Development and application of LC–APCI–MS method for biomonitoring of animal and human exposure to imidacloprid

Imidacloprid (IMI) is a relatively new neuro-active neonicotinoid insecticide and nowadays one of the largest selling insecticides worldwide. In the present study a LC–APCI–MS based method was developed and validated for the quantification of imidacloprid and its main metabolite 6-chloronicotinic acid (6-CINA) in urine and hair specimens. The method was tested in biomonitoring of intentionally exposed animals and subsequently applied for biomonitoring of Cretan urban and rural population.     

Parental phenols exposure and spontaneous abortion in Chinese population residing in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River

Widespread use of phenols has led to ubiquitous exposure to phenols. In experimental animals, phenols increased resorptions, reduced live litter size and fetal body weights. However, there are limited epidemiological evidences of the relationships between exposure to phenols and pregnancy outcomes. We evaluated the associations between parental urinary levels of various phenols and spontaneous abortion in a Chinese population residing in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. A case-control study was conducted that included 70 case couples with medically unexplained spontaneous abortion and 180 control couples who did not have a history of spontaneous abortion and had at least one living child. Both parental urinary phenols were measured by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry including bisphenol A (BPA), benzophenone-3 (BP-3), 2,3,4-trichlorophenol (2,3,4-TCP), pentachlorophenol (PCP), 4-n-octylphenol (4-n-OP) and 4-n-nonylphenol (4-n-NP). Compared with the low exposure group, there was an increased risk of spontaneous abortion with high paternal urinary PCP concentration [odds ratio (OR) = 2.09, 95% Confidence Interval (CI), 1.05–4.14], and maternal exposure to 4-n-OP and alkylphenol(s) also significantly increased the risk of spontaneous abortion (OR = 2.21, 95% CI, 1.02–4.80; OR = 2.81, 95% CI, 1.39–5.65, respectively). Our study firstly provides the evidence that paternal PCP exposure, maternal 4-n-OP and alkylphenol(s) exposure are associated with spontaneous abortion in humans.     

环境监测事业单位科研管理组织与构建

以江苏省环境监测中心科研管理为例,分析了江苏省现有条件下的环境监测事业单位科研性质和科研管理的主要模式、存在的弊端及今后发展,尝试通过对环境监测网络建设实施方案和地区规划的解读,寻找环境监测科研的研究方向和管理模式,紧密结合江苏省环境监测系统科研管理特点,提出科研管理方案设想和可实现的具体步骤。     

环境监测技术培训需求分析——应用OTP模型

简述了环境监测技术培训需求分析的重要性及OTP模型的概念.针对环境监测技术培训的现状和特点,设计了符合环境监测技术培训特点的OTP模型,提出了系统分析环境监测技术培训需求的方法,以及根据实际情况科学设置输入项的不同权重,充分考虑影响模型输出的各种因素,加强研究模型输入项的量化表征,动态调整模型的输入项的建议.     

The Flood Myth in the Age of Global Climate Change

When released, The Day After Tomorrow was widely described by critics and the movie's creators as a pro-environmentalist film. This essay argues that The Day After Tomorrow articulates a variation of apocalyptic discourse identified as a flood myth. The authors conclude that this version of the flood myth largely undermines contemporary environmental discourse that attempts to generate public activism in addressing ecological problems, by replacing an emphasis on human efficacy with symbolic vindication and exchanging collective effort for individual survivalism. The film thus serves as a cautionary tale about the potential consequences of contemporary mythic discourse presented as supporting environmental activism.     

WTO规则对西部开发的影响、风险及机遇浅析

随着中国加入WTO和西部大开发战略的实施 ,依法治国无疑是改善投资环境、促进西部开发的最有效手段之一。本文根据WTO基本原则与法制经济的相互关系和影响深入浅出地论述了WTO对西部开发的影响、风险及机遇 ,并提出了针对性的策略     

加入WTO后我国环境服务业发展的新思路

中国即将加入WTO，对中国环境服务业来说挑战与机遇共存。中国环境服务业是一个很新的领域，近年有所发展但还存在着很多问题。中国环境服务业应充分利用加入WTO的难得机遇，尽快从政策、管理制度、结构、技术等多方面进行调整，利用内外部双重动力，推动我国环境服务业有更大地发展。     

建设项目环境影响报告表编制需重点关注的问题

随着国家对建设项目环境影响评价工作的要求不断规范和完善,为提高环境影响报告表的编制质量,为环境管理部门审批项目提供科学依据。本文就目前在编制建设项目环境影响报告表工作中,分析和探讨了几个需要特别重点关注的问题,供有关人员借鉴。     

环境监测机构体制改革设想

指出了环境监测机构存在的问题,提出环境监测机构体制改革应从3方面考虑：机构改革应实行垂直管理,政,事分开,职能改革应体现环境监测站以环境质量监测为基本职能;内部管理改革需建立以聘任制为基础的用人制度,岗位管理和竞争上岗制度,适当的分配激励机制。