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ArticleEco-Environment & Health2026

Fate, occurrence, and regional-scale emissions of neonicotinoid pesticides and their metabolites in wastewater treatment plants in suburban Shanghai, China.

Yunhui Zhang, Lite Meng, Wenfei Yu, Yang Wen, Hui Wang, Mengchen Sun, Yuanchen Chen, Bin Dong, Jörg Rinklebe

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9 authors.

Yunhui ZhangCollege of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.
Lite MengCollege of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.
Wenfei YuState Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Synthesis and Conversion, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Conversion and Utilization, Science and Education Integration College of Energy and Carbon Neutralization, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China.
Yang WenState Key Laboratory for the Quality and Safety of Agro-Products, Institute of Agro-Product Safety and Nutrition, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China.
Hui WangCollege of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.
Mengchen SunCollege of Emergency Technology and Management, North China Institute of Science and Technology, Langfang 065201, China.
Yuanchen ChenState Key Laboratory of Green Chemical Synthesis and Conversion, Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Conversion and Utilization, Science and Education Integration College of Energy and Carbon Neutralization, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China.
Bin DongCollege of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China.
Jörg RinklebeSchool of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Institute of Foundation Engineering, Water and Waste Management, Laboratory of Soil and Groundwater Management, University of Wuppertal, Wuppertal 42097, Germany.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Neonicotinoid pesticides (NEOs) are emerging contaminants with potential ecological and human health risks. However, their sources, transformation dynamics, and emission pathways in urban wastewater systems remain poorly quantified. This study systematically investigates the spatial distribution, sources, and transformation of 8 parent NEOs (pNEOs) and 6 metabolites (mNEOs) in the influents of 21 wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) in suburban Shanghai, China. The average concentrations of ΣpNEOs and ΣmNEOs were 568.17 ng/L and 478.20 ng/L, respectively, with significant spatial variations. pNEOs were dominated by nitenpyram (NIT) and dinotefuran (DIN), while mNEOs, such as desnitro-imidacloprid (DN-IMI) and dinotefuran-urea (DIN-U), showed higher abundances. Correlation and cluster analyses reveal pNEOs primarily originate from agricultural activities, whereas mNEOs likely stem from both agricultural and industrial sources, including pesticide production residues. A novel model incorporating Monte Carlo simulations estimates point-source emissions from the 21 WWTPs at 264.57 kg/a for pNEOs and 269.34 kg/a for mNEOs, with total Shanghai-wide emissions reaching 2947.03 kg/a and 1056.56 kg/a, respectively. This study highlights the critical role of WWTPs in discharging NEOs into receiving water bodies, underscoring the need for integrated management strategies targeting agricultural and industrial inputs to WWTPs as well as for the advancement of WWTP processes designed to eliminate emerging contaminants.

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DistributionMetabolitesMigrationNeonicotinoid pesticidesWWTPs

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PMCPMC12907088

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