Toxicological response and its reversibility in rats fed Lake Ontario or Pacific coho salmon for 13 weeks

Lake Ontario coho salmon were known to contain a mixture of chemical contaminants. A previous study demonstrated that rats fed the Lake Ontario fish-supplemented diet for 28 days exhibited mild biochemical and histological changes. The purpose of the present study was to determine the effects due to a longer term of exposure and the reversibility of these effects. Growth rate and food consumption were not affected by feeding the animals with Lake Ontario or Pacific fish-supplemented diets for 13 weeks. No deaths were observed. Decreased spleen weights were observed in groups of males fed 1.45%, 5.8% Lake Ontario and 2.9% Pacific diet. After a 13 week recovery the spleen weights returned to normal. Decreased serum potassium was observed in male rats fed 2.9% Lake Ontario diet, and all levels of Pacific diet for 13 weeks, and was not evident following maintenance on normal diet. Serum glucose was not affected by the 13-week period of treatment, however; a reduction in this parameter occurred in male rats fed the two highest doses of Lake Ontario diet and all doses of Pacific diet following the 13-week recovery period. Minor hematological changes occurred only in the male rats fed either Lake Ontario or Pacific diet following a 13 week recovery period and included reduced marrow myeloid cells and myeloid/erythroid ratio. Hepatic microsomal ethoxyresorufin deethylase activity was significantly increased in rats ingesting Lake Ontario diet. Mild histological changes occurred in the liver and thyroid of the treated males, and in the liver and kidney of the treated females. These changes were attributed to the chemical residues and/or the fish diet. Data presented here indicated that the Lake Ontario fish-supplemented diet can cause mild biochemical, hematological and histological changes but most of these were reversible when exposure was terminated.     

工厂的氟污染对蔬菜含氟量的影响

上海某厂生产氟利昂和氢氟酸等化工产品,排放的废水、废气中含有大量氟化物。该厂排放的废气中氟化氢的量相当于全市氟化氢总排放量的50％左右。     

垃圾渗滤液污染特性及其处理技术研究和应用趋势

总结了垃圾渗滤液复杂的污染特性 ,概述了国内外垃圾渗滤液处理技术的研究和应用现状 ,提出了国内垃圾渗滤液处理的发展趋势。     

冶炼厂粗铅生产线废气治理技术研究

文章从治理工艺、主要设备、设计指标、工程运行监测结果及经济指标等方面,介绍了某冶炼厂采用除尘、SO2烟气制酸及脱硫工艺治理烧结机-鼓风炉粗铅生产线产生的废气,从实际监测结果可知该工程运行稳定,废气中的各项污染物排放浓度均符合排放标准的要求,处理效果分别达到《工业炉窑大气污染物排放标准》(GB9078-1996)二级标准和《大气污染物综合排放标准》(GB16297-1996)周界外废气无组织排放限值的要求.     

多氯联苯在典型污染地区环境中的分布及其环境行为

利用有效的分离、分析方法对某典型地区水、土壤、底泥、生物样品中ＰＣＢｓ的污染情况进行了初步调查。指出该地区在相当严重的ＰＣＢｓ污染。在底泥中ＰＣＢｓ的渗透作用较弱。对不同ＰＣＢｓ异构体分布规律探讨表明：在水－底泥鱼体中高氯取代的ＰＣＢｓ同类物所占比例依次增加，鱼体不同组织内ＰＣＢｓ总含量的分布规律为肝＞卵＞胆汁＞肌肉。     

谈春节期间燃放烟花爆竹对空气质量的影响

"爆竹声中一岁除",在春节期间燃放烟花爆竹这一传统习俗在我国有着悠久历史,可是,在春节期间大量集中燃放烟花爆竹会对空气质量造成严重的影响。本文对河源市2018年春节期间监测数据进行分析,探究燃放烟花爆竹对空气质量的影响,为春节期间烟花爆竹燃放管控提供技术参考。     

Effectiveness of terrestrial protected areas for conservation of lake fish communities

Freshwater protected areas are rare even though freshwater ecosystems are among the most imperiled in the world. Conservation actions within terrestrial protected areas (TPAs) such as development or resource extraction regulations may spill over to benefit freshwater ecosystems within their boundaries. Using data from 175 lakes across Ontario, Canada, we compared common indicators of fish‐assemblage status (i.e., species richness, Shannon diversity index, catch per unit effort, and normalized‐length size spectrum slopes) to evaluate whether TPAs benefit lake fish assemblages. Nearest neighbor cluster analysis was used to generate pairs of lakes: inside versus outside, inside versus bordering, and bordering versus outside TPAs based on lake characteristics. The diversity and abundance indicators did not differ significantly across comparisons, but normalized‐length size spectrum slopes (NLSS) were significantly steeper in lakes outside parks. The latter indicated assemblage differences (greater abundances of small‐bodied species) and less‐efficient energy transfer through the trophic levels of assemblages outside parks. Although not significantly different, pollution‐ and turbidity‐tolerant species were more abundant outside parks, whereas 3 of the 4 pollution‐intolerant species were more abundant within parks. Twenty‐one percent of the difference in slopes was related to higher total dissolved solids concentrations and angling pressure. Our results support the hypothesis that TPAs benefit lake fish assemblages and suggest that NLSS slopes are informative indicators for aquatic protected area evaluations because they represent compositional and functional aspects of communities.     

Effects of arsenic on nitrate metabolism in arsenic hyperaccumulating and non-hyperaccumulating ferns

This study investigated the effects of arsenic on the in vitro activities of the enzymes (nitrate reductase and nitrite reductase) involved in nitrate metabolism in the roots, rhizomes, and fronds of four-month old Pteris vittata (arsenic – hyperaccumulator) and Pteris ensiformis (non-arsenic--hyperaccumulator) plants. The arsenic treatments (0, 150, and 300 μM as sodium arsenate) in hydroponics had adverse effects on the root and frond dry weights, and this effect was more evident in P. ensiformis than in P. vittata. Nitrate reductase and nitrite reductase activities of arsenate-treated plants were reduced more in P. ensiformis than in P. vittata. This effect was accompanied by similar decreases in tissue NO₃^? concentrations. Therefore, this decrease is interpreted as being indirect, i.e., the consequence of the reduced NO₃^? uptake and translocation in the plants. The study shows the difference in the tolerance level of the two Pteris species with varying sensitivity to arsenic.     

Concentrations,patterns and metabolites of organochlorine pesticides in relation to xenobiotic phase I and II enzyme activities in ringed seals (Phoca hispida) from Svalbard and the Baltic Sea

The present study investigates the concentrations and patterns of organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and their metabolites in liver and plasma of two ringed seal populations (Phoca hispida): lower contaminated Svalbard population and more contaminated Baltic Sea population. Among OCPs, p,p′-DDE and sum-chlordanes were the highest in concentration. With increasing hepatic contaminant concentrations and activities of xenobiotic-metabolizing enzymes, the concentrations of 3-methylsulfonyl-p,p′-DDE and the concentration ratios of pentachlorophenol/hexachlorobenzene increased, and the toxaphene pattern shifted more towards persistent Parlar-26 and -50 and less towards more biodegradable Parlar-44. Relative concentrations of the chlordane metabolites, oxychlordane and -heptachlorepoxide, to sum-chlordanes were higher in the seals from Svalbard compared to the seals from the Baltic, while the trend was opposite for cis- and trans-nonachlor. The observed differences in the OCP patterns in the seals from the two populations are probably related to the catalytic activity of xenobiotic-metabolizing enzymes, and also to differences in dietary exposure.     

两起钢丝绳芯输送带断裂事故的分析及对策

通过两起钢绳芯胶带断裂事故的分析,提出了具体和有效的对策措施。