基于低本底Ge (Li)γ谱仪的建材比活度检测

讨论了利用低本底Ge(H)γ谱仪对建材样品的比活度检测,测量对象包含花岗岩、大理石等天然石材和水泥、红砖等人工合成建材以及人造石等,并且将测量结果与国标GB 6566 -2001《建筑材料放射性核素限量》[1]进行了比对,从而确定了主体建筑材料和装饰材料的辐射水平,在此基础上将它们进行了分类和比对,因而对所使用建材的放...     

基于锥形量热仪试验的聚合物材料火灾危险评价研究

简述了锥形量热仪的试验原理,以聚合物材料锥形量热仪试验数据为基础,导出了火势增长指数（FGI）、放热指数（THRI6min）、发烟指数（TSPI6min）和毒性气体生成速率指数（ToxGI）4个评价聚合物材料火灾危险的参数,并利用这四个参数对ABS、PS、PVC、PA 4类16种商用塑料样品的火灾危险性逐项进行了分析评价.在此基础上,采用层次分析法的原理对样品的火灾危险进行了综合评价,结果表明,ABS、PS、PVC、PA四类样品的火灾综合危险依次减小.     

宝兴大理石矿的放射性检测

宝兴县境内的大理石资源以其白度高、储量丰、品质优、易开采而享誉中外。对四川省宝兴县陇东镇大理石矿区进行了放射性环境地质调查,通过对取回的大理石样品中226Ra、232Th、40K这3种核素的比活度的测定,根据比活度换算出这几种核素的外照射指数和内照射指数,把所得结果和中华人民共和国国家标准《建筑材料放射性核素限量》中规定的建筑性材料分类标准作对比后发现其内照射指数与外照射指数都符合《建筑材料放射性核素限量》中A类建筑材料和装饰材料的要求,它的产销与适用范围不受限制。     

泰安市城区土壤重金属污染特征及风险评价

为了解泰安市城区土壤重金属污染特征,对采集的30件土壤样品中6种重金属含量进行测定,利用单因子污染指数法、内梅罗综合污染指数法、地累积指数法和潜在生态风险指数法开展污染状况评价。结果表明：土壤中As、Cd、Cu、Pb、Hg、Ni的平均含量分别为6.72、0.066、20.33、18.19、0.031和19.92 mg.kg^-1,其中As、Cd、Cu、Pb、Ni的平均含量均低于泰安市和山东省土壤背景值,Hg的平均含量略高于泰安市土壤背景值,变异系数大于0.6,其含量受人类活动影响较大,空间分布差异性较大;除Hg的单因子污染指数为1.03,严重污染、中度污染、轻微污染和无污染采样点数量占比分别为3%、7%、23%和67%,其他重金属单因子污染指数平均值小于1,为无污染状态;重金属内梅罗综合污染指数平均为1.58～1.64,整体属于轻污染水平;土壤重金属累积较轻,多数为无污染状态,Hg的最大地累积指数为1.29,达中等-强污染(3级);综合生态风险指数RI的范围为39.96～191.81,平均值为77.60,综合生态风险等级为轻微,为低生态风险区,Hg为引起风险的主要因子;Cu、Ni含量较低,富集主要受土壤母质和自然过程的控制;Pb、Cd、As主要来源于自然背景因素,部分受人类活动影响;Hg的污染来源于化肥、塑料地膜和含重金属的无机农药使用,受农业活动和居民生活影响较大。     

气相色谱-质谱法测定煤直接液化供氢溶剂中55种芳烃

煤直接液化供氢溶剂样品经固相萃取和不同溶剂洗脱而分离为饱和烃、芳烃和胶质等3种组分。将所得芳烃组分进行气相色谱分离,由于所用色谱柱为弱极性毛细管色谱柱,得到了按沸点从低到高的规律出峰的55种芳烃的总离子流色谱图。在此基础上,经NIST谱库检索与标准谱库对比,运用ASPEN PLUS中数据库进行沸点检索,并结合保留指数文献对比,最终识别了这55种芳烃并计算其在HP-5MS色谱柱上的保留指数。采用高分辨气相色谱-质谱联用仪对各化合物的结构式和相对分子质量进行测定。用面积归一化法进行定量,确定了此55种芳烃的相对含量,芳烃碳数分布主要集中在C10～C16,占已测定芳烃总量的92.20%;芳烃类型主要为环烷苯类,占46.87%,其次为二环烷苯类和苊类,分别占19.13%,10.67%。     

蓝色圆珠笔字迹的高效液相色谱分析与模式识别研究

该文收集市售蓝色圆珠笔样品16份,结合模式识别技术对其高效液相色谱数据进行研究。利用相关系数法计算色谱图相对峰面积的相似度,定量地评价样品间的差异性。选取16个样品3个批次间的最小相似度(λ=0.92)作为判定是否源于同种样品的阈值,相似度小于0.92的数据为89份,占全部比对样品的74.2%;根据液相色谱图的保留时间、峰数及峰形差异将所有样品分为3类,进一步利用系统聚类法依据相似度的大小将第一类样品分为3小类。该文提出的采用相对峰面积相似度评价样品差异的方法,能够显著提高分辨能力,促进圆珠笔字迹的自动化识别。高效液相色谱法获取数据,模式识别技术分析数据的方法为圆珠笔字迹的分类与鉴别提供了新思路。     

碳化钨与蒙脱石纳米复合材料的制备与电催化活性

具有类铂催化性能的碳化钨(WC)催化材料是当前研究的热点与难点. 本文以六氯化钨为钨源, 用剥离后的蒙脱石片层为载体, 将化学浸渍法与原位还原碳化法技术相结合制备了碳化钨与蒙脱石纳米复合材料; 复合材料由碳化钨、碳化二钨(W₂C)和蒙脱石(MMT)组成, 碳化钨呈颗粒状分散或呈层状负载于MMT外表面; 样品的晶相组成与其还原碳化时间有关; 样品的微结构特征与前驱体中钨与蒙脱石的比例有关. 采用三电极体系和循环伏安法测试了样品在酸性溶液中对甲醇的电催化氧化性能, 结果表明, 碳化钨与蒙脱石复合之后对甲醇的电催化性能明显提升, 并具有类铂电催化活性; 当钨与蒙脱石质量比为4 的前驱体经5 h 还原碳化后, 样品中WC占绝对主导, WC和W₂C的质量分数分别为82%和18%, 两者的比值为4.556, 且在MMT外表面形成均匀的负载层. 此时样品的电催化活性最高. 这为制备具有类铂催化活性的高性能碳化钨催化材料奠定了坚实基础.     

气相色谱-质谱联用结合保留指数分析仙鹤草挥发性成分

提出了一个分析仙鹤草挥发油成分的方法。采用水蒸汽蒸馏法提取仙鹤草挥发性成分,气相色谱-质谱(GC-MS)结合保留指数双重定性,按峰面积归一化法求出各挥发性成分的相对含量,共检测出67个组分,质谱结合保留指数定性鉴定出48个主要挥发性成分,占挥发性成分总含量的87.35%;含量较高的组分为雪松醇(17.50%)、α-蒎烯(11.60%)、伽罗木醇(6.29%)、α-萜品醇(4.90%)和乙酸龙脑酯(4.37%)。方法定性结果更为准确,能为进一步研究仙鹤草化学组分和质量控制提供基础。     

低温富集/GC-MS分析南丰蜜桔果肉成分的方法研究

建立了低温富集/气相色谱-质谱测定南丰蜜桔果肉成分的方法。对样品前处理中的溶剂种类、冷冻温度以及冷冻时间进行了优化,最终确定低温富集的前处理条件:正己烷为萃取溶剂;冷冻温度为-40℃;冷冻时间选择1 h。结果表明,采用低温富集/GC-MS结合保留指数定性对南丰蜜桔果肉进行成分分析,共鉴别出64种主要成分,主要包括酯类、萜烯类、醇类以及烷烃类。将低温富集所得结果分别与常温液液萃取结果及文献结果进行比较,所建立的方法可选择性富集一些极性大、热稳定性较差、难挥发性的物质。     

低温富集/GC-MS分析南丰蜜桔果肉成分的方法研究

建立了低温富集/气相色谱-质谱测定南丰蜜桔果肉成分的方法。对样品前处理中的溶剂种类、冷冻温度以及冷冻时间进行了优化,最终确定低温富集的前处理条件：正己烷为萃取溶剂;冷冻温度为-40 ℃;冷冻时间选择1 h。结果表明,采用低温富集/GC-MS结合保留指数定性对南丰蜜桔果肉进行成分分析,共鉴别出64种主要成分,主要包括酯类、萜烯类、醇类以及烷烃类。将低温富集所得结果分别与常温液液萃取结果及文献结果进行比较,所建立的方法可选择性富集一些极性大、热稳定性较差、难挥发性的物质。     

Dynamic Vapour Generation and Head Space Determination of m-XYLENE for Pharmacokinetic Studies

Abstract

A custom designed vapour generation-exposure chamber assembly and head space analysis method were evaluated for use in pharmacokinetic investigations. The predicted m-xylene concentration was within 1% of the average value measured by gas chromatography-flame ionization detection (GC-FID) in the glass exposure chamber during controlled vapourization of m-xylene. The concentration variability was ± 13% and 4% respectively, with and without rats in the chamber. Blood and tissue samples from male, Sprague Dawley rats exposed to 1100 ppm of xylene, were analyzed by means of a static head space (HS)-GC analysis method. The average m-xylene level in the blood of exposed animals was ca. 5000 ng/mL. m-Xylene was detected in brain, kidney, skin, fat and liver. The analytical precision for duplicate samples was < ± 5% for all tissues, except liver and skin. The feasibility of detection of m-xylene in unhomogenized tissue by HS-GC analysis was demonstrated.     

Effect of ultraviolet light and heat on the properties of cotton cellulose

The changes in properties of cellulose brought about by ultraviolet (UV) irradiation, heat exposure and by a combination of both treatments were determined. The methods of characterizing the changes included breaking strength, color, yellowness index, thermal analysis, dye adsorption as a measure of changes in fine structure of the fibers, and Turnbull's Blue test as an empirical measure of carboxyl content. The exposures increased the color and yellowness of the samples as well as the carboxyl content and decreased dye adsorption and breaking strength. A shift of the decomposition endotherm of cellulose to lower temperatures was also noted. It appears that, under the exposure conditions used in this study, the changes in carboxyl content, color changes, yellowness index and breaking strength induced by heat are accelerated by an initial exposure to UV light but still simulate heat ageing alone. There also appears to be a correlation between breaking strength and dye uptake.     

Measuring the crystallinity index of cellulose by solid state 13C nuclear magnetic resonance

The crystallinity index of cellulose is an important parameter to establish because of the effect this property has on the utilization of cellulose as a material and as a feedstock for biofuels production. However, it has been found that the crystallinity index varies significantly depending on the choice of instrument and data analysis technique applied to the measurement. We introduce in this study a simple and straightforward method to evaluate the crystallinity index of cellulose. This novel method was developed using solid state ¹³C NMR and subtraction of the spectrum of a standard amorphous cellulose. The crystallinity indexes of twelve different celluloses were measured and the values from this method were compared with the values obtained by other existing methods, including methods based on X-ray diffraction. An interesting observation was that the hydration of the celluloses increased their crystallinity indexes by about 5%, suggesting that addition of water increased cellulose order for all the cellulose samples studied.     

Determination of trans,trans‐muconic acid in workers' urine through ultra‐performance liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry

A novel method for the biological monitoring of benzene‐exposed workers has been developed through ultra‐performance liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry. The method uses trans,trans‐muconic acid in urine as the benzene‐exposure biomarker. The method was developed using a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer with enough sensitivity to facilitate diluting and injecting the urine samples directly, rather than performing a solid‐phase extraction procedure as is common in the available protocols. Moreover, compared with a conventional high‐pressure liquid chromatography system, the separation power provided by the ultra‐performance liquid chromatography system allows a 10‐fold reduction in run time. The method was adjusted to a dynamic range of between 198.9 and 4916.7 µg/L to cover the biological exposure index of trans,trans‐muconic acid in urine. Also, the method demonstrated intra‐day and inter‐day precision at 98%, and accuracy within an acceptable range of 101 ± 8%. The method has been used to quantify various types of urine samples, such as workers' urine and inter‐laboratory proficiency tests. Depending on the sample, the quantified levels ranged from less than the limit of quantitation to 3836.7 µg/L. No levels exceeding the calibration range were detected in the urine of workers, and the reported concentrations in urine for the proficiency tests were, as expected, based on known values. Moreover, the new method using sample dilution and faster chromatographic run was more effective, facilitating fast communication of results, as needed, to decision‐makers. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Urinary metabolic profiling of volatile organic compounds in acute exposed volunteers after an oil spill in Republic of Korea

The Herbei Spirit oil spill occurred in western Korea. A large number of people who participated in the cleanup tasks of the contaminated area were exposed to crude oil component. We developed a method to monitor volatile organic compound (VOC) metabolites in urine, and evaluate the acute exposure caused by the oil spill in exposed volunteer workers (n = 100, 20.7 ± 2.1 years, mean ± SD). Acidified urine samples were extracted by SPE, derivatized with trimethylsilyl, and analyzed using gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. Calibration curves were found to be linear from 3 to 1000 ng/mL (r² > 0.993). Accuracy was over 82.4%, and precision was less than 24.8%. Using this method, the VOC metabolites, except hippuric acid, were present at higher levels in the urine samples of volunteers after cleanup work. The levels of mandelic acid (MA) and trans,trans‐muconic acid (t,t‐MU) were increased significantly (p < 0.001). The exposure effect was greater in women than in men. The effect of smoking was analyzed in all exposed and non‐exposed groups, with non‐smokers showing increased MA and t,t‐MU levels related to exposure. The present method was reliable to determine VOC metabolites in urine and could be useful for biomonitoring of acute exposure effects of VOCs. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

The effect of low earth orbit atomic oxygen exposure on phenylphosphine oxide-containing poly(arylene ether)s

Unoriented thin films of phenylphosphine oxide-containing poly(arylene ether)s were exposed to low Earth orbit aboard the space shuttle Atlantis (STS-51) as part of a flight experiment designated Limited Duration Candidate Exposure (LDCE 4–5). The samples were exposed to primarily atomic oxygen (!10,\7×10¹⁹ atoms/cm²). Based on post-flight analyses using atomic force microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, gel permeation chromatogrpahy and weight loss data, it was proposed that atomic oxygen exposure of these materials produces a phosphate layer at the surface of the samples, apparently by the reaction of atomic oxygen with the phosphorus in the polymer backbone. Ground-based oxygen plasma exposure experiments have previously shown that this phosphate layer provides a barrier against further attack by atomic oxygen [1]. The results obtained from these analyses compare favorably with those obtained from samples exposed to an oxygen plasma in ground-based exposure experiments [1]. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Contents and localization of heavy metals in human placentae

The placenta was used as an exposure index for the risk evaluation of prenatal fetal chemical exposure. Full-term placenta samples collected at maternity hospitals in 4 regions of different environmental pollutants and traffic density were examined for lead and cadmium contents using atomic absorption spectrometry (AAS). The results showed similar lead contents in placental samples from all selected regions, except for a small town with a lower traffic density. The findings may implicate traffic-related environmental lead pollution, rather than industrial sources. The highest concentration of cadmium was shown to be in the samples collected from the region with the highest proportion of smoking mothers (including passive smoking). Simultaneously, the placental samples were processed histochemically to determine the location of lead in the placental tissue (using light microscopy). The degree of placental metal contamination was done semiquantitatively, and the difference between the rural and industrial region was statistically compared. Parallel quantitative AAS analyses and semiquantitative histochemical lead analyses of human placental samples revealed analogous results regarding the level of placental contamination with metals.     

陈皮中农药残留分析及风险评估研究

通过分析中药陈皮的农药残留问题开展风险评估研究。采用气相色谱-串联质谱(GC-MS/MS)和高效液相色谱-串联质谱(HPLC-MS/MS)对198批陈皮中的117种农药进行检测;采用点评估方式计算陈皮中农药残留的急性和慢性摄入风险;采用英国兽药残留委员会提出的兽药残留风险排序矩阵计算各农药的风险得分;采用危害指数(HI)法计算有机磷农药的慢性累积风险。198批陈皮中共检出30种农药(含13种禁用农药),总检出率为98.5%,农药检出量为0.001~11.7 mg/kg。检出农药的慢性膳食摄入风险(%ADI)为0.003%~3.142%,急性膳食摄入风险(%ARfD)为0.022%~26.667%,风险均远低于100%,表明陈皮中农药的膳食暴露风险处于较低水平。6种有机磷农药的慢性累积暴露危害指数为0.942,略小于1,表明风险虽可控但需要关注。风险排序结果表明,陈皮中有16种为中高风险农药,应在生产和安全监管中重点关注。     

New refractive index method for measurement of alcoholic strength of small volume samples

A study of the correlation between the refractive index (RI) method adopted by the European Community (EC) and a reference pycnometric method for the measurement of alcoholic strength was undertaken. A new RI method with greater accuracy was also developed. Alcoholic strength measured by both RI methods presented a relatively constant negative bias compared with results by the pycnometric method. Differences found between the RI methods and the pycnometric method were 0.6-0.9% (v/v) when RI was measured by the EC method and 0.4-0.5% (v/v) when the new RI method developed in our laboratory was used. Statistical analysis of the results showed that differences between the 2 RI methods and the reference pycnometric method were statistically significant at the 95% confidence level. Correction factors are proposed for the accurate use of measurements of alcoholic strength obtained for small volume samples.