Total mercury in marine species from the French coast of the Eastern English Channel

Mercury (Hg) in fish can present a potential risk to wildlife and human consumers. Mercury levels were determined in 12 fish species and 2 invertebrate species from the French coast of the Eastern English Channel collected in June and November 2012. Total mercury concentrations in the muscle tissues ranged between 0.04 and 1.63 µg g^-1 (d.w.). Dab and sandeel displayed a significant positive correlation between Hg concentrations and fish length. Seasonal differences in Hg concentrations were observed for dab and shrimp. The lesser weever showed significantly higher concentrations of Hg (0.97 ± 0.34 µg g^-1 d. w.) than all other species. Gobies and sprat, which had the smallest size, showed significantly lower concentrations than herring, whiting, pout and sardine. Among the considered species, flatfish such as dab, flounder, plaice and sole displayed intermediate levels of Hg. In the present study, the fish age expressed as specimen length seems to be one of the major factors governing Hg contents in muscle tissues. Finally, mercury concentrations in commercial fish from the Eastern English Channel were below the levels fixed by the European Union for total mercury in edible parts of fish products.     

基因芯片筛选氯化汞对大鼠脑神经毒性差异表达基因

为了筛选汞神经毒性差异表达基因和探讨汞神经毒性分子机制,采用基因芯片技术,研究了大鼠皮下注射0.5mg/kg的HgCl₂ 1h后脑中基因表达的变化.结果表明,基因表达谱中差异表达基因共有742条,上调基因562条,下调基因180条.生物信息学分析表明,差异表达基因中有免疫应答及解毒作用相关基因、遗传信息传递与表达相关基因、细胞信号传导基因、神经传导基因、细胞增殖与分化基因、细胞调亡等多种基因.分析结果提示这些基因的差异表达可能与汞神经毒性有关.利用基因芯片技术筛选相关基因,为深入阐明汞神经毒性的作用机制提供了新思路.     

Northern Rivers Ecosystem Initiative: Distribution and Effects of Contaminants

In response to a number of recommendations following the Northern Rivers Basin Studies (NRBS) contaminant program, the Northern Rivers Ecosystem Initiative (NREI) focused considerable attention on assessing contaminants from specific sources including pulp mill effluents, atmospheric transport of mercury and the Alberta oil sands operations. NRBS identified a number of major contaminants of concern including polychlorinated biphenyls, dioxins and furans, mercury and various hydrocarbons. Together, the NRBS and the NREI studies have demonstrated major declines in the levels of dioxins and furans over the last decade as pulp and paper mills have changed their process and treatment strategies in response to new Federal regulations. Polychlorinated biphenyls however, continue to be a concern for the region as their levels have not declined in fish and sediments over the course of these studies. Higher levels in sediments downstream of Grande Prairie and Hinton were identified, but the source of these contaminants remains unknown. Chlorinated pesticides were also investigated, and although toxaphene, DDT and other chlorinated organic pesticides were detected in fish tissue, they were present at very low levels. Studies on the oil sands industry in northern Alberta demonstrated limited impacts on the Athabasca River to date, although studies did identify slight to moderate impacts of natural oil seeps on fish and benthic communities in tributary streams. NREI studies also identified endocrine active compounds in the three pulp and paper mill effluents tested, but endocrine disruptive effects in wild fish were minimal. Municipal sewage effluents also contain endocrine active compounds and it is recommended that monitoring continue around these point sources.     

总汞环境样品的前处理技术及分析方法研究进展

对2005—2012年间的环境样品中总汞检测的前处理技术及分析方法文献进行了综述。总结了水体、土壤及废气中总汞样品前处理采用的主要方法及存在的问题,并且对环境样品总汞的现行国标分析方法及新方法(光度法、冷原子吸收法、原子荧光法、电感耦合等离子体-质谱法及生化检测等)的原理和应用进行了归纳。展望了环境样品中总汞检测的发展趋势,为研究者进行总汞新分析方法的开发和标准化提供了借鉴。     

全自动甲基汞分析仪测定水和废水中甲基汞

建立了全自动甲基汞分析仪测定水和废水中甲基汞的方法,对较清洁的地表水和一般废水样品可直接衍生化测定,对基体复杂水样则需蒸馏后再衍生化测定。该法在水样中甲基汞含量为0~1 000 pg范围内线性良好,相关系数r为0.999 7,检出限为0.002 ng/L,标准参考物质测定结果均在参考值范围内,相对标准偏差为1.1%,加标回收率为83.2%~96.6%。该法适用于水及废水中甲基汞的检测。     

HPLC-ICP/MS联用技术在环境有机汞分析中的应用

简述了近年来高效液相色谱-电感耦合等离子体质谱联用技术（HPLC-ICP/MS）在环境有机汞分析中的应用进展,介绍了水、土壤和沉积物及生物样品的前处理方法,对仪器设备的要求和分析条件,以及线性范围、检出限、精密度与准确度等方法性能参数,并对现有文献方法的适用性进行了总结。     

高效液相色谱-电感耦合等离子体质谱联用测水中有机汞

建立了高效液相色谱-电感耦合等离子体质谱联用技术(HPLC-ICP-MS)测定水样中甲基汞、乙基汞、苯基汞等3种有机汞的分析方法。采用醋酸铵-L-半胱氨酸缓冲盐及甲醇体系组成的流动相按一定比例进行梯度洗脱,Agilent Zorbax Plus C18柱分离,经前处理的水样在液相色谱中分离后,进入电感耦合等离子体质谱检测其甲基汞、乙基汞、苯基汞的浓度。3种有机汞化合物均在0.50~50.0μg/L范围内呈良好的线性关系,线性相关系数均大于0.999 5。仪器检出限为0.09~0.12μg/L,方法检出限为0.4×10-6~0.6×10-6mg/L,3种有机汞样品加标的RSD均小于11.3%,2个水平的加标回收率为74.4%~83.2%。     

液液萃取-HPLC-ICPMS联用技术测定水体中甲基汞

建立了二氯甲烷萃取,半胱氨酸-乙酸铵溶液反萃取,液相色谱-电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定水中甲基汞的方法。取样量为1 L时,方法检出限为0.1 ng/L,相对标准偏差为6.6%~13%,地表水、生活污水和工业废水3种实际水样的加标回收率分别为45.6%~70.5%、37.0%~65.6%、18.4%~61.8%。与5种甲基汞测定方法的前处理过程、分析仪器和检出限进行了比较,并讨论了无机汞的干扰情况及如何降低体系空白和消除无机汞干扰的质量控制手段。     

燃煤电厂烟气中汞的采集与分析方法

汞的测试技术包括采样和分析两部分,其中汞含量的分析方法已经相对比较成熟,限制测试技术发展的诸多问题主要来源于取样过程。根据不同的取样方式,将现有测试技术分为湿式采样分析法、干式采样分析法以及在线分析技术3种,重点介绍了3种方法的采样原理、系统构成、过程的影响因素以及适用范围。最后针对CVAAS、CVAFS、AES 3种汞含量测定技术在Hg CEMS测试系统中的应用进行了对比介绍。     

热分解齐化原子吸收光度法测定土壤中汞

固体测汞仪采用热分解齐化原子吸收光度法,此方法可以直接测定土壤中汞的含量。通过实验分析表明:此方法相关系数r≥0.999,检出限为0.01 ng,精密度为6.0%~9.1%,准确度为0%~6.7%,加标回收率为95%~107%。本方法具有简便、快速、准确、干扰少、成本低等优点,适合大批量土壤样品的测定。