Comprehensive suspect screening for the identification of contaminants of emerging concern in urine of Flemish adolescents by liquid chromatography high-resolution mass spectrometry.
Por:
Roggeman M, Belova L, Fernández SF, Kim DH, Jeong Y, Poma G, Remy S, Verheyen VJ, Schoeters G, van Nuijs ALN and Covaci A
Publicada:
1 nov 2022
Ahead of Print:
15 ago 2022
Resumen:
The increasing human exposure to contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) cannot be fully assessed by targeted biomonitoring methods alone as these are limited to a subset of known analytes. On the contrary, suspect screening approaches based on liquid chromatography coupled to high-resolution mass spectrometry (LC-HRMS) allow the simultaneous detection of a high number of CECs and/or their (predicted) metabolites leading to a more comprehensive assessment of possible human exposure to these compounds. Within this study, 83 urine samples of Flemish adolescents (47 males, 36 females) collected in the frame of the 4th cycle of the Flemish Environment and Health Study (FLEHS IV) were selected with the aim of including a high and a low exposure group based on the overall exposure of 45 known contaminants. Samples were analyzed using a previously developed method involving a suspect screening approach to annotate CECs and their metabolites. The applied suspect list contained a total of >12,500 CECs and their known and predicted metabolites resulting from metabolization reactions, such as hydroxylation, glucuronidation and methylation. In total, 63 compounds were annotated at a confidence level of 3 or better, with most of the detected compounds not included in current biomonitoring programs. 5 out of the 63 compounds could be assigned with confidence level 2. Five compounds could unequivocally be identified (confidence level 1) through the comparison with reference standards. Personal care products were the main detected compound class (42% of detected compounds). Additionally, a detailed literature search indicated potential toxic effects for several of the detected CECs. Lastly, in the urine samples, a significantly higher number (p < 0.05) of compounds was detected in the high exposure group as opposed to the low exposure group. This difference could only be observed between high and low exposure load samples of female participants (p < 0.01).
Filiaciones:
Roggeman M:
Toxicological Centre, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium. Electronic address:
Belova L:
Toxicological Centre, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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Foundation for the Promotion of Health and Biomedical Research in the Valencian Region, FISABIO-Public Health, Valencia, Spain
Kim DH:
Toxicological Centre, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
Jeong Y:
Toxicological Centre, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
Poma G:
Toxicological Centre, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
Remy S:
Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Mol, Belgium
Verheyen VJ:
Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Mol, Belgium
Schoeters G:
Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), Mol, Belgium
van Nuijs ALN:
Toxicological Centre, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium
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