浅谈环境有机污染物监测发展趋势

从监测种类、环境介质、前处理设备、检测仪器、分析方法及质量保证/质量控制等方面,简述了环境有机污染物监测的发展趋势。指出污染物的监测种类将不断增多,监控介质将多样化,前处理设备趋于自动化,检测仪器呈现联用化,监测方法的标准化进程将加快,质量保证/质量控制将更加合理化和科学化。     

底泥中有机污染物的测定

用自动索氏提取法对底泥进行预处理,并用GC-MS方法对水源地底泥中的有机污染物进行了测定,检出了多种有机污染物,这对加强环境管理有现实意义。     

吹扫捕集与气相色谱-质谱联用测定饮用水和地表水中挥发性有机污染物

报道了Trap I(VOCARB 4000)柱捕集水中挥发性有机污染物的性能和条件,建立了吹扫捕集和气相色谱-质谱联用测定饮用水和地表水样中25种挥发性有机污染物的分析方法.水样的加标回收率在90%～110%之间,最低检测限在0.04～0.85μg/L之间,20μg/L的挥发性有机物标准溶液经重复6次测定,其相对标准偏差基本小于5.0%.该方法已成功地运用于饮用水和地表水中挥发性有机污染物的测定,结果令人满意.     

谈大气中有机气体的采样

有机气体污染物的采集是大气中有机样品测定的第一步.而标准监测方法和较为成熟有针对性的监测方法又比较少.这就给我们的监测工作带来了困难.因此掌握一些有机气体污染物采样的基本原则和各种采样方法是完全必要的.大气中有机气体采集基本上分成两大类:直接(集气)采样和富集采样(浓缩采样).     

COD与TOC测定方法的比较

系统地对比了 COD和 TOC 两种水中有机污染指标测定方法原理，得出了 TOC 在直接代表水质有机污染、氧化有机物完全、产生二次污染物少、测定时间短和消耗劳动力少等方面优于 COD 的结论，并分析了 TOC 取代 COD 的难点和趋势。     

傅立叶变换红外多组分气体分析仪在水污染应急监测中的应用

为了更好地为水污染应急监测工作服务,利用顶空原理,采用傅立叶变换红外多组分气体分析仪,测定水样中的有机污染物,快速筛查定性水体中主要污染物,再选用标准方法准确定量污染物浓度。结果表明,该方法具有测定范围广、仪器携带方便、筛查定性快速的优点。     

过量空气系数及其测定中影响因素分析

提出了燃煤锅炉大气污染物监测中过量空气系数过大的问题，简述了测定过量空气系数的重要性，分析了影响过量空气系数测定的主要因素并指出测定中应采取的质量保证技术措施。     

德国大气污染物排放连续性监测的质量保证措施

德国大气污染物排放连续性监测的质量保证措施ＨｅｌｍｕｔＳｔａｈｌ对大气重点排放源污染物的连续测定是确保限制工厂排放污染物的法规能在日常工作中得到贯彻执行。这对于保证大气质量起着至关重要的作用。对拥有工业设施的企业主，有权要求在这些强制性测试中受到公正...     

环境中有机污染物与其监测分析(第四章)

一、环境中有机优先污染物监测分析技术现状环境中有机污染物监测分析因其特殊的复杂性,不易做到准确无误,其分析结果质量保证主要是靠数据的可比性.为了达到良好的可比性,除了管理环节(如采样方式,布点和样品保存等)外,关键是所使用的分析方法及其执行情况.前者应集中力量去研究方法的标准化工作,其次应考虑费用的经济性,故标准方法一般优先考虑“经典”方法,重点选用那些比较简便的方法.对于后者,应加强操作者的技术培训和建立符合规格的实验室条件,以及标准品的研制、生产工作.     

气相色谱／质谱（GC／MS）联机分析工业废水中的有机物

简要介绍了美国ＥＰＡ６００系列分析方法中有关气相色谱／质谱（ＧＣ／ＭＳ）联机分析方法和系统分析方法，综述了气相色谱／质谱联机系统在监测分析工业废水及城市排水中有机污染物方面取得的一些重要成果。这些成果包括酚类、有机硫化合物、有机酸、有机磷农药、苯系物、多组分有机污染物的分析测定。     

Interspecific and Locational Differences in Heavy Metal Levels in Four Species of Birds Near Sydney, Australia

We examined the levels of cadmium, chromium, lead, manganese, mercury, and selenium in four species of birds near Sydney, New South Wales, Australia in January, 1996. Molted contour feathers were collected from silver gull, Larus novaehollandiae (Royal National Park and downtown Sydney), sulphur-crested cockatoo, Cacatua sulphurea (Blue Mountains, Royal National Park, and Sydney), Australian white ibis, Threskiornis molucca (Sydney), and rock dove Columba livia (Royal National Park and Sydney). We tested the null hypothesis that there were no species or locational differences in metal levels. There were significant species differences in all metals, with rock doves having the highest levels of cadmium, chromium, lead, and manganese, and silver gulls having the highest levels of mercury and selenium. Metal levels were generally low in cockatoos, and were lowest in those from the Royal National Park. For silver gulls, cadmium, lead, and chromium levels were highest at Sydney, and there were no locational differences in manganese, mercury, and selenium levels. For rock doves, cadmium, chromium and manganese were higher in Sydney, and there were no locational differences in lead, mercury, and selenium. Overall, cadmium and chromium levels were significantly higher in Sydney than in the Royal National Park for all species, and there were no locational differences in mercury levels. Although the levels of most metals in feathers from these Australian birds were within the ranges reported worldwide, lead levels in ibises and rock doves were among the highest reported worldwide, suggesting a cause for concern.     

Turbidimetric determination of chloride in different types of water using a single sequential injection analysis system

A sequential injection analysis system for the turbidimetric determination of chloride in different types of water is proposed. The determination is based on the reaction of chloride with silver ions and the subsequent measurement of the turbidity caused by silver chloride precipitation. In this method, the use of toxic reagents, such as mercury thiocyanate, commonly employed in most spectrophotometric techniques for chloride determination, is avoided. The main feature of the developed system is the use of a single configuration to carry out the determination over a wide concentration range (2-400 mg L(-1)) by changing only the aspirated sample volume. This characteristic allows the determination of chloride in ground, surface and wastewaters using the same manifold. In addition, a considerable saving of precipitating reagent is achieved due to non-continuous consumption. The results obtained with the developed system were statistically indistinguishable from those of the potentiometric titration reference method. Relative standard deviations for ten consecutive injections were lower than 3.7%, with a sampling frequency of between 55 and 57 determinations per hour.     

Soil criteria to protect terrestrial wildlife and open-range livestock from metal toxicity at mining sites

Thousands of hard rock mines exist in the western USA and in other parts of the world as a result of historic and current gold, silver, lead, and mercury mining. Many of these sites in the USA are on public lands. Typical mine waste associated with these sites are tailings and waste rock dumps that may be used by wildlife and open-range livestock. This report provides wildlife screening criteria levels for metals in soil and mine waste to evaluate risk and to determine the need for site-specific risk assessment, remediation, or a change in management practices. The screening levels are calculated from toxicity reference values based on maximum tolerable levels of metals in feed, on soil and plant ingestion rates, and on soil to plant uptake factors for a variety of receptors. The metals chosen for this report are common toxic metals found at mining sites: arsenic, cadmium, copper, lead, mercury, and zinc. The resulting soil screening values are well above those developed by the US Environmental Protection Agency. The difference in values was mainly a result of using toxicity reference values that were more specific to the receptors addressed rather than the most sensitive receptor.     

Contaminant concentrations in Asian carps, invasive species in the Mississippi and Illinois Rivers

Populations of invasive fishes quickly reach extremely high biomass. Before control methods can be applied, however, an understanding of the contaminant loads of these invaders carry is needed. We investigated differences in concentrations of selected elements in two invasive carp species as a function of sampling site, fish species, length and trophic differences using stable isotopes (delta (15)N, delta (13)C). Fish were collected from three different sites, the Illinois River near Havana, Illinois, and two sites in the Mississippi River, upstream and downstream of the Illinois River confluence. Five bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis) and five silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix) from each site were collected for muscle tissue analyses. Freshwater mussels (Amblema plicata) previously collected in the same areas were used as an isotopic baseline to standardize fish results among sites. Total fish length, trophic position, and corrected (13)C, were significantly related to concentrations of metals in muscle. Fish length explained the most variation in metal concentrations, with most of that variation related to mercury levels. This result was not unexpected because larger fish are older, giving them a higher probability of exposure and accumulation of contaminants. There was a significant difference in stable isotope profiles between the two species. Bighead carp occupied a higher trophic position and had higher levels of corrected (13)C than silver carp. Additionally bighead carp had significantly lower concentrations of arsenic and selenium than silver carp. Stable isotope ratios of nitrogen in Asian carp were at levels that are more commonly associated with higher-level predators, or from organisms in areas containing high loads of wastewater effluent.     

Mercury in the sediments of Vembanad Lake,western coast of India

Mercury, a global pollutant, is popping up in places where it was never expected before and it burdens in sediments and other non-biological materials. It is estimated to have increased up to five times the pre-human level due to anthropogenic activities. Vembanad backwaters, one of the largest Ramsar site in India, which have extraordinary importance for its hydrological function, are now considered as one of the mercury hot spots in India. In this study, surface sediment samples of Vembanad Lake and nearshore areas have been seasonally analysed for total mercury and methyl mercury concentrations while the core sediment samples were analysed for total mercury. The results showed that the northern part of the lake was more contaminated with mercury than the southern part. The mercury concentration was relatively high in the subsurface sediment samples, indicating the possibility of historic industrial mercury deposition. A decreasing trend in the mercury level towards the surface in the core sediment was also observed. The geochemical parameters were also analysed to understand the sediment mercury chemistry. Anoxic conditions, pH and organic carbon, sulphur and Fe determined the presence of various species of mercury in the sediments of Vembanad Lake. The prevailing physical and geochemical conditions in Vembanad Lake have indicated the chances of chemical transformation of mercury and the potential hazard if the deposited mercury fractions are remobilised.     

典型钢铁企业汞排放水平及排放特征研究

以某典型钢铁企业为研究对象,测定企业废气、废水、固废汞排放水平,并分析汞排放特征。研究表明,球团、烧结、高炉工艺废气排口烟尘中汞排放浓度和排放速率明显低于烟气;汞主要以气态形式排放,烧结工艺排口废气汞最高浓度分别是其他2个排口的7倍和3倍。球团、烧结、高炉、电炉四工艺环节中,烧结汞排放速率占四工艺汞排放速率总和的87%。半干法脱硫、氨法脱硫、石灰石石膏脱硫对废气中汞的去除效率分别为90.0%、78.7%和29.9%。企业废水排放未检出汞,脱硫产生固废汞含量明显高于除尘产生固废汞含量,脱硫灰汞含量是脱硫石膏的15倍。     

Modified APHA closed-tube reflux colorimetric method for TOC determination in water and wastewater

The analysis of total organic carbon (TOC) by the American Public Health Association (APHA) closed-tube reflux colorimetric method requires potassium dichromate (K₂Cr₂O₇), silver sulfate (AgSO₄), and mercury (HgSO₄) sulfate in addition to large volumes of both reagents and samples. The method relies on the release of oxygen from dichromate on heating which is consumed by carbon associated with organic compounds. The method risks environmental pollution by discharging large amounts of chromium (VI) and silver and mercury sulfates. The present method used potassium monochromate (K₂CrO₄) to generate the K₂Cr₂O₇ on demand in the first phase. In addition, miniaturizing the procedure to semi microanalysis decreased the consumption of reagents and samples. In the second phase, mercury sulfate was eliminated as part of the digestion mixture through the introduction of sodium bismuthate (NaBiO₃) for the removal of chlorides from the sample. The modified method, the potassium monochromate closed-tube colorimetry with sodium bismuthate chloride removal (KMCC-Bi), generates the potassium dichromate on demand and eliminates mercury sulfate. The semi microanalysis procedure leads to a 60% reduction in sample volume and ≈?33.33 and 60% reduction in monochromate and silver sulfate consumption respectively. The LOD and LOQ were 10.17 and 33.90 mg L^?1 for APHA, and 4.95 and 16.95 mg L^?1 for KMCC-Bi. Recovery was between 83 to 98% APHA and 92 to 104% KMCC-Bi, while the RSD (%) ranged between 0.8 to 5.0% APHA and 0.00 to 0.62% KMCC-Bi. The method was applied for the UV-Vis spectrometry determination of COD in water and wastewater. Statistics was done by MINITAB 17 or MS Excel 2016.

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Mercury accumulation in selected tissues of shrimp Penaeus merguiensis from Musa estuary,Persian Gulf: variations related to sex,size, and season

The levels of mercury in tissues of Penaeus merguiensis from Musa estuary, northwest of the Persian Gulf, were investigated. This study assessed the relationship between mercury levels in hepatopancrea, gill, and muscle with sex, size, and season. The order of mercury concentrations in tissues of the shrimp P. merguiensis was as follows: hepatopancreas > gill > muscle. There was a positive correlation between mercury concentrations in shrimp species with sex and size of its food items. We expected to see higher mercury levels in tissues of female species because they are larger and can eat larger food items. Also, there was a positive correlation between mercury concentrations in shrimp species with its food source. Therefore, female species feed more on shrimp and plant and are contaminated with high levels of mercury. There was significant difference (p?<?0.05) in mercury levels between different seasons; higher mercury levels were found in July (summer season).     

Speciation of mercury in mine waste: case study of abandoned and active gold mine sites at the Bibiani–Anwiaso–Bekwai area of South Western Ghana

Speciation determines toxicity, transport pathways and residence time of a metal in different compartments of the environment. This study investigated the speciation of mercury in soils, derived from sites known for dumping of mine wastes in the Bibiani–Anwiaso–Bekwai district, a gold mining community of the Western Region of Ghana. Soil samples were taken from the surface; depths of 20, 40 and 60?cm from mine waste at both abandoned and active mine sites. Each sample was analysed for total mercury, organic mercury and elemental mercury. After sample treatment, digestion and reduction with stannous chloride (SnCl₂), total mercury content was determined using the Inductively Coupled Plasma—Optical Emissions Spectrometer (ICP–OES). Organic mercury content was determined employing a differential technique after disposing of elemental mercury by heating. Total mercury content in samples ranged from 0.067 to 0.876?mg/kg for surface soils. The same soil of depths 20, 40 and 60?cm had total mercury from 0.102 to 1.066, 0.037 to 4.037 and 0.191 to 4.998?mg/kg, respectively. For organic mercury, concentrations range from 0.012 to 0.260?mg/kg for surface soil. Soil depths of 20, 40 and 60?cm had organic mercury concentrations from 0.016 to 0.653, 0.041 to 1.093 and 0.101 to 2.546?mg/kg respectively. Elemental mercury concentrations in surface soils, soils at depths of 20, 40 and 60 cm ranged from 0.043 to 0.780; 0.017 to 0.749; 0.014 to 2.944 and 0.009 to 2.452 mg/kg respectively. Among the sites studied, only galamsey tailings (GM) showed a trend of increasing total mercury level with increasing depth. For the other sites, trends were not defined. There has been no defined trend for elemental mercury with depth at any of the sampling sites. Just as with total mercury, it was only GM that showed an increasing trend of organic mercury concentration with depth.     

PT-GC-CAFS联用技术测定污水处理厂外排水中烷基汞残留量

建立了吹扫捕集-气相色谱-冷原子荧光(PT-GC-CAFS)联用技术、多功能自动进样器进样测定污水处理厂外排水中烷基汞残留量的方法。用烷基化试剂直接衍生,吹扫捕集吸附/富集,以PEG20M填充柱为分离柱,用冷原子荧光作为检测器进行测定,整体分析工作在10 min内完成。在所选实验条件下,方法对所测甲基汞、乙基汞的线性相关系数分别为0.999 9、1.000,最低检出限分别为0.002、0.003 ng/L,相对标准偏差为1.4%~10.2%,2.3%~9.7%;在不同质量浓度水平上进行加标回收率实验,甲基汞的回收率为93.7%~101.7%,乙基汞为94.1%~103.6%。该方法用于污水处理厂外排水中烷基汞残留量的分析测定,结果令人满意。