ChemospherePub Date : 2024-12-18DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143988
Rong Qian, Kunru Yu, Nanyang Chen, Ronghua Li, Kuok Ho Daniel Tang
{"title":"Adsorptive Immobilization of Cadmium and Lead Using Unmodified and Modified Biochar: A Review of the Advances, Synthesis, Efficiency and Mechanisms.","authors":"Rong Qian, Kunru Yu, Nanyang Chen, Ronghua Li, Kuok Ho Daniel Tang","doi":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143988","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143988","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Biochar is an environmentally friendly adsorbent material with excellent adsorption performance due to its extensive pore structure, large specific surface area, and numerous surface functional groups. It is commonly used to treat inorganic and organic pollutants. In recent years, with increasing focus on controlling soil pollution caused by heavy metals such as cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb), the potential application of biochar has attracted much attention. This review used Citespace to quantitatively analyze the literature on the application of biochar from 2021 to 2024. It then explains the preparation techniques of unmodified and modified biochar and presents the physical and chemical properties and adsorption capacity of different biochar types for Cd and Pb. It also illustrates and compares the preparation process, modification methods, and adsorption mechanisms of biochar. Additionally, it evaluates the impacts of biochar application on heavy metal removal from rice, wheat, and corn, as well as their yields. This article contributes to the identification of the most effective materials and methods for biochar synthesis. It provides suggestions for remediation of soil heavy metal pollution and yield increase.</p>","PeriodicalId":93933,"journal":{"name":"Chemosphere","volume":" ","pages":"143988"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142873786","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":"Toxicological assessments based on intestine 3D organoids reveal environmental low-dose nanosized microplastics (NPs) exposure aggravates radiation-induced intestine injury.","authors":"Peiyu Guo, Chenjun Bai, Lihui Xuan, Wensen Yi, Jinhua Luo, Huiji Pan, Weifan Chen, Hua Guan, Pingkun Zhou, Ruixue Huang","doi":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143922","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143922","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Intestinal organoid has emerged as an energetic tool for modeling intestine physiology and relevant diseases in vitro. Here, we reported that development of intestinal organoids could be used to explore the toxicology mechanism for combination effects of low dose nanoplastic (NPs) chronic exposure and acute radiation on intestine injury, the two classical chemical and physical substances.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Integrated acute radiation-induced intestine injury model in vivo and mice intestinal organoids in vitro were conducted in this study.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>First, through in vivo study, we found low dose NPs exposure could aggravate acute radiation-induced intestine injury including exacerbating damaged intestinal epithelial structure, shortened and fractured intestinal villi. Second, using an intestinal organoid model, we observed that low-dose NPs reduced radiation-induced proliferation and exacerbated inflammatory damage, which promoted inflammatory damage through elevated TGF-β1 expression, increased Smad3 phosphorylation, and diminished Smad7 expression. Furthermore, immunohistochemical and Western blot analyses of intestinal tissues further confirmed that low-dose nanoplastics enhance radiation-induced intestinal damage via activation of the TGF-β1/p-Smad3 signaling pathway.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study demonstrates that low-dose NPs may exacerbate the radiation-induced intestinal damage and inflammation process in vivo and in vitro. Our study highlights, for the first time, the potential for intestine organoids serving as powerful tool for explore the combination effects of two chemical and physical substances in toxicology investigation.</p>","PeriodicalId":93933,"journal":{"name":"Chemosphere","volume":" ","pages":"143922"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142824597","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}
ChemospherePub Date : 2024-12-18DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143949
Chenyang Zhang, Po-An Chen, Andrey M Kuznetsov, Alexey N Masliy, Mingquan Yan, Gregory V Korshin
{"title":"Effects of pH on the differential absorbance spectra, d-d transition bands and structural properties of copper complexes with humic substances and model compounds.","authors":"Chenyang Zhang, Po-An Chen, Andrey M Kuznetsov, Alexey N Masliy, Mingquan Yan, Gregory V Korshin","doi":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143949","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143949","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Interactions between metal cations, notably Cu(II), and humic substances (HS) affect their mobility, bioavailability, and toxicity. This necessitates a molecular-level determination of the nature of HS functional groups binding Cu(II) (Cu-HS) and effects of pH on them. This study investigates the pH effects on the spectroscopic and structural properties of the complexes of Cu(II) with HS and representative model compounds using differential absorbance spectroscopy (DAS), examination of the properties of the d-d transition band characteristic for Cu(II) ions, and quantum chemical (QC) calculations. DAS of Cu-HS show distinct bands at 240, 275, 310 and 400 nm, while absorbance features located from 600 to 800 nm correspond to the d-d transitions in Cu(II). Similar features appear in copper complexes with the model compounds of salicylic acid (Cu-Sal) and poly(4-styrenesulfonic acid-co-maleic acid) (Cu-PSM). Increasing pH resulted in consistent changes of the DAS and the d-d band of Cu(II) which exhibited a hypsochromic shift and increased intensity. Deconvolution of the d-d bands into discrete Gaussian bands was indicative of transitions between dominant species at increasing pH. Cu-Sal and Cu-PSM structures that were modeled successfully by QC calculations. These results demonstrate the sensitivity of DAS spectra and d-d band to the modes of Cu(II) binding by HS and open a possibility of further elucidation of the functional groups engaged in the binding of heavy metals by HS.</p>","PeriodicalId":93933,"journal":{"name":"Chemosphere","volume":" ","pages":"143949"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142831107","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}
ChemospherePub Date : 2024-12-18DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143977
Azam Riahi Zaniani, Ensiyeh Taheri, Ali Fatehizadeh, Fazel Mohammadi-Moghadam, Hossein Movahedian Attar, Bijan Bina, Tejraj M Aminabhavi
{"title":"Degradation of azo dye (direct red 89) using H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>/periodate process- parameter optimization and mixture composition evaluation.","authors":"Azam Riahi Zaniani, Ensiyeh Taheri, Ali Fatehizadeh, Fazel Mohammadi-Moghadam, Hossein Movahedian Attar, Bijan Bina, Tejraj M Aminabhavi","doi":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143977","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143977","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>As a fast and efficient process, a periodate (PI)-based advanced oxidation process was used to degrade direct red 89 (DR89), wherein hydrogen peroxide (H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>) was employed to activate PI (H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>/PI process) to investigate the effect of operating parameters and mixture composition. The PI was efficiently activated by H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> to degrade 67% of DR89 within 1 min. Acidic pH was more favorable to high-efficiency degradation than the basic pH; at pH 3 degradation rate was 94.31%, while it was only 20.92% at pH 11. The degradation rates were further enhanced with increasing H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub> and PI dose up to certain optimum values, later it decreased which was dependent upon the amount of hydroxyl (<sup>●</sup>OH) and iodyl (IO<sub>3</sub><sup>●</sup>) radicals produced. The quenching experiments suggested that IO<sub>3</sub><sup>●</sup>, <sup>●</sup>OH, <sup>1</sup>O<sub>2,</sub> and O<sub>2</sub><sup>●-</sup> are the predominant reactive species during H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>/PI process, while O<sub>2</sub><sup>●-</sup> radicals are the primary precursor of other reactive oxygen species. The results of this study suggested that H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>/PI is the efficient and rapid treatment method to degrade persistent organic pollutants (POPs) from polluted wastewater sources.</p>","PeriodicalId":93933,"journal":{"name":"Chemosphere","volume":" ","pages":"143977"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142873060","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}
ChemospherePub Date : 2024-12-18DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143992
Fabrizio Frontalini, Mattia Greco, Federica Semprucci, Kristina Cermakova, Thomas Merzi, Jan Pawlowski
{"title":"Developing and testing a new Ecological Quality Status index based on marine nematode metabarcoding: a proof of concept.","authors":"Fabrizio Frontalini, Mattia Greco, Federica Semprucci, Kristina Cermakova, Thomas Merzi, Jan Pawlowski","doi":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143992","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143992","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Nematodes are the most diverse and dominant group of marine meiofauna with high potential as bioindicators of the ecological quality status (EcoQS). The present study explores, for the first time, the applicability of the nematode metabarcoding to infer EcoQS index based on the calibration of ecological behaviors of nematodes Amplicon Sequence Variants (ASVs). To achieve this, we analysed the nematode community in sediment eDNA samples collected in 2018 and 2021 in areas around three offshore oil platforms in the Danish west coast of the North Sea. One training dataset based on eDNA and environmental data from the three platforms in 2021 covering a wide range of environmental gradients has been used as a training dataset to assign the nematodes ASVs to Ecological Groups. These assignments then allowed us to infer the EcoQS both around these three platforms and in an independent dataset (one of the platforms sampled in 2018). The EcoQS inferred from the nema-gAMBI is perfectly in line with the pollution gradient of the platforms. In fact, stations located close to the platforms (i.e., 100 m and 250 m) show a relatively lower EcoQS than those at greater distance (i.e., reference or 3000 m). The nema-gAMBI seems to capture well the EcoQS variability around platforms and correlates well with the environmental parameters (e.g., trace element and hydrocarbon pollution). Indeed, the nema-gAMBI is positively and significantly correlated with the traditional macrofauna-based AMBI. The present proof of concept strongly advocates for the application of the nematode eDNA-based index in the evaluation of EcoQS.</p>","PeriodicalId":93933,"journal":{"name":"Chemosphere","volume":" ","pages":"143992"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142873063","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}
ChemospherePub Date : 2024-12-18DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143947
Ayoub El Aallaoui, Mustapha El Ghorfi, Rachid Hakkou, Ayoub Bayoussef, Yassine Taha, Mostafa Benzaazoua, Abdellatif Elghali
{"title":"Integrated 3D geo-environmental assessment of acid-forming materials in historic coal waste piles for sustainable management.","authors":"Ayoub El Aallaoui, Mustapha El Ghorfi, Rachid Hakkou, Ayoub Bayoussef, Yassine Taha, Mostafa Benzaazoua, Abdellatif Elghali","doi":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143947","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143947","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Coal mining produces coal mine waste rock (CMWR), posing significant environmental risks, including acid mine drainage (AMD) if unmanaged. The Jerada Mine in eastern Morocco has accumulated CMWR since it began operations in 1936, with no rehabilitation efforts until 2001. This study assessed the stability of the T08 pile, which has been deposited over five decades across various oxidation zones. More than 400 samples from 13 drill holes were thoroughly analyzed, including particle size distribution, X-ray fluorescence (XRF), and other advanced techniques, culminating in a 3D model to identify potentially acid-forming (PAF) zones. Particle sizes (D<sub>30</sub> and D<sub>90</sub>) ranged from 16.3 to 16.5 μm in low-oxidation zones to 353.3-409 μm in highly oxidized areas, respectively. Sulfur content varied from 0.32 to 2.05 wt% for sulfide and from 0.0013 to 0.17 wt% for sulfate, with an acidification potential ranging from 14.42 to 29.2 kg CaCO₃/<sub>t</sub> and negative net neutralization potential (NNP) from -35.12 to -11.14 kg CaCO₃/<sub>t</sub>. NAG tests revealed a low pH of approximately 4 and acidity levels exceeding safety thresholds, with low neutralizing minerals content. Pyrite was the dominant sulfide, alongside ankerite, hematite, and goethite. Highly oxidized zones exhibited larger particle size distributions, increasing porosity and airflow. Thereby, enhancing oxidation and converting iron into different oxidation states. This process affects sulfur speciation, leading to sulfate formation. The 3D model estimated 3.8 Mt of PAF material in the upper pile, highlighting a heterogeneous distribution linked to porosity and oxidation levels, underscoring the necessity for further kinetic testing to evaluate long-term AMD risks.</p>","PeriodicalId":93933,"journal":{"name":"Chemosphere","volume":" ","pages":"143947"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142831111","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}
ChemospherePub Date : 2024-12-18DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143995
Seonhee Bae, Hyung-Min Kim, Youngmo Jung, June-Woo Park, Hi Gyu Moon, Sooyeon Kim
{"title":"Assessment of potential ecological risk for microplastics in freshwater ecosystems.","authors":"Seonhee Bae, Hyung-Min Kim, Youngmo Jung, June-Woo Park, Hi Gyu Moon, Sooyeon Kim","doi":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143995","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143995","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Microplastics (MPs) are one of the most widespread environmental pollutants, but their risk assessment to freshwater ecosystems has not been clearly investigated. Risk assessment has been constrained by the absence of MP concentration in some environment, the diverse types and shapes of MPs, and limitations of polystyrene (PS)-biased toxicity studies. This study examined exposure to MPs in rivers and lakes worldwide, including China (the Three Gorges Dam & Yangtze River (TGD & YR) and the lakes of Wuhan city (WL)), Vietnam (seven lakes of Da Nang city (7UL)), Europe (the Rhine River (RR)), Finland (Kallavesi Lake (KL)), Argentina (nine lakes in the Patagonia region (9LP)), Brazil (Guaiba Lake (GL)), and South Korea (Nakdong River (NR), Han River (HR), and Anyang Stream (AS)), and assessed the risks to aquatic ecosystems based on the toxicity information and morphology of MPs. We also examine the limitations of the traditional risk quotient (RQ)-based risk assessment method for PS-biased toxicity studies. Potential ecological risks were assessed using pollution load index (PLI) and potential ecological risk index (PERI) considering the hazard scores of MP types. RQ was approximately 10<sup>-6</sup> to 10<sup>-4</sup>, indicating negligible risk to aquatic organisms. In contrast, the calculated PLI (> 30: extreme danger) and PERI (> 1200: extreme danger) values suggest that MPs represent serious ecological threats at all the study locations. Furthermore, principal component analysis (PCA) indicated that MP fibers and fragments have a significant impact on the risks for freshwater systems. These MP morphologies derive from surrounding fishing and agricultural activities, and household and clothing industries. The areas surrounding these rivers and lakes are expected to become more densely populated, potentially leading to increased MP emissions and higher risks, suggesting a need to expand wastewater treatment facilities, reduce consumption of single-use plastics, and raise societal awareness of waste plastics.</p>","PeriodicalId":93933,"journal":{"name":"Chemosphere","volume":" ","pages":"143995"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142873788","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":"Effect of polyethylene microplastic biodegradation by algae on their sorption properties and toxicity.","authors":"Justyna Kapelewska, Joanna Karpińska, Urszula Klekotka, Alicja Piotrowska-Niczyporuk","doi":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143993","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143993","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Microplastics (MPs) in aquatic environments constitute an ideal surface for biofilm formation, facilitating or hindering the transport of contaminants. This study aims to provide knowledge on the sorption behavior of high-density polyethylene (μ-HDPE) after algal degradation toward UV filters. Up to now, the oxidation of μ-HDPE using the microalga Acutodesmus obliquus has not been studied. The results obtained by infrared spectroscopy (IR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and porosimetry analysis revealed a biofilm formation on the surface of μ-HDPE and the presence of carbonyl and double bond functional groups. Also, this is the first time that the simultaneous sorption of benzophenone (BPh), 4-methylbenzylidene camphor (4MBC), benzophenone 3 (BPh3), and benzophenone 2 (BPh2) onto biofilm-covered HDPE (biofilm-HDPE) in water have been studied. Filters' sorption on biofilm-HDPE particles follows pseudo-second-order kinetics, and film diffusion was the stage that limited the sorption rate. The Langmuir isothermal model describes the adsorption process for 4MBC, BPh, and BPh2 well, and the linear model is fit for the sorption of BPh3. Hydrophobic interactions, Van der Waals forces, electrostatic, and π- π bon are the main mechanisms responsible for the sorption. Biological analysis indicated that HDPE at concentrations of 500 mg L<sup>-1</sup> inhibits A. obliquus growth and reduces the levels of proteins, sugars, and chlorophylls. In contrast, the activity of antioxidant enzymes and the contents of small molecular weight antioxidants significantly increased in algal cells treated with microplastic. These findings confirm the toxicity of μ-HDPE and demonstrate the induction of defense mechanisms in A. obliquus as a response to environmental pollutants.</p>","PeriodicalId":93933,"journal":{"name":"Chemosphere","volume":" ","pages":"143993"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142873141","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":"Assessment of reactor configurations and key factors for enhanced anammox-based nitrogen removal.","authors":"Divyesh Parde, Manaswini Behera, Rajesh Roshan Dash","doi":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143972","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143972","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Wastewater treatment processes are continually evolving to meet stringent environmental standards while optimizing energy consumption and operational costs. With significant advantages over more traditional approaches, the anammox process has become a hopeful substitute for nitrogen removal. The objective of this work was to evaluate upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor (UASBR), moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR), and sequential batch reactor (SBR) among diverse reactor configurations, in culturing anammox bacteria and achieving nitrogen removal efficiencies. Synthetic wastewater containing NH<sub>4</sub><sup>+</sup>-N concentration and NO<sub>2</sub><sup>-</sup>-N concentration of 80 ± 5 mg/L was introduced to the reactors, and observations were made for up to 150 days. This study found that the MBBR demonstrated superior anammox activity, achieving a total nitrogen removal efficiency (TNRE) of 94 ± 3%, SBR exhibited a TNRE of approximately 85 ± 3%, while UASB displayed TNRE of 73 ± 3%. The effect of varying carbon-to-nitrogen (C/N) ratios on nitrogen removal efficiencies was investigated, revealing a decrease in TNRE as the C/N ratio increased from 3 to 8. This study demonstrated the enhancing and inhibitory effects of C/N ratio, NO₂<sup>-</sup>-N, and Fe concentrations. It revealed that Fe concentrations between 1 and 5 mg/L increase specific anammox activity (SAA), while concentrations between 5 and 10 mg/L negatively impact it. Additionally, NO₂<sup>-</sup>-N concentrations above 150 mg/L significantly reduce SAA. Furthermore, a 16S rRNA metagenomic analysis of MBBR sludge samples revealed the significant presence of Candidatus Brocadia bacteria, constituting 20.4% of the microbial community. This research highlights the potential of MBBR in fostering anammox reactions and achieving efficient nitrogen removal in wastewater treatment applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":93933,"journal":{"name":"Chemosphere","volume":" ","pages":"143972"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142857327","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":"Effects of ionic strength, cation type and pH on the cotransport of microplastics with PFOA in saturated porous media.","authors":"Xu Zhang, Lixingzi Wu, Xinle Han, Yuzhi Shi, Jiwen Huang, Botao Ding, Yanhao Zhang, Zhibin Zhang, Yanfeng Shi, Fulin Li","doi":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143942","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143942","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Both perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and polystyrene microplastics (PS-MPs) are emerging contaminants commonly found in aqueous environments. In co-contaminated areas, MPs may act as carriers for PFOA, complicating transport dynamics. However, information on their cotransport in porous media is limited. This study investigates the transport behaviors of PFOA and PS-MPs in saturated quartz sand columns under varying ionic strength (IS), cation type, and pH. Using the DLVO interaction energy theory and a mathematical model, we analyzed their cotransport. The results demonstrated that PS-MPs inhibited PFOA transport due to hydrophobic adsorption, reducing PFOA mobility. However, at pH 5, PS-MPs facilitated PFOA transport through competitive adsorption on sand surfaces. Conversely, PFOA significantly accelerated PS-MPs transport, likely due to electrostatic repulsion and reduced PS-MPs size. The promoting effect of PFOA on PS-MPs was similar in NaCl and CaCl<sub>2</sub> solutions. It is noteworthy that under acidic conditions, the increased electrostatic attraction between PS-MPs and quartz sand leads to substantial adsorption of PS-MPs onto the quartz sand surface. Under these conditions, PFOA exerts almost no promoting effect on PS-MPs. This study showed that the coexistence of PS-MPs and PFOA would influence the mobility of each other in the saturated porous media. Overall, the findings from this work could greatly improve our understanding of cotransport behaviors and environmental risk of PS-MPs and PFOA.</p>","PeriodicalId":93933,"journal":{"name":"Chemosphere","volume":" ","pages":"143942"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142831106","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}