Arsenic speciation in aerosols of a respiratory therapeutic cave: A first approach to study arsenicals in ultrafine particles

Tanda, Stefan; Ličbinský, Roman; Hegrová, Jitka; Faimon, Jiřı́; Goessler, Walter

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.10.102

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“…Consequently, the V and Cr (with mean HI values of 0.24 and 0.25 for children, Table S2) exposure to the SPM is non-negligible in this study. Considering species-specific toxicity, arsenic (As) mainly afflicts the mucous membrane by directly damaging the capillaries [37,62]; chromium (Cr) can result in asphyxia via reducing oxygen demand of the biochemical process [63]; and vanadium (V) exhibits hepatotoxic, nephrotoxic properties and reproductive system toxicity [64]. Here, we conclude that As is the primary health risk and more attention should also be paid to V and Cr in the Zhujiang River.…”

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Heavy Metals in Suspended Particulate Matter of the Zhujiang River, Southwest China: Contents, Sources, and Health Risks

Zeng

Han

et al. 2019

IJERPH

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To investigate the abundance, water/particle interaction behavior, sources, and potential risk of heavy metals in suspended particulate matter (SPM), a total of 22 SPM samples were collected from the Zhujiang River, Southwest China, in July 2014 (wet season). Nine heavy metal(loid)s (V, Cr, Mn, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Cd and Pb) in SPM were detected. The results show that the selected heavy metal(loid)s in SPM appear in the following order: Mn (982.4 mg kg−1) > Zn (186.8 mg kg−1) > V (143.6 mg kg−1) > Cr (129.1 mg kg−1) > As (116.8 mg kg−1) > Cu (44.1 mg kg−1) > Ni (39.9 mg kg−1) > Pb (38.1 mg kg−1) > Cd (3.8 mg kg−1). Furthermore, both the enrichment factor (EF) and geo-accumulation index (Igeo) indicate that SPM is extremely enriched in metal(loid)s of Cd and As, while SPM is slightly enriched, or not enriched, in other heavy metals. According to the toxic risk index (TRI) and hazard index (HI), arsenic accounts for the majority of the SPM toxicity (TRI = 8, 48.3 ± 10.4%) and causes the primary health risk (HI > 1), and the potential risks of V and Cr are also not negligible. By applying a correlation matrix and principal component analysis (PCA), three principal components (PC) were identified and accounted for 79.19% of the total variance. PC 1 (V, Cr, Mn, Ni, Cu, and Pb) is controlled by natural origins. PC 2 (As and Cd) is mainly contributed by anthropogenic origins in the basin. PC 3 (Zn) can be attributed to mixed sources of natural and anthropogenic origins. Moreover, all the partition coefficients (lgKd) exceeded 2.9 (arithmetical mean value order: Mn > Pb > Cd > V ≈ Cu > Cr ≈ Ni), indicating the powerful adsorptive ability of SPM for these heavy metal(loid)s during water/particle interaction.

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Heavy Metals in Suspended Particulate Matter of the Zhujiang River, Southwest China: Contents, Sources, and Health Risks

Zeng

Han

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“…The elution of arsenolipids in HPLC-ICPMS has been performed using mobile phases containing 70–100% organic solvent with detection limits typically reported in the range of 1.0–10 μg As L –1 , 18 − 20 which are considerably higher than those typically reported for low-molecular-weight hydrophilic arsenic species analyzed under standard conditions (0.005–0.030 μg As L –1 ). 21 − 23 Figure 5 e shows the detection of arsenic-containing fatty acids with C14 and C18 carbon chains (AsFA 362 and AsFA 418) at a concentration of 0.05 μg As L –1 in spiked urine using as little as 10% v/v 1,2-hexanediol. Morning first-pass urine was collected from a healthy volunteer and directly injected without sample preparation other than filtration using a 0.22 μm pore size Nylon syringe filter.…”

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Elution with 1,2-Hexanediol Enables Coupling of ICPMS with Reversed-Phase Liquid Chromatography under Standard Conditions

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The inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICPMS) has been attracting increasing attention for many applications as an element-selective chromatographic detector. A major and fundamental limitation in coupling ICPMS with liquid chromatography is the limited compatibility with organic solvents, which has so far been addressed via a tedious approach, collectively referred to as the “organic ICPMS mode”, that can decrease detection sensitivity by up to 100-fold. Herein, we report 1,2-hexanediol as a new eluent in high-performance liquid chromatography–ICPMS which enables avoiding the current limitations. Unlike commonly used eluents, 1,2-hexanediol was remarkably compatible with ICPMS detection at high flow rates of 1.5 mL min –1 and concentrations of at least 30% v/v, respectively, under the standard conditions and instrumental setup normally used with 100% aqueous media. Sensitivity for all tested elements (P, S, Cl, Br, Se, and As) was enhanced with 10% v/v 1,2-hexanediol relative to that of 100% aqueous media by 1.5–7-fold depending on the element. Concentrations of 1,2-hexanediol at ≤30% v/v were superior in elution strength to concentrations at >90% v/v of the common organic phases, which greatly decreases the amount of carbon required to elute highly hydrophobic compounds such as lipids and steroids, enabling detection at ultra-trace levels. The proposed approach was applied to detect arsenic-containing fatty acids in spiked human urine, and detection limits of <0.01 μg As L –1 were achieved, which is >100-fold lower than those previously reported using the organic ICPMS mode. Nontargeted speciation analysis in Allium sativum revealed the presence of a large number of hydrophobic sulfur-containing metabolomic features at trace levels.

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“…Arsenic widely exists in soil, water, air, and living organisms because of natural and anthropogenic activities. − Many arsenic compounds, whether inorganic or organic arsenic species, are highly toxic and severely affect the health of human beings via various ways. − Therefore, rapid and sensitive detection of them, particularly in the air, has attracted considerable attention. − ,, Among arsenic sources in the air, organic arsines (e.g., trimethyl arsine) represent one important class that can be released from soil upon microbial metabolism . Sensitive detection of organic arsines is not only beneficial to health and environmental monitoring but also helpful to locate arsenic distribution in soil or even arsenic mines.…”

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“…Sensitive detection of organic arsines is not only beneficial to health and environmental monitoring but also helpful to locate arsenic distribution in soil or even arsenic mines. However, existing detection technologies for arsenic species mainly rely on bulky instruments such as inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES), inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), ,,, and electro thermal-atomic absorption spectroscopy (ET-AAS) . These detection methods generally suffer from one or more limitations including operation complexity, nonportability, and high cost.…”

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“…5−15 Therefore, rapid and sensitive detection of them, particularly in the air, has attracted considerable attention. [7][8][9][10]14,15 Among arsenic sources in the air, organic arsines (e.g., trimethyl arsine) represent one important class that can be released from soil upon microbial metabolism. 1 Sensitive detection of organic arsines is not only beneficial to health and environmental monitoring but also helpful to locate arsenic distribution in soil or even arsenic mines.…”

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Development of a Fluorophore with Enhanced Unorthodox Chalcogen Bonding for Highly Sensitive Detection of Trimethyl Arsine Vapor

Cui

Gong

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ACS Sens.

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In this work, we report the design of novel fluorophores that bear three benzothiadiazole and benzoselenadiazole groups, respectively, for sensitive detection of trimethyl arsine vapor. In particular, the fluorophore with the benzoselenadiazole groups can form stronger chalcogen bonding with trimethyl arsine than the fluorophore with the benzothiadiazole groups, which in turn triggers much faster and more sensitive fluorescence responses. On the basis of this novel mechanism, fluorescence detection of trimethyl arsine vapor with rapid response (∼3 s), high sensitivity (the theoretical LOD is 0.44 ppb), and high selectivity is achieved on bundled nanofibers from the fluorophore with the benzoselenadiazole groups. Here, the new fluorescence sensor may find wide applications in health and environmental monitoring, arsenic distribution recognition in soil, and arsenic mines exploration.

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Arsenic speciation in aerosols of a respiratory therapeutic cave: A first approach to study arsenicals in ultrafine particles

Cited by 19 publications

References 38 publications

Heavy Metals in Suspended Particulate Matter of the Zhujiang River, Southwest China: Contents, Sources, and Health Risks

Heavy Metals in Suspended Particulate Matter of the Zhujiang River, Southwest China: Contents, Sources, and Health Risks

Elution with 1,2-Hexanediol Enables Coupling of ICPMS with Reversed-Phase Liquid Chromatography under Standard Conditions

Development of a Fluorophore with Enhanced Unorthodox Chalcogen Bonding for Highly Sensitive Detection of Trimethyl Arsine Vapor

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