土壤中6种氯代多环芳烃测定方法的建立及应用

建立了加速溶剂萃取、凝胶渗透色谱(GPC)与气相色谱-质谱联用测定土壤中6种氯代多环芳烃的分析方法。研究证实该法的最佳萃取条件为:10.34 MPa压力,100℃萃取温度下,以1∶1(V/V)的正己烷/二氯甲烷为萃取溶剂,静态萃取10 min,循环4次。GPC净化过程用乙酸乙酯和环己烷的混合液1∶1(V/V)做洗脱液,目标物的收集时间为25~35 min。方法对Cl-PAHs在1~500μg/L范围内线性良好,相关系数R2为0.998 4~0.999 7;LOD和LOQ分别为2.6~25.1 pg/g和8.7~83.6 pg/g;各目标物的低浓度回收率为64.1%~117.6%,RSD12.05%;高浓度回收率为59.1%~105.3%,RSD9.81%。研究证实该法满足定量分析的要求,并应用该法对某化工园进行了氯代多环芳烃的检测。     

ASE—GPC—GC—MS快速分析土壤中的PAHs

建立了土壤中多环芳烃的气相色谱—质谱联用的快速检测方法。样品经过加速溶剂萃取、凝胶色谱净化、GC—MS分离测定,优化了加速溶剂萃取和凝胶色谱净化的条件。结果表明,多环芳烃的平均回收率为82.1%~106.4%,相对标准偏差为1.2%~4.8%。方法具有灵敏度高、准确度好、快速、消耗溶剂少的优点,适用于土壤等固体样品中多环芳烃的分离、净化和分析。     

加速溶剂萃取-固相萃取小柱净化-气相色谱法测定土壤中有机磷农药

建立了加速溶剂萃取-固相萃取小柱净化-气相色谱法测定土壤中12种有机磷农药的方法。推荐了12种有机磷农药快速分离的色谱条件。采用加速溶剂萃取技术实现了对土壤中有机磷农药残留的提取,选取最佳条件参数,减少了组分的损失,提取回收率达88%～108%。选择不同填料的SPE小柱和洗脱溶剂形成3种方案法进行净化实验,结果表明,方案2采用混合溶剂(正己烷、丙酮、二氯甲烷体积比为1∶1∶1)洗脱上样后的硅胶SPE小柱的净化效果好,回收率为91%～121%。方法检出限为0.000 1～0.000 2 mg/kg,石英砂基体和实际污染土壤样品加标回收率为62%～112%,相对标准偏差为0.7%～8.6%。该方法操作简便,快捷,灵敏度高,检出限低,试剂用量少,准确度和精密度符合质量控制要求。     

土壤中20种磺酰脲类除草剂的超高效液相色谱-串联质谱测定方法

建立了加速溶剂提取、凝胶渗透色谱法净化-超高效液相色谱/串联质谱快速测定土壤中20种磺酰脲类除草剂的方法。土壤经过冷冻干燥、粉碎过筛,用加速溶剂仪提取(ASE),经凝胶渗透色谱净化(GPC),以超高效液相色谱/串联质谱(UPLC-MS/MS)多级监测模式(MRM)外标法进行定性定量分析。结果表明:土壤中20种磺酰脲类除藻剂的检出限为2～5 ng/kg。对同一环境样品进行了3个不同添加量(1、5、10μg/L)的加标回收实验,平均回收率为65. 7%～106. 1%,相对标准偏差为2. 3%～12. 1%。该方法快速、灵敏、准确,可有效应用于土壤中20种磺酰脲类除草剂的快速监测。     

鱼类样品中有机磷阻燃剂分析方法的优化研究

建立了鱼类组织样品中有机磷阻燃剂（OPFRs）的分析方法，优化了萃取条件、净化条件、液相色谱条件和质谱检测参数。确定了生物样品经冷冻干燥后，以1∶1（V/V）的正己烷/二氯甲烷混合溶液进行加速溶剂萃取，利用氨基固相萃取柱进行净化，以1∶1（V/V）的正己烷/二氯甲烷、二氯甲烷和9∶1（V/V）的二氯甲烷/甲醇为洗脱液，最后用超高效液相色谱-串联质谱同时对9种OPFRs进行定性定量检测。结果表明，各物质的基质加标回收率均为56.5%~108%，方法的测定下限为0.016~0.104 ng/g （以脂重计），满足了生物样品中OPFRs的分析检测要求。利用该方法测定了北京和广州市养殖和野生鲫鱼肌肉组织样品，主要的OPFRs同族体为磷酸三正丁酯（TNBP）、磷酸三乙基己基酯（TEHP）、磷酸三（1-氯-2-丙基）酯（TCIPP）和磷酸三氯乙基酯（TCEP），质量比为5.94~33.7 ng/g（以脂重计），显示出良好的适用性。     

ASE萃取-GPC净化-HPLC法测定土壤中阿特拉津

以二氯甲烷-丙酮（体积比1∶1）为混合溶剂，用加速溶剂萃取仪萃取土壤样品中的阿特拉津，提取液通过凝胶渗透色谱净化，用高效液相色谱仪在220 nm波长下测定，试验表明，在0．05 mg/L～5．00 mg/L范围内线性良好。方法检出限为0．22μg/kg，对空白土壤进行加标回收，平行测定6次，平均回收率为88．2％～102％，RSD为4．5％～7．6％，符合农药残留分析的要求。     

基质固相分散—加速溶剂萃取ASE—气相色谱法测定土壤中毒死蜱残留量

建立了用氧化铝和活性碳作为基质固相分散剂的加速溶剂萃取方法预处理土壤样品中的毒死蜱,用丙酮、甲醇(1∶1,V/V)在加速溶剂萃取仪上以10.3Mpa、60℃提取10 min,萃取液经浓缩定容后,用Agilent 6890气相色谱仪进行检测,土壤中毒死蜱农药的回收率为89.2%～92.8%。该法用于土壤中毒死蜱的农药残留测定,速度快,检出限为0.001 mg/kg。     

加速溶剂萃取-高效液相色谱法测定固体废物中多环芳烃

建立了固体废物中多环芳烃的快速溶剂萃取(ASE)-高效液相色谱(HPLC)检测方法。加速溶剂萃取仪在温度100℃、压强1.05 MPa条件下,以体积比1:1的丙酮和二氯甲烷为萃取剂,萃取5 min,萃取液采用固相萃取柱或凝胶色谱净化。灰渣和污泥中的PAHs的方法检出限分别为1.03~1.96 μg/kg和4.71~7.04 μg/kg,相对标准偏差分别为4.0%~13.8%和3.3%~13%,加标回收率分别为73.2%~89.8%和67.7%~90.5%。     

加速溶剂萃取-凝胶净化色谱-气相色谱质谱法测定农用地土壤中有机氯农药方法研究

通过对加速溶剂萃取、平行蒸发及净化方法等环节的优化实验,建立了加速溶剂萃取-凝胶净化色谱-气相色谱质谱法测定农用地土壤中23种有机氯农药的检测方法。结果表明,方法检出限为0.0034~0.0052 mg/kg;对化合物质量分数为0.25 mg/kg的土壤加标样品进行平行实验,回收率为82.0%~93.7%;测定结果的相对标准偏差（RSD）≤8.7%。对土壤有证标准质控样品进行分析,测定结果均在验收范围之内。该方法准确可靠,灵敏度较高,样品净化效果较好,能够满足农用地土壤中有机氯农药残留痕量分析的要求。     

ASE-GC/MSMS多离子反应监测(MRM)测定土壤中的16种多环芳烃(PAHs)

采用加速溶剂萃取-凝胶色谱净化-三重四极杆串联气相色谱质谱多离子反应监测技术建立了土壤中16种多环芳烃的分析方法.通过优化试验条件,方法线性关系良好,16种多环芳烃的最低检出浓度在0.055～0.585μg/kg之间.回收率在72.1%～101.4%之间,相对标准偏差在2.9%～9.5%之间.大量实际样品的测定结果表明,该方法定性定量准确、灵敏度高、重复性好,能够满足实际土壤分析工作的需要.     

A New Mathematical Approach in Environmental and Life Sciences: Gene–Environment Networks and Their Dynamics

An important research area in life sciences is devoted to modeling, prediction, and dynamics of gene-expression patterns. As clearly understood in these days, this enterprise cannot become satisfactory without acknowledging the role of the environment. To a representation of past, present, and most likely future states, we also encounter measurement errors and uncertainties. This paper surveys and improves recent advances in understanding the foundations and interdisciplinary implications of the newly introduced gene–environment networks, and it integrates the important theme of carbon dioxide emission reduction into the networks and dynamics. We also introduce some operational and managerial issues of practical working and decision making, expressed in terms of sliding windows, quadrants (modules) of parametric effects, and navigating (controlling) between such effects and directing them. Given data from DNA microarray experiments and environmental records, we extract nonlinear ordinary differential equations that contain parameters that have to be determined. For this, we employ modern (Chebychevian) approximation and (generalized semi-infinite) optimization. After this is provided, time- discretized dynamical systems are studied. A combinatorial algorithm with polyhedra sequences allows to detect the region of parametric stability. Finally, we analyze the topological landscape of gene–environment networks with its structural (in)stability. By embedding as a module and investigating CO₂ emission control and figuring out game theoretical aspects, we conclude. This pioneering work is theoretically elaborated, practically devoted to health care, medicine, education, living conditions, and environmental protection, and it invites the readers to future research.      

Assessing health consequences in an environmental impact assessment: The case of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

In this article a comprehensive approach for the evaluation of possible health effects in an environmental impact assessment (EIA) is described, illustrated with the example of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. Unlike many EIAs, we estimated quantitatively the impact of aircraft-related pollution in terms of the number of affected people for aircraft noise annoyance, odour annoyance and hypertension. In addition, an analysis of health registry data on cardiovascular and respiratory diseases and a short survey on annoyance and risk perception were carried out. The scope of a health impact assessment depends on the situation, available knowledge and data, concern in the population about the impact and the number of people concerned. It is important to pay attention to the perception of risks and concerns from all parties involved. Moreover, the results demonstrate that far more people outside the area for which standards apply were affected than inside.     

Contaminant Profiles of Two Species of Shorebirds Foraging Together at Two Neighboring Sites in South San Francisco Bay, California

The San Francisco Bay estuary isused by over one million shorebirds during springmigration and is home to several hundred thousandduring the winter. Most shorebird use occurs in thesouthern reach of the estuary (South Bay). Thereduced water circulation and discharge fromindustrial sources in the South Bay are responsiblefor the highest levels of some trace elements in theestuary. Wintering shorebirds have been found to havestrong site fidelity to areas as small as a fewkilometers in the South Bay, which may increase theirexposure to contaminants near local point sources. Inaddition, different shorebird species foraging at thesame site have been shown to have differentcontaminant burdens. Thus, our objectives were totest whether contaminant burdens differed by species,or whether contaminant burdens differed in shorebirdscollected at adjacent sites. We examined thecontaminant profiles of two species of shorebirds,long-billed dowitchers (Limnodromus scolopaceus)and western sandpipers (Calidris mauri) thatforage together at two sites, Hayward and Newark,separated by 8 km in the South Bay. We usedmultivariate analysis of variance tests to compare thecomposition of 14 elemental analytes in their livertissues and estimated their molar ratios of Hg and Se. Composite samples were used for contaminant analysesbecause of the small body size of the shorebirds. Seven elemental analytes (Ag, Ba, Be, Cr, Ni, Pb, V)were below detection limits in a majority of thesamples so statistical analyses were precluded. Inthe measurable analytes (As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Mn, Se, Zn),we found no significant intra-site differences ofcontaminant profiles for the two species. We pooledthe samples to examine inter-site differences andfound significant differences in contaminant profilesbetween shorebirds at the neighboring sites (P = 0.03). Shorebirds at Newark had higher (P < 0.05) concentrations of As, Cd, and Se than those at Hayward. Dowitchers at Newark had concentrations of Hg and Se which were highly correlated (P < 0.003) in a mean molar ratio of 1:19, similar tothat reported in other birds. In the larger dowitcherspecies, we also examined exposure to 20organochlorine compounds. Organic analyses showedthat the dowitchers had been exposed to DDE, PCBs,dieldrin and trans-nonachlor, but with no significantdifferences in concentrations between Hayward andNewark (P > 0.05).     

土壤和底泥中砷、铬、锰测定的前处理技术

试验了土壤和底泥中砷的前处理技术，其目的是能对土壤、底泥中砷、铬、锰在一次前处理中制备成试液，比色法分析。试验表明，用Ｈ２ＳＯ４－Ｈ３ＰＯ４－Ｈ２Ｏ２进行前处理是可行的。方法简单、挥发酸雾少，用标准参考物质检验证明，分解完全，数据准确，有粒较好一致性。     

An investigation on biological stability of product water generated by lab-scale and pilot-scale distillation systems

Material Disposal Area G is the primary low-levelradioactive waste disposal site at Los Alamos NationalLaboratory, New Mexico, and is adjacent to Pueblo of SanIldefonso lands. Pueblo residents and Los Alamos scientists areconcerned about radiological doses resulting from uptake of AreaG radionuclides by mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) andRocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus), then consumption ofdeer and elk meat by humans. Tissue samples were collected fromdeer and elk accidentally killed near Area G and were analyzedfor ³H, ⁹⁰Sr, total U, ²³⁸Pu, ^{239, 240}Pu,²⁴¹Am, and ¹³⁷Cs. These data were used to estimatehuman doses based on meat consumption of 23 kg y^-1. Humandoses were also modeled using RESRAD, and dose rates to deer andelk were estimated with a screening model. Dose estimates tohumans from tissue consumption were 2.9 × 10^-3 mSv y^-1and 1.6 × 10^-3 mSv y^-1 from deer and elk, respectively,and RESRAD dose estimates were of the same order of magnitude. Estimated dose rates to deer and elk were 2.1 × 10^-4 mGyd^-1 and 4.7 × 10^-4 mGy d^-1, respectively. Allestimated doses were significantly less than established exposurelimits or guidelines.     

Geochemical assessment of metal transport in glacial till during electrokinetic remediation

This paper presents the chemical speciation and retention behavior of chromium (Cr), nickel (Ni), and cadmium (Cd) prior to and after the electrokinetic remediation in glacial till soil. The speciation of the metals was predicted using the chemical speciation program MINEQL⁺. The simulations were performed for single-contaminant with only Cr(VI) or Ni, and multi-contaminants consisting of: (1) Cr(VI), Ni, and Cd; (2) Cr(III), Ni and Cd; (3) Cr(VI), Cr(III), Ni and Cd; (4) Cr(VI), Ni, and Cd with reducing agents; and (5) Cr(III), Ni, and Cd with oxidizing agent (Mn). The results showed that the speciation and distribution of cationic metals [Ni, Cd, and Cr(III)] in glacial till soil remain unaffected or slightly affected during electrokinetics. This is attributed to the high pH buffering capacity of the glacial till, leading the metals to precipitate in the soil prior to and after electrokinetics. This study showed that during electrokinetics, Cr(VI) existed as anionic complex and migrated towards the anode and the migration is maximum in case of a single-contaminant system. The study also showed that near the anode in the absence of any reducing and oxidizing agent, Cr(VI) mostly adsorbed, and some of Cr(VI) reduced to Cr(III) and migrated towards the cathode and finally precipitated due to high pH conditions. Ni and Cd remain adsorbed or precipitated due to the high pH conditions throughout the soil. Among the reducing agents, the sulfide had significant effect on the migration of metals compared to ferrous ions. While in the presence of oxidizing agent (Mn), no noticeable Cr(VI) was found in the soil sample indicating the reduction of Cr(VI) to Cr(III) and the predominance of reducing conditions due to the presence of naturally occurring iron in the glacial till soil. Overall, this study provides a reasonable explanation of the speciation and distribution of chromium, nickel and cadmium during the electrokinetic remediation of glacial till soil.     

Biomonitoring of Lead, Zinc, and Cadmium in Streams Draining Lead-Mining and Non-Mining Areas, Southeast Missouri, USA

We evaluated exposure of aquatic biota to lead (Pb), zinc (Zn), and cadmium (Cd) in streams draining a Pb-mining district in southeast Missouri. Samples of plant biomass (detritus, periphyton, and filamentous algae), invertebrates (snails, crayfish, and riffle benthos), and two taxa of fish were collected from seven sites closest to mining areas (mining sites), four sites further downstream from mining (downstream sites), and eight reference sites in fall 2001. Samples of plant biomass from mining sites had highest metal concentrations, with means 10- to 60-times greater than those for reference sites. Mean metal concentrations in over 90% of samples of plant biomass from mining sites were significantly greater than those from reference sites. Mean concentrations of Pb, Zn, and Cd in most invertebrate samples from mining sites, and mean Pb concentrations in most fish samples from mining sites, were also significantly greater than those from reference sites. Concentrations of all three metals were lower in samples from downstream sites, but several samples of plant biomass from downstream sites had metal concentrations significantly greater than those from reference sites. Analysis of supplemental samples collected in the fall of 2002, a year of above-average stream discharge, had lower Pb concentrations and higher Cd concentrations than samples collected in 2001, near the end of a multi-year drought. Concentrations of Pb measured in fish and invertebrates collected from mining sites during 2001 and 2002 were similar to those measured at nearby sites in the 1970s, during the early years of mining in the Viburnum Trend. Results of this study demonstrate that long-term Pb mining activity in southeast Missouri has resulted in significantly elevated concentrations of Pb, Cd, and Zn in biota of receiving streams, compared to biota of similar streams without direct influence of mining. Our results also demonstrate that metal exposure in the study area differed significantly among sample types, habitats, and years, and that these factors should be carefully considered in the design of biomonitoring studies.     

Comparative studies on accumulation of Cr from metal solution and tannery effluent under repeated metal exposure by aquatic plants: its toxic effects

The present study demonstrates comparison of Cr accumulatingpotential by the plants of Najas indica Cham. (submerged),Vallisneria spiralis L. (rooted submerged) and Alternanthera sessilis R. Br. (rooted emergent) under repeatedmetal exposure and its effect on chlorophyll and protein concentrations. These plants were treated with different concentrations of Cr under repeated exposure in controlled laboratory conditions to assess the maximum metal accumulationpotential. The plants of V. spiralis accumulated significantly high amount of Cr under laboratory conditions incomparison to N. indica and A. sessilis. The maximumaccumulation of 1378, 458 and 201 g g^-1 dw Cr was found in the leaves of V. spiralis, N. indica and A. sessilis, respectively at 8 mg L^-1 after 9 day of Cr exposure. These plants have shown a decrease in chlorophyll andprotein concentrations with increase in Cr concentrations. In view of high accumulation of Cr in V. spiralis, the plantswere treated with different concentrations of tannery effluent collected from Common Effluent Treatment Plant, Unnao (UP). Theplants of V. spiralis treated with 100% tannery wastewatershowed the maximum accumulation (57.5 g g^-1 dw) of Cr in the roots after 10 days of exposure. The plants were foundeffective in removing Cr from solution and tannery effluent.     

Assessment of Air Quality After the Implementation of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) as Fuel in Public Transport in Delhi, India

Public transport in Delhi was amended by the Supreme Court of India to use Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) instead of diesel or petrol. After the implementation of CNG since April 2001, Delhi has the highest fraction of CNG-run public vehicles in the world and most of them were introduced within 20 months. In the present study, the concentrations of various criteria air pollutants (SPM, PM₁₀, CO, SO₂ and NO_x) and organic pollutants such as benzene, toluene, xylene (BTX) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were assessed before and after the implementation of CNG. A decreasing trend was found for PAHs, SO₂ and CO concentrations, while the NO_x level was increased in comparison to those before the implementation of CNG. Further, SPM, PM₁₀, and BTX concentrations showed no significant change after the implementation of CNG. However, the BTX concentration demonstrated a clear relation with the benzene content of gasoline. In addition to the impact of the introduction of CNG the daily variation in PAHs levels was also studied and the PAHs concentrations were observed to be relatively high between 10 pm to 6 am, which gives a proof of a relation with the limited day entry and movement of heavy vehicles in Delhi.