Glutathione S-transferase activity in rats exposed to methyl parathion

Methyl parathion is an organophosphate insecticide that has been used in agriculture and the domestic sector for several years. This pesticide and others, arriving through different processes, exert significant effects on water quality with serious consequences for environmental and human health. The main objective of this study was to investigate the changes of Glutathione S-transferase enzyme activity in methyl parathion exposed rat tissues. For this purpose, wistar rats (Rattus norvegicus) were injected intraperitoneally with 7 mg kg^?1 dose of methyl parathion, while corn oil was applied to control groups in the same way. The liver, kidneys, brain and small intestine were quickly removed after 0, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 64, and 72 hours of injection of methyl parathion and the glutathione S-transferase activity was determined in these tissues. As a result it was seen that glutathione S-transferase activity increases in all tissues in the group of male and female rats to which methyl parathion was given. The increase of glutathione S-transferase activity may be a result of methyl parathion's toxic effect because it is one of the most important enzymes of detoxification metabolism.     

鱼类肝脏微粒体对于硫代磷酸酯类杀虫剂活化代谢率的种间差异(Species-Related Difference of Liver Microsomes of Fish in Activation of Organothiophosphorus Insecticides)

为了弄清鱼类肝脏微粒体细胞色素P450s(CYPs)对于硫代磷酸酯类杀虫剂活化代谢率的种间差别,选用斑马鱼Brachydanio rerio、麦穗鱼Pseudorasbora parva、剑尾鱼Xiphophorus helleri、篮鳃太阳鱼Leponus macrohirus四种鱼作为受试生物,选用对硫磷、马拉硫磷、毒死蜱三种硫代磷酸酯类杀虫剂作为受试药剂,以外源乙酰胆碱酯酶(AchE)的抑制率为指标,在离体状态下间接测量了杀虫剂活化代谢物的相对生成量.离体试验表明,对于对硫磷,活化代谢物生成量的高低顺序为:斑马鱼、剑尾鱼、麦穗鱼>太阳鱼(p<0.05),最高的麦穗鱼和最低的太阳鱼之间相差10.0倍;对于马拉硫磷和毒死蜱,活化代谢物生成量的高低顺序均为:剑尾鱼>太阳鱼>斑马鱼、麦穗鱼(p<0.05),最高的剑尾鱼和最低的麦穗鱼之间的分别相差66.9和137倍.毒性测定表明,对于对硫磷、马拉硫磷和毒死蜱,四种鱼96hLC50之间的最大差别分别是45、18和77倍.对马拉硫磷而言,96hLC50的种间差异特征与活化代谢物生成量的种间差异特征比较吻合,而对于对硫磷和毒死蜱而言,两者之间的吻合度较低.研究证实了肝脏CYP在活化硫代磷酸酯杀虫剂方面具有明显的种间差异,同时也证实仅以活化代谢物的离体生成量这一指标来衡量鱼类对于硫代磷酸酯杀虫剂的敏感性,其结论可能会较大幅度地偏离生测结果.尽管如此,本研究证实在所测的鱼类当中,斑马鱼属于CYP活性较低的鱼种,而这一特性很可能是造成斑马鱼对于硫代磷酸酯杀虫剂的敏感性偏低的重要原因.     

有机磷农药对海洋微藻致毒性的生物学研究 Ⅵ.对硫磷对4种海洋微藻的毒性效应

本文报道有机磷农药——对硫磷对４种海洋微藻的毒性效应。实验结果显示：（１）对硫磷对４种海洋微藻有较高的毒性，对藻细胞的生长和分裂有严重的抑制效应。（２）４种海洋微藻对对硫磷的耐受力有一定的差异，按由大到小的顺序依次为新月菱形藻＞盐藻＞金藻＞扁藻。（３）对硫磷能够引起叶绿素ａ的降解，随着浓度的提高，藻细胞叶绿素ａ的含量呈下降趋势。     

Probabilistic approaches in the effect assessment of toxic chemicals. What are the benefits and limitations?

There is an ongoing discussion whether in the environmental risk assessment for chemicals the so called 'deterministic' approach using point estimates of exposure and effect concentrations is still appropriate. Instead, the more detailed and scientifically sounder probabilistic methods that have been developed over the last years are widely recommended. Here, we present the results of a probabilistic effect assessment for the aquatic environment performed for the pesticide methyl parathion and compare them with the results obtained with the common deterministic approach as described in the EU Technical Guidance Document. Methyl parathion was chosen because a sufficient data set (acute toxicity data for about 70 species) was available. The assumptions underlying the probabilistic effect assessment are discussed in the light of the results obtained for methyl parathion. Two important assumptions made by many studies are: (i) a sufficient number of ecologically relevant toxicity data is available, (ii) the toxicity data follow a certain distribution such as log-normal. Considering the scarcity of data for many industrial chemicals, we conclude that these assumptions would not be fulfilled in many cases if the probabilistic assessment was applied to the majority of industrial chemicals. Therefore, despite the well-known limitations of the deterministic approach, it should not be replaced by probabilistic methods unless the assumptions of these methods are carefully checked in each individual case, which would significantly increase the effort for the assessment procedure.     

对硫磷的人工抗原合成与鉴定

为防治病虫草害,确保农业丰收,每年有大量农药化学品施入环境中,从而使环境监测任务日趋繁重.气相色谱、液相色谱这些传统的农药残留检测手段,因其仪器昂贵,前处理过程复杂等难以满足快速监测需要.酶联免疫吸附分析(Enzyme Linked ImmunoSorbent Assay简称ELISA)技术,具有设备简单、成本低廉、专一性强、灵敏度高、样品预处理简化、适于同时检测大量样品等优点.近年来已发展成为一种简单、灵敏、快速的农药残留测试技术而应用于环境监测中.     

甲基化-β环糊精(MCD)的制备及其对甲基对硫磷和克百威的增溶作用

简介了MCD的制备及MCD对甲基对硫磷和克百威的增溶实验,讨论了实验结果：MCD增加了农药在水中的溶解度,在25℃下,60g／L的MCD溶液中,甲基对硫磷和克百威的溶解度比在纯水中分别提高了63．97和9．23倍。     

凤眼莲植物修复水溶液中甲基对硫磷的效果与机理研究

报道了凤眼莲（Eichhornia crassipes Solms）净化水溶液中甲基对硫磷的作用及修复甲基对硫磷污染水体的主要机理。研究结果表明，与空白抑菌水溶液相比，10－11g凤眼莲抑菌可将250mL的10mg/L的甲基对硫磷降解速度提高763．52％。处理10d后甲基对硫磷的消除率，凤眼莲培养液为99．9％，对照水溶液为40．1％。其修复机理主要是凤眼莲的直接吸收和微生物降解。在不抑菌条件下，凤眼莲对水溶液中甲 硫磷净化的贡献率达67．28％，微生物降解约占23．97％。     

Effects of atrazine on acetylcholinesterase activity in midges (Chironomus tentans) exposed to organophosphorus insecticides

Acetylcholinesterase activity was determined for midge larvae (Chironomus tentans) exposed to either organophosphorus insecticides (OPs) alone or OP insecticides in binary combination with atrazine (200 μg/l). Although atrazine by itself did not reduce the level of acetylcholinesterase activity, atrazine in combination with chlorpyrifos significantly decreased acetylcholinesterase activity as compared to chlorpyrifos only treatments. Although similar trends existed for malathion and methyl parathion, differences were not statistically significant. These results match previously published toxicity data where atrazine, although not acutely toxic even at much higher levels, decreased EC₅₀ values for chlorpyrifos by a magnitude of 4, decreased methyl parathion values by a magnitude of 2, and did not decrease values for malathion.     

Treatment of two insecticides in an electrochemical Fenton system

Abstract

The ability of an electrochemical Fenton system to degrade the organophosphorous insecticides malathion and methyl parathion was studied. A combination of hydrogen peroxide and electrochemically‐generated iron was found to be successful in degrading the two insecticides, and optimization of the system was pursued. Augmentation with near UV light at an intensity of 1.67xl0¹⁷ quanta/sec and centered at a wavelength of 370 nm improved the degradation of malathion at low iron concentrations but did not affect other treatments. Adding the hydrogen peroxide slowly over the course of treatment rather than all at once at the beginning of each treatment did, however, greatly improve the system. Removal efficiencies of 98.0% or greater were achieved for both pesticides.     

Penetration of soil dust through woven and nonwoven fabrics

Abstract

Several types of fabrics were laboratory‐tested for their effectiveness in worker protection to pesticide‐laden dust encountered in the agricultural environment. Of the applied <100 mesh dust, penetrations through knitted jersey and woven fabrics were greater than 87% and less than 5.8%, respectively. Treatment of woven fabrics with fluorocarbon polymers curtailed penetration by greater than 60%. Nonwoven fabrics allowed less than 0.5% dust penetration. Parathion mixed with 100‐mesh sieved dust resulted in increasing “ppm”; levels with decreasing particle size; extent of parathion conversion to paraoxon was independent of particle size for the sandy loam dust used.