高原湖沼における医薬品主体の有機汚染物質:疑わしい非標的スクリーニング、PBTリスク、および構造ベースのリスクマーカー
Liben Chou1, Wanshu Zhu2, Rong Zhang3
1State Key Laboratory of Water Pollution Control and Green Resource Recycling, School of Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, Jiangsu, China; Jiangsu Provincial Key Laboratory of Environmental Engineering, Jiangsu Provincial Academy of Environmental Science, Nanjing 210036, Jiangsu, China.
Abstract:
Plateau lakes, characterized by limited mobility and enclosed hydrological conditions, are highly sensitive to anthropogenic influences. However, these water bodies remain largely understudied in the context of emerging organic contaminants. To address this gap, we systematically investigated nine plateau lakes in China using a combined approach of suspect and non-target screening, persistence-bioaccumulation-toxicity (PBT) profiling, ecological risk assessment, and structural feature analysis. A total of 1,374 organic contaminants were identified, 104 of which occurred frequently (>80% of samples). Comparative analysis revealed that pharmaceutical-related compounds were disproportionately enriched in plateau lakes compared to non-plateau lakes, highlighting a distinct pharmaceutical pollution profile driven by human activities. 60.6% of high-frequency contaminants displayed at least one hazardous PBT trait. While individual ecological risks remained low for 93.0% of quantified compounds (RQ < 0.1), their combined risk (ΣRQs = 2.68) exceeded the threshold, revealing potential mixture toxicity concerns. To support early risk identification, we extracted 51 structure-based risk markers, defined as molecular fragment features linked to PBT traits, including oxygen- and nitrogen-containing chains, heterocyclic groups, and chlorine-substituted aromatic fragments. This study provides new insights into the overlooked chemical risks in high-altitude aquatic ecosystems and underscores the importance of prioritizing pharmaceutical contaminants and their structure-based hazards in future monitoring and regulatory frameworks.
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