L’Imagerie et la Spectroscopie par Résonance Magnétique du proton (IRM et ¹H SRM) sont des méthodes innovantes en toxicologie. Ces outils permettent l’évaluation de l’impact des xénobiotiques in vivo au niveau structural et métabolique respectivement. Dans cette perspective, les travaux de cette thèse ont été réalisés sur deux modèles murins : (i) des injections répétées de gadodiamide chez le rat entrainant une accumulation de gadolinium dans les noyaux profonds cérébelleux (NCP) ; (ii) une exposition à faible dose(20 μg/kg/jour) pendant la gestation et la lactation au bisphénol A (BPA) et à ses dérivés chlorés qui sont des perturbateurs endocriniens.L’étude des effets des injections répétées du gadodiamide a montré un rehaussement du signal des NCP sur des images pondérées T1 à 6 et 11 semaines post-injections. De manière inédite, il a été mis en évidence que le rehaussement du signal des NCP se maintient jusqu’à 1 an post-injections. Il a été également mesuré une augmentation prolongée de la concentration de créatine totale dans les NCP par la méthode de quantification ERETIC digital. Néanmoins, cette variation n’a pas été confirmée par les autres méthodes de quantification conventionnelles (jMRUI et LCModel). Une comparaison des méthodes de quantification en ¹H SRM (ERETIC digital, jMRUI et LCModel) a été réalisée afin de mettre en évidence l’influence de la correction de la ligne de base dans le traitement des spectres ¹H in vivo.Des perturbations précoces des dérivés chlorés du BPA ont été quantifiés chez les jeunes souris mâles et femelles exposées pendant la période périnatale : (i) des modifications de la composition lipidique hépatique, et cela préalablement à tout changement structural ; (ii) des altérations microstructurales et métaboliques au niveau de l’hippocampe. Une méthode de diffusion spectroscopique a été optimisée puisdes expériences in vivo ont été effectuées afin de caractériser ces anomalies de l’intégrité intracellulaire dans le cerveau des souris mâles. / Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy (MRI and ¹H MRS) are new methods in toxicology. These tools allow the assessment of the impact of xenobiotics at structural and metabolic levels respectively. In this perspective, this thesis presents two studies in animal models: (i) repeated administrations of linear gadolinium-based contrast agent (gadodiamide) in rat leading to a deposition of gadolinium in deep cerebellar nuclei (DCN); (ii) gestational and lactational exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) and its chlorinated derivatives at low dose (20 μg/kg/day) which are endocrine disruptors.The study of repeated injections of gadodiamide showed a hypersignal of DCN on T1-weighed images at 6and 11 weeks post-injections. In an unprecedented way, it was demonstrated that the hypersignal of DCN persisted for 1 year post-injections. A prolonged increase of total creatine concentration in DCN was also measured by the quantitation ERETIC digital method. Nevertheless, this variation was not confirmed by other conventional quantitation methods (jMRUI and LCModel). A comparison of quantitation methods in ¹H MRS (ERETIC digital, jMRUI and LCModel) was performed in order to elucidate the influence of baseline correction in the processing of in vivo ¹H spectra.Early disturbances caused by chlorinated derivatives of BPA were quantified in young male and female mice perinatally exposed: (i) modifications of hepatic lipid composition which precedes any structural change; (ii)microstructural and metabolic alterations in the hippocampus. A spectroscopic diffusion method was optimized, leading to in vivo experiments in order to characterize those abnormalities of intracellular integrity in the brain of male mice.

Neste trabalho, estudou-se a degradação do bisfenol A (BPA) em solução aquosa através da fotólise direta sob radiação UV em 254 nm. Os experimentos foram realizados um reator fotoquímico tubular de vidro de 3,9 L, equipado com uma lâmpada de vapor de mercúrio de baixa pressão tubular concêntrica (36 W). Avaliaram-se os efeitos da taxa específica de emissão de fótons (0,87×10 18 ; 1,4×1018 e 3,6×1018 fótons L-1 s-1 ) e da concentração inicial de BPA (10 a 50 mg L-1 ), conforme um projeto experimental Doehlert. Os resultados dos experimentos indicaram que a degradação do BPA diminui com o aumento de sua concentração inicial, seguindo decaimento de pseudo primeira-ordem. A constante cinética de velocidade de degradação do BPA variou de 0,001 a 0,0066 min-1 , enquanto a porcentagem de degradação de BPA ao final de 120 minutos variou de 14 a 55%; já a remoção do carbono orgânico total variou entre 1,5 e 12,5%. Houve a formação de produtos persistentes e as espécies reativas de oxigênio (1 O2 oOH ) mostraram-se muito importantes durante a degradação do BPA. O rendimento quântico para fotólise de BPA foi de 0,0075 mol BPA mol fótons-1, determinado a partir dos dados experimentais através de um modelo matemático para degradação fotolítica do BPA em função do tempo. Para tanto, considerou-se um sistema de tratamento formado por um reator tubular e um tanque de mistura com recirculação entre eles, sendo o reator tubular tratado como uma série de três reatores contínuos de mistura perfeita (CSTR) associados entre si. Através da análise estatística dos dados experimentais para duas respostas (constante específica de degradação do BPA e porcentagem de degradação do BPA ao final de 120 minutos) avaliaram-se os efeitos das variáveis envolvidas (concentração inicial de BPA e taxa específica de emissão de fótons). / The aim of this study was to evaluate bisphenol A (BPA) degradation in aqueous solution by direct photolysis under UV radiation at 254 nm, considering the effects of the specific rate of photon emission (0.87×1018; 1.4×1018 and 3.6×1018 fótons L-1 s-1) and the initial BPA concentration (10-50 mg L-1), according to a Doehlert experimental design. The experiments were performed in a glass tubular photochemical reactor of 3.9 L equipped with a concentric low pressure mercury vapor lamp of 36 W. The experimental results indicated that BPA degradation decreases with increasing initial concentration, following pseudo first-order decay, and increases with increasing specific rate of photon emission. The values of the specific BPA degradation rate varied in the range 0.001-0.0066 min-1, while BPA percent degradation at 120 minutes of irradiation varied from 14 to 55%; TOC removal varied from 1.5 to 12.5%. Persistent degradation products were formed, and oxygen reactive species (1O2, oHO) showed to exhibit an important role during BPA degradation. The obtained quantum yield of BPA photolysis was 0.0075 mol BPA mol photons-1, determined from the experimental data through a mathematical model for BPA photolytic degradation versus time. With that aim a treatment system formed by a tubular reactor connected with a mixing tank with recirculation between them was considered; the tubular reactor was treated as a series of three associated continuous perfect mixing reactors (CSTR). Through statistical analysis of the experimental data for two responses (specific BPA degradation rate and BPA percent degradation at 120 minutes), the effects of the variables involved in BPA degradation (initial BPA concentration and specific rate of photon emission) were discussed.

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No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Rodrigo Fernandes de Lima - 2015.pdf: 2077886 bytes, checksum: 41cc0e061b83ff79f5098eb054d1fcda (MD5) license_rdf: 23148 bytes, checksum: 9da0b6dfac957114c6a7714714b86306 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-03-06 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / The neonatal development is stimulated by various hormonal interactions. Environmental pollutants that mimic steroid hormones, such as bisphenol A (BPA) can cause changes in the pattern of development of the prostate, leading to lifelong lesions. The objective of this study was to determine whether neonatal exposure to BPA affects the development of prostate gerbils males and females. For this, the newborns were exposed to environmental levels (LBPA - 40 μ / kg / day) and high dose (HBPA - 4 mg / kg / day) of BPA, from 1st to the 7th day of life. On the eighth day, the prostatic complexes were collected and processed for morphological analysis, stereological and immunohistochemistry. It was observed through the three-dimensional reconstruction that in males the prostatic buds have elongated in a "V" form towards the ventral condensed mesenchyme (VMP). The stereological data of males showed a significant increase in the relative frequency of the mesenchymal compartment in the LBPA group compared to other groups (p ≤ 0.05). The AR-positive cells became significantly more frequent in the periurethral mesenchyme (PEM), ventral epithelial buds (VB) and muscle layer (SM) in the BPA group. There was a reduction in the frequency of PCNA-positive cells in the periurethral buds (PeB) and in the SM of the LBPA group. In females, the three-dimensional reconstruction showed that PeBs can emerge from one or both sides of the urethra and it was also visible a significant paraurethral mesenchyme (MAP) reduction in the BPA group. Only females of the HBPA group apparently presented paraurethral buds (PAB) more developed. In the LBPA group it was observed an increase in the AR-positive cells frequency in the PeM and a decrease of these cells in the PeB and mesenchyme paraurethral (PaM). In the HBPA group the AR-positive cells were more frequent in the PeM and PaB and reduced in PeB and PaM. PCNA-positive cells became significantly less frequent in the PaB and PaM of LBPA and HBPA groups. Regarding the ER-α positive cells in the group LBPA females showed a reduction in the immunoblots of PeM and MS, whereas in the group HBPA this reduction occurred only in the PaM. This study revealed that the postnatal development of the prostate of female gerbils occurs earlier and are morphologically distinct from what occurs in males of the same species. Furthermore, it can be seen that the BPA exerted a proliferative effect on the prostate gland of males and females with eight days of postnatal life, though females being more susceptible to this environmental chemicals. / O desenvolvimento neonatal é estimulado por diversas interações hormonais. Os poluentes ambientais que mimetizam hormônios esteróides, como o bisfenol-A (BPA), podem causar alterações no padrão de desenvolvimento da próstata, levando a lesões ao longo da vida. O objetivo deste estudo foi verificar se a exposição neonatal ao BPA afeta o desenvolvimento da próstata de gerbilos machos e fêmeas. Para isso, os recém-nascidos foram expostos a níveis ambientais (LBPA – 40 μ/kg/dia) e doses elevadas (HBPA – 4 mg/kg/dia) de BPA, do 1° ao 7º dia de vida. No oitavo dia, os complexos prostáticos foram coletados e processados para as análises morfológica, estereológica e imunohistoquímica. Com a reconstrução tridimensional observamos que nos machos os brotos prostáticos se alongaram em forma de “V” em direção ao mesênquima condensado ventral (VMP). Os dados estereológicos dos machos demonstraram um aumento significativo na frequência relativa do compartimento mesenquimal do grupo LBPA em relação aos demais grupos (p ≤ 0,05). As células AR-positivas tornaram-se significativamente mais frequentes no mesênquima periuretral (PeM), brotos epiteliais ventrais (VB) e camada muscular (SM) dos grupos tratados com BPA. Ocorreu uma redução na frequência de células PCNA-positivas nos brotos periuretrais (PeB) e na SM do grupo LBPA. Em fêmeas, a reconstrução tridimensional demonstrou que os PeBs podem emergir de um ou ambos os lados da uretra e também foi visível uma significativa redução do mesênquima parauretral (PaM) nos grupos tratados com BPA. Apenas as fêmeas do grupo HBPA apresentaram brotos parauretrais (PaB) aparentemente mais desenvolvidos. No grupo LBPA observou-se um aumento na frequência de células AR-positivas no PeM e uma diminuição destas células no PeB e mesênquima parauretral (PaM). No grupo HBPA as células AR-positivas tornaram-se mais frequentes no PeM e PaB, contudo sofreram redução no PeB e PaM. Células PCNA-positivas tornaram-se significativamente menos frequentes no PaB e PaM dos grupos LBPA e HBPA. Em relação às células ER-α positivas, nas fêmeas do grupo LBPA observou-se uma redução das imunomarcações no PeM e SM, enquanto que no grupo HBPA essa redução ocorreu apenas no PaM. Este estudo revelou que o desenvolvimento pós-natal da próstata de fêmeas de gerbilos é mais precoce e morfologicamente distinto do que ocorre nos machos da mesma espécie. Além disso, pode-se observar que o BPA exerceu um efeito antiproliferativo sobre a glândula prostática de machos e fêmeas com oito dias de vida pós-natal, sendo as fêmeas mais susceptíveis a este químico ambiental.

Dans cette étude nous avons utilisé le bisphénol A (BPA) comme polluant modèle pour analyser l’efficacité des différents processus de Fenton et photo-Fenton mis en place. Dans un premier temps nous avons étudié le processus de Fenton en présence du complexe Fe(III)-EDDS utilisé comme source de fer. Différents paramètres physico-chimiques (concentrations en H2O2, Fe(III)-EDDS, O2 et le pH) ont été testés afin d’optimiser l’efficacité du système en termes de dégradation du BPA. Parallèlement, le même type d’étude a été mené en présence de lumière (de 300 à 450 nm) afin d’étudier le processus de photo-Fenton. Dans les 2 cas nous avons mis en évidence un effet du pH peu commun puisque la dégradation de BPA est plus rapide et importante plus le pH est élevé dans une gamme allant de 3,0 à 9,0. Dans le but de comprendre le mécanisme mis en jeu des expériences d’inhibition de radicaux (·OH et HO2●/O2●-) ont été réalisées. Une des conclusions importantes de ce travail est que dans les deux systèmes le complexe Fe(III)-EDDS joue un rôle très positif pour la dégradation du BPA. De plus, nous avons également montré que ces processus étaient très efficaces pour des pH proches de la neutralité et faiblement basiques. La comparaison avec d’autres complexant du fer (EDTA, citrate, oxalate) montre qu’en présence du complexe Fe(III)-EDDS nous obtenons l’efficacité la plus importante. Ce résultat et le fait que les processus soient très efficaces à pH neutre ou faiblement basiques montrent que le complexe Fe(III)-EDDS est vraiment une source de fer très prometteuse dans les processus de Fenton et photo-Fenton. Dans une troisième partie nous avons regardé l’effet d’EDDS dans un système hétérogène en présence de Goethite comme source de fer. Dans ce chapitre il a été mis en évidence que l’EDDS inhibe le processus de Fenton, EDDS s’adsorbe fortement à la surface et limite la réactivité de H2O2 avec la surface de la Goethite. Par contre dans le processus de photo-Fenton, EDDS augmente l’efficacité de dégradation du BPA à pH proche de la neutralité et à faible concentration en H2O2. / In this study we used the bisphenol A (BPA) as a model pollutant to analyse the efficiency of the Fenton and photo-Fenton processes. In the first part of the thesis, we studied the Fenton process in the presence of the complex Fe(III)-EDDS used as iron source. Different physicochemical parameters (concentrations of H2O2, Fe(III)-EDDS, O2 and pH) were tested with the goal to optimized the efficiency of the system in terms of BPA degradation. In the same time, the same kind of experiments were performed in the presence of light (emission from 300 to 450 nm) to study the photo-Fenton process. In the two cases (Fenton and photo-Fenton), we observed a strong and not usual pH effect. Indeed, the degradation of BPA is faster and more important when the pH is higher in the range between 3.0 and 9.0. To understand the mechanisms involved in such processes, some inhibition experiments of radicals (·OH and HO2●/O2●-) were performed. One of the most important conclusion of this research work is that the Fe(III)-EDDS complex plays a very positive role for the degradation of BPA. Moreover, in the presence of Fe(III)-EDDS the Fenton and photo-Fenton processes are very efficient in neutral and slightly basic pH. The comparison with other iron complexes (EDTA,citrate, oxalate) shows that in the presence of Fe(III)-EDDS complex we obtained the better efficiency for the degradation of BPA. This result and the fact that Fe(III)-EDDS is efficient until pH 9.0 show that Fe(III)-EDDS complex is really a promising iron source for the Fenton and photo-Fenton processes. In a third part, we studied the effect of EDDS in a heterogeneous system in the presence of Goethite as an iron source. In this chapter, we demonstrated that the presence of EDDS is detrimental for the Fenton process and leads to an inhibition of the process. In fact, EDDS is strongly adsorbed at the surface of the Goethite and avoid the reactivity of H2O2 at the Goethite surface. On the contrary, in the photo-Fenton process EDDS increases the efficiency of the BPA degradation for pHs near 7.0 and at low H2O2 concentrations.

In this thesis we investigated the separation of two endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDC), bisphenol-A (BPA) and nonylphenol (NP) from water over the defect free silicalite zeolite. Two force-fields were investigated, the OPLS-AA force-field which is an all-atom one, and the OPLS-UA force-field which is a united atom one. In order to be able to simulate BPA, we simulated and studied the diffusion of different molecules in silicalite. We compared two famous bulk water models, the non-rigid TIP3P modified for CHARMM model and the rigid SPC model, to literature and simulated the diffusion of these water molecules at temperatures from 300K to 600K. We found that these models coupled with our parameters for silicalite compared poorly with literature except for values calculated by Yazaydin et al. The mean-square displacements (MSDs) were more important in the x-direction (sinusoidal channel) than in the expected y-direction (straight channels) for both models resulting in small self-diffusion coefficient values. Results tended to improve as temperature increased. We believe that the high number of hydrogen bonds, implying the presence of clusters of water molecules, is responsible for the poor self-diffusion coefficient. The charges chosen to describe our silicalite zeolite, +2.05, may also be a reason of our small self-diffusion coefficient. We then investigated the self-diffusion of aromatic molecules at 300 and 400K. Benzene, phenol and toluene were studied. We found self-diffusion coefficients for benzene that did not compare well to experiments but that was close to simulation work done by Rungsirisakun et al. Our diffusion coefficients for benzene were several orders of magnitude bigger than the experimental values found in literature for both force-fields. The diffusion patterns for both phenol and toluene did not allow us to calculate self-diffusion coefficients for both investigated force-fields. We believe that the jumps in the MSDs of these molecules are due to the rotation that they undergo in the nanopores. Phenol anchors to the framework by hydrogen-bonds between the hydrogen of its alcohol group and the oxygen of the framework. The diffusion seems to happen when the alcohol group is in a line with one channel. The same diffusion phenomenon was seen for toluene molecule but was related to the methyl group attached to its benzene ring. When this group is in front of a channel, the energetic barrier is reduced and the molecule can diffuse through it. Finally bigger molecules were simulated and studied. Neopentane seemed to have a very low self-diffusion coefficient in silicalite if it could move at all. We report values of self-diffusion of 1.3 10-14 m2.s-1 at both 300K and 400K. This value seems a little high compared to benzene experimental self-diffusion coefficient values that are in the same order of magnitude at both temperatures. The linear nonylphenol molecule that we simulated seemed to diffuse through silicalite with patterns that were close to the one seen for phenol. The hydrogen bonding between its alcohol group and the framework slows down its diffusion in silicalite. With the same reasoning as for phenol we decided not to calculate diffusion coefficient for NP. The last molecule investigated was bisphenol-A (BPA). We found that BPA almost did not diffuse through silicalite. The size of the molecule can explain why it did not diffuse, but we believe that the angle between the two phenol groups should be able to bend enough for it to diffuse, slowly, through silicalite. Our conclusion is that the two phenol groups at both ends of the molecules are the most important factor in its very slow diffusion. Hydrogen bonding is taking place at both ends making it very hard for the molecule to move in the framework. We decided to generate self-diffusion coefficients for this molecule because the diffusion process did not have jumps. We found self-diffusion coefficient that are 3.10-15 m2.s-1 and 15. 10-15 m2.s-1 at 300 and 400K respectively for the OPLS-AA force-field, and 11.6.10-15 m2.s-1 and 6.68.10-15 m2.s-1 at 300 and 400K respectively for the OPLS-UA force-field. The last result was unexpected as we thought that the self-diffusion coefficient was going to increase with temperature. We believe that running much longer simulations for every molecule that we studied should give more reasonable and reliable results as the self-diffusion coefficients values are very small.

Bisphenol A used in the production of polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins is ubiquitous in the environment. The raw material is released to the environment during the manufacturing process and by leaching from consumer products. Recent studies are suggesting that low-dose amounts of Bisphenol A may have adverse health effects on humans. The possibility of removing Bisphenol A from natural water sources or from solvents used to extract the material from consumer products before they enter the market has been studied. The use of model compounds and related substances (4-isopropylphenol, 4-(t-butyl) phenol, and nitrophenols) have been used to study their removal from aqueous solutions using column chromatography and Octolig®, a commercially available material with polyethylenediamine moieties covalently bonded to high-surface area silica gel. The experimental results suggest that 2-nitrophenol and 4-nitrophenol can be successfully removed while 3-nitrophenol, 4-isopropylphenol, and 4-(t-butyl) phenol did not yield a high percent removal. A look at the pKa of the compounds provides an interesting explanation of the results. It is suggested that the compounds with a pKa of approximately 8.3 or higher would require the solution to be at a high pH for anion formation. The resulting pH of the solution would simultaneously deprotonate the ethylenediamine moieties of Octolig® rendering it incapable of removing the anions by ionic interaction.

I dagens moderna samhälle finns syntetiska kemikalier i princip överallt. De kan tas upp av människor på olika sätt, till exempel genom inandning, upptag genom huden och genom mat. Barn och unga är mer känsliga för kemikalier än vuxna, bland annat eftersom hjärnan, immun- och hormonsystemet inte är färdigutvecklade. Studier har visat höga halter av olika kemikalier i förskolemiljön vilket tros bero på de olika material som ofta förekommer, såsom skumgummi och plast, samt mängden av dessa. Studiens främsta syfte är att göra en uppskattning av exponeringen för bromerade flamskyddsmedel, ftalater och bisfenol A i de privata förskolorna inom Östersund kommun, samt ge förslag till förbättringsåtgärder. Metoden omfattar en inventering av förskolorna samt en litteraturstudie som fokuserar på relevant forskning om ämnena i fokus. Data från inventeringen rörande material och produkter kända att innehålla bromerade flamskyddsmedel, ftalater och bisfenol A plockades ut och utvärderades. Datan delades in i kategorierna skumgummi, mjukgjord plast, samt äta – produkter i plast. Information om några av de återförsäljare som förskolorna handlat av har samlats in. Utifrån det litteraturstudien och inventeringen visat har förslag till förbättringsåtgärder tagits fram. Resultatet visar att material och produkter kända att innehålla bromerade flamskyddsmedel, ftalater och bisfenol A förekom i relativt stor utsträckning på flera av förskolorna. Skillnaderna i mängd material och produkter mellan förskolorna var dock väldigt stora. Möjliga förklaringar är olika pedagogiska inriktningar samt olika grad av medvetenhet om risker med till exempel plast. En jämförelse med en inventering av kommunala förskolor i en annan kommun visar att förskolorna i denna studie generellt sett hade mindre mängd skumgummi, mjukgjord plast i inredning och leksaker, samt muggar och tallrikar i plast. Skillnaden kan eventuellt bero på att privata förskolor inte är bundna att följa kommunens upphandling. Ytterligare studier behövs för att kunna uppskatta vidden av exponering för bromerade flamskyddsmedel, ftalater och bisfenol A i Östersunds privata förskolor, samt för att göra en bedömning av eventuell påverkan på barns hälsa.

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No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Andreia Cristina Fonseca Alves - 2018.pdf: 2077715 bytes, checksum: 014c09b110640921afd1122a8c288520 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-02-26 / Bisphenol-A (BPA) is an emerging pollutant potentially capable of interfering with the endocrine system of living things. Employed mainly in the industry, in the production of resins, packaging and polycarbonate monomers, its main sources in the environment are effluent discharges. Since the conventional treatment systems used in Brazil can’t remove a series of pollutants, the use of activated carbon is one of the alternatives fairly used for this purpose. Its production from alternative materials is becoming more and more frequent, as agroindustrial wastes, object of numerous studies of the production of activated carbon. The coffee grounds are one of these residues that has been used generating good carbonaceous adsorbents. Thus, the objective of this work was to evaluate the efficiency of the activated carbon produced from the coffee grounds, in the adsorption of BPA in aqueous medium. Water vapor (CAH), KOH (CAK), K2CO3 (CAKC) and ZnCl2 (CAZn) were used as the activating agente characterized by analysis of X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR), N2 adsorption and desorption, elemental composition (CHNS-O) and determination of zero charge potential. For the selection of the best coal, a preliminary adsorption test was carried out with the adsorbents produced, with the coffee grounds and a commercial coal for comparative purposes. The effect of the initial pH of the solution was also evaluated. The kinetic adsorption studies at the concentrations of 5, 20 and 30 mg/L of BPA were adjusted to the pseudo-firstorder and pseudo-second order models. The nature of the process was studied by the Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm models. Among the developed coals, the CAK and CAKC presented low production yield and were not submitted to the adsorption tests. The CHNS-O, XRD, FTIR and N2 adsorption/desorption analyzes of CAH and CAZn generated results close to those reported in the literature. In terms of specific surface area, the CAH proved to be out of the expected. The CAZn had an area of 1,038.51 m²/g. Of the materials tested, the CAH didn’t present adsorptive capacity, while the CAZn was the one with the best performance, with little variation in efficiency when the pH of the medium changed. The use of coffee grounds as bioadsorbent wasn’t promising, being 86 percentage points below the efficiency of CAZn. Adsorption kinetics revealed a relatively slow process at the concentrations studied, reaching equilibrium after 720 minutes. The kinetic data for the three systems presented a fractional order close to 2, thus indicating a better fit for the pseudo-second order model. The equilibrium data were better adjusted to the Langmuir model, assuming that the CAZn has a homogeneous surface with adsorption occurring in monolayer. The maximum adsorption capacity of BPA according to the same model was 123.22 mg/g. The results showed that CAZn can be considered a promising promoter in the removal of BPA, indicating coffee grounds as an alternative raw material for the production of activated carbon with the potential to remove emerging pollutants such as BPA in water. / O Bisfenol-A (BPA) é um poluente emergente potencialmente capaz de interferir no sistema endócrino dos seres vivos. Empregado principalmente na indústria, na produção de resinas, embalagens e monômeros de policarbonato, suas principais fontes no meio ambiente são as descargas de efluentes. Uma vez que os sistemas de tratamento convencionais empregados no Brasil não conseguem remover uma série de poluentes, o uso de carvão ativado é uma das alternativas bastante empregada para esta finalidade. Sua produção a partir de materiais alternativos vem-se tornando cada vez mais frequente, como resíduos agroindustriais, objeto de inúmeros estudos de produção de carvão ativado. A borra de café é um destes resíduos que vem sendo utilizado gerando adsorventes carbonáceos de bons desempenhos. Dessa forma, o objetivo deste trabalho foi avaliar a eficiência do carvão ativado produzido da borra de café, na adsorção de BPA em meio aquoso. Foram utilizados como agente ativante vapor d’água (CAH), KOH (CAK), K2CO3 (CAKC) e ZnCl2 (CAZn), caracterizados por análises de difratometria de raios X (DRX) e de infravermelho por transformada de Fourier (FTIR), adsorção e dessorção de N2, composição elementar (CHNS-O) e determinação do potencial de carga zero. Para seleção do melhor carvão, um ensaio preliminar de adsorção foi realizado com os adsorventes produzidos, com a borra de café e um carvão comercial para fins comparativos. O efeito do pH inicial da solução também foi avaliado. Os estudos cinéticos de adsorção nas concentrações de 5, 20 e 30 mg/L de BPA foram ajustados os modelos de pseudo-primeira ordem e pseudo-segunda ordem. A natureza do processo foi estudada pelos modelos de isoterma de Langmuir e Freundlich. Dentre os carvões desenvolvidos, o CAK e CAKC apresentaram baixo rendimento de produção, não sendo então submetidos aos ensaios de adsorção. As análises CHNS-O, DRX, FTIR e adsorção/desorção de N2 do CAH e CAZn geraram resultados próximos aos relatados na literatura. Em termos de área superficial específica, o CAH mostrou-se fora do esperado. Já o CAZn apresentou uma área de 1.038,51 m²/g. Dos materiais testados, o CAH não apresentou capacidade adsortiva enquanto que o CAZn foi o de melhor desempenho, com pouca variação na eficiência quando alterado o pH do meio. O emprego da borra de café como bioadsorvente não foi promissor, ficando 86 pontos percentuais abaixo da eficiência do CAZn. A cinética de adsorção revelou um processo relativamente lento para as concentrações estudadas, atingindo o equilíbrio após 720 minutos. Os dados cinéticos, para os três sistemas, apresentaram ordem fracionária próxima de 2, indicando assim um melhor ajuste pelo modelo de pseudo-segunda ordem. Os dados de equilíbrio foram melhores ajustados ao modelo de Langmuir, pressupondo que o CAZn possui uma superfície homogênea com a adsorção ocorrendo em monocamada. A capacidade máxima de adsorção de BPA segundo o mesmo modelo foi de 123,22 mg/g. Os resultados mostraram que o CAZn pode ser considerado um adorvente promissor na remoção de BPA, indicando a borra de café como uma matéria-prima alternativa para produção de carvão ativado com potencial de remoção de poluentes emergentes, como o BPA, em água.

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Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are ubiquitous in the environment and have been detected in drinking water. Although various water treatment processes can remove EDCs, chemicals can migrate from pipes that transport water and contaminate drinking water. Globally bottled water consumption is steadily rising as an alternative to tap water, but EDCs have also been detected in bottled water. Sources of EDCs in bottled water include contamination of the water source, contamination through the production process or the migration of EDCs from the packaging material. There is limited information on EDCs in drinking water and bottled water from South Africa. The aim of this study was to determine the estrogenic activity, levels of selected EDCs and the potential health risks associated with the consumption of water from selected distribution points in Pretoria (City of Tshwane) and Cape Town as well as bottled water. The study consisted of 3 phases. Phase 1 included the analysis of drinking water samples from ten water distribution points in Pretoria and Cape Town collected over four sampling periods. In phase 2, ten brands of bottled water were analysed after exposure to different storage conditions (20°C, 40°C, light and dark) for 10 days. Samples were extracted using a C18 solid phase extraction method. Estrogenic activity was assessed using the recombinant yeast estrogen screen (YES) bioassay and the T47D-KBluc reporter gene bioassay. The extracts were analysed for di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate (DEHA), di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), diisononylphthalate (DINP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP), bisphenol A (BPA), nonylphenol (NP), 17β-estradiol (E2), estrone (E1) and ethynylestradiol (EE2) using UPLC-MS. Phase 3 consisted of a scenario based health risk assessment to assess the carcinogenic and toxic human health risks associated with the consumption of distribution point and bottled water. All the samples were below the detection limit (dl) in the YES bioassay, but estrogenic activity was detected in bottled and distribution point water using the T47D-KBluc bioassay. All samples were below the 0.7 ng/L trigger value for estrogenic activity in drinking water. NP was below the dl for all the samples, E2 was detected in five distribution point samples and E1, EE2, DEHA, DEHP, DINP, DBP and BPA were detected in distribution point and bottled water samples. The estrogenic activity and levels of target chemicals were comparable to the levels found in other countries. Hazard quotients for BPA, DEHA and DINP were higher in bottled water compared to distribution point water. The greatest non-carcinogenic health risk was posed by E1 in distribution point water from Pretoria and the highest cancer risk by levels of DEHP in distribution point water from Cape Town. However, overall, health risk assessment revealed acceptable health and carcinogenic risks associated with the consumption of distribution point and bottled water. Although the potential health risks posed by the EDCs found in the water samples in this study were low, the fact that potential EDCs were found in the water samples are still of concern. A monitoring strategy that also includes water from other municipalities and other brands of bottled water are therefore recommended. / Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2016. / School of Health Systems and Public Health (SHSPH) / PhD / Unrestricted