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Detection and Characterization of TiO(2) Nanomaterials in Sludge from Wastewater Treatment Plants of Chihuahua State, Mexico
TiO(2) nanoparticles (TiO(2)-NPs) have a wide range of industrial applications (paintings, sunscreens, food and cosmetics) and is one of the most intensively used nanomaterials worldwide. Leaching from commercial products TiO(2)-NPs are predicted to significantly accumulate in wastewater sludges, wh...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8911657/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35269232 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano12050744 |
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author | Reyes-Herrera, Juan Acosta-Slane, Damaris Castillo-Michel, Hiram Pradas del Real, Ana E. Vogel-Mikus, Katarina Benetti, Federico Roman, Marco Villanova, Julie Valles-Aragón, M. Cecilia |
author_facet | Reyes-Herrera, Juan Acosta-Slane, Damaris Castillo-Michel, Hiram Pradas del Real, Ana E. Vogel-Mikus, Katarina Benetti, Federico Roman, Marco Villanova, Julie Valles-Aragón, M. Cecilia |
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description | TiO(2) nanoparticles (TiO(2)-NPs) have a wide range of industrial applications (paintings, sunscreens, food and cosmetics) and is one of the most intensively used nanomaterials worldwide. Leaching from commercial products TiO(2)-NPs are predicted to significantly accumulate in wastewater sludges, which are then often used as soil amendment. In this work, sludge samples from four wastewater treatment plants of the Chihuahua State in Mexico were obtained during spring and summer (2017). A comprehensive characterization study was performed by X-ray based (laboratory and synchrotron) techniques and electron microscopy. Ti was detected in all sludge samples (1810–2760 mg/kg) mainly as TiO(2) particles ranging from 40 nm up to hundreds of nm. Micro-XANES data was analyzed by principal component analysis and linear combination fitting enabling the identification of three predominant Ti species: anatase, rutile and ilmenite. Micro-XANES from the smaller Ti particles was predominantly anatase (68% + 32% rutile), suggesting these TiO(2)-NPs originate from paintings and cosmetics. TEM imaging confirmed the presence of nanoscale Ti with smooth surface morphologies resembling engineered TiO(2)-NPs. The size and crystalline phase of TiO(2)-NPs in the sludge from this region suggest increased reactivity and potential toxicity to agro-systems. Further studies should be dedicated to evaluating this. |
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spelling | pubmed-89116572022-03-11 Detection and Characterization of TiO(2) Nanomaterials in Sludge from Wastewater Treatment Plants of Chihuahua State, Mexico Reyes-Herrera, Juan Acosta-Slane, Damaris Castillo-Michel, Hiram Pradas del Real, Ana E. Vogel-Mikus, Katarina Benetti, Federico Roman, Marco Villanova, Julie Valles-Aragón, M. Cecilia Nanomaterials (Basel) Article TiO(2) nanoparticles (TiO(2)-NPs) have a wide range of industrial applications (paintings, sunscreens, food and cosmetics) and is one of the most intensively used nanomaterials worldwide. Leaching from commercial products TiO(2)-NPs are predicted to significantly accumulate in wastewater sludges, which are then often used as soil amendment. In this work, sludge samples from four wastewater treatment plants of the Chihuahua State in Mexico were obtained during spring and summer (2017). A comprehensive characterization study was performed by X-ray based (laboratory and synchrotron) techniques and electron microscopy. Ti was detected in all sludge samples (1810–2760 mg/kg) mainly as TiO(2) particles ranging from 40 nm up to hundreds of nm. Micro-XANES data was analyzed by principal component analysis and linear combination fitting enabling the identification of three predominant Ti species: anatase, rutile and ilmenite. Micro-XANES from the smaller Ti particles was predominantly anatase (68% + 32% rutile), suggesting these TiO(2)-NPs originate from paintings and cosmetics. TEM imaging confirmed the presence of nanoscale Ti with smooth surface morphologies resembling engineered TiO(2)-NPs. The size and crystalline phase of TiO(2)-NPs in the sludge from this region suggest increased reactivity and potential toxicity to agro-systems. Further studies should be dedicated to evaluating this. MDPI 2022-02-23 /pmc/articles/PMC8911657/ /pubmed/35269232 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano12050744 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Reyes-Herrera, Juan Acosta-Slane, Damaris Castillo-Michel, Hiram Pradas del Real, Ana E. Vogel-Mikus, Katarina Benetti, Federico Roman, Marco Villanova, Julie Valles-Aragón, M. Cecilia Detection and Characterization of TiO(2) Nanomaterials in Sludge from Wastewater Treatment Plants of Chihuahua State, Mexico |
title | Detection and Characterization of TiO(2) Nanomaterials in Sludge from Wastewater Treatment Plants of Chihuahua State, Mexico |
title_full | Detection and Characterization of TiO(2) Nanomaterials in Sludge from Wastewater Treatment Plants of Chihuahua State, Mexico |
title_fullStr | Detection and Characterization of TiO(2) Nanomaterials in Sludge from Wastewater Treatment Plants of Chihuahua State, Mexico |
title_full_unstemmed | Detection and Characterization of TiO(2) Nanomaterials in Sludge from Wastewater Treatment Plants of Chihuahua State, Mexico |
title_short | Detection and Characterization of TiO(2) Nanomaterials in Sludge from Wastewater Treatment Plants of Chihuahua State, Mexico |
title_sort | detection and characterization of tio(2) nanomaterials in sludge from wastewater treatment plants of chihuahua state, mexico |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8911657/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35269232 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano12050744 |
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