非等间隔PCBs保留指数体系在光解行为研究中的应用

利用Ｃｈｕ等已建立的多氯联苯（ＰＣＢｓ）非等间隔保留指数体系,由文献中的相对保留时间计算出全部２０９种ＰＣＢｓ同类物（Ｃｏｎｇｅｎｅｒ）的保留指数（ＩＰＣＢ）。利用ＩＰＣＢ结合ＧＣ－ＭＳ对ＰＣＢ８７、ＰＣＢ１３８和ＰＣＢ１６９三种同类物的光解产物进行了定性分析,发现其光解产物主要为低氯代联苯。实验结果证明,非等间隔保留指数体系ＩＰＣＢ在ＰＣＢｓ同类物的定性分析中具有准确、实用、快捷、方便等优点。     

Optimized method for the determination of 25 polychlorinated biphenyls in water samples using stir bar sorptive extraction followed by thermodesorption-gas chromatography/mass spectrometry

An optimized method using stir bar sorptive extraction (SBSE) for the determination of 25 polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) from water samples among them three of the most toxic coplanar PCBs (PCB 77, PCB 126 and PCB 169) was developed. Since the investigated PCBs comprise all steps of chlorination (from PCB 1 as monochlorobiphenyl to PCB 209 as decachlorobiphenyl) the results should be representative for the total class of the 209 PCB congeners. For 8 ml spiked water samples with 2 ml methanol addition and 2 h exposure time of stir bars recoveries between 28% (PCB 209) and 93% (PCB 1, PCB 52, PCB 77) were found. Detection limits between 0.05 ng/l and 0.15 ng/l were calculated for the combination of SBSE and thermodesorption-GC/MS. The procedure was applied to the investigation of groundwater and river water samples from the industrial region of Bitterfeld northern Leipzig, Germany.     

Comparison of high resolution gas chromatography with electron impact and negative ion mass spectrometry detection for the determination of coplanar polychlorobiphenyl congeners in sewage sludges

The three most toxic coplanar PCB 77, 126 and 169 have been identified and quantified at ultra trace levels (0.02-4.8 ng/gdw) in swiss sewage sludge samples applying high resolution capillary gas chromatography (HRGC) and electron impact (EI) as well as negative ion chemical ionization (NCI) mass spectrometry (MS). NCI mass spectra have been dominated by the molecular ion as base peak and virtually no fragmentation has been observed. Detection limits of the planar PCB under single ion monitoring (SIM) conditions have been typically 100 fg for NCI-MS and 1 pg for EI-MS. NCI-MS was the preferred detection method for the determination of very low concentrations of these important contaminants in sewage sludge samples.     

Comparison of high resolution gas chromatography with electron impact and negative ion mass spectrometry detection for the determination of coplanar polychlorobiphenyl congeners in sewage sludges

The three most toxic coplanar PCB 77, 126 and 169 have been identified and quantified at ultra trace levels (0.02–4.8 ng/gdw) in swiss sewage sludge samples applying high resolution capillary gas chromatography (HRGC) and electron impact (EI) as well as negative ion chemical ionization (NCI) mass spectrometry (MS). NCI mass spectra have been dominated by the molecular ion as base peak and virtually no fragmentation has been observed. Detection limits of the planar PCB under single ion monitoring (SIM) conditions have been typically 100 fg for NCI-MS and 1 pg for EI-MS. NCI-MS was the preferred detection method for the determination of very low concentrations of these important contaminants in sewage sludge samples.     

Polychlorinated naphthalene concentrations and profiles in cheese and butter,and comparisons with polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin,polychlorinated dibenzofuran and polychlorinated biphenyl concentrations

Polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs) are candidates for inclusion in the Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants. PCNs are structurally and toxicologically similar to 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (2,3,7,8-TCDD) and its analogues. Intake in food is considered to be an important human exposure pathway for PCNs. In this preliminary study, cheese and butter samples were analysed for PCNs, polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) using an isotope dilution gas chromatography high-resolution mass spectrometry method. The aim of this study was to evaluate the PCN concentrations in the cheese and butter samples and to compare them with the PCDD, PCDF and PCB concentrations. The PCN concentrations were 5.6–103 pg g^?1 of wet weight in the seven cheese samples tested and 5.0–199 pg g^?1 of wet weight in the seven butter samples tested. The mass concentrations of lower chlorinated congeners were greater than those of the higher chlorinated congeners. Congeners of CN45/36, CN27/30 and CN33/34/37 were much more abundant than other congeners found in tetrachlorinated PCNs. Congeners of CN51, CN66/67 and CN73 were determined to be the predominant congeners in penta-, hexa- and heptachlorinated homologs, respectively. The PCNs contributed around 5% of the total PCN, PCDD, PCDF and PCB toxic equivalence (TEQ) values. CN73 was found to be the dominant PCN congener and contributed more than 40% to the PCN TEQ value. Congeners CN66/67, CN69 and CN63 were also found at relatively high levels. The PCB congener CB118 was the predominant congener (by mass-based concentration) of the 12 dioxin-like PCBs (dl-PCBs). The PCBs contributed 53.8% of the total TEQ, and congener CB126 contributed more than any other compound that was analysed to the total TEQ. The PCDDs and PCDFs contributed 11.6% and 29.7% of the total TEQ values, respectively.     

Congener profile and toxicity assessment of polychlorinated biphenyls in human adipose tissue of Italians and Chileans

Human exposure to polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) in humans was determined by analyzing adipose tissue samples collected in 1996–1997 from two different localities: Siena (Italy) and Concepción (Chile). ΣPCBs was higher in Italian samples than that from Chile (493 and 53 ng/g wet wt., respectively). Thirty-seven different PCB congeners were identified in all samples. The prevailing PCB congeners in both groups were 22′44′5 pentachlorobiphenyl (IUPAC no. PCB 118), 22′344′5′ (PCB-138) and 22′44′55′ (PCB-153) hexachlorobiphenyls and 22′33′44′5 (PCB-170), 22′344′55′ (PCB-180) and 22′34′55′6 (PCB-187) heptachlorobiphenyls. PCB-153 accounted for more than 20% of the total PCB residue in both groups, while the remaining six congeners accounted for approximately 70%. Hexachlorobiphenyls were the most abundant congeners in all samples, with 42% of total residue in those from Italy and 43% in the Chilean samples, followed by heptachlorobiphenyls with 41 and 36% in Italian and Chilean samples, respectively. Average concentrations of non-ortho substituted coplanar congeners were below 1 pg/g wet wt. In the samples from Siena no noticeable differences were observed between the three average coplanar concentrations, while in those from Concepción 33′44′tetrachlorobiphenyl (PCB-77) was much higher than 33′44′pentachlorobiphenyl (PCB-126) and 33′44′55′hexachlorobiphenyl (PCB-169). For each sample the contribution to the total toxic equivalent values (ΣTEQs) of each non-ortho, mono-ortho and di-ortho substituted PCB congeners was assessed. The overall TEQs calculated for the monitored PCBs, were 10.16 pg/g wet wt. in Italian samples and 1.09 pg/g wet wt. in Chileans ones. In both groups the main contribution to ΣTEQs were the di-ortho substituted PCB congeners (Siena: 6.17 pg/g wet wt.; Concepción: 0.56 pg/g wet wt.) and the mono-ortho substituted PCB congeners (Siena: 3.97 pg/g wet wt.; Concepción: 0.50 pg/g wet wt.).     

Rapid aryl hydrocarbon receptor based polymerase chain reaction screening assay for polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and furans in soil and sediment

A method for the estimation of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin and furan (PCCD/F) toxicity equivalent quotient (TEQ) of soil and sediment matrices is described. The method includes extraction, isolation of the PCDD/Fs from interfering compounds, such as polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), and measurement of PCDD/F using the PROCEPT aryl hydrocarbon (AhR) receptor based polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay. The values obtained using the PROCEPT assay correlate well with reference TEQ values generated from gas chromatography-high resolution mass spectrometry (GC-HRMS), with a linearity coefficient (R(2)) of 0.94. Applied in a screening mode at 50pg/g PCDD/F TEQ, the PROCEPT assay yielded five false positive results (2.6%) and no false negative results for 196 analyses of spiked soils and environmental samples obtained from US EPA Superfund sites.     

Biosensor immunoassay for the screening of dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls in retail fish

Dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (DL-PCBs) often make up the majority of the toxic equivalent (TEQ) contribution of dioxins found in fish samples. For the purpose of making risk assessments, it is therefore important to develop screening methods for determining TEQ concentrations of DL-PCBs in retail fish. We have developed a rapid biosensor immunoassay (BIA) for DL-PCBs that uses a surface plasmon resonance sensor (Biacore 3000). The BIA is highly specific for 2,3',4,4',5-pentachlorobiphenyl (PCB 118) that is generally the most abundant DL-PCB isomer found in fish. The fish extracts were first cleaned up on a multilayer silica gel column followed by an alumina column, then subjected to the assay. The quantitative limit of the assay was 1 ng PCB 118 per gram of tested sample. Dilution and recovery tests using purified fish extracts suggested that the matrix effect was minimized in the assay by diluting the analyzed samples. The assay results for retail fish samples (n=7) agreed well with those obtained by an enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA) using the same monoclonal antibody: ELISA has been already validated for determining DL-PCBs in fish samples, so BIA performs well in this analysis. Finally, BIA results for the TEQ concentrations of DL-PCBs in retail fish samples (n=10) correlated well with those obtained by high-resolution gas chromatography coupled to high-resolution mass spectrometry (r=0.89). Our method is therefore useful for screening retail fish to determine the TEQ concentrations of DL-PCBs.     

PCDD, PCDF, and PCB contamination of air and inhalable particulate in Rome

Summary The isomer specific determination of PCDD, PCDF and PCB was carried out on samples of air and inhalable particulate from Rome. Samples were taken daily for six months and pooled to yield two samples per month. Normal PCDD+PCDF concentrations expressed in TEQ ranged from 48 to 87 fg/m³, while total PCB ranged from 0.1 to 1.4 ng/m³. The 2, 3, 7, 8-substituted PCDD and PCDF congener pattern is shown together with the PCB congener pattern.     

Improved Procedure for Single DB-XLB Column GC-MS-SIM Quantitation of PCB Congener Distributions and Characterization of Two Different Preparations Sold as “Aroclor 1254”

Complete PCB congener distributions in a panel of Aroclor mixtures were previously obtained by combining data from several HRGC systems. In that study quantitation of minor components may have been unreliable due to single level calibration against high levels of individual congener standards. Two lots of Aroclor 1254 had markedly different congener distributions. In this study, the design and performance of a congener-specific PCB analysis method employing GC-MS-SIM detection of congeners separated on a DB-XLB capillary column are discussed. Quantitation is carried out against a 6-level inclusive standard curve of a mixture of 144 congeners found in Aroclors. A separate procedure to measure trace levels of PCB 126 in Aroclors using the same system, combined with levels initially acquired for other congeners, facilitates estimation of TEQ values (Toxic Equivalencies of the PCB mixtures to 2,3,7,8-TCDD). PCB congener profiles of 15 Aroclor 1254 mixtures are presented. These profiles show that the less common, high TEQ variety of Aroclor 1254 was manufactured by an atypical, two-stage chlorination process that was apparently used during the final 1% of Aroclor 1254 production (ca. 1974–1976).     

Polychlorodibenzo-p-dioxin and polychlorodibenzofuran levels in cow milk samples, egg samples and meat in Finland

Summary To survey the levels of PCDD/F in Finnish foods, cow milk samples from the largest dairies, egg samples from the major producers and meat from the main slaughterhouses have been analyzed. For twenty whole milk samples supplied in cartons in June 1991 and stored for 14 days in a refrigerator, the total level of toxic equivalents, calculated on a wet weight basis using Nordic toxic equivalents, had a mean of 38 pg TEO/l (range 18 – 78 pg TEQ/l). This corresponds to an average intake of 15 pg TEQ/day for a person consuming 400 ml milk/day on an average. The cow milk analyzed from glass bottles showed a mean of 29 pg TEQ/l (range < 10 – 67 pg TEQ/l). Migration from the carton container and/or other treatment of the milk in connection with the packing process made a 30% contribution to the total PCDD/F content of the cow milk. The results for milk samples in cartons and glass bottles, as expressed on a fat basis were 1.17 pg TEQ/g (range 0.57 – 2.48 pg TEQ/g) and 0.83 pg TEQ/g (range <0.5 – 1.80 pg TEQ/g), respectively. For 20 pooled egg samples the total level of toxic equivalents calculated on whole product basis had a mean of 0.12 pg TEQ/g (range 0.023 – 0.427 pg TEQ/g). This corresponds to an average intake of 3.9 pg TEQ/day for a person consuming 33 g egg per day on an average. For twenty pork and twenty bovine meat samples, the levels of PCDD/F were very low and below the detection limit (<0.5 pg/g fat) with the exception of some detectable traces of 2,3,7,8-Cl₄DF, 1,2,3,4,6,7,8-Cl₇DD and OCDD. These results showed that, at least in summertime when cows are outdoors and eat fresh hay, PCDD/F concentrations in Finnish cow milk are low. This conclusion is supported by the results from the meat samples which showed that beef contained notably low levels of PCDD/F. On some farms chicken feed contains fish products in addition to corn. This is probably the reason why the level of PCDD/F in egg varied but was still reasonably low.     

Individual determination of ortho and non-ortho substituted polychlorobiphenyls (PCBs) in sediments by high performance liquid chromatographic pre-separation and gas chromatography/ECD detection

Summary An analytical procedure for the individual determination of ortho and non-ortho PCB congeners in sediments, using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) preseparation and gas chromatography/ECD detection, is described. Gas chromatography/FTIR spectrometry (GC/FTIR) and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (GC/MS) were employed for individual congener identification and determination. Sample extraction, clean-up of extract and selective elution procedures were optimized by using reference certified marine sediment samples. Recovery and precision were typically 83% and 16% respectively at 2 ng/g of total PCB content. The proposed procedure, tested by analyzing real sediment samples, showed a reproducibility better than 20% at 13 ng/g PCB level.     

Maternal body burden of organochlorine pesticides and dioxins.

To investigate the body burden of organochlorine pesticides and dioxins in Japanese women, 125 milk samples were collected from 41 mothers in 1994, 42 in 1995, and 42 in 1996. Of the 125 samples, 82 were from primipara mothers (first delivery) and 43 were from multipara mothers (second or later delivery). By using capillary gas chromatography with electron capture detection, beta-HCH and p,p'-DDE were detected as the major chlorine pesticides in human milk. Average levels of beta-HCH and p,p'-DDE were 475 and 368 ng/g lipid, respectively, in primipara breast milk, 314 and 259 ng/g lipid in multipara breast milk, and 420 and 330 ng/g lipid in total breast milk. Dieldrin, heptachor epoxide, oxychlordane, trans-chlordane, and cis-chlordane were detected at lower average levels of 3, 4, 34, 41, and 5 ng/g lipid, respectively. By using high-resolution gas chromatography with mass spectrometric detection, dioxins were detected in all samples. Average levels of total polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin (PCDD), total polychlorinated dibenzofuran (PCDF), total PCDD + PCDF, total coplanar polychlorinatedbiphenyl (CoPCB), and total dioxin were 10.0, 7.8, 17.7, 9.9, and 27.5 TEQ (toxic equivalent) pg/g lipid, respectively, in primipara breast milk; 7.0, 5.8, 12.8, 7.3, and 20.1 TEQ pg/g lipid in multipara breast milk; and 8.9, 7.1, 16.1, 8.9, and 25.0 TEQ pg/g lipid in total breast milk. In primipara breast milk, significant correlations were found among levels of beta-HCH, p,p'-DDE, total PCDD-TEQ, total PCDF-TEQ, total CoPCB-TEQ, and total TEQ except for less correlation between p,p'-DDE and total PCDF-TEQ. Levels of these analytes also significantly increased depending on mother's age, except for total Co-PCB-TEQ. For the correlation with food habit, the only positive correlation was between total PCDF-TEQs and fish intake.     

Comparison of Different Extraction Techniques of Polychlorinated Biphenyls from Sediments Samples

In this work, problems that may occur during determination of trace levels of polychlorinated biphenyls in sediment samples are described. Main error sources are connected with extraction of analytes prior to final determination.

During model studies, polychlorinated biphenyls have been extracted from sediment reference material (METRANAL 2) with the use of different solvents (dichloromethane, hexsane, and toluene); the process has been enhanced by mechanical shaking or ultrasounds. Seven selected PCBs (PCB 28, 52, 101, 118, 138, 153, and 180 – according to IUPAC) were determined in extracts samples by GC–MS technique.

During the studies, two calculation methods were applied to determine the amount of analytes introduced to the chromatographic column. The first approach assumes that the recovery of PCBs that contained a small amount of chlorine atoms in the molecule is similar to the recovery of ¹³C₁₂PCB28 standard, whereas compounds with greater number of chlorine atoms in the molecule will be recovered from the sediment similarly to the recovery of ¹³C₁₂PCB180 standard. The second approach assumes that the recovery of PCB 138 and PCB 153 is similar to the average value of ¹³C₁₂PCB28 and ¹³C₁₂PCB180 standards.

In the case of shaking assisted extraction, 55–90% PCB recoveries were achieved when toluene was used as a solvent, while 71–86% recovery was achieved when dichloromethane was used. When hexsane was used as solvent, recovery ranged 43–107%. In the case of ultrasounds assisted extraction, PCB recoveries of 50–108% were achieved when toluene was used as solvent, while 44–101% recovery was achieved when dichloromethane was applied. When hexsane was used as solvent, recovery reached 57–95%.

Studies have also shown that, when applying different isolation techniques and different solvents, the recovery of applied ¹³C₁₂PCB28 and ¹³C₁₂PCB180 standards is different. Recovery of ¹³C₁₂PCB28 standard was from 5% (for hexane tenfold extraction assisted by shaking) to 57% (for toluene tenfold extraction assisted by shaking). However, recovery of ¹³C₁₂PCB180 standard was from 9% (for hexane tenfold extraction assisted by shaking) to 82% (for toluene tenfold extraction assisted by shaking). This is due to the differences of their binding to the sludge matrix. Standard with a greater number of chlorine atoms in the molecule (¹³C₁₂PCB180) is more weakly associated with sediment than ¹³C₁₂PCB28 standard. In order to improve the accuracy of the results obtained, it is necessary to use labeled PCB compounds.     

Fast and parallel determination of PCB 77 and PCB 180 in plasma using ultra performance liquid chromatography with diode array detection: A pharmacokinetic study in Swiss albino mouse

A simple, sensitive and reproducible ultra‐performance liquid chromatography (UPLC) method has been developed and validated for simultaneous estimation of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) 77 and PCB 180 in mouse plasma. The sample preparation was performed by simple liquid–liquid extraction technique. The analytes were chromatographed on a Waters Acquity H class UPLC system using isocratic mobile phase conditions at a flow rate of 0.3 mL/min and Acquity UPLC BEH shield RP₁₈ column maintained at 35°C. Quantification was performed on a photodiode array detector set at 215 nm and PCB 101 was used as internal standard (IS). PCB 77, PCB 180, and IS retention times were 2.6, 4.7 and 2.8 min, respectively, and the total run time was 6 min. The method was validated for specificity, selectivity, recovery, linearity, accuracy, precision and sample stability. The calibration curve was linear over the concentration range 10–3000 ng/mL for PCB 77 and PCB 180. Intra‐ and inter‐day precisions for PCBs 77 and 180 were found to be good with CV <4.64%, and the accuracy ranged from 98.90 to 102.33% in mouse plasma. The validated UPLC method was successfully applied to the pharmacokinetic study of PCBs 77 and 180 in mouse plasma.     

Distributions of Polychlorinated Naphthalenes in Sediments of the Yangtze River,China

The pollution status of polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs) in the sediment of the Yangtze River Basin, Asia’s largest river basin, was estimated. The total concentrations of PCNs (mono- to octa-CNs) ranged from 0.103 to 1.631 ng/g. Mono-, di-, and tri-PCNs—consisting of CN-1, CN-5/7, and CN-24/14, respectively, as the main congeners—were the dominant homolog groups. Combustion indicators and principal component analysis showed that the emissions from halowax mixtures were the main contributor to PCNs in sediment, among most of the sampling sites. The mean total toxic equivalent (TEQ) was calculated to be 0.045 ± 0.077 pg TEQ/g, which indicates that the PCNs in sediments were of low toxicity to aquatic organisms. This work will expand the database on the distribution and characteristics of PCNs in the river sediment of China.     

Gas chromatographic separation of polychlorinated biphenyls on a new apolar capillary column

Eighty one polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and nineteen chlorinated pesticide standards have been analyzed on a newly developed apolar high resolution gas chromatography (HRGC) column. Emphasis was placed on the determination of PCB indicator congeners which are part of national regulations, and of toxic coplanar PCB congeners. The new column enables almost unambiguous quantification of the PCB indicator congeners (PCB 138 can be separated from both PCB 163 and PCB 164; PCB 28 and PCB 31 were also separated and no coelution was observed for PCB 52, PCB 118, and PCB 180). The new column furnished better results than CP-Sil 8 for the analysis of PCB indicator congeners in a sample of seal blubber.     

松针样品中多氯联苯的分析方法研究

研究了松针中多氯联苯（PCB）质量比测定方法。用硅胶预处理柱处理样品,加标回收实验结果表明回收率在90％左右。分别测定了不同地区的松针样品中PCB的质量比,据此可评价不同地点的PCB污染程度。样品预处理和分析方法简单、可靠、易行,重现性好。     

Dioxins in Soil and Fish Samples from a Waste Pentachlorophenol Manufacturing Plant

A method to analyze polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/DFs, dioxins) and coplanar polychlorinated biphenyls in environmental samples is developed and used to determine the levels of PCDD/DFs in 13 soil and 4 fish samples collected around a waste pentachlorophenol manufacturing plant. The 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodioxin toxic equivalents (TEQ) values range from 0.239 ng-TEQ/g to 1357 ng-TEQ/g in soil samples and 0.041 ng-TEQ/g to 0.247 ng-TEQ/g in fish samples. A broader survey of PCDD/DF contamination in the vicinity around the manufacturing plant is strongly recommended.     

沉积物内多氯联苯测定中有机氯农药的排除及质量控制/质量保证研究

报道了沉积物样品中多氯联苯(PCBs)的分析方法及质量控制/质量保证(QA/QC)研究,结果表明多级复合硅胶柱对有机氯农药去除效果良好.采用25种PCBs同族体标样PCB25对分析方法进行了QA/QC研究,PCBs的平均回收率在97%～118%之间.用本方法测定25种多氯联苯同族体的检测限范围在0.5～1.4ng/g之间.