膨润土联合磷酸氢二铵原位钝化修复汞污染土壤田间试验

以贵州万山汞矿区污染农田为试验田,研究添加膨润土、磷酸氢二铵、膨润土+磷酸氢二铵混施对土壤中汞的形态分布以及四季菜心的产量和汞含量的影响。结果表明,与对照土壤相比,添加膨润土、磷酸氢二铵、膨润土+磷酸氢二铵混施都能增加四季菜心地上部分和根系的干重,而且膨润土+磷酸氢二铵混施处理的四季菜心可食部分和根系生物量最大,分别增加4.7和4.8倍。与对照相比,膨润土+磷酸氢二铵混施能显著降低四季菜心地上部分和根系汞含量,其他处理无明显降低趋势。土壤中添加3%膨润土+0.5%磷酸氢二铵的混施处理四季菜心中汞含量最低。通过分析修复前后土壤汞的形态变化特征发现,膨润土+磷酸氢二铵混施能显著降低土壤中的有效态汞(溶解态与可交换态和特殊吸附态汞)和铁锰氧化态汞含量,而有机结合态汞和残渣态汞含量无显著变化。本研究结果可为汞污染土壤修复提供一定技术指导。     

干湿交替条件下三峡水库消落带土壤汞形态变化

对三峡水库消落带干湿交替条件下土壤汞赋存形态变化、影响因素和生物可利用性进行了模拟研究.结果表明: 干湿交替条件下土壤汞会发生形态转化和释放,总汞含量逐渐降低,两次“淹水-落干”后总汞含量降低了28.9%.土壤中不同汞形态所占比例分别为:水溶态汞(Hg-w)6.1%～16.8%;交换态汞(Hg-e)5.8%～12.9%;碳酸盐结合态汞(Hg-c)4.5%～17.7%;腐植酸结合态汞(Hg-h)12.5%～29.9%;有机质结合态汞(Hg-o)5.3%～12.8%,残渣态汞(Hg-r)34.5%～51.6%.土壤中汞形态以残渣态(Hg-r)为主,干湿交替条件下其所占比例有降低的趋势,腐植酸结合态汞(Hg-h)则逐渐增加,生物可利用态汞(Hg-w、Hg-e、Hg-c和Hg-h之和)总体呈增加趋势,易被水生生物利用并进入食物链,可能会增加水库生态系统的汞生态风险.     

硒对土壤中汞形态及其生物有效性的影响

利用连续浸提法研究了硒对稻田土壤中汞的形态分布及其生物有效性的影响。结果显示:加硒前后土壤中汞均以有机结合态、元素态和硫化物态为主,这三者占土壤总汞含量的90%以上,而生物有效态汞(包括模拟胃酸提取态和水溶态)仅占土壤总汞含量的0.27%。加硒对土壤中有机结合态和元素态汞的影响最为显著,随着硒添加浓度的增加,有机结合态汞的相对含量呈逐渐下降的趋势,而元素态汞相反,但土壤中其他形态的汞含量变化不显著。加硒可有效降低土壤中无机汞和甲基汞的生物有效性。结合土壤中汞形态及其生物有效性的变化可以推测:有机结合汞是维持土壤中生物有效态汞的重要补偿来源,当其转化成更为惰性的元素汞后,影响有机结合态汞与生物有效态汞之间的平衡,可能是导致土壤中汞生物有效性降低的主要因素。     

夜郎湖水库水体不同形态汞的时空分布

于2006年7月(夏季)、2007年1月(冬季)和3月(春季)采集了贵州省夜郎湖水库水样,研究了不同形态汞(总汞、溶解态汞、颗粒态汞)的时空分布特征及其影响因素.结果表明,夏季水体总汞、溶解态汞、颗粒态汞平均含量分别为4.48±2.59、2.37±1.40、2.11±1.86 ng·L-1,均显著高于冬季和春季(P＜0.001),而冬春2季不同形态汞含量无明显差异.水质参数悬浮颗粒物(SPM)和硝酸盐(NO-3)与不同形态汞之间均存在显著的正相关关系,表明这些参数对于不同形态汞的季节分布起着重要作用.夏季农业耕作活动相对活跃,表层土壤的扰动增加,雨水冲刷农田土壤,带进大量的外源颗粒物,致使夜郎湖水体夏季总汞水平较高.空间分布表明,夜郎湖水库夏季总汞平均浓度从水库入库河流至大坝方向、出库河流呈现总体下降的分布趋势,但水体各采样剖面没有明显的分布规律.     

根瘤菌对土壤铜、锌和镉形态分配的影响

以湖南郴州红壤和河北巩义褐土为供试土壤。制备Cu、Zn、Cd污染土壤。接种大豆根瘤菌(Rhi-zobium fredii)HN01,用连续提取法浸提土壤中不同形态的重金属．结果表明。褐土接种根瘤菌后固相结合态Zn总量降低10％。专性吸附态、氧化锰结合态和有机结合态Zn减少达9％～26％．红壤中结合态Zn的总量变化不显著,但专性吸附态和氧化锰结合态Zn含量显著减少。交换态Zn含量显著增加．褐土中接种根瘤菌抑制了Cu向土壤溶液的释放,固相结合态Cu总量增加18％,可交换态、专性吸附态、氧化锰结合态和有机结合态的Cu增加20％～54％．接种根瘤菌对土壤中Cd的溶解没有明显的抑制或促进作用,但改变了红壤中各形态Cd的含量高低顺序．Cd污染红壤中可交换态和有机结合态Cd含量分别增加22％和11％,专性吸附态和氧化锰结合态Cd分别减少14％和29％．根瘤菌对不同类型重金属及不同土壤中重金属形态影响的差异主要与土壤pH降低有关．     

铜陵新桥矿区周边农田土壤汞含量分布特征及其污染评价

为了解矿业活动对农田土壤Hg富集的影响,采集铜陵市新桥矿区周边村庄(新建村、叶湖村、新湖村、湖城村)农田土壤样品.应用原子荧光光度计测定土壤总汞(THg)及各形态汞含量,采用地累积指数法评价污染水平.结果表明:新桥矿区周边农田土壤中总汞的平均浓度为(0.137±0.078) mg·kg^-1,超过铜陵市土壤背景值.4个村庄的土壤总汞平均浓度为新建村(0.221 mg·kg^-1)>新湖村(0.118 mg·kg^-1)>叶湖村(0.115 mg·kg^-1)>湖城村(0.096 mg·kg^-1).其中新建村不同形态汞的平均含量顺序为残渣态(0.036 mg·kg^-1) >碱溶态(0.031 mg·kg^-1) >过氧化氢溶态(0.022 mg·kg^-1)>酸溶态(0.020 mg·kg^-1)>水溶态(0.012 mg·kg^-1).分析表明,距矿区远近是影响农田土壤汞含量分布的主要因素,受污染的新桥河流加大了该地区农田土壤汞污染程度,而有机质影响总汞及过氧化氢溶态汞在土壤中的积累和转化.土壤汞污染地累积指数为新建村(1.559)>新湖村(0.654)>叶湖村(0.616)>湖城村(0.356),其中新建村农田土壤汞污染达到中度污染水平,需加以重视.     

香根草及添加剂对模拟降雨条件下汞污染土壤和矿渣地表径流中汞含量的影响

通过盆栽试验,模拟降雨研究香根草(Vetiveria zizanioides)及添加剂(木屑、腐殖土)对汞污染土壤和汞矿渣中汞通过地表径流向周围迁移的影响,结果显示:(1)颗粒态汞占地表径流总汞的80%以上,是汞进行迁移的最主要途径.(2)在汞污染土壤中直接种植香根草,或者将香根草分别与木屑或腐殖土结合,能有效减少地表径流中的总汞(63%～85%)、颗粒态汞(63%～85%)和可溶态汞(27%～73%)向周围环境迁移,其效果显著高于直接在污染土壤中添加单一的木屑(5%)或腐殖土(23%).(3)在矿渣中直接添加低汞土壤或木屑、或直接种植香根草,或将香根草分别与低汞土壤、木屑、腐殖土结合均能有效固定矿渣中的总汞(29%～82%)、颗粒态汞(27%～84%)和可溶态汞(20%～70%).     

桂林市汽车尾气汞污染

采集了桂林市郊4条公路剖面大气、土壤和蔬菜各56件样品,分析测定了其汞含量,以了解桂林市郊汽车尾气汞污染状况.结果表明,公路剖面汞含量均呈对称单峰型分布.汽车尾气汞污染扩散的影响范围约200 m.大气汞含量与蔬菜和土壤的汞污染具有明显的相关性.公路系统汽车尾气汞污染强度随公路路龄、车流量增大而增强.公路系统汞污染主要来源于汽车尾气汞污染,根源于燃油富含汞.公路剖面土壤48%样品汞含量超过了国家无公害蔬菜基地土壤汞含量标准.桂阳公路剖面蔬菜汞含量是国家无公害农产品质量标准(0.29+0.03 μg·g-1)的1.1～1.7倍.表明,桂林市公路系统剖面已受到一定程度的汞污染.     

贵州洪家渡水库水体不同形态汞的分布特征

通过分析贵州省乌江流域新建的洪家渡水库水体不同形态汞的浓度,探讨了水库水体各形态汞的分布特征,旨在进一步弄清新修建的水库水体汞的甲基化过程.结果表明,洪家渡水库总汞(THg)浓度变化范围在0.32～6.75 ng·L-1;溶解态汞(DHg)浓度变化范围在0.23～2.27 ng·L-1;颗粒态(PHg)汞浓度变化范围在0.03～4.51 ng·L-1;总甲基汞(TMeHg)浓度变化范围在0.04～0.18 ng·L-1;溶解态甲基汞(DMeHg)浓度变化范围在0.02～0.08 ng·L-1;颗粒态甲基汞(PMeHg)浓度变化范围在0.01～0.13 ng·L-1.洪家渡水库水体不同形态汞存在着季节性变化,水体THg、DHg和PHg的季节变化表现为夏、秋季大于春、冬季;水体TMeHg、DMeHg和PMeHg的季节变化表现为春、夏季大于秋、冬季.在空间上,水体甲基汞含量从表层到底层表现无规律性的增加趋势,从上游到下游的浓度也无明显的变化,与北美欧洲新建水库水体甲基汞浓度(0.01～6.6 ng·L-1)进行比较,发现洪家渡水库水体甲基汞浓度明显偏低,以上结果说明洪家渡水库水体没有显著的汞甲基化作用,这与乌江流域淹没土壤的贫瘠、有机质含量偏低有关.     

泉州湾红树林湿地沉积物中汞分布及形态特征

采集了泉州湾红树林湿地表层沉积物样品,测定了沉积物中不同形态汞的含量,研究了汞的分布特征、赋存形态及其生物有效性.泉州湾红树林湿地表层沉积物中总汞含量范围0.03～0.22 mg·kg-1,除14#采样点外,其余各采样点均符合海洋沉积物质量(GB 18668-2002) Ⅰ类标准;沉积物中不同形态汞占总汞的比例为可氧化态(84.0%)＞残渣态(14.0%)＞可还原态(1.8%)＞弱酸溶态(0.2%);沉积物中汞的生物有效性较高,对红树林生态系统存在一定的潜在危害.     

Selenoprotein P in subjects exposed to mercury and other stress situations such as physical load or metal chelation treatment

In plasma, Se is found in plasma glutathione peroxidase (pGSH-Px), selenoprotein P (Sel-P), and albumins. The aim of the present study was to determine the influence of lifelong exposure to various levels of mercury vapor (Hg⁰) on plasma Se content and the fraction bound to Sel-P. Second, a pilot study was performed on the influence of short-term excessive physical stress and metal chelation (DIMAVAL) treatment. Samples of human plasma/serum obtained from a control group, Idrija residents living in a Hg-polluted environment because of the vicinity of the Idrija mercury mine (closed 1994), a few Idrija residents exposed to excessive physical stress, and two retired miners treated with the drug DIMAVAL were investigated. Selenoprotein P was isolated by affinity chromatography (heparin-Sepharose), and the concentrations of selenium were determined by radiochemical neutron activation analysis and hydride generation-atomic fluorescence spectrometry. Regardless of the group investigated, plasma Se average values were very similar (about 70–90 ngSe/g). A significant change of Sel P (7–24% decrease) was noted only in the group exposed to physical stress as compared to the same subjects before the test, to the control group, and to the Hg exposed group. The decrease of Se bound on Sel-P was accompanied by its increase in fraction of pGSH-Px with albumin.     

Biotoxicity of mercury as influenced by mercury(II) speciation

Integration of physicochemical procedures for studying mercury(II) speciation with microbiological procedures for studying the effects of mercury on bacterial growth allows evaluation of ionic factors (e.g., pH and ligand species and concentration) which affect biotoxicity. A Pseudomonas fluorescens strain capable of methylating inorganic Hg(II) was isolated from sediment samples collected at Buffalo Pound Lake in Saskatchewan, Canada. The effect of pH and ligand species on the toxic response (i.e., 50% inhibitory concentration [IC50]) of the P. fluorescens isolated to mercury were determined and related to the aqueous speciation of Hg(II). It was determined that the toxicities of different mercury salts were influenced by the nature of the co-ion. At a given pH level, mercuric acetate and mercuric nitrate yielded essentially the same IC50s; mercuric chloride, on the other hand, always produced lower IC50s. For each Hg salt, toxicity was greatest at pH 6.0 and decreased significantly (P = 0.05) at pH 7.0. Increasing the pH to 8.0 had no effect on the toxicity of mercuric acetate or mercuric nitrate but significantly (P = 0.05) reduced the toxicity of mercuric chloride. The aqueous speciation of Hg(II) in the synthetic growth medium M-IIY (a minimal salts medium amended to contain 0.1% yeast extract and 0.1% glycerol) was calculated by using the computer program GEOCHEM-PC with a modified data base. Results of the speciation calculations indicated that complexes of Hg(II) with histidine [Hg(H-HIS)HIS+ and Hg(H-HIS)2(2+)], chloride (HgCl+, HgCl2(0), HgClOH0, and HgCl3-), phosphate (HgHPO4(0), ammonia (HgNH3(2+), glycine [Hg(GLY)+], alanine [Hg(ALA)+], and hydroxyl ion (HgOH+) were the Hg species primarily responsible for toxicity in the M-IIY medium. The toxicity of mercuric nitrate at pH 8.0 was unaffected by the addition of citrate, enhanced by the addition of chloride, and reduced by the addition of cysteine. In the chloride-amended system, HgCl+, HgCl2(0), and HgClOH0 were the species primarily responsible for observed increases in toxicity. In the cysteine-amended system, formation of Hg(CYS)2(2-) was responsible for detoxification effects that were observed. The formation of Hg-citrate complexes was insignificant and had no effect on Hg toxicity.     

Biotoxicity of mercury as influenced by mercury(II) speciation.

Integration of physicochemical procedures for studying mercury(II) speciation with microbiological procedures for studying the effects of mercury on bacterial growth allows evaluation of ionic factors (e.g., pH and ligand species and concentration) which affect biotoxicity. A Pseudomonas fluorescens strain capable of methylating inorganic Hg(II) was isolated from sediment samples collected at Buffalo Pound Lake in Saskatchewan, Canada. The effect of pH and ligand species on the toxic response (i.e., 50% inhibitory concentration [IC50]) of the P. fluorescens isolated to mercury were determined and related to the aqueous speciation of Hg(II). It was determined that the toxicities of different mercury salts were influenced by the nature of the co-ion. At a given pH level, mercuric acetate and mercuric nitrate yielded essentially the same IC50s; mercuric chloride, on the other hand, always produced lower IC50s. For each Hg salt, toxicity was greatest at pH 6.0 and decreased significantly (P = 0.05) at pH 7.0. Increasing the pH to 8.0 had no effect on the toxicity of mercuric acetate or mercuric nitrate but significantly (P = 0.05) reduced the toxicity of mercuric chloride. The aqueous speciation of Hg(II) in the synthetic growth medium M-IIY (a minimal salts medium amended to contain 0.1% yeast extract and 0.1% glycerol) was calculated by using the computer program GEOCHEM-PC with a modified data base. Results of the speciation calculations indicated that complexes of Hg(II) with histidine [Hg(H-HIS)HIS+ and Hg(H-HIS)2(2+)], chloride (HgCl+, HgCl2(0), HgClOH0, and HgCl3-), phosphate (HgHPO4(0), ammonia (HgNH3(2+), glycine [Hg(GLY)+], alanine [Hg(ALA)+], and hydroxyl ion (HgOH+) were the Hg species primarily responsible for toxicity in the M-IIY medium. The toxicity of mercuric nitrate at pH 8.0 was unaffected by the addition of citrate, enhanced by the addition of chloride, and reduced by the addition of cysteine. In the chloride-amended system, HgCl+, HgCl2(0), and HgClOH0 were the species primarily responsible for observed increases in toxicity. In the cysteine-amended system, formation of Hg(CYS)2(2-) was responsible for detoxification effects that were observed. The formation of Hg-citrate complexes was insignificant and had no effect on Hg toxicity.     

Uptake of metallic mercury and mercuric ion by human erythrocytes

Uptake of metallic mercury (Hg degrees) and mercuric ion (Hg2+) by erythrocytes was studied by incubating erythrocytes with various concentrations of radioactive metallic mercury and mercuric ion in phosphate-buffered saline (pH 6.8) or plasma at 25 degrees C for 30 min. Radioactivity taken up in the cytosol (endsome) and stroma were determined with a gamma scintillation counter. The radioactivity ratio of the mercury recovered in the cytosol fraction to metallic mercury incubated in the saline was significantly higher than the ratio of that to mercuric ion. Similar findings were observed in erythrocytes incubated with metallic mercury and mercuric ion in plasma, although the recovered radioactivity of mercury in the cytosol of erythrocytes incubated with metallic mercury or mercuric ion in plasma was less than that incubated in phosphate-buffered saline. Thus, erythrocytes incubated with metallic mercury took up a larger amount of mercury than those incubated with mercuric ion. Discussion is made on these findings.     

The effects of dose of elemental mercury and first-pass circulation time on exhalation and organ distribution of inorganic mercury in rats

The lung plays a major role in the removal of dissolved elemental mercury (Hg0) from the bloodstream. During the first passage through the lung after an intravenous dose of Hg0 dissolved in aqueous buffer, from 10 to 17% was exhaled depending on the dose (0.11 or 1.1 micrograms Hg/rat) and the injection site (jugular versus tail vein). Furthermore, evidence is presented that subsequent exhalation over the next 50 s, before the rats were killed and the mercury determined in the lung at that time, was largely Hg0-extracted during the first pass. The total mercury extracted during the 60 s period was in the range of 40-49% of the dose. The oxidation of Hg0 to Hg2+ in red cells is important in limiting the availability of Hg0 to certain tissues. Thus, after a short residence time in blood (0.6 s after jugular vein injection), 12.9-17% is exhaled in the first pass as compared to 10.4-12.2% with a longer residence time (1.8 s after tail vein injection). Furthermore, there was a general tendency, even at 60 s after dosing, for certain tissues - lung, brain, and heart - to have higher values after dosing from the jugular vein. It was estimated that the half-time for oxidation was 3.3 s. Our results confirm previous observations that the form of inorganic mercury greatly influences the short-term deposition in certain tissues. Thus as compared to Hg2+, administration of Hg0 increases lung levels 5-10-fold; brain, 4-fold; and heart, 3-fold. Blood levels are lower after Hg0, particularly after the higher dose. Such findings are consistent with a model wherein Hg0 is in part oxidized by red blood cells, the remainder rapidly diffusing in tissues where it is also oxidized to Hg2+.     

Distribution of mercury, methyl mercury and organic sulphur species in soil, soil solution and stream of a boreal forest catchment

Concentrations of methyl mercury, CH₃Hg (II), total mercury, Hg_tot = CH₃Hg (II) + Hg (II), and organic sulphur species were determined in soils, soil solutions and streams of a small (50 ha) boreal forest catchment in northern Sweden. The CH₃Hg (II)/Hg_tot ratio decreased from 1.2–17.2% in the peaty stream bank soils to 0.4–0.8% in mineral and peat soils 20 m away from the streams, indicating that conditions for net methylation of Hg (II) are most favourable in the riparian zone close to streams. Concentrations of CH₃Hg (II) bound in soil and in soil solution were significantly, positively correlated to the concentration of Hg_tot in soil solution. This, and the fact that the CH₃Hg (II)/Hg_tot ratio was higher in soil solution than in soil may indicate that Hg (II) in soil solution is more available for methylation processes than soil bound Hg (II). Reduced organic S functional groups (Org-S_RED) in soil, soil extract and in samples of organic substances from streams were quantified using S K-edge X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) spectroscopy. Org-S_RED, likely representing RSH, RSSH, RSR and RSSR functionalities, made up 50 to 78% of total S in all samples examined. Inorganic sulphide [e.g. FeS₂ (s)] was only detected in one soil sample out of 10, and in none of the stream samples. Model calculations showed that under oxic conditions nearly 100% of Hg (II) and CH₃Hg (II) were complexed by thiol groups (RSH) in the soil, soil solution and in the stream water. Concentrations of free CH₃Hg⁺ and Hg²⁺ ions in soil solution and stream were on the order of 10^–18 and 10^–32M, respectively, at pH 5. For CH₃Hg (II), inorganic bi-sulphide complexes may contribute to an overall solubility at concentrations of inorganic sulphides higher than 10^–9M, whereas considerably higher concentrations of inorganic sulphides (lower redox-potential) are required to increase the solubility of Hg (II).     

Geochemistry of mercury in an intertidal flat of the Scheldt estuary

Sediments were sampled on the ‘Groot Buitenschoor’, an intertidal flat located at about 60 km from the Scheldt's river mouth. Hg concentrations ranged from 30 to 1756 ng g⁻¹. The concentrations were strongly correlated with fine grain fraction, organic matter content and sulphide concentrations. Incubation experiments were performed in order to determine the potential methylation rate of Hg as well as biotic and abiotic factors influencing this transformation. About 1 to 2% of the added inorganic Hg is converted into methylmercury. This conversion rate points to the same equilibrium ratio as was observed in natural sediments, indicating an equilibrium between methylation and demethylation reactions in the sediments. Incubation of a sterilised sediment sample significantly decreased the methylation rate, but the methylmercury concentrations observed are still ten times higher than the natural (unspiked) sediment. This result could be due to a chemical (non-enzymatic) methylation of mercury. Sulphate reducing bacteria are the main species responsible for the methylation of Hg at this site. Addition of Na₂MoO₄, a specific inhibitor of sulphate reducing bacteria, decreased the methylation rate to the abiotic level (sterilised sediment). High sulphate reduction rates, however, lead to lower methylation rates. Increased formation of sulphides due to microbial sulphate reduction leads to enhanced HgS formation and this reaction competes with the methylation process. HgS is in fact the major product formed by the reaction of sulphate reducing bacteria with Hg species. About 50% of the Hg spiked to the sediments is transformed into HgS during the incubation experiments, and that compound is practically unavailable for methylation in contrast to other bound forms of Hg.     

Complexation of Hg with phytochelatins is important for plant Hg tolerance

Three-week-old alfalfa (Medicago sativa), barley (Hordeum vulgare) and maize (Zea mays) were exposed for 7 d to 30 μm of mercury (HgCl(2) ) to characterize the Hg speciation in root, with no symptoms of being poisoned. The largest pool (99%) was associated with the particulate fraction, whereas the soluble fraction (SF) accounted for a minor proportion (<1%). Liquid chromatography coupled with electro-spray/time of flight mass spectrometry showed that Hg was bound to an array of phytochelatins (PCs) in root SF, which was particularly varied in alfalfa (eight ligands and five stoichiometries), a species that also accumulated homophytochelatins. Spatial localization of Hg in alfalfa roots by microprobe synchrotron X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy showed that most of the Hg co-localized with sulphur in the vascular cylinder. Extended X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (EXAFS) fingerprint fitting revealed that Hg was bound in vivo to organic-S compounds, i.e. biomolecules containing cysteine. Albeit a minor proportion of total Hg, Hg-PCs complexes in the SF might be important for tolerance to Hg, as was found with Arabidopsis thaliana mutants cad2-1 (with low glutathione content) and cad1-3 (unable to synthesize PCs) in comparison with wild type plants. Interestingly, high-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-time of flight analysis showed that none of these mutants accumulated Hg-biothiol complexes.     

汞矿山环境汞污染研究进展

汞矿山开采对周边环境的汞污染一直受到关注,尽管全球多数汞矿山已经相继停产、闭坑,但这些废弃的汞矿山仍然通过采矿所遗留的尾矿等固体废弃物、坑道废水和污染的土壤等对当地的环境和居民健康产生着持续的影响和危害.本文总结了环境样品中各形态汞的分析方法,评述了全球范围内汞矿的分布以及汞矿山开采和冶炼过程所造成的环境影响,提出了对于污染治理和风险评价的展望.     

Induction of metallothionein-like proteins by mercury and distribution of mercury and selenium in the cells of hepatopancreas and gill tissues in mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis

The binding of mercury (Hg) to metallothioneins (MTs) and the relation between Hg and selenium in supernatants of hepatopancreas and gill tissues of the common mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis (Lamarck, 1819) was investigated. The mussels were exposed to different Hg concentrations in laboratory conditions: 2.5 μgHg/L, 4 d exposure (short term) and 60 μgHg/L, 33 d exposure (long term). In addition, the results were compared to those found for mussels from nature (polluted and unpolluted region). In control and short-term-exposed mussles, the level of Hg extraction (cytosol) from hepatopancreas and gill cells was very low with respect to the total Hg concentrations in the corresponding tissues, around 10% in control and around 20% after exposure. As expected, Hg exposure was followed by Se increase. For Se, the levels of extraction were higher, around 20% in control and up to 50% (heaptopacrease) of 70% (gills) after exposure. In order to study the distribution of Hg and Se in the cells of these organs, the total Hg and Secconcentrations were analyzed in the subcellular fractions obtained after differential centrifugation. Although after exposure the concentrations of both element increased in all subcellular fractions, their percentages in particular fractions were lower or higher. In this study, the convincing binding of Hg to metallothionein-like proteins was perceived after long-term laboratory exposure (gills, heapatopancreas) and in wild mussels collected near industrial port (hepatopancreas). In latter case, we also detected the traces of Se bound to the MT fractions after size-exclusion chromatography.