珠江口八大口门PAHs时空分布特征

2019年2月、4月、8月和10月分别采集了珠江口八大口门入海口海水样品,采用气相色谱方法对10种多环芳烃(PAHs)(萘、苊、苊烯、芴、菲、蒽、荧蒽、芘、苯并蒽、?)进行定量源解析,PAHs的检出率较高,表明PAHs在八大口门海域水体中普遍存在.在空间分布上,鸡啼门、虎门海域水体PAHs含量相对较高,蕉门、磨刀门、虎跳门和崖门居中,洪奇门和横门相对较少.各口门PAHs含量呈现明显的表底分层现象,八大口门表层水PAHs的浓度范围为ND—27260.00 ng·L^-1,最大值出现在虎跳门4月份水样;底层水PAHs的浓度范围为ND—31175.00 ng·L^-1,最大值出现在鸡啼门10月份水样.在时间分布上,各口门表、底层海水PAHs含量平均值均呈现出8月份最小的特征,是由于8月雨量大,雨水冲刷及径流作用增大,对入海口区域污染物进行一定程度的稀释.从来源上看,八大口门海水中PAHs的来源主要为交通、煤焦油炼制、化石燃料的燃烧及加工炼制、木材燃烧、煤炭燃烧、油类不完全燃烧及油类泄漏混合污染等.研究珠江口八大口门入海口水体多环芳烃污染情况,对珠江三角...     

珠江磨刀门河口表层沉积物中重金属含量及其分布特征

分析了在珠江磨刀门河口采集的37个表层沉积物样品重金属(Cu、Pb、Zn、Cr、Cd、Hg、As、Ni)的含量及分布特征。采用原子吸收法分析了Cu、Pb、Zn、Cr、Cd、Ni的含量,采用冷原子吸收法分析了Hg、As含量。结果表明,口门处及其两侧和拦门沙内坡重金属的含量最高;外海区域重金属含量普遍较低;由口内河床至口门处,Cu、Cr、Hg、As的含量减小,Pb、Cd、Zn、Ni的含量逐渐增大;大部分重金属(Cu、Pb、Zn、Cd、As、Ni)的含量由口门处至拦门沙地区是先减小再增大的;由拦门沙至外海,Cu、Pb、Cd、As的含量减小,Zn和Ni的含量先减小后增大;由口门处至外海,Cr和Hg含量的总体趋势是增大的。磨刀门河口表层沉积物中重金属元素含量与CEC、小于0.001mm粘粒以及沉积物有机质含量的相关性均达到显著或极显著水平;重金属含量与沉积物pH值的相关性不显著;重金属元素的含量变化和分布规律还表明磨刀门表层沉积物的重金属主要受陆源污染物的影响。     

珠江入海口表层沉积物中多氯联苯残留与风险评价

水域沉积物被认为是水环境中多氯联苯(polychlorinated biphenyls,PCBs)主要归宿之一,为了评估珠江三角洲水域环境中PCBs的污染水平及其生态环境影响,于2011年8月至2012年5月,采集并分析珠江八大入海口表层沉积物中PCBs的残留状况。通过对PCBs残留进行调查研究,分析探讨PCBs组成与分布特征、污染风险评价,以期为PCBs给珠三角沿岸海域环境带来的潜在危害评估提供基础资料。采用气相色谱-电子捕获(GC-ECD)法进行检测分析,结果表明:①珠江八大入海口表层沉积物中7种指示性多氯联苯同系物PCB28、PCB52、PCB101、PCB118、PCB153、PCB138和PCB180均有检出,其中PCB52检出率最高,达到100%,质量分数也最大,PCB138和PCB153次之,检出率均为75%,总体表现为低氯取代物质量分数高于高氯取代物,四氯取代物含量占沉积物PCBs总量比例最大;②7种指示性PCBs质量分数总和范围为6.58-47.46μg·kg-1,平均值为24.82μg·kg-1。PCBs含量变化在不同季节有明显差别,最高值出现在2月,最低值出现在8月。空间分布表现为西四口门沉积物中PCBs质量分数高于东四口门(虎门除外);③采用潜在生态危害指数法和加拿大沉积物环境质量标准SQG(sediment quality guideline)方法对珠江入海口多氯联苯污染状况进行初步评价,与国内外水域沉积物相比,珠江入海口表层沉积物中PCBs污染处于较高水平,存在生态污染风险,可能会引起生态负效应,其中磨刀门、崖门、虎门污染较为严重,应加强污染监管。     

洞庭湖湘江入湖口至出湖口水域表层沉积物中重金属时空分布特征与生态风险

基于2007—2012年连续对洞庭湖湘江入湖口至出湖口水域5个采样点的表层沉积物中Cd、Hg、As、Cu、Pb、Cr和Zn等7种重金属含量分析,对该水域表层沉积物中重金属的时空分布特征进行了探讨,并采用沉积物质量基准法对其生态风险进行了评价.结果表明,Cd、Hg、As、Cu、Pb、Cr和Zn的含量分别为0.54—79.90 mg·kg-1、0.046—0.712 mg·kg-1、15.2—289.0 mg·kg-1、29.0—217.0 mg·kg-1、6.0—246.0 mg·kg-1、65.4—269.0 mg·kg-1和41.4—632.0 mg·kg-1,其大小顺序为ZnCrPbCuAsCdHg;Cd、Hg、As、Cu、Pb和Zn含量沿程总体呈"V"形变化趋势,Cr含量沿程变化较小,重金属含量年际变化较为稳定;As具有较高生态风险,其余污染物具有较低生态风险,不同污染物生态风险的大小顺序为AsCdCrCuPbZnHg,S1和S3具有较高生态风险,其余点位具有较低生态风险,不同点位生态风险的大小顺序为S1S3S5S2S4.     

九龙江河口潮间带表层沉积物汞污染分布、赋存形态与生态风险

研究九龙江河口汞污染情况可为该地区汞污染防治提供科学依据,测定九龙江河口潮间带表层沉积物中总汞含量及不同形态汞的含量,分析了汞的分布特征、赋存形态及生物有效性和潜在生态风险。结果表明:九龙江河口潮间带表层沉积物中总汞含量范围0.112~0.259 mg·kg-1,平均值0.172 mg·kg-1,部分采样点汞含量超过中国海洋沉积物质量第一类标准限值(0.20 mg·kg-1);沉积物中各形态汞平均比例顺序:残渣态(61.8%)可氧化态(27.8%)弱酸溶态(7.8%)可还原态(2.6%),可提取态占有相当的比例,对水体汞污染具有一定贡献。潜在生态风险指数法评价结果可知,该河口区潮间带沉积物中汞污染程度和生态风险程度均为中等~较高水平,需对汞污染进行综合防治。     

珠江河口沉积物中拟除虫菊酯类农药污染及毒性评价

拟除虫菊酯农药是一种广谱、高效、低毒、低残留的亲脂性杀虫剂,它会随农田排水、降雨淋洗进入水体,最终进入沉积环境,故沉积物是其最终归宿之一。本研究针对珠江河口沉积物中菊酯类农药的污染状况进行调查,研究它们的含量、组成比例、污染来源及其潜在毒性,为珠江渔业水生生态环境管理及掌握环境中有机污染情况提供依据,对保护渔业环境安全有十分重要的意义。2012年5月采集珠江河口表层沉积物,采用气相色谱法-电子捕获法（GC-ECD）对表层沉积物中联苯菊酯、甲氰菊酯、高效氯氟氰菊酯、氯菊酯、氯氰菊酯、氰戊菊酯、溴氰菊酯进行残留检测,并利用其对钩虾的生物毒性来评价沉积物的潜在毒性。结果显示,表层沉积物（以干质量计）中7种菊酯类农药质量分数介于ND~6.59μg·kg-1（ND表示未检出）,平均值为0.75μg·kg-1,其总质量分数与有机碳质量分数呈现一定的正相关性;组成比例表明,氯菊酯最多,占总量的57.63%,它的检出率为61.90%,甲氰菊酯其次,约占总量的16.39%,检出率为28.57%,氯菊酯占主要组成部分,可能与其在珠江三角洲居民生活中被大量使用及其降解速率有关;珠江桥采样点高浓度的菊酯类农药的检出（6.59μg·kg-1）,可能与其靠近人口密集和经济发达的广州有关;与国内外其他地区相比,珠江河口沉积物中菊酯农药处于较低水平;采用毒性单元TU（选用钩虾Hyallela Azteca的LC50）进行毒性评估,∑TU值范围为0~0.09,远远低于1,表明珠江河口拟除虫菊酯不存在生态风险。     

北江表层沉积物中铊污染的生态风险

为了解珠江水系北江流域表层沉积物中铊的含量,并在此基础上评价珠江流域北江铊污染现状及其生态风险,该研究于2006年采集了广东省北江韶关至清远段的沉积物样品,采用混酸消解后,使用ICP-MS测定了沉积物中铊的含量,应用潜在生态危害指数对北江的铊污染和生态危害进行评价.结果表明,珠江水系北江河段沉积物已达到了较高的铊污染水平,对周围环境存在着较高的铊生态风险.北江干流沉积物中的铊质量浓度范围为0.92 ~ 2.32 mg·kg-1,平均值为1.70 mg·kg-1;各支流沉积物中铊质量浓度范围为1.02 ~ 3.22 mg·kg-1.个别采样点,特别是接近韶关冶炼厂排放口附近沉积物中铊的含量达到7.78 mg·kg-1,具有极高的铊生态风险.对于北江各支流,铊的污染程度与潜在生态风险程度由高到低的排序为马坝河>武江>浈江>滨江>龙塘河,其中马坝河沉积物铊存在高度的生态风险.     

珠江八大入海口表层沉积物中DDTs和HCHs残留调查

于2010年8月-2011年5月4次采集珠江八大人海口表层沉积物,采用气相色谱-电子捕获（GC—ECD）法分析沉积物中DDTs（p,P’-DDE、P,P’-DDD、0,P’-DDT、P,P-DDT）和HCHs（α-HCH、β-HCH、γ-HCH、δ-HCH）的污染现状。结果显示,珠江8大人海口表层沉积物中DDTs总含量介于1．02—3．08μg·kg-1之间（以干质量计,下同）,平均值为1．91μg·kg-1;HCHs总含量介于0．21—0．41μg·kg-1之间,平均值为0．31μg·kg-1。DDTs平均含量大于HCHs,其中P,P。DDT对污染的贡献最大,含量范围为ND～7．66μg·kg-1,平均值为2．12μg·kg-1。大部分样点伽（α-HCH）／w（γ-HCH）比值小于3,说明研究区α-HCH大都被降解,或者林丹正取代工业HCHs成为珠江口水环境中HCHs输入的主要来源;甜（DDT）／w（DDD＋DDE）比值大于2,表明沉积物中除早期农药残留外,仍然有新的DDTs类农药输入。     

中国东部浅水湖泊沉积物总氮总磷基准阈值研究

受人类活动的影响,东部浅水湖泊沉积物中总氮、总磷负荷很高,当外来污染源得到控制时,底泥中的营养盐会逐渐释放出来,对湖泊水质与生态系统影响很大。为合理削减湖泊内源污染,控制沉积物中营养盐向上覆水体释放,研究制定东部浅水湖泊沉积物总氮、总磷基准阈值,分别测定了100个湖泊的896个表层沉积物样品和8个典型湖泊11个柱芯的沉积物总氮（TN）、总磷（TP）含量,分析了沉积物TN、TP浓度剖面分布特征。通过频度分布法对100个湖泊沉积物总氮总磷的污染状况进行评价,通过背景值比较法确定了8个典型湖泊沉积物的TN、TP背景值。结果表明,100个湖泊的表层沉积物TN浓度范围在479.70~5 573.65 mg·kg-1,TP浓度范围在248.44~1000.33 mg·kg-1,不同湖泊表层沉积物中TN、TP值差异较大。8个典型湖泊沉积物总氮、总磷含量整体上表现出随着深度增加而下降变化趋势,在深层沉积物中含量保持稳定。所调查8个湖泊TN均值为1443.83 mg·kg-1,变化范围为247.45~3719.46 mg·kg-1,各湖泊中TN均值表现为：沱湖〉焦岗湖〉花园湖〉七里湖〉北民湖〉大通湖〉城东湖〉瓦埠湖;TP均值为519.62 mg·kg-1,变化范围为225.41~1944.89 mg·kg-1,各湖泊中TP均值表现为：北民湖〉大通湖〉七里湖〉焦岗湖〉沱湖〉瓦埠湖〉城东湖〉花园湖。不同湖泊沉积物总氮、总磷背景值差异很大。通过对100个湖泊表层沉积物TN、TP的频度分析发现,沉积物营养盐含量上25%点位对应的TP质量浓度398.51mg·kg-1,TN质量浓度为1106.24 mg·kg-1,沉积物营养盐含量下25%点位对应的TP质量浓度664.58 mg·kg-1,TN质量浓度为2916.66 mg·kg-1。通过互相之间的比较分析,推荐采用背景值比较法确定的各湖泊沉积物总氮、总磷背景值均值与频度分步法25%点位对应的总氮值和40%点位对应的总磷值作为东部浅水湖泊沉积物总氮、总磷基准阈值。因此,?     

海湾表层沉积物重金属污染与潜在生态危害评价——以深圳湾为例

对深圳湾15个表层沉积物中重金属Zn、Cu、Pb、As、Cd以及总有机碳(TOC)的含量进行测定,探讨了重金属污染特征,重金属之间及与TOC的相关关系,并利用潜在生态风险评价法进行潜在生态风险评估.结果表明,Zn、Cu、Pb、As和Cd平均值分别为307、79、75、23 mg·kg-1和2.26 mg·kg-1.Zn、Cu、Pb和As属于超Ⅰ类沉积物,Cd属于超Ⅱ类沉积物.Zn、Cu、Pb和Cd呈现相似的分布特征,即从东北向西南湾口逐渐减少.Zn、Cu、Pb、Cd、TOC彼此之间呈显著正相关.而As来源和分布与其余重金属明显不同,与其它重金属和TOC没有相关性.单因子污染系数显示Zn和Cd处于较高污染水平,Cu、Pb和As处于中等污染水平,污染程度依次为Cd>Zn>Pb>Cu>As.综合污染指数显示深圳湾总体达到较高污染水平.深圳湾重金属潜在生态风险总体处于中等水平,潜在风险程度依次为Cd>As>Pb>Cu>Zn,其中Cd的潜在风险最大.     

Applications of chitosan in food,pharmaceuticals, medicine,cosmetics, agriculture,textiles, pulp and paper,biotechnology, and environmental chemistry

Environmental Chemistry Letters - Chitosan is a biopolymer obtained from chitin, one of the most abundant and renewable materials on Earth. Chitin is a primary component of cell walls in fungi, the...     

Conservation and the 4 Rs,which are rescue,rehabilitation, release,and research

Vertebrate animals can be injured or threatened with injury through human activities, thus warranting their “rescue.” Details of wildlife rescue, rehabilitation, release, and associated research (our 4 Rs) are often recorded in large databases, resulting in a wealth of available information. This information has huge research potential and can contribute to understanding of animal biology, anthropogenic impacts on wildlife, and species conservation. However, such databases have been little used, few studies have evaluated factors influencing success of rehabilitation and/or release, recommended actions to conserve threatened species have rarely arisen, and direct benefits for species conservation are yet to be demonstrated. We therefore recommend that additional research be based on data from rescue, rehabilitation, and release of animals that is broader in scope than previous research and would have community support.     

Lead,cadmium, copper,zinc, iron,and calcium in human hair as a function of gender,age, smoking,and hair dyeing

Hair samples were collected randomly from 110 subjects (55 male and 55 female) ranging in age from (<15–60) years. Each subject was asked to complete a personal questionnaire describing his/her sex, age, general health, smoking, use of hair dyes, occupational area, and living habits. Concentrations of Pb, Cd, Cu, Zn, Fe, and Ca in human hair samples were evaluated using atomic absorption spectrometry. Results indicated that concentrations of Pb, Cd, Cu, and Zn in the hair of smokers were higher than those in the hair of non-smokers, whereas, Fe and Ca concentrations in hair of smokers were lower than those in hair of non-smokers. Moreover, the concentrations of these elements are higher in dyed hair compared with undyed hair.     

Research progress on distribution,sources, identification,toxicity, and biodegradation of microplastics in the ocean,freshwater, and soil environment

• Microplastics are widely found in both aquatic and terrestrial environments. • Cleaning products and discarded plastic waste are primary sources of microplastics. • Microplastics have apparent toxic effects on the growth of fish and soil plants. • Multiple strains of biodegradable microplastics have been isolated. Microplastics (MPs) are distributed in the oceans, freshwater, and soil environment and have become major pollutants. MPs are generally referred to as plastic particles less than 5 mm in diameter. They consist of primary microplastics synthesized in microscopic size manufactured production and secondary microplastics generated by physical and environmental degradation. Plastic particles are long-lived pollutants that are highly resistant to environmental degradation. In this review, the distribution and possible sources of MPs in aquatic and terrestrial environments are described. Moreover, the adverse effects of MPs on natural creatures due to ingestion have been discussed. We also have summarized identification methods based on MPs particle size and chemical bond. To control the pollution of MPs, the biodegradation of MPs under the action of different microbes has also been reviewed in this work. This review will contribute to a better understanding of MPs pollution in the environment, as well as their identification, toxicity, and biodegradation in the ocean, freshwater, and soil, and the assessment and control of microplastics exposure.     

The distribution of,and relation among,mercury and methylmercury,organic carbon,carbonate, nitrogen and phosphorus,in periphyton of the South Florida ecosystem

Periphyton samples from Water Conservation Areas, Big Cypress National Preserve, and Everglades National Park in south Florida were analyzed for concentrations of total mercury, methylmercury, nitrogen, phosphorus, organic carbon, and inorganic carbon. Concentrations of total mercury in periphyton decrease slightly along a gradient from north‐to‐south. Both total mercury and methylmercury are positively correlated with organic carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus in periphyton. In horizontal sections of periphyton mats, total mercury concentrations tend to be largest at the tops and bottoms of the mats. Methylmercury concentrations tend to be the largest near the bottom of mats. These localized elevated concentrations of methylmercury suggest that there are “hot spots”; of methylmercury in periphyton.