ChemospherePub Date : 2025-08-15DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144643
Luis Fhernando Mendonça da Silva , Adriana Gioda , Carlos German Massone , Madson Moreira Nascimento , Lilian Lefol Nani Guarieiro , Jailson Bittencourt de Andrade , Gisele Olimpio da Rocha , Marllon Wellington Faria Campos , Rodrigo Stellet Ferreira , Maria Cristina Canela , Renato da Silva Carreira
{"title":"Tracing organic pollutants in particulate Matter: Source identification and implications for air quality and public health","authors":"Luis Fhernando Mendonça da Silva , Adriana Gioda , Carlos German Massone , Madson Moreira Nascimento , Lilian Lefol Nani Guarieiro , Jailson Bittencourt de Andrade , Gisele Olimpio da Rocha , Marllon Wellington Faria Campos , Rodrigo Stellet Ferreira , Maria Cristina Canela , Renato da Silva Carreira","doi":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144643","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144643","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Air pollution significantly impacts public health and environmental quality, making it crucial to identify its sources and chemical composition. This study analyzes organic compounds in atmospheric particulate matter, including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), nitro-PAHs, oxy-PAHs, aliphatic hydrocarbons, and anhydrosugars. Samples were collected from three locations with varying types and levels of human activity in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: Gávea (urban), PARNASO (environmental protection area), and Campos dos Goytacazes (metropolitan area linked to sugarcane burning). While PM<sub>2.5</sub> concentrations fell within Brazilian air quality standards, 63 % of samples exceeded World Health Organization guidelines. PAH concentrations were highest in PARNASO (385 ± 639 pg m<sup>−3</sup>), followed by Campos dos Goytacazes (236 ± 320 pg m<sup>−3</sup>) and Gávea (184 ± 291 pg m<sup>−3</sup>). High molecular weight PAHs were prevalent and associated with gasoline combustion. Retene, a 5-ring PAH, indicated sugarcane burning, whereas levoglucosan was a reliable marker for biomass combustion. Nitro-PAHs and oxy-PAHs in lower concentrations provided additional insights into combustion sources. The findings underline the impact of human activities on air quality and highlight the need for continuous monitoring of PAHs and their derivatives, particularly in vulnerable areas like PARNASO.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":276,"journal":{"name":"Chemosphere","volume":"386 ","pages":"Article 144643"},"PeriodicalIF":8.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144852825","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"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}
ChemospherePub Date : 2025-08-15DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144642
Kelsie LaSharr , Deanna P. Scher , Summer Streets , Michelle Carstensen , Barbara Keller , James Kelly
{"title":"Exposure of free-ranging white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) at PFAS-impacted sites in Minnesota","authors":"Kelsie LaSharr , Deanna P. Scher , Summer Streets , Michelle Carstensen , Barbara Keller , James Kelly","doi":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144642","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144642","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Wildlife harvested for human consumption in areas with environmental contamination may pose risks to human health. We assessed levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in wild white-tailed deer (<em>Odocoileus virginianus</em>), an important food source in Minnesota, U.S. Liver samples (<em>n</em> = 116) collected from deer harvested by hunters near three PFAS-impacted sites were screened for 40 PFAS. Seventeen PFAS compounds were detected at least once in liver samples, with PFOS found in 100 % of liver samples, and PFDA and PFBA detected in over 50 % of liver samples. The seven PFAS found in liver samples above 1 ng/g (and their maximum concentrations) were PFOS (96.0 ng/g), 6:2 FTS (48.4 ng/g), PFBA (9.14 ng/g), NFDHA (5.75 ng/g), PFOA (4.84 ng/g), PFHxS (2.78 ng/g), and PFHpA (2.42 ng/g). Statistically significant differences in PFAS concentrations were found between sites; PFAS profiles were generally consistent with the known or suspected PFAS sources at the three sites. Total PFAS concentrations also differed between deer life stage-sex groups, with adult males having significantly higher concentrations of total PFAS compared to adult females and male fawns. To assess human consumption potential, paired deer muscle samples were evaluated when liver PFOS reached a concentration threshold of ≥20 ng/g (<em>n</em> = 17 muscle samples). PFOS was the most frequently detected PFAS in muscle (88 % detection frequency), with PFOS liver levels approximately two orders of magnitude higher than in the paired muscle tissue. These data are important for determining if public health interventions, such as localized consumption advisories, are warranted.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":276,"journal":{"name":"Chemosphere","volume":"386 ","pages":"Article 144642"},"PeriodicalIF":8.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144841536","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"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":"Mechanochemical synthesis of multivariate UPO-3 (Cu-ZIF-9-ica) MOF for inactivation of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and irrigation-quality water production via heterogeneous photo-Fenton catalysis","authors":"Noelia Rodríguez-Sánchez , J. Enrique Domínguez-Santos , Biswajit Bhattacharya , Carsten Prinz , Inés Canosa , Amando Flores , Antonia Jiménez-Rodríguez , A. Rabdel Ruiz-Salvador , Franziska Emmerling , Menta Ballesteros","doi":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144610","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144610","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Water scarcity and pollution are critical global challenges, particularly in agriculture, the largest consumer of water. The development of sustainable, effective, and environmentally friendly disinfection methods is essential to address the risks posed by antibiotic-resistant bacteria and to ensure safe reuse of water for irrigation. In this study, we report the synthesis of the metal-organic framework (MOF) Universidad Pablo de Olavide-3 (UPO-3) via a mechanochemical approach, a scalable and sustainable method compared to traditional solvothermal synthesis. The resulting UPO-3/H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> system exhibits robust photocatalytic properties under visible light, achieving effective and broad-spectrum antibacterial activity. The disinfection efficiency of the catalyst was evaluated against <em>Escherichia coli</em> as a model of microbial pathogen in two saline matrices, considering the key parameters of the heterogeneous photo-Fenton process, including catalyst dosage, initial H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> concentration, and light irradiation. Notably, it inactivated two important virulent and antibiotic-resistant bacterial pathogens (<em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> and <em>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</em>). Furthermore, UPO-3 shows exceptional performance under real-world conditions, such as river water disinfection, achieving >5-log reduction of <em>E. coli</em>, fulfilling a critical criterion for Class A water reuse under Regulation (EU) 2020/741. These results highlight UPO-3 as a versatile and sustainable solution for water reuse, addressing water scarcity and advancing efforts to achieve United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 6.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":276,"journal":{"name":"Chemosphere","volume":"386 ","pages":"Article 144610"},"PeriodicalIF":8.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144862722","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"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}
ChemospherePub Date : 2025-08-14DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144599
Hugo B. Muller, Georges Scholl, Gauthier Eppe
{"title":"Corrigendum to “Gas chromatography–trapped ion mobility mass spectrometry: A highly specific and ultra-sensitive platform for quantifying sub-ppt levels of dioxins and PCBs in food” [Chemosphere 385, 2025, 144557]","authors":"Hugo B. Muller, Georges Scholl, Gauthier Eppe","doi":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144599","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144599","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In this study, we evaluated the quantitative capabilities of a GC-APCI trapped ion mobility (TIMS) TOF platform for the determination of ultra-trace levels of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDD/Fs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in complex food matrices. Using a Bruker timsTOF Pro 2 instrument, three fat-based proficiency test samples - fish oil, palm oil, and milk fat - were analyzed and compared to a validated GC-sectorHRMS method, in accordance with the criteria set by Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/644. Linearity was confirmed across broad dynamic ranges, with relative response factor (RRF) precision consistently below 20 %. Instrumental limits of quantification (iLOQs) reached the 100–500 fg/μL range for dioxins and low pg/μL for PCBs, while method LOQs (mLOQs) were typically in the high fg/g to low pg/g range. Intermediate precision (RSD<sub>R</sub>) remained below regulatory thresholds in 97 % of cases. Furthermore, 80 % of PCDD/Fs and over 87 % of PCB measurements met trueness requirements, with summed WHO<sub>2005</sub>-TEQ and NDL-PCB concentrations in close agreement with sectorHRMS values. Importantly, the addition of the ion mobility dimension provided distinct benefits. It enabled the separation of coeluting isomers (e.g., 2,3,7,8-TCDD), resolved isobaric interferences (e.g., PeCDD and HxCB 169), and allowed for high-confidence analyte identification using collision cross section (CCS) values. CCS differences between native and <sup>13</sup>C-labeled standards were consistently below 0.5 %, supporting its use as an additional identification criterion. Overall, while the method showed slightly reduced performance for ultra-trace dioxins, it demonstrated accurate quantification and enhanced selectivity, highlighting the strong potential of TIMS-TOF technology for contaminant analysis in food safety applications.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":276,"journal":{"name":"Chemosphere","volume":"386 ","pages":"Article 144599"},"PeriodicalIF":8.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144860005","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"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":"Retraction notice to “Ti3C2Tx MXene@MOF decorated polyvinylidene fluoride membrane for the remediation of heavy metals ions and desalination” [Chemosphere 311, Part 2, January 2023, 137191]","authors":"Roham Ghanbari , Ehsan Nazarzadeh Zare , Ana Cláudia Paiva-Santos , Navid Rabiee","doi":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144628","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144628","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":276,"journal":{"name":"Chemosphere","volume":"386 ","pages":"Article 144628"},"PeriodicalIF":8.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144860007","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"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}
ChemospherePub Date : 2025-08-14DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144623
Rachel Ann Hauser-Davis , Camila Ferreira Pereira , Fernando Pinto , João Paulo M. Torres , Olaf Malm , Marcelo Vianna
{"title":"Corrigendum to “Mercury contamination in the recently described Brazilian white-tail dogfish Squalus albicaudus (Squalidae, Chondrichthyes)” [Chemosphere, Volume 250, July 2020, 126228]","authors":"Rachel Ann Hauser-Davis , Camila Ferreira Pereira , Fernando Pinto , João Paulo M. Torres , Olaf Malm , Marcelo Vianna","doi":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144623","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144623","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":276,"journal":{"name":"Chemosphere","volume":"386 ","pages":"Article 144623"},"PeriodicalIF":8.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144860006","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"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}
ChemospherePub Date : 2025-08-14DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144625
Iryna Oliynyk, Lesia Ponkalo, Nataliya Salyha
{"title":"Stability vector of blood biochemical and antioxidant parameters in the interaction of nitrate poisoning and heat stress","authors":"Iryna Oliynyk, Lesia Ponkalo, Nataliya Salyha","doi":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144625","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144625","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Heat stress and nitrite/nitrate poisoning have a complex and in some respects similar effect on the body, due to their ability to cause hypoxia. Studying their complex effects is critical to understanding their impact on the body in the context of modern environmental. The study compared the effect of heat stress, sodium nitrite (<span><math><mrow><mi>N</mi><mi>a</mi><mi>N</mi><msub><mi>O</mi><mn>2</mn></msub></mrow></math></span>) alone and their combined effect on the body of rats. It was found that the combined effect of heat stress and nitrite poisoning leads to more significant imbalances in the body of rats, which manifest themselves in the form of hypoxia, oxidative stress and changes in biochemical parameters. Pronounced changes were observed in the group of animals exposed to simultaneous sodium nitrite and heat stress, indicating their synergistic effect. These changes include: a decrease in blood oxygenation to 80 % before death (compared to 99.1 % in control at 19 °C), a reduction in life expectancy after <span><math><mrow><mi>N</mi><mi>a</mi><mi>N</mi><msub><mi>O</mi><mn>2</mn></msub></mrow></math></span> administration to 7.2 min (compared to 12.1 min at 19 °C and the same dose of <span><math><mrow><mi>N</mi><mi>a</mi><mi>N</mi><msub><mi>O</mi><mn>2</mn></msub></mrow></math></span>), changes in heart rate and body temperature indicating impaired circulation and thermoregulation. Significant antioxidant and biochemical changes were observed in the groups exposed to combined stress and a significant increase in cholesterol levels (∼11 times). The analysis of protein interactions showed that Hif1a is a key regulator of adaptive responses, which coordinates the stress response through interaction with proteins of different functional clusters.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":276,"journal":{"name":"Chemosphere","volume":"386 ","pages":"Article 144625"},"PeriodicalIF":8.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144827201","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"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}
ChemospherePub Date : 2025-08-13DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144629
Marcel Günther, Jutta Meier, Wolfgang Imhof
{"title":"Microplastic quantification in environmental samples with complex organic matrices by diffusion NMR","authors":"Marcel Günther, Jutta Meier, Wolfgang Imhof","doi":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144629","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144629","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>With an increasing need in microplastic (MP) research there is also a persistent demand for further development of respective detecting and quantifying methods. To the current state, no technique is able to cover all different kinds of polymer types, instead valid characterisation is most likely to demand a combination of complementing approaches. In this regard, a promising technique introduced recently is quantitative nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (qNMR), combining structural analysis of MP molecules with precise quantification. Despite various publications, however, qNMR is seldomly applied in environmental investigations. This study therefore, introduces an easy-to-apply preparation protocol for environmental qNMR analysis. It extends our recent efforts in MP fractioning by organic matrix removal, while at the same time transferring the method to more affordable benchtop devices. Finally, a semi-quantitative investigation of diffusion sequences is presented, enabling a more detailed analysis of MP mixtures in environmental samples.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":276,"journal":{"name":"Chemosphere","volume":"386 ","pages":"Article 144629"},"PeriodicalIF":8.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144827200","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"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}
ChemospherePub Date : 2025-08-13DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144622
Abdul Basit Wani , Hemlata Chader , Abdul Haleem Wani , Sumit Kumar , Balram Jee , Afraim Koti , Niraj Upadhyay
{"title":"Salicylic acid application mitigates plant oxidative stress by chelating with essential metals of soil","authors":"Abdul Basit Wani , Hemlata Chader , Abdul Haleem Wani , Sumit Kumar , Balram Jee , Afraim Koti , Niraj Upadhyay","doi":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144622","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2025.144622","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>This study explores the role of salicylic acid (SA) in reducing oxidative stress in plants by chelating essential metal ions. In vitro experiments examined SA's interaction with metal ions (Mg, Ca, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Mo), showing that SA and its metal complexes exhibit higher antioxidant activity than ascorbic acid (AA) with radical scavenging activity (RSA) 28.22 % and electrode potential of −0.74 V. Among the complexes, the Mn(II)-SA complex demonstrated the highest antioxidant activity with RSA 64.52 % and electrode potential of −0.9 V. In situ experiments revealed that SA forms complexes more quickly in soil conditions, suggesting effective in-plant chelation. In vivo tests on pesticide-stressed wheat plants showed that the Mn(II)-SA complex enhanced antioxidant enzyme activities (<em>superoxide dismutase</em> (SOD) and <em>peroxidase</em> (POD)). Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES) analysis confirmed that SA-treated plants had higher metal content, supporting the idea that SA enhances metal uptake through chelation, thereby mitigating oxidative stress.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":276,"journal":{"name":"Chemosphere","volume":"386 ","pages":"Article 144622"},"PeriodicalIF":8.1,"publicationDate":"2025-08-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144827202","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"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}