Electrocorticogram disturbances detected in rats exposed from early stages of life to residual doses of lindane

Functional brain alterations induced by lindane were examined in Rat chronically exposed to low doses of lindane (1 and 2 μg L⁻¹ in drinking water) from conception. Histological and electrophysiological investigations were conducted at 14 weeks of age. Lindane did not induce histological changes. It did not significantly modify the sleep-wakefulness cycle and EEG did not show major alterations. The spectral EEG analysis, by recording cortical variations in both energy spectrum and energy levels of different frequency bands, showed an increase in the 11-15 Hz activity in both groups exposed to lindane. This activity was characterised by spindles well-depicted during slow wave sleep or associated with fast activity during wakefulness and theta activity in paradoxical sleep. These data suggest that chronic exposure to lindane doses as low as 1 μg L⁻¹ in drinking water could lead to central electrophysiological effects possibly involving GABA-benzodiazepine mechanisms.     

论农药的宏观毒理学

农药一旦喷撒到目标物上,即开始了向有害生物作用靶位转移的漫长历程。作者建议把此历程区分为两个范畴:进入有害生物体内以后的体内剂量转移是传统的生理毒理学研究领域,属于'微观毒理学’范畴;之前发生在生物体外的剂量转移历程尚未被作为毒理学问题研究,但许多边缘科学的大量科学事实和现象说明它们实际上属于毒理学问题,应属于'宏观毒理学’范畴。文章对农药宏观毒理学现象的7个方面进行了毒理学本质的分析和综述,并指出,对农药宏观毒理学的研究将大幅度提高农药的使用技术水平,大幅度降低农药用量,并将促进农药剂型和高性能助剂乃至新型合理化农药的研究开发。     

南方某矿区土壤镉污染及作物健康风险研究

为了评估南方某县土壤镉污染情况、量化当地不同作物镉含量并对不同人群健康风险进行评估，从该县3个镇采集135份土壤样本，入户采集128份自产大米样本，种植区采集7份脐橙样本，对其中镉含量进行测定。结果表明，3镇采集土壤样品镉超标率分别为41.67%、28.81%和21.62%，地累积指数计算得到该县68.9%的土壤样本受到不同程度的镉污染，大米镉含量超标率分别为48.57%、34.48%、8.82%。而脐橙果肉样品中镉含量较低，远低于0.05 mg·kg^-1。计算不同作物的危害商数（HQ）可得，食用自产大米的危害商数（HQ）值普遍大于1，风险较高，而食用脐橙果肉产生的健康风险低。种植脐橙具有一定的经济效益，且当地具有脐橙适宜的生长条件，故考虑在重污染区种植脐橙取代种植水稻。     

应用智能监控系统改善大型牧场奶牛繁殖性能的探讨

本试验旨在探讨应用智能监控系统对荷斯坦泌乳牛发情揭发率和受胎率的改善情况。试验选用澳亚集团东营神州澳亚四场的2237头泌乳天数为40~200d的各胎次荷斯坦泌乳牛,随机分为2组,未佩带项圈的806头为对照组,另一组佩带有项圈的1431头为试验组。对照组依靠尾根涂蜡笔进行发情揭发,试验组依靠智能监控系统进行发情揭发,尾根涂蜡笔作为校正对比。另外,对照组和试验组饲喂相同的日粮,采用相同的预同期繁育方案,并且是相同的繁育人员。整个试验期持续6个月。结果表明,试验组发情揭发比例与配种比例都高于对照组(P>0.05);试验组全期的受胎率显著高于对照组(高10个百分点,P<0.05),配次为1、2~3次时的受胎率,试验组分别极显著(P<0.01)和显著(P<0.05)高于对照组;试验组情期受胎率显著高于对照组(高将近10个百分点,P<0.05);试验组全期的发情揭发率高于对照组(高3个百分点,P>0.05);试验组全期的21d怀孕率显著高于对照组(高4个百分点,P<0.05)。因此得出,智能监控系统设备可以完全替代人工涂蜡笔进行发情揭发工作,并可提高合计配次受胎率、情期受胎率、发情揭发率和21d怀孕率,以及提高夜间的发情揭发率和受胎率,有助于改善繁育效益。     

婴幼儿配方乳粉中甲醛含量测定及暴露污染评估

采用气相色谱定量及气相色谱-质谱确证,建立婴幼儿配方乳粉中甲醛含量的测定方法,并对网购45 份婴幼儿配方乳粉中甲醛的污染水平进行调查分析与暴露风险评估。通过优化前处理条件,考察方法的线性关系、精密度、准确度、检出限及定量限等指标,采用外标法定量。结果表明：该方法在0～10 μg范围内线性良好（r＞0.999）,方法检出限为0.1 mg/kg,定量限为0.3 mg/kg;0.3、0.6、3.0 mg/kg加标水平下的平均加标回收率为88.33%～96.56%,相对标准偏差小于10%;当冲调温度高于40 ℃,     

Hepatitis E virus in Cuba: A cross-sectional serological and virological study in pigs and people occupationally exposed to pigs

Surveillance of hepatitis E virus (HEV) in risk groups is an important strategy to monitor its circulation pattern and to timely detect changes thereof. The aims of this cross-sectional study were to estimate the prevalence of HEV infections in pigs and humans from different regions of the country, to identify risk factors for increasing anti-HEV IgG prevalence and to characterize HEV strains. The presence of anti-HEV antibodies was assessed by commercial ELISA in serum samples from the general population, farm and slaughterhouse employees, as well as pigs sampled in the three regions of Cuba from February to September 2016. Overall, individuals with occupational exposure to swine or swine products (70/248, 28.2%) were 4 times more likely to be seropositive compared to the general population (25/285, 8.7%; OR: 4.18; p < .001). Within the risk group, risk factors included age, number of years working in a professional activity with direct exposure to swine, geographic region and distance between residence and closest professional swine setting, while wearing gloves had a protective effect. Prevalence of total anti-HEV antibodies in swine was 88.2% (165/187) and HEV RNA was detected by real-time RT-PCR in 9.2% (16/173) swine stools. All HEV strains sequenced clustered within genotype 3. Some strains clearly belonged to subtype 3a, while another group of strains was related with subtypes 3b and 3 k but partial HEV sequences did not allow unequivocal subtype assignment. These findings suggest that the high HEV exposure in Cuban individuals with swine-related occupations could be due to enzootic HEV in certain regions, direct contact with infectious animals or their products as well as environmental contamination.     

Contribution of contact toxicity and wheat condition to mortality of stored-product insects exposed to spinosad

Spinosad, a reduced-risk commercial insecticide derived from a bacterial fermentation product, possesses both contact and oral toxicities against insects. Contact toxicity of spinosad to adults of Rhyzopertha dominica (F), Sitophilus oryzae (L), and Tribolium castaneum (Herbst) was evaluated by exposure for 24 or 48 h to treated glass Petri dishes. Adults were exposed to different deposits (0.001-0.79 mg cm(-2)) of spinosad in 24-h tests and to deposits of 0, 0.0016 and 0.016mg cm(-2) in 48-h tests. Rhyzopertha dominica was most susceptible to spinosad in 24- and 48-h tests, followed by S. oryzae, and T. castaneum. The 24-h LD50 values were 0.0004, 0.077 and 0.189mg cm(-2) for R. dominica, S. oryzae, and T. castaneum, respectively. All R. dominica adults were dead following 48 h exposure to both spinosad deposits, whereas mortality of S. oryzae and T. castaneum ranged from 10 to 85% and 12 to 48%, respectively. Rhyzopertha dominica, T. castaneum, and O. surinamensis adults were exposed for 14 days to whole wheat, cracked wheat and wheat flour treated with 0, 0.1 and 1.0 mg kg(-1) of spinosad. Rhyzopertha dominica adults were highly susceptible to spinosad, followed by O. surinamensis and T. castaneum. Immatures (eggs and larvae) of T. castaneum and O. surinamensis exposed for 14 days were more susceptible on spinosad-treated whole wheat than on treated cracked wheat and wheat flour. This is the first report documenting contact activity of spinosad, and the effect of grain condition on spinosad toxicity, to stored-product insects.     

Assessment of relevant factors and relationships concerning human dermal exposure to pesticides in greenhouse applications

Principal component analysis (PCA) was applied to the gas chromatographic data obtained from 23 different greenhouse trials. This was used to establish which factors, including application technique (very small, small, medium and large drop-size), crop characteristics (short/tall, thin/dense) and pattern application of the operator (walking towards or away from the treated area) are relevant to the dermal exposure levels of greenhouse applicators. The results showed that the highest exposure by pesticides during field applications in greenhouses, in the climatic conditions and in the crop conditions typical of a southern European country, occurs on the lower legs and front thighs of the applicators. Similar results were obtained by hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA). Drop-size seems to be very important in determining total exposure, while height and density of crops have little influence on total exposure under the conditions of the present study. No pesticide type is a major factor in total exposure. The application of multiple regression analysis (MRA) allowed assessment of the relationships between the pesticide exposure of the less affected parts of the body with the most affected parts.     

Tissue-specific antioxidative and neurotoxic responses to diazinon in Oreochromis niloticus

The purpose of this study was to evaluate oxidative stress and neurotoxic potential of organophosphorus (OP) insecticide diazinon in the sentinel freshwater fish, Oreochromis niloticus. Antioxidant and acetylcholinesterase (AChE) enzyme activities and malondialdehyde (MDA) and protein levels were measured spectrophotometrically in gill, kidney, alimentary tract, and muscle tissues of fish treated with sub-lethal diazinon concentrations for 1, 7, 15, and 30 days. Dose-dependent inhibitions of AChE were observed in all the experimental fish. On the contrary of alimentary tract, MDA levels were elevated in kidney and muscle and gill was not affected. AChE and MDA levels intercorrelated in kidney and muscle tissues. Diazinon had increased superoxide dismutase (SOD) activities in all the tissues, while kidney was the most affected tissue. Tissue-specific alterations were observed on catalase (CAT) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activities; however, the activities were not changed in gill and muscle tissues for GPx and in gill, muscle, and kidney tissues for CAT. Protein levels decreased in kidney, muscle, and alimentary tract, while increased in gill and alimentary tract in 15 days. With respect to these results, diazinon has oxidative and neurotoxic potentials in O. niloticus. Observed changes with diazinon treatment were generally tissue-specific and dose-dependent.