Necessity of Toxicity Assessment in Turkish Industrial Discharges (Examples from Metal and Textile Industry Effluents)

Toxicity of some organic and inorganic chemicals to microorganisms is an important consideration in assessingtheir environmental impact against their economic benefits.Microorganisms play an important role in several environmentalprocesses, both natural and engineered. Some organic and inorganics at toxic levels have been detected in industrial discharges resulting in plant upsets and discharge permit violations. In addition to this, even though in some cases the effluent wastewater does not exceed the discharge limits,the results of toxicity tests show potential toxicity. Toxicityknowledge of effluents can benefit treatment plant operators inoptimising plant operation, setting pre-treatment standards, and protecting receiving water quality and in establishing sewer discharge permits to safeguard the plant. In the Turkish regulations only toxicity dilution factor (TDF) with fish is part of the toxicity monitoring program of permissible wastewater discharge. In various countries, laboratory studiesinvolving the use of different organisms and protocol for toxicity assessment was conducted involving a number of discharges.In this study, it was aimed to investigate the acute toxicity of textile and metal industry wastewaters by traditional and enrichment toxicity tests and emphasize the importance of toxicity tests in wastewater discharge regulations. The enrichment toxicity tests are novel applications and give anidea whether there is potential toxicity or growth limiting and stimulation conditions. Different organisms were used suchas bacteria (Floc and Coliform bacteria) algae (Chlorella sp.), fish (Lepistes sp.) and protozoan (Vorticella sp.) to represent four tropic levels. The textile industry results showed acute toxicity for at least one organism in 8 out of 23 effluent samples. Acute toxicity for at least two organisms in 7 out of 23 effluent sampling was observed for the metal industry. The toxicity test results were assessed with chemical analyses such as COD, BOD, color and heavy metals. It was observed that the toxicity of the effluents could not be explained by using physicochemical analyses in 5 cases for metal and 4 cases for the textile industries. The results clearly showed that the useof bioassay tests produce additional information about the toxicity potential of industrial discharges and effluents.     

蛋白核小球藻与DEP的相互作用

运用评价化学品对藻类毒性的标准实验方法,得出邻苯二甲酸二乙酯抑制蛋白核小球藻生长的９６ｈＥＣ５０为８０ｍｇ／Ｌ。实验结果表明,蛋白核小球藻对ＥＤＰ有明显的富集与降解作用,富集量和浓缩系数（ＢＣＦ）都在１２ｈ达到最大,分别为９．８ｍｇ／ｇ和２０５。此后富集量随时间的延长而逐渐降低,９６ｈ降到１．８ｍｇ／ｇ。ＢＣＦ在７２ｈ内也随时间的延长而逐渐减小,并在７２ｈ降到最小８０,７２ｈ以后又随时间的延长而升     

用浮萍试验检测4种污染物的植物毒性

用浮萍试验检测丙烯腈－腈纶工业废水中４种主要污染物：丙烯腈、硫氰酸钠（NaSCN）、乙腈和二甲基甲酰胺（DMF）的植物毒性。结果表明,4种污染物对浮萍的96h－IC₅₀分别为27.08mg/L、3662.6mg/L、3684.6mg/L和12197mg/L。除NaSCN外,浮萍对其它３种污染物的敏感性与水生动物的敏感性相近。文中还对浮萍试验的反应终点、重复间的偏差及浮萍的实验室培养进行了讨论。采用浮萍生长抑制试验检测植物毒性,不仅克服了藻类生长抑制试验操作繁锁,难以去除废水背景值等缺点,并能更好反映废水毒性的变化。     

Evaluation of the Fertilization Capability of Paracentrotus Lividus Sea Urchin Storaged Gametes by the Exposure to Different Aqueous Matrices

Several experiments were performed to evaluate the fertilization capability of Paracentrotus lividus sea urchin gametes, which are usually used in fertilization tests, but which, until now, were employed only for few hours after spawning.The aim of this work is to evaluate the possibility of performing the bioassay for longer periods, employing ‘conserved' gametes. As far as the method, the sperm was stored ‘dry' at 4 ^∘C; eggs were conserved in an antibiotic solution at 4 ^∘C, and they were exposed both to copper solutions as reference toxicant and to aqueous matrices.The use of conserved gametes in the fertilization bioassay lead to EC50 values which were acceptable for about 3 days. Moreover, these experiments permitted to identify the limiting factor: the male gamete.     

日本关于制浆造纸厂排水的生物影响研究现状

日本自１９９４年以来的近６年中,对全国近２０个制浆造纸厂排水进行了生物影响实验研究,研究内容主要是排水对生物急性毒性实验、亚急性毒性实验、慢性毒性实验与二恶英分析、采用食物链上不同等级的三类水生生物与发光菌等为实验生物、毒性指标主要有ＬＣ５０、ＩＣ２０、ＩＣ５０、ＥＣ１０、ＥＣ３０、ＬＯＥＣ、ＮＯＥＣ等,排水的ＣＯＤ／ＢＯＤ比值也与生物毒性具相关性。     

Assessment of toxicity of a glyphosate-based formulation using bacterial systems in lake water

A new Aeromonas bioassay is described to assess the potential harmful effects of the glyphosate-based herbicide, Roundup^®, in the Albufera lake, a protected area near Valencia. Viability markers as membrane integrity, culturability and β-galactosidase production of Aeromonas caviae were studied to determine the influence of the herbicide in the bacterial cells. Data from the multifactor analysis of variance test showed no significant differences (P > 0.05) between A. caviae counts of viability markers at the studied concentrations (0, 50 and 100 mg l⁻¹ of glyphosate).

The effects of Roundup^® on microbial biota present in the lake were assessed by measuring the number of indigenous mesophilic Aeromonas in presence of different amounts of the herbicide at 0, 50 and 100 mg l⁻¹ of glyphosate. In samples containing 50 and 100 mg l⁻¹ of glyphosate a significant (P < 0.05) increase in Aeromonas spp. counts and accompanying flora was observed.

The acute toxicity of Roundup^® and of Roundup^® diluted with Albufera lake water to Microtox^® luminescent bacterium (Vibrio fischeri) also was determined. The EC₅₀ values obtained were 36.4 mg l⁻¹ and 64.0 mg l⁻¹ of glyphosate respectively. The acidity (pH 4.5) of the herbicide formulation was the responsible of the observed toxicity.     

4-壬基酚臭氧氧化中雌激素活性变化的影响因素

采用有效的重组基因酵母检测方法,研究了不同影响因素下水中典型内分泌干扰物4-壬基酚(4-NP)在臭氧氧化过程中雌激素活性的变化规律.结果表明,臭氧能迅速氧化4-NP,并有效地去除其雌激素活性;臭氧氧化过程中,水中高臭氧浓度、低pH值、低悬浮物含量、低·OH抑制剂浓度以及适量的腐殖酸浓度均有利于降低4-NP的雌激素活性.     

生物监测在水环境中的应用及存在问题探讨

生物监测是未来一类重要的环境监测方法,但由于其方法本身、技术的原因,限制了其应用。介绍了生物监测的两大类方法：群落监测和生物测试,总结了这两类生物监测方法在水环境评价、规划、灾害预报、水质监测、水质标准制定及污染物排放监测中的应用,并从技术、方法、结果应用等角度对生物监测在实际应用中存在的问题进行了讨论。     

铈对水体富营养化影响的动态模拟研究

以红浮萍作为供试材料,在聚乙烯塑料板焊接成的水槽中做单稀土元素铈对水体富营化影响的动态模拟实验,以期对长江三峡水库及其上游流域的水体富营养化预防与防治提供基础依据。实验表明：浓度为2501~g／L的稀土元素铈对红浮萍生长和水体富营养化的促进作用受水体流速的影响,流速越快,促进作用越弱。依据所测指标运用相关加权综合营养状态指数法对实验水体进行水质评价,结果表明在实验条件下,静态水体发生“水华”的时间为5～6d;在平行条件下流速为12．5cm／s、25cm／s的动态水体发生“水华”的时间分别为8～9d和12～13d。     

Assessment of source water contamination by estrogenic disrupting compounds in China

Detection of estrogenic disrupting compounds (EDCs) in drinking waters around China has led to rising concerns about health risks associated with these compounds. There is, however, a paucity of studies on the occurrence and identification of the main compounds responsible for this pollution in the source waters. To fill this void, we screened estrogenic activities of 23 source water samples from six main river systems in China, using a recombinant two-hybrid yeast assay. All sample extracts induced significant estrogenic activity, with E2 equivalents (EEQ) of raw water ranging from 0.08 to 2.40 ng/L. Additionally, 16 samples were selected for chemical analysis by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The EDCs of most concern, including estrone (E1), 17βup-estradiol (E2), 17αup-ethinylestradiol (EE2), estriol (E3), diethylstilbestrol (DES), estradiol valerate (EV), 4-t-octylphenol (4-t-OP), 4-nonylphenols (4-NP) and bisphenol A (BPA), were determined at concentrations of up to 2.98, 1.07, 2.67, 4.37, 2.52, 1.96, 89.52, 280.19 and 710.65 ng/L, respectively. Causality analysis, involving comparison of EEQ values from yeast assay and chemical analysis identified E2, EE2 and 4-NP as the main responsible compounds, accounting for the whole estrogenic activities (39.74% to 96.68%). The proposed approach using both chemical analysis and yeast assay could be used for the identification and evaluation of EDCs in source waters of China.