Chemical Research in Chinese Universities ›› 2023, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (3): 508-515.doi: 10.1007/s40242-023-3062-9

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Occurrence of Human Exposure to Benzothiazoles and Benzotriazoles in Indoor Dust in Suizhou and Beijing, China

ZHU Qingqing, LIAO Chunyang, JIANG Guibin   

  1. 1. State Key Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Ecotoxicology, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, P. R. China;
    2. College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, P. R. China;
    3. Institute of Environment and Health, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, 310024, P. R. China;
    4. Hubei Key Laboratory of Environmental and Health Effects of Persistent Toxic Substances, School of Environment and Health, Jianghan University, Wuhan, 430056, P. R. China
  • Received:2023-03-05 Online:2023-06-01 Published:2023-05-25
  • Contact: Chunyang Liao E-mail:cyliao@rcees.ac.cn
  • Supported by:
    This work was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2020YFA0907500), the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.22193051, 22225605), and the K.C. Wong Education Foundation of China(No.GJTD-2020-03).

Abstract: Benzothiazoles(BTHs) and benzotriazoles(BTRs) are an important group of industrial chemicals. Due to large scale and long-term applications, they have been released to various environmental media, including indoor dust, and subsequently elicited a variety of toxic effects. In this study, the concentrations and composition profiles of BTHs and BTRs in indoor dust from Suizhou and Beijing, China, were investigated. The median concentrations of Σ6BTHs in indoor dust samples from Suizhou and Beijing were 133 and 439 ng/g dw, respectively, whereas the Σ5BTRs concentrations from Suizhou and Beijing were 28.4 and 40.1 ng/g dw, respectively(dw=dry weight). BTH, 2-OH-BTH, 1-H-BTR, and 5-Me-1-H-BTR were the predominant compounds in the dust. Human exposure to such chemicals was further evaluated. The intake for the population in Suizhou(0.163-0.939 ng/kg bw/day) and Beijing(0.0347-0.200 ng/kg bw/day) was minor(bw=body weight). The obtained results in this study will be able to add insight into human exposure to BTHs and BTRs. This study will help to identify the behavior and fate of BTHs and BTRs in the environment, and thus to scientifically assess their risk of exposure.

Key words: Benzothiazole, Benzotriazole, Dust, Distribution, Human exposure