Publications by authors named "Sheng-Hu Zhang"

A two-year field experiment was carried out in a Cu-Zn-Cd-Pb-contaminated field with , and to investigate their growth and accumulation characteristics. Based on changes in heavy metal content in the soil, we compared their phytoremediation potentials for the combined pollution of heavy metals. After two years of planting, showed the best tolerance to soil contaminated by heavy metals, with the number of plants being 63.

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The occurrence, spatial distribution, and source analysis of antibiotics in global coastal waters and estuaries are not well documented or understood. Therefore, the distribution of 14 antibiotics in inflowing river and bay water of Taizhou Bay, East China Sea, was studied. Thirteen antibiotics, excluding roxithromycin (ROM), were all detected in inflowing river and bay water.

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The concentration levels of 39 antibiotics, including sulfonamides (SAs), quinolones (QUs), tetracyclines (TCs), macrolides (MLs), and penicillins (PLs), in the surface water of Luoma Lake, and its main inflow rivers were analyzed using SPE-UPLC-MS/MS. The contribution rates of pollution of major rivers entering the lake were analyzed, and the potential ecological and health risks of antibiotics were assessed. The results showed that (antibiotics)in 42 sampling sites was between 30.

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As the result of the phase-out on polybrominated diphenyl ethers, organophosphate flame retardants (OPFRs) were widely used as substitutes in the world. Previous studies found that OPFRs were frequently detected in environmental, biological, and human samples. Considering their adverse effects, the absorption, bioaccumulation, metabolism and internal exposure processes of OPFRs attracted more attentions recently, especially for aryl-OPFR and Cl-OPFRs.

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With rapid improvements in industrialization and urbanization, antibiotics are now extensively used to prevent and treat human and animal diseases and husbandry and aquaculture. Some research has been conducted to assess the environmental distribution and risk level of antibiotics, but their distribution remains largely uncharacterized. Thus, this study investigated the distribution and abundance of 39 antibiotics belonging to five groups, and their associated risks in surface water around Luoma Lake in the north of Jiangsu province, China.

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We explored the pollution characteristics, spatial and temporal distribution, ecological risk, and human health risk of organophosphate esters (OPEs) in the source water of the Nanjing section of the Yangtze River. Thirteen OPEs were determined by solid phase extraction-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. The results showed that twelve OPEs were detected to different extents with total concentrations ranging from 85.

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To determine the removal efficiency of typical antibiotics in Guiyang wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) and the impact of effluent on aquatic organisms in receiving waters, nine antibiotics in the influent, effluent, and receiving water of two WWTPs in Guiyang City were investigated. The concentrations of antibiotics in the influent and effluent ranged from 0 to 835.60 ng·L and 0 to 286.

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Occurrence characteristics of antibiotics in the source water of the Nanjing section of the Yangtze River were analyzed preliminarily by solid-phase extraction and high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (SPE-HPLC-MS/MS). The results showed that the cumulative concentration of 16 sampling points ranged from 13.37 ng·L to 780.

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In this study, seven bisphenol analogues were measured in water and sediment samples from Taihu Lake, and potential risk was evaluated. The results showed that BPF, BPS and BPA were the predominant components in water samples from Lake Taihu. In sediment, BPA was always predominant, followed by BPF and BPS, and there was a significant positive correlation between BPs and TOC content.

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A total of 22 water samples collected from Luomahu Lake were determined using high performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS) to evaluate the pollution level,spatial distribution and ecological risk of 32 PPCPs.23 PPCPs were detected in surface water of Luomahu Lake and the total concentrations of 22 samples were 892-1536 ng·L.The concentration of norfloxacin (256-707 ng·L) was the highest among the detected PPCPs,followed by ketoprofen (85-438 ng·L),acesulfame (101-290 ng·L) and naproxen (1.

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Hydroxylated polybrominated diphenyl ethers (OH-PBDEs) have been frequently observed in marine aquatic environments; however, little information is available on the occurrence of these compounds in freshwater aquatic environments, including freshwater lakes. In this study, we investigated the occurrence and spatial distribution of typical OH-PBDEs, including 2'-OH-BDE-68, 3-OH-BDE-47, 5-OH-BDE-47, and 6-OH-BDE-47 in surface sediments of Taihu Lake. 3-OH-BDE-47 was the predominant congener, followed by 5-OH-BDE-47, 2'-OH-BDE-68, and 6-OH-BDE-47.

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The occurrence and distribution of eight selected endocrine-disrupting chemicals were investigated in samples of surface water and suspended particulate matter (SPM) in Nanjing section of Yangtze River over a year (the flow period, the wet period and the dry period). All target compounds were detected at least once in surface water with 4-tert-butylphenol (4-TBP), nonyphenol (NP) and bisphenol A (BPA) as the dominant compounds, with concentrations in the range of 225-1121ng/L, 1.4-858ng/L and 1.

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Aerobic biodegradation has been identified as the main attenuation mechanism for microcystin, but the role of anaerobic microcystin biodegradation remains unclear. To elucidate this process, we assessed the potential for anaerobic microcystin LR biodegradation by sediment microbial community from Dianchi Lake and evaluated the effects of environmental factors and additional nutrient sources on the rates of anaerobic biodegradation. The results showed that microcystin LR was rapidly degraded from 5 mg/L to below detection limit within 2 days, demonstrating that the indigenous microorganisms can efficiently degrade microcystin LR under anaerobic conditions and can use microcystin LR as a sole nitrogen source.

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