Determination of 99Tc deposited on the ground within the 30-km zone around the Chernobyl reactor and estimation of 99Tc released into atmosphere by the accident

Technetium-99 was determined in samples from the 30-km zone around the Chernobyl reactor. Concentrations of ⁹⁹Tc in soil samples taken from three forest sites ranged from 1.1 to 14.1 Bq kg⁻¹ dry weight for the organic soil layers, and from 0.13 to 0.83 Bq kg⁻¹ dry weight for the mineral soil layers. In particular, for the organic layers, the measured ⁹⁹Tc concentrations were one or two orders of magnitude higher than those due to global fallout ⁹⁹Tc. The ⁹⁹Tc depositions (Bq m⁻²), based on the sum of the depositions measured in organic and mineral layers, ranged from 130 Bq m⁻² within the 10-km zone to about 20 Bq m⁻² close to the border of the 30-km zone. Taking the corresponding measured ¹³⁷Cs depositions into account, it was found that the activity ratio of ⁹⁹TW/¹³⁷Cs ranged from 6 × 10⁻⁵ to 1.2 × 10⁻⁴. It was estimated that about 970 GBq of ⁹⁹Tc had been released by the Chernobyl accident. This figure corresponded to 2%–3% of the total ⁹⁹Tc inventory in the core.     

Electrocatalytic debromination of BDE-47 at palladized graphene electrode

Graphene electrodes （Ti/Gr） were prepared by depositing Gr sheets on Ti substrate, followed by an annealing process for enhancing the adhesion strength. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopies and X-ray dif- fraction patterns displayed that the electrochemical behavior of Ti/Gr electrodes can be improved due to the generation of TiO2 layer at Ti-Gr interface during the annealing process. The palladized Gr electrodes （Ti/Gr/Pd） were prepared by electrochemical depositing Pd nanoparticles on Gr sheets. The debromination ability of Ti/Gr/Pd electrodes was investigated using BDE-47 as a target pollutant with various bias potentials. The results indicated that the BDE-47 degradation rates on Ti/Gr/Pd electrodes increased with the negative bias potentials from 0V to -0.5 V （vs. SCE）. Almost all of the BDE-47 was removed in the debromination reaction on the Ti/Gr/Pd electrode at - 0.5 V for 3 h, and the main product was diphenyl ethers, meaning it is promising to debrominate completely using the Ti/Gr/Pd electrode. Although the debromination rate was slightly slower at -0.3 V than that under -0.5 V, the current efficiency at -0.3 V was higher, because the electrical current acted mostly on BDE-47 rather than on water.     

BDE-28在天然土壤上的吸附行为研究

研究了BDE-28在3种不同有机质含量的天然土壤上的吸附行为,包括吸附过程动力学和热力学等温线.结果表明,双室一级动力学模式较单室一级动力学模式更适于描述BDE-28在天然土壤上的吸附过程动力学特征,尤其是在吸附初始阶段(0～25 h).快吸附自吸附初始到表观吸附平衡的整体吸附过程中占据优势地位,而慢吸附的贡献率则逐渐...     

BDE-47对人胚肾细胞HEK293的毒理效应及作用机制

2,2’,4,4’-四溴联苯醚(BDE-47)是生物体中含量最高且毒性最强的PBDEs之一,有关BDE-47对肾细胞的毒性及其作用机制的研究仍有待补充。选取3个剂量组(低:10-6mol·L-1、中:10-5mol·L-1、高:10-4mol·L-1)及溶剂对照组,研究了BDE-47对人胚肾细胞(HEK293)的细胞凋亡率及活性氧(ROS)水平的影响;并从分子水平对细胞氧化损伤、凋亡相关蛋白(APE1及p53)及凋亡相关基因m RNA(p53、Bax、Caspase 3、Caspase 8)的表达量进行测定。实验结果显示:与对照组相比,中、高剂量组细胞凋亡率显著增加(P0.05);ROS水平在中剂量组显著上升(P0.01);随BDE-47浓度的变化,APE1蛋白表达量与细胞ROS水平存在一致性;p53、Bax、Caspase 8 m RNA表达量与BDE-47的浓度间存在剂量-效应关系。结果表明,BDE-47可诱导HEK293细胞凋亡及氧化应激,APE1可能是细胞ROS升高与细胞凋亡间重要的中介因子;BDE-47可以通过影响Caspase 8及线粒体途径中p53及Bax的表达诱导细胞凋亡。     

二溴联苯醚对纤细裸藻的生态遗传毒性效应

通过检测纤细裸藻生长、抗氧化酶活性和单细胞凝胶电泳(彗星试验)研究了4,4’-二溴联苯醚(BDE-15)对纤细裸藻(Euglena gracilis)的生态遗传毒性效应.结果表明,低浓度BDE-15(3×10-6mg/L)对纤细裸藻的生长无显著影响,高浓度时(3mg/L)具有明显的抑制作用,相比空白抑制率达69.70%;叶绿素a和类胡萝卜素含量在高浓度BDE-15作用下显著上升;谷胱甘肽(GSH)和细胞总蛋白含量则随BDE-15浓度增加明显下降;抗氧化酶系统中超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)活性随BDE-15浓度升高显著下降,具明显的剂量-效应关系,过氧化物酶(POD)活性随BDE-15浓度增加呈上升趋势,最高浓度组(3mg/L)比空白对照提高93.45%,显示BDE-15胁迫可诱导抗氧化酶活性;彗星试验结果显示纤细裸藻细胞DNA损伤程度随BDE-15浓度增加而加重,表明高浓度BDE-15具有潜在致突变性.     

四溴联苯醚对小鼠的神经毒性

为探讨持久性有机污染物2,2’,4,4’-四溴联苯醚(BDE-47)对小鼠海马组织的神经毒性,将小鼠每日灌胃25或50 mg·kg-1剂量的BDE-47,6周后检测其记忆能力、海马组织病理学变化、蛋白激酶C(PKC)表达量和半胱氨酸天冬氨酸蛋白酶-3(caspase-3)活性。结果显示,BDE-47损伤了小鼠被动回避实验的记忆保持能力,导致海马安蒙角(CA1)区锥体细胞排列紊乱,神经元胞体体积变小,形态不规则。BDE-47对小鼠海马组织PKCα、β、γ和ζ的表达无影响,但显著上调了PKCδ和PKCλ的表达,促进了caspase-3活性。这些结果提示,BDE-47导致的海马神经毒性可能与PKCδ和PKCλ表达异常及caspase-3活性升高有关。本实验结果为进一步了解BDE-47神经毒作用机制提供了实验依据。     

溴阻燃剂对肝细胞的毒性

为评价四溴联苯醚(2,2,4,4-tetrabromodipheny lether,PBDE-47)、五溴联苯醚(2,2',4,4',5-pentabromodiphenylether,PBDE-99)、九溴联苯醚(polybrominated dipheny lethers206,PBDE-206)、六溴环十二烷(hexabromocyclododecane,HBCD)、四溴双酚A(tetrabromobisphenol A,TBBPA)对人肝细胞(LO2)的体外细胞毒性。将5种溴阻燃剂与人肝细胞LO2共同培养,采用四甲基偶氮噻唑蓝比色法(MTT法)检测5种溴阻燃剂对LO2细胞的相对增殖率,并按照GB/T16886.5-2003/ISO10993-5:1999标准评价5种溴阻燃剂对LO2的细胞毒性。体外实验表明,5种溴阻燃剂对LO2细胞均具有抑制作用,其中PBDE-47、PBDE-99和HBCD呈现剂量依赖关系。     

BDE-47对4种海洋微藻抗氧化酶活性的影响

运用实验生态学和生物化学的方法,研究了不同质量浓度的2,2',4,4'-四溴联苯醚(BDE-47)对海水小球藻Chlorellaautotropica,牟氏角毛藻Chaetoceros muelleri,中肋骨条藻Skeletonema costatum和赤潮异弯藻Heterosigam akashiwo的抗氧化酶活性的影响.结果表明:在实验设定质量浓度范围内(0.1～2.5 μg·L~(-1)),4种微藻的超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)和过氧化氢酶(CAT)均能出现一定的应激活性,以减少BDE-47胁迫对藻细胞自身的危害,但是酶活增加的幅度却有很大不同.与赤潮异弯藻和中肋骨条藻相比,海水小球藻和牟氏角毛藻的SOD和CAT对BDE-47具有较高的敏感性.4种海洋微藻的SOD和CAT对BDE-47的敏感性顺序依次为:海水小球藻>牟氏角毛藻>中肋骨条藻>赤潮异弯藻.因此,海水小球藻的SOD和CAT可以作为指示海洋环境中BDE-47污染水平的生物标志物.     

结合光谱法和计算模拟多角度分析2,2',4,4',5-五溴二苯醚与人血清白蛋白的作用机制

本文结合光谱法、动力学模拟(MD)和分子对接等手段,多角度地研究了2,2′,4,4′,5-五溴二苯醚(BDE-99)与人血清白蛋白(HSA)在pH=7.4模拟生理环境下的相互作用机制.首先采用MD从理论上模拟BDE-99与HSA相互作用的构象变化情况;然后利用同步荧光和三维荧光光谱法从实验角度进行验证,所得结果表明,BDE-99使HSA的疏水性增强从而导致其构象发生变化.同时,荧光光谱和紫外光谱得出BDE-99对HSA的猝灭机制属于静态猝灭和非辐射能量转移.另外,分子对接结果显示,BDE-99通过静电引力和疏水作用力结合在HSA的位点I处,这与竞争实验和热力学参数的分析结果是一致的.实验数据与模拟计算结果的相互印证,为进一步探究BDE-99和HSA的相互作用机制提供了重要的信息和参考依据.