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{"title":"Analytical and structural characterization of waste lithium-ion batteries for their effective recycling strategy","authors":"Sailaja Priyadarsini,&nbsp;Alok Prasad Das","doi":"10.1016/j.enceco.2024.12.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.enceco.2024.12.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are crucial for energy storage but pose environmental and health risks due to toxic materials like lithium, cobalt, and nickel. Their rapid increase raises concerns about soil and water contamination from improper disposal, highlighting the need for effective recycling. Developing strategies requires understanding their chemical and structural composition, as well as assessing battery safety and integrity to minimize risks during processing. This study presents a comprehensive analytical and structural characterization of waste LIBs to apprise recycling processes using techniques including Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Energy Dispersive X-ray (EDX), and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) to investigate the phase changes, material degradation, and chemical composition of the cathode, anode, electrolyte, and binder materials in spent LIBs. SEM micrographs and EDX mapping of LIB residues at 1000× and 1500× magnifications showed rough, spherical particles with a uniform size distribution of 10–12 μm. These particles, identified as metal and metal oxide components from the cathodes, play a key role in influencing microbial interactions and enhancing metal recovery efficiency during bioleaching. XRD patterns indicated the crystalline structures of LiCoO₂, with a dominant peak at 2θ = 26.39°. At the same time, Li (Ni Co Mn) O₂ exhibited distinct peaks at 2θ = 18.7°, 26.39°, 44.46°, and 66.18°, with some overlapping with LiCoO₂ at lower intensities. The FTIR spectrum provided insights into the chemical composition and molecular structures supporting the recycling of LIBs by offering critical information to improve material recovery, optimize processes, and enhance sustainability. This study underscores the importance of characterization in developing sustainable and cost-effective recycling strategies for LIBs.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100480,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology","volume":"7 ","pages":"Pages 182-191"},"PeriodicalIF":9.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143141259","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Octahedral zero-valent copper activated peracetic acid for efficient tetracycline hydrochloride degradation under neutral condition: Theoretical calculation and toxicity evaluation","authors":"Jianjun Lian ,&nbsp;Weiwei Li ,&nbsp;Haocheng Tao ,&nbsp;Bo Chen ,&nbsp;Jiajia Lian ,&nbsp;Qiaoping Kong ,&nbsp;Qingqing Li","doi":"10.1016/j.enceco.2025.05.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.enceco.2025.05.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>With the enhancement of environmental awareness, the efficient and environmentally friendly catalyst activated peracetic acid (PAA) technology has been research focus of research in recent years. Herein, octahedral Cu/CN500 derived from nitrogen doped copper-based metal organic framework (N-Cu-MOF) was prepared by a calcination strategy, and was used as a heterogeneous catalyst for the PAA-activated degradation of tetracycline hydrochloride (TCH). The <em>k</em> value for TCH removal in the Cu/CN500/PAA system was three times higher than that in the N-Cu-MOF/PAA system, showing excellent PAA activation by Cu/CN500. The Cu²⁺/Cu⁺ redox cycle facilitated PAA activation, which generated reactive species such as HO•, CH₃C(O)O•, CH₃C(O)OO•, ¹O₂ and O₂^·-. Among these, CH₃C(O)OO• and ¹O₂ played a dominant role in facilitating the degradation of TCH. Furthermore, the effects of humic acid (HA), Cl⁻, and NO₃⁻ on the degradation of TCH were negligible in the Cu/CN500/PAA system. Based on density-functional theory (DFT) calculations and liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) analyses, the degradation pathways of TCH were further elucidated. Moreover, the toxicity of TCH and its intermediate degradation products was evaluated using the four-season creamy cabbage experiments and the Toxicity Evaluation Software Tool. The results indicated that the biological toxicity of TCH diminishes as the degradation process progresses. Finally, the practical application of the material is explored. This study described the performance of an efficient and easily separable catalyst for PAA activation, which promoted the development and application of PAA-based AOPs in wastewater treatment.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100480,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology","volume":"7 ","pages":"Pages 910-923"},"PeriodicalIF":9.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143941810","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Enrichment features, ecological risks assessment and quantitative sources appointment of sediment heavy metals: An example of the urbanized Xizhi River catchment, South China","authors":"Chao Yan ,&nbsp;Qirui Wu ,&nbsp;Rui Li ,&nbsp;Zuobing Liang ,&nbsp;Zaizhi Yang ,&nbsp;Aiping Zhu ,&nbsp;Lei Gao","doi":"10.1016/j.enceco.2025.01.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.enceco.2025.01.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Rapid industrialization is typically the primary cause for heavy metals [HMs: copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), cadmium (Cd), chromium (Cr), nickel (Ni), and lead (Pb)] contamination in urbanized river basins. In this study, sediment cores were collected from the Xizhi River (XZR) of the Pearl River Delta, South China, and its tributary, the Danshui River (DSR), to analyze the total concentrations and geochemical fractions of these HMs and to assess their potential hazards to the river ecosystem. By integrating a traditional geochemical model and multivariate statistical analysis into a positive matrix factorization (PMF) method, we quantitatively identified the possible sources of HM contamination in the sediments. The total concentrations of sediment HMs distinctly exceeded local background values and were higher in the DSR compared to the XZR. The enrichment levels of HMs were influenced not only by sediment properties, such as texture, but also, more critically, by the distribution of contamination sources. Sediment Cu, Zn, Cd, and Ni were dominated by acid-soluble fractions (31.4–56.2 %), exhibiting a great mobility potential; while reducible and oxidizable fractions were the predominant geochemical forms for Pb (45.0 ± 12.8 %) and Cr (37.3 ± 7.09 %). Based on the geo-accumulation index and enrichment factor of individual metals, contamination levels decreased in the order of Cd &gt; Cu, Zn, and Ni &gt; Cr and Pb. Sediment Cd was identified as the major contributor to the potential ecological risks posed to aquatic species. Across the entire watershed, the main sources of HM contamination were identified as industrial effluents (54 %), agrochemicals (16 %), domestic sewage (14 %), and weathering of parent rocks (16 %).</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100480,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology","volume":"7 ","pages":"Pages 263-274"},"PeriodicalIF":9.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143141262","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The multifaceted power of biochar: A review on its role in pollution control, sustainable agriculture, and circular economy","authors":"Amreen Bano ,&nbsp;Mohd Kashif Aziz ,&nbsp;Bablu Prasad ,&nbsp;Rajesh Ravi ,&nbsp;Maulin P. Shah ,&nbsp;Pollyanna Vanessa Dos Santos Lins ,&nbsp;Lucas Meili ,&nbsp;Kumar Suranjit Prasad","doi":"10.1016/j.enceco.2025.01.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.enceco.2025.01.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The key challenges of the 21st century include global warming, soil health management, wastewater treatment, and adopting sustainable green technologies. Biochar offers significant potential in addressing these issues, positioning itself as a vital tool in advancing sustainable development goals. Recent biochar research has expanded significantly beyond its traditional focus in agricultural and environmental sciences. These characteristics position biochar as an increasingly valuable material for improving soil health, enhancing agricultural productivity, and capturing atmospheric carbon dioxide, contributing to efforts to mitigate global warming. The “circular economy” concept is rapidly gaining attraction, driven by its central goal of waste elimination through meticulous planning. Recently, biochar has emerged as a significant contributor in the environmental community due to its versatility in reducing waste and enhancing the efficacy of the circular economy. This review delves into advancements in the production, modification, and treatment methods of biochar, as well as its elemental and nutrient composition. It highlights the advantages, challenges, and diverse applications of biochar while critically examining current challenges and research gaps in its potential to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, enhance soil carbon sequestration, and improve wastewater treatment processes.The potential of biochar to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and sequester carbon in soils, along with its applications in wastewater treatment, are thoroughly covered in this article. The challenges it faces and its prospects are also discussed in detail. This review identifies the key issues that must be addressed for the sustainable utilization of biochar. It explores the development of a circular economy-based environmental management paradigm, leveraging waste conversion into biochar and its diverse applications across regions, thus effectively closing the loop and exemplifying a truly circular economy in action.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100480,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology","volume":"7 ","pages":"Pages 286-304"},"PeriodicalIF":9.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143141318","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Association of traffic volume and leukocyte telomere length of Malaysian populations living in urban and rural areas","authors":"Samer Al-Battawi ,&nbsp;Yu Bin Ho ,&nbsp;Mohd Talib Latif ,&nbsp;Vivien How ,&nbsp;Haris Hafizal Bin Abd Hamid ,&nbsp;Sarah Hameed ,&nbsp;Karuppiah Thilakavathy","doi":"10.1016/j.enceco.2025.03.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.enceco.2025.03.007","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Telomeres are repetitive sequences (5′-TTAGGG-3′) of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) at the ends of eukaryotic chromosomes and play a critical role in maintaining genomic stability. Shortened telomeres are linked to cellular senescence and apoptosis with environmental factors such as traffic volume pollution potentially influencing telomere length. This study examined the variation in leukocyte telomere length (LTL) among adults living in high- and low-traffic areas in Malaysia. A cross-sectional analysis was conducted on 101 adults from a high-traffic area, Kuala Lumpur and 101 adults from Hulu Langat, a low-traffic area, to assess the relationship between exposure to traffic volume and LTL. Healthy, non-smoking, non-alcoholic participants who had resided and worked in their respective locations for the past five years were selected. LTL was measured using the quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) method from peripheral blood samples, revealing that participants from the high-traffic area had significantly shorter mean LTL (0.77 ± 0.23) than those participants from the low-traffic area (1.09 ± 0.07) (<em>p</em> &lt; 0.001). Notably, there is a strong inverse relationship between heavy traffic exposure and LTL, as LTL decreased by 0.38 units [(95 %CI: 0.26, 0.5), <em>p</em> = 0.01] and 0.16 units [(95 %CI: −0.16, 0.19), <em>p</em> = 0.04] for each increase in a single light vehicle and heavy vehicle, respectively. Individual covariates, outdoor jobs, intake of grilled food, indoor grilling, and passive smoking were also negatively associated with LTL. These findings suggest that high traffic volume may contribute to reduced telomere length and has broader implications on public health.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100480,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology","volume":"7 ","pages":"Pages 635-643"},"PeriodicalIF":9.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143726094","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Carbendazim led to neurological abnormalities by interfering metabolic profiles in zebrafish brain after short-term exposure","authors":"Tiancai Wang ,&nbsp;Zishuang Wang ,&nbsp;Guangqin Liao ,&nbsp;Xiabing Li ,&nbsp;Jingyi Gu ,&nbsp;Jing Qiu ,&nbsp;Yongzhong Qian","doi":"10.1016/j.enceco.2024.12.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.enceco.2024.12.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Carbendazim is an agricultural fungicide and a widely present ecotoxic pollutant, but its damaging effects on the nervous system are not fully understood. Here, we assessed effects of short-term exposure to carbendazim on zebrafish brains. It has been revealed firstly that carbendazim can accumulate in the brain after a 7-day exposure, with the maximum concentration of 68.22 ± 9.84 μg/kg, which caused tissue vacuolization and neuronal damage, then led to a decline in motor behavioral abilities, especially a significant reduction in the distance moved. These changes may be attributed to metabolism abnormalities. Based on metabolomics and lipidomics, substantial alterations were observed in 264 lipids and 135 metabolites, with notable enrichment in 5 metabolic pathways, including glycerophospholipid metabolism, glycerolipid metabolism, and sphingolipid metabolism. To investigate system-level variations, weighted correlation network analysis was utilized to screen for 4 biomarkers strongly associated with carbendazim exposure: citric acid, guanosine-5′-monophosphate, sphingosine, and monoacylglycerol. The alterations of these markers confirmed damages of carbendazim to zebrafish nervous system, further elucidating that metabolic disorders caused by carbendazim in brains led to tissue damage and subsequent changes in motor behavior. This study provides scientific evidence for neurotoxicities of carbendazim and offers new insights into ecological risks.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100480,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology","volume":"7 ","pages":"Pages 164-173"},"PeriodicalIF":9.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143141256","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Assessing potentially toxic elements in edible fish: A health risk analysis from Coastal Islands in Bangladesh","authors":"Tasrina Rabia Choudhury ,&nbsp;Tanjeela Islam ,&nbsp;M. Safiur Rahman ,&nbsp;Shamshad Begum Quraishi ,&nbsp;Anwar Hossain ,&nbsp;Sheikh Fahim Faysal Sowrav ,&nbsp;M. Sarwaruddin Chowdhury","doi":"10.1016/j.enceco.2025.03.012","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.enceco.2025.03.012","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Trace elements are emerging as a significant global concern due to their potential toxicity and impact on amphibian biological systems and aquatic ecosystems, which may adversely affect human health through fish consumption. This study evaluated the potential health risks associated with metal exposure from the consumption of various fish species on Bhola, a south-central island of Bangladesh. Trace element concentrations in the edible portions (flesh) of 10 cultivated fish species (30 samples) were determined using an Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS). The mean concentrations (mg/kg) of trace elements in descending order were as follows; iron (Fe) &gt; zinc (Zn) &gt; copper (Cu) &gt; cobalt (Co) &gt; manganese (Mn) &gt; nickel (Ni) &gt; lead (Pb) &gt; mercury (Hg) &gt; arsenic (As) &gt; chromium (Cr) &gt; cadmium (Cd). As and Cr levels in all fish samples were below the detection limits of the laboratory-developed method. Pearson correlation analysis revealed both significant positive and negative relationships among the concentrations of toxic metals in the fish species. To identify potential sources of contamination (both natural and anthropogenic), Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and Cluster Analysis (CA) were employed. Health risk assessments were conducted by calculating estimated daily intake (EDI), target hazard quotient (THQ), metal pollution index (MPI), and total target hazard quotient (TTHQ) following FAO/WHO and USEPA guidelines. The findings indicated that the EDI, THQ, and TTHQ values for all trace elements in fish samples were below 1, suggesting no significant health risks to consumers from current fish consumption levels. Cancer risk (CR) assessments for toxic inorganic elements such as Cd, Cr, and Pb were below 10⁻⁶, indicating no carcinogenic risk associated with fish consumption at present. This study provides new insights into metal bioaccumulation patterns and their implications for food safety, highlighting its significance in public health and environmental monitoring. Therefore, rigorous monitoring and assessment of fish-rearing environments, along with the implementation of effective regulations by relevant authorities is recommended to control trace element contamination.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100480,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology","volume":"7 ","pages":"Pages 671-685"},"PeriodicalIF":9.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143768706","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Accumulation of thallium and potential toxic elements in a water-soil-rice system from a pyrite mining area, southern China: Source apportionment and health risk assessment","authors":"Zhiyi Song ,&nbsp;Hongmei Deng ,&nbsp;Zezhi Chen ,&nbsp;Tao Liu ,&nbsp;Tangfu Xiao","doi":"10.1016/j.enceco.2025.02.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.enceco.2025.02.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Contamination of heavy metals in the arable soil around mining areas has become a hot issue of global concern, relating to food security and human health risks. This study investigates the accumulation of thallium (Tl) and six other potential toxic elements (PTEs) (Pb, Cu, Cd, As, Ni, Zn) in irrigation water, rhizosphere soil, and corresponding rice grain samples collected from the region downstream of pyrite mining areas, southern China. Surface water in this area might be under the influence of sewage discharge from pyrite mines, with irrigation water exhibiting elevated Tl, Cd, and Zn contents of 26.22, 10.43, and 18,275 μg/L respectively. As a result, 67 %, 78 % and 44 % of rice samples exceeded food safety standards for As, Pb, and Cd respectively. Positive matrix factorization (PMF) modeling revealed that, irrigation activities account for 27.1 % target contaminates accumulation in paddy lands. Although the Tl concentrations in rice grains were relatively low (ranging from 0.01 to 0.06 mg/kg), the substantial consumption of rice, as the staple food, posed significant health risks for local residents (<em>HQ</em> &gt; 16 for adults and &gt; 12 for children, respectively). This study provides a theoretical basis for understating the contribution of irrigation to PTEs contamination in paddy fields in downstream mining-affecting regions. These findings are crucial for developing strategies to mitigate heavy metals contamination, selecting appropriate soil remediation methods, and reducing ecological and health risks.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100480,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology","volume":"7 ","pages":"Pages 407-416"},"PeriodicalIF":9.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143419251","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances exposure through human milk, health risk assessment and physical growth in one-year-old children in Shandong, China","authors":"Huyi Tao ,&nbsp;Yan Zhang ,&nbsp;Qian Yao ,&nbsp;Yuxin Wang ,&nbsp;Rong Shi ,&nbsp;Yujie Cao ,&nbsp;Peng Lu ,&nbsp;Tao Yuan ,&nbsp;Ying Tian ,&nbsp;Yu Gao","doi":"10.1016/j.enceco.2025.03.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.enceco.2025.03.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Breastfeeding is an important source of <em>Per</em>- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) exposure for breastfed infants. However, compared to prenatal exposures, health effects related to postnatal exposure to PFAS are less studied. In this study, we investigated PFAS exposure risk via breastfeeding and evaluate their associations with the physical growth of one-year-old infants in Laizhou Wan, a region with high PFAS exposure in Shandong, China. We included 117 mother-infant pairs who provided both human milk and maternal plasma samples for PFAS measurements. Among them, 99 one-year-old children were followed up for anthropometry measurement. We found that both legacy PFAS and their alternatives were widely detected in human milk samples. PFAS can be transferred from maternal serum to human milk. Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) (median: 0.970 ng/mL) was the dominant PFAS compound in human milk, while perfluoro-6-methylheptanoic acid (6 m-PFOA) (0.013 ng/mL) and 6:2 chlorinated polyfluoroalkyl ether sulfonate (6:2 Cl-PFESA) (0.018 ng/mL) had the highest median concentrations among branched isomers and alternatives, respectively. PFOA (77.35 ng/kg bw/d) had the highest median estimated daily intake (EDI) and contributed the most to the total median EDI of the Σ4PFAS (82.26 ng/kg bw/d). The daily exposure of infants to PFAS through breastfeeding has exceeded the health-based guidance value (HBGV) set by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). Sex-specific effects might exist in the association between infants' physical growth and PFAS exposures via human milk, with the PFAS mixtures showing negative associations with height-for-age z-score (HAZ) (β = −0.49, 95 % CI: −0.92, −0.06) and head circumference-for-age z-score (HCZ) (β = −0.61, 95 % CI: −1.02, −0.20), and a positive association with body mass index-for-age z-score (BMIZ) (β = 0.73, 95 % CI: 0.02, 1.44) only in female infants. Further longitudinal studies are warranted to verify our results.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100480,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology","volume":"7 ","pages":"Pages 539-546"},"PeriodicalIF":9.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143579567","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Pollution by polar pesticides and pharmaceuticals and risk assessment in surface water bodies along the French Mediterranean coast: Complementarity of target and non-target screenings","authors":"Nicolas Martin ,&nbsp;Geoffroy Duporté ,&nbsp;Etienne Lemaire ,&nbsp;Andrés Sauvêtre ,&nbsp;Marine Bertrand ,&nbsp;David Rosain ,&nbsp;Elena Gomez ,&nbsp;Emilie Farcy","doi":"10.1016/j.enceco.2025.04.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.enceco.2025.04.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Anthropogenic activities are the source of a wide range of organic micropollutants (OMPs) found in all water bodies. Among them, pharmaceuticals and pesticides are the most found in watercourses and their impacts on non-target organisms have already been documented. Pesticides are well monitored in the river-lagoon continuum with their integration into the European water frame directory (WFD). However, their presence may co-occur with pharmaceuticals from wastewater treatment plants discharges in watersheds. Their monitoring and risk assessment is an important knowledge gap in the WFD strategy. In this study, we used polar organic chemical integrative samplers to assess the concentrations of pharmaceuticals and pesticides (parent compounds and transformation products) in water bodies of the French Mediterranean coast and to assess environmental risk during late spring-early summer. Internal concentration of pharmaceuticals in mosquitofish was assessed to evaluate fish pharmaceutical burden. A non-target screening method was used to complementary describe OMPs cocktail in water. Twenty-nine pharmaceuticals and 12 pesticides were quantified using a targeted approach. Six pesticides and 23 pharmaceuticals were further detected using a non-target screening. Pharmaceuticals concentration and associated environmental risk were higher than pesticides ones in mixed-used watersheds, although their risk assessment was limited by the low number of ecotoxicological data available for pharmaceuticals. Six pharmaceuticals were found in fish tissue, increasing potential biological impacts for this trophic level. This study highlighted the importance of monitoring concentrations of pharmaceutical products in the environment and increasing the ecotoxicological testing effort to improve risk assessment.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":100480,"journal":{"name":"Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology","volume":"7 ","pages":"Pages 819-835"},"PeriodicalIF":9.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143886481","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}