1.Pollution characteristics and ecological risk assessment of typical pharmaceutical and personal care products in Zhengzhou rivers
Xie WANG ; Qingqing MA ; Suge LU ; Hongli LIU ; Yongheng SU ; Zhiwei HAN ; Congke ZHANG
Journal of Environmental and Occupational Medicine 2025;42(11):1330-1335
Background The residues of pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs) in aquatic environments have become an increasingly prominent urban pollution issue, attracting widespread attention. The analysis of PPCPs pollution in water environments holds profound implications in Zhengzhou, a strategically important city in central China. Objective To analyze the pollution characteristics of PPCPs, such as antidepressants and antibiotics, in rivers of Zhengzhou and assess associated ecological risk. Methods Water samples were collected from three rivers of Zhengzhou, and 13 PPCPs (5 antibiotics and 8 antidepressants) were analyzed quantitatively by high performance liquid chromatography-triple quadrupole mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS) after automatic solid phase extraction. Risk quotient (RQ) was applied to assess ecological risk of PPCPs with high concentration. Results The primary antibiotics pollutants were norfloxacin and ofloxacin, both with a detection rate of 100%. Among antidepressants, venlafaxine and citalopram showed the highest detection rates at 92.3% and 88.5%, respectively. The detected antibiotics with the highest average concentrations included ofloxacin and sulfamethoxazole with concentrations of 99.8 ng·L−1and 96.2 ng·L−1, respectively, while antidepressants venlafaxine and citalopram were detected with the highest average concentrations of 15.2 ng·L−1and 1.35 ng·L−1, respectively. The inter-river comparisons revealed statistically significant differences in contaminant loads (P<0.05). The sums of average PPCP concentrations at sampling points in the Jialu River and Suoxu River were 83.4 ng·L−1 and 100.4 ng·L−1, respectively. The Xiaoqing River exhibited higher pollution levels than both the Jialu and Suoxu Rivers, with a total average concentration of 478.4 ng·L−1, where ofloxacin and sulfamethoxazole were identified as the predominant pollutants. The results of ecological risk assessment indicated the RQ contributed by sulfamethoxazole ranged between 0.50−0.95 in the Xiaoqing River, suggesting a controllable risk but requiring prioritized mitigation strategies. The RQ values of norfloxacin were distributed within the range of 0.10-0.30, indicating a moderate ecological risk. The RQ values for ofloxacin and venlafaxine remained below 0.10, indicating a lower risk level. Conclusion PPCPs contamination is positive in the rivers of Zhengzhou, and sulfamethoxazole and ofloxacin are the primary cantaminants. The Xiaoqing River exhibits the highest pollution levels. The initial risk assessment show that sulfamethoxazole and norfloxacin pose potential ecological risks, requiring prioritized contamination management.
2.Effect of aloe gel on the wound healing rate and the expression of EGF and bFGF of radiative dermatitis erythematase in rats
Xiaoping LIU ; Jinli LU ; Suge WU ; Fang YANG ; Minzhong LI
Journal of Xi'an Jiaotong University(Medical Sciences) 1982;0(01):-
Objective To study the effect of aloe gel on the wound healing rate and the expression of epidermal growth factor(EGF) and basic fibroblast growth factor(bFGF) of radiative dermatitis erythematase in rats.Methods The rat models of radiative dermatitis erythematase(vesicular reaction) were established.With the normal healing group as the control group,aloe gel was used on the radiative dermatitis erythematase of rats in the experimental group.At the 2,6,10,18 and 24d postinjury,the protein of EGF and bFGF were stained immunohistochemically and analysed;the wound healing rate was also measured.Results ① The wound healing rate: the wound healing rate of experiment groups was significantly higher than that of the control group at 10th day and 18th day(P

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