湖南稻米镉和土壤镉锌的关系分析

在湖南省采集108 组稻米和土壤样品,测定稻米镉、土壤总镉、土壤有效态镉含量和有效态锌含量。电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定结果表明,稻米镉含量范围为0.015～1.05 mg/kg,平均值为0.272 mg/kg,其中超过70%的稻米样品镉含量在0.10～0.30 mg/kg范围内。土壤总镉、有效态镉、有效态锌含量范围分别为0.180～1.89、0.116～0.742、0.893～17.37 mg/kg,平均值分别为0.679、0.295、5.02 mg/kg。SPSS软件统计结果显示,稻米镉含量与土壤总镉和土壤有效态锌含量分别呈开口向上和开口向下的二次曲线关系（P=0.000）,而与土壤有效态镉含量呈正相关（P=0.000）。以上结果表明,稻米镉含量受到土壤有效态镉含量的促进,土壤中有效态锌含量高可抑制稻米对镉的积累。     

不同消化方法对大蒜中锰、锌、铜、镉含量的影响

目的：研究不同消化方法对大蒜中Mn，Zn，Cu争Cd微量元素含量的影响。方法：采用干法灰化争湿法消化预处理大蒜，干法灰化以时间争温度做单因素实验；湿法消化以酸的比例、放置时间争种类做单因素实验，通过正交实验确定最佳消化条件，利用原子吸收分光光度法测定大蒜中Mn，Zn，Cu争Cd的含量。结果表明：大蒜中Mn，Zn，Cu争Cd的最佳消化条件，干法灰化是Mn450℃，4h；Zn650℃，6h；Cu550℃，4h；Cd 450℃，4h。湿法消化是Mn：HNO3：H2SO4=5l1，16h；Zn：HNO3：HCl=7：1，12h;Cu：HNO3：H2O=1：1，12h；Cd：HNO3：H2SO4=1：2，12h。测定结果的相对标准偏差均在2．0％以下，回收率为99％～101％之间。     

Geochemistry of Cd,Cr, and Zn in highly contaminated sediments and its influences on assimilation by marine bivalves

We tested the controls of metal geochemistry in sediments collected from an extremely contaminated Chinese bay on metal assimilation by marine mussels and clams. Metal speciation in the contaminated sediments, quantified by the Tessier operational extraction method, was significantly dependent on metal concentrations in the sediments. The fractions of Cd in the easily exchangeable and carbonate phases increased, while the reducible and residue phases decreased with increasing Cd concentration. The majority (72-91%) of Cr was associated with the residue component with the remainder of Cr in the organic matter and reducible phases. Zn in carbonate phase increased, whereas in the organic matter and residue phases it decreased with increasing Zn concentration. The bioavailability of Cd, Cr, and Zn to marine green mussels (Perna viridis) and clams (Ruditapes philippinarum) was quantified using radiotracer spiked technique with concurrent measurements of speciation of spiked metals. There was a significant correlation between the Cd assimilation efficiency (AE) by both mussels and clams and Cd partitioning in the easily exchangeable and reducible phases. In contrast to previous studies, a negative correlation was found between the Cd AE and its total concentration in sediment, likely caused by the saturation of Cd binding sites in the gut or by its antagonistic interaction with a very high Zn concentration in these collected sediments. In contrast, there was no significant correlation between the AEs of Cr or Zn and any of their geochemical phases or their concentrations. The metal AEs were further quantified by experimentally manipulating different concentrations and ratios of acid volatile sulfide (AVS) and simultaneously extractable metals (SEM). There was no statistically significant relationship between the AEs of the three metals and the concentrations of AVS and SEM or [SEM-AVS]. Geochemical controls on metal assimilation from contaminated sediment are therefore only relatively apparent for Cd. The influences of metal speciation on metal bioavailability can be confounded by the degree to which sediments are contaminated with metals.     

Cd and Zn uptake kinetics in Daphnia magna in relation to Cd exposure history

The uptake kinetics of Cd and Zn in a freshwater cladoceran Daphnia magna after exposure to different concentrations of Cd for various durations was quantified. The accumulated Cd concentrations increased with ambient Cd concentration and exposure duration. As a detoxification mechanism, metallothioneins (MTs) were induced when the Cd preexposure condition was beyond the noneffect threshold. The MT induction was dependent on both Cd concentration and duration of preexposure. Increasing the Cd exposure concentration to 20 microg L(-1) for 3 d caused a 44% reduction in Cd assimilation efficiency (AE, the fraction assimilated by the animals after digestion) by the daphnids from the dietary phase, but a 2.4-fold increase in Zn AE. Generally, the dissolved metal uptake rate was not significantly affected by the different Cd preexposure regimes, except at a much higher Cd concentration (20 microg L(-1)) when the Zn influx was enhanced. Significant effects from Cd exposure on the ingestion rate of the daphnids were also observed. When the MT synthesis was not coupled with the accumulated Cd tissue burden (e.g., a delay in MT synthesis), apparent Cd toxicity on the feeding behavior and the Cd AE was observed, thus highlighting the importance of MTs in modifying the metal uptake kinetics of D. magna. Overall, daphnids responded to acute Cd exposure by reducing their Cd AE and ingestion, whereas they developed a tolerance to Cd following chronic exposure. The bioavailability of Zn was enhanced as a result of Cd preexposure. This study highlights the important influences of Cd preexposure history on the biokinetics and potential toxicity of Cd and Zn to D. magna.     

不同储藏温度下油菜种子生活力的基因型差异

以发芽率为指标,研究了40份甘蓝型、白菜型和芥菜型油菜在-20℃、4℃、25℃、37℃、60℃温度储藏3个月、6个月、12个月后种子生活力的变化。结果显示：-20℃和4℃储藏下,不同基因型间种子发芽率变异较小,而25℃、37℃和60℃储藏下,基因型间种子生活力存在明显差异,选择60℃高温储藏不同时间的种子进行生活力鉴定,从甘蓝型、白菜型和芥菜型油菜中均筛选得到耐储藏的基因型。     

不同贮藏条件对库尔勒香梨果实采后生理及贮藏效果的研究

在不同的贮藏条件下,每隔15d对库尔勒香梨果实各生理指标进行测定,分析库尔勒香梨果实在贮藏过程中生理变化规律,及库尔勒香梨果实黑心病、化学锈斑(又称果皮病)、果皮发黄、干耗的原因。通过对贮藏效果的测定,确定最佳贮藏参数和加湿方法。     

Polychlorinated biphenyls in salmon and salmon feed: global differences and bioaccumulation

Concentrations of 160 polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners or congener groups were determined in approximately 600 farmed Atlantic salmon from around the world and wild (ocean-caught) Pacific salmon from the Northeast Pacific. Concentrations and PCB congener profiles were analyzed to provide insight into the sources and uptake of PCBs in salmon as well as regional differences. Although total PCB concentrations in wild salmon appeared to be correlated to total lipid content, the increased proportion of total lipids in the farmed salmon could not account for the much greater PCB concentrations. We investigated the PCB congener patterns of hundreds of salmon samples using principal component analysis to further illuminate regional and species differences. Three major PCB patterns were observed, in most wild fish (except British Columbia and Oregon chinook), in farmed fish from the Atlantic, and in most farmed fish from the Pacific. The PCB congener profiles of farmed salmon often closely corresponded to a sample of commercial feed purchased in the same region, indicating that the feed is likely to be the major source of PCBs for farmed salmon. In such cases where PCB profiles in fish and feed were similar, a comparison of congener concentrations in fish and the feed showed that the majority of congeners, with some notable exceptions, were bioaccumulative to the same extent, irrespective of physical properties.     

Interactions between Cd,Cu, and Zn influence particulate phytochelatin concentrations in marine phytoplankton: laboratory results and preliminary field data

The effect of metal interactions on phytochelatin production by marine phytoplankton has received little attention but yet is critical to understanding the biochemical production of this potentially important metal-binding ligand in the field. Cd, Cu, and Zn additions were made singly and in combination to three species of laboratory cultures and to a natural algal assemblage from pristine coastal seawater. In the laboratory cultures intracellular phytochelatin varied with metal exposure and demonstrated metal- and concentration-dependent synergisms and antagonisms. Most notably, the addition of all three metals together greatly suppressed phytochelatin production in all cultures. Particulate phytochelatin was also measured at two field sites. In the field, phytochelatin production is related to ambient Cd, Cu, and Zn levels, and the deviations from the dose-response relationship are potentially explained by metal interactions similar to those observed in the laboratory cultures. Though particulate glutathione concentrations were very low in some field samples, it did not appear to limit phytochelatin production. Particulate phytochelatin concentrations in samples from both field sites were very similar to those measured in the laboratory cultures when exposed to all three metals together, and thus phytochelatin levels in the field may be regulated by the interaction of Cd, Cu, and Zn.     

Plasmalogens,fatty acids and alkyl glyceryl ethers of marine and freshwater clams and mussels

Shelled molluscs constitute an excellent source of protein, sugars and lipids, and the demand for various mollusks species is increasing. We analysed lipid composition of different bivalves, quite important in the diet of East Mediterranean inhabitants. Plasmamlogens, glyceryl ethers, and diacyl phospholipid forms as well as their fatty aldehydes, fatty alcohols, and fatty acid derivatives were examined. PE of clams and mussels, containing aldehydes C16 (variations from 4% to 31%), C18 (29–46%), C9–18:1(6–32%), C11–20:1 (3–19%), and several minor aldehydes, were detected. The major saturated 1-O-alkyl glycerol ethers C16 and C18. Eicosapentaenoic (EPA) and docosahexaenoic (DHA) acids in both PE and PS plasmalogens were dominated acids. The sum of these acids in PE varied from 33% to 43%, and in PS, from 45% to 66%. EPA levels in PE (30–37%) and PS (39–57%) of marine species were higher than those in freshwater species (PE, 13–16%; PS, 23–29%), and levels of DHA were higher in freshwater than in marine mollusks. A series of saturated fatty aldehydes C12–C24, with major C18:0 in all studied species (over 40%) and C16:0 (10–25%), as well as of unsaturated C16:1 (1–7%) and 18:1 (18–36%) species were isolated from neutral plasmalogens. Predominant fatty acids in neutral plasmalogens were found to be 16:0 (12–17%), 20:5n−3 (9–27%), and 22:6n−6 (9–18%). Distribution of plasmalogens, alkyl glyceryl ethers, and their fatty aldehydes and fatty alcohols in mollusks and other invertebrates is discussed.     

Statistical methods to examine differences in the rating of soft-drinks among different groups of consumers

In an experiment with school children the assessors ranked five soft drinks (five brands of cola drinks) according to their preferences. An interesting aspect of the data is that the assessors could be separated into several groups: the students came from several European countries (one school each from East and from West Germany, from France, from England and from Italy). The average age of the assessors was about 15. We suppose that most statisticians would agree that comparisons among the products should be done with the Friedman test. We did not find it as obvious, however, to decide what methods we should use for the comparison among the different groups of assessors. The paper demonstrates that Hotelling's T²-test can be used for the comparison of the groups, in spite of the fact that the observations are clearly not normal.     

Norovirus recognizes histo-blood group antigens on gastrointestinal cells of clams, mussels, and oysters: a possible mechanism of bioaccumulation

Outbreaks of norovirus (NoV) gastroenteritis are often associated with the consumption of contaminated bivalves such as oysters, clams, and mussels. Crassostrea virginica oysters trap the Norwalk virus through the intestinal type A-like histo-blood group antigen (HBGA), a possible mechanism of bioaccumulation responsible for NoV outbreaks. In this study, we tested binding and inhibition of binding in three species of oysters and one species each of clams and mussels with NoVs, representing four HBGA receptor-binding patterns. Our results indicated that all three oyster species expressed type A- and type O-like HBGA in their gastrointestinal tissue. Similar type A-like antigens also were found in mussels and clams, but only some of them express the O-like antigens. Both genogroups I and II recombinant norovirus-like particles (rNoVLPs) bound to gastrointestinal homogenates from oysters, mussels, and clams, and the binding was inhibited by preincubation of the rNoVLP with HBGA-specific monoclonal antibodies or with types A or O HBGA-positive human saliva. Co-localization of rNoVLPs and HBGA on gastrointestinal epithelial cells of oysters, mussels, and clams was also observed by immunofluorescent microscopy. Finally, the binding of rNoVLP to oyster gastrointestinal homogenates was inhibited by incubation with HBGA analogs. This study significantly expands our understanding that multiple HBGAs are expressed in oyster, mussel, and clam gastrointestinal tissues, which could be the major mechanism of bioaccumulation of NoVs by these bivalves. Our results also suggest that this bioaccumulation could be reversed by incubation with HBGA analogs, a possible important new strategy for depuration.     

Differential uptake, partitioning and transfer of Cd and Zn in the soil-pea plant-aphid system

The biomagnification of trace metals during transfer from contaminated soil to higher trophic levels may potentially result in the exposure of predatory arthropods to toxic concentrations of these elements. This study examined the transfer of Cd and Zn in a soil-plant-arthropod system grown in series of field plots that had received two annual applications of municipal biosolids with elevated levels of Cd and Zn. Results showed that biosolids amendmentsignificantly increased the concentration of Cd in the soil and the shoots of pea plants and the concentration of Zn in the soil, pea roots, shoots, and pods. In addition, the ratio of Cd to Zn concentration showed that Zn was preferentially transferred compared to Cd through all parts of the system. As a consequence, Zn was biomagnified by the system whereas Cd was biominimized. Cd and Zn are considered to exhibit similar behaviors in biological systems. However, the Cd/Zn ratios demonstrated that in this system, Cd is much less labile in the root-shoot-pod and shoot-aphid pathways than Zn.     

不同吸镉能力油菜各器官累积镉的差异

对筛选出的高吸镉能力和低吸镉能力油菜品种进行全生育期土培盆栽实验,研究两个油菜品种各器官吸收累积镉特征及体内镉分配差异。试验结果表明,两个不同吸镉能力油菜品种全生育期地上部总吸镉量与苗期地上部吸镉量高低一致,地上部不同器官累积镉量两个品种存在显著差异。随土壤镉含量的增加,高吸镉能力油菜朱苍花籽地上部吸收的镉主要转运至叶中,而低吸镉能力油菜川油Ⅱ-93则主要转运至茎中。在土壤镉含量大于1mg·kg^-1时,高吸镉能力油菜籽粒中镉含量显著高于低吸镉能力油菜,当土壤镉含量小于lmg·kg^-1时则相反。两个油菜品种地上部吸收的镉主要累积在茎和叶中,各器官中镉含量两品种均表现为叶〉茎〉角果壳〉籽粒。     

The effect of storage of canned meat on concentration of the metals Fe, Cu, Zn, Pb, Sn, Al, Cd and Ni

Storage of canned foods may enrich the concentration of some metals. Because their toxic and other properties the presence of which in foods over certain limits is undesirable. Therefore we have determined the contents of Fe, Cu, Zn, Pb, Sn, Al, Cd and Ni over a 2 years' time of bovine, pork and veal meat. The results show a gradual increase in the concentration of Fe, Cu, Sn and Zn with time in the order pork greater than bovine greater than veal.     

The effect of storage of canned vegetables on concentration of the metals Fe, Cu, Zn, Pb, Sn, Al, Cd and Ni

The increase in the concentration of Fe, Cu, Zn, Pb, Sn, Al, Cd and Ni over a 2 year's time of strongly corrosive acidic vegetables (pickles) and weakly corrosive vegetables (peas, green beans, haricot beans, mushrooms) has been determined. The results show a considerable increase in Fe, Cu, Pb and Sn content with time, particularly for pickles, while the change in Al, Cd, Zn and Ni content was rather negligible.     

Sorption and desorption of Cd2+ and Zn2+ ions in apatite-aqueous systems

As a low-soluble phosphate mineral capable of binding various metal ions, apatite can be used to immobilize toxic metals in soils and waters. In the present research the factors affecting sorption and desorption of Cd2+ and Zn2+ ions on/from apatites are investigated. Batch experiments were carried out using synthetic hydroxy-, fluoride-, and carbonate-substituted apatites having various specific surface area (SSA). Apatite sorption capacity was found to depend mainly on its SSA, ranging from 16 to 78 and from 11 to 79 mmol per 100 g of apatite for Cd2+ and Zn2+, respectively. The solution composition (pH, and presence of Cl- and NO3- ions) had no essential impact on sorption. Desorption of bound cations depended both on the sorption level and solution composition. The amount of desorbed Cd2+ and Zn2+ increased proportionally to the amount of sorbed cations. However, apatites having higher sorption capacity release relatively less sorbed cations. Desorption increases with increasing Ca2+ concentration in the solution, reaching 8-20% of sorbed Cd2+ in 0.002 M, 10-35% in 0.01 M, and 33-45% in 0.05 M Ca(NO3)2 solution. Compared to nitrate solutions, the presence of Cl- ions in the solution promotes the release of bound cations. Desorption of Zn2+ is slightly higher than that of Cd2+. The desorption mechanism was assumed to include both ion-exchange and adsorption of Ca2+ ions on apatite surface.     

Desorption kinetics of Cd, Zn, and Ni measured in soils by DGT

DGT (diffusive gradients in thin films) was used to measure the distribution and rates of exchange of Zn, Cd, and Ni between solid phase and solution in five different soils. Soil texture ranged from sandy loam to clay, pH ranged from 4.9 to 7.1, and organic carbon content ranged from 0.8% to 5.8%. DGT devices continuously remove metal to a Chelex gel layer after passage through a well-defined diffusion layer. The magnitude of the induced remobilization flux from the solid phase is related to the pool size of labile metal and the exchange kinetics between dissolved and sorbed metal. DGT devices were deployed over a series of times (4 h to 3 weeks), and the DIFS model (DGT induced fluxes in soils) was used to derive distribution coefficients for labile metal (Kdl) and the rate at which the soil system can supply metal from solid phase to solution, expressed as a response time. Response times for Zn and Cd were short generally (<8 min). They were so short in some soils (<1 min) that no distinction could be made between supply of metal being controlled by diffusion or the rate of release. Generally longer response times for Ni (5-20 min) were consistent with its slow desorption. The major factor influencing Kdl for Zn and Cd was pH, but association with humic substances in the solid phase also appeared to be important. The systematic decline, with increasing pH, in both the pool size of Ni available to the DGT device and the rate constant for its release is consistent with a part of the soil Ni pool being unavailable within a time scale of 1-20 min. This kinetic limitation is likely to limit the availability of Ni to plants.     

不同储藏温度及储藏方法对稻谷品质的影响

为了掌握不同储粮温度及储藏方法稻谷的发芽率、脂肪酸值、过氧化氢酶活动度等品质指标随储藏时间的变化规律,测定了不同储藏温度下常规和气调储藏稻谷的各项品质指标。结果表明:当储藏温度较低时,常规和气调储藏稻谷的各项检测指标较为接近;而高温储藏时,气调储藏稻谷的各项检测指标均优于常规储藏。因此,稻谷储藏时,低温储粮应是首选方案,当低温不易实现时,可选择气调储藏以减缓温度对稻谷品质的影响。     

Microbiological quality and safety of quahog clams, Mercenaria mercenaria, during refrigeration and at elevated storage temperatures

The effects of storage temperatures and times on the microbiological quality and safety of hard-shelled quahog clams (Mercenaria mercenaria) were examined. Samples were stored at four different incubation temperatures (3.3, 7.2, 10.0, and 12.8 degrees C) for a period of 3 weeks, following their harvest from summer growing waters (> or = 27 degrees C) and winter waters (< or = 4 degrees C). Clams were analyzed for two naturally occurring pathogens, Vibrio parahaemolyticus and Vibrio vulnificus. During the summer, V. parahaemolyticus was isolated from 56% of the stored samples, with the highest concentration, 6,100/g, occurring on day 12 at 12.8 degrees C. Also, during the summer, V. vulnificus was isolated from 11% of the stored samples, with the highest concentration of 1,500/g occurring on day 15 at 7.2 degrees C. No Vibrio spp. were detected during the winter. During summer storage, aerobic mesophilic counts on plate count agar (PCA) containing 2% NaCl ranged from 10(4) to 10(8) CFU/g, and during storage of the winter samples, aerobic mesophilic PCA (with added NaCl) counts ranged from <100 to 10(4) CFU/g. Comparatively, summer storage mesophilic counts on PCA containing no added NaCl ranged from <100 to 10(5) CFU/g, and for the winter samples the range was <100 to 10(2) CFU/g. Coliform and fecal coliform counts ranged from <0.3 to 61.1/g and <0.3 to 24.4/g, respectively. There was no statistical correlation between the length of storage or the temperature of incubation and the presence of V. parahaemolyticus, V. vulnificus, coliforms, or fecal coliforms. However, storage time and incubation temperature affected the PCA counts (P < or = 0.05) in quahog clams.     

Modeling the effect of temperature on bioaccumulation of metals by a marine bioindicator organism, Mytilus edulis

To determine whether regional or seasonal variability in water temperatures might affect the bioaccumulation of metals by marine invertebrates, we used a biokinetic/bioenergetic approach to model metal bioaccumulation (Ag, Am, Cd, Co, Se, and Zn) from dietary and dissolved sources by blue mussels, Mytilus edulis, acclimated at 2 and 12 degrees C. Accumulation of metal from the aqueous phase was not affected by temperature. However, Ag, Am, and Zn from diet were respectively accumulated up to 5.7-fold, 5.3-fold, and 2-fold more effectively at 2 degrees C than at 12 degrees C, largely because these three metals were assimilated from food more effectively at the lower temperature. In contrast, bioaccumulation of Cd, Co, Se from diet was not substantially affected by temperature even though efflux constants for these metals were up to 4-fold lower at 2 degrees C than at 12 degrees C. Total bioaccumulation of Ag, Am, and Zn was up to 1.7-3.6-fold higher at 2 degrees C than at 12 degrees C, with the largest differences predicted for high food conditions. Temperature-related variability in bioaccumulation of metals should be considered when interpreting patterns in metal tissue concentrations and when adapting management strategies developed for temperate seas to polar areas.