Detection of a Toxic Product Released by a Polyurethane-Containing Film Using a Composting Test Method Based on a Mineral Bed

The degradation of a film containing a 4,4diphenyl methane diisocyanate (MDI) poly(€-caprolactone)-based polyurethane was followed in a test system based on a mineral solid bed designed to facilitate analysis of break-down products released under composting conditions. The use of a mineral solid bed can help extraction and analytical procedures which could be hindered by the heterogeneous nature of compost. The fermentation conditions are typical of the composting environment and generate a powerfully degradative environment. The film fully disintegrated within 30 days of treatment. Analysis on the mineral bed extracts showed that: (i) about 40% of the initial polyurethane was still present in the bed extracts; (ii) this residue was strongly degraded in the poly(€-caprolactone) part, while the urethane part was almost completely recovered (from 80 to 95%, according to the measurement method); (iii) 4,4 diamino diphenyl methane (MDA), a very dangerous product of MDI, was released during biodegradation. The results indicate that a mineral bed can be employed to study degradation and metabolites formation in solid phase fermentation and that the MDI-based polyurethanes are not susceptible of a full degradation during composting and maintain the potential of a slow release of MDA into the environment after soil application.     

Bioavailability and toxicity of cadmium to microorganisms and their activities in soil: a review

Significant quantities of cadmium (Cd) have been added to the soils globally due to various anthropogenic activities, raising concerns for environmental health. Microorganisms play a unique role in the soil ecosystem, because of their contributions to soil fertility. Contrasting trends, reported on the toxic effects of heavy metals including Cd on soil microorganisms and their activities, are attributable to short-term studies often limited to a single soil type and conducted under controlled laboratory conditions. There is a paucity of reliable field data on Cd alone, since most field studies on Cd-microorganism interactions in soils are based on sewage sludge containing multimetals and organic substances. No single parameter can be used to generalize Cd toxicity and different parameters can provide contrasting results. A battery of relevant tests, rather than just one single assay, involving important microbial activities should therefore be included in ecotoxicity studies. The bioavailability of Cd and associated toxicity to soil biota vary with time, soil type, speciation, ageing, Cd-source, organisms and the environmental factors. The available fraction or soil solution Cd, and not the total concentration of Cd, seems to correlate well with the toxicity parameters.     

大气细颗粒物(PM2.5)对心血管内皮细胞NOS的影响

运用体外试验方法,探讨了大气细颗粒物的心血管毒性及其可能的作用机制采集上海城区大气中的PM25,并以0.01、0.05、0.2、1 mg·mL-1剂量染毒大鼠心血管内皮细胞24 h后,观察PM2.5对心血管内皮细胞内总NOS,iNOS及cNOS活力等指标的影响.发现与对照组相比,0.2 mg·mL-1染毒组的心血管内皮细胞总NOS和iNOS活力显著增加,而cNOS活力显著降低,并且随着PM25染毒剂量的增加,存在剂量-反应关系.这一结果表明,PM2.5可通过诱导心血管内皮细胞的iNOS活性,对心血管系统产生氧化应激损伤,氧化应激作用可能是PM2.5心血管系统毒性的作用机制之一.     

Soil phosphorus extractability and uptake in a Cirsio-Molinietum fen-meadow and an adjacent Holcus lanatus pasture on the culm measures, north Devon, UK

The seasonal pattern of extractable soil P and soil solution P was determined for topsoil samples taken from a Cirsio-Molinietum fen-meadow community, and also for an adjacent agriculturally improved pasture in Devon, UK. Phosphorus concentration was investigated using three methods during 1993; Olsen's reagent (sodium bicarbonate) for soil P, centrifuging and polymeric suction cups for soil solution P. Solutions were extracted at two-weekly intervals during the spring and at monthly intervals during the summer. Phosphorus removed from both sites by centrifuging was in the range 5–30 μg dm⁻³ soil, in comparison with 1–6 mg kg⁻¹ for Olsen P. Olsen P on the Cirsio-Molinietum was significantly lower than on the improved pasture in mid-March and mid-June. The concentration of P in soil solution removed by suction cups was below the level of detection (<2 μg dm⁻³) on the Cirsio-Molinietum. Suction cup P on the improved pasture peaked in April and May at 16–19 μg dm⁻³ soil. Herbage yield and P concentration were measured throughout the growing season. Above-ground standing crop was greater on the Cirsio-Molinietum than the improved pasture at the beginning of the grazing season, because of the large litter component on the former. Total P content of this material was only 1.81 kg P ha⁻¹ on the Cirsio-Molinietum, in comparison with 5.58 kg P ha⁻¹ on the improved pasture. Phosphorus concentration of plant material obtained by repeated defoliation was approximately 1.0 mg P g⁻¹ DM on the Cirsio-Molinietum, whereas a clear seasonal trend, peaking at 3.5 mg P g⁻¹ DM, was observed on the improved pasture. Phosphorus concentration of litter, grass and sedge from ungrazed plots on the Cirsio-Molinietum indicated distinct seasonal variations for the grass, with no seasonal pattern for the sedge component.     

吡虫啉的生物效应研究

应用不同的生物材料对新型杀虫剂的生态效应进行了研究，吡虫啉对泽蛙蝌蚪，黑斑蛙蝌蚪及青Jiang鱼的急性毒性表明，吡虫啉属于低毒农药，蚕豆根尖微核试验结果呈阴性，揭示其无致突变效应。     

酚类化合物的QSAR研究

直接应用化合物的分子结构式产生的结构描述参量研究了４５个酚类化合物的麻醉毒性和分子结构之间的相关性。用多元回归分析和神经网络法建立了相应的数学模型，并用其预测了５个酚类化合物的麻醉毒性。结果表明，所提取的结构参量较好地反映这类化合物的结构特性，而用神经网络法所得结果优于多元回归分析结果。     

塞曼效应石墨管原子吸收法测定人尿痕量镉

以磷酸二氢铵（ＮＨ４、Ｈ２ＰＯ４）作基体改良剂，用塞曼效应扣除背景直接进行石墨管原子吸收法测定尿中痕量镉，该法最低检出限为０．０２４μｇ／Ｌ，相对标准在４．５％，回收率达９５－１１２％。．     

镉对洋葱根生长和细胞分裂的影响

研究了不同浓度氯化镉溶液对洋葱根的生长,细胞分裂和染色体形态的影响.结果表明,随Cd~(2+)浓度增加,根的生长速率递减;随处理时间延长,每单位时间的根生长速度递减或停止,根尖细胞有丝分裂指数随Cd~(2+)的浓度增高和处理时间延长而递减.不同浓度Cd~(2+)都能引起染色体畸变,恢复培养后均能恢复生长,染色体畸变率降低     

我国环境污染物二恶英的污染与防治

以二恶英类(DIOXINs, DXNs)为代表的十二项物质是在环境中具有高残留性、高生物浓缩性和高生物毒性的物质,即POPs物质(PersistentOrganicPollutants,残留性有机污染物质)。控制和治理POPs物质是我国加入斯德哥尔摩公约后应尽的义务与责任。我国加入WTO后,国内产品若走向世界,二恶英标准的制定与评价是必不可少的,否则我们国家将受到沉重的打击。同时也是保证我国人民身心健康的重要保证。本文主要叙述了二英的毒性、我国现在的污染状况以及我们应该采取的措施。     

北京市工业固体有害废物浸出毒性研究

本文介绍了北京市工业固体废物和有害废物产生及利用情况 ,对采集的有害废物样品进行预处理后 ,用超声波浸提法制备浸出液进行浸出毒性实验 ,并对浸出毒性的影响因素进行研究 ,确定最佳浸提条件