Toxics
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2025
·Vol. 13
·期 5
·395
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IF 4.1
Feihu Qin,Nanjing Zhao,Gaofang Yin,Yunfei Luo,Tingting Gan
The agricultural production process contributes to the global issue of pesticide pollution. Based on the static toxicity test of diuron (DCMU) onDaphnia magna(D. magna) for EC50-48 h, a concentration range of 0.2 to 1 mg/L was set as sublethal concentrations, while lethal concentrations were set at 2 mg/L and 4 mg/L. This study analyzes the toxic response patterns of the swimming behavior indicators ofD. magnaexposed to different concentrations of DCMU. The results showed that the average speed (V) ofD. magnadecreased step by step with exposure time, regardless of exposure to sublethal concentration or lethal concentration. However, during the same short-term exposure period, the V ofD. magnaat lethal concentration was higher than that at sublethal concentration, which indicates that the swimming behavior ofD. magnaexposed to DCMU may be stimulated and accelerated. Compared to the control group, there is a statistically significant difference in the V ofD. magnaafter short-term exposure, especially showing an extremely significant difference after 5 min of exposure. Evidently, compared to the traditional 48 h static toxicity testing method, the swimming behavior indicators ofD. magnashow a more sensitive response to DCMU after 5 min of exposure, making it more suitable for rapid toxicity detection. By expanding the range of exposure concentrations, it was found that the V indicator ofD. magnaresponded significantly to a DCMU concentration of 0.05 mg/L after only 5 min of exposure, and a high degree of correlation was observed between the indicator and the exposure concentration. Through nonlinear fitting, the relationship between V and the dose–effect of DCMU toxicity presents an S-shaped curve, with R2> 0.9. Consequently, it becomes possible to study the dose–effect relationship between the changes in the swimming behavior indicators ofD. magnaand the stress concentration based on this theory. This further establishes a foundation for the development of comprehensive aquatic toxicity rapid detection technology based on the toxic response of swimming behavior indicators.
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毒理学
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水生生物学
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WATER AIR AND SOIL POLLUTION
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2016
·Vol. 227
·期 8
·1-9
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IF 1.551
Yu Yanghai,Zhou Shiqing,Bu Lingjun,Shi Zhou,Zhu Shumin
An electrochemically activated persulfate (EC/PS) system was proposed for the degradation of herbicide diuron in this study. In the EC/PS system, the ferrous ions (Fe 2+ ) produced from iron electrode can activate persulfate to generate sulfate radical (SO 4
·- ) as well as hydroxyl radical (OH • ). The results showed that the degradation of diuron was significantly enhanced in the EC/PS system, compared to electrocoagulation, persulfate, and Fe 2+ /PS process. Both of SO 4
·- and OH · contributed to the degradation of diuron in the EC/PS system according to the radical scavenging studies. The pseudo first-order rate constants of diuron increased with increasing the applied currents and dosages of persulfate. pH affected the degradation of diuron indirectly through the speciation of iron and resulted in higher removal efficiency in acidic condition than in alkaline condition. Chloride, carbonate, and bicarbonate in real water inhibited the degradation of diuron dramatically through consuming SO 4
·- and OH · and abided by the order of CO 3
2− >HCO 3
− >Cl − . This study demonstrates that the EC/PS system is a novel, efficient, promising, and environmental-friendly method to treat diuron contamination.
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PESTICIDE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY
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2024
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IF 4.2
Ke Xu,Xin-Ran Ke,Wan-Ting Zhang,Xin-Yuan Wu,Zhi-Jun Song,Mei-Juan Jiao,Xiao-Juan Gao,Li Zhou,Hong-Yan Ji,Fang Wang,Xiu-Li Wu
Imidacloprid (IMI) and diuron (DIU) are widely used pesticides in agricultural production. However, their excessive use and high residues have caused harm to the ecological environment and human health. Microbial remediation as an efficient and low-toxic method has become a research hotspot for controlling environmental pollutants. A fungus QHSH-33, identified as Simplicillium sp., has the ability to degrade neonicotinoids IMI and phenylurea DIU. When QHSH-33 and pesticide were co-cultured in liquid medium for 7 days, the degradation rates of IMI and DIU by QHSH-33 in simulated field soil microenvironment were 50.19 % and 70.57 %, respectively. Through HPLC-MS analysis, it was found that the degradation of IMI mainly involved nitro reduction, hydroxylation and other reactions. Three degradation pathways and eight degradation products were identified, among which two metabolites were obtained by microbial transformation of IMI for the first time. The degradation of DIU mainly involved demethylation and dehalogenation reactions, and two degradation pathways and four degradation products were identified, one of which was a new degradation product of DIU. Toxicity assessment demonstrated that most of the degradation products might be considerably less harmful than IMI and DIU. Whole genome sequencing of QHSH-33 revealed a genome size of 33.2 Mbp with 11,707 genes. The genome of QHSH-33 was annotated by KEGG to reveal 128 genes related to exogenous degradation and metabolism. After local blast with reported IMI and DIU degrading enzymes, seven IMI-degrading related genes and seven DIU-degrading related genes were identified in the QHSH-33 genome. The results of this study will help to expand our knowledge on the microbial decomposition metabolism of IMI and DIU, and provide new insights into the degradation mechanism of IMI and DIU in soil and pure culture system, laying a foundation for QHSH-33 strain applied to the removal, biotransformation or detoxification of IMI and DIU.
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微生物学
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JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH PART B-PESTICIDES FOOD CONTAMINANTS AND AGRICULTURAL WASTES
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2015
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IF 1.202
Huilun Chen,Honghao Rao,Jian Yang,Yongxiang Qiao,Fei Wang,Jun Yao
This investigation was undertaken to determine the interaction of diuron with human serum albumin (HSA) was studied by monitoring the spectral behavior of diuron-HSA system. The fluorescence of HSA at 340 nm excited at 230 nm was obviously quenched by diuron due to dynamic collision and the quenching constant was of the order of 104 L mol−1 at 310 K. However, no fluorescence quenching was observed when excited at 280 nm. Thermodynamic investigations revealed that the combination between diuron and HSA was entropy driven by predominantly hydrophobic interactions. The binding of diuron induced the drastic reduction in α-helix conformation and the significant enhancement in β-turn conformation of HSA. In addition, both sites marker competition study and molecular modeling simulation evidenced the binding of diuron to HSA primarily took place in subdomain IIIA (Sudlow's site II).
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生物化学
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药理学
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分子生物学
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SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
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2022
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IF 10.753
Beibei Hao,Haoping Wu,Siyi Zhang,Bin He
Microplastics are considered as the emerging pollutants, which not only directly affect aquatic organisms, but also causes combined pollution by adsorbing other pollutants. Diuron, as one of the most widely used herbicides, is frequently monitored in the aquatic environment for its adverse effects on aquatic organisms. However, little is known about the combined toxicity of microplastics and diuron to aquatic organisms, especially diatoms. In this study, freshwater diatom ( Cyclotella meneghiniana ) and marine diatom ( Skeletonema costatum ) were selected to study the individual and combined toxicity of microplastics (polystyrene, 0.6– 1.0 μm) and diuron. Experimental concentrations of microplastics and diuron were set at 50 mg/L and 100 μg/L, respectively, which have been shown to significantly inhibit the growth of aquatic organisms. Results suggested that both single microplastics and single diuron significantly inhibited the growth of the two diatoms, while significant SOD and MDA increase were only found in single diuron exposure. For diatoms exposed to individual microplastics, the microplastic particles adsorbed inside Cyclotella sp. and those aggregated around Skeletonema sp. were the major factor inhibiting the growth of diatom, respectively. According to the independent action model, the combined toxicity for both diatoms were all antagonistic. The adsorption behavior of microplastics to diuron alleviated the intracellular damage to diatoms caused by diuron, and the oxidative stress induced by diuron mitigated the physical damage to diatoms caused by microplastics. Collectively, our findings suggest that the co-existence of microplastics and diuron may affect their respective toxicity to diatoms. The mechanism of this “cross-phenomenon” between microplastics and diuron and their combined toxicity to different aquatic organisms need to be further studied.
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水生毒理学
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生态学
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2015
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IF 4.321
Lei Li,Haicheng Guo,Chen Shao,Shuili Yu,Daqiang Yin,Naiyun Gao,Ning Lu
The presence of algal organic matter (AOM) and emerging organic contaminants in surface drinking water sources has received increasing attention recently. Nevertheless, interactions between these two harmful co-existing compounds in water sources have rarely been reported. This study investigated the influence of AOM, including intracellular organic matter (IOM) and extracellular organic matter (EOM), on the photo-degradation of Diuron, under UV and visible light (VL) irradiation. Kinetics analyses indicated that both the direct and indirect photolysis of Diuron followed a pseudo-first-order reaction ( R 2 > 0.98). Diuron was rapidly removed under UV irradiation accompanied by minor impacts from AOM. Under VL irradiation, the photo-excited phycocyanin in the IOM was capable of accelerating Diuron degradation, whereas the coexistence of other organic compounds in the IOM inhibited the reaction due to a screening effect, resulting in a slower overall rate of Diuron degradation. By comparison, EOM promoted the reactions when pH exceeded 5.0. The AOM-mediated generation of triplet DOM ( 3 DOM ∗ ) accounted for 82% and 64% of the Diuron removal in the presence of IOM and EOM, respectively. Spectral excitation–emission matrices produced by AOM in solutions demonstrated the primary mechanisms of the co-existing AOM on Diuron degradation.
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水处理工程
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光化学
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Biosensors-Basel
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2023
·Vol. 13
·期 8
·808
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IF 5.4
Jin Zhu,Yi He,Lijun Luo,Libo Li,Tianyan You
Diuron (DU) abuse in weed removal and shipping pollution prevention always leads to pesticide residues and poses a risk to human health. In the current research, an innovative electrochemical sensor for DU detection was created using a glassy carbon electrode (GCE) that had been modified with chitosan-encapsulated multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs-CS) combined with nitrogen-doped graphene quantum dots (NGQDs). The NGQDs were prepared by high-temperature pyrolysis, and the MWCNTs-CS@NGQDs composite was further prepared by ultrasonic assembly. TEM, UV-Vis, and zeta potential tests were performed to investigate the morphology and properties of MWCNTs-CS@NGQDs. CV and EIS measurements revealed that the assembly of MWCNTs and CS improved the electron transfer ability and effective active area of MWCNTs. Moreover, the introduction of NGQDs further enhanced the detection sensitivity of the designed sensor. The MWCNTs-CS@NGQDs/GCE electrochemical sensor exhibited a wide linear range (0.08~12 μg mL−1), a low limit of detection (0.04 μg mL−1), and high sensitivity (31.62 μA (μg mL−1)−1cm−2) for DU detection. Furthermore, the sensor demonstrated good anti-interference performance, reproducibility, and stability. This approach has been effectively employed to determine DU in actual samples, with recovery ranges of 99.4~104% in river water and 90.0~94.6% in soil. The developed electrochemical sensor is a useful tool to detect DU, which is expected to provide a convenient and easy analytical technique for the determination of various bioactive species.Keywords:diuron;electrochemical sensor;multi-walled carbon nanotubes;nitrogen-doped graphene quantum dot
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Foods
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2025
·Vol. 14
·期 17
·2946
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IF 5.1
Lisi Wang,Xiaoqing Li,Yijing Ai,Brij Mohan,Hongji Li,Zhisong Lu,Baoli Wang,Wei Sun
The persistent presence of pesticide residues in vegetables raises significant concerns for food safety and public health, highlighting the need for sensing platforms that are efficient, affordable, and environmentally friendly while minimizing analysis time and reagent use. In this study, we developed a laser-induced graphene electrode (LIGE) modified with a titanium dioxide–Enteromorpha-derived carbon composite (TiO2@EDC) for the sensitive electrochemical detection of the herbicide diuron in vegetables. This integrated system streamlines material synthesis, electrode fabrication, and electrochemical analysis into a single, practical platform for food safety monitoring. Under optimized conditions, this sensor exhibited a wide linear detection range of 0.01 µM to 1 mM, with a low limit of detection of 2.99 nM (3 S/N) and a limit of quantification of 9.98 nM (10 S/N). Notably, the sensor demonstrated excellent analytical performance in real vegetable samples by accurately quantifying diuron residues in lettuce, indicating its potential for on-site monitoring of pesticide contamination in food matrices to ensure food safety.
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环境科学
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材料科学
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分析化学
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食品安全
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电化学
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纳米技术
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Polymers
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2019
·Vol. 11
·期 9
·1396
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IF 3.164
Shuang Gao,Jing-Yu Jiang,Yan-Yan Liu,Ying Fu,Li-Xia Zhao,Chun-Yan Li,Fei Ye
The herbicide diuron is hardly soluble in water and most organic solvents and is usually made into a wettable powder or mixed with soil when used, which causes environmental risk and a reduction in herbicidal efficacy. In this study, the physicochemical properties were changed by usingβ-cyclodextrin (β-CD) to encapsulate diuron to form an inclusion complex. Some key technologies, including X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR), were used to characterize the inclusion complex. The stoichiometry of the inclusion complex was determined by recording the1H NMR spectrum or by using a diagram of inclusion ratios. A phase solubility study proved that the formed inclusion complex exhibited higher water solubility. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) demonstrated that the formed inclusion complex exhibited better thermal stability. Biological activity studies indicated that the herbicidal activity, in terms of herbicide removal, of the formed inclusion complex was higher than that of the original diuron. In general, the formation of the inclusion complex could reduce the environmental damage caused by diuron and enhance its herbicidal activity, providing an environmentally friendly method for using diuron.
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环境科学
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植物保护
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农业化学
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JOURNAL OF SOILS AND SEDIMENTS
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2023
·Vol. 23
·期 8
·3006-3017
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IF 3.6
Dong Yibo,Liu Xudong,Wu Xiaomao
Purpose In this study, the adsorption behavior of diuron in a typical black soil and its bioavailability to crops and earthworms were investigated by adsorption and incubation experiments, combined with biochar amendment and aging time. Methods In this study, the adsorption of diuron, and its uptake by corn and earthworms were investigated in black soil with 0.1–5% (w/w) bamboo charcoal. Results Uptake of diuron by corns was reduced by 45% in black soil aged for 0 day in 0.1–5% biochar-amended soil, the concentration of diuron in both roots and stems of corn plants tended to decrease with the increase of aging time, and the enrichment coefficient of diuron in corn also tended to decrease in 0.1–5% biochar-amended soil. When aging time was 0 day and the biochar amendment in black soil was 0.1–5%, the accumulation concentration of diuron in earthworms decreased by 63%; the bioconcentration coefficient of diuron in earthworms in black soil with different levels of biochar decreased continuously with the increase of aging time. Conclusion Biochar is an efficient adsorbent for diuron and could significantly reduce the uptake of diuron by plants and earthworms from contaminated soil. Significant correlations indicated that regression analyses could be constructed between the bioconcentration factor and sorption coefficients to predict the bioavailability of diuron residues in soil to corns and earthworms. Biochar amendment could be used as an option to immobilize diuron in soil and protect non-target organisms from diuron contamination.
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环境科学
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土壤学
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生态毒理学
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Plasma Processes and Polymers
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2026
·Vol. 23
·期 5
·e70180
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IF 3.2
Zimu Xu,Bin Lv,Xin Jin,Xueyan Chen,Yandan Tang,Danzhou Wu,Mengyu Zhang,Hao Zhang,Maksudbek Yusupov,Razzokov Jamoliddin,Farshad Sohbatzadeh,Zhong Qian,Huiling Shen,Shuyi Li,Shuheng Hu,Cheng Cheng
As industrialization advances, pesticide contamination in soil has raised global concern. Nonthermal plasma technology shows promise for soil pesticide remediation. However, degradation pathways and toxicity under different gas conditions are not well studied. This research investigated the use of dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma for degrading diuron in soil. The choice of working gas had a significant impact on diuron degradation. Pathways varied under different gas atmospheres. Toxicity simulation showed that prolonged plasma treatment reduces the aquatic toxicity of degradation intermediates. This study highlights DBD plasma's potential for remediating diuron-contaminated soil under various gas conditions.
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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL
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2016
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IF 5.31
Qihang Yi,Lingjun Bu,Zhou Shi,Shiqing Zhou
In this paper, epigallocatechin-3-gallate/Fe 3 O 4 , a novel heterogeneous catalyst to activate peroxymonosulfate for diuron degradation, was synthesized and its structure was well characterized by transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. It was found that the hybrid catalyst showed a better catalytic efficiency than both Fe 3 O 4 and epigallocatechin-3-gallate. This was resulted from the high reduction ability of epigallocatechin-3-gallate, which promoted the cycle of Fe(III)/Fe(II) on the surface of catalyst. Besides, batch experimental results showed that the degradation of diuron depended upon the dosage of catalyst and oxidant, initial pH, and co-existed humic acid. Results demonstrated that high catalyst and oxidant dosages, low initial pH and humic acid were favorable for diuron removal. Furthermore, by adding different dosages of methanol and tertiary butanol, two kinds of radicals were detected to be responsible for diuron degradation in this study and sulfate radical made the predominant contribution. At last, mineralization and degradation pathway were also evaluated in this study. Anyway, it was confirmed that the as-prepared catalyst has the potential superiority for contaminants removal from aqueous solution.
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