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School of Environment and Sustainability Characterization of the endocrine potencies of municipal effluents across Canada using in vitro bioassays Tabata Bagatim Supervisor: Dr. Markus Hecker Tabata Bagatim 1 , Sara Hanson 2 , Hongda Yuan 2 ,

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School of Environment and Sustainability

Sep 27th, 2016 CEW – Canadian Ecotoxicity Workshop

Characterization of the endocrine potencies of municipal effluents across Canada using in vitro bioassays

Tabata Bagatim

Supervisor: Dr. Markus Hecker

Tabata Bagatim1, Sara Hanson2, Hongda Yuan2, Kean Steeves2, Steve Wiseman2, Natacha Hogan2,3, Alice Hontela4, Paul Jones1,2, John Giesy2,5, Leslie Bragg6, Hadi Dhiyebi6, Mark R. Servos 6, Charles Gauthier7 ,François Gagné 8, and Markus Hecker1,2

1School of the Environment and Sustainability, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada; 2Toxicology Centre,

University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada; 3 Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada; 4Department of Biological Science, University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, AB, Canada; 5Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada; 6 Biology Department, University of Waterloo, Watereloo, ON; 7INRS-ETE et UQTR, Quebec, QC, 8 Environment Canada

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Endocrine Disrupting Compounds

  • There is increasing concern about chemicals with the potential to

adversely affect the endocrine system of humans and wildlife.

  • EDCs of primary toxicological concern:

(anti)estrogenic, (anti)androgenic and steroidogenesis disruption properties.

  • Receptor mediated processes
  • Non-receptor mediated processes

Figure 1 - EDCs mimicking endogenous hormones

http://www.precisionnutrition.com/all-about-environmental- toxin

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Adapted from Kirsten Moore et al. 2011

MWWEs are considered to be the major source of EDCs in Canadian surface waters.

Sources of EDCs

Figure 2 – Sources of EDCs (Adapted from Kirsten Moore et al. 2011)

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Mar 18th, 2016 ENVS990 – Symposium Day

School of Environment and Sustainability Plasticizers

  • Bisphenol A
  • Phthalates

Pharmaceuticals

  • Birth control
  • Cimetidine

Flame retardants

  • Organobromide

compounds Life-Stock Operations

  • Hormones
  • Pharmaceuticals

Household Cleaning Products

Emergent Contaminants

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EDCs in MWWEs and challenges

  • Incomplete understanding of the effluents from WWTPs

contribution to the environment in Canadian surface waters.

  • Complex mixture – problematic to identify the specific

compounds that are responsible for biological effects in exposed organisms.

Figure 3 – Saskatoon WWTP

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EDCs identification approaches

  • Traditional targeted chemical analyses is not able to

provide a complete and objective exposure assessment.

  • Targeted in vitro bioassays can characterize the

specific endocrine activity of complex mixtures, including unknowns chemicals.

  • In vitro bioassays have the potential to serve as

predictors of potential hazards for wildlife.

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Toxicology Centre

Mar 18th, 2016 ENVS990 – Symposium Day

AIME Overall Project

Assessment of Environmental Impacts of Municipal Effluents (AIME)

In Vitro Studies with Validated Bioassays Chemical Analytical Studies In Vivo Studies with Native Species (FHM)

FHM Reproductive Assays Wild Fish Study (In Stream)

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Determine whether MWWEs represent a significant source of EDCs to aquatic environments in Canada using an in vitro bioassay-directed analysis approach.

  • Evaluate and quantify endocrine disrupting activities
  • f MWWEs across Canada.
  • Characterize the efficiency of WWTPs to remove

EDCs.

  • Evaluate different treatment levels of WWTPs

(primary, secondary, etc.).

  • Determine whether season (temperature) influences

EDCs removal efficiency.

Objectives

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Saskatoon 260,600 Pop Regina 232,890 Pop Guelph 134,894 Pop Kitchener 231,488 Pop Quebec City 321,221 Pop Montreal 1,900,000 Pop

Methods

Figure 4 – Locations of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in Quebec, Ontario and Saskatchewan, and the population (Pop) they are serving.

Tertiary Secondary Primary

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Methods

Figure 5- Particulate Filtration. Figure 6 - SPE – Capture of organic compounds. Figure 7 - SPE – Sample preparation for bioassay.

MDA (Anti) androgenicity MVLN (Anti) estrogenicity H295R Steroidogenesis Disruption

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Cytotoxicity Test

0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2 Saskatoon Regina Guelph Kitchener Montreal Quebec

Relative Difference [SC=1]

City (10x) concentrated

Androgen Receptor Cell Line (Summer)

Influent Effluent

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SC

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Dose Response

0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 0.1x 0.3x 1x 3x 10x

Relative Difference [SC=1] Concentration

Androgenicity – Montreal Influent (Summer)

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WWTPs across Canada - Spring 2014

0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 Saskatoon Regina Guelph Kitchener Quebec Montreal

Relative Difference [SC=1] City (1x Concentrated)

Androgenicity

Influent Effluent SC

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0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1.2 1.4 1.6 Saskatoon Regina Guelph Kitchener Quebec Montreal

Relative Difference [PC=1] City (1x Concentrated)

Anti-Androgenicity

Influent Effluent SC

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7.0 AEQ ng/L 12.7 AEQ ng/L

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Montreal Androgenicity - Summer 2014

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SC

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0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 10.0 12.0 14.0 0.1x 0.3x 1x 3x

Relative Difference [SC=1] Concentration Sep 14 (Inf) Sep 14 (Eff) Sep 17 (Inf) Sep 17 (Eff)

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WWTPs across Canada - Spring 2014

0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 Saskatoon Regina Guelph Kitchener Quebec Montreal

Relative Difference [SC=1] City (1x Concentrated)

Estrogenicity

Influent Effluent SC

0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.2 1.4 1.6 Saskatoon Regina Guelph Kitchener Quebec Montreal

Relative Difference [PC=1] City (1x Concentrated)

Anti-Estrogenicity

Influent Effluent SC

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0.9 EEQ ng/L 1.4 EEQ ng/L

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Steroidogenesis Disruption across Canada

SC

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  • Large number of known and unknown

chemicals are present in effluents

  • So far, identified approx. 400 different

compounds, ranging from pharmaceuticals and personal care products to pesticides

Non-target screening for contaminants in WWTP Effluents

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Chemical Analytical Data (ng/L)

Endpoint Season Regina Saskatoon Guelph Kitchener Quebec Montreal Atrazine spring <MDL 0.06 0.33 0.61 0.23 10.11 summer 0.08 0.16 0.21 N/A <MDL 1.05 Carbamazepine spring 7.62 0.65 18.90 1.24 15.86 5.33 summer 0.91 8.79 16.55 N/A 2.93 0.54 Clofibrate spring 37.80 39.82 109.35 <MDL 90.77 <MDL summer <MDL 30.93 78.96 N/A <MDL <MDL DEET spring 395.45 10.29 74.38 7.68 168.15 6.98 summer 25.54 3168.79 61.14 N/A 113.70 34.41 Diazepam spring 0.22 <MDL <MDL <MDL 0.48 0.08 summer <MDL 0.11 <MDL N/A <MDL <MDL Ibuprofen spring <MDL <MDL <MDL <MDL <MDL 687.90 summer <MDL <MDL <MDL N/A 1637.31 194.13 Naproxen spring <MDL <MDL <MDL <MDL <MDL 18.73 summer <MDL <MDL <MDL N/A 320.99 <MDL Triclosan spring 28.95 0.23 3.79 1.76 53.36 62.63 summer 0.37 8.74 2.27 N/A 106.08 13.93

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Summary

  • Most of the WWTPs had a high removal efficiency of

androgenic activity.

  • Selected effluents (e.g. Montreal and Quebec) had

significantly increased androgenic potencies.

  • Regina and Guelph showed significant increase in

estrogenicity.

  • Removal efficiencies differed significantly among WWTPs.
  • Further analysis need to be completed regarding efficiency
  • f different treatment levels of WWTPs and determine

whether population and temperature affects EDCs removal efficiency.

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Conclusion

  • In vitro assays supported in vivo findings, suggesting that in

vitro assays represent a relevant and cost-effective tool for predicting EDCs in aquatic environments.

  • Targeted chemical analysis did not show a presence of

chemicals with estrogenic properties, aligning with in vitro assays findings.

Figure 8. Regina WWTP outflow

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Acknowledgement

  • Saskatoon Wastewater Treatment Plant
  • City of Regina Wastewater Treatment Plant
  • Department of Biological Science, University of Lethbridge,

Lethbridge, AB, Canada;

  • Biology Department, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
  • INRS-ETE et UQTR, Quebec, QC, Environment Canada
  • Ashley Moate, Craig Baird, Shawn Beitel, Leanne Flahr, Dr.

J.X. Sun, Dr. Hui Peng and Bryanna Eisner.

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Questions?

Figure 9: FHM field sampling in Saskatoon Upstream and Downstream

tabata.bagatim@usask.ca

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