanisms underlying esophageal carcinogenesis.
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- Ling He
- Department of Occupational Health and Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, 1838 Guangzhou Road North, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Department of Occupational Health and Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, 1838 Guangzhou Road North, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Department of Occupational Health and Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, 1838 Guangzhou Road North, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Department of Occupational Health and Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, 1838 Guangzhou Road North, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Department of Occupational Health and Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, 1838 Guangzhou Road North, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan 523808, China
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- Department of Occupational Health and Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, 1838 Guangzhou Road North, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Department of Occupational Health and Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, 1838 Guangzhou Road North, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Department of Occupational Health and Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, 1838 Guangzhou Road North, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Department of Occupational Health and Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, 1838 Guangzhou Road North, Guangzhou 510515, China
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- Department of Occupational Health and Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, 1838 Guangzhou Road North, Guangzhou 510515, China.
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- Department of Occupational Health and Medicine, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Research, School of Public Health, Southern Medical University, 1838 Guangzhou Road North, Guangzhou 510515, China.
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Chuang YH, Chen TY, Chou CS, Chu LK, Hou CY, Szczuka A. Critical Role of Trichloramine Interaction with Dichloramine for N-Nitrosamine Formation during Breakpoint Chlorination. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023; 57:15232-15242. [PMID: 37603422 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.3c03326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/23/2023]
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Breakpoint chlorination is prevalent in drinking water and potable reuse water treatment. Breakpoint chlorination enhances the formation of N-nitrosamines through reactions that form nitrosating agents. The most recent study suggests that nitroxyl (HNO) can react with free chlorine (HOCl) to form the nitrosyl chloride (ClNO) nitrosating agent but has not experimentally verified its importance in breakpoint chlorination. This study first assessed the formation of N-nitrosamines from model N-chloro-alkylamine precursors when they were added to a mixture of HOCl and HNO-derived nitrosating agents generated by chlorinating hydroxyurea. Results demonstrated negligible N-nitrosamine formation. Instead, we observed that the interaction of NCl3 with NHCl2 (total Cl2/total N molar ratio = 2.4-3:1) produced an intermediate capable of nitrosating N-chloro-alkylamines to N-nitrosamines at yields 8-fold higher to those observed in NHCl2 treatment alone, within a very short timescale (<3 min). We examined the stoichiometry of the reaction of NCl3 with NHCl2 using a UV-spectrum-based approach. Nitrosyl chloride was proposed as the key intermediate, likely formed alongside the reformation of NHCl2. Further isotopic experiments, byproduct measurements, and kinetic modeling supported the hypotheses. Modeling indicated that the reaction of NCl3 with NHCl2 explained ∼75% of NDMA formation during breakpoint chlorination. Because NCl3 is mainly derived from the reaction of HOCl with NHCl2, controlling NHCl2 (e.g., with additional treatment) is critical for minimizing nitrosamine formation in waters where breakpoint chlorination occurs.
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- Yi-Hsueh Chuang
- Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, 1001, University Rd., Hsinchu City 30010, Taiwan
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, 1001, University Rd., Hsinchu City 30010, Taiwan
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, 1001, University Rd., Hsinchu City 30010, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Tsing Hua University, 101, Sec 2, Kuang-Fu Rd., Hsinchu 300044, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemistry, National Tsing Hua University, 101, Sec 2, Kuang-Fu Rd., Hsinchu 300044, Taiwan
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Michigan, 1351 Beal Ave. Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, United States
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Onodera T, Sakudo A, Sugiura K, Haritani M, Furusaki K, Kirisawa R. Antiviral agents and disinfectants for foot‑and‑mouth disease (Review). Biomed Rep 2023; 19:57. [PMID: 37614986 PMCID: PMC10442741 DOI: 10.3892/br.2023.1639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2023] [Accepted: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 08/25/2023] Open
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Fluorouracil, 5-azacytidine, 6-azauridine, ribavirin, favipiravir (T-705) and its derivative (T-1105) exhibit anti-foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) effects. In particular, T-1105 exhibits promising results when administered to guinea pigs orally, and pigs in their feed. FMDV is excreted in the early stages of infection in aerosols and oral or nasal droplets from animals. T-1105 along with the FMDV vaccine can be used to combat foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) epidemics. Several studies have shown that sodium hypochlorous solutions are widely used to inactivate viruses, including FMDV. However, these solutions must be stored under cool and dark conditions to maintain their virucidal effects. Interestingly, a study indicated that the virucidal activity of a calcium bicarbonate solution with a mesoscopic structure (CAC-717) did not decrease after storage at room temperature for at least four years outside direct sunlight. Numerous lessons acquired from the 2010 FMD outbreak in Japan are relevant for the control of COVID-19. However, the widespread use of chlorite can cause environmental issues. Chlorite can be combined with nitrogen to produce chloramine or N-nitrosodimethylamine, which plays a role in carcinogenesis. Therefore, risk assessments should be conducted in aquatic environments. Moreover, there is a need to develop nonchlorine disinfectants that can be used during epidemics, including FMD. The approach of 'One Health' should be shared between the public health and veterinary fields to improve the management of viral outbreaks, including those due to FMD.
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- Takashi Onodera
- Laboratory of Environmental Science for Sustainable Development, Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
- Research Center for Food Safety, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Department of Food Safety, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Okayama University of Science, Imabari, Ehime 794-8555, Japan
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- Laboratory of Environmental Science for Sustainable Development, Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Laboratory of Environmental Science for Sustainable Development, Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Mineral Activation Research Institute, Kumamoto 865-0023, Japan
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- Laboratory of Environmental Science for Sustainable Development, Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
- Department of Pathobiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University, Ebetsu, Hokkaido 069-8501, Japan
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Vellingiri K, Kumar PG, Kumar PS, Jagannathan S, Kanmani S. Status of disinfection byproducts research in India. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 330:138694. [PMID: 37062389 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2023] [Revised: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 04/12/2023] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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India faces high incidents of waterborne disease outbreaks owing to their limited access to safe drinking water. In many ways, the effort to improve the quality of drinking water is performed, and it has been keenly monitored. Among those, the disinfection of drinking water is considered a necessary and important step as it controls the microbial population. Chlorination is the most practiced (greater than 80%) disinfection process in India, and it is known to generate various disinfection byproducts (DBPs). Although the toxicity and trend of DBPs are regularly monitored and investigated in most countries, still in India, the research is at the toddler level. This review summarizes i) the status of drinking water disinfection in India, ii) types of disinfection processes in centralized water treatment plants, iii) concentrations and occurrence patterns of DBPs in a different region of India, iv) a literature survey on the toxicity of DBPs, and v) removal methodologies or alternative technologies to mitigate the DBPs formation. Overall, this review may act as a roadmap to understand the trend of disinfection practices in India and their impacts on securing the goal of safe drinking water for all.
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- Kowsalya Vellingiri
- Water Technology Centre, Water and Effluent Treatment IC, Larsen and Toubro, Kancheepuram, 631561, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Water Technology Centre, Water and Effluent Treatment IC, Larsen and Toubro, Kancheepuram, 631561, Tamil Nadu, India; Water and Effluent Treatment IC, Larsen and Toubro, Chennai, 600089, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Kalavakkam, 603110, Tamil Nadu, India; Centre of Excellence in Water Research (CEWAR), Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Kalavakkam, 603110, Tamil Nadu, India; School of Engineering, Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon.
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- Water and Effluent Treatment IC, Larsen and Toubro, Chennai, 600089, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Civil Engineering, Centre for Environmental Studies, Anna University 600025, Chennai, India.
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Song Y, Peng J, Li K, Feng S, Qin W, Jiang J, Ma J. Control of N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) formation from N,N-dimethylhydrazine compounds by ozone-based advanced oxidation processes. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 452:131374. [PMID: 37030232 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.131374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2023] [Revised: 03/26/2023] [Accepted: 04/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) is formed during ozonation of model compounds with dimethylhydrazine groups, such as daminozide (DMZ) and 2-furaldehyde 2,2-dimethylhydrazone (2-F-DMH) at pH 7 with yields of 100 % and 87 %, respectively. In this study, ozone/hydrogen peroxide (O3/H2O2) and ozone/peroxymonosulfate (O3/PMS) were investigated to control NDMA formation, and O3/PMS (50-65 %) was more effective than O3/H2O2 (10-25 %) with a ratio of H2O2 or PMS to O3 of 8:1. The reaction of PMS or H2O2 to decompose ozone could not compete with the ozonation of model compound because of the high second-order rate constants of the ozonation of DMZ (5 ×105 M-1 s-1) or 2-F-DMH (1.6 ×107 M-1 s-1). The Rct value of the sulfate radical (SO4•-) showed a linear relationship with NDMA formation, indicating that SO4•- significantly contributed to its control. NDMA formation could be further controlled by injecting small quantities of ozone numerous times to minimize the dissolved ozone concentration. The effects of tannic acid, bromide and bicarbonate on NDMA formation were also investigated during ozonation, O3/H2O2, and O3/PMS processes. Bromate formation was more pronounced in the O3/PMS process than in the O3/H2O2 process. Therefore, in practical applications of O3/H2O2 or O3/PMS processes, the generation of NDMA and bromate should be detected.
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- Yang Song
- School of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China
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- School of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China
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- School of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China
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- School of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China
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- School of Civil and Transportation Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou 510006, Guangdong, China.
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- Institute of Environmental and Ecological Engineering, Guangdong University of Technology, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510006, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China
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Bei E, Ye Z, Chen X, Li X, Wang J, Qiu Y, Xie S, Chen C. Study on characteristic and mechanism involved in the formation of N-nitrosodimethylamine precursors during microbial metabolism of amino acids. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 874:162469. [PMID: 36858218 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162469] [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: 12/25/2022] [Revised: 02/02/2023] [Accepted: 02/21/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Amino acid metabolism by microorganisms is a new but important pathway for the formation of NDMA precursors in water. We investigated the properties of nitrosamine precursors produced through microbial metabolism of amino acids by polarity rapid assessment method and molecular weight fractionation by ultrafiltration method. The PRAM results showed that the positively charged fraction and the non-polar fraction accounted for most (45 %-79 % and 6 %-82 %, respectively) of the NDMA precursors. The MW fractionation results also indicate the dominant precursors had MWs <1 kDa or over 10 kDa. NDMA precursors produced through amino acid metabolism were identified and quantified. Dimethylamine, N-methyl-alanine and alanine methyl ester were produced during the metabolism of alanine and peptone. Together, N-methyl-alanine and dimethylamine averagely contributed 24 % (12 %-44 %) of the NDMA precursors in the alanine medium. The NDMA precursor formation pathway during alanine metabolism involves the methylation of alanine to form N-methyl-alanine and the decomposition of alanine anabolism products to form dimethylamine. Nitrosamine precursors are generally formed through anabolism or methylation, but biogenic amines or NH3 can be produced through catabolism before nitrosamine precursor synthesis. Microbial community analysis was performed and Ralstonia was found to be a likely key genus contributing to NDMA precursor formation during alanine metabolism.
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- Er Bei
- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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- Research Institute for Environmental Innovation (Suzhou), Tsinghua, Suzhou 215163, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China.
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China; Research Institute for Environmental Innovation (Suzhou), Tsinghua, Suzhou 215163, China.
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Liu T, Liao X, Lin X, Yu J, Qi H, Jiang Z, Zou J, Li Q. Influencing pathways and toxicity changes of pre-ozonation on carcinogenic NDEA formation from greenhouse gas adsorbent DEAPA in subsequent disinfection processes. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 873:162355. [PMID: 36822419 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.162355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2022] [Revised: 02/13/2023] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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This study was to evaluate the feasibility of controlling carcinogenic nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA) formation from greenhouse gas adsorbent 3-diethylaminopropylamine (DEAPA) by pre-O3 in subsequent chlorination/chloramination processes. The result indicated that the NDEA yields (0.4 %) during chlorination was 1.3 times of that during chloramination (0.3 %); pre-oxidation with 4 mg/L O3 significantly cut down its formation; the reduction rates were up to 67.5 and 48.5 %, respectively. OH scavenger greatly augmented the final NDEA amount from 1.86 to 5.05 μg/L during ozonation, while its roles on subsequent processes differed with disinfection methods as well as O3(g) dosages. Most of co-existed substances inhibited NDEA generation, except NO2-, CO32- and SO42-, which slightly promoted during ozonation. Basing on Gaussian calculation, GC/MS and UPLC-Q-TOF-MS analysis, the influencing mechanisms of pre-O3 on NDEA formation in subsequent disinfection processes were proposed. In addition, the calculated toxicity analysis as well as the whole toxicity was applied to evaluate the possibility of pre-O3 on risk control.
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- Tianze Liu
- Institute of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, College of Civil Engineering, Huaqiao University, Fujian 361021, China
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- Institute of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, College of Civil Engineering, Huaqiao University, Fujian 361021, China.
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- Institute of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, College of Civil Engineering, Huaqiao University, Fujian 361021, China
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- Institute of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, College of Civil Engineering, Huaqiao University, Fujian 361021, China
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- College of Textiles and Appearl, Quanzhou Normal University, Fujian 362002, China
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- Institute of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, College of Civil Engineering, Huaqiao University, Fujian 361021, China
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- Institute of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, College of Civil Engineering, Huaqiao University, Fujian 361021, China
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- Water Resources and Environmental Institute, Xiamen University of Technology, Xiamen, Fujian 361005, China
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Chen L, Maqbool T, Nazir G, Hou C, Xu Y, Yang Y, Zhang X. Peroxymonosulfate activated by composite ceramic membrane for the removal of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) mixture: Insights of catalytic and noncatalytic oxidation. WATER RESEARCH 2023; 229:119444. [PMID: 36470049 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.119444] [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: 05/07/2022] [Revised: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 11/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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A composite manganese-based catalytic ceramic membrane (Mn-CCM) was developed by a solid-state sintering method, and its effectiveness toward activation of peroxymonosulfate (PMS) for the degradation of 11 pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) mixture was tested. The optimized Mn-CCMs/PMS system showed remarkable degradation efficiencies for PPCPs mixture with total removal >90% in ultrapure water, river water and natural organic matter (NOM) solution. The Mn-CCMs/PMS system showed the contribution of different phenomena in PPCPs removal in the order of catalytic oxidation (54.7%, Mn-CCMs/PMS) > noncatalytic oxidation (42.3%, PMS oxidation) > adsorption (3.0%, by Mn-CCMs). The singlet oxygen (1O2) was the dominant reactive oxygen specie for the degradation of PPCPs in all water matrices proved by the quenching experiments and electro-paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy. The extraordinary stability of Mn-CCMs for the activation of PMS has been noted in terms of repeatability experiments for PPCPs degradation with fewer leaching of Mn (1.9 to 3.6 µg/L). Mineralization was achieved in the range of 28-65% for different water matrices. The toxicity of the PPCPs mixture was reduced by 85.9%. The Mn-CCMs/PMS system showed a reduction (25-100%) in precursors of different carbon- and nitrogen-based disinfection by-products. This study found the Mn-CCMs/PMS system as a feasible purification unit for removing trace concentrations of PPCPs (ng/L) in real drinking water matrices.
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- Li Chen
- Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xiamen 361021, China; Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China; School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487, USA
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- Department of Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials Engineering, Sejong University, Seoul 05006, Republic of Korea
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- Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China; School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Testing Technology Center for Materials and Devices, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China; School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China; School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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Luo Q, Miao Y, Liu C, Bei E, Zhang JF, Zhang LH, Deng YL, Qiu Y, Lu WQ, Wright JM, Chen C, Zeng Q. Maternal exposure to nitrosamines in drinking water during pregnancy and birth outcomes in a Chinese cohort. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 315:137776. [PMID: 36623593 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.137776] [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: 08/29/2022] [Revised: 01/04/2023] [Accepted: 01/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Maternal exposure to regulated disinfection by-products (DBPs) during pregnancy has been linked with adverse birth outcomes. However, no human studies have focused on drinking water nitrosamines, a group of emerging unregulated nitrogenous DBPs that exhibits genotoxicity and developmental toxicity in experimental studies. This cohort study included 2457 mother-infant pairs from a single drinking water supply system in central China, and maternal trimester-specific and entire pregnancy exposure of drinking water nitrosamines were evaluated. Multivariable linear and Poisson regression models were used to estimate the associations between maternal exposure to nitrosamines in drinking water and birth outcomes [birth weight (BW), low birth weight (LBW), small for gestational age (SGA) and preterm delivery (PTD)]. Elevated maternal N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) exposure in the second trimester and N-nitrosopiperidine (NPIP) exposure during the entire pregnancy were associated with decreased BW (e.g., β = -88.6 g; 95% CI: -151.0, -26.1 for the highest vs. lowest tertile of NDMA; p for trend = 0.01) and increased risks of PTD [e.g., risk ratio (RR) = 2.16; 95% CI: 1.23, 3.79 for the highest vs. lowest tertile of NDMA; p for trend = 0.002]. Elevated maternal exposure of N-nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA) in the second trimester was associated with increased risk of SGA (RR = 1.80; 95% CI: 1.09, 2.98 for the highest vs. lowest tertile; p for trend = 0.01). Our study detected associations of maternal exposure to drinking water nitrosamines during pregnancy with decreased BW and increased risks of SGA and PTD. These findings are novel but require replication in other study populations.
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- Qiong Luo
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (incubating), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (incubating), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (incubating), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, PR China
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- Maternal and Child Health Care Service Centre of Xiaonan District, Xiaogan City, Hubei, PR China
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- Maternal and Child Health Care Service Centre of Xiaonan District, Xiaogan City, Hubei, PR China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (incubating), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, PR China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (incubating), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China
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- Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Center for Public Health and Environmental Assessment, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, PR China.
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China; Key Laboratory of Environment and Health, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Environmental Protection, and State Key Laboratory of Environmental Health (incubating), School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, PR China.
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Cai H, Shen C, Xu H, Qian H, Pei S, Cai P, Song J, Zhang Y. Seasonal variability, predictive modeling and health risks of N-nitrosamines in drinking water of Shanghai. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2023; 857:159530. [PMID: 36270378 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.159530] [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: 07/27/2022] [Revised: 09/25/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The prevalence of carcinogenic N-nitrosamines in drinking water is of significant concern. In the present study, eight N-nitrosamines from three representative drinking water treatment plants (DWTPs) in Shanghai, China were monitored for an entire year to evaluate their seasonal variability, probabilistic cancer risk and the resulting disease burden. The possibility of employing routinely monitored water quality parameters as predictors of N-nitrosamines was also examined. The results showed that the Taipu River-fed reservoir suffered more serious N-nitrosamine contamination than the Yangtze River-fed reservoirs. Winter witnessed higher levels of N-nitrosamines in both source and finished water. N-nitrosamine concentrations increased from source water to finished water in autumn or winter, but no spatial variations were observed in summer. The total lifetime cancer risk (LCR) posed by N-nitrosamines in finished water was within the acceptable range (1.00 × 10-6 to 1.00 × 10-4), with N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) and N-nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA) being the main contributors. Winter and autumn were found to have higher total LCR values. The average individual disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) lost was 4.43 × 10-6 per person-year (ppy), exceeding the reference risk level (1.00 × 10-6 ppy). Liver cancer accounted for 97.1 % of the total disease burden, while bladder and esophagus cancers made a little contribution (2.9 %). A multiple regression model was developed to estimate the total N-nitrosamines in finished water as a function of water quality parameters, and the R2 value was 0.735. This study not only provides fundamental data for public health policy development, but also reveals the necessity to incorporate a seasonal control strategy in DWTPs to minimize the associated health risks induced by N-nitrosamines.
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- Hongquan Cai
- Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention/State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Health Impact Assessment of Emerging Contaminants, Key Laboratory of Risk Monitoring Project for Emerging Contaminants in Drinking Water, 1380 West Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200336, China
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- Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention/State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Health Impact Assessment of Emerging Contaminants, Key Laboratory of Risk Monitoring Project for Emerging Contaminants in Drinking Water, 1380 West Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200336, China
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- Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention/State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Health Impact Assessment of Emerging Contaminants, Key Laboratory of Risk Monitoring Project for Emerging Contaminants in Drinking Water, 1380 West Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200336, China
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- Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention/State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Health Impact Assessment of Emerging Contaminants, Key Laboratory of Risk Monitoring Project for Emerging Contaminants in Drinking Water, 1380 West Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200336, China
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- Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention/State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Health Impact Assessment of Emerging Contaminants, Key Laboratory of Risk Monitoring Project for Emerging Contaminants in Drinking Water, 1380 West Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200336, China
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- Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention/State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Health Impact Assessment of Emerging Contaminants, Key Laboratory of Risk Monitoring Project for Emerging Contaminants in Drinking Water, 1380 West Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200336, China
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- Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention/State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Health Impact Assessment of Emerging Contaminants, Key Laboratory of Risk Monitoring Project for Emerging Contaminants in Drinking Water, 1380 West Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200336, China
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- Shanghai Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention/State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Environmental Health Impact Assessment of Emerging Contaminants, Key Laboratory of Risk Monitoring Project for Emerging Contaminants in Drinking Water, 1380 West Zhongshan Road, Shanghai 200336, China.
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Chaves RS, Rodrigues JE, Santos MM, Benoliel MJ, Cardoso VV. Development of multi-residue gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry methodologies for the measurement of 15 chemically different disinfection by-products (DBPs) of emerging concern in drinking water from two different Portuguese water treatment plants. ANALYTICAL METHODS : ADVANCING METHODS AND APPLICATIONS 2022; 14:4967-4976. [PMID: 36441195 DOI: 10.1039/d2ay01401g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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In water treatment plants (WTPs), chemical agents, such as chlorine and ozone, might react with organic matter and anthropogenic contaminants, forming a high diversity of disinfection by-products (DBPs). Due to the potential toxicological effects, the identification of unregulated DBPs (UR-DBPs) is critical to help water managers in the selection of effective water treatment processes, contributing to improving water safety plans. Given the limited validated analytical methods to detect UR-DBPs, here we developed new multi-residue gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry methodologies for the detection and quantification of 15 UR-DBPs, including aldehydes, haloketones (HKs), nitrosamines and alcohols, in drinking water matrices. Solid-phase extraction (SPE), for the nitrosamine group, and solid-phase micro extraction (SPME), for the remaining DBPs, were used as sample preparation methods. The developed methodologies allowed the quantification of target UR-DBPs at trace concentration levels (ng L-1), with method quantification limits (MQLs) ranging from 14.4 ng L-1 to 26.0 ng L-1 (SPE-GC-MS) and 2.3 ng L-1 and 1596 ng L-1 (SPME-GC-MS). The methods were applied to different drinking water matrices, considering distinct delivery points of EPAL - Empresa Portuguesa das Águas Livres WTPs. Overall, the aldehyde group, represented by decanal, nonanal and 2-ethylheaxanal, showed the highest occurrence, followed by HKs and nitrosamines. The results of this study suggested that the formation of these UR-DBPs should be further monitored in WTPs.
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- Raquel S Chaves
- Institute of Environmental Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Portugal
- Empresa Portuguesa das Águas Livres, S. A., Direção Laboratórios e de Controlo da Qualidade da Água, Lisbon, Portugal
- CIIMAR, LA-Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Portugal.
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- Empresa Portuguesa das Águas Livres, S. A., Direção Laboratórios e de Controlo da Qualidade da Água, Lisbon, Portugal
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- CIIMAR, LA-Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, University of Porto, Portugal.
- FCUP-Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Portugal
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- Empresa Portuguesa das Águas Livres, S. A., Direção Laboratórios e de Controlo da Qualidade da Água, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Empresa Portuguesa das Águas Livres, S. A., Direção Laboratórios e de Controlo da Qualidade da Água, Lisbon, Portugal
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Tyhali A, Forbes PB. N − nitrosamines in surface and drinking waters: An African status report. Trends Analyt Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2022.116873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Luo Y, Liu C, Li C, Shan Y, Mehmood T. Transformation mechanism and fate of dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) in a full-scale drinking water treatment. J Environ Sci (China) 2022; 121:122-135. [PMID: 35654503 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2021.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2021] [Revised: 09/03/2021] [Accepted: 09/05/2021] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) has attracted much attention in drinking water treatment due to its potential to produce nitrogenous disinfection by-products (N-DBPs). This work was designed to explore the transformation and fate of DON and dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) in drinking water treatment. The changes of DON and formation of N-DBPs were evaluated along the water treatment route (i.e., pre-ozonation and biological-contact oxidation, delivery pipes' transportation, coagulation-sedimentation, sand filtration, post-ozonation, biological activated carbon, ultrafiltration and disinfection) of drinking water treatment plant (DWTP). The transformation mechanism of DON was comprehensively investigated by molecular weight fractionation, three-dimensional fluorescence, LC-OCD (Liquid Chromatography-Organic Carbon Detection), total free amino acids. A detailed comparison was made between concentrations and variations of DON and DIN affected by seasons in the drinking water treatment. Regardless of seasonal variation in raw water concentration, the DON removal trends between different treatment processes remain constant in the present study. Compared to other treatment processes, pre-ozonation and coagulation-sedimentation exhibited the dominant DON removal in different seasons, i.e., 11.13%-14.45% and 14.98%-22.49%, respectively. Contrary, biological-contact oxidation and biological activated carbon negatively impacted the DON removal, in which DON increased by 1.76%-6.49% in biological activated carbon. This may be due to the release of soluble microbial products (SMPs) from bacterial metabolism, which was further validated by the rise of biopolymers in LC-OCD.
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- Yuye Luo
- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lake of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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- Key Laboratory of Integrated Regulation and Resource Development on Shallow Lake of Ministry of Education, College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China; College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China.
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- College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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- College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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- College of Environment, Hohai University, Nanjing 210098, China
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Xia L, Han Q, Shang L, Wang Y, Li X, Zhang J, Yang T, Liu J, Liu L. Quality assessment and prediction of municipal drinking water using water quality index and artificial neural network: A case study of Wuhan, central China, from 2013 to 2019. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 844:157096. [PMID: 35779730 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.157096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2022] [Revised: 06/26/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The sanitary security of drinking water is closely related to human health, but its quality assessment mainly focused on limited types of indicators and relatively restricted time span. The current study was aimed to evaluate the long-term spatial-temporal distribution of municipal drinking water quality and explore the origin of water contamination based on multiple water indicators of 137 finished water samples and 863 tap water samples from Wuhan city, China. Water quality indexes (WQIs) were calculated to integrate the measured indicators. WQIs of the finished water samples ranged from 0.24 to 0.92, with the qualification rate and excellent rate of 100 % and 96.4 %, respectively, while those of the tap water samples ranged from 0.09 to 3.20, with the qualification rate of 99.9 %, and excellent rate of 95.5 %. Artificial neural network model was constructed based on the time series of WQIs from 2013 to 2019 to predict the water quality thereafter. The predicted WQIs of finished and tap water in 2020 and 2021 qualified on the whole, with the excellent rate of 87.5 % and 92.9 %, respectively. Except for three samples exceeding the limits of free chlorine residual, chloroform and fluoride, respectively, the majority of indicators reached the threshold values for drinking. Our study suggested that municipal drinking water quality in Wuhan was generally stable and in line with the national hygiene standards. Moreover, principal component analysis illustrated that the main potential sources of drinking water contamination were inorganic salts and organic matters, followed by pollution from distribution systems, the use of aluminum-containing coagulants and turbidity involved in water treatment, which need more attention.
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- Lu Xia
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Ministry of Education Key Lab of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, PR China
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- Wuhan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuhan, Hubei 430024, PR China
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- Wuhan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuhan, Hubei 430024, PR China
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- Wuhan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuhan, Hubei 430024, PR China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Ministry of Education Key Lab of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, PR China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Ministry of Education Key Lab of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, PR China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Ministry of Education Key Lab of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, PR China
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- Wuhan Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Wuhan, Hubei 430024, PR China.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Ministry of Education Key Lab of Environment and Health, School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, PR China.
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Liu J, Hu L, Deng W, Ying G, Hong H, Tsang EPK, Barceló D. Pilot Study of Pollution Characteristics and Ecological Risk of Disinfection Byproducts in Natural Waters in Hong Kong. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 2022; 41:2613-2621. [PMID: 35899985 PMCID: PMC9353341 DOI: 10.1002/etc.5449] [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: 02/03/2022] [Revised: 05/06/2022] [Accepted: 07/24/2022] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Increased disinfection efforts in various parts of China, including Hong Kong, to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus may lead to elevated concentrations of disinfectants in domestic sewage and surface runoff in Hong Kong, generating large quantities of toxic disinfection byproducts. Our study investigated the presence and distribution of four trihalomethanes (THMs), six haloacetic acids (HAAs), and eight nitrosamines (NAMs) in rivers and seawater in Hong Kong. The concentrations of THMs (mean concentration: 1.6 µg/L [seawater], 3.0 µg/L [river water]), HAAs (mean concentration: 1.4 µg/L [seawater], 1.9 µg/L [river water]), and NAMs (mean concentration: 4.4 ng/L [seawater], 5.6 ng/L [river water]) did not significantly differ between river water and seawater. The total disinfection byproduct content in river water in Hong Kong was similar to that in Wuhan and Beijing (People's Republic of China), and the total THM concentration in seawater was significantly higher than that before the COVID-19 pandemic. Among the regulated disinfection byproducts, none of the surface water samples exceeded the maximum index values for THM4 (80 μg/L), HAA5 (60 μg/L), and nitrosodimethylamine (100 ng/L) in drinking water. Among the disinfection byproducts detected, bromoform in rivers and seawater poses the highest risk to aquatic organisms, which warrants attention and mitigation efforts. Environ Toxicol Chem 2022;41:2613-2621. © 2022 SETAC.
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- Jing Liu
- Department of Science and Environmental StudiesThe Education University of Hong KongTai PoN.T., Hong Kong SARChina
- School of EnvironmentSouth China Normal UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- School of EnvironmentSouth China Normal UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Department of Science and Environmental StudiesThe Education University of Hong KongTai PoN.T., Hong Kong SARChina
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- School of EnvironmentSouth China Normal UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- College of Geography and Environmental SciencesZhejiang Normal UniversityJinhuaChina
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- Department of Science and Environmental StudiesThe Education University of Hong KongTai PoN.T., Hong Kong SARChina
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- Catalan Institute for Water Research, the Catalan Autonomous Government within the framework of the Research Centers Network ProgramScientific and Technological Park of the University of GironaGironaSpain
- Water and Soil Quality Research Group, Department of Environmental ChemistryInstitute of Environmental Assessment and Water ResearchBarcelonaSpain
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Bloodgood MA, Chowdary SA, Daiber EJ, Shi H, Granger CO, Richardson SD. A balancing act: Optimizing free chlorine contact time to minimize iodo-DBPs, NDMA, and regulated DBPs in chloraminated drinking water. J Environ Sci (China) 2022; 117:315-325. [PMID: 35725085 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2022.05.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Revised: 05/10/2022] [Accepted: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Many drinking water treatment plants in the U.S. have switched from chlorination to chloramination to lower levels of regulated trihalomethane (THM) and haloacetic acid (HAA) disinfection byproducts (DBPs) in drinking water and meet the current regulations. However, chloramination can also produce other highly toxic/carcinogenic, unregulated DBPs: iodo-acids, iodo-THMs, and N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA). In practice, chloramines are generated by the addition of chlorine with ammonia, and plants use varying amounts of free chlorine contact time prior to ammonia addition to effectively kill pathogens and meet DBP regulations. However, iodo-DBPs and nitrosamines are generally not considered in this balancing of free chlorine contact time. The goal of our work was to determine whether an optimal free chlorine contact time could be established in which iodo-DBPs and NDMA could be minimized, while keeping regulated THMs and HAAs below their regulatory limits. The effect of free chlorine contact time was evaluated for the formation of six iodo-trihalomethanes (iodo-THMs), six iodo-acids, and NDMA during the chloramination of drinking water. Ten different free chlorine contact times were examined for two source waters with different dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and bromide/iodide. For the low DOC water at pH 7 and 8, an optimized free chlorine contact time of up to 1 h could control regulated THMs and HAAs, as well as iodo-DBPs and NDMA. For the high DOC water, a free chlorine contact time of 5 min could control iodo-DBPs and NDMA at both pHs, but the regulated DBPs could exceed the regulations at pH 7.
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- Matthew A Bloodgood
- Student Services Authority, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Exposure Research Laboratory, Athens, GA 30605, USA
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- Student Services Authority, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Exposure Research Laboratory, Athens, GA 30605, USA
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- Student Services Authority, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Exposure Research Laboratory, Athens, GA 30605, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO 65409, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 29208, USA.
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Li K, Wang R, Wang X, Sun C, Li Q. Effects of seasons and parts on volatile N-nitrosamines and their exposure and risk assessment in raw chicken and duck meats. JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2022; 59:1831-1839. [PMID: 35531403 PMCID: PMC9046479 DOI: 10.1007/s13197-021-05195-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Revised: 06/25/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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The N-nitrosamine (NA) concentrations and types in raw chicken and duck meats of different parts and seasons were estimated by headspace solid-phase micro-extraction with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (HS-SPME-GC-MS). The exposure level and hazard quotient of each detected volatile N-nitrosamine (VNA) were conducted. The selected chicken and duck samples were contaminated by VNAs to some extent. The major types and contents of VNAs in different parts of chicken and duck meats varied seasonally. For chicken samples, the order of the total VNA concentrations was as follows: autumn > spring > winter > summer. For duck samples, the order was changed as follows: winter > autumn > summer > spring (thigh samples) and autumn > spring > winter > summer (breast samples). The estimated exposure levels for adults caused by duck consumption were slightly higher than those by chickens, which was consistent with the tendency in 2-3 years old children. According to the linear regression correlation between the 10% benchmark dose limit (BMDL10) and subtriplicate of median lethal dose (LD50), BMDL10 values of each VNA were calculated. Due to this hypothesis, the risk assessments of each detected VNA and total VNAs posed by consuming chicken and duck meats in Tianjin, China were of low concern. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13197-021-05195-1.
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- Kexin Li
- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Beijing Forestry University, No. 35, Qinghua East Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100083 People’s Republic of China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Forest Food Processing and Safety, Beijing Forestry University, No. 35, Qinghua East Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100083 People’s Republic of China
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- Agricultural Analysis and Testing Center, Tianjin Agricultural University, No. 22, Jinjing Road, Xiqing District, Tianjin, 300000, People’s Republic of China
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- Beijing Forestry University, No. 35, Qinghua East Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100083 People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Beijing Forestry University, No. 35, Qinghua East Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100083 People’s Republic of China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Forest Food Processing and Safety, Beijing Forestry University, No. 35, Qinghua East Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100083 People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Beijing Forestry University, No. 35, Qinghua East Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100083 People’s Republic of China
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Forest Food Processing and Safety, Beijing Forestry University, No. 35, Qinghua East Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100083 People’s Republic of China
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Developing the large-area manganese-based catalytic ceramic membrane for peroxymonosulfate activation: Applications in degradation of endocrine disrupting compounds in drinking water. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.120602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Liu Q, Zhao C, Zhou J, Zhang H, Zhang Y, Wang S, Pu Y, Yin L. Reactive oxygen species-mediated activation of NLRP3 inflammasome associated with pyroptosis in Het-1A cells induced by the co-exposure of nitrosamines. J Appl Toxicol 2022; 42:1651-1661. [PMID: 35437791 DOI: 10.1002/jat.4332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2022] [Revised: 04/05/2022] [Accepted: 04/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Nitrosamines were a class of important environmental carcinogens associated with digestive tract neoplasms. As the early toxic effect of nitrosamines, inflammatory response participated in the malignant transformation of cells and promoted the occurrence and development of tumors. However, the role of NLRP3 inflammasome in the nitrosamines-induced inflammatory response was unclear. In this study, the human esophageal epithelial cells (Het-1A) were used to explore potential mechanisms of the activation of NLRP3 inflammasome under co-exposure to nine nitrosamines commonly found in drinking water at the doses of 0, 4, 20, 100, 500, and 2500 ng/mL. The results showed that nitrosamines stimulated activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome and induced cellular oxidative damage in a dose-dependent manner. Pretreatment of reactive oxygen species scavenger N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC), particularly mitochondrial reactive oxygen species (mtROS) scavengers Mito-TEMPO, effectively inhibited the activation of NLRP3 inflammasome, suggesting that nitrosamines could mediate the activation of NLRP3 inflammasome via mtROS. Furthermore, we found that nitrosamines co-exposure also promoted cell pyroptosis through the NLRP3/caspase-1/GSDMD pathway, which was demonstrated by adding the caspase-1 inhibitor Z-YVAD-FMK and constructing NLRP3 downregulated Het-1A cell line. This study revealed the underlying mechanism of the activation of NLRP3 inflammasome initiated by nitrosamines co-exposure and provided new perspectives on the toxic effects of nitrosamines.
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- Qiwei Liu
- Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education of China, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education of China, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education of China, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education of China, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education of China, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education of China, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education of China, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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- Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education of China, School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, China
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Shen L, Chen Z, Kang J, Yan P, Shen J, Wang B, Zhao S, Bi L, Wang S, Cheng Y. N-nitrosodimethylamine formation during oxidation of N,N-dimethylhydrazine compounds by peroxymonosulfate: Kinetics, reactive species, mechanism and influencing factors. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 428:128191. [PMID: 35033910 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.128191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2021] [Revised: 12/05/2021] [Accepted: 12/29/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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This study found that peroxymonosulfate (PMS) oxidation without activation has the potential to generate a suspected human carcinogen, N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), in water containing N,N-dimethylhydrazine compounds. Considerable amounts of NDMA formed from three compounds by PMS oxidation were observed. 1,1,1',1'-Tetramethyl-4,4'-(methylene-di-p-phenylene) disemicarbazide (TMDS), which is an industrial antiyellowing agent and light stabilizer, was used as a representative to elucidate the kinetics, transformation products, mechanism and NDMA formation pathways of PMS oxidation. TMDS degradation and NDMA formation involved direct PMS oxidation and singlet oxygen (1O2) oxidation. The oxidation by PMS/1O2 was pH-dependent, which was related to the pH-dependent characteristics of the reactive oxygen species and intermediates. The degradation mechanism of TMDS mainly included the side chain cleavage, dealkylation, and O-addition. NDMA was generated from TMDS mainly via O-addition and 1,1-dimethylhydrazine (UDMH) generation. The cleavage of amide nitrogen in O-addition products and primary amine nitrogen in UDMH are likely the key steps in NDMA generation. The results emphasized that the formation of harmful by-products should be taken into account when assessing the feasibility of PMS oxidation.
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- Linlu Shen
- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resources and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, PR China
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Dong L, Jiang Z, Yang L, Hu F, Zheng W, Xue P, Jiang S, Andersen ME, He G, Crabbe MJC, Qu W. The genotoxic potential of mixed nitrosamines in drinking water involves oxidative stress and Nrf2 activation. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 426:128010. [PMID: 34929594 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.128010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2021] [Revised: 11/26/2021] [Accepted: 12/05/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Nitrosamine by-products in drinking water are designated as probable human carcinogens by the IARC, but the health effects of simultaneous exposure to multiple nitrosamines in drinking water remain unknown. Genotoxicity assays were used to assess the effects of both individual and mixed nitrosamines in finished drinking water produced by a large water treatment plant in Shanghai, China. Cytotoxicity and genotoxicity were measured at 1, 10-, 100- and 1000-fold actual concentrations by the Ames test, Comet assay, γ-H2AX assay, and the cytokinesis-block micronuclei assay; oxidative stress and the Nrf2 pathway were also assessed. Nitrosamines detected in drinking water included NDMA (36.45 ng/L), NDPA (44.68 ng/L), and NEMA (37.27 ng/L). Treatment with a mixture of the three nitrosamines at 1000-fold actual drinking-water concentration induced a doubling of revertants in Salmonella typhimurium strain TA100, DNA and chromosome damage in HepG2 cells, while 1-1000-fold concentrations of compounds applied singly lacked these effects. Treatment with 100- and 1000-fold concentrations increased ROS, GSH, and MDA and decreased SOD activity. Thus, nitrosamine mixtures showed greater genotoxic potential than that of the individual compounds. N-Acetylcysteine protected against the nitrosamine-induced chromosome damage, and Nrf2 pathway activation suggested that oxidative stress played pivotal roles in the genotoxic property of the nitrosamine mixtures.
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- Lei Dong
- Key Laboratory of the Public Health Safety, Ministry of Education, Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China; Center for Water and Health, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Public Health Safety, Ministry of Education, Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China; Center for Water and Health, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Public Health Safety, Ministry of Education, Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China; Center for Water and Health, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Public Health Safety, Ministry of Education, Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China; Center for Water and Health, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Public Health Safety, Ministry of Education, Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China; Center for Water and Health, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China; Key Laboratory of Health Technology Assessment, Ministry of Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Public Health Safety, Ministry of Education, Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China; Center for Water and Health, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Key Laboratory of the Public Health Safety, Ministry of Education, Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China; Center for Water and Health, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Center for Water and Health, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China; Key Laboratory of the Public Health Safety, Ministry of Education, Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China
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- Wolfson College, Oxford University, Oxford OX2 6UD, United Kingdom; Institute of Biomedical and Environmental Science & Technology, University of Bedfordshire, Luton LU1 3JU, UK
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- Key Laboratory of the Public Health Safety, Ministry of Education, Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China; Center for Water and Health, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China; Key Laboratory of Health Technology Assessment, Ministry of Health, Fudan University, Shanghai 200032, China.
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Chuang YH, Shi HJ. UV/chlorinated cyanurates as an emerging advanced oxidation process for drinking water and potable reuse treatments. WATER RESEARCH 2022; 211:118075. [PMID: 35066259 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2022.118075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2021] [Revised: 01/06/2022] [Accepted: 01/13/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Chlorinated cyanurates, prepared by application of hypochlorite to cyanuric acid at different ratios, have been commonly employed for disinfection. Combining UV with chlorinated cyanurates (UV/Cl-cyanurates) can be a novel and effective advanced oxidation process (AOP) because (1) Cl-cyanurates structurally resemble chlorinated amides that feature low reactivity with radicals, and (2) Cl-cyanurates, which bear multiple -Cl, may exhibit high molar absorptivity at 254 nm due to red-shifting absorption. Those chemiphysical properties of Cl-cyanurates may facilitate oxidant photolysis rate and lower radical scavenging rates in an AOP, thereby increasing steady-state concentrations of radicals. In this study, UV spectra measured for Cl-cyanurates highlighted molar absorptivities at 254 nm (∼200 M-1cm-1) much higher than free chlorine or H2O2, while k•OH determined using competition kinetics suggests low •OH reactivity (<1.95 × 107 M-1s-1) for Cl-cyanurates. Photolysis of Cl-cyanurates forms •Cl (i.e., Cl-N cleavage), and •Cl converts to •OH; formation of •OH during a UV/Cl-cyanurates AOP was evaluated using terephthalate as a probe compound. Experiments systematically investigated the effects of pH, Cl2 dosage, and cyanuric concentration (three key factors affecting the equilibrium concentrations of chlorinated-cynaurate species) on the efficacy of removing three indicator contaminants by UV/Cl-cyanurates AOP. UV/Cl-cyanurates AOP conducted in phosphate buffers or authentic surface waters highlighted efficiencies up to 170% higher than UV/Cl2 AOP at neutral pH when the same dosage of oxidants was employed, and the presence of certain levels of background ammonia or chloramines further enhanced its performance. Transformation of cyanuric acid or Cl-cyanurates by reacting with radicals during a UV/Cl-cyanurates AOP treatment was minimum. Toxicity assay indicated that UV/Cl-cyanurates AOP treated water was comparable or less toxicity than UV/H2O2 or UV/Cl2 AOP treated water, and the initial cost estimate indicates UV/Cl-cyanurates AOP is potentially a cost-effective alternative AOP.
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- Yi-Hsueh Chuang
- Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, 1001 University Rd., Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan.
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, 1001 University Rd., Hsinchu 30010, Taiwan
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Zhao C, Zhang H, Zhou J, Lu Q, Zhang Y, Yu X, Wang S, Liu R, Pu Y, Yin L. Metabolomics-based molecular signatures reveal the toxic effect of co-exposure to nitrosamines in drinking water. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2022; 204:111997. [PMID: 34506781 DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111997] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2021] [Revised: 08/29/2021] [Accepted: 08/30/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Nitrosamines, a group of emerging nitrogenous pollutants, are ubiquitously found in the drinking water system. However, less is known about how systemic biological responses resist or tolerate nitrosamines, especially long-term co-exposure at low concentrations. In this study, untargeted metabolomics was used to investigate the metabolic perturbations in human esophageal epithelial Het-1A cells induced by a mixture of nine common nitrosamines in drinking water at environmentally relevant, human-internal-exposure, and genotoxic concentrations. Generally, the disrupted metabolic spectrum became complicated with nitrosamines dose increasing. Notably, two inflammation-associated pathways, namely, cysteine (Cys) and methionine (MET) metabolism, and nicotinate and nicotinamide metabolism, changed significantly under the action of nitrosamines, even at the environmentally relevant level. Furthermore, targeted metabolomics and molecular biology indicators in cells were identified in mice synchronously. For one thing, the up-regulated Cys and MET metabolism provided methyl donors for histone methylation in the context of pro-inflammatory response. For another, the down-regulated NAD+/NADH ratio inhibited the deacetylation of NF-кB p65 and eventually activated the NF-кB signaling pathway. Taken collectively, the metabolomics molecular signatures were important indicative markers for nitrosamines-induced inflammation. The potential crosstalk between the inflammatory cascade and metabolic regulation also requires further studies. These findings suggest that more attention should be paid to long-term co-exposure at low concentrations in the control of nitrosamines pollution in drinking water. Additionally, this study also highlights a good prospect of the combined metabolomic-molecular biology approach in environmental toxicology.
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- Chao Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education of China; School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210009, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education of China; School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210009, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education of China; School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210009, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education of China; School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210009, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education of China; School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210009, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education of China; School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210009, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education of China; School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210009, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education of China; School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210009, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education of China; School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210009, Jiangsu, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Medicine Engineering, Ministry of Education of China; School of Public Health, Southeast University, Nanjing, 210009, Jiangsu, China.
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Zhao B, Wong Y, Ihara M, Nakada N, Yu Z, Sugie Y, Miao J, Tanaka H, Guan Y. Characterization of nitrosamines and nitrosamine precursors as non-point source pollutants during heavy rainfall events in an urban water environment. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 424:127552. [PMID: 34736194 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2021] [Revised: 10/15/2021] [Accepted: 10/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) and N-nitrosomorpholine (NMOR) and their specific precursors (N,N-dimethylformamide [DMF] for NDMA and morpholine [MOR] for NMOR) were widely identified in runoff of urban area around the southern Lake Biwa basin, Japan. It was thought that this runoff might constitute a non-point source of the four compounds in rivers and sewage treatment plants (STPs) during heavy rainfall events. We investigated the spatiotemporal patterns of NDMA, NMOR, DMF and MOR in runoff and rivers in rainy days. NDMA and NMOR were detected in concentrations of up to 295 ng/L, while DMF and MOR were detected in concentrations of up to 33.7 µg/L. Continuous sequential sampling over periods of 24 or 48 h at the largest STP in the study area revealed that the four compounds in the primary effluent (PE) each had higher mass fluxes during heavy rainfall events than on dry days. This phenomenon might be contributed to non-point sources (e.g., runoff) from infiltration/inflow related to rainwater into sanitary sewers. Moreover, the four compounds were confirmed to have higher mass fluxes in the final effluent of the STP during periods of PE bypass (1.3-1.7 times for NDMA, NMOR, and MOR; over 200 times for DMF; on average) than that on dry days because of increasing inflow during heavy rain than during periods without PE bypass in dry weather.
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- Bo Zhao
- Research Center for Environmental Quality Management, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, 1-2 Yumihama, Otsu, Shiga 520-0811, Japan; Cooperative Research and Education Center for Environmental Technology of Kyoto University and Tsinghua University, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China.
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- Research Center for Environmental Quality Management, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, 1-2 Yumihama, Otsu, Shiga 520-0811, Japan
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- Research Center for Environmental Quality Management, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, 1-2 Yumihama, Otsu, Shiga 520-0811, Japan
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- Research Center for Environmental Quality Management, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, 1-2 Yumihama, Otsu, Shiga 520-0811, Japan
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- Research Center for Environmental Quality Management, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, 1-2 Yumihama, Otsu, Shiga 520-0811, Japan
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- Research Center for Environmental Quality Management, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, 1-2 Yumihama, Otsu, Shiga 520-0811, Japan
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- Research Center for Environmental Quality Management, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, 1-2 Yumihama, Otsu, Shiga 520-0811, Japan
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- Research Center for Environmental Quality Management, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, 1-2 Yumihama, Otsu, Shiga 520-0811, Japan; Cooperative Research and Education Center for Environmental Technology of Kyoto University and Tsinghua University, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Cooperative Research and Education Center for Environmental Technology of Kyoto University and Tsinghua University, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China; Key Laboratory of Microorganism Application and Risk Control of Shenzhen, Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Center for Urban Water Recycling and Environmental Safety, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, China
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Hinneh KDC, Kosaka K, Echigo S, Itoh S. Predictable Liquid Chromatography Quadrupole Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry Fragmentation of Ozone-Reactive N-Nitrosodimethylamine Precursors Coupled with In Silico Fragmentation and Ion Mobility-Quadrupole Time-of-Flight Facilitates Their Identification in Sewage. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2022; 56:2345-2354. [PMID: 35119842 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.1c05888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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This study investigated the liquid chromatography quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (LC-QTOF/MS) fragmentation of 10 potent model ozone (O3)-reactive N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) precursors bearing (CH3)2N-N or (CH3)2N-(SO2)-N. Fragments (m/z 61.0766, 60.0688 Da loss, and 72.0688 Da loss) were discovered as pertinent diagnostic fragments for precursors bearing (CH3)2N-N, whereas a loss of 108.0119 Da was consistent for precursors bearing (CH3)2N-S(O2)-N. Using the fragments as structural hints on a sewage fraction with a high concentration of O3-reactive precursors, peaks of precursors sharing m/z 61.0766, a 60.0688 Da loss, or both were flagged. Then, using in silico fragmenters and (CH3)2N-N as a substructure filter on online-chemical structure databases, we identified PubChem's compound identifier (PCCID) 141210417 and 1,1,1',1'-tetramethyl-4,4'-(methylene-di-p-phenylene)disemicarbazide (TMDS). TMDS was confirmed using an authentic standard, and ion mobility (IM)-QTOF/MS confirmed its rider peak as PCCID 141210417. PCCID 141210417 is an isomer of TMDS, and its environmental occurrence is associated with technical-grade TMDS and industrial effluents. The estimated contribution of TMDS to the total NDMA formation potential of the sewage fraction was 20-24%, which was suggestive of the significance of PCCID 141210417 and other precursors.
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- Klon D C Hinneh
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8540, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Health, National Institute of Public Health, Wako, Saitama 351-0197, Japan
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- Department of Global Environmentally-Friendly Industries for Sustainable Development, Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Yoshida-honmachi, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8540, Japan
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Liu C, Zhang M, Gao H, Kong L, Fan S, Wang L, Shao H, Long M, Guo X. Cyclic coupling of photocatalysis and adsorption for completely safe removal of N-nitrosamines in water. WATER RESEARCH 2022; 209:117904. [PMID: 34864621 DOI: 10.1016/j.watres.2021.117904] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2021] [Revised: 11/22/2021] [Accepted: 11/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The incomplete removal of N-nitrosamines in water through current degraded techniques and the carcinogenicity of N-nitrosamines call for alternative complete and safe removal approaches. Here, we describe a cyclic coupling process of photocatalysis and adsorption enabling N-nitrosamines in water thoroughly and safely removed. Among them, the immobilized TiO2/Ti photocatalyst degraded N-nitrosamines into primary and secondary amines up to 100% by attacking on nitrosyl nitrogen via •OH originated from its nanowire film morphology. Furthermore, the affinity of HY zeolite to primary and secondary amines led to efficient adsorption through corresponding to Lagergren adsorption rate equation of second order. And then the cyclic coupling process of photocatalysis and adsorption realized complete and safe removal of N-nitrosamines with various concentration ranging from 0.1 mM to 1 mM in water, significantly higher than the existing reports on the removal rate of N-nitrosamines and the formation potential of N-nitrosamines. This study will lead to new avenues for complete and safe eliminaton of hardly degradable hazardous substances in water.
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- Caini Liu
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria/ Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Technology for Complex Trans-Media Pollution/Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control /College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tongyan Road 38#, Haihe Education Park, Jinnan District, Tianjin 300350, PR. China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria/ Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Technology for Complex Trans-Media Pollution/Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control /College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tongyan Road 38#, Haihe Education Park, Jinnan District, Tianjin 300350, PR. China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria/ Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Technology for Complex Trans-Media Pollution/Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control /College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tongyan Road 38#, Haihe Education Park, Jinnan District, Tianjin 300350, PR. China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria/ Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Technology for Complex Trans-Media Pollution/Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control /College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tongyan Road 38#, Haihe Education Park, Jinnan District, Tianjin 300350, PR. China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria/ Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Technology for Complex Trans-Media Pollution/Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control /College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tongyan Road 38#, Haihe Education Park, Jinnan District, Tianjin 300350, PR. China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria/ Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Technology for Complex Trans-Media Pollution/Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control /College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tongyan Road 38#, Haihe Education Park, Jinnan District, Tianjin 300350, PR. China
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- College of Material Science and Chemical Engineering, Tianjin University of Science & Technology, Thirteenth Street 29, TEDA, Tianjin 300457, PR. China.
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- College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory for Thin Film and Microfabrication of the Ministry of Education, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Dongchuan Road 800, Shanghai 200240, PR. China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Pollution Processes and Environmental Criteria/ Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Technology for Complex Trans-Media Pollution/Tianjin Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Pollution Control /College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tongyan Road 38#, Haihe Education Park, Jinnan District, Tianjin 300350, PR. China.
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Hashemi S, Park JH, Yang M, Kim J, Oh Y, Pyo H, Yang J. Long-term monitoring and risk assessment of N-nitrosamines in the finished water of drinking water treatment plants in South Korea. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:3930-3943. [PMID: 34396474 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-15814-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2020] [Accepted: 08/01/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Approximately 99.1% of South Koreans have access to drinkable tap water from river basins. Due to such a high access rate, the South Korean government has been running, since 2013, a long-term program for monitoring the quality of tap water for drinking. Under this program, the maximum allowed concentrations of N-nitroso-di-n-methylamine (NDMA) and N-nitrosomethylethylamine (NMEA) are defined and applied. In this study, the data from this monitoring program were used to investigate the changes in six N-nitrosamine substances in the finished water of 33 drinking water treatment plants (DWTPs) in South Korea from 2013 to 2020, based on time and location. The effect of the applied water treatment steps on the appearance of N-nitrosamines was analyzed. The excess cancer risk (ECR) due to the oral intake of these substances was assessed. The results before the maximum allowed concentrations of NDMA and NMEA were defined showed that the oral intake ECR of these substances exceeded the carcinogenesis risk of one per one million people per year. After the maximum allowed concentrations of the substances were applied, the concentrations of the substances in the finished water of the DWTPs significantly dropped. The drinking water treated through sand filtration, and then with granular activated carbon, showed the highest efficiency in preventing the appearance of NDMA. Considering the potency of N-nitrosamines in tap water for drinking, the levels of these substances in the finished water of DWTPs in South Korea should be continuously monitored.
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- Shervin Hashemi
- Institute for Environmental Research, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Infrastructure Research, National Institute of Environmental Research, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Environmental Infrastructure Research, National Institute of Environmental Research, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Institute for Environmental Research, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Chemdata Buseol International Advanced Analysis Institute, Goyang, Republic of Korea
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- Molecular Recognition Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Institute for Environmental Research, College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Żyłła R, Foszpańczyk M, Olak-Kucharczyk M, Marszałek J, Ledakowicz S. Removal of Organic Compounds with an Amino Group during the Nanofiltration Process. MEMBRANES 2021; 12:membranes12010058. [PMID: 35054585 PMCID: PMC8780745 DOI: 10.3390/membranes12010058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2021] [Revised: 12/26/2021] [Accepted: 12/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The research covered the process of nanofiltration of low molecular weight organic compounds in aqueous solution. The article presents the results of experiments on membrane filtration of compounds containing amino groups in the aromatic ring and comparing them with the results for compounds without amino groups. The research was carried out for several commercial polymer membranes: HL, TS40, TS80, DL from various manufacturers. It has been shown that the presence of the amino group and its position in relation to the carboxyl group in the molecule affects the retention in the nanofiltration process. The research also included the oxidation products of selected pharmaceuticals. It has been shown that 4-Amino-3,5-dichlorophenol—a oxidation product of diclofenac and 4-ethylbenzaldehyde—a oxidation product of IBU, show poor separation efficiency on the selected commercial membranes, regardless of the pH value and the presence of natural organic matter (NOM). It has been shown that pre-ozonation of natural river water can improve the retention of pollutants removed.
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- Renata Żyłła
- Łukasiewicz Research Network-Textile Research Institute, Brzezińska 5/15 Str., 92-103 Łódź, Poland; (M.F.); (M.O.-K.)
- Correspondence:
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- Łukasiewicz Research Network-Textile Research Institute, Brzezińska 5/15 Str., 92-103 Łódź, Poland; (M.F.); (M.O.-K.)
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- Łukasiewicz Research Network-Textile Research Institute, Brzezińska 5/15 Str., 92-103 Łódź, Poland; (M.F.); (M.O.-K.)
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Process and Environmental Engineering, Lodz University of Technology, Wólczańska 213 Str., 90-924 Łódź, Poland;
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- Department of Bioprocess Engineering, Faculty of Process and Environmental Engineering, Lodz University of Technology, Wólczańska 213 Str., 90-924 Łódź, Poland;
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Dong H, Zhang H, Wang Y, Qiang Z, Yang M. Disinfection by-product (DBP) research in China: Are we on the track? J Environ Sci (China) 2021; 110:99-110. [PMID: 34593199 DOI: 10.1016/j.jes.2021.03.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2021] [Accepted: 03/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Disinfection by-products (DBPs) formed during water disinfection has drawn significant public concern due to its toxicity. Since the first discovery of the trihalomethanes in 1974, continued effort has been devoted on DBPs worldwide to investigate the formation mechanism, levels, toxicity and control measures in drinking water. This review summarizes the main achievements on DBP research in China, which included: (1) the investigation of known DBP occurrence in drinking water of China; (2) the enhanced removal of DBP precursor by water treatment process; (3) the disinfection optimization to minimize DBP formation; and (4) the identification of unknown DBPs in drinking water. Although the research of DBPs in China cover the whole formation process of DBPs, there is still a challenge in effectively controlling the drinking water quality risk induced by DBPs, an integrated research framework including chemistry, toxicology, engineering, and epidemiology is especially crucial.
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- Huiyu Dong
- Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China
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- Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Drinking Water Science and Technology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085, China.
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Liu C, Liang Z, Adeleye A, Cui F, Zhao Z. Formation of N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) from tetracycline antibiotics during the disinfection of ammonium-containing water: The role of antibiotics dissociation and active chlorine species. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 798:149071. [PMID: 34315057 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2021] [Revised: 07/12/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), a nitrosamine, is a typical nitrogenous disinfection byproduct. In this study, NDMA formation potential and mechanism, from tetracycline and oxytetracycline (as model precursors) in an ammonium-contaminating water, were investigated. The results indicated that both monochloramine and dichloramine played a vital role in NDMA formation. Additionally, the determination of NDMA formation potential (NDMA FP) at a wide range of pH showed that the unprotonated tetracycline tended to have a higher NDMA conversion ratio. We also found that the dissociation of hydroxyl on the meta-position of dimethylamine group promoted on NDMA formation. The detection of significant intermediate products showed that N-chloro unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine (UDMH-Cl) and sequences of chlorine substitution products were key intermediates, indicating that NDMA formation occurred via the UDMH mechanism pathway. These results improve the knowledge on NDMA formation mechanism and the control strategies during the disinfection of ammonium-containing water.
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- Chenglin Liu
- Department of Water Science and Engineering, School of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, China; Department of Civil and Environment Engineering, University of California, Irvine, USA
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- Department of Water Science and Engineering, School of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, China.
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- Department of Civil and Environment Engineering, University of California, Irvine, USA
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- Department of Water Science and Engineering, School of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, China
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- Department of Water Science and Engineering, School of Environment and Ecology, Chongqing University, China.
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Liao X, Shen L, Jiang Z, Gao M, Qiu Y, Qi H, Chen C. NDMA formation during ozonation of metformin: Roles of ozone and hydroxyl radicals. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 796:149010. [PMID: 34280626 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2021] [Revised: 07/05/2021] [Accepted: 07/09/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Metformin, a high-consumed pharmaceutical for diabetes, has been reported to generate carcinogenic nitroso-dimethylamine (NDMA) during treatment of its containing wastewater. However, whether it would produce NDMA during ozonation or not is unclear, let alone discriminate roles of ozone (O3) and hydroxyl radicals (OH). In this paper, effects of ozonation on NDMA formation from metformin were investigated, roles of O3 and OH were also distinguished by adding tert-butyl alcohol (tBA) as OH scavenger. Moreover, various influencing factors and reaction mechanisms were demonstrated. The results indicated that NDMA could be directly formed from metformin during ozonation, the addition of OH scavenger significantly enhanced its formation (0-46.2 ng/L vs 0-139.1 ng/L). The formation of NDMA by O3 and OH was more affected by bromide and HCO3- than those with only O3; while the impacts of pH and sulphate on the latter were more notable. No matter without/with tBA in the solution, the formed NDMA during ozonation of metformin increased with raising pH (from 5 to 9) and achieved the maximum 69.6 ng/L and 235.9 ng/L at pH 9, respectively; small amount of bromide (0.1 μM) promoted NDMA production, high levels of bromide (10 μM) inhibited its formation; the existence of HCO3- enhanced the amounts of NDMA from 44.5 to 73.5 ng/L (raised by 65.2%) by O3 and OH and from 102.9 to 130 ng/L with only O3 (raised by 26.3%); with the addition of sulphate, NDMA concentration raised by 43.8% by O3 and OH, while the value was high up to 134.6% with only O3. Based on the result of UPLC-Q-TOF and density functional theory, the oxidation intermediates were identified and possible transformation pathways of metformin during ozonation were proposed. The findings in this paper would provide reference when treating metformin-containing water in future.
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- Xiaobin Liao
- Institute of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, College of Civil Engineering, Huaqiao University, Fujian 361021, China.
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- Institute of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, College of Civil Engineering, Huaqiao University, Fujian 361021, China; State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, School of Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 195000, China
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- Institute of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, College of Civil Engineering, Huaqiao University, Fujian 361021, China
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- Institute of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, College of Civil Engineering, Huaqiao University, Fujian 361021, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- College of Textiles and Apparel, Quanzhou Normal University, Fujian 362002, China
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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Du Z, Jia R, Song W, Wang Y, Zhang M, Pan Z, Sun S. The characteristic of N-nitrosodimethylamine precursor release from algal organic matter and degradation performance of UV/H 2O 2/O 3 technology. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 795:148739. [PMID: 34328925 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2021] [Revised: 06/15/2021] [Accepted: 06/25/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Seasonal cyanobacterial blooms in eutrophic water releases algal organic matter (AOM), which contains large amount of dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) and is difficult to be removed effectively by conventional treatment processes (e.g., coagulation and sand filtration) because of its high hydrophilicity. Moreover, N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) can be generated by the reaction of AOM with disinfectants in the subsequent disinfection process. In this study, the formation of NDMA from different AOM components was explored and the control of algal-derived NDMA precursors by UV/H2O2/O3 was evaluated. The results showed that the hydrophilic and polar components of AOM with the low molecular weight had higher NDMA yields. UV-based advanced oxidation process (AOPs) is effective in degrading NDMA precursors, while the removal rate can be affected greatly by UV doses. The removal rate of NDMA precursors by UV/H2O2/O3 is higher than by UV/H2O2 or UV/O3 which can reach 95% at the UV dose of 400 mJ/cm2. An alkaline environment reduces the oxidation efficiency of UV/H2O2/O3 technology, while an acidic environment is conducive to its function. Inorganic anions such as HCO3-, SO42-, Cl- and NO3- are potential to compete with target algal-derived NDMA precursors for the oxidants reaction and inhibit the degradation/removal of these precursors. The degradation of algal-derived NDMA precursors by UV/H2O2/O3 is mainly accomplished by the oxidation of DON with secondary amide groups, and the main degradation mechanism by UV/H2O2/O3 was through the initial decomposition of macromolecular organic compounds such as biopolymers and humic substances and the further degradation of resulting small molecular components.
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- Zhenqi Du
- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, 250101 Jinan, China; Shandong Province Water Supply and Drainage Monitoring Center, 250101 Jinan, China
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- Shandong Province Water Supply and Drainage Monitoring Center, 250101 Jinan, China.
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- Shandong Province Water Supply and Drainage Monitoring Center, 250101 Jinan, China
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- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, 250101 Jinan, China; Shandong Province Water Supply and Drainage Monitoring Center, 250101 Jinan, China.
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- School of Municipal and Environmental Engineering, Shandong Jianzhu University, 250101 Jinan, China; Shandong Province Water Supply and Drainage Monitoring Center, 250101 Jinan, China
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- Shandong Province Water Supply and Drainage Monitoring Center, 250101 Jinan, China; College of Chemical Engineering, China University of Petroleum (East China), 266580 Qingdao, China
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- Shandong Province Water Supply and Drainage Monitoring Center, 250101 Jinan, China
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Wang P, Ding S, Xiao R, An G, Fang C, Chu W. Enhanced coagulation for mitigation of disinfection by-product precursors: A review. Adv Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 296:102518. [PMID: 34507242 DOI: 10.1016/j.cis.2021.102518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2021] [Revised: 08/23/2021] [Accepted: 08/29/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The unintended formation of disinfection by-products (DBPs) has received considerable attention as it may pose risks to human health. Coagulation is the most common process for removing particulates as well as dissolved organic matter (DOM) (i.e., DBP precursors) during drinking water and wastewater treatments. With the improvement of water quality standards and the increased fluctuation in source water quality, conventional coagulation becomes challenging. Thus, significant efforts have been made to enhance coagulation to promote the removal of DOM in source water and mitigate the formation of DBPs in drinking water. This review provides a brief summary of the properties of DBP precursors and summarizes the effectiveness of enhanced coagulation involving three types of coagulants (metal-based coagulants, organic polymers, and organic-inorganic hybrid coagulants) in controlling the formation of DBPs during chlor(am)ination disinfection. Metal-based coagulants can achieve a reduction in DBP formation potential of approximately 20%-60% in natural water under enhanced coagulation conditions. Both the organic polymers (used as coagulant aids) and novel hybrid coagulants increase the removal of DOM and exhibit high potential for mitigating DBP formation. In addition, integrated treatments combining coagulation with other treatment processes (e.g., oxidation, membrane filtration, ion exchange, and adsorption) to enhance DBP precursor removal are evaluated in terms of performance, mechanisms, and features. Advanced treatments, such as membrane filtration and activated carbon adsorption, are effective coagulation-assisted processes, and can further control chlorinated DBPs; however, the elevated formation of bromate or highly brominated DBPs is of particular concern.
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Maqbool T, Zhang J, Li Q, Qin Y, Chen L, Zhang Z. Occurrence and fate of N-nitrosamines in three full-scale drinking water treatment systems with different treatment trains. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 783:146982. [PMID: 33866170 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.146982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2021] [Revised: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 04/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The occurrence of mutagenic and carcinogenic N-nitrosamines in drinking water is of great concern. In this study, dynamics and removal of nine N-nitrosamines in three drinking water treatment systems of a southern city of China are monitored during one year of sampling. The impacts of physicochemical treatment units on the removal and generation of N-nitrosamines were evaluated. The O3 and KMnO4 based pre-oxidation units have caused an increase in N-nitrosamines concentration, with O3 showing the substantial generation of N-nitrosamines. The carbon filter and ultrafiltration membrane units were found effective in removing N-nitrosamine precursors. These drinking water treatment systems have been useful in removing N-nitrosamine precursors; meanwhile, a slight decrease was found in already formed N-nitrosamines concentration. However, N-nitrosomorpholine (NMOR) and N-nitrosodiphenylamine (NDPhA) were found resistant toward all kinds of physicochemical treatments, and negligible changes in concentration were noted in all drinking water treatment systems. The distribution networks in the city provided an effective contact period to residual chlorine and precursors, which caused an increase in N-nitrosamines concentration. Overall, N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) and N-nitroso-diethylamine (NDEA) have been found near the cancer risk threshold (10-6) in all of the drinking water treatment systems, while the remaining seven N-nitrosamines were found below the risk level.
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- Tahir Maqbool
- Institute of Environmental Engineering & Nano-Technology, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China; Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Centre for Urban Water Recycling and Environmental Safety, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China; School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering & Nano-Technology, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China; Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Centre for Urban Water Recycling and Environmental Safety, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China; School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering & Nano-Technology, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China; Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Centre for Urban Water Recycling and Environmental Safety, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China; School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering & Nano-Technology, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China; Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Centre for Urban Water Recycling and Environmental Safety, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China; School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering & Nano-Technology, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China; Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Centre for Urban Water Recycling and Environmental Safety, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China; School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Institute of Environmental Engineering & Nano-Technology, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China; Guangdong Provincial Engineering Research Centre for Urban Water Recycling and Environmental Safety, Tsinghua Shenzhen International Graduate School, Tsinghua University, Shenzhen 518055, Guangdong, China; School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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Qiu Y, Bei E, Li X, Xie S, Xiao H, Luo Y, Wang Y, Wang J, Zhang X, Chen C. Quantitative analysis of source and fate of N-nitrosamines and their precursors in an urban water system in East China. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2021; 415:125700. [PMID: 34088188 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.125700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2020] [Revised: 03/16/2021] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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The source and fate of N-nitrosamines and their precursors in terms of formation potential (FP) was investigated quantitatively in the city level for the first time. Different sources of nitrosamines and their precursors were investigated in one city in the Yangtze River delta, China. The source water located downstream of the city contained 8.4 ng/L of N-nitrosodimethyamine (NDMA) and 153 ng/L of NDMA FP. The contribution of each discharge source was evaluated based on the concentration, the river water flux, and the amount of wastewater discharges. Textile printing and dyeing wastewater, and electroplating industrial wastewater contained high concentration of nitrosamines and were important discharge sources. Taking NDMA and NDMA FP attenuation by photolysis and biodegradation into consideration, the mass load calculation showed upstream surface water brought about 13 ± 4% of NDMA and 21 ± 3% of NDMA FP to downstream source water. Local wastewater discharges contributed 30 ± 8% of NDMA and 17 ± 2% of NDMA FP to downstream source water. Endogenous formation via amino acids metabolism could contribute 36% of NDMA FP (maximum) to downstream source water. Overall, this study provides a protocol for quantitative evaluation of the nitrosamine contribution to urban water supply from different contamination sources.
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- Yu Qiu
- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 100084
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 100084
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- Research Institute for Environmental Innovation (Suzhou), Tsinghua, Suzhou, China, 215163
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, China, 100871
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 100084
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 100084
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 100084; School of Resources and Environment, China University of Geosciences (Beijing), Beijing, China, 100083
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 100084; Research Institute for Environmental Innovation (Suzhou), Tsinghua, Suzhou, China, 215163
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 100084; Research Institute for Environmental Innovation (Suzhou), Tsinghua, Suzhou, China, 215163
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- State Key Joint Laboratory of Environmental Simulation and Pollution Control, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 100084; Research Institute for Environmental Innovation (Suzhou), Tsinghua, Suzhou, China, 215163.
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Mustapha S, Jimoh T, Ndamitso M, Abdulkareem SA, Taye SD, Mohammed AK, Amigun AT. The Occurrence of N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) in Swimming Pools: An Overview. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH INSIGHTS 2021; 15:11786302211036520. [PMID: 34376989 PMCID: PMC8335839 DOI: 10.1177/11786302211036520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The occurrence of several disinfectant byproducts has been investigated in swimming pools. Until now, there are only a few studies on nitrosamine, particularly N-nitrosodimethylamine in swimming pool water. This could be due to the lack of a suitable method that is sensitive enough for the measurement of N-nitrosodimethylamine in pool waters. Other disinfectant byproducts formed in pool water widely documented are trihalomethanes, haloacetic acids, halonitromethanes, and chloramines but inadequate information on N-nitrosodimethylamine. This paper provides a review of the nitrogenous disinfectant byproduct in swimming pools and its health implications. Anthropogenic substances introduced by swimmers such as sweat, lotions, and urine contribute to the formation of N-nitrosodimethylamine. The reaction of secondary amines such as dimethylamine with mono/dichloroamines produced dimethyl hydrazine and further undergo oxidation to form N-nitrosodimethylamine. The reaction of chlorine and other disinfectants with these anthropogenic sources in swimming pools cause cancer and asthma in human tissues. Thus, the assessment of N-nitrosodimethylamine in the swimming pool is less well documented. Therefore, the health consequences, mutagenic, and genotoxic potentials of N-nitrosodimethylamine should be the focus of more research studies.
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- Saheed Mustapha
- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria
- Nanotechnology Research Group, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger, Nigeria
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- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria
- Nanotechnology Research Group, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger, Nigeria
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- Department of Chemistry, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria
- Nanotechnology Research Group, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger, Nigeria
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- Nanotechnology Research Group, Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger, Nigeria
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger, Nigeria
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- Department of Chemistry, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, North Carolina Central University, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Geological Sciences, Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, Nigeria
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