Role of complex organic arsenicals in food in aggregate exposure to arsenic

For much of the world''s population, food is the major source of exposure to arsenic. Exposure to this non-essential metalloid at relatively low levels may be linked to a wide range of adverse health effects. Thus, evaluating foods as sources of exposure to arsenic is important in assessing risk and developing strategies that protect public health. Although most emphasis has been placed on inorganic arsenic as human carcinogen and toxicant, an array of arsenic-containing species are found in plants and animals used as foods. Here, we 2evaluate the contribution of complex organic arsenicals (arsenosugars, arsenolipids, and trimethylarsonium compounds) that are found in foods and consider their origins, metabolism, and potential toxicity. Commonalities in the metabolism of arsenosugars and arsenolipids lead to the production of di-methylated arsenicals which are known to exert many toxic effects. Evaluating foods as sources of exposure to these complex organic arsenicals and understanding the formation of reactive metabolites may be critical in assessing their contribution to aggregate exposure to arsenic.     

Antioxidant and modulatory role of Chlorophytum borivilianum against arsenic induced testicular impairment

Arsenic has a suppressive influence on spermatogenesis and induces impairment in male reproductive system due to oxidative stress. The present study was aimed to test the arsenic induced toxicity and protection by Chlorophytum borivilianum. The effect of sodium arsenite (4 mg/(kg body weight (bw). day)) via double distilled water without or with C. borivilianum (800 mg/(kg bw. day)) was evaluated in Swiss albino mice for 30 days. The radical scavenging activity of the aqueous C. borivilianum root extract was measured using DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl hydrayzyl) radical. Qualitative assessment of various cell types in the testis, sperm count and motility, testicular activity of lipid peroxidation (LPO), reduced glutathione (GSH), acid and alkaline phosphatase, cholesterol and serum testosterone were monitored. Arsenic treatment showed a significant increase in LPO, acid and alkaline phosphatase, cholesterol and decrease in sperm count, sperm motility, GSH and serum testosterone. Combined treatment showed significant decrease in LPO, acid and alkaline phosphatase, cholesterol and elevation in sperm count, sperm motility, GSH and serum testosterone. Testicular histopathology showed that C. borivilianum had reduced degeneration of germ cell in the seminiferous tubules and loss of sperms induced by arsenic intoxication. The results thus led us to conclude that administration of C. borivilianum root extract is found to be protective against arsenic induced toxicity.     

饮水型砷暴露对小鼠多系统脏器的毒性作用

为揭示饮水型砷暴露对机体的毒性,系统研究了砷摄入对实验动物基础生理和多系统脏器的毒性损伤作用.选雄性ICR小鼠为受试动物,以自由饮用含砷10 mg·L^-1的水溶液进行染毒,连续染毒60 d后检测发现,饮水砷暴露对小鼠一般体征和体重无显著影响,肝脏脏器系数显著降低,心脏、肺脏、肾脏和睾丸脏器系数降低,但无统计学意义.砷染毒组血清谷丙转氨酶（ALT）和谷草转氨酶（AST）活性显著升高,总胆固醇（TC）和甘油三酯（TG）含量显著升高,高密度脂蛋白胆固醇（HDL-C）含量显著降低,低密度脂蛋白胆固醇（LDL-C）含量显著升高;肝脏、小肠、心脏、肺脏、肾脏和睾丸组织中还原型谷胱甘肽（GSH）含量和超氧化物歧化酶（T-SOD）活性显著降低,过氧化氢（H₂O₂）和丙二醛（MDA）含量显著升高,并出现程度不同的组织形态结构损伤.研究结果表明,饮水砷暴露可诱发实验小鼠肝脏功能异常、生理代谢紊乱,导致消化系统、循环系统、呼吸系统、泌尿系统与生殖系统等多系统脏器组织的氧化损伤和结构病变,砷暴露对机体的毒性作用存在组织器官差异性,对肝脏的损伤较严重.     

Inorganic arsenic: A non-genotoxic carcinogen

Inorganic arsenic induces a variety of toxicities including cancer. The mode of action for cancer and non-cancer effects involves the metabolic generation of trivalent arsenicals and their reaction with sulfhydryl groups within critical proteins in various cell types which leads to the biological response. In epithelial cells, the response is cell death with consequent regenerative proliferation. If this continues for a long period of time, it can result in an increased risk of cancer. Arsenicals do not react with DNA. There is evidence for indirect genotoxicity in various in vitro and in vivo systems, but these involve exposures at cytotoxic concentrations and are not the basis for cancer development. The resulting markers of genotoxicity could readily be due to the cytotoxicity rather than an effect on the DNA itself. Evidence for genotoxicity in humans has involved detection of chromosomal aberrations, sister chromatid exchanges in lymphocytes and micronucleus formation in lymphocytes, buccal mucosal cells, and exfoliated urothelial cells in the urine. Numerous difficulties have been identified in the interpretation of such results, including inadequate assessment of exposure to arsenic, measurement of micronuclei, and potential confounding factors such as tobacco exposure, folate deficiency, and others. Overall, the data strongly supports a non-linear dose response for the effects of inorganic arsenic. In various in vitro and in vivo models and in human epidemiology studies there appears to be a threshold for biological responses, including cancer.     

Metabolites change of Scenedesmus obliquus exerted by AgNPs

With increasing emission of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) into the environment, it is important to understand the effects of ambient concentration of AgNPs. The biological effects of AgNPs on Scenedesmus obliquus, a ubiquitous freshwater microalgae, was evaluated. AgNPs exerted a minor inhibitory effect at low doses. Non-targeted metabolomic studies were conducted to understand and analyze the effect of AgNPs on algal cells from a molecular perspective. During the 48?hr of exposure to AgNPs, 30 metabolites were identified, of which nine had significant changes compared to the control group. These include d-galactose, sucrose, and d-fructose. These carbohydrates are involved in the synthesis and repair of cell walls. Glycine, an important constituent amino acid of glutathione, increased with AgNP exposure concentration increasing, likely to counteract an increased intracellular oxidative stress. These results provide a new understanding of the toxicity effects and mechanism of AgNPs. These metabolites could be useful biomarkers for future research, employed in the early detection of environmental risk from AgNPs.     

铜渣与含砷污酸反应行为及除砷机理

分析铜渣组成结构和形貌特性的基础上,研究了铜渣与含砷污酸反应行为及脱砷规律,阐明了反应动力学过程,揭示了铜渣除砷机理.结果表明：在铜渣用量为0.2g/mL,反应温度为23℃,反应时间为24h的最优条件下,铜渣的最大去除容量达到25.89mg/g,除砷率达到99.56%,并且除砷后铜渣的砷浸出浓度低于5mg/L的危险废弃物界定限值,属于一般固体废弃物.铜渣除砷过程符合拟二级动力学模型,该过程受铁离子释放速度限制,离子交换吸附和化学沉淀方式同步进行实现了砷的脱除,两种方式的结合有利于砷的稳定化.铜渣与污酸反应释放大量的铁离子,通过离子交换吸附与砷酸根离子发生沉淀反应,形成较为稳定的砷酸盐及其衍生化合物,进而达到除砷目的.铜渣表现出优越的除砷性能,为重有色冶炼污酸处置提供了一种高效和低成本的方法.     

两个品种水稻对砷的吸收富集与转化特征及其健康风险

以2个水稻品种威优402号和Ⅱ优416号为实验材料,采用温室栽培方法研究对比两个品种水稻在人工添加砷处理(0、10、20和40mg·kg-1)和模拟自然砷污染(贵州高砷土和北京褐土的混合土,质量比为1∶1)胁迫条件下的生长发育状况,分析砷在水稻不同部位的累积、形态转化及其健康风险.砷处理显著地抑制了两个品种水稻的生长,水稻地上与地下部生物量、株高和穗数随砷处理水平的提高均出现明显的下降,但Ⅱ优416号的下降幅度明显低于威优402号.两个品种水稻籽粒中砷含量随砷处理水平提高也显著升高,人工添加砷各处理条件下,两个品种水稻稻谷中砷含量没有显著性差异;而在模拟自然砷污染土中,Ⅱ优416号稻谷中砷含量平均值为0.062mg·kg-1,明显低于威优402号稻谷平均值的0.278mg·kg-1.两个品种水稻各部位砷的转运系数在低砷处理时(10mg·kg-1)出现显著的升高,而在其他处理条件下保持不变.无论何种水稻品种,水稻各部位砷形态的组成和比例无显著性差异,水稻根、茎、叶中主要为无机砷,稻谷中无机和有机砷各占60%和40%.依据WHO相关建议标准,种植水稻品种Ⅱ优416号的健康风险要明显低于种植威优402号.     

Effect of external and internal phosphate status on arsenic toxicity and accumulation in rice seedlings

Phosphorus (P) deficiency is thought to exacerbate the arsenic (As) phytotoxicity in paddy rice. The experiments were conducted to investigate the e ects of external phosphate supply on As accumulation in rice and its toxicity under phosphate deficiency conditions. Rice seedlings pretreated with a phosphorus deficient nutrient solution (–P) for 14 d accumulated more As than those pretreated with a normal phosphorus supply nutrient solution (+P). Rice protreated with –P showed As toxicity symptoms after being exposed to 50 mol/L arsenate for 4 h, while +P rice did not show any toxicity symptoms. Arsenic toxicity symptoms can be alleviated by increasing external P concentrations. The arsenate uptake rate and accumulation corresponded with the As toxicity in rice plants. Arsenic concentrations in rice roots decreased with increasing external phosphate concentrations. The lowest As accumulation and the highest P accumulation were found when the external P concentration reached 100 mol/L. In short, P deficiency increased the sensitivity of rice to arsenate and increasing of external phosphate supply could alleviate As toxicity.     

Cellular arsenic transport pathways in mammals

Natural contamination of drinking water with arsenic results in the exposure of millions of people world-wide to unacceptable levels of this metalloid. This is a serious global health problem because arsenic is a Group 1 (proven) human carcinogen and chronic exposure is known to cause skin, lung, and bladder tumors. Furthermore, arsenic exposure can result in a myriad of other adverse health effects including diseases of the cardiovascular, respiratory, neurological, reproductive, and endocrine systems. In addition to chronic environmental exposure to arsenic, arsenic trioxide is approved for the clinical treatment of acute promyelocytic leukemia, and is in clinical trials for other hematological malignancies as well as solid tumors. Considerable inter-individual variability in susceptibility to arsenic-induced disease and toxicity exists, and the reasons for such differences are incompletely understood. Transport pathways that influence the cellular uptake and export of arsenic contribute to regulating its cellular, tissue, and ultimately body levels. In the current review, membrane proteins (including phosphate transporters, aquaglyceroporin channels, solute carrier proteins, and ATP-binding cassette transporters) shown experimentally to contribute to the passage of inorganic, methylated, and/or glutathionylated arsenic species across cellular membranes are discussed. Furthermore, what is known about arsenic transporters in organs involved in absorption, istribution, and metabolism and how transport pathways contribute to arsenic elimination are described.     

Effects of As on As uptake,speciation, and nutrient uptake by winter wheat （Triticum aestivum L.） under hydroponic conditions

A hydroponic experiment was conducted to investigate the effects of arsenic （As） stress on growth, nutrition and As uptake, and speciation in shoots and roots of winter wheat （Triticum aestivum L.）. Winter wheat has high tolerance to As. Most As is accumulated in the roots, and an As concentration of 4,421 mg/kg was observed at a solution concentration of 20 mg/L As. Arsenic concentrations in roots were approximately 40-100 times greater than those in shoots. Arsenic in winter wheat roots and shoots occurred as both As^3＋ and As^5＋ species, although As^3＋ was the main species in winter wheat tissues. Arsenic significantly decreased the biomass of winter wheat shoots and roots and affected absorption and transport of micro- and macro-elements in winter wheat tissue. Arsenic treatment significantly increased the concentrations of total Magnesium （Mg） and calcium （Ca） in shoots and enhanced the transport of Mg and Ca from roots to shoots but decreased potassium （K）, nitrogen （N）, and phosphorus （P） concentrations in both shoots and roots, particularly the concentration of P. Concentrations of iron, copper, and zinc in winter wheat shoots were negatively related to As rates, with correlation coefficients （R^2） of 0.93, 0.94, and 0.97, respectively.     

环境水体中无机砷现场分析方法研究进展

砷是一种环境中普遍存在的类金属元素,并与人类健康息息相关.砷被列为一类致癌物,地下水中砷导致的慢性中毒是全球性健康问题.环境水体中砷的形态多样和毒性不尽相同,且在采样和运输过程中易于转化,而使实验室分析结果出现误差.因此开发砷的现场分析方法和获得准确的数据是研究砷的形态转化和生物吸收过程和准确判断其毒性的基础.在过去的几十年中,砷的实验室内分析方法迅速发展并逐渐成熟,但砷的现场分析仍然存在着巨大的困难和挑战.总结归纳了近10年来（2011~2022年）环境水体中砷分析方法相关的综述,讨论了砷的比色法、发光法和电化学法等现场分析方法的研究进展,并展望未来环境水体中砷现场分析方法的发展方向,为新方法的建立与应用提供参考.     

有色多金属矿山砷污染对生态环境的影响及其治理分析

砷是一种易使人致癌和对动、植物生长有较大危害的有毒微量元素。我国的砷矿资源主要以伴生砷矿赋存于有色多金属矿床中,含砷有色多金属矿床的采、选、冶加工等,是砷污染的最主要来源,含砷废石尾矿的大量堆积被氧化和淋滤溶解,砷对矿区下游水体、农田和生态环境都造成不同程度的污染危害。针对砷的污染危害,从废水治理、土壤生态治理、生物修复及综合利用等方面提出了治理砷污染的对策。     

基于土壤水分变化的砷与土壤碱性磷酸酶活性关系探讨

砷作为土壤主要污染元素之一,其毒性受到存在形态等的影响.土壤酶是土壤重要组成部分,但水分对二者关系的影响鲜见报道.本文采用室内模拟方法,在35%、65%和110%最大饱和持水量(WHC)条件下,较为系统地分析了不同水分下土壤有效砷及土壤碱性磷酸酶活性的变化规律.结果表明:外源砷浓度、老化时间是影响土壤有效砷含量的主要因素,且有效砷浓度随老化时间延长降幅减缓,Elovich方程较好表征了二者关系,揭示出水分对土壤有效砷向其他形态转变速率影响的大小顺序为:110%WHC65%WHC35%WHC;干燥(35%WHC)和淹水(110%WHC)导致土壤碱性磷酸酶活性减小;砷抑制土壤碱性磷酸酶活性,模型U=A/(1+B×C)可较好表征砷浓度(C)与土壤酶活性(U)的关系,揭示出土壤碱性磷酸酶活性在一定程度上可表征土壤砷污染程度,并反映出其机理为完全抑制作用;计算得到了土壤砷轻度污染的临界浓度Ecological dose 10%(ED10)总砷99 mg·kg-1和有效砷39 mg·kg-1,从侧面表明土壤碱性磷酸酶在土壤砷浓度达到国家土壤质量标准中的二级标准前不会对土壤酶产生严重毒害;水分由于对砷的存在状态等的作用,从而对土壤碱性磷酸酶活性产生重要影响.     

栉孔扇贝对8:2FTCA的代谢转化与氧化应激响应

以栉孔扇贝（Chlamys farreri）为受试生物,研究了栉孔扇贝对8：2氟调聚羧酸（8：2FTCA）的代谢转化特征以及代谢过程中靶器官的氧化应激响应.结果发现,栉孔扇贝可将8：2FTCA转化为8：2氟调聚不饱和酸（8：2FTUCA）、7：3氟调聚羧酸（7：3FTCA）、全氟辛酸（PFOA）、全氟壬酸（PFNA）和全氟庚酸（PFHpA）等代谢产物.栉孔扇贝鳃和肝脏中代谢产物总量最高,为8：2FTCA的主要代谢靶器官.与本课题组前期虾夷扇贝的相关研究相比,8：2FTCA在栉孔扇贝与虾夷扇贝体内的生物转化行为主要有3方面相似之处：检测到的代谢产物相同、代谢靶器官相同以及鳃是最终代谢产物PFOA生成和蓄积的主要场所;不同之处主要体现在栉孔扇贝中代谢产物以7：3FTCA占比较高,虾夷扇贝中则是PFOA占比较高.同时在8：2FTCA暴露过程中,栉孔扇贝靶器官的关键抗氧化酶出现了一定的应激效应.丙二醛（MDA）和谷胱甘肽（GSH）等氧化应激指标以及谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶（GSH-Px）,超氧化物歧化酶（SOD）和过氧化氢酶（CAT）等抗氧化酶系出现不同程度变化：GSH-Px在整个代谢转化过程中呈现抑制效应;SOD,CAT活性在鳃中呈诱导效应,而在肝脏中呈现明显的剂量-效应关系,低剂量组中均呈抑制效应,高剂量组中大部分时间呈诱导效应.GSH和MDA含量不仅表现出剂量-效应关系,组织间也存在差异.暴露实验结束后,生理指标均有不同程度恢复.     

A review on completing arsenic biogeochemical cycle：Microbial volatilization of arsines in environment

Arsenic （As） is ubiquitous in the environment in the carcinogenic inorganic forms, posing risks to human health in many parts of the world. Many microorganisms have evolved a series of mechanisms to cope with inorganic arsenic in their growth media such as transforming As compounds into volatile derivatives. Bio-volatilization of As has been suggested to play an important role in global As biogeochemical cycling, and can also be explored as a potential method for arsenic bioremediation. This review aims to provide an overview of the quality and quantity of As volatilization by fungi, bacteria, microalga and protozoans. Arsenic bio-volatilization is influenced by both biotic and abiotic factors that can be manipulated/elucidated for the purpose of As bioremediation. Since As bio- volatilization is a resurgent topic for both biogeochemistry and environmental health, our review serves as a concept paper for future research directions.     

土壤添加亚砷酸钠对大豆生长和植株氮、磷、钾含量的影响

利用土壤盆栽实验,研究了0、5、10、30、50、100mg·kg^-1的土壤加砷水平对大豆生长和氮、磷、钾养分含量的影响.结果表明,当土壤加砷水平达到50mg·kg^-1时,大豆出现中毒症状,叶片皱缩,叶色变暗,叶缘焦枯,植株矮化,成熟延迟.大豆株高随加砷水平的提高而降低,并呈极显著的负指数相关关系.土壤加砷达到10...     

砷污染湿地生境下土壤微生物多样性及群落结构特征

为研究As（砷）污染对微生物多样性的影响,找寻有利于As污染修复的抗As菌种,利用高通量测序技术分析As胁迫〔w（As）分别为0、80、100、150、200和400 mg/kg,依次记为AT0组、AT80组、AT100组、AT150组、AT200组和AT400组〕对湿地生境中土壤微生物多样性及群落结构特征的影响.结果表明:As污染会引起微生物多样性和群落结构的变化,但并不是简单的负相关.在各处理组中,AT80组的土壤中微生物多样性最高,OTU（operational taxonomic units）数高达1 849,较未经As处理的AT0组增加了58.9%,说明低As胁迫在一定程度上会刺激As敏感微生物的生长繁殖,如Desulfovibrio（脱硫弧菌属）和Allobaculum等菌属,使群落结构更加复杂多样.高w（As）（400 mg/kg）对微生物有明显的抑制作用,导致某些物种消亡和多样性下降.As胁迫会诱导抗As微生物〔如Pseuomonas（假单胞菌属）〕成为优势类群,群落结构趋于稳定、单一.微生物群落结构对不同w（As）胁迫有明显的响应特征,可作为As污染湿地土壤质量评价的灵敏指标.在AT400组中存在大量的Pseudomonas veronii,可为As污染湿地微生物修复提供借鉴.研究显示,微生物对As污染具有较为敏感的响应,其中,Proteobacteria（变形菌门）和Firmicutes（厚壁菌门）为As污染生境中微生物优势门类并且与非专性吸附态As和谷胱甘肽含量呈正相关.      

腐植质与有机污染物作用研究进展

综述了腐殖质的结构特性、与有机污染物的结合性质以及腐殖质对有机污染物毒性和生物可利用率的影响。已有的研究表明:腐殖质与有机污染物的结合能力受到下列因素的影响———腐殖质的结构、腐殖质的分子量和浓度、有机物的结构、水环境条件以及光化学降解作用等;腐殖质的存在通常降低了有机污染物的毒性,但在少数情况下例外,其推测性的机理还有待于实验进一步验证;有机污染物的生物可利用率不仅与腐殖质的浓度和组成有关,还受水体PH值的影响。本文同时对腐殖质的结构和多样性的研究、腐殖质对极性有机污染物的迁移、毒性和生物可利用率的研究、腐殖质增强某些有机物毒性的机理的研究进行了展望。     

磷影响下砷的根际效应及其对水稻生长的影响

通过水稻的生物量及含砷量、根际 p H值、根际有效砷的变化来研究磷影响下砷的根际效应及其对水稻生长的影响。结果表明 ,酸性紫色土中 ,无论单加砷还是磷、砷共存的处理 ,基本上 ,根际砷均高于非根际 ,砷在根际呈富集状态 ;但与单加砷相比 ,磷、砷共存的处理 ,根际 p H值下降 ,有效砷减少 ,水稻吸收砷量减少 ,生物量增加 ,水稻受砷毒害减轻 ,特别 P/As≥ 4时 ,磷减轻砷毒害的程度大于 P/As≤ 2时。因此 ,施加磷可减轻砷污染酸性紫色土上水稻砷毒害。选择最佳 P/As可使磷最大限度地减轻作物受砷的毒害。     

Determination of total arsenic by photo-decomposition of organoarsenic compounds and hydride generation electrothermal atomic absorption spectrometry

A method was developed for the determination of total arsenic concentration in less than ng/ml level by decomposition of organoarsenicals using photo -oxidation combined with in situ trapping of arsenic hydride on a palladium coated graphite tube with subsequent atomization and detection by AAS. The organoarsenicals include monomethylarsenic, dimethylarsenic, arsenobetaine, arsenocholine, o -aminobenzenarsenate and p -aminobenzenarsenate. The method is simple and sensitive. Detection limit was obtained from different arsenic compounds over the range from 0. 058 to 0.063 ng/ml as As (based on three times of the standard deviation of 10 blank measurements) and the relative standard deviations for ten replicate measurements were from 2.0 to 3.8%. The calibration curves of arsenic compounds including inorganic and organic arsenicals were linear over the range from 0.1 to 3.0 ng/ml as As. The recommended method has been applied to the determination of total arsenic in tap and lake water samples at ng/ml leve