To date,little attention has been paid to the effects of organophosphate esters(OPEs)pollution on aquacultural environment and aquatic product safety.Huanghe(Yellow)River delta area is one of the largest aquaculture c...To date,little attention has been paid to the effects of organophosphate esters(OPEs)pollution on aquacultural environment and aquatic product safety.Huanghe(Yellow)River delta area is one of the largest aquaculture centers in China,where ecological security protection is crucial in the national strategy of China.To explore the pollution characteristics,bioaccumulation,and health risks of OPEs in aquaculture farms in the Huanghe River delta and natural water bodies in the adjacent seas,five species of organisms from different farm types nearby the Huanghe River delta,and the corresponding culture water and sediments were sampled in this study.The total concentrations of Σ_(13)OPEs in water,sediments,and organisms were 51.53-272.18 ng/L,52.63-63.17 ng/g dry weight(dw),and 46.82-108.90 ng/g dw,respectively.Among the five types of culture ponds,the water samples from the swimming crab and hairy crab culture ponds exhibited higher OPEs,the concentration of OPEs in the sediments from the few ponds was relatively balanced,and the OPEs in the organism from the holothurian ponds was higher.Tris(1,3-dichloro-2-isopropyl pho sphate)(TDCP)was the main contaminant in water samples and tripropyl phosphate(TPrP)in sediments and organisms.However,trisphenyl phosphate(TPhP)showed the strongest bioaccumulation ability,followed by 2-ethylhexyl diphenyl phosphate(EHDPP)and TPrP.The bioaccumulation capacities of the five species were as follows:prawn>holothurian>hairy crab>swimming crab>carp.These five types of organisms,as main seafood in human consumption,were at low risk of negative impacts of pollution.However,the risk from the mixture of organophosphate flame retardants(OPFRs)still requires more attention due to the increasing consumption and production in the world.展开更多
Eleven organophosphate esters(OPEs)in the air and seawater were investigated from the northwestern Pacific Ocean to the Southern Ocean during the 2018 Chinese 34th Antarctic Scientific Expedition.The concentration of ...Eleven organophosphate esters(OPEs)in the air and seawater were investigated from the northwestern Pacific Ocean to the Southern Ocean during the 2018 Chinese 34th Antarctic Scientific Expedition.The concentration of total OPEs ranged from 164.82 to 3501.79 pg/m~3in air and from 4.54 to 70.09 ng/L in seawater.Two halogenated OPEs,tri(chloropropyl)phosphate(TCPP)and tri(2-chloroethyl)phosphate(TCEP),were generally more abundant than the non-halogenated OPEs.A levelⅢfugacity model was developed to simulate the transfer and fate of seven OPEs in the air and seawater regions of the central Ross Sea.The model results indicate that OPEs are transferred from the air to the seawater in the central Ross Sea in summer,during which the Ross Sea acts as a final OPE sink.Dry and wet deposition dominated the processes involving OPE transfer to seawater.The OPE degradation process was also found to be more pervasive in the atmosphere than in the seawater region.These findings highlights the importance of long-range transport of OPEs and their air–seawater interface behavior in the Antarctic.展开更多
Organophosphate esters(OPEs)are used primarily as flame-retardants and plasticizers.OPEs are commonly detected in various environmental matrices,food and drinking water,and their metabolites are frequently found and q...Organophosphate esters(OPEs)are used primarily as flame-retardants and plasticizers.OPEs are commonly detected in various environmental matrices,food and drinking water,and their metabolites are frequently found and quantified in urine.Potential adverse impacts on human health,including carcinogenicity,neurotoxicity,developmental and reproductive toxicity have been well documented.Urinary concentration of OPE metabolites can vary in the same individual,depending on the sampling time,thus introducing significant uncertainty in exposure assessment.The current study focusses on the assessment of short term temporal variability in adult men and women residing in Canada's Capital Region.Fifteen OPE metabolites were analyzed in 562 daily urine samples,collected every three days for five weeks from 11 volunteers.Sample extraction procedure was performed on an automated SPE and extracts analyzed using UPLC-MS/MS.In spot urine samples as well as first morning void(FMV),the detection frequency was greater than 50%for bis(2-chloroethyl)hydrogen phosphate(BCEP),bis(1-chloro-2-propyl)phosphate(BCIPP),bis(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)phosphate(BDCIPP),diphenyl phosphate(DPHP)and bis(2,4-ditert-butylphenyl)hydrogen phosphate(B2,4DtBPP).Significant difference was observed in males and females for BCEP and BCIPP.Intra-class correlation coefficient(ICC)for creatinine corrected data for the spot urine samples ranged from 0.37 to 0.69.Good reproducibility was observed for creatinine corrected DPHP and BCIPP in both spot urine and FMV samples.More variation was observed between study participants in the spot urine samples when compared to the FMV samples.However,when considering diurnal difference there was a considerable inter-day variation in the FMV samples compared to the spot samples.The strength of the study is that the participants belonged to the same geographical location and working in the same facility,hence spatial variability did not influence the outcome of the results.展开更多
In recent years,neonicotinoids(NEOs)and organophosphate esters(OPEs)have been widely used as substitutes for traditional pesticides and brominated fame-retardants,respectively.Previous studies have shown that those co...In recent years,neonicotinoids(NEOs)and organophosphate esters(OPEs)have been widely used as substitutes for traditional pesticides and brominated fame-retardants,respectively.Previous studies have shown that those compounds can be frequently detected in environmental and human samples,are able to penetrate the placental barrier,and are toxic to animals.Thus,it is reasonable to speculate that NEOs and OPEs may have potential adverse effects in humans,especially during development.We employed a human embryonic stem cell differentiation-and liver S9 fraction metabolism-based fast screening model to assess the potential embryonic toxicity of those two types of chemicals.We show that four NEO and five OPE prototypes targeted mostly ectoderm specification,as neural ectoderm and neural crest genes were down-regulated,and surface ectoderm and placode markers up-regulated.Human liver S9 fraction's treatment could generally reduce the effects of the chemicals,except in a few specific instances,indicating the liver may detoxify NEOs and OPEs.Our findings suggest that NEOs and OPEs interfere with human early embryonic development.展开更多
Organophosphate esters(OPEs)are increasingly recognized as pervasive environmental contaminants,primarily from their extensive application in flame retardants and plasticizers.Despite their widespread presence,the int...Organophosphate esters(OPEs)are increasingly recognized as pervasive environmental contaminants,primarily from their extensive application in flame retardants and plasticizers.Despite their widespread presence,the intricacies of OPE bioaccumulation within aquatic ecosystems remain poorly understood,particularly the environmental determinants influencing their distribution and the bioaccumulation dynamics across aquatic food chains.Here we show that water temperature plays a crucial role in modulating the dispersion of OPE in the aquatic environment of Poyang Lake.We quantified OPE concentrations across various matrices,uncovering levels ranging from 0.198 to 912.622 ng L^(-1) in water,0.013e493.36 ng per g dry weight(dw)in sediment,0.026e41.92 ng per g wet weight(ww)in plankton,0.13e2100.72 ng per g dw in benthic invertebrates,and 0.31e3956.49 ng per g dw in wild fish,highlighting a pronounced bioaccumulation gradient.Notably,the intestines emerged as the principal site for OPE absorption,displaying the highest concentrations among the seven tissues examined.Among the various OPEs,tris(chloroethyl)phosphate was distinguished by its significant bioaccumulation potential within the aquatic food web,suggesting a need for heightened scrutiny.The propensity for OPE accumulation was markedly higher in benthic invertebrates than wild fish,indicating a differential vulnerability within aquatic biota.This study lays a foundational basis for the risk assessment of OPEs as emerging contaminants and underscores the imperative to prioritize the examination of bioaccumulation effects,particularly in benthic invertebrates,to inform future environmental safeguarding strategies.展开更多
The self-heating lunch box(SHLB)is a kind of popular instant food in China,yet little is known about the associated chemical release risk during its heating process.In this study,we investigated organophosphate esters...The self-heating lunch box(SHLB)is a kind of popular instant food in China,yet little is known about the associated chemical release risk during its heating process.In this study,we investigated organophosphate esters(OPEs)in original unheated food(UF),SHLB-heated processed food(HF)and potential OPE release from SHLB packaging materials.Significantly higher concentrations of OPEs were observed in HF(267±246 ng/g dry weight(dw))than in UF(163±211 ng/g dw)(p<0.001),suggesting an introduction of additional OPEs during heating processes.Tris(2-chloroethyl)phosphate,triethyl phosphate,and tris(2-chloroisopropyl)phosphate exhibited the highest absolute increased amounts,with 137,48.8,and 149%growth in HF than in UF,respectively.Migration testing revealed that packaging materials were rich in OPEs and can release considerable OPEs into food simulates(range,14.7-90.8 ng/g;mean,47.9±21.8).Influencing factors(temperature,contact time,oily food)on OPE migration from packaging materials to food were assessed.Higher temperature and longer contact time increased OPE contents in food simulates.Moreover,the presence of abundant OPEs in UF and significant correlations among different OPEs(p<0.05)suggested contamination happened during food processing and storage.With one SHLB meal a day,a 12-fold increase of OPE intake was observed for humans compared to those following a traditional dietary habit.In the high-exposure(95th percentile)scenario,hazard quotients of nine OPEs ranged from 0.00005 to 0.05.Our results suggested that the SHLB exposure pathway of OPEs should be particularly paid attention to in specific subpopulations that prefer this dietary habit.展开更多
Optimized calculation of 35 dialkyl phenyl phosphate compounds (OPs) was carded out at the B3LYP/6-31G^* level in Gaussian 98 program. Based on the theoretical linear solvation energy relationship (TLSER) model, ...Optimized calculation of 35 dialkyl phenyl phosphate compounds (OPs) was carded out at the B3LYP/6-31G^* level in Gaussian 98 program. Based on the theoretical linear solvation energy relationship (TLSER) model, the obtained parameters were taken as theoretical descriptors to establish the novel QSPR model for predicting n-octanol/water partition coefficients (lgKow) of OPs. The new model achieved in this work contains three variables, i.e., molecular volume (Vm), dipole moment of the molecules (μ) and enthalpy (H^0). For this model, R^2 = 0.9167 and SD = 0.31 at large t values. In addition, the variation inflation factors (VIF) of variables are all close to 1.0, suggesting high accuracy of the predicting model. And the results of cross-validation test (q^2 = 0.8993) and method validation also showed the model of this study exhibited optimum stability and better predictive power than that from semi-empirical method. The model achieved can be used to predict IgKow of congeneric compounds.展开更多
基金Supported by the Fundamental Research Funds of Shandong University(No.2020GN106)the Project of State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology+3 种基金Research Center for Eco-Environmental SciencesChinese Academy of Sciences(No.KF2020-16)the Ministry of Education Chunhui Plan Project(No.191650)the Young Scholars Project of Xihua University in 2019。
文摘To date,little attention has been paid to the effects of organophosphate esters(OPEs)pollution on aquacultural environment and aquatic product safety.Huanghe(Yellow)River delta area is one of the largest aquaculture centers in China,where ecological security protection is crucial in the national strategy of China.To explore the pollution characteristics,bioaccumulation,and health risks of OPEs in aquaculture farms in the Huanghe River delta and natural water bodies in the adjacent seas,five species of organisms from different farm types nearby the Huanghe River delta,and the corresponding culture water and sediments were sampled in this study.The total concentrations of Σ_(13)OPEs in water,sediments,and organisms were 51.53-272.18 ng/L,52.63-63.17 ng/g dry weight(dw),and 46.82-108.90 ng/g dw,respectively.Among the five types of culture ponds,the water samples from the swimming crab and hairy crab culture ponds exhibited higher OPEs,the concentration of OPEs in the sediments from the few ponds was relatively balanced,and the OPEs in the organism from the holothurian ponds was higher.Tris(1,3-dichloro-2-isopropyl pho sphate)(TDCP)was the main contaminant in water samples and tripropyl phosphate(TPrP)in sediments and organisms.However,trisphenyl phosphate(TPhP)showed the strongest bioaccumulation ability,followed by 2-ethylhexyl diphenyl phosphate(EHDPP)and TPrP.The bioaccumulation capacities of the five species were as follows:prawn>holothurian>hairy crab>swimming crab>carp.These five types of organisms,as main seafood in human consumption,were at low risk of negative impacts of pollution.However,the risk from the mixture of organophosphate flame retardants(OPFRs)still requires more attention due to the increasing consumption and production in the world.
基金supported by the Hainan Provincial Joint Project of Sanya Yazhou Bay Science and Technology City (No.2021CXLH0009)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.42006195 and 41976222)+1 种基金the Scientific Research Foundation of Hainan Tropical Ocean University (No.RHDRC202201)the Science and Technology Project of Yazhou Bay Innovation Institute of Hainan Tropical Ocean University (No.2022CXYZD002)。
文摘Eleven organophosphate esters(OPEs)in the air and seawater were investigated from the northwestern Pacific Ocean to the Southern Ocean during the 2018 Chinese 34th Antarctic Scientific Expedition.The concentration of total OPEs ranged from 164.82 to 3501.79 pg/m~3in air and from 4.54 to 70.09 ng/L in seawater.Two halogenated OPEs,tri(chloropropyl)phosphate(TCPP)and tri(2-chloroethyl)phosphate(TCEP),were generally more abundant than the non-halogenated OPEs.A levelⅢfugacity model was developed to simulate the transfer and fate of seven OPEs in the air and seawater regions of the central Ross Sea.The model results indicate that OPEs are transferred from the air to the seawater in the central Ross Sea in summer,during which the Ross Sea acts as a final OPE sink.Dry and wet deposition dominated the processes involving OPE transfer to seawater.The OPE degradation process was also found to be more pervasive in the atmosphere than in the seawater region.These findings highlights the importance of long-range transport of OPEs and their air–seawater interface behavior in the Antarctic.
文摘Organophosphate esters(OPEs)are used primarily as flame-retardants and plasticizers.OPEs are commonly detected in various environmental matrices,food and drinking water,and their metabolites are frequently found and quantified in urine.Potential adverse impacts on human health,including carcinogenicity,neurotoxicity,developmental and reproductive toxicity have been well documented.Urinary concentration of OPE metabolites can vary in the same individual,depending on the sampling time,thus introducing significant uncertainty in exposure assessment.The current study focusses on the assessment of short term temporal variability in adult men and women residing in Canada's Capital Region.Fifteen OPE metabolites were analyzed in 562 daily urine samples,collected every three days for five weeks from 11 volunteers.Sample extraction procedure was performed on an automated SPE and extracts analyzed using UPLC-MS/MS.In spot urine samples as well as first morning void(FMV),the detection frequency was greater than 50%for bis(2-chloroethyl)hydrogen phosphate(BCEP),bis(1-chloro-2-propyl)phosphate(BCIPP),bis(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl)phosphate(BDCIPP),diphenyl phosphate(DPHP)and bis(2,4-ditert-butylphenyl)hydrogen phosphate(B2,4DtBPP).Significant difference was observed in males and females for BCEP and BCIPP.Intra-class correlation coefficient(ICC)for creatinine corrected data for the spot urine samples ranged from 0.37 to 0.69.Good reproducibility was observed for creatinine corrected DPHP and BCIPP in both spot urine and FMV samples.More variation was observed between study participants in the spot urine samples when compared to the FMV samples.However,when considering diurnal difference there was a considerable inter-day variation in the FMV samples compared to the spot samples.The strength of the study is that the participants belonged to the same geographical location and working in the same facility,hence spatial variability did not influence the outcome of the results.
基金supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China (No.2020YFA0907500)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.22150710514,22021003,and 22106174)+1 种基金the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (No.XDPB200202)the Postdoc Science Foundation of China (No.2021M693322)。
文摘In recent years,neonicotinoids(NEOs)and organophosphate esters(OPEs)have been widely used as substitutes for traditional pesticides and brominated fame-retardants,respectively.Previous studies have shown that those compounds can be frequently detected in environmental and human samples,are able to penetrate the placental barrier,and are toxic to animals.Thus,it is reasonable to speculate that NEOs and OPEs may have potential adverse effects in humans,especially during development.We employed a human embryonic stem cell differentiation-and liver S9 fraction metabolism-based fast screening model to assess the potential embryonic toxicity of those two types of chemicals.We show that four NEO and five OPE prototypes targeted mostly ectoderm specification,as neural ectoderm and neural crest genes were down-regulated,and surface ectoderm and placode markers up-regulated.Human liver S9 fraction's treatment could generally reduce the effects of the chemicals,except in a few specific instances,indicating the liver may detoxify NEOs and OPEs.Our findings suggest that NEOs and OPEs interfere with human early embryonic development.
基金funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(42277274)Postgraduate Research&Practice Innovation Program of Jiangsu Province(422003256)+1 种基金Beijing Natural Science Foundation(8222077)National Key Research and Development Program of China(2021YFC3200104).
文摘Organophosphate esters(OPEs)are increasingly recognized as pervasive environmental contaminants,primarily from their extensive application in flame retardants and plasticizers.Despite their widespread presence,the intricacies of OPE bioaccumulation within aquatic ecosystems remain poorly understood,particularly the environmental determinants influencing their distribution and the bioaccumulation dynamics across aquatic food chains.Here we show that water temperature plays a crucial role in modulating the dispersion of OPE in the aquatic environment of Poyang Lake.We quantified OPE concentrations across various matrices,uncovering levels ranging from 0.198 to 912.622 ng L^(-1) in water,0.013e493.36 ng per g dry weight(dw)in sediment,0.026e41.92 ng per g wet weight(ww)in plankton,0.13e2100.72 ng per g dw in benthic invertebrates,and 0.31e3956.49 ng per g dw in wild fish,highlighting a pronounced bioaccumulation gradient.Notably,the intestines emerged as the principal site for OPE absorption,displaying the highest concentrations among the seven tissues examined.Among the various OPEs,tris(chloroethyl)phosphate was distinguished by its significant bioaccumulation potential within the aquatic food web,suggesting a need for heightened scrutiny.The propensity for OPE accumulation was markedly higher in benthic invertebrates than wild fish,indicating a differential vulnerability within aquatic biota.This study lays a foundational basis for the risk assessment of OPEs as emerging contaminants and underscores the imperative to prioritize the examination of bioaccumulation effects,particularly in benthic invertebrates,to inform future environmental safeguarding strategies.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (22276214,22022611,and 21777190)the Youth Innovation Promotion Association CAS (Y2022020).
文摘The self-heating lunch box(SHLB)is a kind of popular instant food in China,yet little is known about the associated chemical release risk during its heating process.In this study,we investigated organophosphate esters(OPEs)in original unheated food(UF),SHLB-heated processed food(HF)and potential OPE release from SHLB packaging materials.Significantly higher concentrations of OPEs were observed in HF(267±246 ng/g dry weight(dw))than in UF(163±211 ng/g dw)(p<0.001),suggesting an introduction of additional OPEs during heating processes.Tris(2-chloroethyl)phosphate,triethyl phosphate,and tris(2-chloroisopropyl)phosphate exhibited the highest absolute increased amounts,with 137,48.8,and 149%growth in HF than in UF,respectively.Migration testing revealed that packaging materials were rich in OPEs and can release considerable OPEs into food simulates(range,14.7-90.8 ng/g;mean,47.9±21.8).Influencing factors(temperature,contact time,oily food)on OPE migration from packaging materials to food were assessed.Higher temperature and longer contact time increased OPE contents in food simulates.Moreover,the presence of abundant OPEs in UF and significant correlations among different OPEs(p<0.05)suggested contamination happened during food processing and storage.With one SHLB meal a day,a 12-fold increase of OPE intake was observed for humans compared to those following a traditional dietary habit.In the high-exposure(95th percentile)scenario,hazard quotients of nine OPEs ranged from 0.00005 to 0.05.Our results suggested that the SHLB exposure pathway of OPEs should be particularly paid attention to in specific subpopulations that prefer this dietary habit.
基金the State Science Foundation of China (No. 20477018)
文摘Optimized calculation of 35 dialkyl phenyl phosphate compounds (OPs) was carded out at the B3LYP/6-31G^* level in Gaussian 98 program. Based on the theoretical linear solvation energy relationship (TLSER) model, the obtained parameters were taken as theoretical descriptors to establish the novel QSPR model for predicting n-octanol/water partition coefficients (lgKow) of OPs. The new model achieved in this work contains three variables, i.e., molecular volume (Vm), dipole moment of the molecules (μ) and enthalpy (H^0). For this model, R^2 = 0.9167 and SD = 0.31 at large t values. In addition, the variation inflation factors (VIF) of variables are all close to 1.0, suggesting high accuracy of the predicting model. And the results of cross-validation test (q^2 = 0.8993) and method validation also showed the model of this study exhibited optimum stability and better predictive power than that from semi-empirical method. The model achieved can be used to predict IgKow of congeneric compounds.