密度分离法提取土壤中微塑料的优化

为探究一种简单、经济和可靠的微塑料分离提取手段,设立了11种(F1~F11)具有不同体积比的饱和NaCl和饱和NaI溶液的混合溶液,将混合液作为浮选液来提取土壤中的4种类型(聚乙烯,PE;聚苯乙烯,PS;聚氯乙烯,PVC;聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯,PET)微塑料,同时对浮选过程进行了改进.结果表明:当单独使用NaCl溶液浮选时,微塑料的总提取率为55.83%,但随着NaI所占体积比的不断增加,微塑料的总提取率基本呈上升趋势,在NaCl:NaI=1:1时总提取率超过了90%,在只有NaI的条件下总提取率高达96.67%;在F1~F11的任意条件下,PE和PS表现为较高的提取率,均超过了86.67%;PVC和PET在单独使用NaCl溶液浮选时提取率极低,在NaCl:NaI=1:1条件下提取率分别为93.33%和90%,接近单独使用NaI溶液浮选时的提取率;F1~F11任意条件下,低密度微塑料PE和PS的提取率之和均高于高密度微塑料PVC和PET的提取率之和,但在F6~F11条件下提取率差值不大.根据提取结果并结合经济成本等多方面因素考虑,建议使用NaCl:NaI=1:1的混合溶液来分离土壤中的微塑料.     

滇池近岸水体微塑料污染与富营养化的相关性

内陆淡水湖泊微塑料污染受到广泛关注,但与水体富营养化的相关性尚不明晰.在滇池沿岸布设24个采样点,研究了近岸表层水体微塑料丰度、聚合物成分、粒径、颜色及形态,同步测定富营养化相关水质指标并计算富营养化状态指数.结果表明,滇池近岸水体微塑料丰度在800~6000 n·m^-3之间,平均为2867 n·m^-3,检出的聚合物类型主要是聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯（polyethylene terephthalate,PET）、聚醚型聚氨酯（polyetherurethane,PEU）、聚丙烯（polypropylene,PP）、聚乙烯（polyethylene,PE）和聚醋酸乙烯酯（polyvinyl acetate,PVAc）.微塑料粒径以0.2~0.5 mm为主,纤维状微塑料是最主要的检出形态,其次为碎片和薄膜.24个监测点中,处于重度、中度、轻度富营养化和中营养水平的样点数分别占8.33%、58.33%、29.17%和4.17%,主要污染物为总氮（TN）.相关性分析发现滇池近岸水体微塑料丰度与TN质量浓度呈极显著正相关（P<0.01）,与叶绿素a（Chl-a）呈负相关,但未达到显著性水平（P>0.05）,靠近昆明市主城区的北岸水体中微塑料丰度和TN质量浓度均显著高于其他三岸,主要来源于污水处理厂尾水排放.     

大辽河沉积物中微塑料的污染特征

以大辽河为研究对象,选取8个典型区域的沉积物,采用密度浮选法,结合体视显微镜及μ-FTIR,进行大辽河沉积物中微塑料的组成及分布特征研究.结果表明,大辽河沉积物微塑料平均丰度为（66.67±79.93）个/kg;其中位于鞍山海城市的DL5丰度最高,为（193.33±172.43）个/kg,辽阳县柳壕镇的DL6丰度最低,为（20.00±34.64）个/kg;微塑料颜色以白色、黑色、黄色为主（83.75%）,形状以纤维、薄膜、碎片为主（91.25%）,粒径以（1000~2000）μm为主（33.75%）.通过红外光谱分析可得出,大辽河沉积物中薄膜类微塑料的主要成分是聚酰胺（PA）、聚丙烯（PP）和聚乙烯（PE）,碎片类的主要成分是聚乙烯（PE）和聚丙烯（PP）,泡沫类和颗粒类的主要成分是聚苯乙烯（PS）,纤维类的主要成分是人造丝（RY）及聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯（PET）.总体上,该研究区域沉积物中微塑料的丰度处于中等偏低水平.本研究可为我国淡水河流沉积物中微塑料的污染分布研究提供基础科学数据.     

辽河流域土壤中微(中)塑料的丰度、特征及潜在来源

以辽河流域为研究对象,基于密度浮选原理,结合体视显微镜及显微红外光谱（μ-FTIR）,对辽河流域土壤中微（中）塑料的形貌、丰度及分布特征进行了系统地研究,并合理推测了影响微（中）塑料分布的主要因素及潜在来源.结果表明,土壤微（中）塑料平均丰度为（145.83±211.46） n·kg^-1.微（中）塑料以碎片（46.00%）、<1000 μm （39.57%）、聚丙烯（PP）（41.71%）和白色（46.86%）为主.其中,聚乙烯（PE）主要形状是薄膜和碎片（96.91%）,PP主要形状是碎片（85.62%）,聚苯乙烯（PS）主要形状是泡沫,人造丝（Rayon）、聚酯纤维（PES）和聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯（PET）微（中）塑料以纤维状为主（>85%）.工业活动（快递公司、塑料厂、服装厂）、农业活动（地膜覆盖、污水灌溉、污泥堆肥）、人口密度和污水处理厂等都可能会导致土壤中微（中）塑料丰度的较高水平.污水排放及其灌溉、塑料制品（农药瓶、化肥包装袋、塑料农膜、编织袋等）和用于装饰、包装、运输的泡沫材料等是辽河流域土壤中微（中）塑料的潜在来源.     

微塑料对土壤水分入渗和蒸发的影响

为探究不同丰度（土壤干重的0.5%、1%、2%）和不同类型（PP、PVC、PE）微塑料对土壤水分入渗和蒸发的影响,采用室内土柱模拟的方法,阐明了不同丰度及不同类型微塑料对土壤水分累积入渗时间、土壤含水率、湿润锋和蒸发特性等的影响,其中A1,A2,A3、Q1,Q2,Q3和Z1,Z2,Z3分别代表PE、PVC和PP在0.5%、1%和2%丰度下的实验编号.结果表明,不同类型和不同丰度下的微塑料对土壤水分入渗和蒸发存在显著差异,同类型条件下随着微塑料丰度增大,累积入渗时间显著增加,而类型不同丰度相同微塑料赋存条件下,PP实验组累积入渗时间>PVC实验组累积入渗时间>PE实验组累积入渗时间>空白实验组累积入渗时间;赋存微塑料条件下土壤含水率最大值基本呈现于土层深度10~25 cm处,空白组CK出现在20~25 cm处;相同入渗时间内土壤湿润锋运移距离和湿润锋运移速率随微塑料丰度增加而减小,当入渗时间为60 min时,A1、A2、A3,Q1、Q2、Q3和Z1、Z2、Z3湿润锋运移距离较CK分别减少4.38%、8.76%、10.58%,7.30%、10.22%、14.60%和10.95%、13.14%、15.33%,其中PP微塑料的影响最为显著;微塑料赋存对土壤水分蒸发产生抑制作用,同类型微塑料下土壤的累积蒸发量随丰度的增加而减小,在蒸发27 h时,添加2%丰度下PP、PVC和PE微塑料的实验土柱累积蒸发量比CK分别减小22.9%、19.4%和13.3%,Rose蒸发模型更能较真实地反映微塑料赋存情况下土壤累积蒸发量随时间的变化情况.研究可为微塑料赋存条件下土壤水分运移的变化研究提供理论基础.     

基于油提取的土壤与沉积物中微塑料的分离方法

微塑料作为一种全球性新兴污染物受到学界与社会的广泛关注.由于土壤和沉积物中的微塑料难以分离提取,目前关于微塑料的研究主要集中于水体中,而关于土壤与沉积物中微塑料的丰度、分布与环境行为尚不清楚,迫切需要一种经济、快速、可靠的前处理手段将微塑料从土壤或沉积物中分离出来进而开展检测与监测工作.油提取法不同于传统密度浮选法,其利用塑料的亲油性,使用植物油代替密度液分离土壤与沉积物中的微塑料.通过油提取法在砂土（二长花岗岩风化层残坡积物）、壤土（菜地黄棕壤）、黏土（稻田水稻土）、泥质湖泊沉积物中获得的总加标回收率分别为88.3%±6.29%、88.3%±3.82%、90.0%±2.50%、90.8%±1.44%.其中,对于密度浮选法较难提取的聚氯乙烯（PVC）、聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯（PET）,其回收率分别为93.3%±11.6%（壤土）、96.7%±5.77%（壤土）.植物油的加入会对后续微塑料的光谱表征识别产生影响,但可通过无水乙醇冲洗去除,与拉曼光谱仍具有良好的兼容性.利用该方法开展的实地研究获得黄冈市残坡积物（砂土）、武汉市菜地（壤土）、武汉市水稻田（黏土）、武汉市东湖泥质湖泊沉积物中的微塑料丰度分别为1 679、1 612、1 766、7 629个/kg.研究显示,油提取是当下密度浮选技术的可替代方案.      

土壤中聚乙烯和聚苯乙烯微塑料对多环芳烃的吸附行为和机理分析

本研究旨在探讨微塑料对土壤基质中16种多环芳烃（PAHs）吸附的影响.通过批实验考察了PAHs在聚乙烯（PE）和聚苯乙烯（PS）微塑料上的吸附过程,系统地评价了pH和腐殖酸（HA）浓度等环境因素对微塑料吸附土壤PAHs的影响.结果表明,微塑料对土壤中PAHs的吸附动力学符合准二级动力学模型,且Freundlich模型对吸附结果的拟合程度（R²=0.9868~0.9931）明显高于Langmuir模型（R²=0.8638~0.8927）, 说明微塑料对PAHs的吸附过程主要为化学吸附.通过吸附热力学计算的ΔH均为正值,ΔG为负值,表明微塑料对土壤PAHs的吸附是自发的吸热过程.pH和HA对PE和PS微塑料吸附PAHs的影响显著,PE和PS微塑料对PAHs的吸附量分别在pH=5.0和pH=7.0时达到峰值;腐殖酸浓度的增加抑制了PAHs在PE微塑料上的吸附,吸附量从9363.95 ng·g^-1降到4877.42 ng·g^-1,但促进了PAHs在PS微塑料上的吸附,吸附量从9422.71 ng·g^-1增加到13259.73 ng·g^-1,这表明PAHs对腐殖酸的亲和力高于对PE微塑料的亲和力.微塑料对土壤PAHs的吸附主要与静电 作用、π-π作用和疏水作用有关.     

大理河流域微塑料空间分布及其来源

微塑料（直径<5 mm的塑料颗粒）作为一种新型环境污染物,对土壤及水生生态系统构成了严重威胁.本研究基于黄河中游大理河流域采集的21个沉积泥沙和12个农田土壤样品,分析了大理河流域不同介质中微塑料赋存特征和组成差异,揭示了不同介质中微塑料来源及 沉积泥沙中微塑料丰度的影响因素.结果表明,大理河流域沉积泥沙和农田土壤中都受到微塑料的严重污染,其丰度分别为440~1190个·kg^-1和1180~2930个·kg^-1,其中,小粒径微塑料（粒径<500 μm）为主要组成,分别占泥沙和土壤中微塑料颗粒总数的50.12%和72.5%.纤维是泥沙和土壤中微塑料最常见的形状,分别为66.95%和48.3%;薄膜和小球微塑料在农田土壤中较多,比沉积泥沙中高6.51%和13.83%.通过拉曼 光谱仪测试,沉积泥沙中微塑料聚合物组成主要为聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯（PET）和聚丙烯（PP）,农田土壤中主要微塑料聚合物组成为聚乙烯（PE）.农用地膜是农田土壤中主要微塑料来源,生活污水和固体废物是泥沙中微塑料的主要来源.此外,沉积泥沙中微塑料丰度的主要影响 因素为速效磷含量和径流流速.本研究结果可为深入了解黄河中游流域微塑料污染状况提供参考.     

不同植物覆盖下黄河三角洲湿地土壤中微塑料的分布

为揭示黄河三角洲湿地地区土壤中微塑料分布与植物覆盖的相关性,选择低盐优势物种芦苇（Phragmites communis）和高盐优势物种盐地碱蓬（Suaeda salsa）为研究对象,探讨其生长土壤共计16个样点中微塑料的分布特征.结果表明,该地区植物覆盖土壤中微塑料丰度范围为80~4640 n·kg^-1,粒径范围为13 μm~5 mm,大粒径微塑料成分主要有聚乙烯（PE）、聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯（PET）和聚苯乙烯（PS）,其中PET含量为0.22~1.16 μg·kg^-1.芦苇相对盐地碱蓬对土壤中微塑料有更大的阻隔.芦苇生长点位上土壤微塑料丰度和PET含量均值分别为1423 n·kg^-1和0.62 μg·kg^-1,以50 μm以下粒径的小颗粒为主;盐地碱蓬生长点位上土壤微塑料丰度均值和PET含量分别为584 n·kg^-1和0.33 μg·kg^-1,以100~1000 μm粒径的碎片和纤维为主.微塑料丰度与植物生长状况具有显著相关性（P=0.001）.因此,同一区域不同植物覆盖下土壤中微塑料的分布可能会存在空间差异.     

覆膜年限和有机肥施用对花生田耕层土壤微塑料赋存特征的影响

地膜和有机肥料的大量投入已导致我国农田土壤微塑料污染日趋严重.为研究调查山东德州花生农田微塑料污染状况,分析了该区域不同覆膜年限（0、3、5和8 a）和有机肥施用对农田土壤中微塑料的丰度、粒径、颜色和形状等赋存特征的影响.结果表明,覆膜0、3、5和8 a后花生耕层土壤微塑料丰度的平均值分别为65.33、316.00、1 098.67和1 346.34 n·kg^-1.随着土层深度的增加微塑料丰度降低,0～10、10～20和20～30 cm耕层中的土壤微塑料丰度分别为1 076.00、603.50和440.25 n·kg^-1,并且增加覆膜年限和施加有机肥都显著增加了微塑料的丰度（P<0.05）.粒径<1 mm微塑料占总量的77.30%,且随着覆膜年限的增加,小粒径（<1 mm）微塑料占比显著升高（P<0.05）,随着土层深度的增加,其占比亦逐渐增加,施加有机肥对微塑料粒径没有显著影响.微塑料颜色组成以透明（49.77%）为主,其次是黑色（16.35%）和白色（16.27%）,覆膜年限和有机肥施加对土壤中微塑料的颜色影响不显著（P>0.05）,但覆膜年限显著增加了透明微塑料的占比.微塑料类型主要包括纤维类、薄膜类、碎片类、泡沫类和颗粒类,其占比分别为： 49.77%、25.41%、19.15%、3.26%和2.41%.耕层土壤微塑料的主要聚合物类型包含聚乙烯（PE）、聚丙烯（PP）和聚苯乙烯（PS）,分别占总量的21.37%、18.57%和19.77%.由此,山东德州花生田耕层土壤中普遍存在微塑料,且地膜和有机肥施用是其主要来源,这可为花生田耕层土壤微塑料污染物防控提供重要依据.     

Toxic effects of acetochlor, methamidophos and their combination on nifH gene in soil

Toxic effects of two agrochemicals on nifH gene in agricultural black soil were investigated using denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis （DGGE） and sequencing approaches in a microcosm experiment. Changes of soil nifH gene diversity and composition were examined following the application of acetochlor, methamidophos and their combination. Acetochlor reduced the nifH gene diversity （both in gene richness and diversity index values） and caused changes in the nifH gene composition. The effects of acetochlor on nifH gene were strengthened as the concentration of acetochlor increased. Cluster analysis of DGGE banding patterns showed that nifH gene composition which had been affected by low concentration of acetochlor （50 mg/kg） recovered firstly. Methamidophos reduced nifH gene richness that except at 4 weeks. The medium concentration of methamidophos （150 mg/kg） caused the most apparent changes in nifH gene diversity at the first week while the high concentration of methamidophos （250 mg/kg） produced prominent effects on nifH gene diversity in the following weeks. Cluster analysis showed that minimal changes of nifH gene composition were found at 1 week and maximal changes at 4 weeks. Toxic effects of acetochlor and methamidophos combination on nifH gene were also apparent. Different nifH genes （bands） responded differently to the impact of agrochemicals： four individual bands were eliminated by the application of the agrochemicals, five bands became predominant by the stimulation of the agrochemicals, and four bands showed strong resistance to the influence of the agrochemicals. Fifteen prominent bands were partially sequenced, yielding 15 different nifH sequences, which were used for phylogenetic reconstructions. All sequences were affiliated with the alpha- and beta-proteobacteria, showing higher similarity to eight different diazotrophic genera.     

Arsenic uptake by arbuscular mycorrhizal maize （Zea mays L.） grown in an arsenic-contaminated soil with added phosphorus

The effects of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungus (Glomus mosseae) and phosphorus (P) addition (100 mg/kg soil) on arsenic (As) uptake by maize plants (Zea mays L.) from an As-contaminated soil were examined in a glasshouse experiment.Non-mycorrhizal and zero-P addition controls were included.Plant biomass and concentrations and uptake of As,P,and other nutrients,AM colonization,root lengths,and hyphal length densities were determined.The results indicated that addition of P significantly inhibited root colonization and development of extraradical mycelium.Root length and dry weight both increased markedly with mycorrhizal colonization under the zero-P treatments,but shoot and root biomass of AM plants was depressed by P application.AM fungal inoculation decreased shoot As concentrations when no P was added,and shoot and root As concentrations of AM plants increased 2.6 and 1.4 times with P addition,respectively.Shoot and root uptake of P,Mn,Cu,and Zn increased,but shoot Fe uptake decreased by 44.6%,with inoculation, when P was added.P addition reduced shoot P,Fe,Mn,Cu,and Zn uptake of AM plants,but increased root Fe and Mn uptake of the nonmycorrhizal ones.AM colonization therefore appeared to enhance plant tolerance to As in low P soil,and have some potential for the phytostabilization of As-contaminated soil,however,P application may introduce additional environmental risk by increasing soil As mobility.     

Degradation of metabolites accumulated of benzo[a]pyrene by coupling Penicillium Chrysogenum with KMnO4

Several main metabolites of benzo[a]pyrene （BaP） formed by Penicillium chrysogenum, Benzo[a]pyrene-1,6-quinone （BP 1,6- quinone）, trans-7,8-dihydroxy-7,8-dihydrobenzo[a]pyrene （BP 7,8-diol）, 3-hydroxybenzo[a]pyrene （3-OHBP）, were identified by high-performance liquid chromatography （HPLC）. The three metabolites were liable to be accumulated and were hardly further metabolized because of their toxicity to microorganisms. However, their further degradation was essential for the complete degradation of BaP. To enhance their degradation, two methods, degradation by coupling Penicillium chrysogenum with KMnO4 and degradation only by Penicillium chrysogenum, were compared; Meanwhile, the parameters of degradation in the superior method were optimized. The results showed that （1） the method of coupling Penicillium chrysogenum with KMnO4 was better and was the first method to be used in the degradation of BaP and its metabolites; （2） the metabolite, BP 1,6-quinone was the most liable to be accumulated in pure cultures; （3） the effect of degradation was the best when the concentration of KMnO4 in the cultures was 0.01% （w/v）, concentration of the three compounds was 5 mg/L and pH was 6.2. Based on the experimental results, a novel concept with regard to the bioremediation of BaP-contaminated environment was discussed, considering the influence on environmental toxicity of the accumulated metabolites.     

Impact of atrazine and nitrogen fertilizers on the sorption of chlorotoluron in soil and model sorbents

Sorption of chlorotoluron in ammonium sulfate, urea and atrazine multi-solutes system was investigated by batch experiments. The results showed application of nitrogen fertilizers to the soil could affect the behavior of chlorotoluron. At the same concentration of N, sorption of chlorotoluron decreased as the concentration of atrazine increased on the day 0 and 6 in soil, respectively. The sorption of chlorotoluron increased from 0 to 6 d when soils were preincubated with deionized water, ammonium sulfate and urea solution for 6 d. That indicated incubation time was one of the most important factors for the sorption of chlorotoluron in nitrogen fertilizers treatments. The individual sorption isotherms of chlorotoluron in rubbery polymer and silica were strictly linear in single solute system, but there were competition sorption between pesticides or between pesticides and nitrogen fertilizers. That indicated the sorption taken place by concurrent solid-phase dissolution mechanism and sorption on the interface of water-organic matter or water-mineral matter.     

Distribution and ecological effect of mercury in Laogang landfill, Shanghai, China

Laogang landfill near Shanghai is the largest landfill in China, and receives about 10000 t of daily garbage per day, Samples of topsoil and plants were analyzed to evaluate mercury pollution from the landfill. For topsoil samples, there were significant correlations among total mercury （HgT）, combinative mercury （Hgc） and gaseous mercury （HgG）, and content of total organic carbon （TOC）, but, no significantly relationship was found between Hg content and filling time. Hg content changes in vertical profiles with time showed that the average Hgv of profiles 1992, 1996, and 2000 was similar, but their average HgG was quite different. HgT was significantly correlated with Hgc in profile 1992 and 2000, and Hgv was significantly correlated with Hg6 in profile 1996. HgG/Hgv ratio in profile samples decreased in the order of （HgG,/HgT）1992〉（HgG/HgT）1996〉〉（HgG/HgT）2000. A simple outline of Hg release in landfill could be drawn： with increasing of filling time, degradation undergoes different biodegradation, accordingly, gaseous mercury goes through small, more, and small proportion to total mercury. Distribution of Hg in plants was inhomogeneous, following the order of leaf〉root〉stem. The highest value of leaf may be associated with higher atmospheric Hg from landfill. Ligneous plants （e.g. Phyllostachys glanca, Prunus salicina and Ligustrum lucidum） are capable of enriching more Hg than herbaceous plants.     

EDTA-enhanced phytoremediation of lead contaminated soil by Bidens maximowicziana

Phytoremediation is a potential cleanup technology for the removal of heavy metals from contaminated soils.Bidens maximowicziana is a new Pb hyperaccumulator,which not only has remarkable tolerance to Pb but also extraordinary accumulation capacity for Pb.The maximum Pb concentration was 1509.3 mg/kg in roots and 2164.7 mg/kg in overground tissues.The Pb distribution order in the B. maximowicziana was:leaf>stem>root.The effect of amendments on phytoremediation was also studied.The mobility of soil Pb and the Pb concentrations in plants were both increased by EDTA application.Compared with CK(control check),EDTA application promoted translocation of Pb to overground parts of the plant.The Pb concentrations in overground parts of plants was increased from 24.23-680.56 mg/kg to 29.07-1905.57 mg/kg.This research demonstrated that B.maximowicziana appeared to be suitable for phytoremediation of Pb contaminated soil,especially,combination with EDTA.     

Decomposition of alachlor by ozonation and its mechanism

Decomposition and corresponding mechanism of alachlor, an endocrine disruptor in water by ozonation were investigated. Results showed that alachlor could not be completely mineralized by ozone alone. Many intermediates and final products were formed during the process, including aromatic compounds, aliphatic carboxylic acids, and inorganic ions. In evoluting these products, some of them with weak polarity were qualitatively identified by GC-MS. The information of inorganic ions suggested that the dechlorination was the first and the fastest step in the ozonation of alachlor.     

Enzymatic oxidation of aqueous pentachlorophenol

The influence of the nonionic surfactant Tween 80 on pentachlorophenol （PCP） oxidation catalyzed by horseradish peroxidase was studied. The surfactant was tested at concentrations below and above its critical micelle concentration （CMC）. Enhancement of PCP removal was observed at sub-CMCs. The presence of Tween 80 in the reaction mixture reduced enzyme inactivation which occurred through a combination of free radical attack and sorption by precipitated products. A simple first-order model was able to simulate time profiles for enzyme inactivation in the presence or absence of Tween 80. At supra-CMCs, the surfactant caused noticeable reductions in PCP removal, presumably through micelle partitioning of PCP which precluded the hydrophobic PCP molecule from interacting with the enzyme.     

Potential of plant polyphenol oxidases in the decolorization and removal of textile and non-textile dyes

In this study an effort has been made to use plant polyphenol oxidases; potato （Solanum tuberosum） and brinjal （Solanum melongena）, for the treatment of various important dyes used in textile and other industries. The ammonium sulphate fractionated enzyme preparations were used to treat a number of dyes under various experimental conditions. Majority of the treated dyes were maximally decolorized at pH 3.0. Some of the dyes were quickly decolorized whereas others were marginally decolorized. The initial first hour was sufficient for the maximum decolorization of dyes. The rate of decolorization was quite slow on long treatment of dyes. Enhancement in the dye decolorization was noticed on increasing the concentration of enzymes. The complex mixtures of dyes were treated with both preparations of polyphenol oxidases in the buffers of varying pH values. Potato polyphenol oxidase was significantly more effective in decolorizing the dyes to higher extent as compared to the enzyme obtained from brinjal polyphenol oxidase. Decolorization of dyes and their mixtures, followed by the formation of an insoluble precipitate, which could be easily removed simply by centrifugation.     

Removal of heavy metals from sewage sludge by low costing chemical method and recycling in agriculture

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