Determination of flame-retardant hexabromocyclododecane diastereomers in textiles

To establish a concise and rapid procedure to analyze hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) diastereomers in flame-retarded textiles, three different methods of extraction—Soxhlet, ultrasonic, and soaking extractions with toluene and dichloromethane (DCM)—were compared. During Soxhlet extraction using toluene, the percent contribution of α-HBCD to total HBCDs increased slightly and that of γ-HBCD decreased, indicating that γ-HBCD was isomerized to some extent at the boiling point of toluene (110.6 °C). For ultrasonic extraction, the temperature of the water bath can easily increase over time during the procedure, which might lead to undesirable effects. Therefore, we considered soaking extraction with DCM to be the most facile procedure to analyze HBCD diastereomers in textiles. Using the method established in this study, commercially available textiles in Japan (n = 10) were analyzed to understand the actual composition of HBCD contents and its diastereomer profiles. With the exception of one textile sample, HBCDs were detected in all the samples analyzed, with concentrations ranging from 22 000 to 43 000 mg kg⁻¹ (i.e. 2.2–4.3%). We found a higher proportion of the α-diastereomer in most textile products compared with that of commercial HBCD mixtures, indicating that γ-HBCD isomerized to α-diastereomer by heating processes to incorporate the commercial formulation into treated materials or that the α-diastereomer preferentially absorbed onto textile materials during the manufacturing of flame-retarded consumer products.     

Persistence of C-labeled atrazine and its residues in a field lysimeter soil after 22 years

Twenty-two years after the last application of ring-¹⁴C-labeled atrazine at customary rate (1.7 kg ha⁻¹) on an agriculturally used outdoor lysimeter, atrazine is still detectable by means of accelerated solvent extraction and LC-MS/MS analysis. Extractions of the 0-10 cm soil layer yielded 60% of the residual ¹⁴C-activity. The extracts contained atrazine (1.0 μg kg⁻¹) and 2-hydroxy-atrazine (42.5 μg kg⁻¹). Extractions of the material of the lowest layer 55-60 cm consisting of fine gravel yielded 93% of residual ¹⁴C-activity, of which 3.4 μg kg⁻¹ was detected as atrazine and 17.7 μg kg⁻¹ was 2-hydroxy-atrazine. The detection of atrazine in the lowest layer was of almost four times higher mass than in the upper soil layer. These findings highlight the fact that atrazine is unexpectedly persistent in soil. The overall persistence of atrazine in the environment might represent a potential risk for successive groundwater contamination by leaching even after 22 years of environmental exposure.     

超声波萃取-GC/MS法测定橡胶轮胎中的多环芳烃

建立了超声波萃取-气相色谱/质谱(GC/MS)联用测定轮胎制品中多环芳(PAHs)的分析方法.优化了超声波萃取条件,采用MS的选择离子检测方式对PAHs进行定性定量分析.结果表明,16种PAHs的平均加标回收率为75.4%～88.0%,相对标准偏差(n=5)为0.66%～11.90%,方法检出限在1.0～4.0 ng/mL.     

Risk assessment for human consumption of perfluorinated compound-contaminated freshwater and marine fish from Hong Kong and Xiamen

Perfluorinated compounds (PFCs) are man-made fluoro-surfactants that are identified as global pollutants and can pose health risks to humans and wildlife. Two aspects of risk assessment were conducted in this study, including exposure and response. Exposure was estimated by using the concentrations of PFCs in fish and applying standard exposure factors. Among different PFCs, PFOS, PFOA, PFNA, PFDA, PFUdA and PFTrDA were detected. Total concentrations of PFC in fish ranged from 0.27-8.4 ng g⁻¹ to 0.37-8.7 ng g⁻¹ respectively in Hong Kong and Xiamen. The calculated hazard ratio (HR) of PFOS for all fish was less than 1.0. However, the HR for mandarin fish in Hong Kong and bighead carp, grass carp and tilapia in Xiamen, had HR values of approximately 0.5, indicating that frequent consumption of these 4 more contaminated fish species might pose an unacceptable risk to human health. Our data support the notion that the released/disposed chemical pollutants into water systems make fish a source of environmental toxicants to humans. The risks and potential effects of PFCs to health of coastal population in the Pearl River Delta are of concern.     

便携式GC-MS在应急监测中的应用

建立了便携式GC-MS测定空气和水体中挥发性有机物(VOCs)的方法,能快速、有效地对空气中37种和水体中54种挥发性有机物进行现场定性和定量。具有相关性好、检出限低、精密度好、准确度高的特点,适用于空气和水体中挥发性有机物的应急监测工作。     

自来水厂常规净水工艺除有机污染物效果的监测

采用ＧＣ－ＭＳ／ＣＯＭＰ技术对宁波梅林水厂姚江水源水及各净水工序出水中的有机污染物进行了监测,结果表明,姚江水中主要有机污染物为苯系物、多环芳烃、染料及中间体等,水厂现有的常规净水工艺对上述有机污染物的去除率较低。     

固相微萃取/气相色谱/质谱法研究新建建筑室内挥发性有机化合物的组成及其特征

采用Tenax/SPME富集结合GC/MS分析,对21所初装修和13所精装修新建建筑室内空气中VOCs进行测定,分别检出74种和58种污染物。对比了不同类型建筑室内VOCs组成的特征,指出了胺类物质主要来源于初装修使用的各类建筑材料中的化学填加剂;而芳香族化合物则和装修过程中使用的涂料以及胶粘剂等化工产品有关。同时对检出频度和浓度较高的组分和VOCs总量分别进行了定量,其中初装修一组和精装修一组甲苯和二甲苯浓度均值分别为115.7μg/m3和122.9μg/m33、38.2μg/m3和289.4μg/m3;苯和乙苯在两种类型的房屋中浓度变化不大,初装修一组为16.8μg/m3和60.4μg/m3,精装修一组为19.3μg/m3和73.5μg/m3;α-蒎烯在初装修一组检出频度(P<50%)和浓度水平(13.5μg/m3)均较低,在精装修一组中检出频度(P>85%)和浓度水平(61.5μg/m3)均有大幅增高;初装修一组VOCs的平均浓度为435.7μg/m3,而精装修一组平均浓度为815.9μg/m3。结果表明,精装修VOCs浓度一般比初装修VOCs浓度高2~5倍左右。     

GC-MS测定土壤中酞酸酯类化合物

采用毛细管柱气相色谱-质谱联用选择离子检测(GC-MS-SIM)技术,结合快速萃取和佛罗里硅土柱净化方法分析土壤中的六种酞酸酯类(PAEs)化合物。结果表明,六种PAEs峰形好,平均加标回收率为76.7%~110%,相对标准偏差为2.5%~4.5%。方法具有操作简便、回收率高、纯化效果好和对环境友好的特点,且具有很强的实用性。     

含盐水体中酪氨酸的光致溴代反应研究

选取溶解性有机质中小分子酪氨酸(Tyr)作为研究对象,研究了含盐水体中Tyr的光降解及溴代转化.同时,探讨了pH值及天然水体中广泛存在的Fe(III)对Tyr光转化的影响.结果表明,汞灯照射下(λ290 nm),在含14.56 mg·L-1Fe(Ⅲ)的溴离子溶液中(pH=3.0),检测到Tyr(C0,Tyr=0.40 mg·L-1)反应0.5 h过程中产生了3-溴-酪氨酸(3-Br Tyr,15.97μg·L~(-1))和3,5-二溴-L-酪氨酸(3,5-di Br Tyr,10.45μg·L~(-1))两种溴代产物.在pH=3.0~8.0范围内,Tyr光降解速率随pH值升高而降低;3-Br Tyr和3,5-di Br Tyr的形成量随pH升高而减少;而在pH=3.0时,Tyr光降解速率、3-Br Tyr和3,5-di Br Tyr形成量随Fe(Ⅲ)浓度的增加而增加.这说明在自然环境中,Tyr能通过光转化形成溴代有机污染物.     

冀西北典型北方小城镇污水处理厂中抗生素的分布和去除

抗生素在环境中作为一种新型污染物,是目前污水处理厂中重要的污染物之一.为考察小城镇污水处理厂对抗生素的去除效果,选择3种典型小城镇污水处理工艺(CASS、A~2/O及Orbal氧化沟工艺),研究了4种四环素类、3种β-内酰胺类、4种大环内酯类、3种喹诺酮类和2种磺胺类在进出水中的浓度分布、去除情况以及不同工艺抗生素去除效率,并对抗生素浓度与水质常规指标的相关性进行分析.结果表明,所研究的污水处理厂中氧氟沙星和诺氟沙星为主要抗生素,并且去除效果较好.5个污水处理厂运行情况良好,CASS工艺和Orbal氧化沟工艺对大部分抗生素的去除效果比A~2/O工艺好,抗生素去除率均能达到60%以上.同时,发现CASS工艺和A~2/O工艺对β-内酰胺类(氨苄西林、青霉素)、喹诺酮类(恩诺沙星、氧氟沙星和诺氟沙星)和大环内酯类(克拉霉素)的去除效果最好,Orbal氧化沟工艺对四环素类(四环素、土霉素)和磺胺类(磺胺嘧啶)的去除效果最好.将抗生素浓度和水质基本参数(NH_4~+-N、TN、COD、pH等)进行相关性分析后,发现抗生素浓度与水质基本参数NH_4~+-N、COD呈一定正相关,污染物浓度越高,红霉素(EM)、罗红霉素(ROX)、差向四环素盐酸盐(ETC)、克拉霉素(CLR)、环丙沙星(CIP)、氧氟沙星(OFX)、差向土霉素(E-OTC)、四环素(TC)、土霉素(OTC)以及诺氟沙星(NOR)的浓度也相对更高,这为确保小城镇污水厂的稳定运行,降低抗生素类污染物的生态风险提供了重要参考.