Assessment of lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd) in 10 samples of Iranian and foreign consumed tea leaves and dissolved beverages

The tea bush (Comellia sinensis) is grown commercially in a large number of countries. Tea is a beverage, which consists of processed and dried tea leaves and is one of the most popular global drinks. Tea contains some heavy metals, such as Pb and Cd, which exert adverse effects on human health. The aim of this study was to determine the Pb and Cd levels in tea leaves and in the solution following dissolution in boiling water. In order to assess Pb and Cd in Iranian consumed tea, 10 tea samples were analyzed for metal concentration in tea leaves and boiled water solutions. For tea leaf analysis, the samples (5 g) were oven dried, ash dried in a cold oven, cooled at room temperature and then 2 mL nitric acid were added to the samples and the acid were evaporated on hot plate. For tea solution analysis, tea (5 g) was added to 250 mL of boiling distilled water and after filtering, the liquid was collected as tea solution. The results show that the average concentration of Pb and Cd in Iranian tea leaves was 9.73 and 0.67 mg kg^?1 and in foreign tea leaves 2.5 and 0.53 mg kg^?1, respectively. Shariat and Golkis representing Iranian, and Red Shahrzad and Ahmad representing foreign tea, showed the highest and lowest concentration respectively of Pb. Bamdad and Shariat representing Iranian, and Black Sedaghat and Ahmad representing foreign tea, showed the highest and lowest levels of Cd, respectively. The results showed that the longer the time of dissolution of the tea, the higher concentration of Pb and Cd in tea solution. In order to control Pb and Cd levels in tea, the type of water used in agriculture and quality of soil needs to be regulated.     

生物黑炭输入对茶园土壤呼吸的影响

生物黑炭是化石燃料或生物质不完全燃烧产生的一种非纯净碳的混合物,施入土壤后能有效减少温室气体排放、改良土壤性状、促进植物生长,但生物黑炭施用对土壤碳排放的影响仍存在不确定性。茶园是我国南方地区主要土地利用类型之一,为明确生物黑炭输入对茶园土壤碳排放的影响,本文采用田间试验研究生物黑炭施用对茶园土壤呼吸的影响。试验设置生物黑炭施用量0 t·hm^-2（CK）、8 t·hm^-2、16 t·hm^-2、32 t·hm^-2和64 t·hm^-25个水平,采用LI-Cor8100开路式土壤碳通量测定系统对不同生物黑炭施用水平处理下茶园土壤呼吸速率进行长期定位观测。结果表明,茶园土壤呼吸速率的季节变化规律呈现单峰曲线特征,最高值出现在8月份,最低值出现在1月份;土壤呼吸速率与土壤10 cm温度呈极显著的指数相关关系,土壤10 cm温度能够解释各处理土壤呼吸月动态变化的67.79%-89.16%。生物黑炭输入提高了茶园土壤呼吸速率,各处理年平均土壤呼吸速率分别比CK提高10.75%、17.52%、35.78%和42.58%,并与CK差异达显著水平（p〈0.05）;生物黑炭输入降低了茶园土壤呼吸敏感性（Q10值）,各处理土壤呼吸Q10值分别比CK降低1.96%、3.14%、4.01%和10.76%。土壤呼吸温度敏感性的降低验证了生物黑炭具有热稳定性和生物学稳定性,是可以在茶园土壤中长期固存的惰性有机碳。     

南方茶园红壤施用PAM对土壤理化性质和茶叶安全的影响

传统的水土保持措施在坡地茶园上应用比较困难,而利用聚丙烯酰胺（PAM）来防治茶园土壤侵蚀的适宜性还有待研究。因此,在铁观音（Camellia sinensis）茶园设置6个不同PAM施用量的小区（0、2、4、6、8、10 g·m-2）,并采集春、夏、秋3个收获季节的土壤和茶叶样品,通过分析茶园土壤理化性质和茶叶中丙烯酰胺残留来评价PAM对土壤理化性质和茶叶安全品质的影响。结果表明：与对照小区相比,土壤容重在低PAM施用浓度小区中发生降低,土壤有机质在不同季节的各PAM处理之间差异不显著,而土壤速效磷、碱解氮和速效钾在3个收获季节中的流失下降明显,其中施用2 g·m-2 PAM的小区其土壤速效磷、碱解氮和速效钾含量最高。每个PAM处理的茶叶样品和土壤样品中单体丙烯酰胺的残留量分别为0.011~0.095μg·L-1和0.008~0.036μg·L-1,均远低于丙烯酰胺安全限值0.5μg·L-1。文章认为红壤茶园施用PAM不仅可以保持土壤肥力,而且对茶叶生产也是安全的。施用PAM是一种适宜的防治红壤茶园土壤侵蚀的水保措施,且最佳用量为2 g·m-2。     

负载磁性废茶生物炭活化过一硫酸盐高效降解水中腐殖酸和富里酸

城市污水厂二级处理出水中含有大量的溶解性有机物（Dissolved organic matters,DOM）会对生物和受纳水体构成潜在的危害,因此有必要对二级处理出水进行深度处理.本研究以农业废弃物茶叶渣为原料,通过对废弃茶叶改性和负磁制备一种磁性废茶生物炭（Fe-tea biochar,Fe-TB）,用于活化过一硫酸盐（Peroxymonosulfate,PMS）氧化降解水中的腐殖酸（Humic acid,HA）和富里酸（Fulvic acid,FA）.考察Fe-TB铁负载量、PMS浓度、Fe-TB投加量、初始pH、HA和FA的初始浓度对Fe-TB/PMS体系氧化降解HA和FA的影响.结果表明,在铁碳比为2/1（W/W）、PMS=0.2 g·L^-1,2Fe-TB投加量分别为0.6 g·L^-1（HA体系）和0.4 g·L^-1（FA体系）、初始pH=7条件下,50 min时对初始浓度为20 mg·L^-1的HA和FA的去除率分别达到95.3%和77.4%;经过4次重复循环使用,HA和FA的去除率均在59.0%以上,表明其良好的稳定性和重复使用性.淬灭实验及电子顺磁共振（EPR）分析结果证明2Fe-TB/PMS体系以单线态氧（¹O₂）为主要氧化活性物种降解HA和FA.实际二级处理出水中的DOM降解结果表明,2Fe-TB /PMS体系可以有效降解实际水体中的DOM,具有良好的应用前景.     

黔西北茶园土壤活性铝的形态分布及影响因素

土壤中各形态活性铝的质量分数决定了铝毒性的强弱,为了解茶园土壤中活性铝的形态分布及其影响因素,以采集于贵州西北部的106个茶园土壤样品为材料,采用化学连续提取法测定土壤中各形态活性铝的质量分数并分析其影响因素. 结果表明:不同类型土壤中w(Tac-Al)(Tac-Al为活性铝)表现为黄壤＞黄棕壤＞棕壤＞褐土;土壤中各形态活性铝质量分数分布略有差异,表现为w(Hy-Al)(Hy-Al为铝的水合氧化物与氢氧化物)＞w(Ha-Al)(Ha-Al为腐殖酸螯合态铝)＞w(Ex-Al)(Ex-Al为可交换态铝)＞w(Or-Al) (Or-Al为有机结合态铝)＞w(In-Al) (In-Al为无机吸附态铝),其中,结合较稳定的Hy-Al和Ha-Al占优势,二者质量分数之和在w(Tac-Al)中所占比例接近70.0%. 相关性分析显示,土壤中各形态活性铝质量分数之间均呈极显著正相关(P＜0.01),其中,w(Hy-Al)与w(Tac-Al)之间的R高达0.975(P＜0.01),接近线性关系;w(Tac-Al)随着土壤pH的降低而升高,随着w(有机质)的增加而增大. 因此,土壤中w(Tac-Al)并不由w(总Al)决定,而是受土壤pH和w(有机质)等因素的综合影响.      

西藏的环境氟水平与砖茶型氟中毒

为探讨西藏儿童与砖茶型氟中毒的关系,以拉萨为中点,藏北那曲为北部点,定日县为南部点,对这3个地区的土壤、燃料、水源和主要食物进行了氟含量测定.采用世界卫生组织(WHO)和世界粮农组织(FAO)提出的<化学污染物的膳食摄入量研究指南>,进行了食物结构、饮茶习惯、儿童食物摄入量以及儿童每日总摄氟量的调查按美国国家牙科研究所Horowitz提出的标准进行了儿童氟斑牙检查.结果表明,3个调查点均属传统的低氟区,而儿童每日摄氟量高,那曲8.03mg,拉萨6.93mg,定日7.68mg.其原因来自含砖茶的食品酥油茶和糌粑(青稞粉拌砖茶水的食物).这2种食物占日总摄氟量的99.74%(那曲),98.70%(拉萨),99.60%(定日),砖茶氟摄入导致西藏儿童砖茶型氟中毒的流行.氟斑牙患病率分别达到82.66%(那曲),52.89%(拉萨),75.93%(定日),氟斑牙指数表明,那曲、定日属氟中毒重度流行区,拉萨属中度流行区.砖茶型氟中毒是我国近年来发现的氟病新类型,与饮水型、燃煤污染型比较,它具有覆盖面大、隐蔽性强、难以防治的特点,降低砖茶氟含量可能是防治砖茶型氟中毒的最好方式.     

废弃绿茶对水溶液中Co2+的吸附研究

利用废弃绿茶叶粉末(简称茶叶末)作为吸附剂,考察了pH、温度、时间等对水溶液中Co2+的影响。结果表明:(1)茶叶末对Co2+的吸附量随着pH的上升而上升,其中pH=5.50为最佳。茶叶末对Co2+的吸附量均随时间延长呈现上升趋势,吸附速度先快后慢,吸附最佳时间为90min。(2)不同温度下,茶叶末对Co2+的吸附较好地符合Langmuir模型。该吸附过程是化学离子交换过程,主要发生在重金属离子与羟基、氨基的氢原子之间。(3)茶叶末对Co2+的吸附是自发、放热过程,降温有利于吸附,反应时吸附界面上的混乱度增加。(4)盐酸是很好的解吸介质,解吸率为92.65%。通过灼烧(或燃烧)可以回收水溶液中绝大部分的Co2+,不仅减小了对环境的污染,而且节约了资源。     

Multiresidue method for high-performance liquid chromatography determination of carbamate pesticides residues in tea samples

A multiresidue method was developed to determine 19 carbamate pesticides in tea samples. Optimizations of different parameters, such as the type of extraction solvents, clean-up cartridges, and elution solvents were carried out. The developed method used acetonitrile as extraction solvent, amino cartridge for adsorbents and acetone-n-hexane as the eluting solution. Nineteen carbamate residues were then analyzed by high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) with fluorescence detector. The present results showed good linearity by correlation coefficients of more than 0.9999 for all analyses. Limits of detection and quantification varied from 0.0005–0.023 mg L^{? 1}, 0.008–0.077 mg L^{? 1}, respectively. Recoveries of sixteen carbamate pesticides ranged from 65% to 135% at the spiked level of 0.5, 1.0 and 2.0 mg L^{? 1}. The relative standard deviations were lower than 20% and coefficient of variations were lower than 15%. The results indicate that the proposed method provides an effective multi and trace level screening determination of carbamate pesticides residues for tea samples.     

Multiresidue determination of pesticides in tea by gas chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry

An efficient and reliable GC-MS/MS method for the multiresidue determination of pesticides in tea was developed by modifying the Japanese official multiresidue method. Sample preparation was carefully optimized for the efficient removal of coextracted matrix components. The optimal sample preparation procedure involved swelling of the sample in water; extraction with acetonitrile; removal of water by salting-out; and sequential cleanup by ODS, graphitized carbon black/primary secondary amine (GCB/PSA) and silica gel cartridges prior to GC-MS/MS analysis. The recoveries of 162 pesticides from fortified (at 0.01 mg kg^?1) green tea, oolong tea, black tea and matcha (powdered green tea) were mostly (95–98% of the tested pesticides) within the range of 70–120%, with relative standard deviations of <20%. Poor recovery of triazole pesticides was considered to be due to low recovery from the silica gel cartridges. The test solutions obtained by the modified method contained relatively small amounts of pigments, caffeine and other matrix components and were cleaner than those obtained by the original Japanese official multiresidue method. No interfering peaks were observed in the blank chromatograms, indicating the high selectivity of the modified method. The overall results suggest that the developed method is suitable for the quantitative analysis of GC-amenable pesticide residues in tea.     

Trace Metal Contents (Al, Cu and Zn) of Tea: Tea and Soil from Two Tea Plantations, and Tea Products from Different Provinces of China

The present project aims to investigate the possible contamination of teas with the trace metals: Al, Cu and Zn. Tea bushes sampled from two tea plantations in the northern part of Guangdong Province accumulated higher concentrations of Cu and Zn in young leaves, and of Al in old leaves. The analysis of the three metals in tea produced in different provinces indicated higher Al levels in those obtained from Guangdong and Yunnan Provinces, which may be due to the lower soil pH in these areas. Green tea had the lowest Al concentration among the four types of tea studied, as only the bud and two young leaves are used, whereas older leaves are used for other types of tea (black, Oolong and Puerh tea). The transfer of Al, Cu and Zn from soil to different parts of tea bushes was low in general, except for Zn at Lechang tea plantation which next to a Pb/Zn mine, where a higher transfer was observed from young leaves to tea products, indicating possible metal contamination during tea processing. However, low concentrations of Cu and Zn (less than 0.07 mg Cu L^-1 and 0.17 mg Zn L^-1), and moderate amounts of Al (2.1-2.5 mg L^-1) were obtained in the tea liquor (1% hot water extracts).