Predictors of Serum Dioxins and PCBs among Peripubertal Russian Boys

Background: Although sources and routes of exposure to dioxins and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) have been studied, information regarding exposure among children is limited. Breast-feeding and diet are two important contributors to early life exposure. To further understand other significant contributors to childhood exposure, we studied a cohort of children from a city with high environmental dioxin levels. Objectives: We investigated predictors of serum concentrations of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs)/polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs)/co-planar PCBs (C-PCBs), toxic equivalents (TEQs), and PCBs among 8- to 9-year-old boys in Chapaevsk, Russia. Methods: We used general linear regression models to explore associations of log10-transformed serum concentrations of PCDDs/PCDFs/C-PCBs, TEQs, and PCBs at study entry with anthropometric, demographic, geographic, and dietary factors in 482 boys in Chapaevsk, Russia. Results: The median (25th, 75th percentile) concentration for total 2005 TEQs was 21.1 pg/g lipid (14.4, 33.2). Boys who were older, consumed local foods, were breast-fed longer, and whose mothers were employed at the Khimprom chemical plant (where chlorinated chemicals were produced) or gardened locally had significantly higher serum dioxins and PCBs, whereas boys with higher body mass index or more educated parents had significantly lower serum dioxins and PCBs. Boys who lived less than 2 km from Khimprom had higher total TEQs (picograms per gram lipid) [adjusted mean = 30.6; 95% confidence interval (CI), 26.8–35.0] than boys who lived greater than 5 km away (adjusted mean = 18.8; 95% CI, 17.2–20.6). Conclusions: Our findings suggest that there are specific local sources of dioxin and PCB exposure among children in Chapaevsk including maternal gardening, consumption of locally grown food, and residential proximity to the Khimprom plant

ОПРЕДЕЛЕНИЕ СОСТАВА И ОЦЕНКА СОДЕРЖАНИЯ ЛЕТУЧИХ УГЛЕВОДОРОДОВ В ПОЧВЕ МЕТОДОМ ТВЕРДОФАЗНОЙ МИКРОЭКСТРАКЦИИ И ГАЗОВОЙ ХРОМАТОГРАФИИ/ МАСС-СПЕКТРОМЕТРИИ

The feasibility of using solid-phase microextraction  and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry for the identification and quantification of volatile petroleum hydrocarbons in soils and sediments was studied. Suitable diagnostic features provided identification of hydrocarbons  released to gas phase. Quantitation both the total content of volatile hydrocarbons and hydrocarbon types/individual compounds was performed using internal standards and calibration with n-alkanes. Volatile components in the sediments of the sedimentation pond in industrial plant were characterized as well as their migration and weathering.Keywords: petroleum products, volatile hydrocarbons, sediments, solid phase microextraction , gas chromatography/mass spectrometry.(Russian)DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15826/analitika.2013.17.1.008 E.S. Brodsky1, O.L. Butkova2, A.A. Shelepchikov1, G.A. Kalinkevich1,  Е.Ya. Mir-Kadyrova1, D.B. Phesin1, V.G. Jilnikov1 1A.N.Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution of the Russian Academy of Sciences,Moscow, Russian Federation2Institute of Expert Examination of Mineral Waters, Russian FederationИзучена возможность применения метода твердофазной микроэкстракции в сочетании с ГХ/МС для характеристики летучих нефтяных углеводородов в почве и донных отложениях. Рассмотрены диагностические признаки летучих углеводородов, выделяющихся в газовую фазу и показана возможность идентификации и количественной оценки, как общего содержания летучих продуктов, так и отдельных групп углеводородов и индивидуальных соединений в почвах и донных отложениях с использованием внутренних стандартов и градуировки по н-алканам. Этим методом охарактеризованы летучие компоненты нефтепродуктов в донных отложениях пруда-отстойника на территории промышленного предприятия.Ключевые слова: нефтепродукты, почва, твердофазная микроэкстракция, парофазный анализ, хромато-масс-спектрометрия, летучие углеводороды.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15826/analitika.2013.17.1.00

Temporal trends in serum concentrations of polychlorinated dioxins, furans, and PCBs among adult women living in Chapaevsk, Russia: a longitudinal study from 2000 to 2009

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The present study assessed the temporal trend in serum concentrations of polychlorinated dibenzo-<it>p</it>-dioxins, dibenzofurans, and biphenyls (PCBs) among residents of a Russian town where levels of these chemicals are elevated due to prior industrial activity.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>Two serum samples were collected from eight adult women (in 2000 and 2009), and analyzed with gas chromatography-high-resolution mass spectrometry.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>The average total toxic equivalency (TEQ) decreased by 30% (from 36 to 25 pg/g lipid), and the average sum of PCB congeners decreased by 19% (from 291 to 211 ng/g lipid). Total TEQs decreased for seven of the eight women, and the sum of PCBs decreased for six of eight women. During this nine year period, larger decreases in serum TEQs and PCBs were found in women with greater increases in body mass index.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>This study provides suggestive evidence that average serum concentrations of dioxins, furans, and PCBs are decreasing over time among residents of this town.</p

Evaluation of the content and composition of volatile petroleum hydrocarbons in soil by solid-phase microextraction and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry

Изучена возможность применения метода твердофазной микроэкстракции в сочетании с ГХ/МС для характеристики летучих нефтяных углеводородов в почве и донных отложениях. Рассмотрены диагностические признаки летучих углеводородов, выделяющихся в газовую фазу и показана возможность идентификации и количественной оценки, как общего содержания летучих продуктов, так и отдельных групп углеводородов и индивидуальных соединений в почвах и донных отложениях с использованием внутренних стандартов и градуировки по н-алканам. Этим методом охарактеризованы летучие компоненты нефтепродуктов в донных отложениях пруда-отстойника на территории промышленного предприятия.The feasibility of using solid-phase microextraction and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry for the identification and quantification of volatile petroleum hydrocarbons in soils and sediments was studied. Suitable diagnostic features provided identification of hydrocarbons released to gas phase. Quantitation both the total content of volatile hydrocarbons and hydrocarbon types/individual compounds was performed using internal standards and calibration with n-alkanes. Volatile components in the sediments of the sedimentation pond in industrial plant were characterized as well as their migration and weathering