Occurrence of halogenated methanesulfonic acids in water and sediment from the Hangzhou Bay, China

Fang Tao; Yujia Tan; Junwei Dai; Congrui Lu; Yadong Sha; Yi Liu; Xinxing Zhou; Qingele Hasi; Zhemin Shen; Yuning Ma

doi:10.1016/j.envres.2023.115463

Occurrence of halogenated methanesulfonic acids in water and sediment from the Hangzhou Bay, China

Environ Res. 2023 May 1:224:115463. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.115463. Epub 2023 Feb 13.

Authors

Fang Tao¹, Yujia Tan², Junwei Dai³, Congrui Lu⁴, Yadong Sha², Yi Liu⁵, Xinxing Zhou³, Qingele Hasi⁶, Zhemin Shen⁷, Yuning Ma⁸

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Environmental and Health Sciences, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou, 310018, People's Republic of China; College of Quality and Safety Engineering, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou, 310018, People's Republic of China.
² School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, China.
³ Focused Photonics (Hangzhou), Inc., Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310052, China.
⁴ School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, China; Shanghai Jianke Environmental Technology Co., Ltd, Shanghai, 200032, China.
⁵ Center of Environmental Science and Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA.
⁶ Xinjiang Bole Environmental Monitoring Centre, Bole, Xinjiang, 833400, China.
⁷ School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, China; Shanghai Institute of Pollution Control and Ecological Security, Shanghai, 200092, China; Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Solid Waste Treatment and Resource Recovery, Shanghai, 200240, China.
⁸ School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai, 200240, China; Focused Photonics (Hangzhou), Inc., Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310052, China. Electronic address: julius.yuningma@gmail.com.

PMID: 36791841
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2023.115463

Abstract

Halogenated methanesulfonic acids (HMSAs) are an important new class of organic compounds as they were universal in the water cycle and drinking water sources. However, no study has investigated the presence of HMSAs in surface water and sediment from China. The present study reports the occurrence and spatiotemporal distribution of seven HMSAs in water and sediment samples from Hangzhou Bay, China. Trifluoromethanesulfonic acid (TFMSA) was the main contributor to the concentrations of HMSAs in water and sediment samples from spring, summer, autumn and winter which were 30.8-541 ng/L, n. d.-86.6 ng/L, 4.22-70.9 ng/L and 8.86-192 ng/L, separately, while in sediment samples were n. d.-11.1 ng/g, n. d.-12.9 ng/g, n. d.-22.5 ng/g, n. d.-4.60 ng/g, respectively. The levels of HMSAs in water from winter and spring were higher than those in summer and autumn, and the concentrations of the target HMSAs in water presents a seasonal pattern affected by the temperature, the precipitation and river flow variations. Nevertheless, the levels of HMSAs in sediment were highest in the area near the industrial area and the confluences of rivers. Correlation analysis revealed that the concentrations of TFMSA were significantly positively correlated with total organic carbon (TOC) in water samples. Although TFMSA is regarded as low toxic based on the EC₅₀ value of acute toxicity, the potential risks to aquatic ecology should be paid more attention due to its high concentrations in the aquatic system and the environmental persistency.

Keywords: Acute toxicity; HMSAs; Sediment; Spatiotemporal distribution; TOC; Water.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Bays
China
Drinking Water* / analysis
Environmental Monitoring
Geologic Sediments / analysis
Rivers
Water Pollutants, Chemical* / analysis

Substances

Water Pollutants, Chemical
Drinking Water
methanesulfonic acid
trifluoromethanesulfonic acid