针铁矿纤铁矿催化降解苯酚动力学速率及其反应产物研究

研究了针铁矿和纤铁矿在过氧化氢参与下对苯酚的催化降解的动力学速率与溶液pH关系,并用紫外吸收谱测定其反应产物的谱学特征,发现纤铁矿反应体系降解苯酚的速率大于针铁矿反应体系,其中又以pH=3.8的纤铁矿体系反应速率常数最大。当溶液pH=3～4时,苯酚可被完全降解,并有40%～60%有机碳(TOC)被矿化。当溶液pH=4～5时,苯酚可被转化为多酚类化合物,但基本上不被矿化。当溶液pH>5时,苯酚没有发生明显的转化和矿化。     

纳米铁对沈阳细河水及周边村庄井水中重金属和溴的去除

在实验室条件下合成制得的纳米铁BET比表面积为49.16 m.2g-1,粒径范围为20—40 nm.通过批实验考察了纳米铁对沈阳细河河水和周边地下水中重金属及溴离子的去除效果.结果表明,纳米铁对水中Cr（Ⅵ）、Cu（Ⅱ）、Cd（Ⅱ）、Pb（Ⅱ）和As（Ⅲ）都有很好的去除效果,1.25 g.L-1纳米铁在30 min内,...     

左氧氟沙星在针铁矿-溶液体系存在形态对大肠杆菌的毒性效应

通过批试验研究了针铁矿存在时,左氧氟沙星对大肠杆菌的毒性效应以及吸附态的左氧氟沙星对微生物生长的影响.结果表明,中性条件下存在培养基时,左氧氟沙星在针铁矿上4 h可达到吸附平衡,吸附等温线符合Freundlich吸附方程,傅里叶变换红外光谱分析得出左氧氟沙星的羧酸基团和酮基基团与针铁矿表面发生络合作用;0.016 g针铁矿的存在一定程度上能够促进大肠杆菌的生长(约50%),随着针铁矿含量的变化(0—0.1 g),在扣除其生长促进的影响后左氧氟沙星对大肠杆菌的毒性作用仍显著减弱,由90%降低至60%.     

重金属-柠檬酸-针铁矿三元体系的表面络合模型研究

根际环境产生的柠檬酸等小分子有机酸可能影响重金属的溶出效应.本文研究了4种重金属Cd、Pb、Cu、Ni及柠檬酸在针铁矿表面的三元体系吸附行为,结果发现柠檬酸促进了4种重金属酸性条件下在针铁矿表面的吸附量,而Cu、Ni促进了柠檬酸碱性条件下的吸附.结合红外光谱图发现,重金属-柠檬酸-针铁矿主要存在以下2种三元体系形态,即以柠檬酸为"桥键"的≡Fe2CitMe形态和以重金属为"桥键"的(≡FeOH)2MeCit形态.采用电荷分配-多位点表面配合(CD-MUSIC)模型成功预测了的三元体系重金属及柠檬酸在针铁矿表面的吸附行为,模型结果发现柠檬酸的存在显著改变了重金属的吸附形态,其中≡Fe2CitMe为Cd、Pb、Ni三元体系中酸性条件下的主要形态,(≡FeOH)2CuCit为Cu的主要形态.研究补充完善了根际环境的土壤形态模型数据库,为预测重金属的溶出及生物有效性的模型研究提供了基础数据.     

胞外呼吸菌Exiguobacterium sp. PY14的分离鉴定及其异化铁还原特性

胞外呼吸菌广泛分布于自然生境中,是驱动铁等元素地球化学循环的重要因素,已成为各种有机污染物降解和重金属污染去除的研究热点.为了挖掘具有环境修复应用前景的胞外呼吸菌,从鄱阳湖湿地土壤中筛选具有胞外异化铁还原能力的菌株,通过形态、生理生化和遗传分析进行菌种鉴定,并对其最优生长条件、异化铁还原特性及胞外电子传递机制进行研究.结果显示,分离得到的菌株PY14具有较高的异化铁还原能力,细菌形态、生理生化特征及16S rRNA基因系统发育分析鉴定其为革兰氏阳性的微小杆菌属（Exiguobacterium）;具有嗜碱耐盐生长特性,最适生长pH值为8.0,在NaCl浓度高达50g/L条件下生长良好;能够利用葡萄糖、丙酮酸、乙酸和乳酸等多种小分子碳源（电子供体）进行厌氧呼吸,5 d内5 mmol/L水铁矿的还原率高达80%,添加电子穿梭（蒽醌-2,6-二磺酸盐）可显著增强其异化还原水铁矿、针铁矿和赤铁矿的速率;可通过自身分泌腐殖酸类电子穿梭体实现介导异化铁还原过程.本研究获得了一株有望在盐碱土壤或水体等环境中高效驱动铁还原的胞外呼吸菌,为进一步认识革兰氏阳性细菌胞外电子传递机制提供新依据.（图8表1参4...     

Sb(Ⅲ)在蒙脱土、高岭土和针铁矿表面的吸附:pH值和离子强度的影响

研究蒙脱土、高岭土和针铁矿在不同pH值与离子强度的条件下对Sb(Ⅲ)的吸附及解吸行为.结果表明,随pH值的升高,Sb(Ⅲ)的吸附减弱,离子强度对Sb(Ⅲ)在三种矿物表面的吸附影响较弱,而矿物表面吸附的Sb(Ⅲ)不易解吸.三种矿物对Sb(Ⅲ)的吸附能力差别较大,蒙脱土的吸附量远大于针铁矿和高岭土,针铁矿的吸附量稍高于高岭土.     

复合纳米微粒修饰碳糊电极方波伏安法检测水中甲基对硫磷

采用溶胶-凝胶法合成纳米ZrO2,将其混合在石墨粉和碳纳米管（CNTs）中,利用硅油做粘合剂,制得一次性有机磷农药（OPs）检测碳糊电极（CNTs/ZrO2│CPE）,并对水中甲基对硫磷（MP）进行了检测.采用扫描电镜（SEM）、X射线荧光光谱（XRFS）表征电极的制备过程,采用循环伏安（CV）法和方波伏安（SWV）法...     

生物炭基针铁矿复合材料对水中莠去津吸附特性研究

以牛粪和水稻秸秆为原料,分别在300℃和500℃条件下制备生物炭,同时通过共沉淀方法制备生物炭基针铁矿复合材料,研究生物炭及生物炭基复合材料对水中莠去津吸附特征。SEM和XRD分析结果表明,复合材料表面粗糙程度增加,2θ在21.2°、33.4°、36.6°、47.6°处出现针铁矿的特征衍射峰,生物炭基针铁矿复合材料制备成功。通过对吸附动力学和等温吸附平衡分析发现,生物炭对莠去津的吸附行为更符合准二级动力学方程,等温吸附过程符合Freundlich模型(r~2为0.925—0.996)。在25℃条件下,莠去津在300℃和500℃条件下制备的针铁矿负载牛粪生物炭上的吸附量分别是原生物炭上吸附量的1.59倍和2.99倍,在针铁矿负载水稻秸秆生物炭上的吸附量分别是原生物炭上吸附量的2.02倍和1.73倍。比表面积和孔结构数据显示,生物炭基复合材料的比表面积是原生物炭材料的4.41—20.8倍,制备生物炭材料的孔结构以中孔为主。莠去津在生物炭上的吸附大体表现为吸热的自发过程。对不同材料制备的生物炭及与生物炭基复合材料吸附性能进行对比,结果表明水稻秸秆制备的生物炭对莠去津的吸附性能优于牛粪制备的生物炭,生物炭基针铁矿复合材料对莠去津的吸附效果优于原生物炭。随制备温度的升高,相同材料生物炭对莠去津吸附性能略有增加。研究结果可为生物炭及生物炭基针铁矿复合材料去除水中莠去津的应用提供理论依据。     

针铁矿催化氧化溴酚生成羟基多溴联苯醚和溴代二噁英

探究了针铁矿催化转化溴酚(2,4-DBP或2,4,6-TBP)生成羟基化多溴联苯醚(HO-PBDEs)和溴代二噁英(PBDD/Fs)的可能性.结果表明,针铁矿可以在常温和干反应条件下有效地催化转化溴酚化合物生成HO-PBDEs和PBDD/Fs.反应16 d,97.3%的2,4-DBP被针铁矿氧化转化,其中2.4%被转化为2'-OH-BDE-68,2.8%被转化为2,2'-OH-BB-80,0.2%被转化1,3,8-Tr BDD,0.4%被转化为2,4,6,8-Te BDF.同样的反应时间内,98.7%的2,4,6-TBP被针铁矿氧化转化,反应产物可能为2'-OH-BDE-121、4'-OH-BDE-121、1,3,6,8-Te BDD和1,3,7,9-Te BDD.根据检测到的产物,提出了针铁矿氧化转化溴酚的可能途径.     

蓝铁矿法回收生物膜富集的城市污水中的磷

磷资源因具有不可再生性和污染性,需要进行磷回收.目前污水处理厂使用的传统磷回收方法多是鸟粪石法,但存在利用价值低、磷回收率不高等缺点.本课题组提出了一种新的磷回收工艺系统,即在生物膜法高倍富集城市污水中的磷的基础上,通过蓝铁矿的形式回收磷,具有经济价值高、磷回收率高等优势.本实验研究主要通过探讨蓝铁矿法回收富磷溶液的过程中获得高磷回收率和蓝铁矿纯度的反应条件,并进行X-射线衍射仪（XRD）、扫描电子显微镜—能谱（SEM-EDS）定性表征最优条件下的蓝铁矿.结果表明,最优反应条件是pH值为7.00—7.50、氧化还原电位（ORP）降到-100 mV左右、铁磷离子物质的量物质的量比为3∶1,此时蓝铁矿法的磷回收率约为95.00%,蓝铁矿纯度为88.35%,蓝铁矿为沉淀回收物中主要晶相且晶型较好.     

Representation of the world's biophysical conditions by the global protected area network

Protected areas (PAs) are often implemented without consideration of already existing PAs, which is likely to cause an overrepresentation of certain biophysical conditions. We assessed the representativeness of the current PA network with regard to the world's biophysical conditions to highlight which conditions are underprotected and where these conditions are located. We overlaid terrestrial and marine PAs with information on biophysical conditions (e.g., temperature, precipitation, and elevation) and then quantified the percentage of area covered by the PA network. For 1 variable at a time in the terrestrial realm, high temperature, low precipitation, and medium and very high elevation were underrepresented. For the marine realm, low and medium sea surface temperature (SST), medium and high sea surface salinity (SSS), and the deep sea were underrepresented. Overall, protection was evenly distributed for elevation across the terrestrial realm and SST across the marine realm. For 2 variables at a time, cold and very dry terrestrial environments had mostly low protection, which was also the case for low SST and low and medium SSS across most depths for marine environments. Low protection occurred mostly in the Sahara and the Arabian Peninsula for the terrestrial realm and along the Tropic of Capricorn and toward the poles for the marine realm. Although biodiversity measures are of prime importance for the design of PA networks, highlighting biophysical gaps in current PAs adds a frequently overlooked perspective. These gaps may weaken the potential of PAs to conserve biodiversity. Thus, our results may provide useful insights for researchers, practitioners, and policy makers to establish a more comprehensive global PA network.     

Quantitative composition of the defensive secretion ofBledius species (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Oxytelinae) is adapted to naturally occurring predators

Summary The adaptation of defensive secretions to their target organisms was examined for the abdominal gland secretions ofBledius furcatus, B. spectabilis andB. arenarius. Therefore the target organisms of the secretion of theseBledius species (i.e. their predators) had to be identified. At the collection sites examined these were the earwigLabidura riparia, the antCataglyphis bicolor, the flyLispe candicans, different carabids of the generaPogonus, Dichirotrichus, Dyschirius, Bembidion andCalathus and the wading birdsHaematopus ostralegus andCalidris alba. The secretion of the abdominal glands contains the toxin ptoluquinone dissolved in either-dodecalactone and 1-undecene (B. furcatus andB. spectabilis) or in octanoic acid and octyloctanoate (B. arenarius). The ratio of these solvents is species-specific. Application experiments using some of the natural insect predators (L. riparia, C. bicolor, Pogonus, Di. gustavii, Dyschirius) revealed that these solvent ratios provided a more effective deterrent than other possible ratios. Thus by combining the solvents in certain ratios, the capability of cuticular penetration and therefore the effectiveness of the defensive secretions are adapted to their natural targets.     

Democracy versus development: New urban debates

The politics of development includes subtexts of choice, as underpinned by community consensus (or lack of it), against the larger backdrop of a liberal democracy, with its intricate power structures that influence the choice of concepts and often lead to complicity rather than consent. A dilemma exists between the understanding of field-level practitioners and that of academics, whose understandings of progress differ. Progress can (and often does) imply long-term change across generations whereas development is often more a matter of crisis management and delivering tangible results to end-users. This makes it a bone of contention across political systems, irrespective of local or global dynamics. Development can emerge as a tool to be wielded for power and further political mileage at the expense of progress. Progress cannot be studied as a counterpoint to development as the sense of history is often missing in development interventions. Development tends to be piecemeal as its very logic often stems from the rationale of power. This is not to suggest, however, that development is only about politics; it is definitely more than the politics of everyday life and involves all of civil society that requires its critical and immediate attention. In this sense, it has become a priority for politicians with an underlying agenda designed to out-manouevre dissent and all statements of protest.     

A framework to measure the wildness of managed large vertebrate populations

As landscapes continue to fall under human influence through habitat loss and fragmentation, fencing is increasingly being used to mitigate anthropogenic threats and enhance the commercial value of wildlife. Subsequent intensification of management potentially erodes wildness by disembodying populations from landscape-level processes, thereby disconnecting species from natural selection. Tools are needed to measure the degree to which populations of large vertebrate species in formally protected and privately owned wildlife areas are self-sustaining and free to adapt. We devised a framework to measure such wildness based on 6 attributes relating to the evolutionary and ecological dynamics of vertebrates (space, disease and parasite resistance, exposure to predation, exposure to limitations and fluctuations of food and water supply, and reproduction). For each attribute, we set empirical, species-specific thresholds between 5 wildness states based on quantifiable management interventions. We analysed data from 205 private wildlife properties with management objectives spanning ecotourism to consumptive utilization to test the framework on 6 herbivore species representing a range of conservation statuses and commercial values. Wildness scores among species differed significantly, and the proportion of populations identified as wild ranged from 12% to 84%, which indicates the tool detected site-scale differences both among populations of different species and populations of the same species under different management regimes. By quantifying wildness, this framework provides practitioners with standardized measurement units that link biodiversity with the sustainable use of wildlife. Applications include informing species management plans at local scales; standardizing the inclusion of managed populations in red-list assessments; and providing a platform for certification and regulation of wildlife-based economies. Applying this framework may help embed wildness as a normative value in policy and mitigate the shifting baseline of what it means to truly conserve a species.     

Achieving Open Access to Conservation Science

Conservation science is a crisis discipline in which the results of scientific enquiry must be made available quickly to those implementing management. We assessed the extent to which scientific research published since the year 2000 in 20 conservation science journals is publicly available. Of the 19,207 papers published, 1,667 (8.68%) are freely downloadable from an official repository. Moreover, only 938 papers (4.88%) meet the standard definition of open access in which material can be freely reused providing attribution to the authors is given. This compares poorly with a comparable set of 20 evolutionary biology journals, where 31.93% of papers are freely downloadable and 7.49% are open access. Seventeen of the 20 conservation journals offer an open access option, but fewer than 5% of the papers are available through open access. The cost of accessing the full body of conservation science runs into tens of thousands of dollars per year for institutional subscribers, and many conservation practitioners cannot access pay‐per‐view science through their workplace. However, important initiatives such as Research4Life are making science available to organizations in developing countries. We urge authors of conservation science to pay for open access on a per‐article basis or to choose publication in open access journals, taking care to ensure the license allows reuse for any purpose providing attribution is given. Currently, it would cost $51 million to make all conservation science published since 2000 freely available by paying the open access fees currently levied to authors. Publishers of conservation journals might consider more cost effective models for open access and conservation‐oriented organizations running journals could consider a broader range of options for open access to nonmembers such as sponsorship of open access via membership fees. Obtención de Acceso Abierto a la Ciencia de la Conservación     

Sexual Predators,Energy Development,and Conservation in Greater Yellowstone

Abstract: In the United States, as elsewhere, a growing debate pits national energy policy and homeland security against biological conservation. In rural communities the extraction of fossil fuels is often encouraged because of the employment opportunities it offers, although the concomitant itinerant workforce is often associated with increased wildlife poaching. We explored possible positive and negative factors associated with energy extraction in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE), an area known for its national parks, intact biological diversity, and some of the New World's longest terrestrial migrations. Specifically, we asked whether counties with different economies—recreation (ski), agrarian (ranching or farming), and energy extractive (petroleum)—differed in healthcare (gauged by the abundance of hospital beds) and in the frequency of sexual predators. The absolute and relative frequency of registered sex offenders grew approximately two to three times faster in areas reliant on energy extraction. Healthcare among counties did not differ. The strong conflation of community dishevel, as reflected by in‐migrant sexual predators, and ecological decay in Greater Yellowstone is consistent with patterns seen in similar systems from Ecuador to northern Canada, where social and environmental disarray exist around energy boomtowns. In our case, that groups (albeit with different aims) mobilized campaigns to help maintain the quality of rural livelihoods by protecting open space is a positive sign that conservation can matter, especially in the face of rampant and poorly executed energy extraction projects. Our findings further suggest that the public and industry need stronger regulatory action to instill greater vigilance when and where social factors and land conversion impact biological systems.     

Comparison of the insecticidal effects of water extracted and intact aromatic plants onAcanthoscelides obtectus,a bruchid beetle pest of kidney beans

Summary Acanthoscelides obtectus (Say) is one of the most damaging pests of kidney beans,Phaseolus vulgaris L. worldwide. However, aromatic plants from the families Lamiaceae, Lauraceae, Myrtaceae and Poaceae can protect kidney beans by direct or delayed insecticidal effect, through increased adult mortality and inhibition of beetle reproduction (both oviposition and adult emergence). The efficiency of hydrodistillated and intact plants fromThymus vulgaris andT. serpyllum, Mentha piperata, Rosmarinus officinalis, Satureia hortensis, Eucalyptus globulus, Laurus nobilis, Origanum vulgare, andCymbopogon nardus was compared. For both extracts,Origanum vulgare had the best effect. The insecticidal effect was induced by more than the essential oils because no significant difference was noticed between distilled and intact plants extract. Inhibition of reproduction was particularly important. These results suggest that lipidic as well as non lipidic, allelochemicals, such as phenolics, or non-protein amino-acids, or flavonoids may be involved in the toxicity of aromatic plants to this beetle.     

Rapid,recurring, structured survey versus bioblitz for generating biodiversity data and analysis with a multispecies abundance model

A bioblitz inexpensively and quickly generates biodiversity data, but bioblitzes are often conducted with haphazard, unreplicated sampling. Results tend to be taxonomically, geographically, or temporally biased, lack metadata, and consist of lists of observed taxa that do not enable further analyses or correction for imperfect detection. A rapid, recurring, structured survey (RRSS) uses a structured sampling design and temporal and spatial replication to survey randomly selected sites on a conservation property. We participated in a loosely structured bioblitz and a subsequent RRSS at Big Canoe Creek Nature Preserve in Springville (St. Clair County), Alabama (USA) to compare observed richness derived from the 2 survey approaches. The RRSS data structure enabled us to fit models that accounted for imperfect detection to estimate abundances, occupancy probabilities, and habitat associations. The loosely structured bioblitz data could not be used in such models. We present a new integrated multispecies abundance model that we applied to avian RRSS data. Our model extension enables estimation for the community, employs data augmentation to estimate the number of undetected species, and incorporates covariates. The RRSS generated a more comprehensive and less biased list of observed taxonomic richness than the loosely structured bioblitz (e.g., 73 vs. 45 bird species and 104 vs. 63 insect families from the RRSS vs. loosely structured bioblitz, respectively). Models fit to the RRSS data identified seasonal patterns in avian community composition and allowed for estimation of habitat–occupancy relationships for insect taxa. The RRSS protocol has potential for broad transferability as a standardized, quick, and inexpensive way to inventory biodiversity and estimate ecological parameters while providing an outreach opportunity.     

Compliance with and ecosystem function of biodiversity offsets in North American and European freshwaters

Land-use change via human development is a major driver of biodiversity loss. To reduce these impacts, billions of dollars are spent on biodiversity offsets. However, studies evaluating offset project effectiveness that examine components such as the overall compliance and function of projects remain rare. We reviewed 577 offsetting projects in freshwater ecosystems that included the metrics project size, type of aquatic system (e.g., wetland and creek), offsetting measure (e.g., enhancement, restoration, and creation), and an assessment of the projects’ compliance and functional success. Project information was obtained from scientific and government databases and gray literature. Despite considerable investment in offsetting projects, crucial problems persisted. Although compliance and function were related to each other, a high level of compliance did not guarantee a high degree of function. However, large projects relative to area had better function than small projects. Function improved when projects targeted productivity or specific ecosystem features and when multiple complementary management targets were in place. Restorative measures were more likely to achieve targets than creating entirely new ecosystems. Altogether the relationships we found highlight specific ecological processes that may help improve offsetting outcomes.     

Some polyphagous Homoptera gain protection from their natural enemies by feeding on the toxic plantsSpartium junceum andErythrina corallodendrum (Leguminosae)

Summary Interactions were studied among alkaloid-containing legumes (Erythrina corallodendrum andSpartium junceum) and non-toxic plants (Citrus sinensis, Cucurbita moschata andEuphorbia tirucalli), several polyphagous homopterans,Aphis craccivora (Aphididae),Icerya purchasi, I. aegyptiaca (Margarodidae),Lepidosaphes ulmi (Diaspididae) andPlanococcus citri (Pseudococcidae), and some major natural enemies of these homopterans. Significant reductions in survival due to negative effects of alkaloid containing as compared with non-alkaloidal plants were recorded for the predatorsRodolia cardinalis andChilocorus bipustulatus, but not forCryptolaemus montrouzieri (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae),Chrysoperla carnea (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae) andSympherobius sanctus (Neuroptera: Sympherobiidae). The development time of the larvae or pupae ofR. cardinalis, C. carnea andS. sanctus was longer on the toxic plants than on the non-toxic ones. The percentage of parasitism ofA. craccivora collected from the non-alkaloidal plantsVicia palaestina andMelilotus albus was much higher than that onS. junceum. The parasitoid complexes ofA. craccivora differed between both plant groups. The nutritive value of honeydew ofI. purchasi andA. craccivora, as expressed by the life span ofEncyrtus infelix (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) adults, was also investigated. Life spans were significantly longer when the wasps fed on honeydew produced on non-alkaloidal plants (C. sinensis andPittosporum tobira) than on alkaloid containing plants whenI. purchasi — but notA. craccivora — was the producer. It is suggested that the chemical defense ofE. corallodendrum andS. junceum is exploited by polyphagous phytophages to reduce predation. In nature, population growth and density of four of the investigated homopterans are conspicuously high when they developed on the alkaloid containing plant species, and very low on non-alkaloid plants. The efficiency of their natural enemies may be reduced by sequestration of alkaloids (or other toxic plant compounds) or their transfer into excreted honeydew. Therefore it is assumed that a generalist phytophagous homopteran may be protected from its natural enemies, although at different rates of efficiency, if it can safely sequester the host allelochemical when it develops on toxic species within its host range.