A survey of endocrine disrupting chemicals in sewage and a preliminary treatment trial

2005 ◽  
Vol 52 (8) ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.Q. Jiang ◽  
Q. Yin ◽  
P. Pearce ◽  
J. Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals ◽  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Preliminary Treatment ◽  
Biological Processes ◽  
Oxidation Processes ◽  
Treatment Processes ◽  
Low Concentrations ◽  
Endocrine Disrupting ◽  
17Β Estradiol ◽  
Low Levels

This paper demonstrates that synthetic endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) (e.g. bisphenol-A) and natural EDCs (e.g. estrone and 17β-estradiol) were found in the crude sewage from two sewage treatment works. Conventional biological processes can lower EDC concentrations to several hundred nanograms per litre. Because natural EDCs (e.g. estrone and 17β1-estradiol) have biological activity and an adverse impact on the environment at extremely low concentrations (several tens of nanograms per litre), and because the existing wastewater/sewage treatment processes are not adequate to reduce natural EDC concentrations lower than 100ngL−1, further treatment after conventional biological processes is required. Preliminary trials with ferrate(VI) and electrochemical oxidation processes demonstrated that the former is more effective than the latter in reducing EDC concentrations, and that both the processes can effectively reduce EDCs to very low levels, ranging between 20 and 100ngL−1.

Analysis and occurrence of typical endocrine-disrupting chemicals in three sewage treatment plants

2010 ◽  
Vol 62 (11) ◽  
pp. 2501-2509 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Y. Wang ◽  
X. H. Zhang ◽  
N. F. Y. Tam
Keyword(s):  
Biological Treatment ◽  
Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals ◽  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Average Concentration ◽  
Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Wet Season ◽  
Physical Treatment ◽  
Sewage Treatment Plants ◽  
Treatment Processes ◽  
Endocrine Disrupting

Seven typical endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), including bisphenol A (BPA), 4-tert-octylphenol (OP), estrone (E1), estradiol (E2), 17α-estradiol (17α-E2), estriol (E3) and 17α-ethinylestradiol (EE2) in wastewater, were simultaneously determined with gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS). Samples, including influents, effluents and wastewater of different unit processes, were taken seasonally from three different sewage treatment plants. The result showed that BPA and EE2 were the two main types of EDCs in all the samples. The average concentration of BPA were in the range of 268.1–2,588.5 ng l−1 in influents and 34.0–3,099.6 ng l−1 in effluents, while EE2 ranging from 133.1 to 403.2 ng l−1 and from 35.3 to 269.1 ng l−1, respectively. Seasonal change of EDCs levels in effluents was obvious between wet season and dry season. Besides, BPA and E3 could be effectively removed by the biological treatment processes (oxidation ditch and A2/O) with the unit removal of 64–91% and 63–100% for each compound, while other five EDCs had moderate or low removal rates. The study also proved that physical treatment processes, including screening, primary sedimentation and pure aeration, had no or little effect on EDCs removal.

Assessing Estrogenic Activities of Selected Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals and their Combination Effects

2013 ◽  
Vol 765-767 ◽  
pp. 2944-2948 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Ling Shao ◽  
Wen Qi Zhong ◽  
Xiao Yan Ma ◽  
Ang Gao ◽  
Xiang Yang Wu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Binary Systems ◽  
Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals ◽  
Concentration Addition ◽  
Multicomponent Mixtures ◽  
Yeast Two Hybrid ◽  
Yeast Two Hybrid System ◽  
Endocrine Disrupting ◽  
17Β Estradiol ◽  
Ethylhexyl Phthalate ◽  
Two Hybrid

Yeast two-hybrid system was used to investigate the estrogenic activities of 13 kinds of representative endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) and their combinary effects. Results show that the order of estrogenic potencies for these chemicals is: 17α-ethynylestradiol>diethylstilbestrol >17β-estradiol>estrone>estriol>branchedp-nonylphenol>4-t-octylphenol>bisphenol A>diethyl phthalate>4-n-nonylphenol>di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate>dibutyl phthalate>dimethyl phthalate. The mixture effects of multiple EDCs were compared to those obtained from individual chemicals, using the model of concentration addition. Results reveal that the estrogenicities of multicomponent mixtures of more than three (including three) of EDCs follow antagonistic effects, while there is no definite conclusion for binary systems. The less than additive effects were also confirmed in the spiked experiments conducted in the extracts of real water samples.

scholarly journals Molecular Basis for Endocrine Disruption by Pesticides Targeting Aromatase and Estrogen Receptor

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (16) ◽  
pp. 5664 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chao Zhang ◽  
Tiziana Schilirò ◽  
Marta Gea ◽  
Silvia Bianchi ◽  
Angelo Spinello ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Competitive Inhibition ◽  
Estrogenic Activity ◽  
Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals ◽  
Binding Mode ◽  
Inhibition Mechanism ◽  
Aromatase Activity ◽  
Docking Simulations ◽  
Potential Binding ◽  
Endocrine Disrupting ◽  
17Β Estradiol

The intensive use of pesticides has led to their increasing presence in water, soil, and agricultural products. Mounting evidence indicates that some pesticides may be endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), being therefore harmful for the human health and the environment. In this study, three pesticides, glyphosate, thiacloprid, and imidacloprid, were tested for their ability to interfere with estrogen biosynthesis and/or signaling, to evaluate their potential action as EDCs. Among the tested compounds, only glyphosate inhibited aromatase activity (up to 30%) via a non-competitive inhibition or a mixed inhibition mechanism depending on the concentration applied. Then, the ability of the three pesticides to induce an estrogenic activity was tested in MELN cells. When compared to 17β-estradiol, thiacloprid and imidacloprid induced an estrogenic activity at the highest concentrations tested with a relative potency of 5.4 × 10−10 and 3.7 × 10−9, respectively. Molecular dynamics and docking simulations predicted the potential binding sites and the binding mode of the three pesticides on the structure of the two key targets, providing a rational for their mechanism as EDCs. The results demonstrate that the three pesticides are potential EDCs as glyphosate acts as an aromatase inhibitor, whereas imidacloprid and thiacloprid can interfere with estrogen induced signaling.

scholarly journals Distribution and Removal of Pharmaceuticals in Liquid and Solid Phases in the Unit Processes of Sewage Treatment Plants

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 687 ◽  
Author(s):  
Junwon Park ◽  
Changsoo Kim ◽  
Youngmin Hong ◽  
Wonseok Lee ◽  
Hyenmi Chung ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Removal Efficiency ◽  
Biological Treatment ◽  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Biofilm Reactor ◽  
Relative Distribution ◽  
Biological Processes ◽  
Sewage Treatment Plants ◽  
Treatment Processes ◽  
Mass Load ◽  
Removal Efficiencies

In this study, we analyzed 27 pharmaceuticals in liquid and solid phase samples collected from the unit processes of four different sewage treatment plants (STPs) to evaluate their distribution and behavior of the pharmaceuticals. The examination of the relative distributions of various categories of pharmaceuticals in the influent showed that non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) were the most dominant. While the relative distribution of antibiotics in the influent was not high (i.e., 3%–5%), it increased to 14%–30% in the effluent. In the four STPs, the mass load of the target pharmaceuticals was reduced by 88%–95% mainly in the biological treatment process, whereas the ratio of pharmaceuticals in waste sludge to those in the influent (w/w) was only 2%. In all the STPs, the removal efficiencies for the stimulant caffeine, NSAIDs (acetaminophen, naproxen, and acetylsalicylic acid), and the antibiotic cefradine were high; they were removed mainly by biological processes. Certain compounds, such as the NSAID ketoprofen, contrast agent iopromide, lipid regulator gemfibrozil, and antibiotic sulfamethoxazole, showed varying removal efficiencies depending on the contribution of biodegradation and sludge sorption. In addition, a quantitative meta-analysis was performed to compare the pharmaceutical removal efficiencies of the biological treatment processes in the four STPs, which were a membrane bioreactor (MBR) process, sequencing batch reactor (SBR) process, anaerobic–anoxic–oxic (A2O) process, and moving-bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) process. Among the biological processes, the removal efficiency was in the order of MBR > SBR > A2O > MBBR. Among the tertiary treatment processes investigated, powdered activated carbon showed the highest removal efficiency of 18%–63% for gemfibrozil, ibuprofen, ketoprofen, atenolol, cimetidine, and trimethoprim.

Aerobic degradation of estrogenic alkylphenols by yeasts isolated from a sewage treatment plant

RSC Advances ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (86) ◽  
pp. 82862-82871 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ranjith kumar Rajendran ◽  
Shir-Ly Huang ◽  
Chu-Ching Lin ◽  
Roland Kirschner
Keyword(s):  
Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals ◽  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Sewage Treatment Plant ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Aerobic Degradation ◽  
Toxic Pollutants ◽  
Endocrine Disrupting ◽  
Long Chain

Long-chain alkylphenols including octylphenol (OP) are well-known toxic pollutants prevailing in the environment due to the massive demand of these chemicals in industry and have been identified as endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs).

Investigation of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in a Sewage Treatment Plant of Changchun in Frozen Period

2011 ◽  
Vol 281 ◽  
pp. 309-312
Author(s):  
Ying Zi Lin ◽  
Chang Hu Cao ◽  
Jun Yin ◽  
Wu Chao
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals ◽  
Sewage Treatment ◽  
Sewage Treatment Plant ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Municipal Sewage ◽  
Temperature Conditions ◽  
Sewage Plant ◽  
Effective Removal ◽  
Endocrine Disrupting

For low-temperature conditions, the municipal sewage plant on the low removal efficiency of endocrine disrupting chemicals, We are the investigation of endocrine disrupting chemicals in a sewage plant of Changchun City. The results showed that the water contains contaminants 2,4,6-Tris[Bis(Methoxymethyl)Amino]-1,3,5-Triazine, the substance is endocrine disruptors chemicals, it is more harmful to the environment. In addition, Out of the water contains Triethylphosphate, it is the metabolites of organ phosphorus pesticides, it also has a greater impact on the environment, they should be targeted pollutants, focusing on removal of sewage under low temperature conditions for the effective removal of EDCs to provide theoretical guidance.

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