Secondary Formation of Aromatic Nitroderivatives of Environmental Concern: Photonitration Processes Triggered by the Photolysis of Nitrate and Nitrite Ions in Aqueous Solution

Aromatic nitroderivatives are compounds of considerable environmental concern, because some of them are phytotoxic (especially the nitrophenols, and particularly 2,4-dinitrophenol), others are mutagenic and potentially carcinogenic (e.g., the nitroderivatives of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, such as 1-nitropyrene), and all of them absorb sunlight as components of the brown carbon. The latter has the potential to affect the climatic feedback of atmospheric aerosols. Most nitroderivatives are secondarily formed in the environment and, among their possible formation processes, photonitration upon irradiation of nitrate or nitrite is an important pathway that has periodically gained considerable attention. However, photonitration triggered by nitrate and nitrite is a very complex process, because the two ionic species under irradiation produce a wide range of nitrating agents (such as ^•NO₂, HNO₂, HOONO, and H₂OONO⁺), which are affected by pH and the presence of organic compounds and, in turn, deeply affect the nitration of aromatic precursors. Moreover, aromatic substrates can highly differ in their reactivity towards the various photogenerated species, thereby providing different behaviours towards photonitration. Despite the high complexity, it is possible to rationalise the different photonitration pathways in a coherent framework. In this context, this review paper has the goal of providing the reader with a guide on what to expect from the photonitration process under different conditions, how to study it, and how to determine which pathway(s) are prevailing in the formation of the observed nitroderivatives.     

铁基金属-有机骨架及其复合物高级氧化降解水中新兴有机污染物

新兴有机污染物(Emerging organic contaminants,EOCs)是对人体健康及生态环境具有潜在或实质威胁的新型化学污染物。由于其被频繁使用且能在水生生态系统中持久性存在而对水生生物健康和安全造成严重威胁,故引起大众越来越多的关注。以活性污泥法为代表的传统水处理工艺通常不足以消除这些新兴有机污染物。为高效去除新兴有机污染物,基于新材料的高级氧化技术是最主要的深度处理技术之一。铁基金属-有机骨架(Fe-MOFs)及其复合物在诸多领域得到了广泛的应用,特别是在催化氧化去除水中有机污染物方面展现出良好的应用前景。通过合成方法改进、合成后改性以及与特定功能材料复合等方法可有效提升Fe-MOFs及其相关材料的吸附性能、增强其光吸收特性和促进载流子有效分离等。本文重点综述了Fe-MOFs及其复合物高级氧化(光催化、类芬顿和硫酸根自由基($SO_{4}^{-·}$)介导的氧化)去除水中新兴有机污染物的研究进展,并探讨了未来研究所面临的机遇和挑战。     

Identification and Quantification of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Polyhydroxyalkanoates Produced from Mixed Microbial Cultures and Municipal Organic Wastes at Pilot Scale

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are well-known biodegradable plastics produced by various bacterial strains, whose major drawback is constituted by the high cost of their synthesis. Producing PHAs from mixed microbial cultures and employing organic wastes as a carbon source allows us to both reduce cost and valorize available renewable resources, such as food waste and sewage sludge. However, different types of pollutants, originally contained in organic matrices, could persist into the final product, thus compromising their safety. In this work, the exploitation of municipal wastes for PHA production is evaluated from the environmental and health safety aspect by determining the presence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in both commercial and waste-based PHA samples. Quantification of PAHs by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry on 24 PHA samples obtained in different conditions showed very low contamination levels, in the range of ppb to a few ppm. Moreover, the contaminant content seems to be dependent on the type of PHA stabilization and extraction, but independent from the type of feedstock. Commercial PHA derived from crops, selected for comparison, showed PAH content comparable to that detected in PHAs derived from organic fraction of municipal solid waste. Although there is no specific regulation on PAH maximum levels in PHAs, detected concentrations were consistently lower than threshold limit values set by regulation and guidelines for similar materials and/or applications. This suggests that the use of organic waste as substrate for PHA production is safe for both the human health and the environment.     

Recent advances in analytical methodologies based on mass spectrometry for the environmental analysis of halogenated organic contaminants

Halogenated organic contaminants, including legislated and potential persistent organic pollutants and their precursors, represent a major environmental concern due to their hazardous effects in humans and wildlife as well as their ability to bioaccumulate through the food chain, their high resistance to environmental degradation, and their long-range atmospheric transport potential. The monitoring of these compounds in the environment at ultra-trace concentration levels requires highly selective and sensitive analytical methodologies. The lack of reference step-by-step methods led to a high number of reliable determinations depending on analytes, the complexity of the sample, and available instrumentation. Thus, this review article is mainly focused on the last advances in the analytical methodologies for the determination of halogenated organic contaminants. Methodologies regarding sample treatment, chromatographic separation, and mass spectrometry analysis have been reviewed to finally highlight the future perspectives for the improvement of the analytical determinations of these compounds and the throughput of environmental control laboratories in this field.     

超声提取-气相色谱法测定鱼腥草中有机氯农药残留

提出了超声提取-气相色谱法测定鱼腥草中有机氯农药残留方法。采用丙酮-石油醚(1+1)混合溶剂超声提取30 min,然后浓硫酸净化、旋转蒸发浓缩,最后用气相色谱-电子捕获检测器(ECD)进行检测。有机氯农药的线性范围在0.001~0.20 mg·L-1之间,方法的检出限(3S/N)为0.023~0.29μg·kg-1,加标回收率在73.0%~115%之间,相对标准偏差(n=5)在1.4%~14%之间。本法与药典法对比,其回收率较高,适用于鱼腥草中有机氯农药的检测。     

Contaminant concentration on pipe walls following radial jet injection: a computational fluid dynamics approach

A computational fluid dynamics technique has been used to predict the likely concentration levels along a pipe wall of chemicals injected radially from a nozzle. No published empirical data appear to be available, despite the importance of this subject in protecting pipe walls in the vicinity of the dosing point if the chemicals and pipe materials are incompatible. Validation of predictions is by comparison with experimental data for other parameters related to the flow. Where possible, results have been analyzed and presented in dimensionless form so that the article can act as a more generally useful design guide.     

Application of microwave-assisted micellar extraction combined with solid-phase microextraction and high-performance liquid chromatography with UV detection for the determination of organochlorine pesticides in different mud samples

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A sequential injection analysis method for the simultaneous spectrophotometric determination of phosphate and silicate has been developed. The method is based on the different reaction rates of the heteropolymolybdate formation reactions. Concentrations within the range 0.026—0.485 mmol P l^?1 and 0.125—2.848 mmol Si l^?1 have been determined at a frequency of 30 samples per hour. An R.S.D. of 2.1% was obtained for 0.162 mmol P l^?1 and of 1.1% for 1.424 mmol Si l^?1. The method was found to be suitable for the determination of phosphate and silicate in wastewater.     

QuEChERS-气相色谱法快速检测五十种中药材中九种有机氯农药残留的方法研究

建立了简便、快速测定五十种中药材中九种农药的多残留检测方法.以体积比95:4:1的乙腈-水-1%乙酸混合溶液作为提取剂,QuEChERS(Quick,Easy,Cheap,Effective,Rugged,Safe)方法进行净化,采用气相色谱法进行检测.结果表明:九种农药在1.0～100ng/mL范围内线性良好,3个添...     

液-液萃取富集-气相色谱法测定水中有机氯农药和多氯联苯

采用正己烷作萃取溶剂提取并富集水样中有机氯农药(OCP's)和多氯联苯(PCB's),所得提取液经浓缩至约0.5mL并定容至1.0mL后,用气相色谱法-电子捕获检测器测定水中有机氯农药和多氯联苯。采用Rtx-5MS和Rtx-1701双柱法根据与标准物质的保留时间相对比进行定性分析;采用Rtx-5MS柱对被测组分按外标法进行定量分析。结果表明:各种农药质量浓度均在0.5～40μg·L~(-1)范围内与峰面积呈线性关系。有机氯农药和多氯联苯的检出限(3s)在0.001 1～0.004 7μg·L~(-1)之间。用标准加入法测得其回收率在83.3%～112.1%之间,相对标准偏差(n=7)在4.4%～9.4%之间。     

新型污染物的环境质谱技术研究进展

随着科学技术的飞速发展,质谱检测及其联用技术方法正以前所未有的速度、广度和深度全面渗透到环境分析化学中,其在环境监测中的使用已经或正在日常化.近年来,一些高分辨质谱及其与色谱等的联用技术在目标污染物和非目标污染物的同时甄别鉴定和分析中发挥了重要作用,其对于阐明污染物在环境的归趋具有重要意义.本文对质谱技术及其与气相色谱和液相色谱的联用技术在污染物尤其是新型污染物分析中的进展进行了总结,并对高分辨质谱技术的环境应用研究给于关注,对环境质谱技术的发展方向进行了展望.