In the present research, two Chinese rhesus monkeys were inoculated intravenously with 5000 TCID50 of SIVmac239. The changes in the numbers of CD4+T lymphocyte in peripheral blood,plasma viral loads, proviral DNA and humoral antibodies against virus were periodically monitored during 121 days. At the early stage of infection, proviral DNA had been detected in PBMCs, and infectious SIVmac239 virus had been isolated from PBMCs. At the same period, the numbers of CD4+T lymphocytes were significantly decreased, and maintained at low level during the 121-day period of infection. Plasma viral loads reached the peak at week 2 post-inoculation and kept at a steady state subsequently. Moreover, antibodies against viral proteins were detected from plasma. All the results showed that the two Chinese rhesus monkeys had been infected with SIVmac239 successfully. This animal model can be applied for further AIDS researches.

OBJECTIVETo explore the present contamination status and profile of toxaphene in fish, chicken and meat samples in Pearl River Delta area.

METHODSTotally 60 independent samples including fish, chicken, meat were collected from Huizhou,Guangzhou,Dongguan,Jiangmen of Pearl River Delta area in Guangdong by purposive sampling from Oct 2010 to Jun 2011. Toxaphene monomer Parlar26, Parlar50 and Parlar62 levels in three various categories of foods were quantitatively and qualitatively analyzed referencing international authoritative standard methods by utilizing isotope dilution high-resolution gas chromatography/high-resolution double-focusing magnetic mass spectrometry (HRGC-HRMS). The levels of pollution and characteristics were compared.

RESULTSThe concentration of toxaphene median(M) in fish, chicken and meat were 12.87, 5.8 and 1.89 ng/kg (gross weight) , respectively and the difference was significant(H = 14.29, P = 0.001). The toxaphene level in seafish (M = 32.07 ng/kg) was significantly higher than that in freshwater fish (M = 10.63 ng/kg, Z = -2.52, P = 0.012). The profile analysis showed that Parlar50 and Parlar26 were the predominant characteristic monomers in fish, which contributed about 44% (9.91/22.60, ng/kg) and 39% (8.89/22.60, ng/kg) to total concentration, and Parlar62 and Parlar26 were the two predominant congeners in poultry products, the two congeners accounted for 42% (5.03/11.90, ng/kg) and 38% (4.58/11.90, ng/kg). Furthermore Parlar26 and Parlar62 made up about 57% (3.45/6.08, ng/kg) and 26% (1.58/6.08, ng/kg) of total concentration in livestock meat respectively.

CONCLUSIONToxaphene levels in all tested food samples are far lower than the limited standard stipulated by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) in 2002, which was 0.1 mg/kg. The congener characteristic difference in the three categories food indicated that the different enrichment ability in Toxaphene in different animal species.

Animals ; Chromatography, Gas ; Fishes ; Food Contamination ; Insecticides ; Meat ; Poultry ; Toxaphene

Background: E-waste workers in Hong Kong are handling an unprecedented amount of e-waste, which contains various neurotoxic chemicals. However, no study has been conducted to evaluate the neurological health status of e-waste workers in Hong Kong. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of neurobehavioral alterations and to identify the vulnerable groups among Hong Kong e-waste workers. Methods: We recruited 109 Hong Kong e-waste workers from June 2021 to September 2022. Participants completed standard questionnaires and wore a GENEActiv accelerometer for seven days. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index and Questionnaire 16/18 (Q16/18) were used to assess subjective neurobehavioral alterations. The GENEActiv data generated objective sleep and circadian rhythm variables. Workers were grouped based on job designation and entity type according to the presumed hazardous level. Unconditional logistic regression models measured the associations of occupational characteristics with neurobehavioral alterations after adjusting for confounders. Results: While dismantlers/repairers and the workers in entities not funded by the government were more likely to suffer from neurotoxic symptoms in Q18 (adjusted odds ratio: 3.18 [1.18–9.39] and 2.77 [1.10–7.46], respectively), the workers from self-sustained recycling facilities also have poor performances in circadian rhythm. Results also showed that the dismantlers/repairers working in entities not funded by the government had the highest risk of neurotoxic symptoms compared to the lowest-risk group (i.e., workers in government-funded companies with other job designations). Conclusion This timely and valuable study emphasizes the importance of improving the working conditions for high-risk e-waste workers, especially the dismantlers or repairers working in facilities not funded by the government.

Objective To explore the present contamination status and profile of toxaphene in fish, chicken and meat samples in Pearl River Delta area.Methods Totally 60 independent samples including fish,chicken,meat were collected from Huizhou,Guangzhou,Dongguan,Jiangmen of Pearl River Delta area in Guangdong by purposive sampling from Oct 2010 to Jun 2011.Toxaphene monomer Parlar26,Parlar50 and Parlar62 levels in three various categories of foods were quantitatively and qualitatively analyzed referencing international authoritative standard methods by utilizing isotope dilution high-resolution gas chromatography/high-resolution double-focusing magnetic mass spectrometry ( HRGC-HRMS ) .The levels of pollution and characteristics were compared.Results The concentration of toxaphene median(M) in fish,chicken and meat were 12.87,5.8 and 1.89 ng/kg(gross weight),respectively and the difference was significant(H=14.29,P=0.001).The toxaphene level in seafish(M=32.07 ng/kg)was significantly higher than that in freshwater fish(M=10.63 ng/kg,Z=-2.52,P=0.012).The profile analysis showed that Parlar50 and Parlar26 were the predominant characteristic monomers in fish,which contributed about 44%(9.91/22.60, ng/kg) and 39%(8.89/22.60, ng/kg) to total concentration,and Parlar62 and Parlar26 were the two predominant congeners in poultry products,the two congeners accounted for 42%(5.03/11.90, ng/kg) and 38%(4.58/11.90, ng/kg).Furthermore Parlar26 and Parlar62 made up about 57%(3.45/6.08, ng/kg) and 26% ( 1.58/6.08, ng/kg ) of total concentration in livestock meat respectively.Conclusion Toxaphene levels in all tested food samples are far lower than the limited standard stipulated by the European Food Safety Authority(EFSA) in 2002,which was 0.1 mg/kg.The congener characteristic difference in the three categories food indicated that the different enrichment ability in Toxaphene in different animal species.

Objective To explore the present contamination status and profile of toxaphene in fish, chicken and meat samples in Pearl River Delta area.Methods Totally 60 independent samples including fish,chicken,meat were collected from Huizhou,Guangzhou,Dongguan,Jiangmen of Pearl River Delta area in Guangdong by purposive sampling from Oct 2010 to Jun 2011.Toxaphene monomer Parlar26,Parlar50 and Parlar62 levels in three various categories of foods were quantitatively and qualitatively analyzed referencing international authoritative standard methods by utilizing isotope dilution high-resolution gas chromatography/high-resolution double-focusing magnetic mass spectrometry ( HRGC-HRMS ) .The levels of pollution and characteristics were compared.Results The concentration of toxaphene median(M) in fish,chicken and meat were 12.87,5.8 and 1.89 ng/kg(gross weight),respectively and the difference was significant(H=14.29,P=0.001).The toxaphene level in seafish(M=32.07 ng/kg)was significantly higher than that in freshwater fish(M=10.63 ng/kg,Z=-2.52,P=0.012).The profile analysis showed that Parlar50 and Parlar26 were the predominant characteristic monomers in fish,which contributed about 44%(9.91/22.60, ng/kg) and 39%(8.89/22.60, ng/kg) to total concentration,and Parlar62 and Parlar26 were the two predominant congeners in poultry products,the two congeners accounted for 42%(5.03/11.90, ng/kg) and 38%(4.58/11.90, ng/kg).Furthermore Parlar26 and Parlar62 made up about 57%(3.45/6.08, ng/kg) and 26% ( 1.58/6.08, ng/kg ) of total concentration in livestock meat respectively.Conclusion Toxaphene levels in all tested food samples are far lower than the limited standard stipulated by the European Food Safety Authority(EFSA) in 2002,which was 0.1 mg/kg.The congener characteristic difference in the three categories food indicated that the different enrichment ability in Toxaphene in different animal species.