消毒水中のタイヤ化学物質の隠れた毒性リスクを解明(Researchers Uncover Hidden Toxic Risks of Tyre Chemicals in Disinfected Water)

2025-08-11 中国科学院(CAS)

中国科学院生態環境研究センターの劉超教授らは、タイヤ由来化学物質が水の消毒後に毒性を大幅に増加させることを解明し、Nature Water誌に発表した。廃タイヤ粒子やゴムチップは表面流出で水系に入り、消毒時に添加剤と反応して臭素化・ヨウ素化副生成物を生成、毒性を増幅させる。中国ハムスター卵巣細胞を用いた試験で、クロラミン消毒は毒性を4.0倍、塩素3.0倍、オゾン0.4倍増加させ、汚染水は清浄湖水の3.1〜6.0倍の毒性を示した。特定された33種の添加剤(ベンゾチアゾール類等)は炭素質量の5%未満ながら毒性の最大36%を占めた。500 mg/Lのタイヤ粒子を含む流出水は消毒後に毒性を5倍にするとの試算もあり、都市部や降雨時、トンネル洗浄等でリスクが高まるため、事前処理や環境配慮型添加剤の開発が求められる。

消毒水中のタイヤ化学物質の隠れた毒性リスクを解明(Researchers Uncover Hidden Toxic Risks of Tyre Chemicals in Disinfected Water)
Chinese hamster ovary cell cytotoxicity of non-disinfected and disinfected tyre-impacted waters. (Image by Prof. LIU Chao’s group)

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タイヤによる汚染を受けた水の消毒における哺乳類細胞への細胞毒性の解明 Unveiling the mammalian cell cytotoxicity of tyre-impacted water in disinfection

Hang Liu,Renqi Wang,Chengzhi Hu,Michael J. Plewa & Chao Liu
Nature Water  Published:01 August 2025
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1038/s44221-025-00469-w

Abstract

Tyre-related chemicals, which enter the aquatic environment through surface runoff, are of growing concern owing to their high ecotoxicity and ubiquitous occurrence. However, their toxicological effects in drinking water remain unknown. Here, using Chinese hamster ovary cell cytotoxicity as the metric, we found that chloramine, chlorine and ozone disinfection substantially elevated the cytotoxicity of tyre-impacted water (5.0-, 4.0- and 1.4-fold increases, respectively). These were 3.1–6.0 times as high as disinfected pristine lake waters. Toxicity correlates with halogenated (especially brominated and iodinated) products formed from reactions between additives and disinfectants based on non-target analysis. Thirty-three chemicals (for example, benzothiazoles, phenols, benzophenones and arylamines) accounting for <5% of total carbon mass and their transformation products contributed to 25–36% of the cytotoxicity of disinfected tyre-impacted water. The cytotoxicity of drinking water could be substantially elevated in extreme precipitation events. This research advances our understanding of toxicological effects from tyre-related chemicals for drinking-water sources with intensive tyre particle impact, suggesting the need for pretreatment strategies and environmentally benign tyre additives.

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