AIM To compare the pesticide hexachlorocyclohexane (BHC), dichlorodiphenyl trichloroethane (DDT) and pentachloronitrobenzene (PCNB) contents in 23 kinds of traditional Chinese medicine with the existing limits in the ...AIM To compare the pesticide hexachlorocyclohexane (BHC), dichlorodiphenyl trichloroethane (DDT) and pentachloronitrobenzene (PCNB) contents in 23 kinds of traditional Chinese medicine with the existing limits in the world. METHODS The contents of BHC, DDT and PCNB in 23 kinds of medicinal medicines were determined according to the method given in the addenda IXQ of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia (2000). Average values and standard deviations of every pesticide in every medicinal material and 23 kinds of medicinal materials were obtained. This is the first time to use the percentile statistical technology to make statistics and get the limited values (80% value) of pesticide residues which made 80 percent samples qualified. The probable daily intake of pesticide residues from the traditional Chinese medicine by Chinese adult were calculated according to the dosage of 300 g herbal medicine every day. RESULTS Statistical results showed that the contents of total BHC, total DDT and PCNB in most samples were under the prescriptive standard of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia (2000). Total BHC and total DDT in traditional Chinese medicine with a dosage of 300 g medicinal materials were close to their intake from total food. The sums of total BHC and total DDT from the traditional Chinese medicine and total daily food intake by Chinese adult were much lower than the acceptable daily intake (ADI) values proposed by the FAO/WHO. CONCLUSION The limited standards of pesticide residues in Chinese Pharmacopoeia is reasonable and safe and also suitable for the fact of the traditional Chinese medicine in our country.展开更多
A field survey was conducted in a contaminated industrial site of southern Beijing, China to investigate the contents and distribution of the organochlorine pesticides （α-, β-, y-, δ-HCH, p,p＇-DDT, p,p＇-DDE, p,p...A field survey was conducted in a contaminated industrial site of southern Beijing, China to investigate the contents and distribution of the organochlorine pesticides （α-, β-, y-, δ-HCH, p,p＇-DDT, p,p＇-DDE, p,p＇-DDD and o,p＇-DDT） in the profiles of soil, and a health risk assessment was carded out with CalTOX multimedia exposure model. Results showed that mean concentrations of total hexachlorocyclohexane isomers （HCHs） and total dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane isomers （DDXs） in soils were in the range of 13.20- 148.71 mg/kg, and 3.02-67.43 mg/kg, respectively. Organochlorine pesticides （OCPs） content peaked in the surface and declined in soil profile with depth. The amounts of HCHs in three profiles of soil were larger than DDXs. Composition analysis indicated that there was a trend of degradation of OCPs in the site, but the mean of HCHs and DDXs concentration were over the state warning standard limit （HCHs, 0.50 mg/kg; DDXs, 0.50 mg/kg）. According to current land use development, health risk assessment with CalTOX and Monte Carlo analysis showed that health risks mainly came from two exposure pathways： dermal uptake and inhalation, and the total risk values all exceeded the general acceptable health risk value （10-6）. The sensitivity analysis indicated that five parameters significantly contributed to total risk.展开更多
Aim: To find out whether the response of testicular oxidative stress parameters to hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) is species specific. Methods: In rats and mice (n=5 in each group), HCH was administered at a dose of 20 m...Aim: To find out whether the response of testicular oxidative stress parameters to hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) is species specific. Methods: In rats and mice (n=5 in each group), HCH was administered at a dose of 20 mg/kg/day intraperitoneally for 30 days in 0.1 ml of refined groundnut oil. The control groups received equal volume of the vehicle. Animals were sacrificed 24 hours after the last injection and various oxidative stress parameters were measured immediately. Results: The level of both endogenous as well as FeSO_4 and ascorbic acid-stimulated lipid peroxidation was increased significantly in the HCH-treated rats, whereas the pattern was just the reverse in case of mice. Although the level of H_2O_2 content increased in response to HCH in both groups, a totally different trend was observed for the activity of the principal H_2O_2-metabolising enzyme, catalase. In case of rats, a significant decline in the activity of catalase was recorded in response to HCH whereas a sharp augmentation in the enzyme activity was noticed in mice. Similarly, the decreased activity of superoxide dismutase observed in rats remained unaltered in mice. Conclusion: HCH induces oxidative stress in the testis of both rats and mice. However, the pattern of response of testicular oxidative stress parameters seems to be species specific.展开更多
A soil survey was conducted in Zhangzhou City, an important agricultural region in south of the Fujian Province, China. 93 surface soil samples were collected in the paddy fields, vegetable lands, orchards and tea pla...A soil survey was conducted in Zhangzhou City, an important agricultural region in south of the Fujian Province, China. 93 surface soil samples were collected in the paddy fields, vegetable lands, orchards and tea plantations from Zhangzhou City. An additional soil profile was sampled in a paddy field as previous research had indicated high concentrations of organochlorine pesticides （OCPs） in the paddy fields. Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethanes （DDTs） ranged from 0.64 78.07 ng g-1 dry weight and hexachlorocyclohexanes （HCHs） ranged from 0.72-30.16 ng g-1 dry weight in the surface soil of the whole study region. Ratios of a-HCH/-γ-HCH 〈 4 and o,p′-DDT/p,p′-DDT 〉 1 in all soil samples suggested that lindane and dicofol were widely applied in this region in the past. Concentrations of HCHs and DDTs in soils from the four land use types followed the orders： paddy fields 〉 vegetable lands 〉 tea plantations 〉 orchards and tea plantations 〉 orchards 〉 paddy fields 〉 vegetable lands, respectively. Analyses of the data showed no correlation （r 〈 0.1） between elevation and OCPs contents in paddy fields, orchards and vegetable lands, indicated no significantly different features in distribution of HCHs and DDTs in the soils from low lying plains and mountains and the unsystematic usage of OCPs, and highlighted the fragmented nature of agricultural production in Zhangzhou, as well as the reemission of OCPs from the soils, where high OCPs concentrations were found, in Longhai of Zhangzhou. In addition, no obvious relationship between the OCPs and total organic carbon （TOC） （r 〈 0.3） was observed in the soil profile. The mean contribution of dicofol in total DDTs was 66% in the whole Zhangzhou region. The approximate burdens of HCHs and DDTs in the surface layer of 0-20 em were 0.44 and 1.55 t, respectively. The storage of both HCHs and DDTs in soil surface layer （0-20 cm） accounts for 40% burden of the soil layer of 0 50 cm （1.10 t HCHs and 3.87 t DDTs）, in which the h展开更多
Taking Beijing as a study area, a dynamic fugacity model was used to simulate the transfer and fate of technical HCHs according to the physic-chemical properties of the studying environment and HCH isomers. Dynamic ch...Taking Beijing as a study area, a dynamic fugacity model was used to simulate the transfer and fate of technical HCHs according to the physic-chemical properties of the studying environment and HCH isomers. Dynamic changes of the transfer fluxes and concentrations of HCH isomers during 1952―2003 were simulated and the model results suggest good agreement between the calculated and measured concentrations of HCH isomers. During 1952―1983, the average input and output amount of HCHs through agricultural application and degradation are 130 t and 150 t respectively. The dominant transfer processes of HCHs in the study area are air-soil deposition, soil erosion and soil-air diffusion, transfer fluxes of these processes are 80 t?a?1, 16 t?a?1 and 11 t?a?1, which account for 92% of total transfer fluxes of HCHs isomers. There were approximately 253t HCHs in all environmental compartments of the study area during this period and 97% of which existed in soil compartment. Air and water advection became the dominant input sources of HCHs after 1984 when the application of technical HCHs was prohib-ited, concentration of HCHs quickly descended to a quite low level in several years. Total amount of HCHs isomers remaining in the study area environment now is less than 5% that before 1983, and this percentage may descend to 0.5% after 20 years by prediction.展开更多
文摘AIM To compare the pesticide hexachlorocyclohexane (BHC), dichlorodiphenyl trichloroethane (DDT) and pentachloronitrobenzene (PCNB) contents in 23 kinds of traditional Chinese medicine with the existing limits in the world. METHODS The contents of BHC, DDT and PCNB in 23 kinds of medicinal medicines were determined according to the method given in the addenda IXQ of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia (2000). Average values and standard deviations of every pesticide in every medicinal material and 23 kinds of medicinal materials were obtained. This is the first time to use the percentile statistical technology to make statistics and get the limited values (80% value) of pesticide residues which made 80 percent samples qualified. The probable daily intake of pesticide residues from the traditional Chinese medicine by Chinese adult were calculated according to the dosage of 300 g herbal medicine every day. RESULTS Statistical results showed that the contents of total BHC, total DDT and PCNB in most samples were under the prescriptive standard of the Chinese Pharmacopoeia (2000). Total BHC and total DDT in traditional Chinese medicine with a dosage of 300 g medicinal materials were close to their intake from total food. The sums of total BHC and total DDT from the traditional Chinese medicine and total daily food intake by Chinese adult were much lower than the acceptable daily intake (ADI) values proposed by the FAO/WHO. CONCLUSION The limited standards of pesticide residues in Chinese Pharmacopoeia is reasonable and safe and also suitable for the fact of the traditional Chinese medicine in our country.
基金supported by the National Natural Sci-ence Foundation of China (No. 70433001)the Knowledge Innovation Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(No. KZCX2-YW-422, 324)
文摘A field survey was conducted in a contaminated industrial site of southern Beijing, China to investigate the contents and distribution of the organochlorine pesticides （α-, β-, y-, δ-HCH, p,p＇-DDT, p,p＇-DDE, p,p＇-DDD and o,p＇-DDT） in the profiles of soil, and a health risk assessment was carded out with CalTOX multimedia exposure model. Results showed that mean concentrations of total hexachlorocyclohexane isomers （HCHs） and total dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane isomers （DDXs） in soils were in the range of 13.20- 148.71 mg/kg, and 3.02-67.43 mg/kg, respectively. Organochlorine pesticides （OCPs） content peaked in the surface and declined in soil profile with depth. The amounts of HCHs in three profiles of soil were larger than DDXs. Composition analysis indicated that there was a trend of degradation of OCPs in the site, but the mean of HCHs and DDXs concentration were over the state warning standard limit （HCHs, 0.50 mg/kg; DDXs, 0.50 mg/kg）. According to current land use development, health risk assessment with CalTOX and Monte Carlo analysis showed that health risks mainly came from two exposure pathways： dermal uptake and inhalation, and the total risk values all exceeded the general acceptable health risk value （10-6）. The sensitivity analysis indicated that five parameters significantly contributed to total risk.
文摘Aim: To find out whether the response of testicular oxidative stress parameters to hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) is species specific. Methods: In rats and mice (n=5 in each group), HCH was administered at a dose of 20 mg/kg/day intraperitoneally for 30 days in 0.1 ml of refined groundnut oil. The control groups received equal volume of the vehicle. Animals were sacrificed 24 hours after the last injection and various oxidative stress parameters were measured immediately. Results: The level of both endogenous as well as FeSO_4 and ascorbic acid-stimulated lipid peroxidation was increased significantly in the HCH-treated rats, whereas the pattern was just the reverse in case of mice. Although the level of H_2O_2 content increased in response to HCH in both groups, a totally different trend was observed for the activity of the principal H_2O_2-metabolising enzyme, catalase. In case of rats, a significant decline in the activity of catalase was recorded in response to HCH whereas a sharp augmentation in the enzyme activity was noticed in mice. Similarly, the decreased activity of superoxide dismutase observed in rats remained unaltered in mice. Conclusion: HCH induces oxidative stress in the testis of both rats and mice. However, the pattern of response of testicular oxidative stress parameters seems to be species specific.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41073070)the Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China(No.20090145110004)
文摘A soil survey was conducted in Zhangzhou City, an important agricultural region in south of the Fujian Province, China. 93 surface soil samples were collected in the paddy fields, vegetable lands, orchards and tea plantations from Zhangzhou City. An additional soil profile was sampled in a paddy field as previous research had indicated high concentrations of organochlorine pesticides （OCPs） in the paddy fields. Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethanes （DDTs） ranged from 0.64 78.07 ng g-1 dry weight and hexachlorocyclohexanes （HCHs） ranged from 0.72-30.16 ng g-1 dry weight in the surface soil of the whole study region. Ratios of a-HCH/-γ-HCH 〈 4 and o,p′-DDT/p,p′-DDT 〉 1 in all soil samples suggested that lindane and dicofol were widely applied in this region in the past. Concentrations of HCHs and DDTs in soils from the four land use types followed the orders： paddy fields 〉 vegetable lands 〉 tea plantations 〉 orchards and tea plantations 〉 orchards 〉 paddy fields 〉 vegetable lands, respectively. Analyses of the data showed no correlation （r 〈 0.1） between elevation and OCPs contents in paddy fields, orchards and vegetable lands, indicated no significantly different features in distribution of HCHs and DDTs in the soils from low lying plains and mountains and the unsystematic usage of OCPs, and highlighted the fragmented nature of agricultural production in Zhangzhou, as well as the reemission of OCPs from the soils, where high OCPs concentrations were found, in Longhai of Zhangzhou. In addition, no obvious relationship between the OCPs and total organic carbon （TOC） （r 〈 0.3） was observed in the soil profile. The mean contribution of dicofol in total DDTs was 66% in the whole Zhangzhou region. The approximate burdens of HCHs and DDTs in the surface layer of 0-20 em were 0.44 and 1.55 t, respectively. The storage of both HCHs and DDTs in soil surface layer （0-20 cm） accounts for 40% burden of the soil layer of 0 50 cm （1.10 t HCHs and 3.87 t DDTs）, in which the h
基金This work was supported by the Knowledge Innovation Project of Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.KZCX3-SW-429)the National Science Foundation of China(Grant No.40332015)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grant No.2004035411).
文摘Taking Beijing as a study area, a dynamic fugacity model was used to simulate the transfer and fate of technical HCHs according to the physic-chemical properties of the studying environment and HCH isomers. Dynamic changes of the transfer fluxes and concentrations of HCH isomers during 1952―2003 were simulated and the model results suggest good agreement between the calculated and measured concentrations of HCH isomers. During 1952―1983, the average input and output amount of HCHs through agricultural application and degradation are 130 t and 150 t respectively. The dominant transfer processes of HCHs in the study area are air-soil deposition, soil erosion and soil-air diffusion, transfer fluxes of these processes are 80 t?a?1, 16 t?a?1 and 11 t?a?1, which account for 92% of total transfer fluxes of HCHs isomers. There were approximately 253t HCHs in all environmental compartments of the study area during this period and 97% of which existed in soil compartment. Air and water advection became the dominant input sources of HCHs after 1984 when the application of technical HCHs was prohib-ited, concentration of HCHs quickly descended to a quite low level in several years. Total amount of HCHs isomers remaining in the study area environment now is less than 5% that before 1983, and this percentage may descend to 0.5% after 20 years by prediction.
