两种常用兽药对作物发芽的生态毒性效应

采用室内生长箱培养的试验方法,研究了2种常用兽药磺胺嘧啶钠、环丙沙星对小麦、白菜和番茄种子发芽、根伸长、芽伸长的影响,分析了兽药和作物生长之间的剂量.效应关系,比较分析了小麦,白菜和番茄对2种兽药胁迫的敏感性.结果表明,根长抑制率和芽长抑制率与兽药浓度显著相关(p<0.05);种子发芽抑制率与2种兽药浓度不相关(p>0.05).2种兽药对根伸长和芽伸长的抑制明显强于对种子发芽的抑制.3种作物对磺胺嘧啶钠胁迫的敏感性依次为小麦＞白菜＞番茄;对环丙沙星胁迫的敏感性依次为白菜＞番茄＞小麦;磺胺嘧啶钠对3种作物的毒性效应明显强于环丙沙星.     

论养殖业发展与兽医行业新观念的关系

养殖业的发展,对兽医这一行业提出了不同于过去的要求.兽医从业人员应当对自身在职业观念作出重新认识,同时在工作重点进行调整,以适应畜牧业发展的需要.本文就这一问题进行了分析研究.     

Predominance of alcohol and illicit drugs among traffic accidents fatalities in an urban area of Brazil

Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of alcohol and illicit drug use among victims of fatal traffic accidents in the Metropolitan Region of Vitória, Brazil, during the period 2011–2012.

Methods: Blood samples were collected and analyzed for the presence of drugs from 391 deceased victims of traffic crashes that occurred in the Metropolitan Region of Vitória, Brazil. The victims included drivers, passengers, and pedestrians. Sociodemographic variables such as age, gender, day of the week, and period of the year in which the accidents occurred were recorded. The analyses were performed by a gas chromatography–flame ionization method for alcohol and by a gas chromatography–mass spectrometry for amphetamines, cocaine, and cannabis.

Results: The results showed that 44.8% (n = 175) of all cases were positive for alcohol and/or illicit drugs. The detection of alcohol and/or drugs was more frequent in young males, aged 17 to 34, whose samples were positive in 46.8% of cases. Small differences among drivers, passengers, and pedestrians were observed (drivers = 45.9%, passengers = 46.4%, and pedestrians = 45.6%). In general, the most prevalent drug was alcohol, with 141 positive cases (36.1%), followed by cocaine, with 47 positive cases (12%). Amphetamines and cannabis had positivity rates of 4.1 and 4.3%, with 16 and 17 positive cases, respectively. The combined use of alcohol and other drugs was found in 36 cases (9.2%). Crack cocaine use was observed in 27.7% of the positive cases for cocaine.

Conclusions: For the effective reduction of traffic accidents related to driving under influence of drugs (DUID), we suggest the intensification of enforcement actions against the use of alcohol by drivers, the definition of which illicit drugs should be surveyed, as well the cutoff values, the promotion of changing legislation to oblige drivers to provide samples for toxicological testing, and the establishment of public information programs and specific actions aimed at young drivers to promote behavioral changes.     

Stability of pentobarbital in soil

Intravenous injection of barbiturates, particularly pentobarbital (5-ethyl-5-pentan-2-yl-1,3-diazinane-2,4,5-trione), is a widely used method to euthanize large animals such as horses. However, one concern with this method is the fate of pentobarbital after the disposal of the carcass. As tissues decompose, pentobarbital may leach into the soil and from there migrate to groundwater. A method using methanol extraction, solid phase concentration, and liquid chromatography (LC/MS) has been developed to measure pentobarbital in soils. Recovery of pentobarbital from soil averaged approximately 85% from different soil types including topsoil, potting soil, sand, stall sweepings, and loam. The method was capable of detecting pentobarbital levels of 0.1 ppm. A calibration curve was constructed with a linear range of 1 ppm to 100 ppm. The limit of quantification was 0.5 ppm. The rate of degradation of pentobarbital in sand, topsoil, and potting soil was measured over a 17-week period. At the end of week 17, approximately 17% of the pentobarbital remained in the sand, 19% remained in the topsoil, and 10% remained in the potting soil. While there was a significant decrease in the pentobarbital recovered from the soil, there were still detectable amounts of pentobarbital present in the soil after 17 weeks. To determine the importance of bacterial degradation, the three soil types were autoclaved before addition of pentobarbital. After autoclaving, no degradation of pentobarbital was observed in sand and one topsoil sample, while there was no difference in the degradation of pentobarbital in autoclaved potting soil versus potting soil that had not undergone autoclaving.     

Illicit drugs as new environmental pollutants: cyto-genotoxic effects of cocaine on the biological model Dreissena polymorpha

The increase in global consumption of illicit drugs has produced not only social and medical problems but also a potential new environmental danger. Indeed, it has been established that drugs consumed by humans end up in surface waters, after being carried through the sewage system. Although many studies to measure concentrations of several drugs of abuse in freshwater worldwide have been conducted, no data have been available to evaluate their potentially harmful effects on non-target organisms until now. The present study represents the first attempt to investigate the cyto-genotoxic effects of cocaine, one of the primary drugs consumed in Western Countries, in the biological model Dreissena polymorpha by the use of a biomarker battery. We performed the following tests on Zebra mussel hemocytes: the single cell gel electrophoresis (SCGE) assay, the apoptosis frequency evaluation and the micronucleus assay (MN test) for the evaluation of genotoxicity and the lysosomal membranes stability test (neutral red retention assay; NRRA) to identify the cocaine cytotoxicity. We exposed the molluscs for 96 h to three different nominal concentrations in water (40 ng L⁻¹; 220 ng L⁻¹; and 10 μg L⁻¹).Cocaine caused significant (p < 0.05) primary DNA damage in this short-term experiment, but it also caused a clear increase in micronucleated cells and a marked rise in apoptosis, which was evident in samples from even the lowest environmental cocaine concentration. Because cocaine decreased the stability of lysosomal membranes, we also highlighted its cytotoxicity and the possible implications of oxidative stress for the observed genotoxic effects.     

Investigation of drugs of abuse and relevant metabolites in Dutch sewage water by liquid chromatography coupled to high resolution mass spectrometry

An extensive study on the presence of illicit drugs and pharmaceuticals with potential for abuse in sewage waters was made for the first time in the Netherlands. A total number of 24 target drugs were investigated in influent and effluent wastewater using liquid chromatography coupled to a high resolution Orbitrap mass spectrometer. This powerful analyzer has allowed not only the detection and identification of the compounds under investigation, but also their quantification at very low levels, which is highly innovative in the field of drugs of abuse. Samples were taken from five sewage treatment plants (STPs) during a whole week. The selected STPs served four cities of different size and an international airport. Daily variances of drug loads were demonstrated and removal efficiencies calculated for each drug and STP individually. Twelve target compounds were found in at least one influent or effluent, and highest concentrations were observed in influents collected from more urbanized areas. The compounds more frequently detected were amphetamine, benzoylecgonine, cocaine and THCCOOH together with the pharmaceuticals codeine, oxazepam and temazepam. Established week trends in consumption of drugs showed distinct differences between individual drugs. A slightly different occurrence pattern was observed in wastewaters from the airport. Thus, methamphetamine was only detected at Schiphol, a fact that was interpreted to be caused by consumption of this drug by travelers. Despite the fact that the Netherlands has frequently been criticized for its liberal drug policy the results from this study did not reveal higher drug consumption than found elsewhere, with the exception of cannabis.     

Production of anti-amoxicillin ScFv antibody and simulation studying its molecular recognition mechanism for penicillins

The molecular recognition mechanism of an antibody for its hapten is very interesting. The objective of this research was to study the intermolecular interactions of an anti-amoxicillin antibody with penicillin drugs. The single chain variable fragment (ScFv) antibody was generated from a hybridoma cell strain excreting the monoclonal antibody for amoxicillin. The recombinant ScFv antibody showed similar recognition ability for penicillins to its parental monoclonal antibody: simultaneous recognizing 11 penicillins with cross-reactivities of 18–107%. The three-dimensional structure of the ScFv antibody was simulated by using homology modeling, and its intermolecular interactions with 11 penicillins were studied by using molecular docking. Results showed that three CDRs are involved in antibody recognition; CDR L3 Arg 100, CDR H3 Tyr226, and CDR H3 Arg 228 were the key contact amino acid residues; hydrogen bonding was the main antibody–drug intermolecular force; and the core structure of penicillin drugs was the main antibody binding position. These results could explain the recognition mechanism of anti-amoxicillin antibody for amoxicillin and its analogs. This is the first study reporting the production of ScFv antibody for penicillins and stimulation studying its recognition mechanism.     

太湖水体中NSAIDs的时空分布规律和生态风险评价

非甾体类消炎药(non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, NSAIDs)是太湖水体中检出频率较高的一类药物残留物,但目前尚无研究从整个时空角度报道多种典型NSAIDs混合物在太湖的赋存情况.为此,采用高效液相色谱串联质谱(HPLC-MS/MS)技术检测了全太湖19个断面5种典型NSAIDs(双氯芬酸、布洛芬、吲哚美辛、萘普生和酮洛芬)的赋存浓度,分析了NSAIDs的时空分布规律及其与环境因子的相关性,并应用混合风险熵值(mixture risk quotient, MRQ)模型初步评估了NSAIDs混合物的生态风险.结果表明,相比于太湖中部,太湖北部、西部和东部水体的NSAIDs混合物赋存浓度较高,酮洛芬是NSAIDs混合物污染的主要贡献者;太湖水体中NSAIDs混合物在夏季(15.9～134.3 ng·L~(-1))和秋季(16.4～144.6 ng·L~(-1))的赋存浓度较高,而在春季(25.3～72.5 ng·L~(-1))和冬季(14.6～57.4 ng·L~(-1))的赋存浓度较低,其在太湖的分布分别与水体电导率和pH的相关性较大;MRQ模型评估结果发现全年共有9个断面处于NSAIDs混合物的高生态风险(MRQ1),NSAIDs混合物的中高级别生态风险(MRQ0.1)持续时间长,横跨春夏秋3个季节,其中秋季的生态风险最大.总体来看,太湖水体中NSAIDs混合物带来的污染不容忽视,尤其是秋季需要引起高度重视.     

嘉兴市地表水中兽用抗生素的污染现状调查

建立了适合长三角地区重要生猪养殖基地嘉兴市环境水体中4类(四环素类、磺胺类、大环内酯类、喹诺酮类)共10种常用兽用抗生素同时检测的固相萃取与液相色谱质谱(LC-MS/MS)联用技术,对该地区10个典型村镇河道断面和21个市区主要河网监控断面开展调查.结果表明,村镇河道中抗生素污染严重,10种抗生素总浓度为65.6～467.0 ng.L-1.其中,四环素类和磺胺类浓度分别为40.8～253.0 ng.L-1和未检出～165.0 ng.L-1;大环内酯类和喹诺酮类浓度分别为3.1～14.68ng.L-1和未检出～14.54 ng.L-1.市区河网污染相对较轻,10种抗生素总浓度为20.1～61.2 ng.L-1,其中四环素类浓度为未检出～44.0 ng.L-1;磺胺类、大环内酯类和喹诺酮类浓度则分别低于2.7、6.3和21.6 ng.L-1.     

长江中游典型饮用水水源中药物的时空分布及风险评价

采用固相萃取-高效液相色谱/串联质谱方法,分析长江中游典型饮用水水源中药物的季节变化和空间分布;结合风险熵方法,评价其对水生生物的生态风险.结果表明,80%的目标药物在饮用水水源中检出,浓度平均值在0.07～13.00 ng·L^-1之间,与国内报道的其他饮用水水源相比,检出浓度处于中等偏低水平.不同药物表现出不同的时空分布,一般冬季的检出水平高于夏季,上下游之间没有显著性差异,可能与药物的季节性/区域性使用排放、流量对稀释作用的影响和温度对生物降解的影响有关.与新冠肺炎疫情前相比,长江中游典型饮用水水源中药物检出浓度较低,原因可能在于疫情防控一定程度上减少药物的使用排放,以及较高的降水量和径流量加强水流的稀释作用.目标药物特别是抗生素对水生生物（特别是藻类）具有中等或低风险,考虑到药物的生态风险、遗传毒性以及抗生素抗性基因的潜在风险,建议加强水环境中药物的调查、评估、治理和管控.