Publications by authors named "Runlin Yao"

Organophosphate esters (OPEs) are emerging pollutants and used extensively in industrial production as alternative to the traditional flame retardants. This study investigated the contamination characteristics and health risks of OPEs in 104 mollusks from 15 cities along the coastal region of South China. Σ8OPEs ranged from 48.

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  • Organophosphate esters (OPEs) like TDCIPP and TEHP pose environmental threats by affecting both ecosystems and human health, yet their specific toxic effects on E. coli are not fully understood.
  • Exposure to these chemicals stimulates antioxidant responses in E. coli, indicated by increased levels of SOD and CAT, along with the release of MDA, pointing to oxidative stress and membrane dysfunction.
  • Metabolomic analysis reveals significant changes in various metabolic pathways (carbohydrates, lipids, amino acids) due to OPE exposure, with certain metabolites helping to protect cell membranes and suggesting potential ecological risks from OPEs in aquatic environments.
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Tris(1-chloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TCPP) and tris(2-butoxyethyl) phosphate (TBEP) as pollutants of emerging concern have aroused the rising attention due to their potential risks on aquatic ecosystem and public health. Nevertheless, there is a lack of toxicological mechanisms exploration of TCPP and TBEP at molecular levels. Herein, the toxicity effects and molecular mechanism of them were fully researched and summarized on Escherichia coli (E.

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Tetracycline is frequently found in various environments and poses significant ecological risks. Calcium hydroxide-modified biochar has shown potential as a material for removing multiple classes of pollutants from wastewater streams. The tetracycline-adsorption performance and mechanism of alkali-modified biochars derived from nine wastes (corn straw, rice straw, swine manure, cypress powder, wheat straw, peanut shell, walnut shell powder, soybean straw, and corncobs) were investigated in the study.

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In this work, a heterogeneous catalyst of CuO was rationally designed by using Cu-based metal organic frameworks (marked Cu-BDC) as the template, and was used to degrade tetracycline (TC) via activation of peroxymonosulfate (PMS). The optimal CuO-350 showed excellent catalytic efficiency for TC degradation, and the reaction rate constant (0.104 min) was 8 times higher than that (0.

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A regional-scale survey was conducted to assess the occurrence, distribution, and risk of two extensively used pesticides (organophosphate pesticides and pyrethroids) in agricultural soils from the Pearl River Delta (PRD), South China. All target organophosphate pesticides (OPPs) and pyrethroids (PYs) were detected in the soil samples and both with a detection rate of 100%. The residues of the sum of six OPPs and the sum of four PYs were in the range of LOD-991 ng/g and 8.

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