71. Diclofenac removal by simulated solar assisted photocatalysis using TiO2-based zeolite catalyst; mechanisms, pathways and environmental aspectsSubhan Salaeh, Daria Juretic Perisic, Martina Biosic, Hrvoje Kušić, Sandra Babich, Urška Lavrenčič Štangar, Dionysios D. Dionysiou, Ana Lončarić Božić, 2016, original scientific article Abstract: The study explores the potential of immobilized TiO2-based zeolite composite photocatalyst (TiO2-FeZ)
made of commercial AEROXIDE TiO2 P25 and iron-exchanged zeolite of ZSM5 type (FeZ), for solar assisted
treatment of diclofenac (DCF), pharmaceutical included in the ‘‘watch list” during last prioritization in
water legislation by EU.
In this study the efficiency of applied photocatalytic treatment, solar/TiO2-FeZ/H2O2, of DCF water
solution was evaluated on basis of DCF removal and conversion kinetics, as well as the changes of
common parameters for assessing water quality. Hence, the changes in the removal and mineralization
of overall organic content, biodegradability, toxicity to Vibrio fischeri, dechlorination of DCF and
its formed by-products, were monitored during the treatment. The obtained data were correlated with
the evolution of DCF by-products, identified and monitored during the treatment by HPLC/MSMS
analysis. In order to estimate the influence of water matrix, all experiments were performed in the
presence of chloride or sulphate as counter ions. The obtained data revealed that degradation
mechanism of DCF by applied treatment process using immobilized TiO2-FeZ includes the adsorption
onto photocatalyst surface and consequent degradation. The contribution of homogeneous Fenton
reaction due to leached iron ions was found to be negligible. The adsorption and degradation pathway of DCF were influenced by the type of counter ions, which was reflected in the observed changes of
water quality parameters.
Keywords: Solar photocatalysis, TiO2-FeZ catalyst, Diclofenac, Degradation pathway, Biodegradability, Toxicity
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73. Vpliv onesnažil iz okoljskih aerosolov na tarčne celice v pljučihSara Pribovšek, 2016, undergraduate thesis Abstract: Diplomsko delo obravnava vpliv onesnažil iz okoljskih aerosolov na dva celična tipa, ki jih najdemo v pljučih, pljučne epitelijske celice A549 in makrofage J774A.1. Kot vir onesnažil smo uporabili ekstrakt saj iz zračnega filtra. Uporabili smo kvarčne zračne filtre z delci črnega ogljika, ki so nastali kot posledica gorenja sveče. V laboratorijskih poskusih smo testirali neposredni vpliv saj na celično živost (viabilnost) pljučnih epitelijskih celic in makrofagov po 24 urah in 48 urah inkubacije z različnimi koncentracijami saj in kontrolama. Celično živost smo merili s pomočjo reagenta Presto Blue. Posreden vpliv saj na pljučne epitelijske celice smo preverjali z merjenjem celične živosti po 24 urah in 48 urah inkubacije s topnimi dejavniki, ki so jih sprostili tretirani in kontrolni makrofagi (gojišče MCM). Gojišče MCM smo pripravili tako, da smo makrofage 48 ur aktivirali z raztopino saj oziroma jih nismo aktivirali (kontrolno gojišče MCM). Na koncu smo pri obeh celičnih tipih ugotavljali tudi gensko stabilnost s pomočjo posredne imunofluorescentne metode. Celice smo označili s protitelesi anti-fosfo histon H2A.X, ki so se vezala na mesta, kjer je zaradi izpostavljenosti raztopini saj prišlo do poškodb DNA. Rezultati so pokazali, da raztopina saj vpliva na celično živost pljučnih epitelijskih celic in makrofagov v obratno sorazmernem trendu v odvisnosti od koncentracije saj. Raztopina saj je imela vpliv tudi na morfološke spremembe obeh celičnih linij. Rezultati vpliva topnih dejavnikov makrofagov na epitelijske pljučne celice niso pokazali statistično značilnih razlik, zato posrednega vpliva saj na viabilnost pljučnih celic zaradi kompleksnosti delovanja topnih faktorjev makrofagov nismo dokazali. Pokazali pa smo, da imajo saje velik vpliv tudi na gensko stabilnost pljučnih epitelijskih celic in makrofagov. V diplomskem delu smo tako pokazali, da že krajša izpostavljenost onesnažilom iz zraka vodi do poškodb DNA in zmanjšane celične živosti tarčnih celic, kar je bilo še zlasti izrazito pri makrofagih.
Keywords: makrofagi, pljučne epitelijske celice, delci, policiklični aromatski ogljikovodiki, celična živost, genotoksičnost.
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