Acute toxicity of benzophenone-type UV filters and paraben preservatives to freshwater planarian,Dugesia japonica

Fourteen benzophenone-type UV filters and four paraben preservatives were selected to examine their acute toxicities on Dugesia japonica. The 48-h LC₅₀ values for planarians exposed to benzophenone-type UV filters can be ranked as oxybenzone?>?mexenone?>?5-chloro-2-hydroxybenzophenone?> 2,4-dihydroxybenzophenone?>?2-hydroxybenzophenone?>?dioxybenzone?>?benzophenone?>?2,2′,4,4′-tetrahydroxybenzophenone?>?4-hydroxybenzophenone?> 3-hydroxybenzophenone?>?4,4′-dihydroxybenzophenone?>?2,2′-dihydroxy-4,4′-dimethoxybenzophenone?>?2,3,4-trihydroxybenzophenone?>?sulisobenzone with a range from 0.9 to 145?mg?L^?1 with a similar sequence for the 96?h LC₅₀ values, ranging from 0.5 to 77?mg?L^?1. The 48 and 96?LC₅₀ values for planarians exposed to paraben preservatives can be ranked as butylparaben?>?propylparaben?>?ethylparaben?>?methylparaben. Among all the tested chemicals, oxybenzone was the most toxic and sulisobenzone the least toxic chemical to planarian at each exposure period. Most benzophenone-type UV filters are toxic to aquatic animals with 48?h LC₅₀ values less than 10 mg?L^?1, except for 2,2′-dihydroxy-4,4′-dimethoxybenzophenone, 2,3,4-trihydroxybenzophenone, and sulisobenzone. Because of their common occurrence in aquatic environment, more studies on aquatic toxicities of benzophenone-type UV filters and paraben preservativs are needed to provide important information to adequately assess their ecological risk.     

小麦秸秆生物炭对水中对羟基苯甲酸乙酯的吸附特性

对羟基苯甲酸乙酯属于尼泊金酯类物质,是一种典型的新兴环境污染物.本研究通过制得不同热解温度(300、500和700℃)下的小麦秸秆生物炭(分别表示为BC300、BC500、BC700),对水中对羟基苯甲酸乙酯进行间歇吸附.结果表明,热解温度升高会导致生物炭表面疏水性增强,且引起零电荷点从8.37升至9.42.溶液初始p H值由8升至12时,对羟基苯甲酸乙酯去除率显著递减;此外,溶液离子强度的增强会导致对羟基苯甲酸乙酯去除率的下降.生物炭吸附水中对羟基苯甲酸乙酯的等温吸附过程符合Langmuir方程,其中,最大吸附容量排序为:BC700BC500BC300.同时,吸附过程符合准二级动力学方程,且为吸热自发过程.此外,经过4轮再生吸附,生物炭吸附容量仍可达到最初的90%,其中,BC700展示出最高的吸附效率(92.76%).