Biosensors as molecular tools for use in bioremediation

Biosensors are analytical tools, which use the biological specificity in sensing the target molecule. In this paper, the author reviews the design and application of molecular biosensors for use in bioremediation. The promoter selected from a genetic operon has been described as an interactive biological component for the target molecule to generate the signal. Different types of reporter systems have been described and as well as their application in tracking of levels of pollutants, nitrogen, phosphorus, dissolved oxygen in different habitats and toxic compounds. The paper emphasizes that in order to extend the applications of this scientific area, specialized research is needed in the aspects pertaining to bringing the biological recognition element into close proximity to the target molecules so that it can be integrated with the signal analysis system.     

Biosensoren

By the combination of transducers (thermistors, selective electrodes, field-effect transistors, optical systems) with immobilized enzymes or antibodies specific sensors for biologically relevant substances are obtained. The construction, ranges, of linearity, response times and stability of biosensors are demonstrated. Examples are given for their application in clinical analysis and fermentation control. Finally limits and future possibilities are discussed.     

传感器及其在水质监测中的应用

介绍了化学传感器，光导纤维传感器及生物传感器的工作原理，论述了它们在水质监测中的应用，对传感器再生性问题，小型化问题，载体材料问题进行了探讨。     

Applications of biosensors for bacteria and virus detection in food and water–A systematic review

Biosensors for sensitive and specific detection of foodborne and waterborne pathogens are particularly valued for their portability, usability, relatively low cost, and real-time or near real-time response. Their application is widespread in several domains, including environmental monitoring. The main limitation of currently developed biosensors is a lack of sensitivity and specificity in complex matrices. Due to increased interest in biosensor development, we conducted a systematic review, com...     

基于污染评价的地下水中优控污染物筛选

优控污染物的筛选是环境管理和环境质量保护的有效技术手段,快速高效地筛选识别出地下水中需要优先控制的污染物,对地下水污染防控具有重要的指导意义.为了探究一套适用于基础资料薄弱地区的优控污染物筛选体系,本文在地下水检测分析数据的基础上,运用指标分类污染评价方法,结合污染程度频率评分叠加,建立了基于污染评价的优控污染物筛选体系.将该体系应用于格尔木地区地下水中优控污染物的筛选,运用基于风险评价的优控污染物筛选体系对结果进行验证,并探讨两种体系的差异性.结果表明:格尔木地区地下水中优控污染物为TDS、总硬度、氯离子、硫酸根、钠、氟、总铁、芘、菲、铝共3类10种,与基于风险评价的地下水中优控污染物筛选结果基本一致,筛选结果具有一定的可靠性.基于风险评价的体系过程复杂,对基础资料要求较多,但具有一定的前瞻性,适用于基础资料丰富的地区;基于污染评价的体系过程简便,对基础资料要求少,但易受背景值计算的影响,更适用于污染源基础资料薄弱的地区地下水中优控污染物的筛选.     

海水溶解有机质分离富集方法的发展与比较

溶解有机质（dissolved organic matter,DOM）在海洋生物地球化学循环中扮演着重要的角色。了解海洋DOM的化学组成和化学性质是理解海洋碳、氮等重要生源要素环境行为的必要前提。近年来快速发展的分析技术为解析DOM分子组成与结构提供了新的机遇,与多数陆地淡水DOM相比,海水DOM不仅具有浓度低、化学成分复杂的特征,而且伴随着很高的无机盐含量。光谱技术如紫外-可见光谱和三维荧光光谱可对过滤后的海水进行直接测定,但对质谱和核磁技术而言,只有对海水DOM进行分离和富集后才能满足高分辨率分析的要求。本文对常用的海水DOM分离富集方法,包括固相萃取（SPE）、反渗透电渗析（RO/ED）和超滤（UF）进行了综述,讨论了每种方法的优缺点,并对未来海水DOM的分析发展做了展望。     

Validation of a conductometric bienzyme biosensor for the detection of proteins as marker of organic matter in river samples

This article describes a conductometric bi-layer based bienzyme biosensor for the detection of proteins as a marker of organic matter in rivers. Proteins were chosen to be used as indicators of urban pollution. The working mechanism of the bienzyme biosensor is based on the enzymatic hydrolysis of proteins into several fractions (peptides and amino acids), which results in a local conductivity change depending of the concentration of proteins. In this work, we began with the optimization of biosensor response using bovine serum albumin (BSA) as standard protein. For this objective seven enzymatic biosensors were prepared: four enzymatic sensors with only one layer of enzyme (proteinase K, trypsin, pronase or protease X) and three other enzymatic sensors with two layers (first layer: membrane containing proteinase K; second layer: one of the three other enzymes: trypsin, pronase or protease X). The biosensors were obtained through the deposition of enzymatic layers and the cross-linking process between enzymes and BSA in saturated glutaraldehyde vapour. The response of the various biosensors, described previously, were compared with the values of total organic carbon (TOC), and those of organic nitrogen (Norg), as determined by the laboratory accredits (CEMAGREF of Lyon) using the traditional method of analysis (NF EN 1484, infrared spectroscopy) and (NF EN 25663, mineralization/colorimetry assay) respectively for each water sample obtained from di erent sites in Lyon (France). The linear correlations obtained with the response of the seven biosensors showed the most important indices of correlations for the biosensor with two enzymatic layers: proteinase K + pronase (pkp). The optimum conditions for the preparation of the pkp biosensor increased the sensitivity and gave a limit of quantification of 0.583 g/L for TOC and 0.218 g/L for Norg in water samples. This sensor shows good reproducibility (2.28%), a capacity to be used at temperatures range 10– 30°C (depending on the season) and moreover a long lifetime (5 weeks).     

选择性抑制技术测定活性污泥细菌、真菌活性分布的适用性分析

以葡萄糖为唯一碳源,采用放线菌酮和硫酸链霉素作为真菌、细菌抗生素以抑制其活性,以基质诱导耗氧速率为考察指标,以好氧污泥、土壤污泥以及厌氧污泥为研究对象,对选择性抑制技术测定活性污泥中细菌、真菌分布的适用性进行了系统评估.随抗生素的投加,好氧污泥和土壤污泥的耗氧速率减小,厌氧污泥的耗氧速率反而增大,此方法对厌氧污泥不适用.当放线菌酮为1mg/g、硫酸链霉素为2mg/g时,抗生素对好氧污泥的抑制功效即D值为1,但并不能通过改变投药量使土壤污泥D值接近于1,说明所用抗生素对好氧污泥活性具有选择性抑制作用,而对土壤污泥活性抑制不具选择性.结果表明,选择性抑制技术能够用于测定好氧活性污泥中细菌和真菌的数量分布,但也存在着抗生素抑制作用失效、不完全抑制和实验结果精确度不高等问题,因此需要在抗生素选择、微生物活性指标选择等方面进行更深入的研究.     

低成本大气颗粒物传感器的室外环境性能评测研究

对目前大气环境颗粒物监测中采用的基于光散射法的3种型号传感器进行了评测研究,其中A和B是用于室内环境监测,C用于室外环境监测.对3种型号颗粒物传感器与基于β射线方法的标准仪器MATONE BAM-1020对比,对传感器的变异性、时间序列、传感器与标准仪器的线性相关性、其他因素影响、数据质量五个方面开展了分析.结果表明：各型号颗粒物传感器之间有较强相关性（R²达到了0.95以上）;3种颗粒物传感器与标准仪器测量结果吻合度较高,R²分别为0.58,0.80,0.61,且在整个测试时间段内,传感器相对于标准仪器来说高估了PM_2.5;高的相对湿度（RH>50%）和PM_2.5/PM₁₀（ratio）会对传感器产生影响.A、B、C三种型号传感器PM_2.5数据平均绝对误差（MAE）分别为23.31,10.14,28.17μg/m³;归一化均方根误差（RMSE）分别为25.80,14.01,32.98μg/m³,准确性（A%）分别为51.39%,72.97%,46.51%.     

电子鼻在环境监测中的应用与进展

电子鼻是一种模拟生物嗅觉工作原理的新形仿生检测系统,通常由交叉敏感的气体传感器阵列和适当的模式识别算法组成,可用于检测、分析和鉴别简单或复杂气味.作为新近发展的检测方法,它具有通用、快速、多功能、使用简单、低成本、便携、可自动化和在线监测等优势,在食品加工、环境临测、公共安全和医学诊断等诸多领域得到广泛的应用.随着在线...     

光散射原理的大气PM2.5小型传感器监测性能评估研究

随着大气污染治理的不断深入,精细化、精准化和智能化的环境管理需求不断增加,迫切需要在特定区域开展高密度的监测,以弥补现有传统监测的不足.在此背景下,PM_2.5传感器监测方法在国内迅速发展,为研究光散射原理的大气PM_2.5小型传感器监测性能,于2018年7月—2019年7月在北京市建立了比对测试平台,对不同原理、不同品牌的PM_2.5传感器设备进行为期1年的测试与分析.结果表明：(1)激光粒子计数法PM_2.5传感器性能优于红外法PM_2.5传感器,激光粒子计数法PM_2.5传感器设备与自动标准设备比对的相关系数(R²)均大于0.45,红外法PM_2.5传感器设备与自动标准设备比对的R²均小于0.40.采用激光粒子计数法的工业级PM_2.5传感器数据有效率均在95%以上,更适用于业务化PM_2.5监测.(2)多数激光粒子计数法的工业级传感器设备与标准设备有较好的一...     

Design and fabrication of a laminated thermoforming tool with enhanced features

Thermoforming is a popular manufacturing process for creating useful shapes out of heated thermoplastic sheets using a porous tool under differential pressure. For large, heavy-gauge parts, thermoforming tools are typically made by CNC machining a billet of material or sand casting from an inexpensive master pattern. Although these tooling methods are well established, it is difficult to incorporate enhanced tool functionality such as conformal cooling channels, embedded sensors, unimpeded vacuum channel placement, and customized thermal mass. Profiled Edge Laminas (PEL), a rapid tooling method based on profiling, assembling, and clamping an array of thick layers, is ideally suited for tools used for thermoforming large, heavy-gauge parts and requiring enhanced features. This paper describes how the PEL tooling method can be applied to the design and fabrication of a thermoforming tool and demonstrates the entire process through a case study. Tooling design guidelines and analytical models for predicting conformal channel and vacuum line performance are included. The ease with which multiple-zone conformal cooling/heating channels, vacuum lines, and temperature sensors are incorporated into the tool is also highlighted. Specifically, a 46-layer aluminum PEL tool clamped together with bolts is successfully designed, fabricated, and demonstrated for thermoforming a 0.3×0.4×0.4 m part made from a PVC/Acrylic blend based on the outlined method. The tool incorporates three independent cooling zones sealed by a polymer sealant, three embedded temperature sensors, and an elaborate matrix of vacuum channels. All tool features and the basic geometry were machined into each individual lamina in the same set-up by 2D abrasive waterjet machining, and the final tool surface was CNC-machined. The PEL tooling method is successfully applied to the manufacture of a large, heavy-gauge thermoformed part intended for production.     

基于土壤汞形态归趋的健康风险评估方法

土壤汞污染是一个全球性关注问题,矿产资源开采、化工生产和燃煤发电等均造成了不同程度的土壤汞污染,合理评估汞污染场地的健康风险是场地开发再利用的关键.对土壤中汞的形态归趋研究总结表明,由于汞的特殊物理化学性质,并受土壤等环境因素的影响,导致其在土壤中具有复杂的化学形态和变化过程.汞在土壤中的不同化学形态归趋对其毒性效应、生物有效性和暴露途径产生显著影响.基于土壤汞总量的风险评估方法忽略了土壤中不同化学形态汞对毒性、生物有效性和暴露途径的影响,导致高估土壤汞污染的健康风险.针对基于土壤汞总量的风险评估存在的问题,提出了基于土壤汞形态归趋的土壤汞污染健康风险评估理论,并构建基于土壤汞形态归趋-有效剂量-健康效应的土壤汞污染的精细化风险评估技术体系框架:①土壤不同形态汞的测定与表征方法;②汞形态归趋预测模型;③暴露分析与暴露量计算;④有效剂量（生物可给性或生物有效性）测定;⑤风险表征;⑥基于不同形态汞的场地土壤污染风险筛选值和修复目标制定.该方法体系从理论上解决了传统基于土壤汞总量的风险评估方法存在的问题,实际应用中面临的主要问题和今后重点发展方向:①研发可商业化的土壤汞化学物组分分析仪及土壤汞蒸气的原位测定方法;②结合中国场地土壤特点,开展土壤中汞的形态归趋模拟的模型研究,弥补现阶段土壤汞化合物形态分析方法的欠缺;③研发和建立土壤汞的生物可给性和有效性的标准测试方法技术;④本土化的土壤汞筛选值的确定.      

全球饮用水标准中消毒副产物管控指标对比与启示

饮用水水质安全是关乎千家万户的重大民生问题,其中消毒工艺是保障饮用水微生物安全不可或缺的重要措施,然而由消毒剂与前体物反应生成的DBPs（消毒副产物）被发现具有潜在的健康风险,如致癌及引起发育副作用等.随着对饮用水中DBPs的重视程度不断提高,世界上多个国家、地区或组织将DBPs指标纳入标准.为对我国饮用水水质标准中DBPs指标的制定和修订提出可参考的建议,比较了国内外饮用水和再生水饮用回用水质标准中的DBPs指标,包括DBPs种类、对应的浓度限值和监测要求等.结果表明:①我国饮用水水质标准中涵盖的DBPs种类较多,其中地方标准相较于国标而言对DBPs指标的要求更为严格,但较少考虑综合性指标（如总有机卤素）和高毒性含氮DBPs（如卤乙腈）;②国外多部饮用水水质标准或准则中包含一些无浓度限值规定但已知具有较高健康风险的DBPs,此举可指导有关部门进一步开展浓度调研和毒性试验,为未来水质标准的制定提供参考依据.研究显示,我国饮用水标准中DBPs指标需要考虑综合性指标的选取与管控以及高风险指标的甄别和筛查,另外还需因地制宜加强地方性标准的建设工作.      

传感技术用于甲醛测定的研究

甲醛是一种重要的工业原料,在化工、食品、建材等方面有着广泛的应用。由于甲醛毒性大,且被怀疑具有致癌作用,目前已被认为是工厂区和室内空气中最重要的污染物之一。随着人们对空气污染的日益关注,对甲醛的准确及时检测显得更加重要。基于传感器技术而研制出的甲醛测定仪,让我们看到传感技术运用于甲醛测定领域的发展前景。本文就测定甲醛的传感器技术如电化学传感器、光化学传感器、金属氧化物传感器、电子鼻以及声表面波式传感器的一些重要应用进行了阐述。     

基于光漫反射的真空皮带脱水机滤布纠偏原理

介绍了湿法脱硫系统中真空皮带脱水机滤布的一种光漫反射纠偏装置,包括其主要部件如光漫反射传感器、电动推杆驱动装置、滤布控制滚轮等,重点阐述了光漫反射纠偏装置的工作原理及纠偏过程。光漫反射纠偏装置的主要原理是通过光漫反射传感器的输出信号来判断滤布的跑偏,根据光漫反射传感器的输出信号,DCS控制系统发送指令启动可伸缩的电动推杆装置来伸长和收缩推杆,从而控制滤布滚轮围绕着旋转点进行相应的倾斜调整,使滤布回到其中心位置。     

Understanding the risks of mercury sulfide nanoparticles in the environment: Formation, presence, and environmental behaviors

Mercury (Hg) could be microbially methylated to the bioaccumulative neurotoxin methylmercury (MeHg), raising health concerns. Understanding the methylation of various Hg species is thus critical in predicting the MeHg risk. Among the known Hg species, mercury sulfide (HgS) is the largest Hg reservoir in the lithosphere and has long been considered to be highly inert. However, with advances in the analytical methods of nanoparticles, HgS nanoparticles (HgS NPs) have recently been detected in various environmental matrices or organisms. Furthermore, pioneering laboratory studies have reported the high bioavailability of HgS NPs. The formation, presence, and transformation (e.g., methylation) of HgS NPs are intricately related to several environmental factors, especially dissolved organic matter (DOM). The complexity of the behavior of HgS NPs and the heterogeneity of DOM prevent us from comprehensively understanding and predicting the risk of HgS NPs. To reveal the role of HgS NPs in Hg biogeochemical cycling, research needs should focus on the following aspects: the formation pathways, the presence, and the environmental behaviors of HgS NPs impacted by the dominant influential factor of DOM. We thus summarized the latest progress in these aspects and proposed future research priorities, e.g., developing the detection techniques of HgS NPs and probing HgS NPs in various matrices, further exploring the interactions between DOM and HgS NPs. Besides, as most of the previous studies were conducted in laboratories, our current knowledge should be further refreshed through field observations, which would help to gain better insights into predicting the Hg risks in natural environment.     

水源水细菌SOS反应与模糊综合评判的比较

为探讨细菌学测试和化学测试两类方法在评价水源水有机物污染程度和潜在危害上的关系,用SOS显色法研究了珠江某自来水原水8个水样有机提取物诱导的细菌SOS反应,并用模糊综合评判法分析了水样的BOD、Hg 、Pb 、Cr等化学指标．两个水样诱导了大肠杆菌 PQ37的 SOS反应．比较水样对细菌的 SOS反应诱导系数与化学污染的模糊综合评判结果后显示, SOS显色法这一细菌学短期测试系统与化学测试方法对水质的定性评价具有一致性、互补性和差异性,模糊综合评判法的应用可作为比较和解释这两类不同测试系统的分析结果的一种途径．     

Environmental impact of future milk supply chains in Sweden: a scenario study

The objective of this study was to analyse the environmental impact of future supply chains for dairy products. A scenario technique was chosen because scenarios can yield information about the environmental consequences of certain lines of action or developments in a system. To quantify the effects of future systems, a mathematical model of the milk supply chain was constructed and used to simulate possible scenarios. The model was based mainly on life cycle assessment (LCA) methodology. The results show that any consideration of the environmental effects of the milk supply chain must consider the entire chain. The amount of packaging materials used is an important factor, as is the transportation of the dairy products to households.     

Agricultural intensification within agroforestry: The case of coffee and wood products

Compared to the environmental and conservation value as refuges for biodiversity, less is known about the social and economic value of shaded coffee systems. The agroforestry system can serve as a source of non-coffee products for diverse purposes. This study focuses on the role of shade trees in smallholder coffee farms, examining the wood products derived from the shaded coffee system. Data presented from surveys with 185 growers in Peru and 153 growers in Guatemala show that the consumption and sale of all non-coffee products account for a fifth to a third of the total value realized from the agroforestry system. Fuelwood and construction materials account for much of this value. Differences seen between countries can be traced to agricultural intensification – the degree to which the coffee agroforestry system is “technified” (i.e., managed with a reduced shade tree cover and diversity, high-yielding cultivars, agrochemical inputs, etc.) – as well as the relative demand for wood resources and farmers’ access to natural forest systems.