壬基酚长期暴露对斑马鱼雄鱼第二性征、精子活力的影响(Effects of Long-Term Exposure to Nonylphenol on Secondary Sexual Characteristics and Sperm Motility of Male Zebrafish（Brachydanio rerio）)

研究了不同浓度下(0(对照)、0.1、1、10、100μg·L-1)壬基酚(NP)长期暴露对斑马鱼(Brachydanio rerio)雄鱼第二性征、精子活力的影响.结果表明,NP暴露对斑马鱼第二性征的影响显著,可导致雄性个体出现泄殖乳突、腹部膨大等典型雌性化特征.100μg·L-1NP暴露导致76.9%的雄鱼出现泄殖乳突.NP暴露对斑马鱼精子激活率的影响显著,随NP暴露浓度升高精子激活率下降,呈现负相关的剂量-效应关系.NP暴露对斑马鱼精子寿命和精子剧烈运动时间均有显著影响.低剂量(0.1μg·L-1)和高剂量(100μg·L-1)NP暴露下精子寿命及其剧烈运动时间显著缩短,而中等剂量(10μg·L-1)NP对上述指标影响不显著(p>0.05).斑马鱼第二性征、精子活力可作为指示水体环境雌激素毒理学效应的敏感指标.     

改性松针对水中壬基酚的吸附

研究了由乙醇改性后的松针对水中壬基酚的吸附去除效果;探讨了其吸附过程的热力学和动力学行为;考察了pH、温度对吸附效果的影响。实验结果表明,改性松针对水中壬基酚具有很好的吸附能力,当壬基酚浓度为10 mg·L-1,溶液30 mL、吸附剂投加量为1 g、温度为25℃、pH值为7时,35 min达到吸附饱和,实验饱和吸附量为0.279 mg·g-1,吸附去除率为93.3%;吸附过程符合准一级动力学方程,并能够同时满足Langmuir和Freundlich吸附等温吸附模型。     

反相高效液相色谱法测定污水中壬基酚聚氧乙烯醚总量

建立了固相萃取一反相液相色谱一荧光检测法分析污水中壬基酚聚氧乙烯醚总量的方法.固相萃取采用Wa-ters Oasis HLB固相萃取柱(30 μg×60 mg×3 mL),6 mL二氯甲烷/甲醇(90/10,V/V)混合溶剂洗脱,洗脱液用氮吹仪浓缩至1 mL,回收率为99.68%.采用ZORBAX Eclipse XDBC-18(4.6 mm×150 mm,5 μm)反相色谱柱,甲醇/水为流动相,流速1.0 mL/min,以每分钟增加2.5%的梯度陡度进行洗脱,流动相中甲醇比例由70%增加到100%,柱温23℃,进样量15μL.荧光检测器的激发波长230 nm,发射波长313 nm.采用外标法定量.该方法的空白加标和污水样品加标回收率均在90%以上,标准偏差小于10%,定量下限为0.97～1.90 μg/L.利用该方法分别对污水处理厂进水水样、二级处理出水水样、再生水水样进行了测定,测定结果的准确度和精密度满足痕量分析的要求.     

Degradation behaviors of nonylphenol ethoxylates by isolated bacteria using improved isolation method

Nonylphenol ethoxylate (NPEO)-degrading bacteria were isolated from activated sludge using an improved isolation method, and the corresponding degradation behaviours were investigated. Eight NPEO-degrading strains distributed in genera Pseudomonas, Sphingomonas, Sphingobium, Cupriavidus, Ralstonia, Achromobacter, and Staphylococcus were acquired. The latter five genera have never been reported for the degradation of NPEOs. Four degradation patterns were observed for the eight pure strains. In pattern A, NPE...     

壬基酚和辛基酚暴露的生物标志物——尿液5-HT

为了探讨壬基酚和辛基酚对大鼠体内(5-HT)代谢的影响,为壬基酚和辛基酚暴露标志物的鉴定提供依据.选取健康雄性Sprague Dawley大鼠35只,随机分为对照组,壬基酚、辛基酚及其联合染毒低剂量组(50 mg·kg-1·d-1),壬基酚、辛基酚及其联合染毒高剂量组(150 mg·kg-1·d-1),每组5只,连续7d灌胃染毒,建立染毒动物模型.灌胃次日,利用高效液相色谱法(HPLC)检测各组大鼠尿液中5-羟色胺(5-HT)含量.结果表明,染毒组大鼠尿液中5-HT浓度均显著高于正常对照组(p＜0.01);高剂量染毒组大鼠尿液中5-HT浓度均显著高于其低剂量染毒组(p＜0.01);染毒第7天大鼠尿液中5-HT浓度均显著高于其染毒第3天(p＜0 01)尿液中5-HT浓度随染毒剂量和染毒时间的增加而升高,有剂量-毒性效应和时间-毒性效应关系;尿液5-HT可作为评估壬基酚和辛基酚暴露的潜在生物标志物,应用于大规模人群暴露风险的监测.     

镉对铜绿假单胞菌降解水体中壬基酚的影响

探讨了镉(Cd)对铜绿假单胞菌(P.aeruginosa)SH1处理壬基酚(NP)的影响.结果表明,P.aeruginosa SH1的生物量随着Cd2+浓度的增大有明显的降低,10 mg·L~(-1)Cd2+存在时,菌株在24 h的生物量下降27.1%;Cd2+的加入对于菌体吸附NP有较大影响.对于活菌,低浓度Cd2+(0.5 mg·L~(-1))能够促进P.aeruginosa SH1吸附NP,而高浓度Cd2+(≥5 mg·L~(-1))的加入起抑制作用.对于失活菌体,低浓度Cd2+的加入对于菌体吸附NP无显著性影响,而高浓度的Cd2+能够促进吸附作用;降解实验结果表明,胞内酶的降解速率要远远大于菌体.不同浓度的Cd2+对菌体和胞内酶降解NP有着不同的影响.当体系中存在高浓度Cd2+时,胞内酶和菌体降解NP均受到抑制,胞内酶受到的抑制作用更显著.低浓度的Cd2+对菌体降解NP有促进作用,而对胞内酶降解NP无显著性影响;胞内酶对NP的降解过程符合一级动力学反应模型,Cd2+浓度为0.5 mg·L~(-1)时降解速率最快,半衰期为5.5 h,而菌体降解NP则不能很好地通过一级动力学模型进行拟合.     

室温下不同活化和氧化的干酪根对菲和壬基酚的吸附

对干酪根样品(OS)进行了活化和氧化处理(ZnCl_2(Z)和KOH(K)活化,H_2O_2(H)和NaClO(N)氧化),利用元素分析、傅里叶红外光谱(FTIR)及CO_2气体吸附法对其进行表征,并对比研究其对非极性和极性有机污染物菲(Phen)和壬基酚(NP)的吸附行为.结果表明,样品的比表面积(SSA)和纳米孔体积(Vo)分别为76.57~104.00 m2·g~(-1)和30.68~41.67μL·g~(-1),与有机碳含量呈显著正相关关系.吸附实验表明,所有样品对菲和壬基酚的吸附均为典型的非线性吸附,对菲的吸附非线性因子n值(0.678~0.797)都大于对壬基酚吸附的n值(0.530~0.748),且对壬基酚的吸附容量(K'F为1358~3750μg·g~(-1))都大于对菲的吸附容量(K'F为435~1297μg·g~(-1)).此外,样品对菲和壬基酚的吸附容量与O/C和(N+O)/C呈显著负相关关系.纳米孔填充模型拟合表明,菲的吸附机理主要是纳米孔填充机制,但对壬基酚的吸附超过对菲的吸附这一现象与氢键作用有关.在KH(KOH活化+H_2O_2氧化,其余类同)、ON、KN处理组合上NP的纳米孔填充体积都有明显的提高,这一方面与纳米孔径大小的变化有关,另一方面与NP与表面—OH、—COOH、—NH_2等基团形成氢键有关.     

生物炭对西北黄土吸附壬基酚的影响

以壬基酚(nonylphenol,NP)为目标污染物,采用批量实验法研究其在添加不同温度制备的小麦秸秆生物炭的黄土中的吸附动力学、吸附热力学,以及粒径、pH等影响因素.结果表明,不添加生物炭黄土吸附NP的快反应时间为10 h,而加入生物炭后,黄土对NP吸附的快反应时间缩短,为6 h;且快反应阶段添加生物炭黄土明显比不添加生物炭黄土对NP的吸附量多,但碳化温度不同的生物炭在此阶段吸附量差别较小.黄土和添加生物炭黄土对NP的吸附平衡时间均为16 h且符合准二级动力学模型.无论是否添加生物炭,NP在黄土上的热力学吸附过程都较好地符合Freundlich等温吸附模型,符合L-型吸附等温模式;随着系统温度的升高,黄土和添加生物炭的黄土对NP的饱和吸附量都呈增大趋势;NP的吸附自由能ΔGθ0,焓变ΔHθ0,熵变ΔSθ0,表明此吸附是一个自发吸热且混乱程度增大的吸附过程.在同一温度下,随着生物炭碳化温度的升高,NP在添加生物炭黄土中的吸附量逐渐增大.添加生物炭黄土的粒径越小,对NP的吸附量越大.pH值为4~7时,添加生物炭黄土吸附量随pH值的增大而增加;pH为7~10时,吸附量又随pH值增大而减小;表明添加生物炭黄土在中性范围内对NP的吸附效果最好,酸性和碱性都不利于NP的吸附.     

Pollution of NPEOs in four municipal sewage treatment plants in the north of China

The concentration and distribution of nonylphenol polyethoxylates (NPEOs represents the mixture, and NPnEO represents the monomer) and its metabolites in the influent and effluent of four municipal sewage treatment plants (STPs) in the north of China were measured. Moreover, the concentration and distribution of the above chemicals in the sludge of two STPs were also determined, and the transfer and fate of NPEOs in the sewage treatment process were discussed primarily by analyzing the distribution of the products in the effluent and the sludge. The results showed that NPEOs and its metabolites existed in all the samples of the influent, effluent, and sludge. NPEOs were degraded in the sewage treatment process with the removal efficiency in the range of 23.38%–77.11%, or an average of 52.86%. However, the large analogs of NPnEO were only degraded to small ones, whose degradation rate was rather slow, and consequently the degradation was not complete. Hence, the concentrations of some small metabolites, such as nonylphenol (NP), nonylphenol monoethoxylate (NP1EO), and nonylphenol diethoxylate (NP2EO) were elevated in the effluent. These small metabolites are more toxic than the large NPnEO analogs, and some of them were reported to exhibit environmental endocrine disrupting activity. From this point of view, the process of sewage treatment does not reduce but elevate the risk of NPEOs, which becomes the main source of these small NPnEO in the environment. The sludge exhibited good adsorption ability for NPEOs, especially for the small analogs, which led to the high level of NPEOs in the sludge. Hence, reasonable disposal of the surplus sludge to avoid re-pollution is very important. Translated from Research of Environmental Sciences, 2006, 19(3): 61–66 [译自: 环境科学研究]     

Analytical Investigations on a Releasing Agent Application in Aluminium Diecasting (6 pp)

Background, Aims and Scope Releasing agents, applied in the aluminium diecasting process, usually consist of water, oils, waxes, polysiloxanes, as well as of a set of additives like emulsifiers, corrosion inhibitors, and biocides. During spray application and part release, gases and aerosols are emitted into workplace air. The chemical compositions of these emissions are determined by the components of the releasing agents and their reaction products formed during thermal stress of more than 700 °C. In the frame of the joint project, the analytical tasks were to develop an appropriate sampling strategy for this production environment, to draw conclusions about the occurrence of hazardous chemicals from production plant studies and from laboratory-scale thermolysis experiments, and to determine the biodegradability of customary releasing agents. Methods During realistic test production, active air sampling was performed in a production hall using different adsorption materials. Cotton fabric sheets were positioned in the production area as passive samplers. Thermolysis experiments were performed at 600 °C with sealed quartz ampoules. The biodegradability of different releasing agents was determined according to German industry standard DIN 51828 (2000). For analyses, GC/MS (headspace), FTIR, HPLC, IC, and ICP-OES techniques were applied. Results and Discussion The substance spectrum, which was found in workplace air, was dominated by saturated and non-saturated aliphatic hydrocarbons. Besides these, alcohols, alkyl phenols, xylenes and other benzene derivatives, aldehydes, glycols, carboxylic acid esters, and amides were present. The German limiting value of 40 mg/m3 of complex hydrocarbon mixtures in a diecasting workplace atmosphere was clearly under-run. Total hydrocarbon contents ranged between 2.7 and 6.3 mg/m3. Five different PAH were found in the air close to the diecasting machine, with maximum concentrations between 0.05 and 3.06 μg/m3. Concentrations of nonylphenols ranged from 10 to 200 μg/m3, and those of triethanolamine from 20 to 30 μg/m3. From 17 elements analyzed, only B, Fe, P, S, Si, and Ti were emitted in small amounts. It was striking that the PAH patterns resulting from thermolysis experiments were quite the same compared to those determined during the diecasting process. An influence of water and of Fe/Al on the composition of the thermolysis products could mostly be shown. The degrees of biodegradation of three releasing agent extracts after 21 days were 21%, 29%, and 55%, respectively. Conclusion A sampling strategy was developed, which allows an emission assessment for the industrial process of aluminium diecasting. It enabled one to control limiting values, to characterise a wide variety of compounds emitted, and to identify and quantify relevant pollutants. Only a few hazardous substances could be detected during the exemplary use of one releasing agent within the compounds emitted into workplace air. Indications were found, that the prediction of the formation of harmful substances from releasing agent components should be possible via thermolysis experiments. The biodegradability test can serve to assess the expenditure of disposal of the usual leakage run-off of excess agent during production. Recommendation and Outlook Investigations on further differently composed releasing agents, e.g. powders, would be desirable. A substitution of nonylphenol ethoxylates by less harmful components would surely be an improvement of a releasing agent with regard to work safety and health care, because of avoiding the emission of toxic and endocrine active nonylphenols. The surprisingly wide range of biodegradability of the investigated releasing agents points to an optimization potential, that has obviously not yet been considered.