Soleimani Farshid, Mallaki Reza, Arfaeinia Hossein, Ghaemi Maryam
Tobacco and Health Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran.
Department of Health, Safety and Environment, School of Health, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran.
Sci Rep. 2025 Mar 18;15(1):9227. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-93543-y.
This study examines the bioaccumulation factor (BAF) of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Peronia peronii (as the bio-indicator organism) exposed to the leachate resulting from fruit-flavored and traditional burnt tobacco wastes. The ƩPAHs concentrations in the muscle samples of P. Peronii of exposed group I (organisms exposed to the leachate resulting from fruit-flavored waterpipe tobacco wastes) and exposed group II (organisms exposed to the leachate resulting from traditional waterpipe tobacco wastes) and control group (exposed to natural seawater) were 37.49 ± 12.9, 9.32 ± 3.8, and 3.89 ± 1.9 ng/g, respectively. Furthermore, there was a significant difference between the mean values of all ƩPAHs compounds in the three groups (group I, group II, and control). The mean Log BAFs in P. Peronii exposed to fruit-flavored and traditional tobacco waste leachates were ranged from 1.70 to 3.61 and 2.49 to 3.07, respectively. The mean Log BAFs of none of the PAHs compounds did not exceed 3.7 (the limit set as "bio-accumulative") in none of the leachates (fruit-flavored or traditional). In the organisms exposed to the leachates resulting from fruit-flavored tobacco waste, Log BAFs of Benzo[b] fluoranthene (BbF), benzo(a)anthracene (BaA), and chrysene (Chr) lay within the range of 3.3-3.7 ("potentially bio-accumulative"). However, in the organisms exposed to the leachates resulting from traditional tobacco waste, the mean Log BAFs of all compounds did not reach even 3.3. The findings of our study indicate that leachates from tobacco waste, pose significant environmental and health hazards. Considering the prevalence of tobacco smoking, suitable strategies should be employed for management of these hazardous wastes to protect the environmental health.
本研究检测了作为生物指示生物的佩罗尼氏贝(Peronia peronii)对水果味和传统燃烧烟草废弃物渗滤液中多环芳烃(PAHs)的生物累积因子(BAF)。暴露于水果味水烟烟草废弃物渗滤液的暴露组I、暴露于传统水烟烟草废弃物渗滤液的暴露组II以及暴露于天然海水的对照组中,佩罗尼氏贝肌肉样本中的ΣPAHs浓度分别为37.49±12.9、9.32±3.8和3.89±1.9 ng/g。此外,三组(组I、组II和对照组)中所有ΣPAHs化合物的平均值之间存在显著差异。暴露于水果味和传统烟草废弃物渗滤液中的佩罗尼氏贝的平均Log BAFs分别为1.70至3.61和2.49至3.07。在任何一种渗滤液(水果味或传统的)中,没有一种PAHs化合物的平均Log BAFs超过3.7(设定为“生物累积性”的限值)。在暴露于水果味烟草废弃物渗滤液的生物中,苯并[b]荧蒽(BbF)、苯并[a]蒽(BaA)和芘(Chr)的Log BAFs在3.3 - 3.7范围内(“潜在生物累积性”)。然而,在暴露于传统烟草废弃物渗滤液的生物中,所有化合物的平均Log BAFs甚至未达到3.3。我们的研究结果表明,烟草废弃物渗滤液对环境和健康构成重大危害。考虑到吸烟的普遍性,应采用适当策略管理这些危险废物,以保护环境健康。