{"title":"Influence of phthalate and non-phthalate plasticizers on reproductive endocrine system-related gene expression profiles in Japanese medaka (<i>Oryzias latipes</i>).","authors":"Yoshifumi Horie, Dorcas Uaciquete","doi":"10.1080/10934529.2023.2273690","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10934529.2023.2273690","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Plasticizers containing phthalates have the potential to alter endocrine function in vertebrates. While non-phthalate plasticizers were previously considered to be environmentally friendly and safe, our research team discovered that bis-(2-ethylhexyl) adipate (DEHA) and acetyl tributyl citrate (ATBC) disrupt thyroid hormones in Japanese medaka (<i>Oryzias latipes</i>). We assessed reproductive- and estrogen-responsive gene expression patterns in Japanese medaka to determine whether the phthalate plasticizers bis-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP, positive control) and the non-phthalate plasticizers DEHA and ATBC disrupt endocrine signaling. The results showed that the levels of choriogenin H (<i>chgH</i>) and vitellogenin (<i>vtg</i>) genes increased after exposure to DEHP and ATBC, suggesting that these plasticizers may have estrogenic activity. Exposure to DEHP and DEHA resulted in the upregulation of kisspeptin (<i>kiss</i>), gonadotropin-releasing hormone (<i>gnrh</i>), and follicle-stimulating hormone beta (<i>fshβ</i>) genes, suggesting that these plasticizers may interfere with reproductive function. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to demonstrate that the non-phthalate plasticizers DEHA and ATBC can disrupt reproduction-related hormonal activity in fish.</p>","PeriodicalId":15671,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A-toxic\\/hazardous Substances & Environmental Engineering","volume":" ","pages":"954-962"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"61563145","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The ability of drinking water treatment sludge to degrade methylene blue in water through combined adsorption/photo Fenton-like process.","authors":"Zaina Izghri, Karima Ennaciri, Ghizlane Enaime, Chaima Sekkouri, Fatima Ezzahra Yaacoubi, Lhoussaine Chahid, Layla El Gaini, Abdelaziz Bacaoui, Abdelrani Yaacoubi","doi":"10.1080/10934529.2023.2277622","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10934529.2023.2277622","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In the present study, drinking water treatment sludge (DWTS) was reused as a catalyst in advanced oxidation processes for the removal of methylene blue (MB) from aqueous solutions. After determining their chemical and mineralogical compositions by X-ray Powder Diffraction (XRD), BET surface area, scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM/EDS), Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP), and FT-IR spectra. DWTS has been used as a heterogeneous photo Fenton-Like catalyst for the oxidation of MB under different parameters, including pH (3-6), H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> concentration (9.79-29.37 mM), and dose (1-2.5 g/L). The results showed that within 180 min and under UV light irradiation, more than 86% of MB having a concentration of 50 mg/L were removed using a catalyst loading of 1.5 g/L, a H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> dosage of 23.17 mM and a solution pH of 5. The DWTS has a satisfactory stability as the catalyst is stable and have very less iron leaching property.</p>","PeriodicalId":15671,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A-toxic\\/hazardous Substances & Environmental Engineering","volume":" ","pages":"981-990"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71482229","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Martha Viviana Roa Cordero, María Fernanda Romero Pineda, Julián Mauricio Guerrero Rodríguez, José Gabriel López Ortíz, Sandra Milena Leal Pinto
{"title":"Exploring the potential of eco-friendly silver nanoparticles to inhibit azole-resistant clinical isolates of <i>Candida</i> spp.","authors":"Martha Viviana Roa Cordero, María Fernanda Romero Pineda, Julián Mauricio Guerrero Rodríguez, José Gabriel López Ortíz, Sandra Milena Leal Pinto","doi":"10.1080/10934529.2023.2172267","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10934529.2023.2172267","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The antimicrobial activity and biological efficiency of silver nanoparticles (AgNps) have been widely described and can be modeled through stabilizing and reducing agents, especially if they exhibit biocidal properties, which can enhance bioactivity against pathogens. The selective action of AgNps remains a major concern. In this regard, the use of plant extracts for the green synthesis of nanoparticles offers advantages because it improves the toxicity of Nps for microorganisms and is harmless to normal cells. However, biological evaluations of the activity of AgNps synthesized using different reducing agents are determined independently, and comparisons are frequently overlooked. Thus, we investigated and compared the antifungal and cytotoxic effects of two ecological AgNps synthesized from <i>Moringa oleifera</i> aqueous leaf extract (AgNp-M) and glucose (AgNp-G) against azole-resistant clinical isolates of <i>Candida</i> spp. and nontumor mammalian cells. Synthesized AgNps exhibited an antifungal effect on planktonic cells of drug-resistant <i>C. albicans</i> and <i>C. tropicalis</i> (MIC 0.21-52.6 µg/mL). The toxicity was influenced by size. However, the use of <i>M. oleifera</i> extracts allows us to obtain AgNps that are highly selective and nongenotoxic to Vero cells due to modifications of the shape and surface. Therefore, these results suggest that AgNp-M has antimicrobial potential and deserves further investigation for biomedical applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":15671,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A-toxic\\/hazardous Substances & Environmental Engineering","volume":"58 1","pages":"31-38"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9111903","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ivan Moreno-Andrade, Reyes Sierra-Alvarez, Marisol Pérez-Rangel, Cinthya Barrera, Jim A Field, Aurora Pat-Espadas
{"title":"Antimony toxicity upon microorganisms from aerobic and anaerobic environments.","authors":"Ivan Moreno-Andrade, Reyes Sierra-Alvarez, Marisol Pérez-Rangel, Cinthya Barrera, Jim A Field, Aurora Pat-Espadas","doi":"10.1080/10934529.2023.2176664","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10934529.2023.2176664","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Antimony (Sb) is a toxic and carcinogenic metalloid that can be present in contaminated water generated by mining operations and other industrial activities. The toxicity of Sb (III) and Sb (V) to aerobic microorganisms remains limited and unexplored for anaerobic microorganisms involved in hydrogen (H<sub>2</sub>) and methane (CH<sub>4</sub>) production. This study aimed to evaluate the toxicity of Sb (III) and Sb (V) upon aerobic and anaerobic microorganisms important in biological wastewater treatment systems. Sb (III) was more toxic than Sb (V) independently of the test and environment evaluated. Under aerobic conditions maintained in the Microtox assay, Sb (V) was not toxic to <i>Allivibrio fischeri</i> at concentrations as high as 500 mg/L, whereas Sb (III) caused just over 50% inhibition at concentration of 250 mg/L after 5 min of exposure. In the respirometry test, for the specific oxygen uptake rate, the concentrations of Sb (III) and Sb (V) displaying 50% inhibition were 0.09 and 56.2 mg/L, respectively. Under anaerobic conditions, exposure to Sb (III) and Sb (V) led to a decrease in microorganisms activity of fermentative and methanogenic processes. The results confirm that the microbial toxicity of Sb depends on its speciation and Sb (III) displays a significantly higher inhibitory potential than Sb (V) in both aerobic and anaerobic environments.</p>","PeriodicalId":15671,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A-toxic\\/hazardous Substances & Environmental Engineering","volume":"58 1","pages":"61-68"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9478995","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tejaswini Mssr, Pankaj Pathak, Lakhveer Singh, Deep Raj, D K Gupta
{"title":"A novel circular approach to analyze the challenges associated with micro-nano plastics and their sustainable remediation techniques.","authors":"Tejaswini Mssr, Pankaj Pathak, Lakhveer Singh, Deep Raj, D K Gupta","doi":"10.1080/10934529.2023.2208507","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10934529.2023.2208507","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The mismanagement of consumer-discarded plastic waste (CDPW) has raised global environmental concerns about climate change. The COVID-19 outbreak has generated ∼1.6 million tons of plastic waste per day in the form of personal protective equipment (masks, gloves, face shields, and sanitizer bottles). These plastic wastes are either combustible or openly dumped in aquatic and terrestrial environments. Open dumping upsurges emerging contaminants like micro-nano plastics (MNPs) that directly enter the ecosystem and cause severe impacts on flora and fauna. Therefore, it has become an utmost priority to determine sustainable technologies that can degrade or treat MNPs from the environment. The present review assesses the sources and impacts of MNPs, various challenges, and issues associated with their remediation techniques. Accordingly, a novel sustainable circular model is recommended to increase the degradation efficiency of MNPs using biochemical and biological methods. It is also concluded that the proposed model does not only overcome environmental issues but also provides a sustainable secondary resource to meet the sustainable development goals (SDGs).</p>","PeriodicalId":15671,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A-toxic\\/hazardous Substances & Environmental Engineering","volume":"58 7","pages":"694-705"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9651148","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Opeyemi M Folorunso, Beatrice Bocca, Flavia Ruggieri, Chiara Frazzoli, Ifeyinwa Chijioke-Nwauche, Orish E Orisakwe
{"title":"Heavy metals and inflammatory, oxidative/antioxidant and DNA damage biomarkers among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Niger Delta, Nigeria.","authors":"Opeyemi M Folorunso, Beatrice Bocca, Flavia Ruggieri, Chiara Frazzoli, Ifeyinwa Chijioke-Nwauche, Orish E Orisakwe","doi":"10.1080/10934529.2023.2185004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10934529.2023.2185004","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study evaluated the association of heavy metals (HMs) and effect biomarkers (inflammation, oxidative stress/antioxidant capacity and DNA damage) among people living with HIV/AIDS (PHWHA) in Niger Delta area, Nigeria. Blood levels of lead (BPb), cadmium (BCd), copper (BCu), zinc (BZn), iron (BFe), C-reactive protein (CRP), Interleukin-6 (IL-6), Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), Interferon-γ (IFN-γ), Malondialdehyde (MDA), Glutathione (GSH) and 8-hydroxy-2-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) were determined in a total of 185 participants, 104 HIV-positive and 81 HIV-negative sampled in both Niger Delta and non-Niger Delta regions. BCd (p < 0.001) and BPb (p = 0.139) were higher in HIV-positive subjects compared to HIV-negative controls; on the contrary, BCu, BZn and BFe levels were lower (p < 0.001) in HIV-positive subjects compared to HIV-negative controls. The Niger Delta population had higher levels of heavy metals (p < 0.01) compared to non-Niger Delta residents. CRP and 8-OHdG were higher (p < 0.001) in HIV-positive than in HIV-negative subjects and in Niger-Delta than in non-Niger Delta residents. BCu had significant positive dose-response relationship with CRP (61.9%, p = 0.063) and GSH (1.64%, p = 0.035) levels in HIV-positive subjects, and negative response with MDA levels (26.6%, p < 0.001). Periodic assessment of HMs levels among PLWHA is recommended.</p>","PeriodicalId":15671,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A-toxic\\/hazardous Substances & Environmental Engineering","volume":"58 4","pages":"295-313"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9195779","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jesús Gabriel Rangel-Peraza, Edith Padilla-Gasca, Yaneth A Bustos-Terrones
{"title":"Retracted article: Surface response methodology for optimizing the degradation kinetics and efficiency removal of sulfamethazine in a UV/S<sub>2</sub>O<sub>8</sub><sup>2-</sup> oxidation process.","authors":"Jesús Gabriel Rangel-Peraza, Edith Padilla-Gasca, Yaneth A Bustos-Terrones","doi":"10.1080/10934529.2020.1797384","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10934529.2020.1797384","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We, the Editor and Publisher of Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A, together with the authors, have retracted the following article:Jesús Gabriel Rangel-Peraza, Edith Padilla-Gasca, Yaneth A. Bustos-Terrones. Surface response methodology for optimizing the degradation kinetics and efficiency removal of sulfamethazine in a UV/S2O8 2- oxidation process. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A 2020; 55: Latest Articles.https://doi.org/10.1080/10934529.2020.1797384The authors of this article requested retraction, noting that they had omitted an author and that their research contained data without proper authorization from the owner.We have been informed in our decision-making by our policy on publishing ethics and integrity and the COPE guidelines on retractions.The retracted article will remain online to maintain the scholarly record, but it will be digitally watermarked on each page as 'Retracted'.</p>","PeriodicalId":15671,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A-toxic\\/hazardous Substances & Environmental Engineering","volume":"58 4","pages":"267-275"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/10934529.2020.1797384","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9334951","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"One-pot synthesis of ion-imprinted three-dimensional porous material based on graphene oxide for the selective adsorption of copper(II).","authors":"Zhifeng Xu, Lizhen Li, Junhua Li, Peihong Deng","doi":"10.1080/10934529.2023.2199650","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10934529.2023.2199650","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) are synthetic polymers with predetermined selectivity for a given analyte. One major problem associated with MIPs is the inaccessibility of a large fraction of the recognition sites that remain buried within the polymeric matrix. To address this problem, the high selectivity imparted by the imprinting technique and the porosity of three-dimensional (3D) graphene oxide (GO)-based porous materials were utilized in this work to prepare a 3D GO-based Cu(II)-ion-imprinted material (hereafter denoted as IIM) via one-pot reactions of GO, chitosan (CS), and glutaraldehyde in the presence of Cu(II). Results of equilibrium binding experiments show that IIM has a high template-ion binding capacity (1.75 mmol g<sup>-1</sup>) and good imprinting factor (2.19). Further, results of selectivity tests indicate that IIM has a high Cu(II)-recognition ability. IIM also has a fast binding rate and satisfactory reusability. In addition, the Langmuir isotherm model was well fitted with the experimental data, indicating the monolayer adsorption of Cu(II) ions. The present work provided a convenient approach to prepare 3D GO-based imprinted materials that are promising for enrichment or recycling of target compounds from wastewater.</p>","PeriodicalId":15671,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A-toxic\\/hazardous Substances & Environmental Engineering","volume":"58 6","pages":"515-524"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9520603","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A comprehensive review on artificial intelligence in water treatment for optimization. Clean water now and the future.","authors":"Machodi Mathaba, JeanClaude Banza","doi":"10.1080/10934529.2024.2309102","DOIUrl":"10.1080/10934529.2024.2309102","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Given the severe effects that toxic compounds present in wastewater streams have on humans, it is imperative that water and wastewater streams pollution be addressed globally. This review comprehensively examines various water and wastewater treatment methods and water quality management methods based on artificial intelligence (AI). Machine learning (ML) and AI have become a powerful tool for addressing problems in the real world and has gained a lot of interest since it can be used for a wide range of activities. The foundation of ML techniques involves training of a network with collected data, followed by application of learned network to the process simulation and prediction. The creation of ML models for process simulations requires measured data. In order to forecast and simulate chemical and physical processes such chemical reactions, heat transfer, mass transfer, energy, pharmaceutics and separation, a variety of machine-learning algorithms have recently been developed. These models have shown to be more adept at simulating and modeling processes than traditional models. Although AI offers many advantages, a number of disadvantages have kept these methods from being extensively applied in actual water treatment systems. Lack of evidence of application in actual water treatment scenarios, poor repeatability and data availability and selection are a few of the main problems that need to be resolved.</p>","PeriodicalId":15671,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A-toxic\\/hazardous Substances & Environmental Engineering","volume":" ","pages":"1047-1060"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139642274","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ivone Vanessa Jurado-Davila, Ivo André H Schneider, Diego Estumano, Liliana Amaral Féris
{"title":"Phosphate removal using dolomite modified with ultrasound: mathematical and experimental analysis.","authors":"Ivone Vanessa Jurado-Davila, Ivo André H Schneider, Diego Estumano, Liliana Amaral Féris","doi":"10.1080/10934529.2023.2196928","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/10934529.2023.2196928","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract We studied the dolomite modified using an ultrasound bath and its application in phosphate removal. The modification was applied to improve the physicochemical properties of the dolomite and then to enhance its suitability as an adsorbent solid. The settings for analyzing the adsorbent modification were bath temperature and sonication time. The modified dolomite was characterized by electron microscopy, N2 adsorption/desorption, pore size, and X-ray diffraction. To grasp the pollutant’s adsorption mechanism more precisely, we used experimental research and mathematical model analysis. Design of Experiments was conducted to determine the ideal circumstances. In addition, the Bayesian method of Markov Chain Monte Carlo was used to estimate the isotherm and kinetic model parameters. A thermodynamic study was done to investigate the adsorption mechanism. Results show that the surface area of the modified dolomite was greater, enhancing its adsorption properties. To remove more than 90% of the phosphate, the optimal operational parameters for the adsorption were pH 9, 1.77 g of adsorbent mass, and 55 minutes of contact time. The pseudo-first-order, Redlich–Peterson and Sips models presented a good fit to the experimental data. Thermodynamics suggested a spontaneous and endothermic process. The mechanism suggested that physisorption and chemisorption could be involved in phosphate removal.","PeriodicalId":15671,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Environmental Science and Health Part A-toxic\\/hazardous Substances & Environmental Engineering","volume":"58 5","pages":"469-482"},"PeriodicalIF":2.1,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9713337","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}