Effect of metallic cations on the sorption of pesticides on soil

We studied the adsorption and desorption of two pesticides, namely isoproturon and dimetomorph, onto a model soil sample. We first show that the adsorption of isoproturon depends on pH, from 1 mg g⁻¹ at pH 4 to 2 mg g⁻¹ at pH 10, contrary to the adsorption of dimetomorph (5.8 mg g⁻¹). We also studied the influence of metallic cations, copper(II), iron(III), manganese(II), and chromium(III), on the sorption of isoproturon and dimetomorph. We found that in the case of isoproturon, the presence of metallic cations does influence the retention capacity of the soil sample. The sorption becomes very weak in the presence of copper and chromium, whereas in the case of iron and manganese the sorption properties are slightly modified.     

卫生用农药对居室环境影响与评价

研究了以拟除虫菊酯类农药为主要配方的各种类型卫生用农药在居室介质材料上的降解速率及残留时间。试验表明，拟除虫菊酯类农药对家蚕毒性极大。推荐ＳＯＳ／Ｕｍｕ原位法测定家庭卫生用农药的致遗传毒性，该法简便、准确，并能根据酶诱导率了解毒性程度，剂量－反应关系明显。     

光化学反应中自由基的作用及反应影响因素的研究进展

自由基是对流层大气光化学反应的重要组成部分,光化学反应过程中不同的自由基扮演着不同的角色.本文综述了大气中常见的·OH、HO_2·_·、RO·、RO_2·、NO_3·和环境持久性自由基等自由基的来源,在光化学反应中的作用,以及关键影响因素,展望了未来对于自由基在光化学反应中的研究方向.这对于理解大气氧化性和自由基在光化学反应中的作用机理等核心科学问题具有重要的意义.     

成都平原蔬菜生产中灌溉水对农药渗漏的影响研究

针对成都平原蔬菜生产中大量施用农药、大量灌水的特点,首次在国内应用欧洲官方成熟的农药评估模型——PEARL模型,研究评估了成都平原当前蔬菜生产中的灌溉方式对两种不同特性农药的渗漏的影响。杀毒矾(土壤吸附力(KOM)为0 L/kg,半衰期(DT50)为80 d)在没有灌溉条件下,其渗出土体时的最大质量浓度是190μg.L-1,而有灌溉条件下其渗出质量浓度则可达523μg.L-1,是没有灌溉条件下的2.75倍。三唑磷(KOM为200 L.kg-1,DT50为60 d)在没有灌溉条件下,其渗出土体时的最大质量浓度是0.025μg.L-1,而有灌溉条件下其渗出质量浓度为0.13μg.L-1,比没有灌溉时提高了4.2倍。不管有没有灌溉三唑磷在该地区对地下水的污染风险都很小,而杀毒矾的风险则很高。因此,农药的化学特性是影响农药渗漏的最重要的因子。在蔬菜生产中应尽量选用被土壤吸附力强、半衰期短的农药,例如:三唑磷;农药在土壤中的移动载体是土壤水,不合理的灌溉会大大地加大农药淋溶,应当多使用微喷、滴灌等节水灌溉措施,减少使用漫灌等耗水多的原始灌溉方式。     

Mechanisms in sensitized photochemistry of environmental chemicals

This review consists of three main parts. After a short discussion of the theory of photochemistry, the three major mechanisms (radiative, short range and long range) for the transfer of electronic excitation energy from sensitizers (donors) to substrates (acceptors) are described. Criteria for the selection of. sensitizers are a high efficiency of intersystem crossing (in the case of triplet sensitization) and energy transfer, and strong absorption at wavelengths longer than those at which the acceptor absorbs. Two mechanisms of sensitized photo‐oxygenation, viz. the radical and singlet oxygen type, are discussed.

The second part of this review deals with photosensitizers, with a strong emphasis on compounds of importance in environmental photochemistry on the one hand and those interesting from a mechanistic point of view on the other.

The third part describes photo‐inducers and their role in photoreactions.

Additional literature references (to January 1978) are presented at the end of this review.     

Understanding the net effects of pesticides on amphibian trematode infections

Anthropogenic factors can have simultaneous positive and negative effects on parasite transmission, and thus it is important to quantify their net effects on disease risk. Net effects will be a product of changes in the survival and traits (e.g., susceptibility, infectivity) of both hosts and parasites. In separate laboratory experiments, we exposed cercariae of the trematode Echinostoma trivolvis, and its first and second intermediate hosts, snails (Planorbella trivolvis) and green frog tadpoles (Rana clamitans), respectively, to one of four common pesticides (atrazine, glyphosate, carbaryl, and malathion) at standardized, ecologically relevant concentrations (201.0, 3700.0, 33.5, and 9.6 microg/L, respectively). We measured effects of pesticide exposure on six mechanisms important to this host-parasite interaction: (1) survival of E. trivolvis cercariae over 26 hours, (2) tadpole survival over two weeks, (3) snail survival over four weeks, (4) snail growth and fecundity, (5) cercarial infectivity, and (6) tadpole susceptibility to a fixed number of cercariae. Pesticides, in general, caused significantly greater mortality of E. trivolvis cercariae than did control treatments, but atrazine was the lone chemical to significantly reduce cercarial survival (LC50 value = 267 mg/L) and then only at concentrations greater than commonly found in aquatic ecosystems (> or =200 microg/L). None of the pesticides significantly enhanced E. trivolvis virulence, decreased tadpole survival, or reduced snail survival, growth, or fecundity. Sublethal exposure of the cercariae to the pesticides (4 h) did not significantly affect trematode encystment in R. clamitans. In contrast, sublethal exposure of R. clamitans to each of the four pesticides increased their susceptibility as measured by the percentage of cercariae that encysted. The reduction in exposure to trematodes due to pesticide-induced cercarial mortality (a density-mediated effect) was smaller than the pesticide-induced increase in amphibian susceptibility (a trait-mediated effect), suggesting that the net effect of exposure to environmentally realistic levels of pesticides will be to elevate amphibian trematode infections. These findings highlight the importance of elucidating the lethal and sublethal effects of anthropogenic factors on both hosts and parasites to understand the mechanisms underlying changes in parasite transmission and virulence, an approach that is especially needed for amphibians, a taxon experiencing global disease-related declines.     

手性农药对映体选择性环境行为的研究进展

目前使用的农药中有25%是手性的,手性农药的生物活性存在对映体差异性,其活性往往只存在于一个或少数几个对映体中,而手性农药的对映体在环境中的消解和归趋往往也有明显的不同,即一个手性化合物的不同对映体具有不同的毒性.只有在对映体水平上研究手性农药的环境行为,考察手性农药的归趋和生态效应,才能更准确的评估其生态风险性以及对人类健康的影响,对手性农药的合理使用也有较好的指导作用.文章综述了近年来国际上有机氯、芳氧基羧酸和酰胺、有机磷和菊酯等手性农药对映体选择性环境行为的研究进展.提出今后的研究方向是拓展手性农药的研究种类、研究深度和广度,对映体选择性的毒理学研究,手性稳定性和手性转化,选择性的机制与相关微生物和酶学研究等.     

Effect of pesticides carbaryl and phorate on serum cholesterol level in fish,Clarias batrachus (Linn)

Freshwater edible catfish Clarias batrachus (Linn.) was treated with sublethal concentration of two different groups of pesticides- carbaryl, a carbamate and phorate, an organophosphate for 24 ,72 ,120 and 168 h. The disorders of lipid metabolism were observed in serum. Cholesterol levels in the serum decreased significantly throughout the exposure period with both the pesticides. These results indicate one significant manifestation of the toxic response from the fish under the stress of pesticide exposure.     

水环境中新烟碱类农药去除技术研究进展

新烟碱类农药的大量使用导致其在水环境中普遍存在,对生态系统和人体健康构成巨大威胁.传统的生物处理技术对新烟碱类农药几乎没有去除效果,高效的去除技术成为目前水环境领域的研究热点.本文系统分析了水环境中新烟碱类农药的来源、危害及污染现状,综述了物理、化学和生物去除技术的研究进展,重点讨论了高级氧化技术,详细阐述了不同技术对新烟碱类农药的去除效果、机理及影响因素等,并指出了各技术的应用优势和限制,最后对新烟碱类农药去除技术的研究提出了展望.     

Effects of pesticides on soil enzymes: a review

The use of pesticides in agriculture has highly increased during the last 40 years to increase crop yields. However, today most pesticides are polluting water, soil, atmosphere and food. Pesticides are also impact soil enzymes, which are essential catalysts ruling the quality of soil life. In particular, the activity of soil enzymes control nutrient cycles, and, in turn, fertilization. Here, we review the effects of pesticides on the activity of soil enzymes in terrestrial ecosystems. Enzymes include dehydrogenase, fluorescein diacetate hydrolase, acid phosphatase, alkaline phosphatase, phosphatase, β-glucosidase, cellulase, urease and aryl-sulfatase. Those enzymes are involved in the cycles of carbon, nitrogen, sulfur and phosphorus. The main points of our analysis are (1) the common inhibition of dehydrogenase in 61 % of studies, stimulation of cellulase in 56 % of studies and no response of aryl-sulfatase in 67 % of studies. (2) Fungicides have mainly negative effects on enzymatic activities. (3) Insecticides can be classified into two groups, the first group represented by endosulfan having an overall positive impact while the second group having a negative effect. (4) Herbicides can be classified into two groups, one group with few positive effect and another group with negative effect.     

农药对禽鸟的毒性与评价

测定了甲基异柳磷等四种农药对鹌鹑的急性和蓄积毒性，并作出了安全性评价。结果表明，甲基异柳磷和嘧啶氧磷属高毒级农药，克草胺中毒级，单甲脒低毒级。蓄积试验表明，除嘧啶氧磷为中等蓄积外，其余农药均属轻度蓄积。     

四种农药对蛙类的毒性与评价

测定了甲基异柳磷等四种新农药对泽蛙蝌蚪的毒性，作出了安全性预评价。结果表明：四种农药对蛙类均为无实际危害的低毒农药。克草胺施药期与蛙类蝌蚪期正相吻合，因此在使用时应采取措施，尽量避免对蛙类蝌蚪的毒害。     

Silver nanoparticles toxicity effect on photosystem II photochemistry of the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii treated in light and dark conditions

The inhibitory effect of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) on photochemical reactions of photosynthesis was investigated using the green alga model Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Algal cells were exposed to 1, 5, and 10?µmol?L^?1 of AgNPs under both light and dark conditions during 6?h. The rapid rise of chlorophyll a fluorescence and the fluorescence imaging system were employed to investigate the alteration of photosystem II (PSII) photochemical reactions and the associated electron transport activity. When algal cells were exposed to 5 and 10?µmol?L^?1 of AgNPs, our results showed the evidence of a structural deterioration of PSII reaction center, the alteration of the oxygen evolving complex and the inhibition of electron transport activity, which was stronger for AgNPs treatment under light exposure. Under these conditions, there was no activation of regulated photoprotective mechanisms against excess absorbed light-energy by the antenna system of the PSII complex. The highest deteriorating effect on the structural and functional integrity of PSII was observed for algal cells exposed 6?h in light condition to 10?µmol?L^?1 of AgNPs. Therefore, we provide valuable data in this study permitting to use photosynthetic-based fluorescence parameters for aquatic toxicological risk investigation of polluted water that may contain AgNP suspension.     

六种农药对乙酰胆碱酯酶活性的体外毒性效应

通过体外毒性试验,研究乙酰甲胺磷、巴丹、高效氯氰菊酯、甲基硫菌灵、异菌脲和哒螨灵6种农药对乙酰胆碱酯酶活性的毒性效应。结果表明,在体外反应体系中, 6种农药均对乙酰胆碱酯酶活性有明显的抑制作用,其中乙酰甲胺磷对乙酰胆碱酯酶活性抑制率随着浓度增高先下降后上升, 1mg·L-1时抑制率最低,为10. 07%;甲基硫菌灵对乙酰胆碱酯酶活性抑制率随着浓度增高先上升后下降, 0. 125mg·L-1时抑制率最高,达60. 32%;巴丹、高效氯氰菊酯、异菌脲、哒螨灵对乙酰胆碱酯酶活性抑制率随浓度增高而上升。     

The effects of pesticides on greenhouse workers and their produced products

Pesticides are chemicals used in agriculture but are known to produce adverse effects on humans. In this study, blood activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), aspartate transaminase (AST), alanine transaminase (ALT), gamma-glutamyl transaminase, lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), and levels of malondialdhyde (MDA) were determined in 44 greenhouse workers (24 tomato workers, 20 clove workers) and in tomato (24 samples) and clove (20 samples) products. At the end of this study, blood MDA levels and activities of ALT, AST, and LDH levels in greenhouse workers were significantly increased while SOD and CAT activity levels fell significantly. Pesticide residues were not found in agricultural worker blood. Malathion residues (average 0.8?ppm) were detected in tomatoes (8 samples) in these greenhouses. Data suggest that the health of the greenhouse workers may be adversely affected by pesticides.     

水溶性农药稻田流失特性研究

通过大田试验和测坑试验,研究了水溶性农药的稻田流失特性及其影响因素,在此基础上得到了杀虫单和乐果的稻田流失量。结果表明:杀虫单的稻田排水流失量为208.0g·hm-2,渗漏流失量为222.0g·hm-2,总流失量为其稻季用量的14.3%;乐果的稻田排水流失量为238.5g·hm-2,渗漏流失量为160.8g·hm-2,总流失量为其稻季用量的13.4%。     

涕灭威等三种农药在土壤中的移动性

涕灭威、呋喃丹和拉索三种农药在土壤中的淋溶结果表明，经过３０ｃｍ土柱下渗到收集器中的涕灭威为８８．０％，呋喃丹为６９．１％，拉索为１．８４％；农药在四种土壤中的淋溶速度，砂土＞砂壤土＞粘壤土＞粘土；土壤性质对农药移动的影响比农药自身性质的影响要小。     

纳米TiO2光催化降解有机磷农药的研究

通过实验,探讨了用纳米TiO2光催化处理有机磷农药模拟废水和实际应用的有机磷农药的可行性.实验表明,以测定不同时间PO43-的浓度来衡量有机磷的降解率,并以此来衡量有机磷农药及其中间产物降解的程度是合理的.光催化降解甲胺磷和水胺硫磷的结果,显示了有机磷农药的降解率与其结构有关.实际应用的有机磷农药也可用光催化降解.     

Distribution and bioaccumulation of organochlorine pesticides along the Black Sea coast

Sediment, mussel, and seawater samples were collected three times during 2001–2003 at nine sampling stations along the mid-Black Sea coast of Turkey. The samples were analyzed with GC-ECD for contents of various organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) in the environment. DDT and its metabolites were detected at concentrations significantly above the detection limits. The highest concentrations of DDT metabolites measured in the sediment and mussel samples were 35.9 and 14.0 ng/g wet weight respectively. Considerable levels of aldrin, dieldrin, endrin, heptachlor epoxide, lindane, endosulfan sulphate, and HCB were also detected in the sediment, mussel, or seawater samples. Although these persistent toxic compounds have been banned for some years in Turkey, they may still be used illegally in some regions, contributing to their significant levels in the environment. The biota–sediment accumulation factor (BSAF) estimated for DDT and its metabolites in mussels was 2.9, which is nearly two times higher than the benchmark of 1.7. In spite of such high BSAF values observed for these toxic compounds, their levels in mussels were significantly below the international legal limits recommended by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Edible biota from the waterbodies examined may thus still be considered safe for human consumption at this time. However, as pollutants can biomagnify through the food chain over time, further routine sampling and analysis of biota along the Black Sea coast are warranted in order to better assess the threat of OCPs to public health in the region.     

Models for the sterile insect release method with the concurrent release of pesticides

Four different models of pest populations under control by the release of sterile individuals are examined to determine whether or not the release of pesticides in conjunction with steriles would further reduce the pest population equilibrium. It is found that single species without interactions with other species would generally have their equilibria reduced more with the release of both sterile individuals and pesticides than with the release of only steriles. As biotic interactions become more important, however, the feasibility of releasing pesticides in a sterile release programme becomes less sure and more dependent on the nature of the population regulation of the species involved. In particular, when predation on the pest species is heavy, the sterile release programme is likely to be hindered by the release of pesticides as well.