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The effect of powdered activated carbon (PAC) on chlorine oxidation is not well understood, therefore this study was designed to further investigate the chlorine oxidation mechanism with the presence of PAC. The oxidation processes of two model organic pollutants (bisphenol-A and methylene blue) with chlorine were compared in the absence and presence of PAC. The results showed a significant increase in reaction rates with the addition of PAC. Electron spin resonance indicated that the PAC catalyzed the oxidation of chlorine to generate more Cl and O2-. Additionally, the analysis of the surface characteristics of thermally modified PACs under N2 and their corresponding reaction rates revealed that there existed a significant correlation between the CO groups and the catalytic effect. PAC exhibited a much lower reaction rate under H2 modification, which indicated that the π electrons of the basal plane might be involved in the catalysis. Density functional theory calculations confirmed that the various oxygen groups on PAC reduced the activation barrier for HOCl dissociation, particularly the carboxyl group. This investigation provides a better understanding of the interactions between chlorine and activated carbon materials, which could be useful for selecting suitable water treatment agents.This study is the first that monitored the presence and levels of chlorite, chlorate and bromate in tap drinking water of Egypt. Three hundred and eight samples were collected from 22 governorates across Egypt and were analyzed using a standardized ion chromatography method. Forty-seven samples were contaminated by one or more of the inorganic disinfection by-products (DBPs) and only 12 samples exceeded the admissible maximum contamination levels (MCLs). The ratio of samples detected, and exceeding the MCLs were low relative to the global literature. Chlorate was the most prevalent inorganic DBPs (40 samples; concentration less then 12-4082 μg/L) followed by bromate (12 samples; concentration less then 3-626 μg/L) then chlorite (5 samples; concentration less then 12-123 μg/L). Chlorite was always below the MCL and had no human health risk even for the worst-case scenario. Bromate is a real challenge as it poses a significant cancer risk even for the median concentrations. None of the inorganic DBPs was detected in the tap drinking water of Beheira, Cairo, Gharbia, Giza, Kafr El Sheikh, Luxor, Monufia, and Suez governorates. This study manifested the importance of routine monitoring, and implementing counter measures to control the levels of the hazardous inorganic DBPs in tap drinking water.Marine plastics are considered to be a major threat to the sustainable use of marine and coastal resources of the Caribbean, on which the region relies heavily for tourism and fishing. To date, little work has quantified plastics within the Caribbean marine environment or examined their potential sources. This study aimed to address this by holistically integrating marine (surface water, subsurface water and sediment) and terrestrial sampling and Lagrangian particle tracking to examine the potential origins, flows and quantities of plastics within the Southern Caribbean. Terrestrial litter and the microplastics identified in marine samples may arise from the maritime and tourism industries, both of which are major contributors to the economies of the Caribbean region. The San Blas islands, Panama had the highest abundance of microplastics at a depth of 25 m, and significantly greater quantities in surface water than recorded in the other countries. Modelling indicated the microplastics likely arose from mainland Panama, which has some of the highest levels of mismanaged waste. Antigua had among the lowest quantities of terrestrial and marine plastics, yet the greatest diversity of polymers. Modelling indicated the majority of the microplastics in Antiguan coastal surface were likely to have originated from the wider North Atlantic Ocean. Ocean currents influence the movements of plastics and thus the relative contributions arising from local and distant sources which become distributed within a country's territorial water. These transboundary movements can undermine local or national legislation aimed at reducing plastic pollution. While this study presents a snapshot of plastic pollution, it contributes towards the void of knowledge regarding marine plastic pollution in the Caribbean Sea and highlights the need for international and interdisciplinary collaborative research and solutions to plastic pollution.A passive sampler composed of a porous, hydrophobic, and gas-permeable expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) tube was developed to effectively concentrate volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the air. The ePTFE dosimeter has larger sorbent mass normalized sampling rates (L h-1) compared with literature. This result suggests that ePTFE dosimeter can effectively detect low level VOCs in less contaminated air, including indoors. The air boundary layer thickness can be neglected when the mass accumulated in sorbent is converted to gas phase VOCs concentrations. The vapor pressure dependent desorption of VOCs from the sorbent was observed and modeling results suggested that this could lead to the underestimation of VOCs concentrations in air. However, the determination of the appropriate sampling time and the consideration of desorption could overcome the underestimation. A proton transfer reaction quadrupole mass spectrometer and passive samplers were deployed simultaneously in a chamber under fluctuating VOCs concentrations in air. The time-weighted average concentrations of ethylbenzene were 0.016, 0.015, and 0.017 g m-3 for 23, 46, and 69 min experimental period, respectively. The average concentration of the real-time analysis was 0.015 g m-3 for 69 min. AZD9291 mw The results show the ePTFE dosimeter can be used to estimate time weighted VOCs concentrations in air.Environmental chemicals have been reported to greatly disturb the endocrine and metabolic systems of multiple animal species. A recent example involves the exploitation of the nuclear receptor (NR) heterodimeric pair composed by PPAR/RXR (peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor/retinoid X receptor), which shows lipid perturbation in mammalian species. While gene orthologues of both of these receptors have been described outside vertebrates, no functional characterization of PPAR has been carried in protostome lineages. We provide the first functional analysis of PPAR in Patella sp. (Mollusca), using model obesogens such as tributyltin (TBT), triphenyltin (TPT), and proposed natural ligands (fatty acid molecules). To gain further insights, we used site-directed mutagenesis to PPAR and replaced the tyrosine 277 by a cysteine (the human homologous amino acid and TBT anchor residue) and an alanine. Additionally, we explored the alterations in the fatty acid profiles after an exposure to the model obesogen TBT, in vivo.
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