对氨基苯磺酸降解菌的分离及其特性研究

从温州地区受污染的河水中分离到一株能降解对氨基苯磺酸的菌株WZR-3，该菌株能以对氨基苯磺酸为惟一碳源、能源生长。经对其形态特征、生理生化以及16S rDNA序列分析，该菌株初步鉴定为人苍白杆菌(Ochrobactrum anthropi)。该菌株利用对氨基苯磺酸生长时最适生长温度和pH值分别为30℃和7。该菌在10 g/L对氨基苯磺酸时仍能生长，最适生长浓度为300 mg/L对氨基苯磺酸。降解底物广谱性测试表明，该菌株还能降解多种芳香类化合物。     

一株荧蒽降解菌的筛选鉴定及降解特性

采用富集培养方法,从多环芳烃污染的土壤中分离筛选到一株能以高分子量的多环芳烃荧蒽为惟一碳源和能源且生长状况良好的菌株DN002。通过形态观察、生理生化指标及16S rRNA同源序列分析比对,结果表明,该菌株为木糖氧化产碱菌(Achromobacter xylosoxidans),最适生长温度为32℃,最适生长pH为7～7.5。该菌株对荧蒽有较强的降解能力,在14 d内对500 mg/L的荧蒽的降解率为92.8%。菌株细胞蛋白SDS-PAGE结果显示,经荧蒽诱导后,在分子量为18～66 kDa范围内有显著的差异蛋白条带。     

一株降解烟嘧磺隆光合细菌的分离鉴定及降解特性研究

从长期使用烟嘧磺隆的玉米田土壤中分离到一株能高效降解烟嘧磺隆的光合细菌菌株J5-2,经形态观察、生理生化特征和活细胞光吸收特征比较、16S rDNA序列同源性以及系统发育树分析,初步鉴定为红假单胞菌(Rhodopseudomonas sp.).菌株J5-2能利用多种碳源和氮源,最适生长条件为:pH 7.0、温度30℃、...     

一株丙烯酰胺高效降解菌的筛选及其降解性能

从污水处理厂的活性污泥中,分离、筛选出1株高效降解丙烯酰胺的菌株A18,经16S rDNA序列分析鉴定该菌株属于Delftia tsuruhatensis,它可以降解苯胺.以丙烯酰胺为惟一碳源的无机盐培养基中,以菌株细胞的增长和丙烯酰胺的降解为依据,通过实验得出A18菌株的最适生长条件:温度为30℃,pH为7.0.在最适生长条件下,当丙烯酰胺的初始浓度约为1 000 mg/L时,菌株A18对丙烯酰胺的48 h降解率达到100％.     

一株乐果降解菌的筛选、鉴定及其降解特性研究

采用自制驯化装置,从土壤中分离纯化出一株能以乐果为单一碳源生长的菌株,命名为菌株LPx。根据生理生化特征和16S rRNA(GenBank Accession No.HM488993)基因序列分析,初步将该菌株鉴定为假单胞菌属(Pseudomonas sp.)。通过对其降解乐果特性研究,结果显示,菌株LPx降解乐果的最适pH为7.5、最适温度为30℃、最适接种量为10%(体积分数)。最适条件下,100 mg/L乐果可在120 h内基本被降解。菌株对乐果的降解属于高浓度底物抑制的酶促反应,vmax(不存在抑制剂时最大酶促反应速率)=0.734 d-1,km(米氏常数)=21.700 mg/L,k1(底物抑制系数)=259.215 mg/L。     

一株高效MC—RR降解菌的分离鉴定及其降解特性

为了得到一株具有降解微囊藻毒素一RR（MC—RR）特性的产芽孢菌株，采用加热富集芽孢菌的方法，从太湖分离到一株MC．RR降解菌CMl，该菌对MC—RR具有强烈的降解特性。通过形态学特征、生理生化特征及16SrDNA序列分析鉴定该菌株属于耐硼赖氨酸芽孢杆菌（Lysinibacillusb oronitolerans）。通过研究温度和pH值对菌株CMl降解MC—RR能力的影响，发现菌株CMl在60h将MC—RR由12．77μg／mL降解到1．67μg／mL，降解率达86．90％，最适降解温度为37℃，最适pH值为7．0。CMl菌株的胞外物质和胞内物质均能降解MC—RR，但胞内物质具有更强烈的降解特性，12h可以将7．27μg／mL的MC-RR完全降解。为丰富MC-RR降解菌纯菌种研究以及在去除水体中MC—RR应用研究方面提供了理论基础。     

微囊藻毒素-LR降解菌的筛选及降解特性研究

从上海市淀山湖表层水体中筛选分离出了1株降解微囊藻毒素-LR(MC-LR)的细菌并研究了其降解特性。根据细胞形态结构、生理生化特征及其16S rDNA基因序列分析,鉴定分离菌株DHU-28(GenBank序列登录号为HM047512)属嗜麦芽寡养单胞菌(Stenotrophomonas maltophilia)。微囊藻毒素降解实验结果表明,该菌株能在以MC-LR为唯一碳源、氮源的无机盐培养基中生长,6 d内可将初始质量浓度为15 mg/L的MC-LR降解为8.12 mg/L,降解效率达到45.9%。菌株DHU-28的最适生长温度是30℃,最适生长pH为7.0。酵母粉、蛋白胨、葡萄糖等营养物质可以明显促进菌株对MC-LR的降解效率,尤其是加入50 mg/L酵母粉后,6 d降解率达到63.2%。     

一株毒死蜱降解菌的分离鉴定及降解性能研究

从农药厂废水处理池污泥中分离到一株对毒死蜱有较强降解能力的菌株CH3，通过生理生化试验初步将该菌鉴定为哈夫尼菌属(Hafnia sp.)。CH3能以毒死蜱为唯一碳源生长，在温度为30℃，pH为7.0，毒死蜱初始浓度为200 mg/L的条件下，历时6 d，毒死蜱的降解率可达78.5%。菌株最适生长温度为37℃，最适pH值为7.0，最适降解浓度为200 mg/L。对碳、氮源利用广泛，最佳碳源为蔗糖和葡萄糖，对氮源选择性不高，在无机氮源和有机氮源中均能较好地生长。     

一株DBP高效降解菌的分离、鉴定与降解性能

从镇江某垃圾站污染土壤中分离出1株能够以邻苯二甲酸二丁酯为唯一碳源和能源生长的细菌高效降解菌TM。经形态观察、生化鉴定、16S rRNA序列及系统发育分析,鉴定该菌株为变形假单胞菌(Pseudomonas plecoglossicida)。采用正交实验和单因素对照实验对这株菌株的降解条件进行优化,确定其最适生长条件为:温度30℃,p H=7.0。在最适降解条件下,其在72 h内对400 mg/L DBP降解率达到88.56%,为邻苯二甲酸二丁酯的高效降解菌。底物广谱性实验表明,该菌株邻苯二甲酸二辛脂(DOP)、邻苯二甲酸(2-乙基已基)酯(DEHP)都具有良好的降解能力,表明其具备良好的底物广谱性,说明该菌株在处理邻苯二甲酸酯类化合物的污染治理中有独特的应用潜力。     

一株反硝化细菌的分离鉴定及其反硝化特性

从处理城镇污水的移动床生物膜反应器中分离获得一株反硝化细菌D3,并进一步研究该菌株的系统发育地位及反硝化特性。采用16S rDNA序列分析对菌株进行初步鉴定,探讨了基质浓度、起始pH和温度对菌株反硝化活性的影响。根据形态学特征、生理生化特性及16S rDNA序列测定分析,初步鉴定菌株属于寡养单胞菌属。该菌能利用硝酸钠或亚硝酸钠进行反硝化作用,最佳电子受体是硝酸盐氮,反硝化速率最大为19.86 mg/(L·h),最适生长pH为7.36,最适生长温度为33.5℃。菌株D3在初始硝态氮浓度为140 mg/L,以乙酸钠为惟一碳源,pH为7.36,温度33.5℃的最优生长条件下,培养10 h进入对数生长期,倍增时间为9.9 h,48 h内硝酸盐还原率达95%。     

Evaluation of trichloroethene recovery processes in heterogeneous aquifer cells flushed with biodegradable surfactants

The ability of two biodegradable surfactants, polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monooleate (Tween 80) and sodium dihexyl sulfosuccinate (Aerosol MA), to recover a representative dense non-aqueous-phase liquid (DNAPL), trichloroethene (TCE), from heterogeneous porous media was evaluated through a combination of batch and aquifer cell experiments. An aqueous solution containing 3.3% Aerosol MA, 8% 2-propanol and 6 g/l CaCl(2) yielded a weight solubilization ratio (WSR) of 1.21 g TCE/g surfactant, with a corresponding liquid-liquid interfacial tension (IFT) of 0.19 dyn/cm. Flushing of aquifer cells containing a TCE-DNAPL source zone with approximately two pore volumes of the AMA formulation resulted in substantial (>30%) mobilization of TCE-DNAPL. However, a TCE mass recovery of 81% was achieved when the aqueous-phase flow rate was sufficient to displace the mobile TCE-DNAPL toward the effluent well. Aqueous solutions of Tween 80 exhibited a greater capacity to solubilize TCE (WSR=1.74 g TCE/g surfactant) and exerted markedly less reduction in IFT (10.4 dyn/cm). These data contradict an accepted empirical correlation used to estimate IFT values from solubilization capacity, and indicate a unique capacity of T80 to form concentrated TCE emulsions. Flushing of aquifer cells with less than 2.5 pore volumes of a 4% T80 solution achieved TCE mass recoveries ranging from 66 to 85%, with only slight TCE-DNAPL mobilization (<5%) occurring when the total trapping number exceeded 2 x 10(-5). These findings demonstrate the ability of Tween 80 and Aerosol MA solutions to efficiently recover TCE from a heterogeneous DNAPL source zone, and the utility of the total trapping number as a design parameter for a priori prediction of DNAPL mobilization and bank angle formation when flushing with low-IFT solutions. Given their potential to stimulate microbial reductive dechlorination at low concentrations, these surfactants are well-suited for remedial action plans that couple aggressive mass removal followed by enhanced bioremediation to treat chlorinated solvent source zones.     

Chloroaromatic pollutants in mussels incubated in two finnish watercourses polluted by industry

Concentrations of different chlorinated compounds were measured in mussels incubated in two polluted watercourses, a river (the River Kymijoki) and a lake (Lake Vanaja) for four weeks in summer 1995. The sum concentrations of polychlorinated phenols (PCP) and biphenyls (PCB) were both about 1 μg/g lipid weight (lw) in Lake Vanaja mussels, while in the River Kymijoki mussels PCPs were non-detectable and PCBs were measured 120 ng/g lIw. The concentrations of toxic polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin (PCDD) and dibenzofuran (PCDF) congeners ranged between <17 and 370 pg/g Iw in Lake Vanaja mussels and between <38 and 11,000 pg/g lw in the River Kymijoki mussels. Polychlorinated diphenyl ethers (PCDE) were detected in the mussels incubated in the River Kymijoki (0.4–1.1 ng/g Iw), but not in those incubated in Lake Vanaja. Polychlorinated phenoxyanisoles (PCPA) were measured 33 ng/g lw and polychlorinated phenoxyphenols (PCPP) 300 ng/g lw in the mussels incubated in the River Kymijoki. PCPAs were also detected in reference samples, which were sediment and pike from the River Kymijoki and Baltic salmon, seal and white-tailed sea eagle.     

The variation of street air levels of PAH and other mutagenic PAC in relation to regulations of traffic emissions and the impact of atmospheric processes

The occurrence of particle associated PAH and other mutagenic PAC was determined in 1996 in the street air of Copenhagen. In addition, particle extracts were tested for mutagenicity. The measurements were compared with previous measurements in 1992/1993. The levels had decreased in this period. The decrease was caused by an implementation of light diesel fuels for buses and the exchange of older petrol-driven passenger cars with catalystequipped new ones. About 65% of the reduction was caused by the application of the light diesel fuels. Under special conditions, chemical processes in the atmosphere produced many more mutagens than the direct emissions. The concentrations of S-PAC and N-PAC were 10 times lower than those of PAH, while the levels of oxy-PAH were in the same order of magnitude as those of PAH. Benzanthrone, an oxy-PAH, is proposed to be formed in the atmosphere in addition to direct emissions. Benzo(a)pyrene, often applied as an air quality criteria indicator, was photochemically degraded in the atmosphere. A strong increase in the mutagenic activities was observed to coincide with a depletion of benzo(a)pyrene.     

Teratological effects of pesticides in vertebrates: a review

Abstract

In the last decades, the use and misuse of pesticides in the agriculture have increased, having a severe impact on ecosystems and their fauna. Although the various effects of pesticides on biodiversity have been already documented in several studies, to our knowledge no consistent overview of the impact of pesticides in vertebrates, both terrestrial and aquatic, is available. In this review, we try to present a concise compilation of the teratogenic effects of pesticides on the different classes of vertebrates – mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish.     

Radionuclides and trace elements in fish collected upstream and downstream of Los Alamos national laboratory and the doses to humans from the consumption of muscle and bone

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine radionuclide and trace element concentrations in bottom‐feeding fish (catfish, carp, and suckers) collected from the confluences of some of the major canyons that cross Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) lands with the Rio Grande (RG) and the potential radiological doses from the ingestion of these fish. Samples of muscle and bone (and viscera in some cases) were analyzed for ³H, ⁹⁰Sr, ¹³⁷Cs, ^totU, ²³⁸Pu, ^239,240Pu, and ²⁴¹Am and Ag, As, Ba, Be, Cr, Cd, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb, Sb, Se, and Tl. Most radionuclides, with the exception of ⁹⁰Sr, in the muscle plus bone portions of fish collected from LANL canyons/RG were not significantly (p<0.05) higher from fish collected upstream (San Ildefonso/background) of LANL. Strontium‐90 in fish muscle plus bone tissue significantly (p<0.05) increases in concentration starting from Los Alamos Canyon, the most upstream confluence (fish contained 3.4E‐02 pCi g^‐1 [126E‐02 Bq kg^‐1]), to Frijoles Canyon, the most downstream confluence (fish contained 14E‐02 pCi g^‐1 [518E‐02 Bq kg^‐1]). The differences in ⁹⁰Sr concentrations in fish collected downstream and upstream (background) of LANL, however, were very small. Based on the average concentrations (±2SD) of radionuclides in fish tissue from the four LANL confluences, the committed effective dose equivalent from the ingestion of 46 lb (21 kg) (maximum ingestion rate per person per year) of fish muscle plus bone, after the subtraction of background, was 0.1 ± 0.1 mrem y^‐1 (1.0 ± 1.0 μSv y^‐1), and was far below the International Commission on Radiological Protection (all pathway) permissible dose limit of 100 mrem y^‐1 (1000 μSv y^‐1). Of the trace elements that were found above the limits of detection (Ba, Cu, and Hg) in fish muscle collected from the confluences of canyons that cross LANL and the RG, none were in significantly higher (p<0.05) concentrations than in muscle of fish collected from background locations.     

Book review

The Pesticide Manual ‐ A World Compendium, 8th Edition, C.R. Worthing, Editor and S.B. Walker, Assistant Editor, British Crop Protection Council, BCPC Publications Sales, Bear Farm, Binfield, Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 5QE, England. 1987, 1100 pp., UK £50; Overseas £56. ISBN 0–948404–01–9.     

Patterns of volatile metabolites and nonvolatile trichothecenes produced by isolates of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Stachybotrys,Fusarium, Trichoderma,Trichothecium</Emphasis> and <Emphasis Type="Italic">Memnoniella</Emphasis>

We reported previously that trichodiene, a volatile trichothecene derivative, was produced by a Stachybotrys isolate, also known to produce highly cytotoxic, non-volatile, macrocyclic trichothecenes (satrotoxins). We investigated the relationship between the production of trichodiene and various non-volatile trichothecenes for several molds. Volatile metabolites were concentrated by adsorption on Tenax TA and analyzed by GC/MS, while non-volatile metabolites were separated by HPLC, derivatized and analyzed by GC/MS. Stachybotrys chartarum isolates producing macrocyclic trichothecenes secreted significantly larger amounts of trichodiene and other sesquiterpenes than isolates which only produced simple trichothecenes. The amounts of secreted trichodiene were relatively small in all cases. With the exception of Memnoniella, which excreted small amounts of sesquiterpenes, the other isolates produced varying amounts of sesquiterpenes, including trichodiene, as well as simple tricothecenes, no detectable trichodiene, but large amounts of griseofulvin derivatives. In Stachybotrys there is apparently a correlation between trichodiene and macrocyclic trichothecene production. In the remaining isolates, there was no simple relationship between trichodiene and non-volatile trichothecene synthesis. Trichodiene is produced in larger amounts by Stachybotrys isolates, which also produce satratoxins, but it will be difficult to utilize this metabolite to detect toxic isolates in buildings due to the relatively small amounts excreted.     

Observations on the influence of water and soil pH on the persistence of insecticides

Abstract

The pH‐disappearance rate profiles were determined at ca. 25°C for 24 insecticides at 4 or 5 pH values over the range 4.5 to 8.0 in sterile phosphate buffers prepared in water‐ethanol (99: 1 v/v). Half‐lives measured at pH 8 were generally smaller than at lower pH values. Changes in half lives between pH 8.0 and 4.5 were largest (>1000x) for the aryl carbamates, carbofuran and carbaryl, the oxime carbamate, oxamyl, and the organophosphorus insecticide, trichlorfon. In contrast, half lives of phorate, terbufos, heptachlor, fensulfothion and aldicarb were affected only slightly by pH changes. Under the experimental conditions described half lives at pH8 varied from 1–2 days for trichlorfon and oxamyl to >1 year for fensulfothion and cyper‐methrin. Insecticide persistence on alumina (acid, neutral and basic), mineral soils amended with aluminum sulfate or calcium hydroxide to different pH values and four natural soils of different pH was examined. No correlation was observed between the measured pH of these solids and the rate of disappearance of selected insecticides applied to them. These observations demonstrate the difficulty of extrapolating the pH dependent disappearance behaviour observed in homogeneous solution to partially solid heterogeneous systems such as soil.     

The chemical stability of formulations of some hydrolyzable insecticides in aqueous mixtures with hydrolysis catalysts

Abstract

The active ingredients in commercial formulations of malathion, oxamyl, carbaryl, diazinon, and chlorpyrifos diluted to “spray tank”; concentrations with buffered distilled or natural water of pH 4–9 were stable for at least 24 hr. Formulations of trichlorfon were not stable at pH 7 or above but disappearance rates were slower than for the pure chemical in homogeneous solution. Cupric ion was observed to be an effective catalyst for the hydrolysis of a variety of pure organophosphorus insecticides but did not catalyze hydrolysis of the active ingredients of the formulations examined. Increasing the dilution of the formulation increased the susceptibility of malathion, oxamyl, and carbaryl to hydrolysis.     

Organochlorine compounds in a three-step terrestrial food chain

The concentrations of 15 organochlorine chemicals (PCBs and pesticides) were studied in a Central European oak wood food chain system: Great tit (Parus major), caterpillars (Tortrix viridana, Operophtera brumata, Erannis defoliaria), and oak-leaves (Quercus robur). Juvenile tits receive organochlorines from the mother via egg transfer and, eventually to a greater extent, from the caterpillar food source during nestling period. The concentrations of PCB 153 (2,2′,4,4′,5,5′-hexachlorobiphenyl, the most abundant in this study) was found in leaf material at ca. 1 ng/g, in caterpillars 10 ng/g, and in bird eggs 170 ng/g on an average and on a dry mass basis.