International legislation on trace elements as contaminants in food: a review

Environmental contaminants such as trace elements may be present in all foods. Foods, raw materials and ingredients for food production are to an increasing extent traded across borders. Hence, there is a need for international legislation on trace elements as contaminants in food. In 1961, the FAO and WHO established the Codex Alimentarius to elaborate international food legislation. Contaminants in food are handled by the Codex Committee for Food Additives and Contaminants (CCFAC). The Codex Alimentarius system for developing legislation concerning trace elements as contaminants in food is based upon the Codex General Standard for Contaminants and Toxins in Food (GSCTF). By October 2001, the principles for setting maximum limits (MLs) for contaminants in food are agreed, and work is in progress on MLs for trace elements such as lead and cadmium in the various food categories. The status for the proposals is presented and discussed. The EU Regulation 466/2001 of 8 March 2001 sets MLs for lead and cadmium in various foods. This regulation will apply from 5 April 2002. The EU regulation is more detailed but similar to the Codex draft standards for lead and cadmium in food. In future, legislators and administrators in the Codex and EU and analytical chemists will discuss how to use more and better analytical data as risk-management tools to protect public health. Trace elements' speciation is an important aspect of this discussion.     

Colour Centres and Energy Transfer in BaF2-xClx:Eu2+ Phosphors

The optical absorption spectra of BaF2-xClx:Eu2 after ultraviolet (UV) light excitation were investigated.The differences between the absorption spectra after and before excitation (DAS) were observed.The DAS increase at both the high and the low energy side of F band in BaF2-xClx:Eu2 after 245 nm UV light excitation.The bleach effect of UV light and the absorption of electrons in the valence band may account for the former and the formation of Fa centres (association of F(Cl-) centres), whose absorption band matches the HeNe laser better, may explain the latter.In the write-in process, the transfer of electrons is via tunneling.In the readout process, the transfer of electrons captured in F(F-) and Fa centres is more likely via tunneling, and that of F(Cl-) centres is more likely via conduction band.     

Study on Adsorption Behavior of Rare Earth Complexes on Nanometer-Size Titanium Dioxide with ICP-AES

Inrecentyears ,rareearthelements (REEs)havebeenwidelyusedinfunctionalmaterials ,cata lystsandotherproductsinindustry ,diagnosisreagentsofmagneticresonanceimaging (MRI)inmedicineandsomefertilizersinagricultureespeciallyinChina .However,asaresultoftheirusage ,moreandmoreREEsaregettingintotheenvironment,andalsointohumanbodyviafoodchain[1,2 ] .Itisnotclearwhetherrareearthelementsareessentialforman ,soitisveryurgenttostudythebiologicaleffectofrareearthelementsinhumanhealthandenvironment .Inthes…     

静压下ZnS：Te中Te等电子陷阱的发光

研究了4块ZnS：Te薄膜样品(Te组分从0．5％到3．1％)的光致发光谱在常压下的温度特性．对于Te组分较小的2块样品观察到2个发光峰，分别来自Te1和Te2等电子陷阱；而对Te组分较大的2块样品则只观察到1个来自Te2等电子陷阱的发光．我们还研究了这些发光峰在低温1．5K下的流体静压压力行为．观察到与Te1有关的发光峰压力系数比ZnS带边的要大很多，而与Te2有关的发光峰压力系数则比带边小．根据Koster-Slater模型，价带态密度半宽随压力的增加是Te1中心有较大压力系数的主要原因，而Te1和Te2中心的不同压力行为则是由于压力对两者缺陷势增强的不同效果引起的．     

Ce,Eu双掺BSO晶体光折变效应研究

在ＢＳＯ晶体中同时掺入Ｃｅ和Ｅｕ离子，生长了Ｃｅ：Ｅｕ：ＢＳＯ晶体，对晶体的二波耦合和四波混频性能了测试。结果表明，Ｃｅ和Ｅｕ离子对晶体的光折变效应起到了增强的作用。     

发光体MAl2O4:Eu2+,RE3+的长余辉形成机理

提出了Eu^2 激活的MAl2O4:Eu^2 ,RE^3 （M＝Ca,Sr,Ba;RE=Dy,Nd,Ho,Er,Pr,Tb等稀土元素）系列铝酸盐发光体的长余辉发光机理。认为O^2-空位Vo是一种电子俘获陷际，是形成余辉的根本原因，RE^3 的引入使陷阱深度适宜而使余辉时间延长。缺陷在晶格中成簇分布，Vo和碱土金属离子空位VM在高温下可相互缔合。利用电子陷阱模型解释了实验中的一些普遍现象并提出了固相反应法合成此类发光体的工艺改进措施。     

Fabrication of Ormocer Containing Eu3＋ Ion and Their Optical Spectra

Eu3 ions were incorporated in sol and gel by a sol-gel processing using 3-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane(CH2OCHCH2O(CH2)3Si(OCH3)3, GPTMS) and ethyl silicate (TEOS) as precursors. The basic chemical-physical properties such as DTA curve, FF-IR spectra and specific surface area were recorded. The characteristics of their optical spectra were measured and investigated. The results indicate that the emission intensity of Eu3 ion in ormocer is much higher and the global line width is wider than those in SiO2 gel. The relationship between the composition and structure of gels and the fluorescence intensity and width were discussed. The obtained ormocer shows good mechanical strength, which can be cut and polished in machine without broken.     

Red emission from Eu3+: PVA polymer film

Bright red luminescent Eu³⁺ doped polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) films were made by solution casting technique. The emission performance of these films was studied from the measurement of excitation, emission, and lifetimes. On irradiation with an UV source, the doped films emitted bright red light. Such luminescent polymer films are expected to find potential applications as new optical materials. Emission process in the system was explained by an energy level scheme. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 102: 3273–3276, 2006     

萃取预分离法分离富铕中钇矿新工艺

采用一种新的串级萃取方式--萃取预分离法分离富铕中钇矿的新工艺.原料首先流入十几的三出口预先粗分离工艺,其萃余液La～Gd(TbDy)直接流入Nd/Sm工艺;中间出口流入(Gd)Tb～HoY(Er)Gd～Dy/Ho～LuY细分离工艺;出口负载有机相(Ho)Er～LuY流入Gd～Dy/Ho～LuY的洗涤段.结果表明,新工艺的粗分离工艺将占原料约70%的La～Gd(TbDy)预分离掉,使流入Gd～Dy/Ho～LuY工艺的稀土量减少约70%;由于Gd～Dy/Ho～LuY分组的萃余液GdTbDy含Ho2O3小于0.03%,省去原工艺的GdTbDy/HoY分离;新工艺的处理能力提高30%,酸碱消耗减少20%以上,贵重稀土元素Eu和Tb的存槽量大大减少.