Relationship between exposure of alkylphenols in serum of pregnant women during early pregnancy and adverse birth outcomes

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Alkylphenols are a type of endocrine disruptors, which are commonly found in personal care products, food, and water and are more harmful to the human...     

郑州市城市土壤理化性质

在郑州市市区范围内采集53个0-20 cm土壤样品,研究了土样部分基本性状。结果表明,郑州市城市土壤有机碳含量为1.33-20.5 g/kg,平均值为8.01 g/kg;碱解氮含量为8.30-142 mg/kg,平均值为46.4 mg/kg;Olsen-P含量为2.40-70.4 mg/kg,平均值为21.8 mg/kg;pH值为7.70-8.95,平均值为8.36;城市化造成的土壤质地较粗对土壤有效性氮、磷提高和有机碳含量降低有一定贡献;土壤pH增加导致土壤有效磷含量降低;不同土地利用方式下土壤性质的对比表明,荒地质地粗、养分含量低、pH高;公园绿地和街边绿地土壤有效磷含量较高,街边绿地土壤有机碳含量较低。根据以上结果,减少土壤中粗骨性侵入体的含量和合理管理土壤磷对于郑州市城市土壤管理有现实意义。     

Increased urinary 8-hydroxy-2��-deoxyguanosine levels in workers exposed to di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate in a waste plastic recycling site in China

Background

Di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) is a common plasticizer used in industrial and diverse consumer products. Animal studies indicate DEHP caused developmental, reproductive, and hepatic toxicities. However, human studies of the potential effects of DEHP are limited.

Methods

The exposed site with a history of over 20 years of waste plastic recycling was located in Hunan Province, China. The reference site without known DEHP pollution source was about 50 km far away from the exposed site. In this study, 181 workers working in plastic waste recycling and 160 gender?Cage matched farmers were recruited. DEHP concentrations in water and cultivated soil samples, serum thyroid-stimulating hormone, malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD), urinary 8-hydroxy-2??-deoxyguanosine (8-OHdG), and micronuclei frequency in human capillary blood lymphocytes were analyzed.

Results

Mean levels of DEHP were greater in environment at the recycling site than at reference site (industry wastewater for the exposed: 42.43 ??g/l; well water: 14.20 vs. 0.79 ??g/l, pond water: 135.68 vs. 0.37 ??g/l, cultivated soil: 13.07 vs. 0.81 mg/kg, p?p?p?Conclusions The occupational DEHP exposure might contribute to oxidative deoxyribonucleic acid damage in the male workers.     

Urinary concentrations of organophosphorus insecticide metabolites in Japanese workers

A recent development in analytical chemistry has enabled us to monitor systemic organophosphorus insecticide (OP) exposure at individual levels. At present, however, limited data are currently available on urinary OP metabolite levels worldwide. The purpose of this study was to assess urinary dialkylphosphate (DAP) concentrations in Japanese workers. Urine samples were collected in both summer and winter from 339 Japanese adults who worked as food distributors (FDs, n = 164), apple farmers (AFs, n = 147) and pest control operators (PCOs, n = 28). DAPs were measured by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry after derivatization with pentafluorobenzylbromide. Dimethylphosphate (DMP), diethylphosphate (DEP), dimethylthiophosphate (DMTP) and diethylthiophosphate (DETP) were detected in the urine of over 87% of the studied populations in both seasons. The geometric mean values of total DAPs (nmol g⁻¹ creatinine), DMP, DMTP, DEP and DETP (μg g⁻¹ creatinine) in summer and winter were 106.7 and 98.3, 7.0 and 3.8, 3.4 and 4.5, 0.8 and 1.5, and 0.3 and 0.2 for the FDs, 440.8 and 197.7, 33.1 and 10.8, 10.1 and 5.8, 4.2 and 4.7 and 1.6 and 0.8 for the AFs, and 473.4 and 284.6, 28.9 and 22.2, 17.6 and 4.6, 3.5 and 4.4, and 0.5 and 0.6 for the PCOs, respectively, thereby revealing significantly higher concentrations in AFs and PCOs groups than in the FDs in both seasons except for winter DMTP. These DAP concentrations were approximately the same or at lower levels compared with those reported in the previous literature. This is one of the first studies to demonstrate urinary DAP concentrations in Japanese adults.     

Haloacetic acid removal by sequential zero-valent iron reduction and biologically active carbon degradation

An innovative haloacetic acid (HAA) removal process was developed. The process consisted of a zero-valent iron (Fe⁰) column followed by a biologically active carbon (BAC) column that were efficient in degrading tri- and di-HAAs, and mono- and di-HAAs, respectively. The merit of the process was demonstrated by its performance in removing trichloroacetic acid (TCAA). An empty bed contact time of 10 min achieved nearly complete removal of 1.2 μM TCAA and its subsequent products, dichloroacetic acid (DCAA) and monochloroacetic acid (MCAA). HAA removal was a result of chemical dehalogenation and biodegradation rather than physical adsorption. Preliminary kinetic analyses were conducted and the pseudo-first-order rate constants were estimated at ambient conditions for Fe⁰ reduction of TCAA and biodegradation of DCAA and MCAA by BAC. This innovative process is highly promising in removing HAAs from drinking water, swimming pool water, and domestic or industrial wastewater.     

污染源普查数据集成与共享平台研究与实践

应用数据仓库、商务智能等信息技术对第一次全国污染源普查数据进行了整理集成,设计开发了普查数据的共享平台,并对数据共享与服务的技术保障体系进行了研究。平台采用资源目录和标准数据集的方式对普查数据资源进行组织,并设计了数据资源的获取、发布以及申请定制等共享服务流程。平台技术保障体系主要包括数据成果的分类分级、发布策略、管理流程、质量控制规范等。     

苏州市黑碳气溶胶的污染特征分析

2012年1—12月,对苏州市区黑碳气溶胶浓度进行监测和分析。结果表明,苏州市区黑碳平均质量浓度为3.3μg/m3,且季节变化明显,即夏季的平均浓度最低,秋末、冬初、春末时段黑碳浓度易出现高值,其分布规律与春季秸秆焚烧、秋冬季逆温雾霾时期相吻合;与周围生物质燃烧和工业排放有关。日变化有明显的峰值、谷值,一般在每日的6:00—9:00、18:00—20:00出现高值,低值则出现在午后12:00—15:00;与国外城市相比,苏州黑碳浓度偏高,但与国内城市(北京、天津、沈阳、本溪)相比,则浓度相对较低。     

太子河本溪市区段主要排污沟污染物总量控制研究

分析了太子河本溪市区段水污染现状，阐述应通过主要排污沟总量控制解决太子河本溪市区段水质污染问题。     

生态补偿应融入环境影响评价中

生态补偿应当克服社会习俗，经济状况和经济承受能力及行政管理费用制约因素的影响，开展生态补偿法律，政策及适用于生态破坏影响的数量化技术的研究，以环境影响评价为切入点和载体，才能从理论走向实践，与环境保护实践紧密结合起来。     

南极菲尔德斯半岛岛弧火山岩中的辉石

菲尔德斯半岛岛弧火山岩中的辉石有贫钙和富钙两类,前者由古铜辉石、紫苏辉石和易变辉石组成,后者包括透辉石、顽透辉石、次透辉石及普通辉石,以普通辉石为主。辉石的化学成分及其变化与寄主玄武岩浆的演化有密切联系。其端元组分呈有规律变化,基质中辉石微晶,Fs明显高于斑晶,Wo低于斑晶。其稀土元素含量与寄主岩的稀土总量呈正相关,轻稀土亏损,重稀土较富集,Eu具较小的负异常,δEu约为0.6。热力学计算表明结晶时的平衡温度为1053—1150℃,平衡压力为0.25—1.03GPa,氧逸度为10~(-6.3)—10~(-8.9)atm,斑晶晶出深度多数在10—25km,岩浆房可能位于下部地壳。