Responses of wheat seedlings to cadmium, mercury and trichlorobenzene stresses

The molecular response of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.,cv.Yangmai 10) seedlings to heavy metal (Cd,Hg) and 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene (TCB) stresses were examined by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis,image analysis,and peptide mass fingerprinting.The results showed inhibitions of root and shoot growth by Cd,Hg and TCB.These stresses led to water deficit and lipid phosphorylation in the seedling which also promoted protein phophorylation in the leaves.Hg stress inhibited protein synthesis while Cd and TCB stresses induced or up-regulated more proteins in the leaves.Most of these induced proteins played important roles in the biochemical reactions involved in tolerance of wheat to Cd and TCB stresses.The primary functions of Cd- and TCB-induced proteins included methionine metabolism,Rubisco modification,protein phosphorylation regulation,protein configuration protection,H+ transmembrane transportation and also the synthesis of ethylene defense substances and cell wall compounds.     

氧化胁迫对沉水植物黑藻抗冷力的影响

以3种不同质量浓度的H2O2分别对沉水植物黑藻做3种不同程度的氧化胁迫预处理,再经冷胁迫后测定黑藻顶枝的膜脂过氧化程度(MDA含量)、细胞抗氧化酶(SOD,CAT)活性.结果发现低浓度氧化胁迫预处理(0.06mmol/L的H2O2浸泡4或6 h预处理组)的黑藻经冷胁迫处理后,成活率不降低,其膜脂过氧化程度和细胞抗氧化酶的活性还有提高;而经中、高浓度氧化胁迫预处理(0.60mmol/L的H2O2浸泡6和12 h预处理组或1.00mmol/L的H2O2浸泡4,6和12 h预处理组)后的黑藻在冷胁迫处理后的结果则相反.因此,沉水植物黑藻对氧化胁迫感知并做出反应的机制(氧化应激机制),在其对低温反应和适应过程中起着很重要的调节作用.建议早春时节在进行水生植物恢复过程中可采用适宜浓度的H2O2预处理植株,以提高植株的适应性和保持成活率,进一步提高水生植物恢复的效率和效果.     

Application of proteomics in environmental science

Proteomics involves the separation of proteins, identification of the amino acid sequence of the interested or target proteins, study of the function of the proteins, modification, structure and ultimate assignments to functional pathways in the cell. The proteomic investigations have contributed greatly to human diseases studies, new drugs discovery researches, and environmental science in recent years. This article provides a review on the development of the main proteomic technologies, including both the gel based and non-gel based technologies, and their applications in environmental science. Proteomic technologies have been utilized in the environmental stresses studies to analyze the induction or reduction of proteins at expression level and identify the target proteins to investigate their function in response to environmental stresses, such as high or low pH, oxidation stress, and toxic chemicals. Such protein responses are also helpful to understand the mechanisms of some cellular activities and the functions of some proteins.     

土壤中微塑料对陆生植物的毒性及其降解机制研究进展

微塑料(MPs)作为一种新型环境污染物,自2004年被英国科学家提出以来受到广泛关注.土壤作为微塑料的重要聚集地,随农田灌水和翻耕等农业操作的进行,微塑料污染范围和积累量不断扩大并对陆生植物产生多种毒性,且由于其粒径小、难降解和吸附能力强的特点给土壤微塑料污染治理带来了较大挑战.从微塑料的直接和间接毒性及其与其他污染物结合时产生的联合毒性这3个方面综述了微塑料对陆生植物的毒性,主要表现为微塑料存在对植物造成机械损伤、诱导植物产生氧化应激、细胞毒性和基因毒性,导致植物生长和植物组织代谢受阻等一系列问题.进一步,基于当前研究阐述了微塑料的物理、化学和微生物降解机制：微塑料的物理和化学降解主要通过改变微塑料的粒径大小和表面性质并产生中间产物;而更小粒径微塑料及其中间产物可以在物理、化学和微生物这3种因素同步影响下最终转化为水和二氧化碳,但该过程极其复杂和缓慢.最后,对微塑料的进一步研究方向进行展望,可为未来微塑料的陆地生态系统领域研究重点和污染控制提供资料借鉴.     

Policy dimensions of development and financing of water infrastructure: The cases of China and India

The past decades have seen planning and implementation of built infrastructure in all over the developed and developing world growing in large scales. This has been influenced by economic and population growths, urbanization and industrialization, which in turn have put increasing stress in provision of services. The paper reviews the policy dimensions of water infrastructure development and financing in the two largest economies at present, China and India, including planning, implementation and decision-making processes. Findings indicate that main challenges for infrastructure development have been limited sources of financing, but also policies and their implementation. The high levels of investment in water infrastructure in the two countries have been impressive, mainly in China. However, they still have not necessarily addressed efficiency over the long term, supported more inclusive and higher economic growth or improve social and environmental conditions in all cases.     

Soil biodiversity for agricultural sustainability

We critically highlight some evidence for the importance of soil biodiversity to sustaining (agro-)ecosystem functioning and explore directions for future research. We first deal with resistance and resilience against abiotic disturbance and stress. There is evidence that soil biodiversity does confer stability to stress and disturbance, but the mechanism is not yet fully understood. It appears to depend on the kind of stress and disturbance and on the combination of stress and disturbance effects. Alternatively, community structure may play a role. Both possible explanations will guide further research. We then discuss biotic stress. There is evidence that soil microbial diversity confers protection against soil-borne disease, but crop and soil type and management also play a role. Their relative importance as well as the role of biodiversity in multitrophic interactions warrant further study. Henceforth, we focus on the effects of plant and soil biodiversity on nutrient and water use efficiencies as important ecological functions in agroecosystems. The available evidence suggests that mycorrhizal diversity positively contributes to nutrient and, possibly, water use efficiency. Soil fauna effects on nutrient and water use efficiencies are also apparent, but diversity effects may be indirect, through effects on soil structure. We present a conceptual diagram relating plant and soil biodiversity with soil structure and water and nutrient use efficiencies as a framework for future studies. We then consider how cropping systems design and management are interrelated and how management options might be interfaced with farmers’ knowledge in taking management decisions. Finally, we attempt to express some economic benefits of soil biodiversity to society as part of a wider strategy of conserving and using agrobiodiversity.     

Emergency membrane contactor based absorption system for ammonia leaks in water treatment plants

Because of the suspected health risks of trihalomethanes (THMs), more and more water treatment plants have replaced traditionalchlorine disinfection process with chloramines but often without the proper absorption system installed in the case of ammonia leaksin the storage room. A pilot plant membrane absorption system was developed and installed in a water treatment plant for this purpose.Experimentally determined contact angle, surface tension, and corrosion tests indicated that the sulfuric acid was the proper choice as the absorbent for leaking ammonia using polypropylene hollow fiber membrane contactor. Effects of several operating conditionson the mass transfer coefficient, ammonia absorption, and removal efficiency were examined, including the liquid concentration,liquid velocity, and feed gas concentration. Under the operation conditions investigated, the gas absorption efficiency over 99.9%was achieved. This indicated that the designed pilot plant membrane absorption system was effective to absorb the leaking ammonia in the model storage room. The removal rate of the ammonia in the model storage room was also experimentally and theoretically foundto be primarily determined by the ammonia suction flow rate from the ammonia storage room to the membrane contactor. The ammoniaremoval rate of 99.9% was expected to be achieved within 1.3 h at the ammonia gas flow rate of 500 m3/h. The success of the pilot plantmembrane absorption system developed in this study illustrated the potential of this technology for ammonia leaks in water treatmentplant, also paved the way towards a larger scale application.     

香溪河初冬降温过程中垂向混合结构特征分析

基于2018年11月29日~12月15日三峡水库支流香溪河峡口站点的水文气象等实测数据,讨论了香溪河初冬一次典型降温过程中水体的垂向混合结构动力过程,以及水-气界面的热通量和风应力在其中的贡献机制.结果表明,该时段香溪河表层约8m水深范围的垂向混合结构呈显著的日间弱分层,夜间强混合模式,且日间分层时段较短,仅发生在正午前后的约4h内（最大浮力频率约2×10^-4s^-1）.水-气界面的能量输入或耗散过程对水体分层混合过程的贡献显著大于风应力对水体的机械扰动作用.太阳短波辐射是表层水体日间吸热从而分层的主要驱动力,长波辐射在夜间放热过程中处于主导地位,潜热和感热过程在水体放热过程中作用相当.风应力以机械扰动的方式对水体混合模式的影响极小（湍能通量最大值2×10^-7m³/s³）,主要集中在表层水体约0.5m内,但其可通过影响潜热和感热的方式显著增强中层水体混合特征.由于研究时段香溪河水温较低,蒸发放热较小,而水-气温差相对较大,风应力通过感热驱动的湍能通量（8×10^-7m³/s³）略大于潜热（7×10^-7m³/s³）.     

人工湿地污水处理系统中植物体系的构建与展望

植物是人工湿地系统中的重要组成成分之一,它不仅可以起到净化污水的作用,而且还为微生物提供生存环境,同时具有景观价值。因此要选择适应性强、生物量大、根系发达、具有抗逆性的植物作为湿地植物。由于陆生植物受季节影响小且易于管理,超富集植物和转基因植物具有较高的吸收、吸附和富集的作用的特点相继成为湿地系统中植物研究的热点。而且通过合理配置植物系统可以提高湿地系统净化效果。湿地植物仍存在受季节变化的影响,植物的衰退,植物收割的后续处理等问题,仍有待研究。随着对湿地植物研究的深入,人工湿地系统一定会获得更加广阔的应用前景。     

Membrane fouling in ultrafiltration of natural water after pretreatment to different extents

The combined fouling during ultrafiltration(UF) of surface water pretreated to different extents was investigated to disclose the roles of polysaccharides, proteins, and inorganic particles in UF membrane fouling. Both reversible and irreversible fouling decreased with enhanced pretreatment(biologically active carbon(BAC) treatment and sand filtration). The sand filter effluent fouled the membrane very slowly. The UF membrane removed turbidity to less than 0.1 nephelometric turbidity unit(NTU), reduced polysaccharides by 25.4%–29.9%, but rejected few proteins. Both polysaccharides and inorganic particles were detected on the fouled membranes, but inorganic particles could be effectively removed by backwashing. The increase of turbidity in the sand filter effluent to 3.05 NTU did not significantly increase the fouling rate, but an increase in the turbidity in the BAC effluent to6.11 NTU increased the fouling rate by more than 100%. The results demonstrated that the polysaccharide, not the protein, constituents of biopolymers were responsible for membrane fouling. Membrane fouling was closely associated with a small fraction of polysaccharides in the feed water. Inorganic particles exacerbated membrane fouling only when the concentration of fouling–inducing polysaccharides in the feed water was relatively high. The combined fouling was largely reversible, and polysaccharides were the predominant substances responsible for irreversible fouling.     

Integration of biological method and membrane technology in treating palm oil mill e uent

Palm oil industry is the most important agro-industry in Malaysia, but its by-product–palm oil mill e uent (POME), posed a great threat to water environment. In the past decades, several treatment and disposal methods have been proposed and investigated to solve this problem. A two-stage pilot-scale plant was designed and constructed for POME treatment. Anaerobic digestion and aerobic biodegradation constituted the first biological stage, while ultrafiltration (UF) and reverse osmosis (RO) membrane units were combined as the second membrane separation stage. In the anaerobic expanded granular sludge bed (EGSB) reactor, about 43% organic matter in POME was converted into biogas, and COD reduction e ciency reached 93% and 22% in EGSB and the following aerobic reactor, respectively.With the treatment in the first biological stage, suspended solids and oil also decreased to a low degree. All these alleviated the membrane fouling and prolonged the membrane life. In the membrane process unit, almost all the suspended solids were captured by UF membranes, while RO membrane excluded most of the dissolved solids or inorganic salts from RO permeate. After the whole treatment processes, organic matter in POME expressed by BOD and COD was removed almost thoroughly. Suspended solids and color were not detectable in RO permeate any more, and mineral elements only existed in trace amount (except for K and Na). The high-quality e uent was crystal clear and could be used as the boiler feed water.     

Integration of biological method and membrane technology in treating palm oil mill effluent

Palm oil industry is the most important agro-industry in Malaysia, but its by-product-palm oil mill effluent (POME), posed a great threat to water environment. In the past decades, several treatment and disposal methods have been proposed and investigated to solve this problem. A two-stage pilot-scale plant was designed and constructed for POME treatment. Anaerobic digestion and aerobic biodegradation constituted the first biological stage, while ultrafiltration (UF) and reverse osmosis (RO) membrane units were combined as the second membrane separation stage. In the anaerobic expanded granular sludge bed (EGSB) reactor, about 43% organic matter in POME was converted into biogas, and COD reduction efficiency reached 93% and 22% in EGSB and the following aerobic reactor, respectively. With the treatment in the first biological stage, suspended solids and oil also decreased to a low degree. All these alleviated the membrane fouling and prolonged the membrane life. In the membrane process unit, almost all the suspended solids were captured by UF membranes, while RO membrane excluded most of the dissolved solids or inorganic salts from RO permeate. After the whole treatment processes, organic matter in POME expressed by BOD and COD was removed almost thoroughly. Suspended solids and color were not detectable in RO permeate any more, and mineral elements only existed in trace amount (except for K and Na). The high-quality effluent was crystal clear and could be used as the boiler feed water.     

亩强度Te（Ⅳ）胁迫对极大螺旋藻生理生化性质的影响

对极大螺旋藻（Spirulina maxima）在接种后第3～5d分3次添加Na2TeO3，4个Te胁迫组的累计加Te量分别为650、750、850和950mg／L。结果表明：4个Te胁迫组螺旋藻的最终生物量、水溶性蛋白、藻蓝蛋白和别藻蓝蛋白的含量均低于对照组，且随Te胁迫强度增加而逐渐减少；而SOD的比活力均高于对照组，但随Te胁迫强度增加也呈逐渐减少趋势；Te（Ⅳ）胁迫没有改变螺旋藻中脂溶性色素的组成，但各色素的含量也随Te胁迫强度增加而下降；胞外多糖含量随Te胁迫强度增加而增加，但950mg／L实验组（第9dxTe（Ⅳ）为2．21），胞外多糖的含量反而下降。     

Occurrence of Human Enteric Viruses in Water Sources and Shellfish: A Focus on Africa

Enteric viruses are a diverse group of human pathogens which are primarily transmitted by the faecal–oral route and are a major cause of non-bacterial diarrhoeal disease in both developed and developing countries. Because they are shed in high numbers by infected individuals and can persist for a long time in the environment, they pose a serious threat to human health globally. Enteric viruses end up in the environment mainly through discharge or leakage of raw or inadequately treated sewage into water sources such as springs, rivers, dams, or marine estuaries. Human exposure then follows when contaminated water is used for drinking, cooking, or recreation and, importantly, when filter-feeding bivalve shellfish are consumed. The human health hazard posed by enteric viruses is particularly serious in Africa where rapid urbanisation in a relatively short period of time has led to the expansion of informal settlements with poor sanitation and failing or non-existent wastewater treatment infrastructure, and where rural communities with limited or no access to municipal water are dependent on nearby open water sources for their subsistence. The role of sewage-contaminated water and bivalve shellfish as vehicles for transmission of enteric viruses is well documented but, to our knowledge, has not been comprehensively reviewed in the African context. Here we provide an overview of enteric viruses and then review the growing body of research where these viruses have been detected in association with sewage-contaminated water or food in several African countries. These studies highlight the need for more research into the prevalence, molecular epidemiology and circulation of these viruses in Africa, as well as for development and application of innovative wastewater treatment approaches to reduce environmental pollution and its impact on human health on the continent.

     

煤炭开采对生态系统功能的胁迫作用:模型·实证

为研究煤炭开采对生态系统功能的胁迫作用,基于系统动力学原理构建一般情况下煤炭开采对生态系统功能胁迫作用的系统动力学模型,分析不同情境下煤炭开采对生态系统功能的胁迫作用特征,并以淮河流域典型煤炭资源型城市——淮南市为例进行实证研究. 结果表明:煤炭开采对生态系统功能有胁迫作用,政府是重要影响因素;不同情境下煤炭开采对生态系统功能的胁迫作用不同,表现为情境一(理想状态)<情境二(良性状态)<情境三(一般状态)<情境四(停滞状态)<情境五(糟糕状态);生态治理投资系数和煤炭开采技术投资系数的比值越大,则煤炭开采对生态系统功能的胁迫作用越小. 实证结果通过有效性检验,表明该研究建立的系统动力学模型具有可靠性. 当前淮南市生态治理投资和煤炭开采技术投资的比值为0.511,表明淮南市生态系统功能系统和煤炭开采系统处于一般状态. 研究显示,政府在维持生态系统功能稳态中发挥着一定作用. 煤炭开采对生态系统功能的胁迫作用特征:当生态治理投资系数和煤炭开采技术投资系数的比值为0时,生态系统功能系统和煤炭开采系统处于糟糕状态;当比值为(0,1)时,处于一般状态;当比值为1时,处于良性状态;当比值大于1时,两大系统进入理想状态.      

Remediation of nutrient-rich waters using the terrestrial plant, Pandanus amaryllifolius Roxb.

Effective control of eutrophication is generally established through the reduction of nutrient loading into waterways and water bodies. An economically viable and ecologically sustainable approach to nutrient pollution control could involve the integration of retention ponds, wetlands and greenways into water management systems. Plants not only play an invaluable role in the assimilation and removal of nutrients, but they also support fauna richness and can be aesthetically pleasing. Pandanus amaryllifolius, a tropical terrestrial plant, was found to establish well in hydrophytic conditions and was highly effective in remediating high nutrient levels in an aquatic environment showing 100% removal of NO~-N up to 200 mg/L in 14 days. Phosphate uptake by the plant was less efficient with 64% of the PO4-P removed at the maximum concentration of 100 mg/L at the end of 6 weeks. With its high NO~-N and PO43--P removal efficiency, P. amaryllifolius depleted the nutrient-rich media and markedly contained the natural colonization of algae. The impediment of algal growth led to improvements in the water quality with significant decreases in turbidity, pH and electrical conductivity. In addition, the plants did not show stress symptoms when grown in high nutrient levels as shown by the changes in their biomass, total soluble proteins and chlorophyll accumulation as well as photochemical efficiency. Thus, P. amaryUifolius is a potential candidate for the mitigation of nutrient pollution in phytoremediation systems in the tropics as the plant requires low maintenance, is tolerant to the natural variability of weather conditions and fluctuating hydro-periods, and exhibit good nutrient removal capabilities.     

不同水淹条件下河岸带优势植物类群的生理与生态响应特征

为探究水淹胁迫下河岸带植物的生理和形态变化特征及其响应机制,以乐安河河岸带采集的优势植物类群狗牙根（Cynodon dactylon）、牛鞭草（Hemarthria altissima）、喜旱莲子草（Alternanthera philoxeroides）和蓼子草（Polygonum hydropiper）为材料,在室内进行土壤盆栽培养,利用钢化玻璃水缸控制水位,设置对照、浸润、半淹、全淹4种不同水淹胁迫条件,测定不同胁迫周期各物种的叶绿素含量、光合指标、荧光参数、荧光成像的变化及形态学变化特征,分析各物种对水淹胁迫的抗逆响应.结果表明:短时间（7 d）水淹胁迫下,浸润组、半淹组和全淹组各植物的w（Chlt）（叶绿素总量）、P_n（净光合速率）、T_r（蒸腾速率）、QY_max（最大量子产率）、株高、叶片数等指标与对照组相比总体呈降低趋势,其中浸润组植物叶片中w（Chlt）、P_n、QY_max等均略高于对照组（CK）,而C_i（胞间CO₂浓度）呈上升趋势,NPQ_lss（非光化学淬灭）呈先降后升趋势;长时间（14 d）水淹胁迫下,各植物的上述生理、形态学指标的变化规律与短时间水淹胁迫下基本一致,其中全淹条件下各植物的w（Chlt）、P_n和叶片数在较短期水淹胁迫下大幅下降,各植物3个指标分别显著（P < 0.05）低于对照组,显著差异值分别为:狗牙根100%、100%、100%;牛鞭草62.3%、67.9%、63.8%;喜旱莲子草73.6%、83.2%、89.6%;蓼子草54.5%、100%、100%,狗牙根和蓼子草在全淹条件下接近死亡.研究显示,水淹胁迫对4种植物的生长有不同程度的抑制,同时植物也做出抵消胁迫的抗逆响应.      

黄土高原植被演替不同阶段植物系数的变化与适应性评价

用4年长期定位试验资料,利用植物系数、蒸散量、土壤含水量和土壤水分对植物的有效性等指标,研究了黄土高原植被群落不同演替阶段(草本群落→灌木群落→早期森林群落→顶级群落)的耗水特性与生态适应性。结果表明:不同演替阶段,群落实际蒸散量主要受降水控制,群落间差异不显著(P＞0.05);土壤含水量是早期森林群落明显高于其它群落,草本群落明显高于灌木群落(P＜0.05);植物系数是灌木群落＞草本群落＞乔木群落,而顶级群落大于早期森林群落;土壤水分对植物的有效性是早期森林和顶级群落明显高于草本和灌木群落(P＜0.05)。因此,进行植被建设不但要考虑植物系数还要考虑土壤水分对不同植物的有效性。     

Hg~(2+)、Cd~(2+)及其复合胁迫对苦草的毒害

利用微宇宙系统研究了不同浓度的Hg2+、Cd2+单一及复合处理下,苦草对这三种胁迫的响应。三种胁迫下,3d内苦草现存量增加百分比与金属离子浓度间显著负相关,其中在[Hg2+]或[Hg2++Cd2+]([Hg2+]/[Cd2+]=1)>5μmol/L时,2～3d可致死;总生产力、净生产力、呼吸强度以及叶绿素含量均随着金属离子浓度的增加而下降,同时叶绿素含量还随着胁迫时间的延长而降低,但上述四个指标在低浓度胁迫时常略有升高;可溶性蛋白含量在[Hg2+]或[Hg2++Cd2+]≤2.5μmol/L、以及[Cd2+]≤10μmol/L时升高或基本稳定,之后随着金属离子浓度的增加和胁迫时间的延长而明显降低。Hg2++Cd2+的复合胁迫效应略小于相应浓度的Hg2+,但明显大于相应浓度的Cd2+。Hg2+对苦草的毒性数倍于Cd2+,二者对苦草的毒性有相加或协同效应。