Publications by authors named "Yugang Lai"
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- Tire additives known as benzothiazole (BTs) are emitted into agricultural environments, and their uptake and metabolism in food crops, particularly in carrots, were evaluated to understand their behavior.
- Carrot plants readily absorbed BTs through their roots, but the upward movement to leaves was limited, with variations in translocation efficiency based on the specific BT structure.
- High-resolution mass spectrometry identified 18 novel BT metabolites in carrots, highlighting that transformation mainly occurs through glycosylation and amino acid conjugation, leading to structure-specific metabolic processes.
The extensive application of phthalate esters (PAEs) as plasticizers has raised considerable concern regarding their environmental load, but the associated occurrence of PAE metabolites has often been ignored. The soil-plant system is a vital source of human exposure to PAEs via crop intake. Here, paired soil-plant samples were collected from eastern China to investigate the occurrence characteristics of seven PAE congeners and two primary monoester phthalate metabolites (mPAEs) in farmland.
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