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PubMed2005

Effect of bio-surfactant on municipal solid waste composting process.

Bio-surfactant is a new type of surfactant that is produced in microbial metabolism. Adding bio-surfactant during composting process, especially to those contain some toxic substances, has been proved to be a promising way. In this study, Strains III (2), a bacterial with high activity to produce bio-surfactant, were isolated firstly. Following comparison experiments with and without adding Strains III (2), namely Run 1 and Run R, were conducted, respectively. The experimental results showed that, by adding Strains III (2), the surface tension could reduce from 46.5 mN/m to 39.8 mN/m and the corresponding time to maintain the surface tension under 50 mN/ m could prolong from 60 h to 90 h. The oxygen uptake rate and total accumulated oxygen consumption with Stains III (2) were both higher than those without Strains III (2), while the accumulation of H2S in outlet gas was reduced to around 50% of Run R. Moreover, two additional experiments were also carried out to examine the effects of strains coming from different systems. One is adding Strains III (2) with a dose of 0.4% (Run 2), and the other is seedling commercial Strains at the same conditions, the composting experiments showed that: Run 2 was more effective than Run 3, because the commercial Strains can be suppressed significantly in a complex composting system with different pH, high temperature and some of metals. The bio-surfactant was also added into the solid waste, which contained some toxic substances, the corresponding results showed that the remove rate of Hg and sodium pentachlorophenolate (PCP-Na) could be improved highly. Thus, the microenvironment, reactionrate and composting quality could be enhanced effectively by adding bio-surfactant to the composting process.

Bacteria↗
PubMed2005

Effect of organic fractions on sorption properties of organic pollutants in sediments.

Humic substrates are a major fraction of sediment organic matters, and the sorption of hydrophobic organic chemicals by humic substrates influences their behavior and fate in sediment. In this paper, organic matters were divided into non-humic substrates and humic substrates. Non-humic substrates include acid leaching fraction, acid extracted fraction, and lipid; humic substrates were fractionated into Ca-binding-FA (fulvic acid), Ca-binding-HA (humic acid), oxide-FA, oxide-HA, and humin. To study the effect of organic fractions on sorption properties, sorption kinetic and equilibrium sorption experiments of phenanthrene and pentachlorophenol (PCP) in five sediments were carried out. The results showed that the contents of acid leaching fraction and oxide-binding-HA were the main fractions to affect the sorption rate constant, and for the sorption capacity of phenanthrene, humin was the major fraction, followed by oxide-binding-HA, oxide-binding-FA, and so on. While for PCP, the factors of influence on sorption capacity were mainly CEC, Ca-binding-FA, and Ca-binding-HA.

Adsorption↗
PubMedDate not supplied

[Inhibitory effects of phenolic ecotoxicants on photobacteria at various pH values].

Kinetic characteristics of light emission by intact cells of the photobacteria Photobacterium phosphoreum and Vibrio harveyi at pH 5.5, 7.0, and 8.0 were studied as well as specific features of inhibitory effects of 2,4-di- and 2,4,5-triphenoxyacetic acids (2,4-D and 2,4,5-T), pentachlorophenol (PCP), and 2,6-dimethylphenol (2,6-DMP) at the same pH values. Nonstationarity of emission kinetics was observed at all the pH values studied. Exponential luminescence decay in a 60-sec range was observed at pH 5.5; a 5-min luminescence activation, at pH 7.0 and 8.0. The cell respiratory activity drops by over one order of magnitude at pH 5.5 compared with the activities at pH 7.0 and 8.0. The inhibitory effects of 2,4-D, 2,4,5-T, and PCP differ by one-two orders of magnitude depending on pH. The maximal cell sensitivity to these compounds appears at pH 5.5; the minimal, at pH 8.0. The effect of 2,6-DMP is independent of pH. As is demonstrated, it is hydrophobicity of the molecule and pK values of the toxicants that determine the inhibitory effect. Characteristic of the substrate-starved photobacterial cells are higher sensitivity to chlorophenolic compounds compared with the cells provided with high energy supply at all the pH values.

2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic Acid↗
PubMed2005

[Effects of overlying water properties on sorption of organic pollutants in sediments].

By the method of orthogonal experiment, this paper studied the effects of overlying water temperature, pH, ionic strength, and dissolved organic carbon (DOC) on the sorption of phenanthrene and pentachlorophenol (PCP) in sediments. The results showed that temperature was the main factor affecting the sorption behavior of phenanthrene, with the trend of partition coefficient (Kd) decreased with temperature. For PCP, its Kd was the smallest at 20 degrees C, and its sorption was decreased with pH. The DOC content of overlying water slightly decreased the Kd of phenanthrene and PCP, and ionic strength only increased the Kd of PCP slightly. The sorption capacity of organic pollutants in sediment was mainly determined by the properties of organic pollutants and sediments.

Adsorption↗
PubMed2005

Inhibitory effects of environmental chemicals on protein disulfide isomerase in vitro.

BACKGROUND: The influence of endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) upon physiological functions and their mechanisms is of concern. We have previously demonstrated that protein disulfide isomerase (PDI) was a target molecule of bisphenol A (BPA), which is considered to be EDC. PDI plays a key role in protein folding as an isomerase and also possesses a 3,3',5-triiodo-L-thyronine (T3)-binding activity. Since PDI activities were inhibited by BPA in our previous study, BPA might have adverse effects on physiological functions via the inhibition of PDI activities. We conducted this study to identify the compounds which disturb PDI activities as well as BPA, and to discuss their structural characteristics. METHODS: We examined the effects of 22 suspected EDC on both the T3-binding activity and isomerase activity of rat recombinant PDI. RESULTS: Among the 22 compounds, only phenolic compounds, namely BPA, p-octylphenol, p-nonylphenol, 2,4-dichlorophenol, pentachlorophenol, tetrabromobisphenol A, and tetrachlorobisphenol A, inhibited T3 binding to PDI. Furthermore non-halogenated compounds among these phenolic compounds, such as BPA, p-octylphenol, and p-nonylphenol, showed inhibitory effects on the isomerase activity of PDI. CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that phenolic groups might have important inhibitory effects on the T3-binding activity of PDI, and that compounds with phenolic groups might have the same effects on PDI. Furthermore, non-halogenated phenolic compounds had inhibitory effects on the isomerase activities of PDI in addition to T3-binding activity, indicating that these compounds might also have adverse effects on protein folding, which PDI participates in by catalyzing rearrangements of disulfide bonds as an isomerase.

Animals↗
PubMed1991

[Elevated pentachlorphenol in urine following Fungifen therapy].

Urinary pentachlorophenol (PCP) was monitored in male volunteers exposed to Fungifen solution which is a readily accessible pharmaceutical product containing 1% of PCP as active ingredient, and is recommended for the local treatment of interdigital mycoses. PCP absorbed readily through the skin and its elimination was slow. After the topical application of Fungifen maximum levels of urine-PCP ranged from 109 to 1290 micrograms/liter. In a single case a peak value of 3200 micrograms/liter was measured. At the same time, PCP could be detected in the saliva too. Urinary preexposure levels (ranged around 10 micrograms/liter) were reached within 75 and 90 days, respectively. Maximum urinary levels represent exposures corresponding to occupational ones, known from other studies. The toxicity of PCP as well as the health risk of the Fungifen use to the great masses of the people (including pregnant women and children) are discussed.

Adult↗
PubMedDate not supplied

Effects of environmental toxicants on development of a teleost embryo.

Embryos of the teleost Fundulus heteroclitus are shown to be useful model systems for monitoring the effects of xenobiotic compounds on development. Fourteen different substances were tested: malathion, aroclor, aldrin, diquat, parathion, pentachlorophenol, sevin, toxaphene, lindane, 2,4-D, DDT, paraquat, 2,4,5-T, and aminotriazole. Concentrations used for each of these was from 0.01 to 10.0 ppm in the incubation dishes. The variety of effects on development observed depended on the compound and its concentration. These effects included inhibition of gastrulation, abnormal axis formation, diminished pigmentation, slowed rate of development, reduced frequency of hatching, loss of neuromuscular control, and reduction or inhibition of heart beat. Possible modes of action of some of these compounds are discussed. It is also shown that embryogenesis is not always the most susceptible part of the organism's life cycle.

2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic Acid↗
PubMed1989

Stereoselective sulfation of R,S-4'-hydroxypropranolol by canine hepatic cytosol and partially purified phenolsulfotransferases.

The stereoselective formation of 4'-hydroxypropranolol sulfate (HOPS) from racemic 4'-hydroxypropranolol (HOP) has been investigated using canine hepatic cytosol and partially purified phenolsulfotransferases (PSTs). Pseudo first order rate constants, Vmax/Kmapp, were significantly greater (P less than .05) for the formation of R-HOPS by canine hepatic cytosol, S/R-HOPS = 0.72. Moreover, double reciprocal replots for the sulfation of both HOP enantiomers were biphasic, suggesting the presence of multiple PST enzymes. Pentachlorophenol (PCP) inhibited the sulfation of both HOP enantiomers with an IC50 of 244 nM, suggesting that phenol (P) forms of the PST enzymes may be primarily responsible for the cytosolic sulfation. Three distinct PST fractions were partially purified from the cytosol and were found to possess unique stereoselectivities toward HOP. Fraction 1 was most stereoselective, S/R-HOPS = 0.51, but was not inhibited by PCP, suggesting that it is a monoamine (M) form PST. Fraction 3 was the most active fraction and mimicked the cytosol in both stereoselectivity, S/R-HOPS = 0.73 vs. 0.72, and susceptibility to PCP inhibition, IC50 = 93 nM. The S/R-HOPS ratio produced by fraction 2 was 0.63. These data demonstrate the presence of multiple PST enzymes with differing stereoselectivities for the enantiomers of HOP in canine hepatic cytosol. Further studies with homogeneous PST isozymes, ideally from human tissue, and other chiral drugs are needed to define the enzymatic mechanism of this reaction and its role in chiral drug metabolism.

Animals↗
PubMed1986

[Occupational eczema in billposters].

Occupational contact dermatitis of the irritant type with sudden onset was observed in a group of 30 billposters after the introduction of two new pastes. The lesions were most likely caused by acetone-formaldehyde resins, impurities of pentachlorophenol, solvents such as acetone and the alkalinity of one paste.

Adhesives↗
PubMed1986

Kinetics of sulfation in the rat in vivo and in the perfused rat liver.

Sulfation of phenols and similar low-molecular-weight substrates in the rat in vivo is a rather complex process. Besides enzyme kinetic parameters, cosubstrate availability (indirectly measured by serum sulfate concentration) and competition with glucuronidation also play a role. For some substrates extensive extrahepatic sulfation occurs, accounting for more than 50% of the total-body sulfation capacity. However, the hepatic contribution may be under-estimated when drugs are administered into the hepatic portal vein, because saturation of hepatic metabolism may occur under those conditions. Inside the liver, sulfation is located primarily in zone 1, the periportal area. This can be shown in the single-pass perfused rat liver by perfusion in either the normal or retrograde flow direction. In the rat sulfate conjugates are eliminated preferentially in urine, whereas glucuronides are excreted to a high extent in bile. Therefore, it is important to collect both bile and urine in the characterization of pharmacokinetics of conjugation in vivo. Selective inhibition of sulfation by pentachlorophenol and 2,6-dichloro-4-nitrophenol facilitates studies of the role of sulfation in elimination of its substrates, and the competition between sulfation and glucuronidation for the same substrate.

Alkaloids↗
PubMed1986

Hexachlorobenzene exposure in the production of chlorophenols.

Workers involved in the production of pentachlorophenol (PCP) may be exposed to one of its contaminants, hexachlorobenzene (HCB). PCP is produced commercially in the USA by direct chlorination of phenol with chlorine gas in the presence of a catalyst at gradually rising temperatures up to 200 degrees C. Other contaminants formed in PCP production are isomers of hexa-, hepta- and octachlorodibenzo-para-dioxin and isomers of tetra-, penta-, hexa-, hepta- and octachlorodibenzofuran. This paper presents the analytical results of personal breathing-zone, area-air and surface-wipe samples collected at a typical PCP manufacturing plant. The personal breathing-zone samples showed that workers were exposed to HCB concentrations ranging from less than 0.0001 to 0.12 mg/m3. Area-air samples taken throughout the manufacturing plant showed that HCB concentrations ranged from less than 0.0001 to 0.63 mg/m3. Surface-wipe samples showed contamination ranging from less than 0.1 to 3.7 micrograms/wipe.

Air Pollutants, Occupational↗
PubMed1982

[Active ingredients of wood preservatives used in homes].

Wood preservation products have been applied in the domestic field for many years. Until 1977, formulations containing the insecticide lindane and the fungicide pentachlorophenol (PCP) had been used. In 90% of 217 households examined, wood protection products of this type had been applied and between 25 and about 1000 g lindane and between 5 g and about 10 kg PCP (including contaminating substances) had been used in a single house. Consequently, these active ingredients (e.g. PCP) could be detected increasingly in the environment and the organisms of persons living in the respective homes, i.e. in the air and in dust sampled indoors, in foodstuff and in urine. In comparison to samples of indoor air samples of domestic dust seem to be a much better indicator for exposure, as regards representativeness over an extended period. House dust is especially suitable for screening purposes because of its easy sampling and high biocide contents.

Adult↗
PubMed1981

Reye's syndrome simulacra in liver of mice after treatment with chemical agents and encephalomyocarditis virus.

In children with Reye's syndrome, liver specimens exhibit the following characteristics: mitochondrial dysfiguration, fatty infiltration, decreased activity of carbamyl phosphate synthetase and of ornithine transcarbamylase, histochemically reduced activity of succinic dehydrogenase and cytochrome oxidase, and depletion of glycogen. We intended to create an animal model for Reye's syndrome by treating mice with encephalomyocarditis virus, and/or salicylate, fructose, Atlox, butylated hydroxytoluene, pentachlorophenol, and an equal mixture of butylated hydroxytoluene and monosodium stearate. Liver specimens were then examined for the listed characteristics as well as for the activity of argininosuccinic lyase, arginase, phosphorylase, and glucose-6-phosphatase. Results of interest in regard to the experimental intention were obtained in livers of mice treated with virus and Atlox (A) or virus and butylated hydroxytoluene (B). In these specimens, we found a significant reduction (p less than 0.05)--except for ornithine transcarbamylase (A)--to the following levels (in percentage of normal mean): carbamyl phosphate synthetase (A, 79 per cent; B, 57 per cent); ornithine transcarbamylase (A, 91 per cent; B, 75 per cent); glycogen (A, 26 per cent; B, 37 per cent). Simultaneous morphologic analysis of these liver specimens indicated mitochondrial dysfiguration, absence of dense granules, fatty infiltration, and normal activity of succinic dehydrogenase and cytochrome oxidase. The induction of Reye's syndrome-like features in mouse liver may be useful for the study of disease mechanisms and therapy.

Animals↗
PubMed1977

[Contamination of the environment with hexachlorobenzene].

The causes of hexachlorobenzene (HCB) contamination of the environment are of complex nature. Besides the microbial metabolism of lindane to HCB, the pyrolysis of pentachlorophenol (wood impregnation), the chlorine treatment of lignin-containing lyes and possible contaminations with active agents which are industrially synthetized from polychlorbenzenes must be regarded as causes being in part still hypothetical.

Chemical Phenomena↗
PubMed1982

[The effect of (+)-cyanidanol-3 on toxic fatty infiltration of liver parenchyma (author's transl)].

Polychlorinated biphenyls, pentachlorophenol, d-galactosamine or alcohol are well known substances which produce toxic liver damage in animal experiments. Of special significance is the toxic fatty infiltration in the live parenchyma of these models. The effects following (+)-Cyanidanol-3 (Catergen)--application after liver damage was studied by qualitative and quantitative electron microscopy. (+)-Cyanidanol-3 reduces the volume density of intracytoplasmatic fat following intoxication significantly to normal values.

Animals↗
PubMed1983

[Effect of chlorine-containing pesticides on the hemolytic stability and acetylcholinesterase activity of erythrocytes].

The hemolytic action of the chlorine-containing pesticides, trichloroacetic acid (TCA), pentachlorophenolate (PCP), chlorophos and pentachloronitrobenzene (PCNB) on red cells was studied, as were their effects on acetylcholinesterase activity and resistance of red cells to mechanical hemolysis by ultrasound. The modifying action of pesticides on red cell membranes was shown to lead to their mechanical resistance. TCA, PCP and chlorophos were found to sensitize red cells whereas PCNB to make them resistant to the mechanical action of ultrasound. The kinetic characteristics of the structural functional disorders of red cells might be used as quantitative criteria of the efficacy of the action of pesticides on the cells.

Acetylcholinesterase↗
PubMed1980

[Oxidative phosphorylation in Mycobacterium lepraemurium].

The generation of ATP by cell-free extracts of Mycobacterium lepraemurium isolated from Sprague-Dawley rats was investigated. Cell-free preparations catalyzed phosphorylation coupled to the oxidation of NADH and succinate yielding P/O ratios of 0.6 and 0.4, respectively. Ascorbate oxidation did not result in ATP formation. The oxidative phosphorylation was uncoupled by 2,4- dinitrophenol and pentachlorophenol. Phosphate esterification coupled to NADH oxidation was inhibited by rotenone which had no effect on ATP synthesis associated with succinate oxidation. Antimycin A and cyanide completely inhibited phosphorylation coupled to the oxidation of NADH or succinate.

Adenosine Triphosphate↗