Trophic transfer of mercury and methylmercury in an aquatic ecosystem impacted by municipal sewage effluents in Beijing,China

Gaobeidian Lake, located in Beijing, China, serves as a recipient lake for efluents from a large municipal sewage treatment plant (MSTP). In order to evaluate the effects of discharging MSTP efluent on the mercury contamination of the local aquatic ecosystem, sediment cores, water, plankton, fish, and turtle samples were collected from Gaobeidian Lake for mercury speciation analysis. High concentrations of total mercury (T-Hg) were detected in sediment cores (5.24–17.0 μg/g dry weight (dw), average: 10.1 μg/g). The ratio of methylmercury (MeHg) to T-Hg was less than 0.3% in sediments and ranged from 35% to 76% in biota samples. The highest level of T-Hg and MeHg were found in aquatic bryophyte and crucian carp (3673 and 437 ng/g dw, respectively). The relative contents of MeHg were significantly correlated with trophic levels (R2 = 0.5506, p 0.001), which confirmed that MeHg can be bio-transferred and biomagnified via food chain in this aquatic ecosystem.     

Trophic transfer of mercury and methylmercury in an aquatic ecosystem impacted by municipal sewage e uents in Beijing, China

Gaobeidian Lake, located in Beijing, China, serves as a recipient lake for e uents from a large municipal sewage treatment plant (MSTP). In order to evaluate the e ects of discharging MSTP e uent on the mercury contamination of the local aquatic ecosystem, sediment cores, water, plankton, fish, and turtle samples were collected from Gaobeidian Lake for mercury speciation analysis. High concentrations of total mercury (T-Hg) were detected in sediment cores (5.24–17.0 g/g dry weight (dw), average: 10.1 g/g). The ratio of methylmercury (MeHg) to T-Hg was less than 0.3% in sediments and ranged from 35% to 76% in biota samples. The highest level of T-Hg and MeHg were found in aquatic bryophyte and crucian carp (3673 and 437 ng/g dw, respectively). The relative contents of MeHg were significantly correlated with trophic levels (R2 = 0.5506, p < 0.001), which confirmed that MeHg can be bio-transferred and biomagnified via food chain in this aquatic ecosystem.     

贵州某典型汞矿区流域水稻中总汞和甲基汞含量及暴露风险

鉴于流域尺度内水稻植株不同组织中总汞和甲基汞含量及人群进食稻米的汞暴露风险研究较少,系统采集了贵州省铜仁市受万山废弃汞矿影响的瓦屋河流域内水稻植株及对应根际土壤样品,分析水稻植株不同组织中的w(总汞)、w(甲基汞)及其影响因素,以及流域内人群食用稻米的汞暴露风险.结果表明:瓦屋河流域水稻精米中w(总汞)平均值为(14.2±7.0)μg/kg(范围为4.1～34.0 μg/kg,n=24),精米中w(甲基汞)平均值为(7.229±3.957)μg/kg(范围为1.974～17.364 μg/kg,n=24).精米中w(总汞)与水稻茎、叶中w(总汞)均呈较显著正相关(R=0.531,P＜0.01;R=0.499,P＜0.05),精米中w(甲基汞)与水稻根、茎中w(甲基汞)也均呈显著正相关(R=0.525,P＜0.01;R=0.612,P＜0.01);w(总汞)、w(甲基汞)均与土壤理化参数存在一定正相关关系,并均与距污染源距离呈负相关.根据精米中w(甲基汞)平均值,并按照US EPA(美国国家环境保护局)推荐的甲基汞日暴露量(ID)和危害指数(HI)的评估方法计算的瓦屋河流域居民甲基汞日暴露量为(0.075±0.041)μg/(kg·d),低于较为严厉的US EPA推荐的甲基汞日安全摄入量(RfD),危害指数为0.75.从平均状况来看,人体摄入该地区生产的精米相对较为安全.      

校园学生群体食物汞暴露现状及风险评价——以天津大学为例

通过测定校园学生主要食物中(包括主食、鱼类、肉类、蔬菜等)总汞和甲基汞浓度,同时采集志愿者头发作为生物指示物,结合外暴露和内暴露数据系统评估学生群体的汞暴露风险.校园食堂食物总汞浓度范围为0.57~207.50ng/g(以湿重计),甲基汞浓度范围为0.06~49.20ng/g(以湿重计),与已有研究相比处于较低水平.不同食物中汞浓度水平存在显著差异,如水产品中总汞和甲基汞浓度均比其他食物要高.所调查人发中总汞浓度为0.03~0.77 μg/g,甲基汞浓度为0.02~0.67 μg/g,男性发汞浓度要显著高于女性.人体汞浓度与个人饮食习惯存在一定联系,水产品食用频次较高的人群中发汞浓度也相对较高.男性学生总汞摄入量约为9200ng/d,女性约为7500ng/d.总汞摄入主要通过主食摄入,而甲基汞则主要通过水产品摄入.根据现行人群汞摄入风险评价标准,本研究中校园人群汞暴露风险较低,但水产品食用频次增加仍可能造成大量的汞摄入.     

鄱阳湖康山和湖口水域鱼、贝类体内有机氯农药残留现状

为了解鄱阳湖生物体内有机氯农药的残留和富集状况,分析了康山水域的2种鱼类和1种贝类以及湖口水域的3种鱼类和3种贝类体内的六六六(BHCs)、滴滴涕(DDTs)和六氯苯(HCB)的质量分数. 结果表明:康山水域鱼、贝类体内w(BHCs)为0.04～1.53 μg/kg(平均值为0.282 μg/kg),w(DDTs)为0.09～5.38 μg/kg(平均值为1.856 μg/kg),w(HCB)为0.075～0.55 μg/kg(平均值为0.210 μg/kg);湖口水域鱼、贝类体内w(BHCs)为nd～0.43 μg/kg(平均值为0.168 μg/kg),w(DDTs)为0.56～18.76 μg/kg(平均值为4.172 μg/kg),w(HCB)为0.15～1.28 μg/kg(平均值为0.723 μg/kg). DDTs和HCB的检出率和质量分数显著高于BHCs,其中p,p′-DDE和α-BHC分别为DDTs和BHCs的优势组分. 所检测样品的残留水平均未超过我国农业部、美国食品与药品管理局(FDA)和联合国粮农组织(FAO)颁布的标准.      

过氧化氢、洋地黄皂苷对海洋青鳉鱼的致毒作用

近年来,我国沿海鱼毒性藻类赤潮频发,给我国沿海水产养殖造成巨大经济损失。鱼毒性赤潮藻产生的活性氧（ROS）和溶血毒素是导致鱼类死亡的重要因素。本文选取海洋青鳉鱼（Oryzias melastigma）为受试物,分别以过氧化氢和洋地黄皂苷代替活性氧和溶血毒素进行单一毒性实验和联合毒性实验,揭示鱼毒性藻类对鱼类的致毒机理和作用方式。实验表明,60日龄海洋青鳉鱼暴露于洋地黄皂苷溶液0.5 h和1 h的半致死浓度（LC₅₀）分别是3.44 μg/mL和1.25 μg/mL。过氧化氢对海洋青鳉鱼1 h的LC₅₀是144.5 mmol/L。分别以相加指数法、毒性单位法、相似性参数法及混合毒性指数法对联合致毒实验评价,结果显示,过氧化氢与洋地黄皂苷对青鳉鱼的联合致毒作用表现为协同作用。为方便鱼毒性藻类毒性评价,通过洋地黄皂苷对海洋青鳉鱼毒性实验引入鱼单位（Fish Unit,FU）,定义使一条日龄60 d,体重20 mg的海洋青鳉鱼暴露于洋地黄皂苷溶液中0.5 h死亡所需的浓度为1FU,1FU相当于洋地黄皂苷浓度3.44 μg/mL。     

污灌区稻田汞污染特征及健康风险评价

选择天津北排污河灌区作为研究区域,调查了土壤和水稻总汞和甲基汞的含量及分布特征,评估污灌区稻米食用汞暴露风险,并对污灌区土壤-稻米甲基汞的影响因素进行了初步分析.结果表明,1.调查的29个污灌区稻田,土壤总汞含量为(367.04 ± 129.36) μg/kg,显著高于区域土壤Hg背景值73 μg/kg,甲基汞含量为(0.87 ± 0.77) μg/kg;水稻各部位总汞含量依次为稻叶 > 稻根 > 稻茎 > 稻米,稻米总汞含量为(12.80 ± 5.14) μg/kg,甲基汞含量依次为稻米 > 稻根 > 稻茎 > 稻叶,稻米对甲基汞具有很强的富集能力,甲基汞含量为(2.09 ± 1.20) μg/kg,甲基化率均值超过10%.污灌区稻米总汞每周摄入量为0.068~1.25μg/(kg·bw),甲基汞每周摄入量为0.0095~0.49μg/(kg·bw),污灌区稻米总汞及甲基汞暴露对居民健康风险总体仍在安全阈值内,但个别汞污染较严重地块甲基汞暴露风险值得高度关注.土壤甲基汞含量仅与土壤总汞含量及黏粒含量的相关性达到显著性水平,稻米甲基汞含量与土壤总汞含量、土壤甲基汞含量、稻米总汞含量及黏粒含量的相关性达到显著性水平.     

淡水养殖鱼体中氯霉素的安全性研究

以淡水养殖鱼塘中的鱼类为研究对象,采用碱化乙酸乙酯超声提取样品中的氯霉素(CAP),用C₁₈ SPE固相萃取净化,液相色谱-串联质谱(HPLC-MS/MS)法进行分析,研究了同一鱼塘4种鱼类鱼肉样品及福寿鱼不同器官或组织对氯霉素的蓄积能力,初步评价其安全性.结果表明:同一淡水养殖鱼塘中4种鱼肉样品w(CAP)分别是福寿鱼(0.40 μg/kg)>青鱼(0.22 μg/kg)>鲢鱼(0.15 μg/kg)>鲮鱼(0.13 μg/kg),其中福寿鱼w(CAP)超过欧盟和美国FAD规定的检出限(0.3 μg/kg),而青鱼、鲢鱼和鲮鱼符合该检测标准,可安全食用;福寿鱼不同器官或组织的w(CAP)从高到低依次是鱼鳃1.07 μg/kg,鱼头0.79 μg/kg,鱼肠0.67 μg/kg,鱼鳞0.52 μg/kg,鱼肉0.40 μg/kg,鱼骨0.13 μg/kg,只有鱼骨中的w(CAP)符合欧盟和美国FAD规定的安全标准.      

Umbilical cord blood mercury levels in China

Mercury (Hg) is a well-known neurotoxicant. Hg exposure at high levels can harm individuals of all ages. Even low level exposure to Hg can damage the brain of fetuses and young children, and affect their central nervous system and cognitive development. The aims of our study were to measure total Hg levels in infant umbilical cord blood and to investigate the risk factors associated with total Hg cord blood levels in various cities in China. Our goal was to provide clues for the prevention of Hg exposure in utero. The results indicated that the average cord blood mercury levels (CBMLs) were (1.81 ± 1.93) μg/L, which were lower than those found in most previous studies. The concentrations also differed according to geographic region. The CBMLs were not only associated with family economic and living conditions, but also with diet in pregnant women, especially the intake of marine fish, shellfish, poultry, formula milk and fruits.     

铜仁汞矿区土壤汞污染现状调查研究

为了进一步对废弃汞矿污染区的生态环境进行跟踪调查及科学的评价,2015年通过对铜仁市废弃汞矿区周围的稻田、旱田及菜地土壤汞污染现状调查分析。采用S型随机抽样方式,并使用原子荧光光度法对研究对象进行分析。结果表明:万山镇、云场萍及路腊村汞矿区稻田土壤总汞(THg)含量平均值分别为123.75、79.33、21.89 mg/kg;其旱田土壤THg含量平均值分别为:117.20、73.34、19.90 mg/kg;其菜地土壤THg含量平均值分别为129.40、81.78、26.50 mg/kg;且,万山汞矿区甲基汞(Me Hg)含量平均值分别为6.48(稻田)、4.80(旱田)、6.40μg/kg(菜地);云场萍汞矿区Me Hg含量平均值分别为3.73(稻田)、2.47(旱田)、6.40μg/kg(菜地);路腊村汞矿区Me Hg含量平均值分别为1.92(稻田)、0.87(旱田)、2.47μg/kg(菜地)。以上结果说明万山废弃汞矿区的污染程度高于云场萍废弃汞矿区及路腊村废弃汞矿区。     

Habitat selection by breeding waterbirds at ponds with size-structured fish populations

Fish may significantly affect habitat use by birds, either as their prey or as competitors. Fish communities are often distinctly size-structured, but the consequences for waterbird assemblages remain poorly understood. We examined the effects of size structure of common carp (Cyprinus carpio) cohorts together with other biotic and abiotic pond characteristics on the distribution of breeding waterbirds in a seminatural system of monocultured ponds, where three fish age classes were separately stocked. Fish age corresponded to a distinct fish size gradient. Fish age and total biomass, macroinvertebrate and amphibian abundance, and emergent vegetation best explained the differences in bird density between ponds. Abundance of animal prey other than fish (aquatic macroinvertebrates and larval amphibians) decreased with increasing carp age in the ponds. Densities of ducks and smaller grebes were strongly negatively associated with fish age/size gradient. The largest of the grebes, the piscivorous great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus), was the only species that preferred ponds with medium-sized fish and was positively associated with total fish biomass. Habitat selection by bitterns and most rallids was instead strongly influenced by the relative amount of emergent vegetation cover in the ponds. Our results show that fish size structure may be an important cue for breeding habitat choice and a factor affording an opportunity for niche diversification in avian communities.     

前郭灌区居民发汞含量及影响因素研究

从第二松花江(二松)下游的前郭灌区内采集了120名居民的头发样品(发样),测定了发样中的总汞(发汞)含量,分析了人体汞累积的影响因素,评价了当地居民的汞暴露风险水平.结果表明,居民发汞含量为0.15～1.01mg/kg,平均含量为0.56mg/kg.其中,男性发汞平均含量为0.55mg/kg,略低于女性发汞平均含量(0.60mg/kg).随年龄的增长,居民发汞含量呈现先增长后降低的趋势.其中,低于20岁人群的发汞含量最低,平均值为0.47mg/kg;40～50岁人群发汞含量最高,平均值为0.73mg/kg;发汞含量与个体性别、身高、体重等生理特征及吸烟、饮酒、食鱼量等生活习惯的相关关系不显著.120份发样中,仅有1例发汞含量超过了美国环保局制定的参考剂量(RFD)限值(1.00mg/kg).本研究表明,目前二松下游居民的汞暴露风险水平已经很低,长期提取二松江水灌溉对当地居民健康未构成威胁.据此推断,以二松为主要水源的哈达山水库建成后,通过灌溉对当地居民健康造成的影响也较低.     

贵州省典型铅锌矿区居民血液总汞和甲基汞暴露及健康风险模型预测评估

汞是铅锌矿石的常见伴生元素,铅锌冶炼活动会给当地居民带来潜在汞暴露风险.为了解铅锌矿区居民血液汞暴露及健康风险,选择贵州省赫章县为研究区域,以贵阳市为对照区,分别采集居民血液样品418和118份,利用冷原子荧光法测定其总汞和甲基汞含量,结合年龄和性别分析血液总汞与甲基汞含量特征,估算育龄期妇女头发甲基汞含量并进行甲基汞暴露致新生儿IQ（智商）损失评估,利用单区室PBPK（生理药代动力学）模型预测居民甲基汞ADI（日均摄入量）.结果表明:①铅锌矿区（赫章县）和对照区居民血液总汞含量几何均值分别为（3.11±5.05）和（1.83±1.19）μg/L,范围分别为0.63~54.26和0.46~11.88 μg/L,分别有21.5%和0.85%的血液样本总汞含量超过人体血液总汞安全限值（5.8 μg/L）.②铅锌矿区成年居民和0~6岁儿童血液总汞含量分别为（2.80±3.85）和（2.49±2.08）μg/L,分别有77和7人血液总汞含量超过5.8 μg/L,超标率分别为24.37%和10.61%,存在潜在总汞暴露风险.③斯皮尔曼相关性分析显示,铅锌矿区居民血液总汞和甲基汞含量分别与年龄（R=0.108,P < 0.05）和性别（R=-0.185,P < 0.05）相关,老年人较其他年龄段人群总汞暴露的风险更高,其血液总汞含量达（5.29±5.03）μg/L;男性血液甲基汞含量〔（0.24±0.32）μg/L〕高于女性〔（0.18±0.22）μg/L〕.④蒙特卡洛模型模拟结果显示,铅锌矿区和对照区育龄妇女头发甲基汞平均含量分别为（0.07±0.11）和（0.11±0.13）mg/kg,范围分别为0~11.81和0~5.74 mg/kg,其中铅锌矿区2.27%的育龄期妇女头发甲基汞含量超过发汞临界值（0.58 mg/kg）,导致IQ评分为70~70.18分范围内的约0.05%的婴儿从IQ正常转变为MMR（轻度智力低下）.⑤单区室PBPK模型预测表明,铅锌矿区和对照区居民甲基汞日均摄入量分别为（0.005±0.006）和（0.007±0.008）μg/kg,分别有0.082%和0.013%的居民甲基汞日均摄入量超过RfD（参考剂量值,0.1 μg/kg）.研究显示:铅锌矿区成年居民和0~6岁儿童血液总汞含量高于国内其他地区,男性血液甲基汞含量明显高于女性;铅锌矿区约2.27%的育龄期妇女头发甲基汞含量超过发汞临界值,可致IQ评分在70~70.18分范围内的约0.05%的婴儿从智力正常转变为MMR;铅锌矿区居民甲基汞非致癌风险高于对照区.      

燃煤电厂超低排放改造前后汞污染排放特征

针对300 MW燃煤机组,基于US EPA(美国国家环境保护局)的30 B汞监测方法,通过多点监测对比了实施低氮燃烧器改造、SCR脱硝改造、新增低温省煤器、静电除尘器高频电源改造、湿法脱硫塔脱硫提效并增加管式除雾、新增湿式静电除尘器技术路线开展的超低排放改造前后汞排放及分布特征.研究表明:超低排放改造前,神华煤w(Hg)为49 μg/kg,烟囱入口ρ(Hg)测量值为1.87 μg/m3;煤燃烧及经过污染物控制单元后,有35.0%的汞存在于灰中,有29.5%的汞存在于石膏中,有35.4%的汞从烟囱排出.超低排放改造后,神华煤中w(Hg)为30 μg/kg,烟囱入口ρ(Hg)测量值为0.46 μg/m3;脱硫进水及湿式除尘器进水对汞平衡几乎没有影响,煤燃烧及经过污染物控制单元后,有36.1%的汞存在于灰中,有55.2%的汞存在于石膏中,有8.7%的汞从烟囱排出.超低排放改造后,污染物控制设备的烟气综合脱汞效率提高了1.5倍左右,表明超低排放脱硝增强了对汞的催化氧化,而脱硫增强了对二价汞的吸收结果.湿式电除尘器对脱汞没有明显效果.      

成都市城郊水产品中汞的安全性研究

为了查明成都市城郊水产品中汞的安全性,分两次对成都郊区16个鱼塘进行调查采样,用微波消解-氢化物发生原子荧光光谱仪并参考国标方法,测定了鱼中汞的含量。研究结果显示,与国家食品卫生标准鱼肉中汞含量(300ng/g)相比,16个鱼塘四种鱼肉中汞含量均未超标;鱼中汞含量空间分布上呈现东部>西部>南部;鱼的内脏中汞含量高于鱼肉;不同鱼类相比,肉食性鱼类>杂食性鱼类>草食性鱼类,无鳞鱼类>有鳞鱼类,即鲶鱼>鲫鱼>鲤鱼>草鱼。与国内外其它地区相比,成都市城郊鱼中汞含量相对较低。     

Mercury in alpine fish from four rivers in the Tibetan Plateau

As a global pollutant, high levels of mercury (Hg) have been found in remote ecosystem due to the long range atmospheric transport. In this study, a total of 60 fish samples were collected from four rivers across the Tibetan Plateau to study the accumulation of Hg in remote and high-altitude aquatic environment. The total Hg (THg) and methylmercury (MeHg) in fish muscles ranged from 11 to 2097 ng/g dry weight (dw) (average: 819 ng/g dw) and from 14 to 1960 ng/g dw (average: 756 ng/g dw), respectively. Significantly positive linear relationships were observed between the THg (r = 0.591, p < 0.01, n = 36) and MeHg concentrations (r = 0.473, p < 0.01, n = 36) with the trophic level of fish from Lhasa River, suggesting trophic transfer and biomagnification of Hg in this aquatic ecosystem. Moreover, the THg levels in fish had significantly positive correlations with the length (r = 0.316, p < 0.05, n = 60) and weight (r = 0.271, p < 0.05, n = 60) of fish. The high levels of Hg were attributed to the slow growth and long lifespan of the fish under this sterile and cold environment. Risk assessment revealed that the consumption of Oxygymnocypris stewartii, Schizothorax macropogon, Schizothorax waltoni, Schizopygopsis younghusbandi and Schizothorax o'connori would lead to a high exposure to MeHg.     

第二松花江下游居民发汞水平及影响因素分析

20世纪60年代第二松花江汞污染十分严重.为了解第二松花江流域的环境现状,在第二松花江下游的五家站镇收集了250名居民的头发样品,用冷蒸气原子吸收法测定头发样品中的总汞含量.头发样品中w(总汞)为0.110～116.634 mg/kg,平均为2.205 mg/kg.在250份样品中,有77人头发中总汞(简称发汞)含量超过了美国环境保护局制定的1mg/kg的限值,占总人数的30.8%,说明在第二松花江下游地区仍有人群发生汞中毒的风险.在影响发汞含量的因素中,发汞含量与性别、年龄、身高、体重没有相关关系;经常吃鱼人群的发汞含量大于不常吃鱼人群;吸烟、饮酒、染发人群的发汞含量分别高于不吸烟、不饮酒、未染发人群.      

太湖双酚A的水质基准研究及风险评价

水质基准是制定水质标准的重要科学依据,制定符合我国实际情况的水质基准已成为当前的迫切需求.BPA（bisphenol A,双酚A）是一种典型的内分泌干扰物,基于太湖流域的人群暴露参数和生物累积系数,采用HJ 837-2017《人体健康水质基准制定技术指南》推荐方法,推导出太湖BPA的人体健康水质基准为0.738 μg/L,通过太湖儿童暴露参数得到保护儿童BPA的人体健康基准为0.628 μg/L（6~ < 9岁）、0.821 μg/L（9~ < 12岁）、0.620 μg/L（12~ < 15岁）,与成人基准差异不大.基于太湖流域水生生物的毒性数据,采用SSD（species sensitivity distribution,物种敏感度分布）法得到水生生物慢性基准为0.189 μg/L.使用RQ（risk quotient,风险商值）法评价太湖水体中BPA暴露所造成的健康与生态风险,结果表明,太湖中有0.03%区域面积水体存在较高健康风险,有2.03%区域面积水体存在较高的生态风险.另外,采用联合概率曲线法进一步分析生态风险发现,太湖水体中BPA对1%与5%的水生生物造成危害的概率分别为0.71%和0.33%.研究显示,我国太湖水体中BPA暴露造成的健康与生态风险处于可接受水平.      

我国原生汞生产行业典型企业Hg的污染排放特征

为了解目前国内仍在运行生产的原生汞生产企业各排污节点气态Hg排放现状以及对周围环境介质的影响,选择一家典型企业进行了现场监测研究. 结果表明:在研究企业汞矿坑口、中转漏斗、破碎、浮选、脱水等工艺节点的车间空气中ρ(气态Hg)较低,在(3.00±0.23)~(20.3±7.7)ng/m3之间;而在全尾砂充填、冶炼和冷凝等工艺节点的车间空气中ρ(气态Hg)相对较高,为(754±67)~(907±79)ng/m3. 冶炼废气中ρ(气态Hg)平均值为(295±32)μg/m3,ρ(颗粒态Hg)平均值为(65.9±3.8)μg/m3;燃煤锅炉废气中ρ(气态Hg)平均值为(123±40)μg/m3,未达到GB 30770—2014《锡、锑、汞工业污染物排放标准》限值(15 μg/m3)或GB 13271—2014《锅炉大气污染物排放标准》限值(50 μg/m3)的要求,其ρ(颗粒态Hg)平均值为(14.1±3.5)μg/m3,ρ(气态Hg)∶ρ(颗粒态Hg)约为7∶1. 研究企业2012年气态Hg排放总量为18.9 kg,释Hg因子为0.004 8%. 研究企业矿区内土壤w(总Hg)为6.44~444 mg/kg,平均值为(140±133)mg/kg;矿区外为1.96~104 mg/kg,平均值为(24.4±26.2)mg/kg. 地累积指数法评价结果表明,土壤受Hg污染影响程度为矿区内>矿区外东南和东北方向>矿区外西南和西北方向. 研究显示,我国汞矿开采、冶炼排放对厂界及周边土壤造成了明显影响,并且污染仍在持续,不容忽视.      

Temporal variation and sharing of antibiotic resistance genes between water and wild fish gut in a peri-urban river

Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) as emergence contaminations have spread widely in the water environment. Wild fish may be recipients and communicators of ARGs in the water environment, however, the distribution and transmission of ARGs in the wild fish and relevant water environment were rarely reported. Here, we have profiled ARGs and bacterial communities in wild freshwater fish and relevant water in a peri-urban river using high-throughput qPCR and 16S rRNA gene sequence. A total of 80 and 220 unique ARG subtypes were identified in fish and water samples. Fish and water both showed significant ARG seasonal variations (P < 0.05). The highest absolute abundance of ARGs in fish and water occurred in summer (1.32 × 10⁹ copies per g, on average) and autumn (9.04 × 10⁶ copies per mL), respectively. In addition, the bipartite network analysis showed that 9 ARGs and 1 mobile genetic element continuously shared in fish and water. Furthermore, bacteria shared in fish and water were found to significantly correlate with shard ARGs. The findings demonstrate that bacteria and ARGs in fish and water could interconnect and ARGs might transfer between fish and water using bacteria as a spreading medium.