Influence of diet,vitamin, tea,trace elements and exogenous antioxidants on arsenic metabolism and toxicity

Health risk of arsenic (As) has received increasing attention. Acute and chronic exposure to As could cause several detrimental effects on human health. As toxicity is closely related to its bioaccessibility and metabolism. In real environment, many factors, such as diet and nutrition, can influence As bioaccessibility, metabolism and toxicity. This paper mainly reviews the influences of diets and elements on As bioaccessibility, metabolism and toxicity and their underlying mechanisms to provide suggestions for future investigations. Vitamins, jaggery, fruit, tea, glutathione, N-acetylcysteine and zinc could reduce the As-induced toxicity by increasing antioxidative enzymes to antagonize oxidative stress caused by As and/or increasing As methylation. However, bean and betel nut could increase risk of skin lesions caused by As. Interestingly, high-fat diet, selenium and iron have incompatible effects on As bioaccessibility, metabolism and toxicity in different experimental conditions. Based on current literatures, the As methylation and As-induced oxidative damage might be two main ways that the diets and elements influence As toxicity. Combined application of in vitro human cell lines and gastrointestinal models might be useful tools to simultaneously characterize the changes in As bioaccessibility and toxicity in the future research.     

2-巯基噻唑啉与过氧化氢酶的相互作用机理研究

2-巯基噻唑啉是一种被广泛应用的抗腐蚀剂和光亮剂,然而它的一些残留物会对环境造成损坏,为探究2-巯基噻唑啉的毒性作用,采用光谱学技术和分子对接技术来考察2-巯基噻唑啉和过氧化氢酶的相互作用影响,其中酶活性实验表明2-巯基噻唑啉会抑制过氧化氢酶的活性,分子对接结果显示2-巯基噻唑啉会结合在过氧化氢酶的活性位点处,并最终导致过氧化氢酶空间结构和微环境的变化,根据荧光测试结果,表明2-巯基噻唑啉和过氧化氢酶之间的猝灭方式为静态猝灭。通过测量不同温度下的结合位点数、结合常数以及热力学常数,显示2-巯基噻唑啉与过氧化氢酶主要通过氢键和范德华力相结合。该研究从分子水平上考察了2-巯基噻唑啉对蛋白质的毒性作用,对于阐明污染物的毒性机理具有重要意义。     

发光细菌急性毒性测试方法的优化研究

针对国内现行发光细菌急性毒性标准测试方法中存在的结果重现性不佳、准确度不高等不足,在充分借鉴国际标准化组织ISO11348-3:2007的基础上,通过对实验条件和操作步骤的优化改良,并在数据处理过程中新增了发光自然变化因子(fk)和原始发光光强(S0)2个参数,进一步减少了菌种发光稳定性差异和手工加样所带来的误差。此外,选用费氏弧菌NRRLB—11177、青海弧菌Q67、明亮发光杆菌502这3种不同来源的发光细菌对该优化方法进行了适用性实验。结果表明,在一定的发光强度自然变化范围内,明亮发光杆菌502的实验结果(线性相关系数等)均明显优于其传统推荐方法。同时,根据上述实验结果,还对《水质急性毒性的测定发光细菌法》(GB/T15441—1995)的修订工作提出了一系列参考意见。     

Lightweight Polypropylene Composites Reinforced by Long Switchgrass Stems

Switchgrass (SG) stems with lengths up to 10 cm have been used as reinforcement to make lightweight composites with polypropylene (PP) webs. The long SG stems, with simple cut or split and without chemical treatment, were used directly in the composites. Utilizing SG stems for composites not only increases the values of SG but also provides a green, sustainable and biodegradable material for the composites industry. Lightweight composites are preferred, especially for automotive applications due to the potential saving in energy. In this research, the effects of manufacturing parameters on the properties of composites have been studied. Although the tensile properties of SG stem are significantly worse than jute fiber, SG stem with low bulk density is found to better reinforce the lightweight composites. Compared with the jute-PP composites of the same density (0.47 g/cm³), composites reinforced by the split SG stems have 56% higher flexural strength, 19% higher modulus of elasticity, 15% higher impact resistance, 63% higher Young’s modulus, 52% lower tensile strength, and similar sound absorption property. The SG-PP composites with optimized properties have the potential to be used for industrial applications such as the support layers in automotive interiors, office panels and ceiling tiles.     

添加晶种对沼气发酵液磷回收的影响研究

以畜禽养殖废水经厌氧消化处理后的沼气发酵液为研究对象,采用曝气吹脱调节pH的处理方式。晶种采用海泡石粉、沸石粉和凹凸棒石粉3种天然矿物材料。考察了不同pH条件、晶种添加量和不同初始磷负荷对磷回收的影响,并利用扫描电镜-能谱分析仪(SEM-EDX)对产物进行了表征分析。结果表明:3种晶种材料中,凹凸棒石粉对磷回收的促进效果最好。在pH从7.5到8.5之间海泡石粉、沸石粉和凹凸棒石粉均可将Rp(t)提高10%以上,8.5到9.5之间,添加海泡石粉和沸石粉对Rp(t)的提升幅度降低,添加凹凸棒石粉可以达到14%左右的提升幅度。海泡石粉和沸石粉添加量增大后Rp(t)有小幅的提升,但变化不规律,凹凸棒石粉的最佳添加量为0.92 g/L。初始PO43--P为90 mg/L时凹凸棒石粉对磷回收有最好的促进效果。添加凹凸棒石粉的产物在SEM图片上可看到明显有晶体覆盖,EDX图上出现了明显的强度较大的P组分峰,从微观的角度证实了添加凹凸棒石粉的促进作用。     

有效微生物菌与水生植物联合净化珍珠蚌养殖废水

以无有效微生物(EM)菌与水生植物的珍珠蚌养殖水体(NSE)作为对照组,对EM菌(EM)、苦草+菹草(VP)、水芹菜+水葱(OS)、苦草+菹草+EM菌(VPE)以及水芹菜+水葱+EM菌(OSE)净化珍珠蚌养殖废水的效果进行了对比研究。实验结果表明,EM、VP、OS对珍珠蚌养殖水体N、P均有较好的净化效果,VPE与OSE去N、P效果更佳。净化28 d后5组合中VPE对NH4+-N的去除效果最好,去除率达98.79%;OSE对NO2-N与TN的去除效果最佳,去除率分别达88.09%和91.53%;TP的去除率VPE最高,达91.75%;而COD的去除率以VP最高,达94.97%,效果好于VPE与OSE;EM池水体DO质量浓度第8天达到峰值(9.88±0.61)mg/L,VP、OS、VPE与OSE均在第16天左右达到峰值。实验数据还表明,EM净化水体效果与VP、OS、VPE和OSE均存在显著性差异,对照组NSE对水体的净化效果不明显。     

废弃等离子显示屏玻璃中重金属化学形态分布

通过BCR3步和BCR4步连续提取法,对等离子体显示屏玻璃中重金属的化学形态进行研究。结果表明,BCR3步连续提取法对废弃等离子体显示屏玻璃中重金属的提取比BCR4步连续提取法更稳定。废弃等离子体显示屏玻璃中Zn、Cu和Ag化学形态分布存在差异。BCR3步和BCR4步连续提取法均认为Ag以残渣态为主要赋存形态,对环境影响比较小;Cu的可交换与弱酸可溶态或交换态和碳酸盐结合态含量较少,潜在的环境风险也比较小;BCR3步和BCR4步连续提取法对Zn的形态分布结果评价不一致,BCR3步连续提取法表明Zn主要以可交换与弱酸可溶态为主,对环境影响较大,而BCR4步连续提取法结果认为Zn是以铁锰氧化态为主要存在形态。     

天然及CaCl2改性沸石对四环素的吸附

通过静态吸附实验研究了水中四环素在天然和CaCl2改性沸石上的吸附行为及机制。实验表明,天然沸石对四环素具有吸附能力,CaCl2改性可以提高沸石对四环素的吸附能力。天然和改性沸石对四环素的吸附符合拟二级动力学模型,颗粒内扩散不是吸附过程的主要控制步骤。Freundlich和Dubinin-Radushkevich(D-R)等温吸附模型可以较好地描述实验所用2种沸石对四环素的吸附行为,D-R等温方程拟合结果显示吸附过程包含离子交换作用。通过对天然和改性沸石吸附四环素前后溶液中主要阳离子浓度变化分析证实了该吸附过程包含离子交换作用。实验研究了pH值变化对沸石吸附四环素的影响,当pH=3～5时,天然和改性沸石对四环素的吸附量均随pH值的增加而急剧下降,而pH=5～10时,天然和改性沸石对四环素的吸附量变化均不明显,推测可能是离子交换作用和化学沉淀吸附作用所致。另外,实验还初步探索了溶液离子强度对沸石吸附四环素的影响情况,随着溶液中Na+和Ca2+离子强度的增加,吸附量先急剧降低随后趋向平稳,进一步说明了沸石对四环素的吸附过程不是由单一机制控制的。     

污泥减量化技术研究进展

针对当前日益突出的污泥处理处置难等问题,分别从物理法、化学法和生物法等方面阐述了当前污泥减量化技术的研究发展现状,介绍了各种工艺的基本原理、特点和存在的问题.结合国内外污泥减量化技术的研究进展,提出了未来污泥减量化技术的发展方向.