ORIGINAL RESEARCH
A Survey and Ecological Risk Assessment
of Niclosamide and Its Degradation Intermediate
in Wucheng Waters within Poyang Lake Basin,
China
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Key Laboratory of Poyang Lake Environment and Resource Utilization, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
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School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, Nanchang, China
Submission date: 2019-12-18
Final revision date: 2020-01-29
Acceptance date: 2020-01-30
Online publication date: 2020-08-17
Publication date: 2020-10-05
Corresponding author
Donggen Huang
School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Nanchang University, nanchang, China
Pol. J. Environ. Stud. 2021;30(1):433-451
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ABSTRACT
Long-term use of niclosamide (NCL) in schistosomiasis control areas may have a certain impact
on the regional ecological environment. The purpose of this study is to investigate the NCL residue
and its possible degradation intermediates in the Wucheng water in the Poyang Lake Basin of China,
and assess its ecological risks. Water samples were collected at twelve sites every month from July
2017 to June 2018, the collected samples were qualitatively and quantitatively analyzed by HPLC and
HPLC/MS techniques, and regional ecotoxicological risks were estimated by calculating risk quotients
(RQ). The results indicated that due to the use of NCL, the regional water environment contained
NCL, 2-chloro-4-nitroaniline, 5-chlorosalicylic acid and 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid, etc, and their
concentrations were 0.000~0.028 μg/L, 0.000~0.015 μg/L, 0.000~0.019 μg/L, below detectable limit,
respectively. The mixed risk quotient (MRQ) for sensitive aquatic organisms algae, invertebrates and
fish was 0.000~0.707, 0.000~0.864, 0.000~0.935, respectively. These findings demonstrated that the
mixture of NCL residues and their intermediates has a moderate risk to sensitive aquatic organisms such
as algae, invertebrates and fish in Wucheng waters. In order to protect the regional water environment,
it is necessary to strengthen the supervision and management work after the application of NCL drugs.