氧化铈/活性炭催化臭氧氧化技术去除水中邻苯二甲酸二甲酯

用浸渍法在活性炭(AC)上负载氧化铈(CeO2)制备催化刺CeO2/AC催化臭氧氧化去除邻苯二甲酸二甲酯(DMP),考察了臭氧投加量,DMP初始浓度和溶液初始pH的影响.结果表明,CeO2/AC催化臭氧氧化去除DMP的最佳臭氧投加量为50mg/h,DMP初始浓度和溶液初始pH对CeO2/AC催化臭氧氧化DMP过程都有一定的影响.在DMP初始质量浓度为30 mg/L、溶液初始pH为5、臭氧投加量为50 mg/h、反应60 min时,CeO2/AC的加入(1.5g/L)有利于催化臭氧氧化DMP过程中总有机碳(TOC)的去除,TOC去除率由AC催化臭氧氧化的48%提高到68%.而单独臭氧氧化过程中的TOC去除率仅22%;且单独臭氧氧化与AC、CeO2/AC催化臭氧氧化DMP的矿化过程均符合二级反应动力学方程,CeO2/AC催化臭氧氧化DMP时TOC降解的二级反应动力学常数为0.0015L/(mg·min),分别是AC催化臭氧氧化的2.5倍和单独臭氧氧化的7.5倍.     

活性炭负载金属氧化物催化臭氧氧化甲硝唑

采用浸渍法制备了Fe、Ni、Ag、Ce 4种金属氧化物负载活性炭(MeOx/AC)催化剂,并用于甲硝唑(MNZ)的催化臭氧氧化降解,以考察其催化活性.在20 mg/h的臭氧投加量下,催化剂的加入(0.5 g)对MNZ(C0=5 mg/L;pH=5.5)的氧化和矿化有明显改善,其中NiOX/AC催化剂表现出较好的催化活性...     

Mn-Fe-Ce/γ-Al2O3催化剂的制备及其在奶牛养殖废水处理中的臭氧催化氧化性能

不同地区的奶牛养殖废水水质具有地域性。在南方地区,常规处理工艺出水COD和色度普遍偏高,臭氧催化氧化是一种非常有潜力的技术。采用优化的浸渍焙烧的制备方法,以γ-Al_2O_3为载体,制备了Mn-FeCe/γ-Al_2O_3催化剂,并对其性状进行了表征。将该催化剂用于实际奶牛养殖废水一级好氧池出水的臭氧氧化中,结果表明:经含锰、铁和铈化合物的前驱体浸渍液浸渍并进行焙烧方法得到的Mn-Fe-Ce/γ-Al_2O_3催化剂对奶牛养殖废水有较好的催化性能;在臭氧投加量为12.5 mg·(L·min)~(-1),催化剂投加量为60 g,反应20 min的条件下,COD去除率由使用γ-Al_2O_3时的20.4%提高到48.9%,单独使用臭氧时仅为13.8%;色度去除率可达95%;BOD_5/COD达到0.54。臭氧催化氧化不仅可以去除COD和色度,而且有效改善了可生化性,为氧化出水继续使用生化法创造了条件。添加TBA作为HO·的淬灭剂实验结果表明,HO·在体系中起主要作用。研究结果可为奶牛养殖废水处理提供新的技术方法。     

臭氧催化氧化去除水中聚乙烯醇

以Fe~(~(2+))、Mn~(~(2+))和Cu~(~(2+))为催化剂,运用臭氧催化氧化技术对水中聚乙烯醇进行去除实验。结果表明:与单独臭氧氧化比较,臭氧催化氧化对聚乙烯醇的去除效果明显提高,且与催化剂浓度相关,去除效果随Fe~(~(2+))浓度的增大而提高,在35 mg/L左右达最大值,去除率为85%;随Mn~(~(2+))浓度的增大而降低,最佳含量约为5 mg/L,去除率为54%;加入Cu~(~(2+))催化剂,在35 mg/L时去除率为5%,其他剂量时去除效果不明显。3种催化剂投加量同为35 mg/L,反应时间3 h条件下,去除效果对比为:Fe~(~(2+))Cu~(~(2+))Mn~(~(2+))。     

NiO/AC催化臭氧氧化去除水中的苯酚

采用低温湿式浸渍法制备了负载氧化镍/活性炭(简称NiO/AC)催化剂。在不同pH、叔丁醇浓度等条件下,对NiO/AC与臭氧联合催化臭氧氧化苯酚的降解效果等进行了研究。用XRD、SEM及BET技术分析了活性炭与催化剂的组成、形貌及结构变化。结果表明,镍以棒状氧化镍的形式负载在活性炭表面,与AC相比,NiO/AC比表面积减少了47.9%。在O3/NiO/AC与苯酚的反应体系中,反应遵循羟基自由基(HO.)机理,苯酚的去除率比单独臭氧氧化提高了29%,且与溶液pH呈正相关。NiO/AC催化性能较稳定,镍离子最大析出浓度仅为7 mg/L,可重复使用。     

煤化工高盐废水臭氧催化氧化脱除COD

针对煤化工高盐废水中有机物难降解问题,采用浸渍-煅烧法制备了负载有活性金属氧化物的活性氧化铝型催化剂,探索催化剂的制备工艺和反应操作条件对废水COD去除率的影响。结果表明:活性氧化铝载体催化性能优于陶粒,活性氧化铝负载Cu、Mn、Ni的催化活性较高,将2种活性组分进行组合制得的MnO_xNiO_x/γ-Al_2O_3催化剂,在经过60 min的臭氧催化氧化后,COD的去除率可达51.3%;利用BET、SEM-EDS、XRD对催化剂进行了表征和分析,Mn、Ni成功负载到活性氧化铝表面和孔隙内,2种元素负载量摩尔比约为2:1,且主要以氧化物形式存在;通过计算臭氧利用效率,发现MnO_x-NiO_x/γ-Al_2O_3臭氧催化氧化的_η值低于单独的臭氧氧化,这意味着通过MnO_x-NiO_x/γ-Ak_2O_3催化剂可以有效地将臭氧分解成活性氧;通过优化臭氧和催化剂投加量后发现,在臭氧为350 mg·(L·h)~(-1)、催化剂投加量为100 g·L~(-1)废水中,反应180 min后,COD去除率可达到72.3%;在连续进行4 h的臭氧催化氧化实验后,MnO_x-NiO_x/γ-Al_2O_3稳定性和重复利用性均较好,COD去除率能维持在约42%,锰、镍离子的溶出量均小于0.5 mg·L~(-1)。以上研究结果可为高效的臭氧催化体系在煤化工高盐废水处理领域的应用提供参考。     

Mn_3O_4催化臭氧化钻井废水的作用机理

通过静态实验,探讨了Mn3O4对钻井废水臭氧化过程的催化作用机理,考察了Mn3O4及Cl-对臭氧分解、水体湍动程度、羟基自由基抑制剂碳酸氢根和叔丁醇的加入对COD去除率的影响,分析了反应过程中TOC和p H的变化。结果表明,催化剂加量为100 mg/L时,臭氧分解率由单独臭氧时的38.2%增加到81.4%,Mn3O4对钻井废水中有机物的吸附去除率仅为2%,O3/活性炭体系对COD去除率与单独臭氧效果接近,说明臭氧在催化剂表面存在吸附作用,促进臭氧分解;水体不搅拌与搅拌速度增加为900 r/min时,COD去除率由52%增加到58%,搅拌程度对钻井废水COD去除效果影响不大;HCO-3浓度为100 mg/L时,COD去除率降低到41.2%,说明了体系中有羟基自由基产生;氯离子浓度为1 000 mg/L,臭氧的分解率降低了9.2%,证明了臭氧在催化剂表面的吸附作用;羟基自由基抑制剂叔丁醇的加入,使得COD去除率由54.3%降低为40.8%,证实了反应体系中存在羟基自由基。同时在反应过程中,体系的TOC由191.9 mg/L降低至37.6mg/L;p H由原来的11.2降低到6.3。实验现象说明,臭氧吸附在Mn3O4催化剂表面,分解产生羟基自由基,进而氧化去除钻井废水中有机物,这在某种程度上证明了Mn3O4催化臭氧化对有机物的降解遵循羟基自由基机理。     

CuO-Y2O3/TS-1催化臭氧降解对苯二甲酸的机理

针对对苯二甲酸(TA)水污染问题,通过浸渍法制备CuO-Y_2O_3/TS-1催化剂,利用XRD、SEM、FT-IR、XRF等手段表征催化剂结构、形貌及骨架结构;构建非均相体系催化臭氧氧化降解对苯二甲酸(TA),考察催化剂的催化性能。结果表明:当Cu(NO_3)_2·3H_2O和Y(NO_3)_3·6H_2O浸渍液浓度均为0.5 mg·L~(-1)、臭氧通入量为6.3mg·min~(-1)、催化剂投加量为1.0 g和pH=9.0时,反应30 min后,TA降解率高达99.8%。经5次循环后,TA降解率仍稳定在98.2%。进一步研究表明,CuO-Y_2O_3/TS-1催化臭氧降解TA实验符合一级反应动力学方程。     

垃圾渗滤液臭氧氧化的铜镍负载型催化剂筛选

为了合成能够与臭氧联用催化氧化垃圾渗滤液中污染物的高效催化剂,采用浸渍法制备了以活性氧化铝为载体的75种不同铜镍负载率的催化剂,使之分别与臭氧联用进行垃圾渗滤液催化氧化处理。结果表明,铜镍催化剂能够提高臭氧催化氧化垃圾渗滤液中污染物的能力,与单独臭氧氧化相比,铜镍催化剂与臭氧联用对垃圾渗滤液中COD的去除率可提高20百分点左右,合成的铜镍催化剂可重复使用3次;浸渍液(氯化铜溶液、氯化镍溶液)质量浓度均为0.250 0mg/L,Cu2+与Ni 2+的摩尔比为1.00,焙烧温度为800℃下制得的铜镍催化剂(催化剂41#)对垃圾渗滤液中COD和氨氮的去除效果最佳,其铜镍负载率为2.676 4%;针对催化剂41#的表征分析结果表明,其合成过程中生成了新物质Cu2HIO6·2H2O和NiAl10O16。     

非均相催化臭氧氧化法深度处理染料废水

分别采用单独臭氧氧化法和非均相催化臭氧氧化法处理染料废水,研究了催化剂种类、焙烧温度和投加量对处理效果的影响,探索最适宜的工艺参数。结果表明:控制臭氧发生量为10g/h,接触时间30min时,分别加入一定量的MnO/沸石、CuO/沸石和Fe_2O_3/沸石,对染料废水的臭氧氧化反应均有催化作用,处理效果优于单独臭氧氧化法。以沸石作为载体,采用浸渍法制备催化剂,在600℃下焙烧10h、催化剂投加量为3.0g时,MnO/沸石催化臭氧氧化处理染料废水的效果最好,COD、苯胺和色度的去除率在30min时分别为76.56%、95.93%和96.87%。     

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.     

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.     

A History of Dry Cleaners and Sources of Solvent Releases from Dry Cleaning Equipment

Approximately 25, 000-35, 000 dry cleaning facilities currently operate in the U.S. The release of perchloroethylene and other solvents from these establishments represents a major source of soil and groundwater contamination. The manner in which dry cleaning solvents escape from dry cleaning plants is, for all practical purposes, identical for chlorinated and petroleum hydrocarbon solvents and is related to one of the following events: the catastrophic failure of a component of the dry cleaning system, the improper installation, operation or maintenance of the dry cleaning equipment or a combination of all of these causes. Acceptable customs, codes and regulations can also dictate what is authorized for operation of a dry cleaning facility in a particular community, geographic area during a particular time frame. Environmental litigation dealing with the origin of a solvent release from dry cleaners tends to focus on the design and manufacture of dry cleaning industry machines such as washers, washer extractors, tumblers, solvent filters, water separators, stills and spotting boards. A thorough analysis of the daily operations of dry cleaners often reveals that poor maintenance, failure to follow the manufacturer's instructions and the actions of the operator are the most likely causes of soil and groundwater pollution. In order to forensically evaluate the most probable origins of a solvent release and to examine issues regarding liability, a thorough understanding of the history of dry cleaning and a detailed analysis of the operation and maintenance of the dry cleaning equipment are necessary. The discovery of solvent plumes in the vicinity of dry cleaning plants may suggest that the solvent source is the dry cleaning plant; however, the presence of these plumes does not necessarily indicate that the dry cleaning equipment was defectively designed or manufactured. A thorough review of the type of equipment used over the life of the dry cleaning plant and verifiable solvent mileage records frequently indicates that operators of the plant have disposed of solvent and contaminated solids into the municipal sewer or on ground surfaces.     

Radionuclides in deer and elk from Los Alamos national laboratory and the doses to humans from the ingestion of muscle and bone

Abstract

This paper summarizes radionuclide concentrations (³H, ⁹⁰Sr, ¹³⁷Cs, ²³⁸Pu, ^239,240Pu, ²⁴¹Am, and ^totU) in muscle and bone tissue of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) and Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus) collected from Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, New Mexico, lands from 1991 through 1998. Also, the committed effective dose equivalent (CEDE) and the risk of excess cancer fatalities (RECF) to people who ingest muscle and bone from deer and elk collected from LANL lands were estimated. Most radionuclide concentrations in muscle and bone from individual deer (n = 11) and elk (n = 22) collected from LANL lands were either at less than detectable quantities (where the analytical result was smaller than two counting uncertainties) and/or within upper (95%) level background (BG) concentrations. As a group, most radionuclides in muscle and bone of deer and elk from LANL lands were not significantly higher (p<0.10) than in similar tissues from deer (n = 3) and elk (n = 7) collected from BG locations. Also, elk that had been radio collared and tracked for two years and spent an average time of 50% on LANL lands were not significantly different in most radionuclides from road kill elk that have been collected as part of the environmental surveillance program. Overall, the upper (95%) level net CEDEs (the CEDE plus two sigma for each radioisotope minus background) at the most conservative ingestion rate (50 lbs of muscle and 13 lbs of bone) were as follows: deer muscle = 0.22 mrem y^‐1 (2.2 μSv y^‐1), deer bone = 3.8 mrem y^‐1 (38 μSv y^‐1), elk muscle = 0.12 mrem y^‐1 (1.2 μSv y^‐1), and elk bone = 1.7 mrem y^‐1 (17 μSv y^‐1). All CEDEs were far below the International Commission on Radiological Protection guideline of 100 mrem y^‐1 (1000 μSv y^‐1), and the highest muscle plus bone net CEDE corresponded to a RECF of 2E‐06, which is far below the Environmental Protection Agency upper level guideline of 1E‐04.     

Leaching of seven pesticides currently used in cotton crop in Mato Grosso State—Brazil

This study aimed to evaluate the leaching of pesticides and the applicability of the Attenuation Factor (AF) Model to predict their leaching. The leaching of carbofuran, carbendazim, diuron, metolachlor, α and β endosulfan and chlorpyrifos was studied in an Oxisol using a field experiment lysimeter located in Dom Aquino – Mato Grosso. The samples of percolated water were collected by rain event and analyzed. Chemical and physical soil attributes were determined before pesticide application to the plots. The results showed that carbofuran was the pesticide that presented a higher leaching rate in the studied soil, so was the one representing the highest contamination potential. From the total carbofuran applied in the soil surface, around 6 % leached below 50 cm. The other pesticides showed lower mobility in the studied soil. The calculated values to AF were 7.06E-12 (carbendazim), 5.08E-03 (carbofuran), 3.12E-17 (diuron), 6.66E-345 (α-endosulfan), 1.47E-162 (β-endosulfan), 1.50E-06 (metolachlor), 3.51E-155 (chlorpyrifos). AF Model was useful to classify the pesticides' potential for contamination; however, that model underestimated pesticide leaching.     

Endosulfan in China 2—emissions and residues

Background, aim, and scope  Endosulfan is one of the organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and also a candidate to be included in a group of new persistent organic pollutants (UNEP 2007). The first national endosulfan usage inventories in China with 1/4° longitude by 1/6° latitude resolution has been reported in an accompanying paper. In the second part of the paper, we compiled the gridded historical emissions and soil residues of endosulfan in China from the usage inventories. Based on the residue/emission data, gridded concentrations of endosulfan in Chinese soil and air have been calculated. These inventories will provide valuable data for the further study of endosulfan. Methods  Emission and residue of endosulfan were calculated from endosulfan usage by using a simplified gridded pesticide emission and residue model—SGPERM, which is an integrated modeling system combining mathematical model, database management system, and geographic information system. By using the emission and residue inventories, annual air and soil concentrations of endosulfan in each cell were determined. Results and discussion  Historical gridded emission and residue inventories of α- and β-endosulfan in agricultural soil in China with 1/4° longitude by 1/6° latitude resolution have been created. Total emissions were around 10,800 t, with α-endosulfan at 7,400 t and β-endosulfan at 3,400 t from 1994 to 2004. The highest residues were 140 t for α-endosulfan and 390 t for β-endosulfan, and the lowest residues were 0.7 t for α-endosulfan and 170 t for β-endosulfan in 2004 in Chinese agricultural soil where endosulfan was applied. Based on the emission and residue inventories, concentrations of α- and β-endosulfan in Chinese air and agricultural surface soil were also calculated for each grid cell. We have estimated annual averaged air concentrations and the annual minimum and maximum soil concentrations across China. The real concentrations will be different from season to season. Although our model does not consider the transport of the insecticide in the atmosphere, which could be very important in some areas during some special time, the estimated concentrations of endosulfan in Chinese air and soil derived from the endosulfan emission and residue inventories are in general consistent with the published monitoring data. Conclusions  To our knowledge, this work is the first inventory of this kind for endosulfan published on a national scale. Concentrations of the chemical in Chinese air and agricultural surface soil were calculated for each grid cell. Results show that the estimated concentrations of endosulfan in Chinese air and soil agree reasonably well with the monitoring data in general. Recommendations and perspectives  The gridded endosulfan emission/residue inventories and also the air and soil concentration inventories created in this study will be updated upon availability of new information, including usage and monitoring data. The establishment of these inventories for the OCP is important for both scientific communities and policy makers.     

Impact of spiked concentrations of Cd,Pb, As and Zn in growth medium on elemental uptake of Nasturtium officinale (Watercress)

This study is aimed at investigating the impact of water quality on the uptake and distribution of three non-essential and toxic elements, namely, As, Cd and Pb in the watercress plant to assess for metal toxicity. The plant was hydroponically cultivated under greenhouse conditions, with the growth medium being spiked with varying concentrations of As, Cd and Pb. Plants that were harvested weekly for elemental analysis showed physiological and morphological symptoms of toxicity on exposure to high concentrations of Cd and Pb. Plants exposed to high concentrations of As did not survive and the threshold for As uptake in watercress was established at 5 ppm. Translocation factors were low in all cases as the toxic elements accumulated more in the roots of the plant than the edible leaves. The impact of Zn on the uptake of toxic elements was also evaluated and Zn was found to have an antagonistic effect on uptake of both Cd and Pb with no notable effect on uptake of As. The findings indicate that phytotoxicity or death of the watercress plant would prevent it from being a route of human exposure to high concentrations of As, Cd and Pb in the environment.     

Butyltin compounds in sediment and fish from the Polish Coast of the Baltic Sea

Concentrations of mono- (MBT), di- (DBT), and tri-(TBT) butyltin compounds were measured in eggs, liver, and muscle of nine species of fish from four regions of the Baltic Sea - the Firth of Vistula, the Gulf of Gdańsk, Puck Bay, and the mouth of the Vistula River. The overall concentration ranges among all the fish sampled from the four sites were: < 7 to 79 ng/g for MBT, 6 to 1100 ng/g for DBT, 7 to 3600 ng/g for TBT, and 16 to 4800 ng/g for total BTs, on a wet wt basis. The highest concentration of total BTs was found in herring liver from the Firth of Vistula (4800 ng/g, wet wt) and in roach muscle from Puck Bay (3300 ng/g, wet wt), while the least concentration was found in burbot eggs and liver from the Vistula River (39 and 32 ng/g, wet wt, respectively). TBT was the major form of BTs present in most samples analyzed. Sediment samples collected from shipyards in the Gulf of Gdańsk contained butyltin concentrations ranging from 1.2 to 46 μg/g (dry wt) for MBT, 2.0 to 42 μg/g for DBT, and 2.6 to 40 μg/g for TBT. As with the fish, the majority of the BTs in sediment were present as TBT, which suggested recent exposure of the aquatic environment of the region to TBT.     

Malathion-induced sublethal toxicity on the hematology of cricket frog (Fejervarya limnocharis)

The effect of malathion [diethyl(dimethoxythiophosphorylthio)succinate] at sublethal concentration (0.006 ppm) on hematological parameters of the cricket frog (Fejervarya limnocharis) was studied for 24 hrs to 240 hrs of exposure and remarkable hematological alterations were observed. The study on hematological parameters revealed a highly significant decrease (P < 0.01) in the total erythrocytes count in malathion-exposed animals from 24 hours to 96 hrs of exposure as compared to control. Significant decreases (P < 0.01) of hemoglobin and packed cell volume were also observed from 48 hrs to 240 hrs. A significant increase (P < 0.01) in leucocytes count was noted throughout the exposure period. Elevated numbers of lymphocytes and eosinophils as found in the present study revealed lymphocytosis as well as eosinophilia, suggesting that this was a result of direct stimulation of the immunological defense due to the presence of a toxic substance or may be associated with tissue damage. The cytomorphological and cytopathological study of erythrocytes and leucocytes in malathion-exposed frogs at 0.006 ppm concentration revealed various cytotoxic effects at different exposure times. It was noted that the size and the shape of the erythrocytes were subjected to variation in different blood disorders.