液相色谱-串联质谱法测定水体、沉积物及土壤中全氟化合物

建立了水、沉积物及土壤中13种全氟化合物(PFCs)的富集、净化、浓缩的前处理方法及快速液相色谱三重四级杆串联质谱的分析方法。9种全氟羧酸、2种典型全氟磺酸、2种磺酰铵衍生前体物的响应因子与质量浓度的线性关系良好。添加回收实验表明,13种全氟化合物在水、土壤和沉积物中的回收率为52.3%~119.3%,变异系数为2.3%~19.4%,方法检出限分别为0.015~0.472 ng/L、0.012~0.875 ng/g、0.004~0.743 ng/g。该法成功应用于实际样品的测定,沉积物和土壤中分别检测到3种和10种全氟化合物。     

固相萃取-UPLC-MS/MS法测定水中全氟化合物

水样中全氟辛酸、全氟辛烷磺酸钾、全氟丁酸、全氟丁烷磺酸经弱阴离子交换固相萃取柱富集净化后,用超高效液相色谱-串联质谱法测定。通过优化样品前处理条件和仪器条件,使4种全氟化合物在0.05μg/L~10.0μg/L范围内线性良好,相关系数为0.998 9~0.999 9,方法检出限为0.27 ng/L~0.96 ng/L。空白水样3个质量浓度水平的加标回收率为73.1%~91.3%,6次测定结果的RSD为7.4%~14.3%。     

大伙房水库多介质中全氟化合物赋存特征、源解析及健康风险评估

大伙房水库属于全国城市供水九大重点水源地之一,作为辽宁省重要的饮用水水源地,库区水质直接影响该区域人民饮水安全及身体健康。对大伙房水库表层水体、沉积物和鱼类样品中全氟化合物（PFAS）的赋存特征及可能的来源进行分析,并运用健康风险商值法评估PFAS的潜在健康风险。结果表明,库区表层水体中ρ（ΣPFAS）为1.18~8.19 ng/L,主要污染物为全氟辛酸及其盐类化合物（PFOA）和全氟戊基羧酸（PFPA）,其浓度水平随时间呈下降趋势;沉积物中只检出3种污染物,分别为PFOA、全氟十一烷基羧酸（PFUnA）和全氟十二烷基羧酸（PFDoDA）,ω（ΣPFAS）为0.16~0.48 ng/g;不同鱼类样品中ω（ΣPFAS）由高到低依次为：武昌鱼（2.49 ng/g）>鲤鱼（2.30 ng/g）>白鲢（2.02 ng/g）>花鲢（2.01 ng/g）,主要污染物均为PFPA。基于主成分分析与相关性分析可知,大伙房水库库区的PFAS主要来自采矿、电镀、涂料等工业污染废水和生活污水;健康风险评估结果表明,表层水体和鱼类样品中的PFAS不存在健康风险。     

杭州夏季一次降雨过程雨水中全氟化合物及主要化学组分的变化特征

采用分段采样的方式收集杭州市2018年8月2日—3日一场降水样品,测定其中16种全氟化合物（PFCs）及主要化学组分浓度。结果发现,此次降雨过程水样的pH值范围为5.04～5.32,均为弱酸性降水,酸雨类型为复合型,检出的主要阳离子为NH+4,主要阴离子为SO2-4和NO-3;样品中检出7种中短链PFCs,包括2种全氟烷基磺酸（PFSAs）和5种全氟烷基羧酸（PFCAs）,ΣPFCs质量浓度范围为4.41 ng/L～25.2 ng/L,主要污染因子全氟辛酸（PFOA）质量浓度范围为096 ng/L～13.1 ng/L;降雨过程对大气污染清除作用的统计结果表明,区域大气环境中的主要化学组分及除全氟丁酸（PFBA）之外的PFCs污染主要吸附在云下大气颗粒物上;雨水中各污染因子浓度变化特征及相关性统计结果提示,杭州市大气中PFCAs和PFSAs两类PFCs可能来自不同的污染源。     

SPE-GC-MS/MS法测定水源水中多种有机氯EDCs

采用C 18柱固相萃取(SPE)-三重四级杆气相色谱-质谱法同时测定水中18种含有机氯的环境内分泌干扰物,方法在0.500μg/L^100μg/L范围内线性良好,方法检出限为0.04 ng/L^0.8 ng/L,空白水样的加标回收率为61.3%~108%,6次测定结果的RSD为3.8%~18.0%。将该方法用于饮用水源水监测,18种目标化合物的测定值为未检出~1.5 ng/L,平均加标回收率为71.9%~109%,平行测定结果的RSD<15%。     

不同污水处理工艺中全氟和多氟烷基物质的来源、去除效率及生态风险

使用固相萃取-超高效液相色谱串联质谱法,测定广西3个污水处理厂（P1、P2、P3）中17种全氟和多氟烷基物质（PFASs）。结果显示,共检测出10种PFASs,检出率为33.3%～100%。进、出水中PFASs质量浓度分别为32.0～86.4和23.0～39.6 ng/L。全氟丁烷磺酸（PFBA）、全氟戊酸（PFPeA）和全氟辛酸（PFOA）是进、出水中的主要污染物。厌氧-缺氧-好氧（AAO）工艺对PFASs的去除率为49.0%;改良型序批反应器（MSBR）工艺对PFASs的去除率为72.2%,氧化沟工艺对PFASs的去除率为25.0%。P1和P3进水中的PFASs主要来源于生活污水,P2进水中的PFASs来源包括生活污水和工业废水。P1出水中的全氟十二烷酸（PFDoDA）对纳污河流的鱼类和水蚤构成高生态风险,对藻类构成中等生态风险,P2和P3出水对纳污河流构成的生态风险较低。     

车载顶空-气相色谱质谱法在水体挥发性有机污染物应急监测中的应用

建立了车载顶空-气相色谱质谱法(GC/MS)测定水中22种挥发性有机物(VOCs)的方法,顶空平衡温度和平衡时间的最优设置分别为80℃和30 min。该方法各目标化合物分离良好,在目标化合物质量浓度5~100μg/L范围内,线性良好,相关系数均0.995,方法的检出限为1.16~2.88μg/L,RSD为7.71%~26.5%,加标回收率为52.3%~129%,能够满足应急监测工作的需要。     

LLE-GC-MS法测定水中27种有机农药

建立了同时测定水中27种有机农药的LLE-GC-MS法。该法前处理前需调节水样pH值2,不加甲醇作为改性剂,以1:1(V/V)正己烷-石油醚为萃取溶剂进行液液萃取,GC-MS法进行检测。方法在各目标化合物质量浓度0.010~0.500 mg/L范围内线性良好,相关系数R2均0.995,检出限为0.021~0.250μg/L,加标回收率为73.6%~113.6%,相对标准偏差RSD为4.0%~14.1%,适用于水中27种有机农药的检测。     

SBSE-TDU-GC/MS法同步测定饮用水源水中16种多溴联苯化合物

通过对萃取和解吸条件进行优化,实现搅拌棒吸收萃取(SBSE)-热脱附-气相色谱/质谱联用以同时测定饮用水源水中16种多溴联苯单体。此法在2~50 ng/L范围内线性良好,取10 m L水样,搅拌棒吸收萃取1 h后,16种多溴联苯单体的检出限为0.5~1.1 ng/L。对实际水样进行2个质量浓度的加标回收,平均回收率为89.2%~102%。     

在线固相萃取-液相色谱-串联质谱法直接测定水中15种全氟烷基化合物

通过优化样品保存、前处理、分析条件,建立了水中15种典型全氟烷基化合物(PFASs)在线固相萃取-液相色谱-串联质谱分析方法,并对饮用水水源地和末梢水中PFASs进行定量检测。水样过膜后,准确移取700 μL水样、300 μL甲醇至1.5 mL聚丙烯进样瓶,并加入同位素内标后直接进样800 μL至在线固相萃取流路,进行萃取富集,再通过十通阀切换将洗脱的PFASs转移至分析流路进行分离,质谱检测,内标法定量。方法分析总时长22 min,15种全氟烷基化合物的方法检出限为0.31~1.20 ng/L,纯水高、中、低浓度加标样品回收率为70%~115%,相对标准偏差为0.2%~14.0%(n=6)。经实际样品验证,该方法与传统手动固相萃取方法分析结果基本一致。结果表明,该方法操作简单、自动化程度高、有机试剂用量少、灵敏度高、方法稳定,可满足地表水和末梢水中PFASs的快速测定。     

Topsoil and Housedust Metal Concentrations in the Vicinity of a Lead Battery Manufacturing Plant

The aim of the study was to determine the extent of heavy metal pollution in the vicinity of a lead battery manufacturing plant in the Czech Republic, both in the general environment and within homes. Topsoils (0–5 cm) were sampled from 100 sites along 4 transects which crossed the battery factory, the town centre and outlying rural areas. Housedust samples were collected from 15 plant-workers' homes and 15 non plant-workers' homes located at various distances from the factory. Samples were analysed for levels of Pb, Zn, Cd, Cu, As and Sb, using ICP-AES. Soil concentrations of Pb, Cd, As and Sb peaked at the perimeter fence of the battery factory with Pb levels of up to 12 650 g g> ^-1. Concentrations of these metals decreased exponentially within 500 m of the plant. Whilst the battery factory does appear to be a source of all the metals with the exception of Zn, emissions do not appear to be transported to any great extent over distances of more than 0.5 km. Topsoil and housedust concentrations of Pb, Zn, Cd, Cu, As and Sb in the general Mlada Boleslav area do not appear to be significantly different from those recorded in a large scale survey of urban soils in the United Kingdom. A comparison of housedust Pb concentrations in homes of plant workers and non-plant workers suggests that there may be a small input of Pb into the home environment by battery plant employees.     

An Overview of Contaminant-Related Issues Identified by Monitoring in San Francisco Bay

The San Francisco Estuary Regional Monitoring Program for Trace Substances (RMP) began in 1993 and is sponsored by 74 local, state, and federal agencies and companies through their discharge or Bay use permits. The RMP monitors water, sediment, toxicity, and bivalve bioaccumulation at 25 sites in the Bay that are considered to represent "background" conditions. Several major environmental issues have been identified by the RMP. Polychlorinated biphenyls and mercury were often above water quality guidelines, and often occurred in fish tissues above U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) screening values. Concentrations do not appear to be decreasing, suggesting continuing inputs. Episodes of aquatic toxicity often occurred following runoff events that transport contaminants into the Bay from urbanized and agricultural portions of the watershed. Sediment toxicity occurred throughout the Bay, and has been correlated with concentrations of specific contaminants (chlordanes, polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons) at some locations; mixtures of contaminants were probably also important. Since the RMP does not monitor all ecosystem components, assessments of the overall condition of the Bay cannot be made. However, in terms of contamination, the RMP samples suggest that the South Bay, and North Bay sites are moderately contaminated.     

Biomagnification factors (fish to Osprey eggs from Willamette River,Oregon, U.S.A.) for PCDDs,PCDFs, PCBs and OC pesticides

A migratory population of 78 pairs of Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) nesting along the Willamette River in westernOregon was studied in 1993. The study was designed to determinecontaminant concentrations in eggs, contaminant concentrationsin fish species predominant in the Ospreys diet, andBiomagnification Factors (BMFs) of contaminants from fish specieseaten to Osprey eggs. Ten Osprey eggs and 25 composite samplesof fish (3 species) were used to evaluate organochlorine (OC)pesticides, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), polychlorinateddibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), and polychlorinated dibenzofurans(PCDFs). Mercury was also analyzed in fish. Geometric meanresidues in Osprey eggs were judged low, e.g., DDE 2.3 g g^-1 wet weight (ww), PCBs 0.69 g g^-1, 2,3,7,8-TCDD 2.3 ng kg^-1, and generally well below known threshold values for adverse effects on productivity, and the population was increasing. Osprey egg residue data presentedby River Mile (RM) are discussed, e.g., higher PCDDs were generally found immediately downstream of paper mills and eggsfrom the Willamette River had significantly elevated PCBs and PCDDs compared to reference eggs collected nearby in the CascadeMountains. Prey remains at nest sites indicated that the Largescale Sucker (Catostomus macrocheilus) and NorthernPikeminnow (Ptychocheilus oregonensis) accounted for an estimated 90.1% of the biomass in the Osprey diet, and composite samples of these two species were collected from different sampling sites throughout the study area for contaminant analyses. With the large percentage of the fishbiomass in the Osprey diet sampled for contaminants (and fisheaten by Ospreys similar in size to those chemically analyzed),and fish contaminant concentrations weighted by biomass intake, a mean BMF was estimated from fish to Osprey eggs for the largeseries of contaminants. BMFs ranged from no biomagnification(0.42) for 2,3,7,8-TCDF to 174 for OCDD. Our findings for themigratory Osprey were compared to BMFs for the resident HerringGull (Larus argentatus), and differences are discussed. Webelieve a BMF approach provides some basic understanding ofrelationships between contaminant burdens in prey species offish-eating birds and contaminants incorporated into their eggs,and may prove useful in understanding sources of contaminants inmigratory species although additional studies are needed.     

The Draft of the New German Guideline VDI 3782/8 to Model Automobile Exhaust Dispersion

The draft of the German guideline to calculate automobile exhaust dispersion is explained. It contains a two-stage-system: For first quick estimates the guideline contains the simple models MLuS and STREET. In case these models are not applicable or their results shows concentration levels close to the air quality standards, the more complex models PROKAS_V and MISKAM are recommended. PROKAS_V is a Gaussian plume model, MISKAM is a 3-dimensional microscale non hydrostatic flow model for built-up areas with an Eulerian dispersion model. The guideline comprises cases in rural areas without or with few adjacent buildings as well as urban areas with buildings near the roads. The contribution gives information about the models, typical results and some of the problems showing up presently.     

Hydrocarbon Utilization in Yeast Isolates Found to Grow in Association with Petroleum in a Polluted Ultisol of Midwestern Nigeria

The population counts of hydrocarbon-utilising yeasts weremonitored at six sampling stations in the Benin City municipalarea over a four-week period. Although the population countswere relatively constant in each locality, the highest countsoccurred in areas heavily polluted by domestic and industrialeffluents. A total of thirty-five hydrocarbon-degrading yeastswere isolated from soil at the sampling stations usingn-hexadecane as sole carbon source. The isolates were identifiedas belonging to the genera Candida (27 strains), Endomycopsis (4 strains). All the organisms grew on long-chainn-alkane, kerosene, diesel oil and crude oil but failed to growon short-chain n-alkane, aromatic and alicyclic hydrocarbons.Measurement of growth attributes of the isolates usingn-hexadecane, diesel oil and crude oil as substrates showed thatthe Candida species were better utilizers of hydrocarbonsubstrates relative to Endomycopsis and Schizosaccharomyces species.     

火焰原子吸收光谱法测定苏州开发区26种蔬菜中铜锌铁锰镍

用火焰原子吸收光谱法测定了苏州开发区26种蔬菜中的铜、锌、铁、锰和镍的含量。蔬菜样品用硝酸高氯酸混合酸进行消解。4次测定值的相对标准差<5%,加标回收率在92%～107%之间。26种蔬菜中铜、锌、铁、锰、镍的含量基本均在世贸组织规定的范围内。     

Using Multiple Taxonomic Groups to Index the Ecological Condition of Lakes

Biological indicators of communitiestypically reflect a common environmental signalreflecting the general condition of the ecosystem, as well asindividual signals by indicators differentiallysensitive to particular environmental conditions. Wedescribe here a method of integrating and interpretingsuch indicators from 19 New England lakes for fivetaxonomic groups (diatoms, benthos, zooplankton, fish,and birds). Our approach provides a systematicstandardized way to integrate multiple metrics fromdifferent taxonomic groups by addressing four elementscrucial to analyzing data from multiple indicators: covariate control, re-scaling of data, standardizing the sign of responses, and dimensional reduction. We evaluated the biologicalmetrics against individual environmental stressors andagainst multivariate physicochemical metricscharacterizing general anthropogenic stress among thelakes. The method detected a response to variationin the gross environmental condition of the lakes thatwas correlated across taxa and metrics. In addition,a differential response to near shore conditions wasdemonstrated for fish. The success of the approach inthis study lends support to its general application toecological monitoring involving complex data sets.     

Concentrations of Cadmium, Mercury and Selenium in Blood, Liver and Kidney of Common Eider Ducks from the Canadian Arctic

We determined concentrations of selected trace elements inlivers, kidneys and blood samples from common eiders (Somateria mollissima borealis) from the eastern Canadianarctic during 1997 and 1998. Concentrations of totalmercury and organic mercury were generally low in the liversof these birds (less than 6 and 4 g g^–1 dry wt,respectively). Selenium ranged between 11–47 g g^–1 inlivers. Renal cadmium concentrations were among the highestever published for this species (range: 47–281 g g^–1). The regressions of log-transformed concentrations ofthese trace elements in blood samples on those in liver orkidney were significant (all P-values < 0.05) andpositive. However, except for organic mercury (RM ² = 0.83), the co-efficients of determination were low tomoderate (range of R ²: 0.26–0.52), suggesting poorto moderate predictive capability. Furthermore, therelationships between total mercury in blood and liverchanged between 1997 and 1998, suggesting that it would notbe possible to predict consistently, concentrations ofmercury in blood from those in liver based on samples takenin one year. Blood samples can be used to determineconcentrations of these trace elements in common eiders (andprobably other sea duck species as well). The use of bloodsamples is especially warranted when it is undesirable tokill the animal such as when working with rare or endangeredsea duck species or when the objective is to relate traceelement exposure to annual survival rates. However, thepredictive equations developed here should not be used topredict expected concentrations in one type of tissue fromthose in the other.     

Impact of Pollution Caused by Uranium Production on Soil Macrofauna

Thirty years of mining and milling activities of the Priargunsky Mining-Chemical Production Company (South-Eastern Siberia, Russia) have resulted in an enrichment of uranium in adjacent steppe soils by a factor of up to 600. A number of attendant pollutants (thorium, arsenic and heavy metals) also have high concentrations in the soil. To estimate the effects of this pollution on soil-living macroinvertebrates, pitfall trapping and core sampling were applied. The element composition of four beetle species was analysed. Soil macroinvertebrates had 3–37 times lower abundance and biodiversity at the contaminated sites compared with the control. Ground beetle communities at the contaminated sites were reduced compared to the control site. The concentrations of uranium and arsenic in beetles collected at the contaminated sites were 2–41 and 2–26 times higher, respectively, than at the control site. There is strong evidence that the contamination caused by uranium production has severe negative biological effects on important groups of the soil food web.     

Eutrophication and Sedimentation Patterns in Complete Exploitation of Water Resources Scenarios: An Example from Northwestern Semi-arid Mexico

Water requirements to supply human needs lead water stakeholders to store more water during surplus periods to fulfil the demand during – not only – scarcity periods. At the reservoirs, mostly those in semi-arid regions, water level then fluctuates extremely between rises and downward during one single year. Besides of water management implications, changes on physical, chemical and biological dynamics of these drawdown and refilling are little known yet. This paper shows the results, throughout a year, on solids, nutrients (N and P), chlorophyll-a, and sedimentation changes on the dynamics, when the former policy was applied in a reservoir from the semi-arid Northwestern Mexico. Water level sinusoidal trend impinged changes on thermal stratification and mixing, modifying nutrient cycling and primary producer responses. According to nitrogen and phosphorus concentration as well as chlorophyll-a, reservoir was mesotrophic, becoming hypertrophic during drawdown. Nutrient concentrations were high (1.22 ± 0.70 and 0.14 ± 0.12 mg P l⁻¹), increasing phosphorus and lowering N:P significantly throughout the study period, although no intensive agricultural, no urban development, neither industrial activities take place in the watershed. This suggests nutrient recycling complex mechanisms, including nutrient release from the sediment–water interface as the main nutrient pathway when shallowness, at the same time as mineralization, increases. Outflows controlled nitrogen and phosphorus availability on the ecosystem while organic matter depended on river inflows. As on other subtropical aquatic ecosystems, nitrogen limited primary productivity (Spearman correlation R = 0.75) but chlorophyll-a seasonal pattern showed an irregular trend, prompting other no-nutrient related limitants. Shallowness induced a homogeneous temporal pattern on water quality. This observed temporal variability was mainly explained statistically by changes on solids (mineral and organic), chlorophyll-a and flows (62.3%). Annual sedimentation rates of total solids ranged from 11.73 to 16.29 kg m⁻² year⁻¹ with organic matter comprising around 30%. N:P ratio on sedimentation rates were as high as could be expected in a resuspension dominated ecosystem, and spatially inverse related with N:P ratio on bottom sediments. Distance from river inlet into the reservoir reveals a marked spatial heterogeneity on solid and nitrogen sedimentation, showing the system dependence on river inflows and supporting resuspension as the main phosphorus pathway. Accretion rates (2.19 ± 0.40 cm year⁻¹) were not related to hydrological variability but decreased with the distance to the river input. Total sediment accumulation (9,895 tons km⁻² year⁻¹) denotes siltation as other serious environmental problem in reservoirs but possibly not related with operational procedures.