Sampling and analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) from two-stroke chain-saw engines

A sampling and analysis method for PAH from two-stroke engines is described. The method, which uses a standard glass fiber filter with a back-up section of Amberlite XAD-2 for sampling and GC or GC-MS for analysis, is suitable for both emission studies and occupational studies during logging. Filters and XAD-2 are desorbed with cyclohexane in an ultrasonic bath. After separation on a silica-gel micro column, the samples are submitted to analyses by capillary GC. The method is simple and covers both gaseous and particulate PAH. Naphthalene and alkyl substituted naphthalenes are also quantified.     

Development of a simple selective SFE method for the determination of desorption behaviour of PCBs in two Swedish sediments

A simple selective supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) method was developed for the determination of desorption behaviour of PCBs in sediments. This method was applied to determine the distribution of individual PCB congeners among sites of differing bonding strengths in two Swedish sediments (Lake J?rnsj?n and Baltic bay Orserumsviken). Four different PCB fractions were distinguished in each sediment by applying consecutively harsher supercritical fluid extraction conditions on the same sample. Even though the two sediments had completely different textures, they showed very similar extraction behaviour. It was shown that, in both sediments, a major part of the PCBs (58% and 65%, respectively) were located at "fast sites", from which they were extractable already with the mildest extraction conditions (60 min, 40 degrees C and 120 bar). Only a small fraction of the PCBs were so tightly bound to the sediments (located at "slow sites"), that they could be extracted only under the harshest conditions (60 min, 150 degrees C and 400 bar). Information of this kind should be of great value for the determination of bioavailability of pollutants in sediments and soils, and it is the author's belief that this technique has the potential to develop into a powerful tool in environmental risk assessment.     

Selective supercritical fluid extraction to estimate the fraction of PCB that is bioavailable to a benthic organism in a naturally contaminated sediment

Selective supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) at 40 degrees C, 120 bar and 60 min was utilised as a means to estimate the bioavailable fraction of PCBs to chironomid larvae in a naturally contaminated limnic sediment. This extraction methodology removed about 50% of the PCBs from the sediment. According to the equilibrium partitioning theory, organisms in that sediment should decrease their uptake from the sediment to the same extent, biota-to-sediment accumulation factors (BSAFs) thus remaining constant. Surprisingly, the BSAFs for 11 PCB congeners decreased some 40% for the selectively extracted sediment as compared to BSAFs for organisms dwelling in untreated sediment. The results were statistically significant at the 0.001 level using a paired t-test. This can only be interpreted so that selective SFE removed easily available PCBs preferentially, leaving more tightly bound PCBs behind. Hence, by fine-tuning extraction conditions, this methodology might be used to estimate bioavailable fractions by chemical means.     

Toxaphene levels in salmon (Salmo salar) from the Baltic Sea

Three toxaphene congeners have been determined in salmon from the Swedish coastal environment using both supercritical fluid (SFE) and the traditional liquid/liquid extractions. The levels obtained using a modifier-free SFE technique, followed by group separation on a silica gel column, were by far much lower than concentrations obtained by SFE with a modifier or liquid/liquid extraction. The mean concentrations on fresh weight basis using a liquid/liquid extraction technique were 5.87, 8.70 and 1.59 microg/kg for CHBs 26, 50 and 62, respectively. There was a plausible relationship between the various fishing sites and the toxaphene levels.     

广西土地利用变化及对粮食生产的影响

在统计软件SPSS支持下,深入分析了广西土地利用现状及1996—2001年土地利用结构变化的原因,在此基础上探讨了土地利用变化对粮食生产的影响,并提出了一些保障粮食安全的对策及建议。     

地表水环境质量监测中阴离子表面活性剂的质量控制

在地表水环境质量监测中对阴离子表面活性剂的质量控制应采取以下措施:降低空白值的吸光度,确定检测限,校准曲线的检验,实验室内精密度和准确度控制.     

重金属复合污染场地对花背蟾蜍雄性性腺的毒性作用

以花背蟾蜍为研究对象,以包头市某尾矿库南侧受污染的水域湿地和相对无污染的小白河黄河湿地保护区为研究样地。对比分析雄性花背蟾蜍形态学指标、精巢脏器系数、精子动态参数、精子畸形率、性激素、红细胞微核率和DNA损伤等相关指标,研究重金属复合污染场地对花背蟾蜍雄性性腺的毒性效应。结果显示:与小白河湿地相比,尾矿库湿地花背蟾蜍条件因子和精巢脏器系数显著高于小白河湿地(P<0.01)。尾矿库花背蟾蜍精子的鞭打频率显著升高,而精子活力显著降低(P<0.05),精子畸形率、红细胞微核率和DNA损伤均显著高于小白河湿地(P<0.05)。结果表明:尾矿库复合污染通过降低精子质量,增加红细胞微核率和DNA损伤对花背蟾蜍的雄性性腺造成毒理学影响,花背蟾蜍通过升高条件因子和精巢脏器系数来缓解复合污染的毒性胁迫。该成果对重金属复合污染场地两栖类动物种群保护以及生态平衡维护有着积极作用。     

1株汞挥发真菌的分离及特性分析

近年来土壤汞污染日益严峻,严重危害环境和人类健康,已成为一个世界性的环境问题,因此选择合理有效的方法对其进行修复与控制刻不容缓。有些微生物对汞具有吸附和挥发的特性,可用于受汞污染环境的修复。实验从受重金属污染的土壤中分离纯化出1株高抗汞真菌（DC-F9）,其汞的最小抑菌浓度（MIC）达到160 mg/L;通过ITS序列比较,鉴别该菌属于曲霉属真菌;摇瓶培养发现,该真菌在Hg（Ⅱ）浓度为5 mg/L的培养基中对汞的挥发率、吸附率和总去除率分别为36.8%、58.4%、95.2%;而在Hg（Ⅱ）浓度为10 mg/L的培养基中,其值分别为45.4%、40.2%、85.6%;通过FTIR分析,发现该菌株为响应汞的胁迫表现出多种生理上变化。结果表明该菌株具有对汞污染环境修复的应用潜力。     

金盆水库沉积物铁锰释放规律

针对分层型水库周期性厌氧问题,金盆水库利用人工强制混合充氧技术补充底部水体溶解氧,抑制沉积物中还原性污染物的释放.但受水库地形地貌的影响,人工强制混合充氧效率存在一定差异性,在曝气系统运行结束后部分较深区域上覆水体溶解氧迅速耗竭,导致污染物的再次释放.为探究铁锰在该条件下的释放规律及扩散强度,选取主库区代表性采样点,对沉积物间隙水及上覆水溶解态铁锰浓度分布进行测定,并计算沉积物-水界面处溶解态铁锰的扩散通量.结果表明,人工强制混合充氧结束后地势较低区域底部水体迅速进入厌氧状态,导致大量溶解态锰释放进入上覆水体,浓度最高达0.42mg·L~(-1);而地势较高区域底部水体短暂进入缺氧状态,之后溶解氧浓度迅速回升,因此底部溶解态锰浓度升高幅度较小,浓度最高为0.17mg·L~(-1).沉积物间隙水-上覆水铁锰浓度分布结果表明,由于铁锰氧化还原电位的差异,溶解态锰相较于铁在厌氧条件下更容易释放进入上覆水体,且不断在表层沉积物及上覆水体中积聚,而溶解态铁的释放不仅受溶解氧的抑制,还受锰氧化物等其他氧化剂的抑制.由扩散通量计算可知,人工强制混合充氧结束后溶解态锰的扩散通量有降低趋势.由质量平衡计算可知,溶解态锰在厌氧层中的积聚不仅与扩散通量有关,还与沉降通量、厌氧层厚度有关,因此厌氧层中铁锰的生物地球化学循环作用有待进一步的研究.