Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans and polychlorinated biphenyls in surface soil from the Tibetan Plateau

Concentrations of Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans（PCDD/Fs） and polychlorinated biphenyls（PCBs） in soil samples from Tibetan Plateau were determined. The average concentration of total 2,3,7,8-PCDD/Fs was（2.30 ± 1.02） pg/g, and World Health Organization Toxicity Equivalency（WHO-TEQ） average concentration was（0.013 ± 0.010）pg WHO-TEQ/g. The average concentration of ∑PCBs（7 indicator PCB and 12 dioxin like-PCB congeners） was（16.2 ± 9.25） pg/g, and WHO-TEQ average concentration was 0.043 ±0.049 pg WHO-TEQ/g. Comparing to previous studies in similar environmental conditions,PCDD/Fs and PCBs in this study showed a relatively lower concentration. The altitude dependences of PCDD/Fs and PCBs were also studied. Total organic carbon（TOC） normalized concentrations presented a quadratic relation with the altitudes, and an inflection could be found on the parabola of the total concentrations and some congeners of high concentration.The concentrations decreased with altitudes below about 4500 m above sea level（a.s.l.）, while they increased with altitudes above it. These phenomena indicate that cold condensation of PCDD/Fs and PCBs would happen above 4500 m a.s.l, on the Tibetan Plateau.     

电子废物拆解区河流沉积物中多氯联苯的污染水平、分布及来源

用GC-μECD分析法测定了浙江台州路桥河流表层沉积物中144种多氯联苯同类物的含量.目的是了解该地区河流沉积物中PCBs的污染水平、空间分布特征和可能来源.结果表明,在路桥区河流沉积物样品中PCBs同类物均有不同程度检出,ΣPCBs的浓度范围1.66～5 930 ng.g-1,均值为763 ng.g-1.样品组成以tri-CBs、tetra-CBs和penta-CBs为主,含量百分比范围分别为2.63%～57.6%、10.4%～54.6%和7.82%～46.1%;octa-CBs和deca-CB含量最低,含量百分比范围分别为0～8.57%和0～11.0%.聚类分析表明,22个样品的污染与Ar1248有关,9个样品的污染与Ar1254有关;6个样品的污染与Ar1016、Ar1232和Ar1242有关.与国内外其它研究及相关环境质量标准相比,该区域表层沉积物PCBs污染处于中高水平,具有较高的生态风险.     

氯苯类生产过程POPs污染风险点分析及环境管理建议

我国氯苯类生产过程中的二噁英类、五氯苯、六氯苯等非故意产生类持久性有机污染物对环境具有潜在风险。对具有典型工艺特征的氯苯类生产过程中关键节点的二噁英类进行了检测和分析,在残渣、残液、废水和副产品(多氯苯混合物)中发现高浓度二噁英类,主要成分为多氯代二苯并呋喃,推测可能与原料中呋喃类杂质有关。为践行我国《关于持久性有机污染物的斯德哥尔摩公约》的履约责任和控制二噁英类排放造成的环境风险,结合国内外相关管理制度提出了法规制度、监督管理、工艺改进、产品质控和废物处置等方面的环境管理建议。     

广州市夏季大气中多氯联苯和多溴联苯醚的含量及组成对比

用GC-ITD-MS和GC-NCI-MS分别测定了广州市区4个代表性的地点大气中多氯联苯(PCBs)和多溴联苯醚(PBDEs)的含量.∑64PCBs的含量范围为307.2～2720.8 pg·m-3,含量处于世界中等水平;除工业区两侧的黄浦和天河2个采样点外,市区∑10PBDEs和BDE-209的含量范围分别为41.5～256.8 pg·m-3和116.3～888.7 pg·m-3,∑10PBDEs的含量和世界其它地方相当,而BDE-209的含量高于其它地区.PCBs中主要以三、四和五氯代PCBs为主,它们的含量占∑64PCBs的80%以上,同系物分布与国外不同,原因可能是我国曾生产和使用不同的工业产品.PBDEs中以四、五和十溴BDEs为主,其含量占∑11 PBDEs的80%以上,BDE-209、BDE-47和BDE-99是主要成分,表明污染主要来自于五溴和十溴联苯醚工业品4个采样点∑10PBDEs和∑64PCBs含量的分布表明这两类污染物有不同的排放源,PCBs主要来自于老城区,而PBDEs主要来自于新工业区.     

Degradation and mineralization of 2-chioro-, 3-chloro- and 4-chlorobiphenyl by a newly characterized natural bacterial strain isolated from an electrical transformer fluid-contaminated soil

A bacterium classified as Achromobacter xylosoxidans strain IR08 by phenotypic typing coupled with 16S rRNA gene analysis wasisolated from a soil contaminated with electrical transformer fluid for over sixty years using Aroclor 1221 as an enrichment substrate.The substrate utilization profiles revealed that IR08 could grow on all three monochlorobiphenyls (CBs), 2,4'- and 4,4'-dichlorobiphenylas well as 2-chlorobenzoate (2-CBA), 3-CBA, 4-CBA, and 2,3-dichlorobenzoate. Unusually, growth was poorly sustained on biphenyland benzoate. In growth experiments, IR08 degraded all CBs (0.27 mmol/L) in less than 96 h with concomitant stoichiometric release ofinorganic chloride and growth yields were 2-3 times higher than those observed on biphenyl. In contrast to most of the chlorobiphenyl-degrading strains described in the literature, which are reported to form CBA, no metabolite was identified in the culture broth byHPLC analysis. When co-incubated with respective CBs and biphenyl, strain IR08 preferentially utilized the chlorinated analoguesin less than 96 h while it took another 264 h before 90% of the initially supplied biphenyl could be degraded. The promotion of co-metabolic transformation of halogenated substrates by the inclusion of their non-halogenated derivatives may not therefore, result inuniversal benefits.     

垃圾焚烧飞灰或炉渣中二噁的分布特征

分别采集了3种生活垃圾焚烧炉产生的飞灰或熔融炉渣样品,分析了其中的二口恶口英含量及其毒性当量,并讨论了17种2,3,7,8位氯取代的二口恶口英分布特征及其对总毒性当量的贡献.结果表明,机械炉排焚烧炉产生的飞灰中二口恶口英最多,总浓度为319ng/g,毒性当量为6.7ngI-TEQ/g;其次为流化床焚烧炉,产生的飞灰中二口恶口英总浓度为38.7ng/g,毒性当量为0.8ngI-TEQ/g;气化熔融焚烧炉产生的熔融炉渣中二口恶口英很少,总浓度为38.7pg/g,毒性当量仅为1.1pgI-TEQ/g;所有的2,3,7,8位氯取代的13C同位素标记内标化合物回收率在39%~156%之间.尽管不同的垃圾焚烧炉在二口恶口英的生成量上有明显的差别,但是产生的二口恶口英同类物的归一化浓度以及对毒性当量贡献的归一化结果分布特征十分相似,表明3种垃圾焚烧炉在垃圾焚烧过程产生二口恶口英可能具有相似的反应机理.     

珠江三角洲空气中多氯联苯污染的区域背景研究

选择肇庆市鼎湖山自然保护区作为珠江三角洲地区大气中多氯联苯(PCBs)污染评价的区域性环境背景.研究表明,背景区夏季空气中PCBs的平均浓度为216.94pg/m³,其中气态PCBs的浓度是183.42pg/m³,是颗粒态的5.47倍;PCBs总量的氯数分布以三氯和四氯取代的PCBs为主,两者的总贡献率为86.41%.冬季空气样品中PCBs的总浓度是176.43pg/m³,其中气相中的浓度为123.20pg/m³,仅是颗粒相中浓度的2.31倍.与夏季空气样品不同的是,冬季气相样品中二氯到四氯取代的PCBs浓度仅是颗粒相样品中的2.94倍,几乎是夏季的1/2.与国外研究相比,鼎湖山自然保护区空气中PCBs的浓度很高.     

松花江流域河流沉积物中多氯联苯的分布、来源及风险评价

为查明松花江流域沉积物中多氯联苯(PCBs)分布、来源及污染现状,利用GC-ECD和GC-MS测定松花江流域沉积物中PCBs含量,并运用美国国家环保署法(EPA)、加拿大沉积物环境质量标准(SQG)和潜在生态危害指数法(Er)对沉积物中PCBs生态风险进行评价.结果表明,河流沉积物中均有2～10氯代的PCBs同系物被检出;松花江流域沉积物中PCBs含量介于0.83～125.53 ng.g-1,其中嫩江为0.83～4.44 ng.g-1,第二松花江为12.44～125.53 ng.g-1,松花江干流为1.74～6.25ng.g-1;沉积物中PCBs含量最高的是第二松花江,主要来源于沿江分布的与油漆、绝缘材料等工业品有关的污染源,其它河流沉积物中以二氯联苯为主的PCBs主要来源于大气沉降.3种方法(EPA、SQG、Er)的风险评价显示第二松花江沉积物中的PCBs已达到中等到较强程度的污染,其它河流沉积物中的PCBs暂无生态风险.     

Distribution of endocrine-disrupting PCBs in hard roes of loaches and their potential ecological effects in Weishanhu Lake, China

Preliminary study is carded out on the endocrine-disrupting organic chemicals of polychlorinated biphenyls( PCBs. PCB-28, 60,104, 153, 190) in hard roes of Ioaches( Misgurnus anguillicaudatas) in Weishanhu Lake, China. Results showed that the hard roes of Ioacbes collected from the areas near the influx( such as Pengkou T-PCB =0. 243μg/g) or efflux( such as Hanzhuang T-PCB = 0. 221μg/g)are characterized by higher PCB contents, about 4 times that from the central lake(T-PCB = 0.066-μg/g), suggesting great difference between their pollutions. The PCB distributions indicated that PCB congeners with more chlorine are more easily accumulated in roes of Ioachee. The microscopic characteristics reveal that the PCB contents at present cannot lead the roes of Ioaches to be abnormal.However, the roes with higher PCBs in Pengkou and Hanzhuang are obviously bigger than those with lower PCBs(T-PCBs≤0. 176μg/g)in other localities. It is suggested that PCBs have a stronger estrogenic activity on the roes of Ioaches, and the phenomenon is likely premonitory for the abnormal development of the hard roes.     

Volatile organic compounds at swine facilities: A critical review

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are regulated aerial pollutants that have environmental and health concerns. Swine operations produce and emit a complex mixture of VOCs with a wide range of molecular weights and a variety of physicochemical properties. Significant progress has been made in this area since the first experiment on VOCs at a swine facility in the early 1960s. A total of 47 research institutions in 15 North American, European, and Asian countries contributed to an increasing number of scientific publications. Nearly half of the research papers were published by U.S. institutions.Investigated major VOC sources included air inside swine barns, in headspaces of manure storages and composts, in open atmosphere above swine wastewater, and surrounding swine farms. They also included liquid swine manure and wastewater, and dusts inside and outside swine barns. Most of the sample analyses have been focusing on identification of VOC compounds and their relationship with odors. More than 500 VOCs have been identified. About 60% and 10% of the studies contributed to the quantification of VOC concentrations and emissions, respectively. The largest numbers of VOC compounds with reported concentrations in a single experimental study were 82 in air, 36 in manure, and 34 in dust samples.The relatively abundant VOC compounds that were quantified in at least two independent studies included acetic acid, butanoic acid (butyric acid), dimethyl disulfide, dimethyl sulfide, iso-valeric, p-cresol, propionic acid, skatole, trimethyl amine, and valeric acid in air. They included acetic acid, p-cresol, iso-butyric acid, butyric acid, indole, phenol, propionic acid, iso-valeric acid, and skatole in manure. In dust samples, they were acetic acid, propionic acid, butyric acid, valeric acid, p-cresol, hexanal, and decanal. Swine facility VOCs were preferentially bound to smaller-size dusts.Identification and quantification of VOCs were restricted by using instruments based on gas Chromatography (GC) and liquid chromatography (LC) with different detectors most of which require time-consuming procedures to obtain results. Various methodologies and technologies in sampling, sample preparation, and sample analysis have been used. Only four publications reported using GC based analyzers and PTR-MS (proton-transfer-reaction mass spectrometry) that allowed continuous VOC measurement. Because of this, the majority of experimental studies were only performed on limited numbers of air, manure, or dust samples. Many aerial VOCs had concentrations that were too low to be identified by the GC peaks.Although VOCs emitted from swine facilities have environmental concerns, only a few studies investigated VOC emission rates, which ranged from 3.0 to 176.5 mg d⁻¹ kg⁻¹ pig at swine finishing barns and from 2.3 to 45.2 g d⁻¹ m⁻² at manure storages. Similar to the other pollutants, spatial and temporal variations of aerial VOC concentrations and emissions existed and were significantly affected by manure management systems, barn structural designs, and ventilation rates.Scientific research in this area has been mainly driven by odor nuisance, instead of environment or health concerns. Compared with other aerial pollutants in animal agriculture, the current scientific knowledge about VOCs at swine facilities is still very limited and far from sufficient to develop reliable emission factors.