Determination of C(5)-C(12) perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids in river water samples in the Czech Republic by GC-MS after SPE preconcentration

A method employing solid phase extraction followed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry with negative chemical ionization has been developed for determination of ultratrace concentrations of perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids in river water. The effects of the experimental parameters, such as the pH, additions of NaCl and an ion-pairing agent (tetraethylammonium bromide) and the kind of the elution agent, on the efficiency of the test acid extraction have been studied. The analyte extraction recoveries and the limits of detection and determination have been found. The method developed has been tested on determinations of perfluoroalkyl carboxylic acids in the waters of the two largest Czech rivers, Vltava and Labe (Elbe). The best extraction results have been attained without any alteration of the sample pH, with an addition of tetrabutylammonium bromide (a concentration of 50 μg mL⁻¹ in the sample) and using methanol as the elution agent. Under these conditions, the recoveries of the test acids in the spiked real samples are within ranges from 60% to 104% and 53% to 111% for analyte concentration levels of 1.40 ng mL⁻¹ and 0.14 ng mL⁻¹, respectively, depending on the lengths of the perfluorinated chains of the acids. In general, the recovery decreases with increasing length of this chain. The method developed exhibits very low limits of detection and determination and the results are fully comparable with those obtained when using more expensive HPLC-MS/MS instrumentation. Typical values amount to tenths to tens of pg mL⁻¹ and units to one hundred pg mL⁻¹ for the limits of detection and determination, respectively; the measuring sensitivity increases with increasing length of the analyte chain. The analyzes of real samples from the Vltava and Elbe rivers have demonstrated that the results obtained are similar to the values published for contamination of the Elbe and other rivers in western and central Europe. The concentrations determined are of the order of units to tens of pg mL⁻¹ and the C₈-C₁₀ acids occur most often.     

Arsenic species analysis in porewaters and sediments using hydride generation atomic fluorescence spectrometry

It was observed that the atomic fluorescence emission due to signal during the determination of As（Ⅲ） in the mixture of As（Ⅲ） and As（V） could has a 10% to 40% of fluorescence emission As（V）. Besides, interferes from heavy metals such as Pb（Ⅱ）, Cu（Ⅱ） can cause severe increase of the signals as compared to the insignificant effects caused by Cd（Ⅱ）, Zn（Ⅱ）, Mn（Ⅱ） and Fe（Ⅲ）. On the basis of further studies, the masking agent of 8-hydroxyquinoline was used as an efficient agent to eliminate interference of As（V） emission and the heavy metal of Cu^2＋ and Pb^2＋ in the measurements of arsenic species, After a series standard additions and CRM researches, a sensitive and interference-free analytical procedure was developed for the speciation of arsenic in samples of porewaters and sediments in Poyang Lake, China.     

汶川8.0级地震都江堰市天然气系统震害分析及救灾过程

四川都江堰市地处龙门山主山前边界大断裂上,在汶川8.0级地震烈度分布图中属于Ⅸ度区,是地震受灾最严重的城市之一。作为城市生命线的天然气供应链在本次地震中遭遇了一定的破坏。通过对都江堰市天然气系统的基本构成、震害情况以及应急救灾过程等的调查与整理,对都江堰燃气系统中门站、CNG加气站、中压配气管网及低压配气支管各组成部分在地震中的震害情况进行了分析,对震后的应急处置措施、供气恢复策略及灾后重建工作进行了综述,总结了汶川地震中都江堰天然气系统的应灾经验及救灾环节中的不足之处,并就如何提高燃气系统的抗震应灾能力提出建议。     

汶川8.0级地震非承重墙体震害调查分析

通过对汶川8.0级地震发生后西安、成都地区(地震烈度为Ⅵ～Ⅶ度区)的高层建筑震害调查,以某小区震后建筑物非承重墙体裂缝为实例,给出了高层建筑震害易发生的部位和楼层,分析了非承重墙体裂缝产生的原因。震害调查表明:汶川地震中,在抗震设防烈度为Ⅵ～Ⅷ度区,当地震烈度为Ⅵ～Ⅶ度时,非承重墙抗震性能的表现不尽如人意。提出了应对非承重墙体制定设防目标,且非承重结构构件的抗震设防目标应与主体结构设防目标相适应,使建筑结构设计,对非承重墙的抗震设防有据可依,使灾后有可能对设计与施工的质量进行评估,通过有区别地加强非承重墙的抗震构造措施,减小建筑物的震害损失。     

Inductive potency of TCDD, TBDD and three 2,3,7,8-mixed-halogenated dioxins in liver microsomes of male rats. Enzyme kinetic considerations

The enzyme inducing potency of single doses of three 2,3,7,8-substituted mixed halogenated dibenzo-p-dioxins was investigated and compared with 2,3,7,8-TCDD and 2,3,7,8-TBDD. All substances showed a quite similar potency for EROD induction. The use of a substrate concentration of 0.5 μM ethoxyresorufin is strongly recommended.     

Elevated 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2′-deoxyguanosine in genome of T24 bladder cancer cells induced by halobenzoquinones

Halobenzoquinones(HBQs) are an emerging class of halogenated disinfection byproducts(DBPs) in drinking water, which raised public concerns due to potential carcinogenic effects to human bladder. Our previous work demonstrated that HBQs and hydrogen peroxide(H_2O_2)together generated oxidative DNA damage via a metal-independent and intercalationenhanced oxidation mechanism in vitro. This study further investigated the efficiency of various HBQs to induce oxidative DNA damage in T24 bladder cancer cells. Compared with T24 cells without treatment(3.1 lesions per 10~6 d G), the level of 8-oxo-7,8-dihydro-2′-deoxyguanosine(8-oxod G) significantly increased by 1.4, 3.2, 8.8, and 9.2 times after treatment with tetrabromo-1,4-benzoquinone(TBBQ), terachloro-1,4-benzoquinone(TCBQ),2,6-dichloro-1,4-benzoquinone(2,6-DCBQ) and 2,5-dichloro-1,4-benzoquinone(2,5-DCBQ) for24 hr, respectively. Interestingly, we found that the oxidative potency of HBQs in T24 cells(2,5-DCBQ ≈ 2,6-DCBQ TCBQ TBBQ) is inconsistent with that of in vitro ds DNA oxidation(TCBQ TBBQ 2,5-DCBQ 2,6-DCBQ), suggesting HBQs induce oxidative lesions in cellular genomic DNA probably involved with a complex mechanism.     

基于Himawari 8的沙尘遥感监测与应用

基于Himawari 8静止卫星数据实现了沙尘天气24h动态遥感监测.通过对Himawari 8通道15、13、11亮温值、通道15与13亮温差（BT15-BT 13）、通道13与11亮温差（BT13-BT 11）进行时间序列分析和直方图统计,发现在所选通道中,各地物亮温值分布较为接近,冰云亮温值约为220~250K;沙尘、水云和高纬度地表亮温值约为260~270K;低云、雾和中纬度地表亮温值约为270~290K.通道13对识别沙尘较为敏感,沙尘在通道13的亮温值明显低于通道11和15,在BT15-BT13亮温差值图上沙尘区存在明显高值,在BT13-BT11亮温差值图上为负值,明显低于其他地物.相关性分析结果显示,BT15-BT13和BT13-BT11与地面PM₁₀浓度在0.01水平上显著相关.通过BT15-BT13、BT13-BT11和通道13进行假彩色合成生成的沙尘遥感结果与气象数据,地面PM₁₀数据,激光雷达数据相结合,可对华北地区沙尘污染的起源,形成过程和行进轨迹进行24h的三维动态观测.     

MM5-SMOKE-CMAQ as a modeling tool for 8-h ozone regulatory enforcement: application to the state of Arizona

The Penn State/NCAR Mesoscale Meteorological Model 5 (MM5), Sparse Matrix Operator Kernal Emissions (SMOKE), and Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) modeling systems were employed to simulate ozone concentration distribution within the State of Arizona, in particular, Phoenix air basin, as supporting information to designate nonattainment areas of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's new 8-h ozone standard. In general, based on statistical comparisons between predictions and available (sparsely distributed) observations, the modeling system performed reasonably well for the Phoenix basin, thus proving it to be a useful tool for both regulatory as well as research applications. Detailed inspection, however, revealed a serious problem with respect to the details of the ozone distribution in that for some days the transition from downslope flow to upslope flow in the Phoenix basin was delayed in the model, causing the ozone distribution to show an unrealistic high-ozone bias toward the west valley. Implementation of a modified subgrid parameterization improved the time of transition, and hence the prediction of ozone and its precursor distributions. This study points to possible inadequacies of commonly used subgrid parameterizations in dealing with rapidly changing flow conditions such as morning (and evening) transitions.     

邻苯二甲酸二异壬酯致小鼠肝组织氧化损伤的研究

研究邻苯二甲酸二异壬酯对小鼠肝细胞的氧化损伤.以昆明小鼠为受试动物,随机分为5组,包括1个阴性对照组、4个邻苯二甲酸二异壬酯染毒组,染毒组按0.5,5,50,500mg/kg4个剂量水平,灌胃染毒小鼠14d.以肝组织匀浆测定活性氧(ROS)、还原型谷胱甘肽(GSH)、丙二醛(MDA)和8-羟基脱氧鸟苷(8-OHdG)的含量;以肝组织细胞测定DNA-蛋白质交联(DPC)系数.随着邻苯二甲酸二异壬酯染毒剂量的升高,肝组织的ROS、MDA、8-OHdG含量和DPC系数逐渐上升,GSH含量逐渐降低,各指标呈一定的剂量-效应关系.染毒剂量为50mg/kg时, ROS、GSH、8-OHdG含量和DPC系数差异有统计学意义(P< 0.05, P< 0.01);染毒剂量为500mg/kg时,上述指标差异均有统计学(P< 0.05, P< 0.01).同时对小鼠肝组织形态进行光镜观察,结果表明,随着染毒剂量的加大,小鼠肝细胞的病理损伤越严重.较高剂量(350mg/kg)的邻苯二甲酸二异壬酯能造成小鼠肝组织的氧化损伤.