室内空气中苯并[a]芘的健康限值研究

应用健康风险评估方法,基于中国人群暴露参数特征推导我国不同人群的室内苯并[a]芘（Benzo[a]pyrene,BaP）浓度限值.并通过文献调研收集我国室内空气中BaP浓度,运用蒙特卡洛方法计算不同人群的BaP暴露致癌风险,探讨限值的可达性.研究发现,基于具有全国代表性人群暴露特征推导所得的BaP限值的平均值±标准偏差为（1.38±0.32）ng/m³,与我国现行《室内空气质量标准》（GB18883-2002）中的BaP限值相近.基于城市男性、女性暴露特征推导的健康限值分别为1.34ng/m³和1.40ng/m³,基于农村男性、女性暴露特征推导的限值分别为1.35ng/m³和1.41ng/m³.基于低年龄人群暴露特征推导的限值要低于高年龄段人群限值.我国大部分室内空气BaP实际监测浓度高于本研究推导出的健康限值,建议持续加强室内清洁能源使用和控烟等措施,减少BaP室内暴露风险.     

辽宁省污灌区土壤中多环芳烃的测定

采用索氏提取一气质联机的方法对辽宁省境内八大污灌区土壤中的多环芳烃和苯并[a]芘进行监测分析,分析结果表明,多环芳烃的检出率为89．1％,平均值为0．396mg／kg;苯并[a]芘平均值为0．010mg／kg。     

Glucosinolates and other metabolites in the leaves of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Arabidopsis thaliana</Emphasis> from natural populations and their effects on a generalist and a specialist herbivore

Because many secondary metabolites in plants act as defense against herbivores it has been postulated that these compounds have evolved under selective pressure by insect herbivores. One explanation for the within-species variation in metabolite patterns in a particular species is that different populations are under selection by different herbivores. We tested this hypothesis, using Arabidopsis thaliana plants that originated from dune and inland areas. We analyzed Arabidopsis thaliana leaves using NMR spectroscopy and multivariate data analysis. Major differences in chemical composition were found in water-methanol fractions and were due to higher concentrations of sinigrin and fumaric acid in dune plants. Inland plants showed lower levels of glucose. Quantitative analysis of glucosinolates was performed with HPLC. Individual plants and populations demonstrated differences in glucosinolate composition and concentration. In growth chamber experiments, the generalist herbivore, Spodoptera exigua grew significantly better on the inland plants, while the specialist herbivore Plutella xylostella performed equally well on plants of both origins. Aliphatic glucosinolate as well as total glucosinolate concentrations negatively correlated with larval mass of Spodoptera exigua. No significant correlations, however, were found between larval mass of Plutella xylostella and glucosinolates in the leaves. A specialist and a generalist herbivore were responding differently to plant secondary chemistry, as was also found in several other studies. This is an important indication that differences in glucosinolate concentrations among populations may result from differential selection by different guilds of herbivores.     

HCH residues in point-source contaminated samples of the Teltow Canal in Berlin,Germany

Contaminated groundwater and a riverine sediment core heavily affected by the same industrial point source were analysed for hexachlorocyclohexanes (HCH) and its degradation products. A detailed quantification by GC/MS revealed contamination levels up to 730 μg/L and 396 ng/g in sum for the water and sediment samples, respectively. The isomer pattern differed significantly in both compartments. The ground water samples were depleted in γ-HCH, whereas a significant loss of α-HCH was evident in the sediments as compared to the technical composition. The data obtained revealed interesting insights into the transformation behaviour and fate of HCH mixtures in anaerobic environmental compartments. In the affected groundwater system an ongoing microbial degradation was pointed out by the identification of indicative anaerobic metabolites. On the contrary in the sedimentary system a high environmental stability or rather a hindered degradation was observed as indicated by unaltered concentration levels as compared to production rates as well as by the absence of metabolites. Interestingly, the environmental fate of HCH in subaquatic sediments as well as in anaerobic ground water differs highly in contrast to the behaviour in anaerobic soil or surface water systems. Further on, it has to be stated, that the knowledge about the long-term behaviour of HCH residues in sedimentary material under anaerobic conditions is rather limited so far.     

Screening of endogenous antioxidants in some medicinal plants

The evaluation of antioxidant enzymes and antioxidant metabolites was done in leaf tissues of Azadirachta indica, Butea monosperma, Cassia fistula, Mangifera indica, and Syzygium cumini growing in the Thar Desert, Rajasthan, India. The plants are naturally exposed to drought stress and high temperatures during summer. Enzymatic reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenging mechanisms in plants include superoxide dismutase (SOD), ascorbate peroxidase (APX), glutathione reductase, catalase, and guaiacol peroxidase, and non-enzymatic antioxidants including the carotenoids, proline, and vitamin C were studied. The strategies to cope up with ROS under these extreme conditions are plant-specific. The highest activity of APX was found in M. indica (13.6?±?2.4?units?g^?1 fresh wt.). A. indica exhibited maximum guaiacol peroxidase activity (0.024?±?0.006?units?min?g^?1 fresh wt.), while S. cumini showed maximum SOD (12.5?±?2.3?units?g^?1 fresh wt.) and catalase activities (6.9?±?2.2?units?g^?1 fresh wt.). M. indica and S. cumini have been found to be more potent antioxidant systems among the studied plants.     

Biodegradation of phenylurea herbicide diuron by microorganisms from long-term-treated sugarcane-cultivated soils in Kenya

The phenylurea herbicide diuron [N-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-N,N-dimethylurea] is widely used alone or in a broad range of herbicide formulations. Its degradation in sugarcane-cultivated soils which have been impacted by the herbicide through repeated applications was studied. Liquid culture experiments with diuron as the only carbon source led to the isolation of different bacterial strains capable of degrading diuron. The bacterial species belonging to the genera Bacillus, Vagococcus, and Burkholderia, identified through biochemical and molecular characterization, degraded diuron to different extents. The isolated Bacillus cereus, Vagococcus fluvialis, Burkholderia ambifaria, and Bacillus spp1 degraded diuron by 21%, 25%, 22%, and 19% of the initially applied concentration of 40?mg?L^?1, respectively, after 35 days of incubation in liquid culture media. Small amounts of 3,4-dichloroaniline and the de-methylated metabolite N-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-N-methylurea were detected in liquid culture media. The combination of V. fluvialis and B. ambifaria showed an enhanced degradation of up to 30% of the initially applied concentration of 40?mg?L^?1. Degradation by pure isolates was low (18–25%) compared to the capacities of diuron degradation shown by the bacterial communities (58–74%). This study showed the presence of diuron degraders in sugarcane-cultivated soils impacted by diuron due to repeated applications.     

苯并[a]芘对鲫鱼生物标志物的影响研究

研究了苯并[a]芘暴露对鲫鱼(Carassius auratus)的几种生物标志物的影响.在鲫鱼接受3个不同质量分数苯并[a]芘(BaP)的腹腔注射14 d后,分析了其肝脏7-乙氧基-3-异吩噁唑酮-脱乙基酶(EROD)活性,以及超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)、过氧化氢酶(CAT)、谷胱甘肽过氧化物酶(GPx)等抗氧化酶活性和红细胞核异常(NA)率变化.结果显示:w(BaP)为1 mg/kg处理组的EROD活性显著升高(P＜0.001).w(BaP)为0.1和1 mg/kg处理组SOD活性显著低于对照组(P＜0.001),在暴露结束时,w(BaP)为1 mg/h处理组CAT活性显著低于对照组(P＜0.01),而w(BaP)为0.1和1 mg/kg处理组GPx活性被显著抑制(P＜0.001).表明BaP对EROD活性有诱导作用,而对SOD,CAT和GPx等抗氧化酶活性的抑制作用明显.所有处理组NA率与对照组均无显著差异.因此,鲫鱼EROD,SOD,CAT和GPx等酶活性的改变适于作为生物标志物,可以用来显示暴露于多环芳烃有机污染物鱼类的生活状态.      

基于CMAQ模式的中国大气BaP迁移转化模拟研究

在空气质量模式CMAQ中增加了对大气中苯并[a]芘(BaP)传输、转化和沉降过程的模拟,新增了BaP气相/颗粒相间分配模式(K_OA吸收模式)以及BaP化学转换,并采用该模型模拟了2014年1、4、7、10月四个季节代表月中国大气中BaP的浓度以及干湿沉降通量的空间分布特征.模拟结果与部分地区的实测数据进行了初步对比验证,结果显示BaP浓度的模拟值和测量值的量级基本一致,其比值基本在1~2个量级范围内,表明模拟结果处于可接受的范围.基于模型结果,还探讨了BaP浓度与沉降季节变化特征与人为源排放的紧密联系,说明湿沉降是BaP最主要的沉降途径.BaP沉降的空间分布与其排放源和浓度具有密切的联系,并且具有长距离输送的特征等.     

Biodegradation of 1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl) ethane (DDT) by using Serratia marcescens NCIM 2919

A solvent tolerant bacterium Serratia marcescens NCIM 2919 has been evaluated for degradation of DDT (1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis (4-chlorophenyl) ethane). The bacterium was able to degrade up to 42% of initial 50 mg L^?1 of DDT within 10 days of incubation. The highlight of the work was the elucidation of DDT degradation pathway in S. marcescens. A total of four intermediates metabolites viz. 2,2-bis (chlorophenyl)-1,1-dichloroethane (DDD), 2,2-bis (chlorophenyl)-1,1-dichloroethylene (DDE), 2,2-bis (chlorophenyl)-1-chloroethylene (DDMU), and 4-chlorobenzoic acid (4-CBA) were identified by GC-Mass and FTIR. 4-CBA was found to be the stable product of DDT degradation. Metabolites preceding 4-CBA were not toxic to strain as reveled through luxuriant growth in presence of varying concentrations of exogenous DDD and DDE. However, 4-CBA was observed to inhibit the growth of bacterium. The DDT degrading efficiency of S. marcescens NCIM 2919 hence could be used in combination with 4-CBA utilizing strains either as binary culture or consortia for mineralization of DDT. Application of S. marcescens NCIM 2919 to DDT contaminated soil, showed 74.7% reduction of initial 12.0 mg kg^?1 of DDT after 18-days of treatment.     

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and their hydroxylated metabolites in fish bile and sediments from coastal waters of Colombia

Sediments and fish bile collected from the Atlantic coastal waters of Colombia were analyzed for 16 parent polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and 23 hydroxylated PAHs (OH-PAHs), respectively. Sediments contained overall mean SigmaPAH concentrations of 2090, 234 and 170 ng/g, dry wt, for Cartagena Bay, Caimanera Marsh, and Totumo Marsh, respectively. The mean concentration of the summed OH-PAHs in fish bile was 1250, 180 and 64.1 ng/g bile wt for Cartagena Bay, Caimanera Marsh, and Totumo Marsh, respectively. The results suggest that Cartagena Bay is heavily polluted by PAHs, and that exposure to high concentrations of PAHs together with other factors could contribute to the decreased health of fish living in this ecosystem. This is one of the first studies to describe the analysis of 23 individual OH-PAHs in fish bile, using authentic standards.