Epidemiological investigation on mercury contamination in gold mining and its effect on health

Ｉｎｒｅｃｅｎｔｙｅａｒｓ,ｍｅｒｃｕｒｙｃｏｎｔａｍｉｎａｔｉｏｎｈａｓｂｅｅｎ ｐａｉｄ ｇｒｅａｔａｔｔｅｎｔｉｏｎｔｏｏｖｅｒｔｈｅｗｏｒｌｄ(Ｚｉｌｌｏｕｘ ,1993;Ｍｏｎａｍｙ ,1993;Ｇｕａｎ ,1994;Ｙａｎｇ ,1992 ;Ｌｉ,1993;1994;ＳＣＯＰＥ ,1994) .ＴｈｅｐｒｉｎｃｉｐａｌｆｏｃｕｓｉｓｔｏｄｅｃｒｅａｓｅＨｇｃｏｎｔａｍｉｎａｔｉｏｎｉｎｏｒｄｅｒｔｏｐｒｏｔｅｃｔｔｈｅｅｃｏｓｙｓｔｅｍｅｎｖｉｒｏｎｍｅｎｔａｎｄｔｈｅｈｕｍａｎ’ｓｈｅａｌｔｈ .Ｉｔｉｓｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔｆｒｏｍ“ｍｉ…     

红树幼苗对汞的吸收和净化

在砂培条件下用含汞海水处理的秋茄和桐花树等红树幼苗,其汞含量随着原培养液汞含量增加而增加.所吸收的汞大部分累积于根部,在1ppm汞浓度组,根部吸收的汞仅约有3％被转运到茎叶中.汞在根中的积累是与培养液汞含量呈双对数正相关.秋茄和桐花树根对汞的积累分别是原培养液汞浓度的16—174和16—100倍.桐花树和秋茄整株植物在四星期内吸收汞总量分别为原加汞总量的3.5—21％和3.2—37％.1ppm汞未对红树植物发生毒害作用,因此红树林对海水汞污染有一定的净化作用.     

甲基汞和硒在鲤鱼组织中的蓄积及对肝胰脏中某些元素含量的影响

在20±2℃测定鲤鱼在28天受甲基汞、硒接触期间,肌肉、脑和肝胰脏中蓄积的汞,肌肉中蓄积的硒。用扫描电子显微镜-X射线能谱仪测定肝胰脏中Na,P,K,S,Cl,Ca等元素的含量与汞吸收量之间的关系。试验结果说明汞与硒之间存在拮抗作用。     

北京市表层浮土和水体底泥中汞的赋存形态及其相互关系

应用分级萃取法测定了12个北京市表层浮士和3个水体底泥中汞的赋存形态,并应用多元统计分析对其相互关系进行了研究.北京市表层浮土中汞的含量分布变异较大,但其趋势为:残渣态>强有机结合态>水溶态>其它形态.各形态汞含量主要取决于上壤和底泥中汞含量的大小,其次才是环境因素.强有机结合态和残渣态是主要的赋存形态,对汞在土壤和底泥中的固定起着重要的作用.较易移动的水溶态、FA结合态和交换态对汞在环境中的迁移转化也有一定的影响.盐酸提取态汞主要包括水溶态、交换态、FA结合态和碳酸盐结合态.     

Biomagnification factors (fish to Osprey eggs from Willamette River,Oregon, U.S.A.) for PCDDs,PCDFs, PCBs and OC pesticides

A migratory population of 78 pairs of Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) nesting along the Willamette River in westernOregon was studied in 1993. The study was designed to determinecontaminant concentrations in eggs, contaminant concentrationsin fish species predominant in the Ospreys diet, andBiomagnification Factors (BMFs) of contaminants from fish specieseaten to Osprey eggs. Ten Osprey eggs and 25 composite samplesof fish (3 species) were used to evaluate organochlorine (OC)pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polychlorinateddibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), and polychlorinated dibenzofurans(PCDFs). Mercury was also analyzed in fish. Geometric meanresidues in Osprey eggs were judged low, e.g., DDE 2.3 g g^-1 wet weight (ww), PCBs 0.69 g g^-1, 2,3,7,8-TCDD 2.3 ng kg^-1, and generally well below known threshold values for adverse effects on productivity, and the population was increasing. Osprey egg residue data presentedby River Mile (RM) are discussed, e.g., higher PCDDs were generally found immediately downstream of paper mills and eggsfrom the Willamette River had significantly elevated PCBs and PCDDs compared to reference eggs collected nearby in the CascadeMountains. Prey remains at nest sites indicated that the Largescale Sucker (Catostomus macrocheilus) and NorthernPikeminnow (Ptychocheilus oregonensis) accounted for an estimated 90.1% of the biomass in the Osprey diet, and composite samples of these two species were collected from different sampling sites throughout the study area for contaminant analyses. With the large percentage of the fishbiomass in the Osprey diet sampled for contaminants (and fisheaten by Ospreys similar in size to those chemically analyzed),and fish contaminant concentrations weighted by biomass intake, a mean BMF was estimated from fish to Osprey eggs for the largeseries of contaminants. BMFs ranged from no biomagnification(0.42) for 2,3,7,8-TCDF to 174 for OCDD. Our findings for themigratory Osprey were compared to BMFs for the resident HerringGull (Larus argentatus), and differences are discussed. Webelieve a BMF approach provides some basic understanding ofrelationships between contaminant burdens in prey species offish-eating birds and contaminants incorporated into their eggs,and may prove useful in understanding sources of contaminants inmigratory species although additional studies are needed.     

增压溶样－冷原子荧光法测定煤样中的汞

采用增压溶样器加７：３：５的ＨＮＯ３－Ｈ２ＳＯ４－ＨＣｌＯ４混合酸处理煤样．用冷原子荧光法测定煤样中的总汞含量。该法的加标回收率为９２．７～１１２．５％，结果令人满意。     

高效液相色谱法在无机分析中的应用

本文综述了高效液相色谱法在无机分析中的应用进展。分别介绍了正相、反相、离子对、离子交换、排阻和胶束流动相等液相色谱法在有机金属化合物、金属络合物、无机阳离子和阴离子分离及测定上的实际应用。     

Background Mercury Concentrations in River Water in Maine, U.S.A.

Mercury concentrations in 58 rivers in Maine was measured to range from below detection up to 7.01 ng L^-1 and averaged 1.80±1.29 ng L^-1. The concentration gradient for mercury in rivers across the state was not uniform. Mercury strongly correlated with dissolved organic carbon (DOC) and aluminum, and less strongly with copper, lead, and zinc. Mercuryexhibited significant differences in correlations with chemical variables and local geology when partitioned by flow state (high or low). Mercury concentrations were greatest in rivers flowingacross either wacke-type bedrock at low metamorphic grade, or glacial-till deposits. Elevated concentrations of mercury formed a locus in northern Maine under both high and low-flow states while in southwestern Maine a locus formed only during high-flowstates. These regional differences were statistically significantwhen compared by geographical location. We suggest that there is a bedrock source of mercury in northeastern Maine that is dilutedduring periods of high runoff. The elevated concentrations detected under high-flow states, as noted in southwestern Maine, may reflect mercury released from storage in association withDOC during periods of high runoff. The association of mercury with flow state indicates that watershed processes and local geology can modulate the concentration of mercury in rivers.     

Concentrations of Cadmium, Mercury and Selenium in Blood, Liver and Kidney of Common Eider Ducks from the Canadian Arctic

We determined concentrations of selected trace elements inlivers, kidneys and blood samples from common eiders (Somateria mollissima borealis) from the eastern Canadianarctic during 1997 and 1998. Concentrations of totalmercury and organic mercury were generally low in the liversof these birds (less than 6 and 4 g g^–1 dry wt,respectively). Selenium ranged between 11–47 g g^–1 inlivers. Renal cadmium concentrations were among the highestever published for this species (range: 47–281 g g^–1). The regressions of log-transformed concentrations ofthese trace elements in blood samples on those in liver orkidney were significant (all P-values < 0.05) andpositive. However, except for organic mercury (RM ² = 0.83), the co-efficients of determination were low tomoderate (range of R ²: 0.26–0.52), suggesting poorto moderate predictive capability. Furthermore, therelationships between total mercury in blood and liverchanged between 1997 and 1998, suggesting that it would notbe possible to predict consistently, concentrations ofmercury in blood from those in liver based on samples takenin one year. Blood samples can be used to determineconcentrations of these trace elements in common eiders (andprobably other sea duck species as well). The use of bloodsamples is especially warranted when it is undesirable tokill the animal such as when working with rare or endangeredsea duck species or when the objective is to relate traceelement exposure to annual survival rates. However, thepredictive equations developed here should not be used topredict expected concentrations in one type of tissue fromthose in the other.     

高氯离子低COD废水样品COD的测定方法探讨

对于氯离子含量高于2000mg/L，而COD值较低的废水样品，按硫酸汞与氯离子之比（W／W）为15：1投加硫酸汞作掩蔽剂，同时扣除空白氯离子残留的COD值，结果准确可靠，此结果扩展了标准方法的使用范围。