碳氮氧同位素解析典型岩溶流域地下水中硝酸盐来源与归趋

利用多同位素（C、N和O）和水化学方法解析贵州八步地下河流域水体中硝酸盐（NO₃^-）来源与转化过程,利用SIAR模型定量计算NO₃^-不同输入端的贡献比例.结果表明,研究区地下水NO₃^-污染严重,近38%的地下水样品NO₃^-超过饮用水限值.地下水的δ¹⁵N-NO₃值介于2.3‰~30.33‰,均值9.68‰,δ¹⁸O-NO₃值介于2.65‰~13.73‰,均值6.64‰,δ¹⁸O-H₂O值介于-8.83‰~-7.37‰,均值-8.18‰.同位素组成（δ¹⁵N-NO₃、δ¹⁸O-NO₃和δ¹⁸O-H₂O）指示硝化作用主导着流域内氮素循环.硝化作用产生的硝酸加速了碳酸盐岩溶解,导致地下水中δ¹³C_DIC与δ¹⁵N-NO₃存在显著负相关性（P<0.001）,说明δ¹³C_DIC与δ¹⁵N-NO₃相结合是判断岩溶水中NO₃^-转化的有效手段.地下水和地表水中NO₃^-主要来源于土壤氮、粪肥污水和铵态氮肥料,其对地下水中NO₃^-贡献率分别为36.19%、33.71%和30.1%,对地表水贡献率分别为39.15%、36.08%和24.77%.岩溶流域内污水处理应同时去除污水中的NO₃^-和NH₄⁺,农业区应科学施肥,以有效降低地下水中NO₃^-的补给通量.     

基于多同位素的不同土地利用区域水体硝酸盐源解析

不同的土地利用类型对所在流域内的水质产生不同的影响.本研究选取典型城市河流（京杭运河杭州段）和典型山林农业区河流（余英溪）为研究对象,利用多同位素技术（δD-H₂O,δ¹⁸O-H₂O,δ¹⁵N-NO₃^-和δ¹⁸O-NO₃^-）结合稳定同位素（stable isotope analysis in R,SIAR）模型,对运河和余英溪的硝酸盐来源进行了识别并计算了各污染源的贡献率.结果表明,运河和余英溪均存在不同程度的氮污染,运河以NO₃^--N和NH₄⁺-N为主,余英溪以NO₃^--N为主.运河和余英溪水的氢氧同位素（δD-H₂O,δ¹⁸O-H₂O）沿当地大气降水线分布,两者存在明显线性关系（R²=0.78）,表明降水是这两条河流的主要补给源.运河和余英溪水体NO₃^-的氮同位素值（δ¹⁵N-NO₃^-）均小于15‰,说明这两条河流中主要存在硝化作用.部分运河水样NO₃^-的δ¹⁵N-NO₃^-/δ¹⁸O-NO₃^-值介于1.3~2.1之间且伴随着低浓度的DO和NO₂^-,可见部分运河水体存在反硝化作用.运河水样δ¹⁵N-NO₃^-值（均值：6.1‰）明显高于余英溪水体δ¹⁵N-NO₃^-值（均值：2.3‰）.各NO₃^-源对运河的贡献率：生活污水/粪肥（37.0%） > 土壤氮（35.7%） > 化学肥料（19.1%） > 降水（8.2%）;对余英溪的贡献率：化学肥料（46.1%） > 土壤氮（22.8%） > 降水（17.3%） > 生活污水/粪肥（13.8%）.在人类活动强度大的城市区域的河流（运河）中由于生活污水的零星排放和城市降雨径流的汇入导致生活污水/粪肥类氮源的污染明显加剧.化学肥料不可避免地成为山林农业区河流（余英溪）的主要污染源,可见农业面源污染带给所在区域水体的氮污染已非常严重.人类活动强度大的区域,降水对于水体NO₃^-的贡献降低.反硝化作用产生的同位素分馏对利用SIAR模型计算各NO₃^-源的贡献率产生不同程度的影响,其中对生活污水/粪肥和化学肥料的影响很大,对土壤氮的影响其次,对降水的影响最低.     

岩溶槽谷区地下河硝酸盐来源及其环境效应:以重庆龙凤槽谷地下河系统为例

以重庆典型岩溶槽谷龙凤槽谷地下河系统为研究对象,于2017年5月~2018年4月收集大气干、湿沉降和两条地下河（凤凰河、龙车河）水样,利用水化学、δ¹⁵ N（NO₃^-）、δ¹⁸ O（NO₃^-）、δ¹⁸ O（H₂O）和δ¹³C（DIC）同位素等数据来探讨岩溶地下河水NO₃^-来源及其环境效应.结果表明：①两条地下河水化学类型均属于HCO₃-Ca型,NO₃^-浓度变化范围在17.58~32.58 mg·L^-1之间,平均值为24.02 mg·L^-1,雨季略高于旱季,存在明显污染迹象;②两条地下河水δ¹⁵ N（NO₃^-）、δ¹⁸ O（NO₃^-）值变化于-3.14‰~12.67‰和-0.77‰~12.05‰之间,均值分别为7.45‰和2.90‰,表现为旱季偏正、雨季偏负的特点,且两条地下河水NO₃^-来源无明显差异,动物排泄物和生活污水是全年稳定来源,降雨、化肥和土壤氮是雨季地下河水NO₃^-的主要来源,硝化过程是地下河系统氮的主要转化过程;③两条地下河水（Ca²⁺+Mg²⁺）/HCO₃^-的量比介于0.65~0.82之间,凤凰河均值为0.75,龙车河均值为0.70,δ¹³C（DIC）在-12.46‰~-9.20‰之间,凤凰河均值为-10.72‰,龙车河均值为-11.10‰,说明各个来源的HNO₃和NH₄⁺硝化形成的HNO₃参与了碳酸盐岩的风化过程;④地下河水中8%的DIC来源于HNO₃溶蚀碳酸盐岩,凤凰河、龙车河分别为9%和7%.     

滇池周边浅层地下水硝酸盐来源及转化过程识别

明确硝酸盐的主要来源及转化过程对地下水氮污染防治和水资源开发利用具有重要意义.为了探明滇池周边浅层地下水中硝酸盐污染现状及来源,于2020年雨季（10月）和2021年旱季（4月）在滇池周边共采集73个浅层地下水样,运用水化学和氮氧同位素（δ¹⁵N-NO₃^-、δ¹⁸O-NO₃^-）识别浅层地下水中硝酸盐的空间分布、来源及转化过程,并结合同位素混合模型（SIAR）定量评价不同来源氮对浅层地下水硝酸盐的贡献.结果表明,旱季浅层地下水中有40.5%的采样点ρ（NO₃^--N）超过地下水质量标准（GB/T 14848）Ⅲ类水质规定的20 mg·L^-1,雨季超过47.2%的采样点ρ（NO₃^--N）超过20 mg·L^-1.氮氧同位素和SIAR模型分析结果证明了土壤有机氮、化肥氮、粪肥和污水氮是浅层地下水硝酸盐的主要来源,以上氮源对旱季浅层地下水中硝酸盐的贡献率分别为13.9%、11.8%和66.5%,对雨季的贡献率分别为33.7%、31.1%和25.9%,而大气氮沉降贡献率仅为8.5%,对该区浅层地下水中硝酸盐来源贡献较小.硝化作用是旱季浅层地下水中硝态氮转化的主导过程,雨季以反硝化作用为主,且反硝化作用雨季比旱季明显.     

春季南海东沙岛硝酸盐干沉降通量、形成机制及其来源

硝酸盐是大气中主要的酸性离子,也是大气活性氮沉降主要的组成部分。中国目前对大气硝酸盐形成机制及其来源的研究主要集中在陆地区域,对海洋气溶胶的硝酸盐的形成机制及其来源的研究较少。本研究于2013年春季（3—5月）,在中国南海东沙岛共计采集了86个总悬浮颗粒（TSP）气溶胶样本,分析了TSP样品中NO₃⁻浓度、δ¹⁵N-NO₃⁻和δ¹⁸O-NO₃⁻值。结果表明：东沙岛春季TSP中浓度呈现逐月下降的趋势。基于浓度估算东沙岛春季NO₃⁻-N干沉降通量范围为(1.0±0.5)—(3.4±1.7) mg·d⁻¹·m⁻²（以N计,余同）。δ¹⁸O-NO₃⁻值在3月和4月（76.1‰±3.8‰和79.1‰±5.6‰）明显高于5月（67.0‰±7.5‰）,表明东沙岛3月和4月硝酸盐的形成路径不同于5月。贝叶斯同位素混合模型计算结果显示：N₂O₅参与的路径（N₂O₅+H₂O/Cl⁻和NO₃+VOCs）在3月和4月生成了37.2%和43.3%的硝酸盐,5月NO₂+OH路径是硝酸盐的主要形成路径,形成了80.2%的硝酸盐。δ¹⁵N-NO₃⁻值和气团后向轨迹表明,东沙岛春季不同月份TSP中NO₃⁻的来源不同,3月和4月以陆地源为主,5月主要受海洋源影响。     

浐河流域水-土-植物硝酸盐和氮同位素组成及氮源示踪

本文对关中浐河流域河水-土壤-植物的硝酸盐和氮同位素组成进行调查,并与前期对浐河河水氮同位素的结果对比。研究表明：从浐河上游至下游,土壤NO₃^?-N含量表现出：农耕区（43.5 mg???kg^?1）>森林区（3.25 mg???kg^?1）>城市区（0.63 mg???kg^?1）;土壤δ¹⁵N-NO₃^?值表现出：农耕区（18.1‰）>城市区（?1.5‰）>森林区（?5.8‰）;不同的土地利用类型是让其产生变化的重要原因。浐河河水NO₃^?-N含量（3.2?—?6.4 mg???kg^?1）及δ¹⁵N-NO₃^?值（?1.4‰?—?2.1‰）均表现出下游高于上游。相对于前期对浐河河水氮同位素的研究,发现上游和中游水体NO₃^?-N含量整体呈上升趋势,而下游地区NO₃^?-N含量有所下降。结合河流δ¹⁵N-NO₃^?的空间分布特征可以看出源头日渐发达的旅游业和中游农业的发展对水体的污染加重,而下游工业污染的治理效果明显。植物氮同位素变化范围在?4.6‰?—??2.1‰。对浐河周边水-土-植物的氮同位素组成特征和变化研究可以为浐河流域的生态评价和治理提供一定的理论依据。     

我国地下水硝酸盐污染及源解析研究进展

我国地下水中硝酸盐污染问题严峻,尤其农业产区地下水硝酸盐污染日益突出,严重影响了地下饮用水安全,急需引起重视.通过综述发现,我国地下水中硝酸盐的主要来源为大气沉降、土壤氮、农业施肥和粪便污水等,其中粪便污水和农业施肥是地下水硝酸盐超标的主要原因.总结了水化学分析法、多元统计分析法、稳定同位素示踪法和微生物源追踪等技术在地下水硝酸盐溯源中的应用.各种溯源方法均有一定的局限性,建议采用多种方法联合识别地下水中硝酸盐来源,并通过多元统计分析和同位素定量解析模型计算不同污染来源贡献率.硝酸盐污染溯源经历了从定性到定量的研究过程,目前基于δ¹⁵N-NO₃ ^-和δ¹⁸O-NO₃ ^-解析硝酸盐来源的SIAR和MixSIAR模型已经相当成熟,但由于不同输入端元同位素特征值范围相互重叠,不同时空变化等条件下δ¹⁵N-NO₃ ^-和δ¹⁸O-NO₃ ^-值具有一定差异,以及氮迁移转化过程中的同位素分馏等的影响,导致模型计算得出的结果还存在不确定性,需要进一步优化模型的解析方法,以更精准地获取硝酸盐污染来源及其贡献率,服务于地下水资源的科学管理.     

基于水化学及稳定同位素的岩溶山区城镇水体硝酸盐来源示踪

由于岩溶水文系统的地球化学敏感性和脆弱性,岩溶地下水NO₃^-污染已成为世界范围普遍存在的环境问题,而岩溶山区地下水硝酸盐来源解析对于保障区域供水安全和人体健康具有重要意义.因此,本文选取贵州中部典型岩溶山区城镇主要供水流域地表水和地下水为研究对象,基于土地利用类型,联合水化学分析及δ¹⁵N-NO₃^- 、δ¹⁸O-NO₃^-示踪技术对水体硝酸盐分布特征、来源贡献及迁移转化过程进行研究.结果表明,研究区水体溶解性无机氮以硝态氮为主,水体NO₃^-含量及分布与区域土地利用方式密切相关,硝酸盐污染主要集中于住宅用地和耕地 &林地区岩溶地下水中.水体NO₃^-主要来源于与农业活动和城镇化建设有关的土壤有机氮、化肥及粪便污水,水体氮循环主导过程为硝化作用,反硝化作用基本不存在.稳定同位素模型（SIAR）分析结果显示,区域水体硝酸盐主要受当地农业活动及城镇化过程影响,其中,土壤有机氮、化肥及粪便污水对地表水硝酸盐的贡献率分别为50.24%、27.97%和24.58%,对地下水硝酸盐的贡献率分别为54.58%、24.58%和20.15%,大气降水来源贡献率较低.     

澜沧江水系氮磷污染及硝酸盐来源解析

有效控制氮磷输入是水质持续改善的关键因素.为识别澜沧江水系水体中氮磷浓度、氮污染物来源及其空间分布特征,在澜沧江流域开展了干流和支流水样的采集,分析流域不同区域水体氮磷浓度,并利用氮氧同位素技术结合稳定同位素SIAR模型,解析了水系不同区域氮素来源及其贡献率.结果表明：①澜沧江水系氮浓度偏低,ρ（TN）分布在0.34~4.18 mg·L^-1之间,从上游至下游有升高趋势;ρ（TP）分布在0.11~2.34 mg·L^-1之间.②澜沧江水系的δ¹⁵ N-NO₃^-和δ¹⁸ O-NO₃^-值分别分布在-5‰~5‰和-16‰~16‰之间,主要落在降雨及肥料和土壤氮范围内,主要存在硝化作用.③澜沧江干流中土壤氮和化学肥料的贡献率分别为37.67%~42.41%和34.22%~38.56%,粪便和生活污水占15.01%~20.79%,大气沉降仅占4.49%~7.32%.中游支流和下游支流中土壤氮的贡献明显高于化学肥料,土壤氮的贡献率达53.97%~61.57%,化学肥料占33.37%~38.30%,而大气沉降、粪便和生活污水的贡献率较低.研究分析了澜沧江水系上、中和下游干流和支流的氮素来源,为该区域的水质管理和污染源治理提供了依据.     

青岛市农区地下水硝态氮污染来源解析

为了提高作物产量,肥料大量投入在农业种植区日益普遍,导致了农区地下水硝态氮（NO₃^--N）污染.农业面源污染是地下水硝态氮污染的主要原因.为了保障饮用水安全,明确农区硝态氮污染的来源是十分必要的.本研究分别于2009年和2019年在青岛农区随机选取35个采样点,借助反距离加权法（IDW）对硝态氮含量进行空间分布分析,通过测定氮、氧同位素进行溯源,运用SIAR模型量化污染源的贡献率.结果表明,青岛市地下水硝态氮含量（平均值）由2009年的38.49 mg·L^-1降低为2019年的22.37 mg·L^-1,但仍高于世界卫生组织（WHO）规定的饮用水中硝态氮的最大允许含量.2009年和2019年硝态氮含量都呈现由南向北逐渐增加的趋势,南部污染轻,北部污染重.δ15N-NO₃^-和δ¹⁸O-NO₃^-的交叉图显示青岛市地下水硝态氮主要来源是化肥、土壤氮、粪肥和污水.水同位素表明降水是青岛市地下水的主要来源.贝叶斯混合模型（SIAR模型）表明污染源贡献率为：粪肥和污水（47.42%） > 土壤氮（27.80%） > 化肥（14.35%） > 大气氮沉降（10.43%）.从2009~2019年青岛市地下水质量得到了改善,但硝态氮污染状况仍不容忽视,应根据硝态氮污染来源,有针对性地防治以确保农区饮用水安全和农业的可持续发展.     

Effects of two sludge application on fractionation and phytotoxicity of zinc and copper in the soil

The potential harm of heavy metals is a primary concern in application of sludge to the agricultural land. A pot experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of two sludges on fractionation of Zn and Cu in soil and their phytotoxicity to pakchoi. The loamy soil was mixed with 0%, 20%, 40%, 60% and 80% (by weight) of digested sewage sludge (SS) and composted sludge (SC). The additions of both sludges caused a significant raise in all fractions, resulting in that exchangeable (EXCH) and organic bound (OM) became predominance of Zn and organic bound Cu occupied the largest portion. There was more available amount of Zn and Cu in SS treatments than SC treatments. During the pot experiment, the concentration of Zn in EXCH, carbonate (CAR) and OM and Cu in EXCH and OM fractions decreased in all treatments, so their bioavailability reduced. Germination rate and plant biomass decreased when the addition rate was high and the best yield appeared in 20% mixtures at the harvest of pakchoi. The two sludges increased tissue contents of Zn and Cu especially in the SS treatments. Zn in pakchoi was not only in relationship to ΔEXCH and ΔCAR forms but also in ΔOM forms in the sludge-soil mixtures. Tissue content of Cu in pakchoi grown on SC-soils could not be predicted by ΔEXCH. These correlation rates between Zn and Cu accumulation in pakchoi and variation of different fractions increased with time, which might indicate that sludges represented stronger impacts on the plant in long-term land application.     

Intraspecific differences in effects of co-contamination of cadmium and

A hydroponic experiment was carried out to study intraspecific differences in the effects of different concentrations of cadmium (Cd)(0-10 mg/L) and arsenate (As(V)) (0-8 mg/L) on the growth parameters and accumulation of Cd and As in six wheat varieties Jing-9428, Duokang-1, Jingdong-11, Jing-411, Jingdong-8 and Zhongmai-8. The endpoints of wheat seedlings, including seed germination,biomass, root length and shoot height, decreased with increasing the Cd and As concentrations. Significant differences in seed germination, biomass, root length, shoot height and the accumulation of Cd and As were observed between the treatments and among the varieties (p ＜ 0.05). The lethal dosage 50% were about 20, 80, 60, 60, 80 and 20 mg As/L for Jing-9428, Duokang-1, Jingdong-11,Jing-411, Jingdong-8 and Zhongmai-8, respectively, and the corresponding values for Cd were about 30, 80, 20, 40, 60 and 10 mg Cd/L, respectively. Among the six varieties, Duokang-1 was found to be the most resistant to Cd and As toxicity, and Zhongmai-8 was the most sensitive to Cd and As co-contamination. The resistance of the six varieties was found dependant on the seedling uptake of Cd and As. Duokang-1 was the most suitable for cultivation in Cd and As co-contaminated soils.     

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.     

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.     

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.