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Biotransformation kinetics and pathways of typical synthetic progestins in soil microcosms

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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Volume 446, Issue -, Pages -

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.130684

Keywords

Gestodene; Altrenogest; Medroxyprogesterone acetate; Microorganism; Transformation products

Funding

  1. National Natural Science Foundation of China [42177367, U1901601, 41877063]
  2. National Key R&D Program of China [2019YFC1804400]
  3. GDAS' Project of Science and Technology Development [2020GDASYL-20200104024]

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This study investigated the biotransformation of three synthetic progestins in agricultural soils and found that soil properties can affect the transformation rates. The presence of progestins also altered the bacterial community structure in the soils and resulted in the formation of diverse transformation products. Some of these products exhibited hormone activity.
Gestodene (GES), altrenogest (ALT), and medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) are three potent synthetic progestins detected in agricultural soils; however, their biotransformation outcomes in soils remain unclear. This study explored the biotransformation of these progestins in five agricultural soils with different physicochemical properties. The biotransformation data were well-described by a first-order decay model (R2 = 0.83-0.99), with estimated half-lives ranging between 12.1 and 188 h. Amplicon sequencing indicated that the presence of progestins changed the bacterial richness and community structure in the soils. Linear correlation, canonical correlation, and two-way correlation network analysis revealed that soil properties can affect biotransformation rates by interfering with progestin-soil interactions or with keystone taxa in soils. The clustermap demonstrated the formation of abundant transformation products (TPs). Isomerization and C4(5) hydrogenation were the major transformation pathways for GES (yields of - 13.7 % and - 10.6 %, respectively). Aromatic dehydrogenation was the major transformation pathway for ALT (yield of - 17.4 %). The C17 hydrolysis with subsequent dehydration and hydrogenation was the major transformation pathway for MPA (yield of - 196 %). In particular, some TPs exhibited progestagenic, androgenic, or estrogenic activity. This study highlights the importance of evaluating the ecotoxicity of progestin and TP mixtures for better understanding their risks in the environment.

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