Determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in urban street dust: implications for human health

The determination of sixteen polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in urban street dust has been done. Samples were collected from 12 sampling locations in a city centre location (Newcastle upon Tyne, north east England) and extracted using in situ pressurised fluid extraction followed by gas chromatography mass spectrometry. From the results it was possible to identify three groups, with respect to PAH concentration, with PAH contents ranging between 0.6-2.3 mg kg⁻¹, 15.6-22.5 mg kg⁻¹ and 36.1-46.0 mg kg⁻¹. The total PAH content of samples from these sampling sites has been compared to 22 urban locations around the world; comparable levels were found in these samples compared to the other cities around the world.The potential source of PAHs has been investigated by investigating the proportion of pyrogenic and petrogenic material in urban street dust using specific individual PAH ratios. The results indicate that the PAH content of urban street dust from the chosen sites are more likely to be due to pyrogenic sources i.e. vehicle exhaust emissions. The particle size fractions (<63 μm; 63-125 μm; 125-250 μm; 250-500 μm; 500-1000 μm; and 1000-2000 μm) of individual PAHs in three selected sampling sites was investigated. In two of the selected sites the PAH content was independent of particle size whereas in sampling site 10 elevated PAH levels are noted in the <63 μm size fraction. Sampling site 10 is located at the junction of three road tributaries which are used as major access points to the east of the city centre. Finally, the potential health risk for unintentional consumption of PAHs was assessed in terms of a mean daily intake (based on an ingestion rate of 100 mg d⁻¹). It was found that all 4-6 membered ring PAHs had concentrations in excess of the mean daily intake thereby reflecting a potential health risk, particularly in the smallest size particle fractions.     

柴油机排放多环芳香烃气/颗粒相分配研究

为了对柴油机排放PAHs在气相和颗粒相中的分配进行研究,采用了滤膜串联＂PUF/XAD-2/PUF＂吸附柱的方法采集柴油机排气中的气相和颗粒相PAHs,使用程序升温挥发（PTV）技术结合气相色谱-质谱联用（GC-MS）方法对PAHs进行了定性和定量分析。所用分析方法重复性的相对标准偏差（RSD）低于6.1%,检出限范围...     

On-line enrichment and determination of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in atmospheric particulates using high performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence as detector

Seven polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in atmospheric particulates were determinated by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with fluorescence detector using direction injection and an on-line enrichment trap column.The method simplified the sample pretreatment,saved time and increased the efficiency.With the on-line trap column,PAHs were separated availably even underground injecting 1.0 ml sample with relatively high column efficiency.The recoveries of the seven PAHs were from 85% to 120% for spiked atmospheric particulate sample.The limit of detection was 15.3-39.6 ng/L (S/N=3.3).There were good linear correlations between the peak areas and concentrations of the seven kinds of PAHs in the range of 1-50 ng/ml with the correlation coefficients over 0.9970.Furthermore,it also indicated that the method is available to determine PAHs in atmospheric particulates well.     

Source apportionment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Lake Baikal water and adjacent air layer

The composition of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Lake Baikal water and adjacent air layer and PAH emission composition profiles of possible sources were investigated. Analysis of emission composition data showed that the source profiles could not be grouped by fuel type or pyrogenic/petrogenic origin. Because of the similarity of source PAH profiles, the drawing of 3D mixing diagrams was the only way to check whether some of the potential PAH sources were the true sources. The mixing diagrams showed that the sources of air pollution were paper mills and wood burning and that the sources of water pollution were coal-fired and oil-fired boilers. The common source for both air and water was only oil and petroleum products. To determine the locations of PAH sources, their contributions to air and water pollution were calculated and mapped. Based on the results, air and water were polluted from both local and regional sources. The location of the zone influenced by a particular source was conditioned by physical properties of source emission, direction of air/water flows that transfer PAHs and temperature differences between mixing air/water flows.     

Tumor promoting effects of cyanobacterial extracts are potentiated by anthropogenic contaminants--evidence from in vitro study

Inhibition of gap junctional intercellular communication (GJIC) is affiliated with tumor promotion process and it has been employed as an in vitro biomarker for evaluation of tumor promoting effects of chemicals. In the present study we investigated combined effects of anthropogenic environmental contaminants 2,2′,4,4′,5,5′-hexachlorobiphenyl (PCB 153) and fluoranthene, cyanotoxins microcystin-LR and cylindrospermopsin, and extracts of laboratory cultures of cyanobacteria Aphanizomenon gracile and Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii, on GJIC in the rat liver epithelial cell line WB-F344. Binary mixtures of PCB 153 with fluoranthene and the mixtures of the two cyanobacterial strains elicited simple additive effects on GJIC after 30 min exposure, whereas microcystin-LR and cylindrospermopsin neither inhibited GJIC nor altered effects of PCB 153 or fluoranthene. However, synergistic effects were observed in the cells exposed to binary mixtures of anthropogenic contaminants (PCB 153 or fluoranthene) and cyanobacterial extracts. The synergistic effects were especially pronounced after prolonged (6-24 h) co-exposure to fluoranthene and A. gracile extract, when mixture caused nearly complete GJIC inhibition, while none of the individual components caused any downregulation of GJIC at the same concentration and exposure time. The effects of cyanobacterial extracts were independent of microcystin-LR or cylindrospermopsin, which were not detected in cyanobacterial biomass. It provides further evidence on the presence of unknown tumor promoting metabolites in cyanobacteria. Clear potentiation of the GJIC inhibition observed in the mixtures of two anthropogenic contaminants and cyanobacteria highlight the importance of combined toxic effects of chemicals in complex environmental mixtures.     

Effect of rhamnolipids on the uptake of PAHs by ryegrass

A hydroponic experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of rhamnolipids, a biosurfactant, on the uptake of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) by ryegrass. Results showed that rhamnolipids could enhance the uptake of PAHs by ryegrass roots. With increasing concentration of rhamnolipids, the PAH content in ryegrass roots initially increased and then decreased, while the PAH content in ryegrass shoots did not change. Batch studies also showed that the sorption of phenanthrene by fresh ryegrass roots was dependent on rhamnolipid concentration and showed the same trends as the uptake experiment. The increase of permeability of ryegrass root cells with the increase of rhamnolipid concentration may lead to the initial enhancement of PAH content in ryegrass roots, and the decrease of PAH adsorption onto the root surface with further increase of rhamnolipids led to the decrease of PAH content in ryegrass roots.     

煤矿区水环境中多环芳烃污染物的组成与分布

采集23个石龙区地表水样和地下水样,用色谱-质谱技术鉴定不同水体中二-七环芳烃化合物,检出了14种优控多环芳烃(Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons,简称PAHs),即萘、菲、蒽、芴、芘、苯并[a]蒽、(卄屈)荧蒽、苯并[b]荧蒽、苯并[k]荧蒽、苯并[a]芘、二苯并[a,h]蒽、茚并[1,2,3-c,d]芘、苯并[g,h,i].结果表明,所检测的地表水样中多环芳烃含量为0.068～8.377 μg/L,地下水样中优控多环芳烃含量为0.043～0.47 μg/L;三、四环芳烃化合物含量普遍较高,且三环芳烃中菲含量最高,四环芳烃中荧蒽和芘含量普遍较高.应用甲基菲指数(MPI1)、甲基菲与菲比值(MP/P)、荧蒽与芘比值(FL/PY)和"三芴"系列的组成特征等标志物参数进行分析,得出煤及其不完全燃烧对水环境中多环芳烃的贡献较大.     

几种多环芳烃的植物吸收作用及其对根系分泌物的影响

采用水培试验方法,以多年生黑麦草(Lolium multiflorum Lam.)为供试植物,研究了芘、菲、苊和萘的植物吸收作用及其对根系分泌物的影响.结果表明,黑麦草能明显吸收富集多环芳烃(PAHs);随培养液中PAHs浓度的升高,其在黑麦草根和茎叶中的含量增大,且根的PAHs含量、富集系数要远大于茎叶.芘、菲、苊、萘污染胁迫下,黑麦草根系分泌物中可溶性有机碳、草酸和可溶性总糖的含量均高于无污染对照.供试污染浓度范围内,随着培养液中菲、苊、萘浓度提高,可溶性有机碳、草酸及可溶性总糖的分泌量增大;但在芘胁迫下,与污染对照相比,分泌量的增加幅度随着芘浓度的升高则呈先增大后减小的趋势.在较低污染强度下,供试PAHs对根系分泌物的促分泌效应由强到弱依次为芘、菲、苊和萘.4种PAHs对可溶性糖类的促分泌作用最强,其分泌量的增加幅度明显大于可溶性有机碳和草酸.     

生物柴油对柴油机排放细颗粒物及其中多环芳烃的影响

在柴油发动机台架上,考察普通柴油和2种原料不同的生物柴油(B100-1,大豆油为原料;B100-2,废油为原料)在2个固定转速不同负荷的4个工况点的细颗粒物PM2.5及其中多环芳烃(PAHs)的排放特性.用石英滤膜采集了尾气中的细颗粒物,并用GC/MS分析了颗粒物中的PAHs.生物柴油在高负荷时降低了柴油机PM2.5的排放速率,最大降幅达到了37.3%,在低负荷情况下增加了PM2.5排放速率.在所测试的工况下,生物柴油的颗粒相PAHs的排放速率较普通柴油均有不同程度的降低,最大降幅达到77.6%.生物柴油不但降低了PAHs的排放速率,还降低了PAHs在PM2.5中的质量百分比.B100-2的PM2.5和PAHs的平均排放速率比B100-1分别增加14.7%和17.8%.3种燃料排放PM2.5中的PAHs的主要化合物相似,均以小分子量为主,其中以菲的含量最高,2~3环PAHs超过总排放50%.生物柴油排放的PAHs毒性当量与柴油相比有较大程度地下降.     

生物表面活性剂-微生物强化紫花苜蓿修复多环芳烃污染土壤

在温室盆栽条件下,通过单独或联合添加生物表面活性剂鼠李糖脂(RH)和接种多环芳烃专性降解菌(DB),研究了利用生物表面活性剂-微生物强化紫花苜蓿(Medicago sativa L.)修复多环芳烃(PAHs)长期污染土壤的效果.结果表明,添加鼠李糖脂和接种PAHs专性降解菌能促进紫花苜蓿的生长和土壤中PAHs的降解.培养90d后,RH、DB处理的PAHs的降解率分别为30.0%和49.6%,均高于对照处理(CK)(21.7%).RH+DB处理PAHs的降解率最高达53.9%,说明鼠李糖脂和PAHs专性降解菌协同作用显著.另外,随着PAHs苯环数的增加,其平均降解率逐渐降低,但是接种PAHs专性降解菌能够提高4环和5环PAHs的降解率.同时也发现土壤中脱氢酶活性和PAHs降解菌数量越高的处理,土壤PAHs的降解率也越高.所以添加鼠李糖脂和接种PAHs专性降解菌能够有效促进土壤多环芳烃降解.