ICP-MS检测青海省海西州地区羊板粪中的重金属元素含量

实验了电感耦合等离子体-质谱法(ICP-MS)测定羊板粪中的重金属元素Cr、As、Hg、Cd、Pb,优化了仪器的测定条件。方法检出限分别为:Cr 0.39、As 0.12、Hg 0.24、Cd 0.090、Pb 0.49ng/mL,方法精密度RSD:4.9%—14.3%,加标回收率92.0%—110.0%。方法适用于类似有机物样品中重金属元素的检测。     

温州河网沉积物中重金属分布特征与污染评价

为了调查温州河网沉积物中重金属的分布特征与污染程度,共采集了29个样,用AFS-9230原子荧光光度计和ICP-OES全谱直读电感耦合等离子发射光谱法测定样品中重金属元素含量,克里格插值图反映重金属元素的空间分布,根据内梅罗指数法建立综合地累积指数进行污染评价,利用Pearson系数法,主成分分析法进行源分析。结果表明：在不同样点重金属含量差异明显,其中Cd和Zn含量最高点为主河道城市与工业集中区,As,Pb,Hg,Cu,Ni,Cr含量最高点为机械工业园区,沉积物受到Hg,Cd,Cu,Zn,Ni和Cr污染,区域污染程度机械工业园＞主河道城市区＞三垟湿地区＞城市周边区＞水源地区,Hg,Cd,Cu,Zn,Ni和Cr具有相似的源,且以人为源为主。     

基于近红外漫反射光谱的丁香蓼叶片重金属铜含量快速检测研究

植物中的重金属离子以一定形式与具有近红外吸收的有机分子基团结合, 因此可以借助近红外光谱技术间接检测其重金属离子含量。研究了基于近红外漫反射光谱技术快速检测丁香蓼叶片中重金属铜含量的方法。通过不同光谱数据预处理方法的对比,结合偏最小二乘法,建立了丁香蓼叶内重金属铜含量近红外光谱检测定量模型。实验结果为,经过平滑处理的光谱建模效果较理想,其建立的校正相关系数为0.950,校正均方根误差为5.99;外部验证相关系数为0.923,预测均方根误差为7.38。研究表明,近红外漫反射光谱技术用于丁香蓼叶片中重金属铜含量的快速检测具有可行性。     

Sharper asset ranking from total drawdown durations

The total duration of drawdowns is shown to provide a moment-free, unbiased, efficient and robust estimator of Sharpe ratios both for Gaussian and heavy-tailed price returns. We then use this quantity to infer an analytic expression of the bias of moment-based Sharpe ratio estimators as a function of the return distribution tail exponent. The heterogeneity of tail exponents at any given time among assets implies that our new method yields significantly different asset rankings than those of moment-based methods, especially in periods large volatility. This is fully confirmed by using 20 years of historical data on 3449 liquid US equities.     

Response surface methodology for optimization of heavy metal removal by magnetic biosorbent made from anaerobic sludge

In this study, optimum conditions for adsorption of heavy metals such as Cu²⁺, Cd²⁺ and Pb²⁺ onto a low-cost, magnetically modified-alkali conditioned anaerobically digested sludge (MADS) adsorbent were obtained. Response Surface Methodology (RSM) incorporating Central Composite Design (CCD) of experiments was applied to optimize four independent process variables. Statistical analysis was executed by ANOVA and the quadratic model developed had regression coefficients of 0.959, 0.957 and 0.95 for Cu²⁺, Cd²⁺ and Pb²⁺, respectively. The independent variables such as pH, time and initial concentration positively influenced adsorption capacity, q_e, whereas the value of q_e decreased with an increase in MADS dosage. Model validation experiments for optimization of adsorption process showed comparable results with predicted values. The adsorption capacity of MADS adsorbent at optimum conditions found through RSM analysis was 29.721 mg L^?1, 28.551 mg L^?1 and 28.601 mg L^?1 for Cu²⁺, Cd²⁺ and Pb²⁺ respectively.     

Enhanced photoactivity of CdS nanorods by MXene and ZnSnO3: Application in photoelectrochemical biosensor for the effect of environmental pollutants on DNA hydroxymethylation in wheat tissues

The photoactivity of CdS nanorods was greatly improved by amino functionalized accordion-like MXene and spherical ZnSnO₃. MXene possesses good electron transfer capability and ZnSnO₃ presents matched energy band with CdS, which deeply accelerate the electron transfer and prevent the recombination of photogenerated electron-hole pair, leading to a strong photoelectrochemical (PEC) response. Taking the merit of the improved photoactivity of CdS nanorods, a novel PEC biosensor was constructed for DNA hydromethylation detection based on immune recognition of target molecule, where 5-hydroxymethyl-2′-deoxycytidine triphosphate (5hmdCTP) was employed as detect target, CdS/MXene was used as photoactive material, and ZnSnO₃ was adopted as signal amplification unit. Under enzymatic covalent reaction of –CH₂OH of 5hmdCTP with –NH₂ of MXene, 5hmdCTP was specifically recognized and captured. Then, taking advantages of the covalent reaction between phosphate group of 5hmdCTP and ZnSnO₃, the signal amplification unit was captured. Under the optimum conditions, this PEC biosensor presents wide linear range of 0.008–100 nM and low detection limit of 4.21 pM (3σ). The applicability of the developed method was evaluated by investigating the effect of Cd²⁺ and perfluorohexane compound pollutant on 5-hydroxymethylcytosine content in the genomic DNA of the roots and leaves of wheat seedlings.     

Removal of Mn(II) and Cd(II) from wastewaters by natural and modified clays

The adsorption capacities of commercial and Brazilian natural clays were evaluated to test their applications in wastewater control. We investigated the process of sorption of manganese(II) and cadmium(II) present in synthetic aqueous effluents, by calculating the adsorption isotherms at 298 K using batch experiments. The influence of temperature and pH on the adsorption process was also studied. Adsorption of metals was best described by a Langmuir isotherm, with values of Q ₀ parameter, which is related to the sorption capacity, corresponding to 6.3 mg g^{− 1} for K-10/Cd(II), 4.8 mg g^{− 1} for K-10/Mn(II), 11.2 mg g^{− 1} for NT-25/Cd(II) and 6.0 mg g^{− 1} for NT-25/Mn(II). We observed two distinct adsorption mechanisms that may influence adsorption. At the first 5 min of interaction, a cation exchange mechanism that takes place at exchange sites located on (001) basal planes is predominant. This process is inhibited by low pH values. After this first and fast step, a second sorption mechanism can be related to formation of inner-sphere surface complexes, which is formed at edges of the clay. The rate constants and the initial sorption rates correlate positively with temperature in all studied systems, denoting the predominance of a physisorption process. The addition of complexing agents that are incorporated within the K10 structure, enhance metal uptake by the adsorbent. The results have shown that both Cd(II) and Mn(II) were totally retained from a 50 mg L^{− 1} solution when K10 grafted with ammonium pyrrolidinedithiocarbamate (APDC) was used as adsorbent.     

Investigation of anthropic effects connected with metal ions concentration, organic matter and grain size in Bormida river sediments

An investigation on the sediment composition and grain size was carried out along the Bormida river (Piedmont, Northern Italy). The samples were taken both in the riverbed and on its banks. Multivariate statistical exploratory methods permitted to identify possible sources of primary pollution. In particular, principal component analysis (PCA) showed that there are probably at least three anthropogenic main causes of pollution, one connected with Cr, Ni and Sn, the second with cadmium and the last one with mercury. Some correlations were found between heavy metal ion concentrations and organic matter and/or the sediment grain size. Differences between the samples collected in the riverbed and on the banks were identified and the relationships between the principal components and the distance of the samples from the riverbed and from the hot spot represented by the ACNA industrial site were also analyzed.     

毛细管电泳柱上络合分离、间接紫外检测重金属离子

采用弱络合剂乙醇酸,柱上络合,间接紫外检测毛细管区带电泳(CZE)技术对重金属离子Ba2+、Cr3+、Cd2+、Pb2+及可能存在的干扰离子进行了分离研究。通过对背景电解质种类和浓度、缓冲液pH、有机添加剂等的优化,确定了最佳分离体系为含12 mmol/L络合剂乙醇酸的10 mmol/L吡啶溶液作为背景电解质(pH 4.0)。在电压15 kV,压差进样68.95 kPa.s,260 nm间接紫外检测条件下,采用50 cm(45.5 cm)×50μm(I.D.)石英毛细管,重复性实验(n=9):迁移时间RSD≤1.37%,峰高RSD≤1.70%,峰面积RSD≤3.55%;Pb2+、Ba2+和Cd3+的检出限(S/N=3)为0.2 mg/L,Cr3+的检出限为0.08 mg/L;在检出限至10 mg/L范围内,各离子的浓度与峰面积线性相关系数好于0.998。该方法并应用于实际样品的分析。     

Fast and sensitive trace metal analysis in aqueous solutions by laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy using wood slice substrates

To perform fast and sensitive trace metal analysis in aqueous solutions by laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) based on only one single-pulse laser system, a wood slice has been used as a liquid absorber to transform liquid sample analysis to solid sample analysis using LIBS. High detection sensitivity and good reproducibility can be achieved with this approach. Calibration curves for five metal elements, Cr, Mn, Cu, Cd, and Pb under trace concentrations, have been obtained, and the limits of their detection were determined to be in the range of 0.029–0.59 mg L^− 1, 2–3 orders better than those obtained by directly analyzing liquid samples where the laser was focused on a liquid surface. The wood slice was very easy to handle and thus, the whole analysis process took only 4–5 min for each sample. This approach provides a more practical approach for fast and sensitive metal element analysis in aqueous solutions using LIBS, which is especially useful for monitoring toxic heavy metals in water.