Occurrence, distribution, bioaccumulation, and ecological risk of bisphenol analogues, parabens and their metabolites in the Pearl River Estuary, South China

Zhao, Xiaoxue; Qiu, Wenhui; Zheng, Yi; Xiong, Jianzhi; Gao, Chuanzi; Hu, Shiyao

doi:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.04.083

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“…According to Zhao et al [64], RQ ≥ 1 indicates high ecological risk; 0.1 ≤ RQ < 1 indicates moderate risk, and RQ < 0.1 indicates low ecological risk regarding a considered endpoint. Although the induction of antimicrobial resistance in bacteria is not an ecotoxicological endpoint, it was considered here as an adverse effect, at least from the human point of view, and hence used to set the risk classification as proposed by Zhao et al [64]. S2 and S3.…”

Section: Risk Of Antibiotics In Inducing Antimicrobial Resistancementioning

confidence: 99%

Occurrence of Pharmaceuticals and Endocrine Disrupting Compounds in Brazilian Water and the Risks They May Represent to Human Health

Aquino

Brandt

Bottrel

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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The risks of pharmaceuticals and endocrine disrupting compounds (P&EDC) to the environment and human health are a current topic of interest. Hundreds of P&EDC may reach the environment, hence, there is a need to rank the level of concern of human exposure to these compounds. Thus, this work aimed at setting a priority list of P&EDC in Brazil, by studying their occurrence in raw and drinking water, calculating health guideline values (GV), and estimating the risks of population exposure to water intake. Data on the Brazilian pharmaceutical market as well as published data of the monitoring of Brazilian natural and drinking water have been collected by means of an exhaustive literature review. Furthermore, many foreign data were also collected to enable a comparison of the values found in Brazilian studies. A list of 55 P&EDC that have the potential to be found in Brazilian water is proposed, and for 41 of these a risk assessment was performed by estimating their margin of exposure (ME), by considering their occurrence in drinking water, and guideline values estimated from reported acceptable daily intake (ADI) data. For seven compounds the risk was deemed high (three estrogens and four anti-inflammatories), whereas for another seven compounds, it was regarded as an ‘alert’ situation. Although such risk analysis is conservative, since it has been calculated based on the highest reported P&EDC concentration in drinking water, it highlights the need to enhance their monitoring in Brazil to strengthen the database and support decision makers. An analysis of the occurrence of antimicrobial resistance agents (antibiotics, resistant bacteria, and resistance genes) in surface waters was also carried out and confirmed that such agents are present in water sources throughout Brazil, which deserves the attention of policy makers and health agents to prevent dissemination of antimicrobial resistance through water use.

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Section: Risk Of Antibiotics In Inducing Antimicrobial Resistancementioning

confidence: 99%

Occurrence of Pharmaceuticals and Endocrine Disrupting Compounds in Brazilian Water and the Risks They May Represent to Human Health

Aquino

Brandt

Bottrel

et al. 2021

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“…Moreover, some of these compounds are less biodegradable when compared with BPA, making them more dangerous to human health (Danzl et al 2009; Lee et al 2015). The increasing occurrence of BPA in the environment has considerably raised interest for environmental monitoring of this compound and its congeners (Sun et al 2017; Yan et al 2017; Wee et al 2019; Zhang et al 2019; Zhao et al 2019).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This is mainly because surface water serves as a source of drinking water, and also certain aquatic organisms are a source of food for humans and for other aquatic organisms located higher in the food chain (Zhang et al 2019). Thus, in recent years, determined concentration levels have been reported for related bisphenol compounds in both wastewater and surface water worldwide (Yamazaki et al 2015; Liu et al 2017; Wang et al 2017; Yan et al 2017; Cesen et al 2018; Wee et al 2019; Xue and Kannan 2019; Zhao et al 2019).…”

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confidence: 99%

Occurrence and Fate of Bisphenol A and its Congeners in Two Wastewater Treatment Plants and Receiving Surface Waters in Romania

Chiriac

Păun

Pirvu

et al. 2020

Enviro Toxic and Chemistry

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The present study investigated the distribution and environmental fate of Bisphenol A (BPA), the 4‐hydroxyacetophenone (4‐HAP) metabolite, and 5 other bisphenol congeners in 2 municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) and their receiving rivers in Romania. Accordingly, a new, highly sensitive and accurate solid‐phase extraction–liquid chromatography–electrospray ionization–tandem mass spectrometry method was developed and validated. This technique generated low limit of quantitation values: below 2.3 ng/L for surface water and less than 2.4 and 2.7 ng/L for WWTP effluent and influent water. The sum of detected analytes in wastewater was between 1337 and 16 118 ng/L for influent samples and between 15 and 96 ng/L for effluent samples. In surface water, the total of all compounds was somewhere between 34 and 240 ng/L. The highest concentration observed was for BPA in all 3 types of analyzed water (up to 9140 ng/L for influent, as high as 75 ng/L for effluent, and a maximum of 135 ng/L in surface waters). All analyzed samples were free of bisphenols B, C, and F. For all analytes detected in surface water, the concentration values were higher than those determined in the effluent samples, which may be caused by intrinsic contamination of the 2 rivers (Danube and Jiu Rivers). Values of environmental risk coefficients, calculated for both effluents and surface waters, indicated a low ecological risk or no ecological risk for 3 types of organisms (algae, daphnia, and fish). Human risk assessment calculation suggests no risk to human health as a result of the presence of BPA in either of the 2 rivers. Environ Toxicol Chem 2021;40:435–446. © 2020 SETAC

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“…Bisphenol analogues were common contaminants in the Pearl River estuary, South China. Zhao et al reported 35 ng/L and 24.6 ng/L (median concentrations) of BPF and BPA, respectively, and a comparatively low (median) concentration (0.41 ng/L) of BBP in this estuary [107]. Large-scale (206,000 tons of BPA/year) production and widespread use/application (by a huge population) resulted in higher contamination of BPA and BPF around the Pearl River estuary [124].…”

Section: Phenols In Watermentioning

confidence: 86%

“…Exposure to 4-nonylphenol (4NP) led to behavioral changes in salmon fish [139]. Zhao et al [107] found bisphenols (41.6 ng/g) and BPP (median concentration: 25.4 ng/g) in fish from the Pearl River estuary, South China. Gonads were detected with a higher BPA concentration and detection frequency (ND-138 ng/g) than in liver (ND-61.9 ng/g).…”

Section: Phenols In Biota/fishmentioning

confidence: 99%

Environmental Contamination and Human Exposure to Select Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals: A Review

Seethappan

Vimalkumar

Loganathan

2021

Sustainable Chemistry

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Endocrine-disrupting compounds (EDCs) are exogenous compounds that interfere with the normal hormone functions and ultimately lead to health disorders. Parabens, phenols, and phthalates are well-known EDCs, produced globally in large quantities and widely used in a variety of applications. Several studies have monitored these compounds in a variety of environmental matrices, including air, water, sediment, fish, human tissues, soil, indoor dust, and biosolids, etc. In recent years, environmental contamination and human exposure to these chemicals have become a great concern, due to their residue levels exceeding the permissible/acceptable limits. In this review, we focus on the origin of these EDCs, aquatic contamination pathways, distribution, human exposure, health implications, and healthcare costs. Further, this review identifies critical challenges and future research needs in removing or minimizing environmental contamination and exposure to these chemicals to protect living resources.

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Occurrence, distribution, bioaccumulation, and ecological risk of bisphenol analogues, parabens and their metabolites in the Pearl River Estuary, South China

Cited by 167 publications

References 76 publications

Occurrence of Pharmaceuticals and Endocrine Disrupting Compounds in Brazilian Water and the Risks They May Represent to Human Health

Occurrence of Pharmaceuticals and Endocrine Disrupting Compounds in Brazilian Water and the Risks They May Represent to Human Health

Occurrence and Fate of Bisphenol A and its Congeners in Two Wastewater Treatment Plants and Receiving Surface Waters in Romania

Environmental Contamination and Human Exposure to Select Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals: A Review

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