环境内分泌干扰物--邻苯二甲酸酯的研究

介绍了环境内分泌干扰物的生殖毒性，综述了不同环境样品中邻苯二甲酸酯类内分泌干扰物的前处理技术和分析测试技术，并指出环境中邻苯二甲酸酯的污染状况。     

环境中内分泌干扰物质的研究概述

在总结最新文献的基础上，就环境中的内分泌干扰物质的概念，研究背景，研究方法，在环境中的分布情况作了简单综述和介绍，并对有待开展的研究提出了建议，为国内在环境内分泌干扰物方面的研究提供参考。     

中国高氯酸盐污染现状及去除技术研究进展

高氯酸盐是广泛存在于水体环境中的具有高稳定性、高扩散性和持久性的内分泌干扰物,其毒理机制、环境污染、迁移转化和处理技术已成为目前环保领域的研究热点.简要介绍了高氯酸盐的特性、来源及对人体的危害,对比了国内外不同地区高氯酸盐的污染状况,综述了中国已开展的高氯酸盐处理技术,为高氯酸盐环境污染问题的研究提供参考.     

中国地表饮用水水源地有机类内分泌干扰物污染现况分析

有机类内分泌干扰物(EDCs)是一类对人类和生物内分泌系统产生干扰,并可造成其紊乱的特殊外来物质,对人类和生物健康有极大的危害.以与人类生活密切相关的地表饮用水水源地中的有机类EDCs为研究重点,对中国目前地表饮用水水源地EDCs污染状况、污染物种类及其来源及可能的污染途径进行了评述.目前,中国各地区地表饮用水水源地均有有机类EDCs检出.其中以有机氯农药六六六及其异构体、DDT及其代谢产物和多氯联苯检出率最高,且某些地区检测浓度相当高,主要来源是农药使用和污水排放.国内外对地表饮用水水源地EDCs突发污染事件的研究均较少,应引起高度重视.     

城市污水处理系统中典型内分泌干扰物的迁移转化特征

采用固相萃取-气相色谱法研究了邯郸某污水处理系统污水和污泥中内分泌干扰物的存在水平,在污水和污泥中均检测出多氯联苯类、多环芳烃类、邻苯二甲酸酯类、酚类和有机氯农药五大类内分泌干扰物,除多氯联苯浓度在μg水平外,其他4种内分泌干扰物的浓度均在ng水平。污水处理系统进水以及污泥中它们的平均浓度分别在19.43 ng/L~60.82μg/L和43.94 ng/g~167.45μg/g之间,污水经过处理后,平均去除率在16.6%~77.9%之间。在污水处理过程中,多氯联苯、多环芳烃和有机氯农药主要通过污泥吸附去除,而邻苯二甲酸酯和酚类则主要通过生物降解作用去除。     

计算机模拟在环境内分泌干扰物研究中的应用

环境内分泌干扰物与受体蛋白质作用机制的研究,必须要得到蛋白质分子合理的三级结构,但是目前仍然难以通过实验得到大多数蛋白质的晶体结构。通过计算机同源模建的方法,得到结构合理的蛋白质三级结构,在蛋白质与配体分子结合的研究中,同样发挥了重要的作用。这些工具在认识蛋白质-配体结合引发的内分泌干扰效应中,能够发挥重要的作用。     

微絮凝—砂滤污水深度处理对降低内分泌干扰物的生态风险评价

考察了微絮凝—砂滤污水深度处理工艺前后内分泌干扰物(EDCs)的变化规律和出水微生物群落结构。结果表明,微絮凝—砂滤工艺对典型的EDCs(包括辛基酚、壬基酚、双酚A、二醇)具有很好的去除效果,能够有效地降低其生态风险和内分泌干扰性。聚合酶链式反应/变性梯度凝胶电泳结果发现,出水微生物群落丰富,其中硝化细菌占主导地位。     

土壤中邻苯二甲酸酯分布特征、来源及风险评价研究进展

邻苯二甲酸酯(PAEs)作为环境中广泛存在的一类内分泌干扰物,其污染问题已经引起广泛关注。针对土壤中PAEs的检测方法、分布特征、环境来源和风险评价等方面进行综述。土壤样品前处理及分析测试过程中环境、试剂等存在痕量的目标化合物会影响最终检测结果的准确性,排除此环节中的污染干扰尤为重要,色谱—质谱联用技术是精准分析此类化合物的发展方向。中国土壤中PAEs普遍检出,PAEs含量与人类活动和生产方式密切相关,其控制标准和风险评价大多采用国外标准,一定程度上影响了中国不同类型及功能区划土壤质量评价的科学性和客观性。环境友好分析测试技术的开发应用、风险评价体系的建立健全及环境溯源技术的发展将是今后土壤中PAEs研究的主要方向。     

饮用水原水中微量阿特拉津去除方法试验研究

饮用水中微量有机物的污染是关系饮用水生态安全的重要问题。以饮用水中微量的内分泌干扰类除草剂阿特拉津为研究对象，分别采用微生物降解技术和光催化氧化技术对其进行降解，考察温度对阿特拉津降解效果的影响。研究结果表明：阿特拉津浓度为1 mg/L时，3种温度条件下，除锰功能菌MB4对阿特拉津均有明显的去除效果，降解时间为7 d时，阿特拉津的去除率达到65%。底物浓度为200 μg/L，3种温度条件下，活性炭负载二氧化钛（TiO₂/PAC）催化剂光降解阿特拉津30 min时，其去除率均达到90%。光催化氧化技术协同微生物降解技术在饮用水中微量的内分泌干扰物的去除中有广阔的应用前景。     

太湖梅粱湾水体中阿特拉津的毛细管气相色谱法测定

固相萃取（SPE）技术结合毛细管气相色谱（GC-μECD），测定了饮用水源地太湖梅粱湾水体中内分泌干扰物阿特拉津的含量，并用GC-MS进一步验证了分析结果。检测下限为10ng／L，方法回收率为75．58％～97．79％，RSD为0．38％～4．50％，在10ng／L-3640μg／L保持线性，其线性相关系数为0．9994。太湖梅梁湾水体中阿特拉津质量浓度在21．3～613．9ng／L，污染来源可能为太湖周围的农作区。     

Vitellogenin and zona radiata proteins as biomarkers of endocrine disruption in peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus)

The aim of this study was to test a specific method for the detection of Vitellogenin (Vtg) and Zona Radiata Proteins (Zrp) in plasma from peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) as specific biomarkers for the evaluation of the effects of endocrine disruptors. The method was assayed with different peregrine falcon individuals (including mature and immature birds of both sexes) from a Spanish population being studied in terms of their contamination with organochlorine compounds with endocrine disrupting properties. This study shows that mouse anti bird Vtg monoclonal antibody ND3C3 (Biosense) seems to be the most specific antibody in binding plasmatic lipoproteins in peregrine falcon when compared to other anti Vtg antibodies. Rabbit anti salmon Zrp polyclonal antibodies O146 (Biosense) show cross-reactivity with Zrp in the samples studied. These preliminary results confirm the applicability of both of these diagnostic tools assayed (induction of Vtg and Zrp) in detecting exposure to Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) in this species. The increase of Vtg and Zrp detected in male specimens suggest a potential hazard to EDCs in the peregrine falcon which represents a species still affected by organochlorine compounds, and in particular those with estrogenic activity.     

Occurrence and distribution of six selected endocrine disrupting compounds in surface- and groundwaters of the Romagna area (North Italy)

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) are a wide group of contaminants of emerging concern known to be harmful for organisms. The aim of the study was...     

Removal effects and potential mechanisms of bisphenol A and 17α-ethynylestradiol by Biogenic Mn oxides generated by Bacillus sp. WH4

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs), such as bisphenol A (BPA) and 17α-ethynylestradiol (EE2), have increasingly negative effects on human and...     

Experimentally nonylphenol-polluted diet induces the expression of silent genes VTG and ERα in the liver of male lizard Podarcis sicula

Endocrine Disruptor Chemicals (EDCs) with estrogen-like properties i.e nonylphenol (NP) induce vitellogenin (VTG) synthesis in males of aquatic and semi-aquatic specie. In the oviparous species VTG is a female-specific oestrogen dependent protein. Males are unable to synthesize VTG except after E₂ treatment.This study aimed to verify if NP, administered via food and water, is able to induce the expression of VTG even in males of vertebrates with a terrestrial habitat such as the lizard Podarcis. By means of ICC, ISH, W/B and ELISA we demonstrated that NP induces the presence of VTG in the plasma and its expression in the liver. VTG, undetectable in untreated males, reaches the value of 4.34 μg/μl in the experimental ones. Expression analysis and ISH in the liver showed that an NP-polluted diet also elicits the expression of ERα in the liver which is known to be related to VTG synthesis in Podarcis.     

Endocrine disrupting chemicals accumulate in earthworms exposed to sewage effluent

Endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) can alter endocrine function in exposed animals. Such critical effects, combined with the ubiquity of EDCs in sewage effluent and potentially in tapwater, have led to concerns that they could be major physiological disruptors for wildlife and more controversially for humans. Although sewage effluent is known to be a rich source of EDCs, there is as yet no evidence for EDC uptake by invertebrates that live within the sewage treatment system. Here, we describe the use of an extraction method and GC-MS for the first time to determine levels of EDCs (e.g., dibutylphthalate, dioctylphthalate, bisphenol-A and 17beta-estradiol) in tissue samples from earthworms (Eisenia fetida) living in sewage percolating filter beds and garden soil. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first such use of these techniques to determine EDCs in tissue samples in any organism. We found significantly higher concentrations of these chemicals in the animals from sewage percolating filter beds. Our data suggest that earthworms can be used as bioindicators for EDCs in these substrates and that the animals accumulate these compounds to levels well above those reported for waste water. The potential transfer into the terrestrial food chain and effects on wildlife are discussed.     

Broad range analysis of endocrine disruptors and pharmaceuticals using gas chromatography and liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry

Endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) and pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) have been globally detected in impacted natural waters. The detection of trace quantities of EDCs and PPCPs in the environment is of great concern since some of these compounds have known physiological responses at low concentrations. EDCs can have a wide range of polarities, acidic and basic moieties, and exist in trace quantities, which often requires numerous complex extractions, large sample collection volumes, and multiple instrumental analyses. A comprehensive method has been developed allowing for the analysis of 58 potential EDCs in various water matrices using a single solid-phase extraction (SPE) of a 1 L sample with subsequent analyses using both gas chromatography and liquid chromatography, each coupled with tandem mass spectrometry (GC–MS/MS and LC–MS/MS). Instrument detection limits ranged between 0.12–7.5 pg with corresponding method reporting limits of 1–10 ng l⁻¹ in water. Recoveries for most compounds were between 50% and 112% with good reproducibility (RSD 6–22%).     

Study of the adsorption of endocrine disruptor compounds on typical filter materials using a quartz crystal microbalance

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Drinking water containing environmental endocrine disruptor compounds (EDCs) endangers human health, and researching the purification process of...     

Exposure to phthalates in early pregnancy and the risk of fetal growth restriction: a nested case–control study in a Zhuang Chinese population

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Phthalates (PAEs) are common endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) that disrupt fetal development. The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of...     

The association of prenatal exposure to benzophenones with gestational age and offspring size at birth

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - In recent decades, emerging environmental pollutants such as endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) have become a particular concern. This study...     

Inter-laboratory exercise on steroid estrogens in aqueous samples

An inter-laboratory comparison exercise was organized among European laboratories, under the aegis of EU COST Action 636: “Xenobiotics in Urban Water Cycle”. The objective was to evaluate the performance of testing laboratories determining “Endocrine Disrupting Compounds” (EDC) in various aqueous matrices. As the main task three steroid estrogens: 17α-ethinylestradiol, 17β-estradiol and estrone were determined in four spiked aqueous matrices: tap water, river water and wastewater treatment plant influent and effluent using GC-MS and LC-MS/MS. Results were compared and discussed according to the analytical techniques applied, the accuracy and reproducibility of the analytical methods and the nature of the sample matrices. Overall, the results obtained in this inter-laboratory exercise reveal a high level of competence among the participating laboratories for the detection of steroid estrogens in water samples indicating that GC-MS as well as LC-MS/MS can equally be employed for the analysis of natural and synthetic hormones.