期刊
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
卷 251, 期 -, 页码 66-71出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2019.04.123
关键词
Tert-butylphenols; Bioluminescence assay; Density functional theory; Ecotoxicity; Photodegradation
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21876153, 91643107, 21621005, 21427815]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities [2019FZJD007]
The tert-butylphenols (TBPs) are one group of alkylated phenolic compounds with wide applications in UV absorbers and antioxidants. They are becoming contaminants of emerging concern with residues frequently detected in natural surface water or drinking water. The direct sunlight may photolyze TBPs in waters and affect their aquatic toxicities; however, such data are very limited. In the present study, we investigate the photodegradation of 2,6-DTBP by direct sunlight in water and compare the aquatic toxicities of 2,6-DTBP with that of its product toward Photobacterium phosphoreum. 2,6-DTBP is photo degraded by 71.31 +/- 2.64% under simulated sunlight following a pseudo-first-order kinetics with rate constant (k) of 0.061 h(-1). Density functional theory simulations at M06-2X/def2-SVP level reveal that the photodegradation occurred sequentially through oxidation, photo-isomerization and hydrogenation. The degradation product 2,5-DTBP is toxic to P. phosphoreum (EC50 3.389 x 10(-5) mol/L) whereas 2,6-DTBP is not harmful (EC50 3.917 x 10(-3) mol/L) as designated by the European Union Standard, indicating the enhanced toxicities driven by the direct sunlight photodegradation. We demonstrate the enhanced toxicities of 2,6-DTBP by natural sunlight, suggesting that negligence of photodegradation of TBPs-related contaminants will underestimate the comprehensive risk of these emerging contaminant in natural waters. (C) 2019 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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