高效阿特拉津降解菌株DNSIO降解条件优化

从长期施用阿特拉津的寒地黑土耕层（0～10cm）土壤中筛选到一株能以除草剂阿特拉津为氮源生长的降解菌株，结合16SrRNA序列分析结果，将该菌株命名为Arthrobacter sp．DNSl0。在接种量为10。CFU／mL的条件下，菌株DNSl0在24h内对100mg／L阿特拉津的降解率为99．41％。单因子实验结果表明，菌株DNSl0适宜生长和降解的条件范围是：温度25～35＇12，pH值5．0～8．0，培养液盐度0．1％～2％，对阿特拉津最大耐受浓度可达1200mg／L。正交实验法进一步表明，该菌株保持较好生长及降解能力的最优方案是温度30℃，pH值7．5，培养液盐度0．5％。影响其降解能力的环境因素的主次顺序依次是：温度〉盐度〉pH值。     

寒地黑土中阿特拉津降解菌的筛选及降解特性

从长期施用阿特拉津的寒地黑土耕层(0～10 cm)取样。利用富集培养的方法，筛选到2株阿特拉津降解菌，编号Z₉和Z₄₂。Z₉以阿特拉津为惟一碳氮源生长，Z₄₂以阿特拉津为惟一氮源生长，15 d对阿特拉津的降解率分别为77.7%和65.6%。对其初步鉴定并对降解特性进行研究，结果表明，细菌Z9为微杆菌属（Microbacterium sp.），细菌Z₄₂为节杆菌属(Arthrobacter sp.)。在室内进行降解条件优化实验，得出2株降解菌对100 mg/L阿特拉津的最佳降解条件为：温度30℃,Z₉ pH值为7，Z₄₂ pH值为8。     

O3/H2O2降解阿特拉津影响因素研究

采用O3/H2O2氧化去除水中内分泌干扰物阿特拉津,考察了反应条件及水质对去除的影响,并对反应机制进行了初步探讨.阿特拉津初始浓度2 mg/L,投量为7.5 mg/L的O3单独氧化去除率为27.2%;相同O3投量下,控制H2O2/O3摩尔比为0.75,5 min阿特拉津的去除率最高可达96.5%;pH值为7.5～8.5,温度在25～40℃的范围内,都维持了较高的去除率,表明H2O2/O3体系对阿特拉津的去除效果良好,降解速度快,反应条件温和.0.5 mg/L的腐殖酸,对阿特拉津的去除影响不大,腐殖酸浓度为1、2和5 mg/L时,平均去除率分别为63.4%、50.7%和30.2%;碳酸氢钠的浓度为50和200 mg/L时,去除率分别为88.1%和73.8%,说明水质对阿特拉津的去除影响较大.叔丁醇的浓度为5和20 mg/L时,阿特拉津的去除率分别降低到44.7%和27.5%,去除率随自由基抑制剂叔丁醇增加而降低,说明H2O2/O3降解阿特拉津主要为该体系产生的羟基自由基的贡献.     

水中腐殖酸可见光降解阿特拉津的动力学研究

探讨了天然水体中存在的腐殖酸(HA)可见光降解水中阿特拉津的动力学特征和影响因素。结果表明,pH对HA可见光降解阿特拉津具有明显影响,水中HA质量浓度为5.0mg/L时,pH为3、5、7、9的条件下,受可见光照6.00h后阿特拉津(初始质量浓度5mg/L)的去除率分别为75.5%、77.3%、91.7%、84.9%,中性条件下阿特拉津可见光降解效果最佳;当HA质量浓度分别为1.5、3.0、5.0、10.0mg/L时,HA对水中阿特拉津的可见光降解均表现为促进作用,且降解过程符合一级反应动力学方程,其一级反应动力学常数分别为0.337 0、0.361 4、0.445 4、0.314 6h-1,HA为5.0mg/L时阿特拉津的可见光降解效果最佳。实际应用中,可以通过优化HA与阿特拉津的浓度比值,发挥HA促进阿特拉津可见光降解的最佳效能。     

O3/H2O2降解阿特拉津影响因素研究

采用O3/H2O2氧化去除水中内分泌干扰物阿特拉津，考察了反应条件及水质对去除的影响，并对反应机制进行了初步探讨。阿特拉津初始浓度2 mg/L，投量为7.5 mg/L的O₃单独氧化去除率为27.2%；相同O₃投量下，控制H₂O₂/O₃摩尔比为0.75，5 min阿特拉津的去除率最高可达96.5%；pH 值为7.5～8.5，温度在25～40℃的范围内，都维持了较高的去除率，表明H₂O₂/O₃体系对阿特拉津的去除效果良好，降解速度快，反应条件温和。0.5 mg/L的腐殖酸，对阿特拉津的去除影响不大，腐殖酸浓度为1、2和5 mg/L时，平均去除率分别为63.4%、50.7%和30.2%；碳酸氢钠的浓度为50和200 mg/L时，去除率分别为88.1%和73.8%，说明水质对阿特拉津的去除影响较大。叔丁醇的浓度为5和20 mg/L时，阿特拉津的去除率分别降低到44.7%和27.5%，去除率随自由基抑制剂叔丁醇增加而降低，说明H₂O₂/O₃降解阿特拉津主要为该体系产生的羟基自由基的贡献。     

一株耐盐N,N-二甲基甲酰胺降解菌的分离及其降解特性研究

以N,N-二甲基甲酰胺(DMF)作为唯一碳、氮源,从高盐环境中筛选耐盐DMF高效降解菌DMF-4,并对其降解DMF的特性进行研究。经鉴定,DMF-4为环太芽孢杆菌(Bacillus circulans),其在盐度为3%,温度为30℃的条件下培养48 h,对1 000 mg/L DMF的降解率可达47.7%。DMF-4降解DMF的适宜条件为初始pH 6.0～7.0,DMF初始质量浓度3 000～4 000 mg/L,温度30～40℃,盐度1%～3%;葡萄糖和醋酸钠可明显促进菌株DMF-4的生长和对DMF的降解效果。菌株DMF-4对高盐与高温皆有较好的耐受性,在工业污水处理领域具有广阔的应用空间。     

润滑油高效降解菌的筛选及降解性能

实验以被石油污染的土壤为出发菌源,以润滑油为唯一碳源,经过筛选分离得到4株对润滑油具有降解能力的菌株。经过形态观察、生理生化实验初步鉴定发现,4株菌株分别为黄单胞菌属(Xanthomonas)、动胶菌属(Azotobac-ter)、假单胞菌属(Pseudomonas)和黄杆菌属(Flavobacterium),其中菌株G4为黄杆菌属,其润滑油降解效率最高。研究菌株G4降解性能的影响因素发现,实验中的各因素对润滑油降解率的影响大小依次为:温度>葡萄糖浓度>硫酸铵浓度>pH值。在温度20～40℃下,菌株G4对润滑油均具有一定的降解能力。在适宜的温度范围中,pH值5.0～9.0范围内,菌株G4的润滑油降解率随pH值的变化很小,且均在80%以上。菌株G4在以润滑油为唯一碳源时的最佳培养条件为:温度30℃,pH值为9.0,硫酸铵浓度为1.0 g/L。在此条件下培养36 h,100 mL的G4培养液对200μL润滑油的降解率可达84.6%。     

静态环境下阿特拉津的生物降解研究

从农药厂阿特拉津生产车间污泥中分离出菌种AT菌,进行了系列降解实验.不同温度的降解实验表明,在4～20℃的实验温度范围内,AT菌能够降解代谢污染质,并随温度的升高,降解能力增强.20℃时降解率为38.84%;AT菌在外加氮源、碳源及以阿特拉津为惟一碳源和氮源等条件时对农药污染质阿特拉津均具有降解能力,且在以阿特拉津为惟一氮源(外加碳源)条件下的降解效果最好,此时的降解率为30.39%.     

腐殖酸和铁对阿特拉津光降解影响的研究

为考察除草剂在水体中的自净性能，对模拟太阳光(λ> 290 nm)下腐殖酸和铁元素对阿特拉津的光化学降解进行了研究。结果表明，单独辐照阿特拉津几乎不降解。在分别加入3、5和10 mg/L的腐殖酸时，阿特拉津的降解率分别为34.36 %、40.74%和15.66 %；在Fe(Ⅲ)投加量从0.01 mmol/L增加到0.2 mmol/L时，阿特拉津的降解率从24.36 %增加到34.97 %。而在当腐殖酸与铁共存时，阿特拉津降解率则进一步提高。紫外可见光谱和荧光光谱均表明，腐殖酸-铁络合物的形成及其光化学作用，促进了阿特拉津的降解。     

一株毒死蜱降解菌的分离鉴定及降解性能研究

从农药厂废水处理池污泥中分离到一株对毒死蜱有较强降解能力的菌株CH3，通过生理生化试验初步将该菌鉴定为哈夫尼菌属(Hafnia sp.)。CH3能以毒死蜱为唯一碳源生长，在温度为30℃，pH为7.0，毒死蜱初始浓度为200 mg/L的条件下，历时6 d，毒死蜱的降解率可达78.5%。菌株最适生长温度为37℃，最适pH值为7.0，最适降解浓度为200 mg/L。对碳、氮源利用广泛，最佳碳源为蔗糖和葡萄糖，对氮源选择性不高，在无机氮源和有机氮源中均能较好地生长。     

Radionuclides and trace elements in fish collected upstream and downstream of Los Alamos national laboratory and the doses to humans from the consumption of muscle and bone

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine radionuclide and trace element concentrations in bottom‐feeding fish (catfish, carp, and suckers) collected from the confluences of some of the major canyons that cross Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) lands with the Rio Grande (RG) and the potential radiological doses from the ingestion of these fish. Samples of muscle and bone (and viscera in some cases) were analyzed for ³H, ⁹⁰Sr, ¹³⁷Cs, ^totU, ²³⁸Pu, ^239,240Pu, and ²⁴¹Am and Ag, As, Ba, Be, Cr, Cd, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb, Sb, Se, and Tl. Most radionuclides, with the exception of ⁹⁰Sr, in the muscle plus bone portions of fish collected from LANL canyons/RG were not significantly (p<0.05) higher from fish collected upstream (San Ildefonso/background) of LANL. Strontium‐90 in fish muscle plus bone tissue significantly (p<0.05) increases in concentration starting from Los Alamos Canyon, the most upstream confluence (fish contained 3.4E‐02 pCi g^‐1 [126E‐02 Bq kg^‐1]), to Frijoles Canyon, the most downstream confluence (fish contained 14E‐02 pCi g^‐1 [518E‐02 Bq kg^‐1]). The differences in ⁹⁰Sr concentrations in fish collected downstream and upstream (background) of LANL, however, were very small. Based on the average concentrations (±2SD) of radionuclides in fish tissue from the four LANL confluences, the committed effective dose equivalent from the ingestion of 46 lb (21 kg) (maximum ingestion rate per person per year) of fish muscle plus bone, after the subtraction of background, was 0.1 ± 0.1 mrem y^‐1 (1.0 ± 1.0 μSv y^‐1), and was far below the International Commission on Radiological Protection (all pathway) permissible dose limit of 100 mrem y^‐1 (1000 μSv y^‐1). Of the trace elements that were found above the limits of detection (Ba, Cu, and Hg) in fish muscle collected from the confluences of canyons that cross LANL and the RG, none were in significantly higher (p<0.05) concentrations than in muscle of fish collected from background locations.     

Radionuclides in deer and elk from Los Alamos national laboratory and the doses to humans from the ingestion of muscle and bone

Abstract

This paper summarizes radionuclide concentrations (³H, ⁹⁰Sr, ¹³⁷Cs, ²³⁸Pu, ^239,240Pu, ²⁴¹Am, and ^totU) in muscle and bone tissue of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) and Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus) collected from Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, New Mexico, lands from 1991 through 1998. Also, the committed effective dose equivalent (CEDE) and the risk of excess cancer fatalities (RECF) to people who ingest muscle and bone from deer and elk collected from LANL lands were estimated. Most radionuclide concentrations in muscle and bone from individual deer (n = 11) and elk (n = 22) collected from LANL lands were either at less than detectable quantities (where the analytical result was smaller than two counting uncertainties) and/or within upper (95%) level background (BG) concentrations. As a group, most radionuclides in muscle and bone of deer and elk from LANL lands were not significantly higher (p<0.10) than in similar tissues from deer (n = 3) and elk (n = 7) collected from BG locations. Also, elk that had been radio collared and tracked for two years and spent an average time of 50% on LANL lands were not significantly different in most radionuclides from road kill elk that have been collected as part of the environmental surveillance program. Overall, the upper (95%) level net CEDEs (the CEDE plus two sigma for each radioisotope minus background) at the most conservative ingestion rate (50 lbs of muscle and 13 lbs of bone) were as follows: deer muscle = 0.22 mrem y^‐1 (2.2 μSv y^‐1), deer bone = 3.8 mrem y^‐1 (38 μSv y^‐1), elk muscle = 0.12 mrem y^‐1 (1.2 μSv y^‐1), and elk bone = 1.7 mrem y^‐1 (17 μSv y^‐1). All CEDEs were far below the International Commission on Radiological Protection guideline of 100 mrem y^‐1 (1000 μSv y^‐1), and the highest muscle plus bone net CEDE corresponded to a RECF of 2E‐06, which is far below the Environmental Protection Agency upper level guideline of 1E‐04.     

Leaching of seven pesticides currently used in cotton crop in Mato Grosso State—Brazil

This study aimed to evaluate the leaching of pesticides and the applicability of the Attenuation Factor (AF) Model to predict their leaching. The leaching of carbofuran, carbendazim, diuron, metolachlor, α and β endosulfan and chlorpyrifos was studied in an Oxisol using a field experiment lysimeter located in Dom Aquino – Mato Grosso. The samples of percolated water were collected by rain event and analyzed. Chemical and physical soil attributes were determined before pesticide application to the plots. The results showed that carbofuran was the pesticide that presented a higher leaching rate in the studied soil, so was the one representing the highest contamination potential. From the total carbofuran applied in the soil surface, around 6 % leached below 50 cm. The other pesticides showed lower mobility in the studied soil. The calculated values to AF were 7.06E-12 (carbendazim), 5.08E-03 (carbofuran), 3.12E-17 (diuron), 6.66E-345 (α-endosulfan), 1.47E-162 (β-endosulfan), 1.50E-06 (metolachlor), 3.51E-155 (chlorpyrifos). AF Model was useful to classify the pesticides' potential for contamination; however, that model underestimated pesticide leaching.     

Endosulfan in China 2—emissions and residues

Background, aim, and scope  Endosulfan is one of the organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and also a candidate to be included in a group of new persistent organic pollutants (UNEP 2007). The first national endosulfan usage inventories in China with 1/4° longitude by 1/6° latitude resolution has been reported in an accompanying paper. In the second part of the paper, we compiled the gridded historical emissions and soil residues of endosulfan in China from the usage inventories. Based on the residue/emission data, gridded concentrations of endosulfan in Chinese soil and air have been calculated. These inventories will provide valuable data for the further study of endosulfan. Methods  Emission and residue of endosulfan were calculated from endosulfan usage by using a simplified gridded pesticide emission and residue model—SGPERM, which is an integrated modeling system combining mathematical model, database management system, and geographic information system. By using the emission and residue inventories, annual air and soil concentrations of endosulfan in each cell were determined. Results and discussion  Historical gridded emission and residue inventories of α- and β-endosulfan in agricultural soil in China with 1/4° longitude by 1/6° latitude resolution have been created. Total emissions were around 10,800 t, with α-endosulfan at 7,400 t and β-endosulfan at 3,400 t from 1994 to 2004. The highest residues were 140 t for α-endosulfan and 390 t for β-endosulfan, and the lowest residues were 0.7 t for α-endosulfan and 170 t for β-endosulfan in 2004 in Chinese agricultural soil where endosulfan was applied. Based on the emission and residue inventories, concentrations of α- and β-endosulfan in Chinese air and agricultural surface soil were also calculated for each grid cell. We have estimated annual averaged air concentrations and the annual minimum and maximum soil concentrations across China. The real concentrations will be different from season to season. Although our model does not consider the transport of the insecticide in the atmosphere, which could be very important in some areas during some special time, the estimated concentrations of endosulfan in Chinese air and soil derived from the endosulfan emission and residue inventories are in general consistent with the published monitoring data. Conclusions  To our knowledge, this work is the first inventory of this kind for endosulfan published on a national scale. Concentrations of the chemical in Chinese air and agricultural surface soil were calculated for each grid cell. Results show that the estimated concentrations of endosulfan in Chinese air and soil agree reasonably well with the monitoring data in general. Recommendations and perspectives  The gridded endosulfan emission/residue inventories and also the air and soil concentration inventories created in this study will be updated upon availability of new information, including usage and monitoring data. The establishment of these inventories for the OCP is important for both scientific communities and policy makers.     

Impact of spiked concentrations of Cd,Pb, As and Zn in growth medium on elemental uptake of Nasturtium officinale (Watercress)

This study is aimed at investigating the impact of water quality on the uptake and distribution of three non-essential and toxic elements, namely, As, Cd and Pb in the watercress plant to assess for metal toxicity. The plant was hydroponically cultivated under greenhouse conditions, with the growth medium being spiked with varying concentrations of As, Cd and Pb. Plants that were harvested weekly for elemental analysis showed physiological and morphological symptoms of toxicity on exposure to high concentrations of Cd and Pb. Plants exposed to high concentrations of As did not survive and the threshold for As uptake in watercress was established at 5 ppm. Translocation factors were low in all cases as the toxic elements accumulated more in the roots of the plant than the edible leaves. The impact of Zn on the uptake of toxic elements was also evaluated and Zn was found to have an antagonistic effect on uptake of both Cd and Pb with no notable effect on uptake of As. The findings indicate that phytotoxicity or death of the watercress plant would prevent it from being a route of human exposure to high concentrations of As, Cd and Pb in the environment.     

Butyltin compounds in sediment and fish from the Polish Coast of the Baltic Sea

Concentrations of mono- (MBT), di- (DBT), and tri-(TBT) butyltin compounds were measured in eggs, liver, and muscle of nine species of fish from four regions of the Baltic Sea - the Firth of Vistula, the Gulf of Gdańsk, Puck Bay, and the mouth of the Vistula River. The overall concentration ranges among all the fish sampled from the four sites were: < 7 to 79 ng/g for MBT, 6 to 1100 ng/g for DBT, 7 to 3600 ng/g for TBT, and 16 to 4800 ng/g for total BTs, on a wet wt basis. The highest concentration of total BTs was found in herring liver from the Firth of Vistula (4800 ng/g, wet wt) and in roach muscle from Puck Bay (3300 ng/g, wet wt), while the least concentration was found in burbot eggs and liver from the Vistula River (39 and 32 ng/g, wet wt, respectively). TBT was the major form of BTs present in most samples analyzed. Sediment samples collected from shipyards in the Gulf of Gdańsk contained butyltin concentrations ranging from 1.2 to 46 μg/g (dry wt) for MBT, 2.0 to 42 μg/g for DBT, and 2.6 to 40 μg/g for TBT. As with the fish, the majority of the BTs in sediment were present as TBT, which suggested recent exposure of the aquatic environment of the region to TBT.     

Malathion-induced sublethal toxicity on the hematology of cricket frog (Fejervarya limnocharis)

The effect of malathion [diethyl(dimethoxythiophosphorylthio)succinate] at sublethal concentration (0.006 ppm) on hematological parameters of the cricket frog (Fejervarya limnocharis) was studied for 24 hrs to 240 hrs of exposure and remarkable hematological alterations were observed. The study on hematological parameters revealed a highly significant decrease (P < 0.01) in the total erythrocytes count in malathion-exposed animals from 24 hours to 96 hrs of exposure as compared to control. Significant decreases (P < 0.01) of hemoglobin and packed cell volume were also observed from 48 hrs to 240 hrs. A significant increase (P < 0.01) in leucocytes count was noted throughout the exposure period. Elevated numbers of lymphocytes and eosinophils as found in the present study revealed lymphocytosis as well as eosinophilia, suggesting that this was a result of direct stimulation of the immunological defense due to the presence of a toxic substance or may be associated with tissue damage. The cytomorphological and cytopathological study of erythrocytes and leucocytes in malathion-exposed frogs at 0.006 ppm concentration revealed various cytotoxic effects at different exposure times. It was noted that the size and the shape of the erythrocytes were subjected to variation in different blood disorders.     

Relation between forest vegetation, atmospheric deposition and site conditions at regional and European scales

Several monitoring programs have been set up to assess effects of atmospheric deposition on forest ecosystems. The aim of the present study was to evaluate effects on the understorey vegetation, based on the first round of a regional (the Netherlands) and a European forest monitoring program. A multivariate statistical analysis showed surprisingly similar results for both data sets; the vegetation appeared to be largely determined by the ‘traditional’ factors soil, climate, and tree species, but there was a small but statistically significant effect of atmospheric deposition. The effects of deposition include a slight shift towards nitrophytic species at high N deposition in the European network, and towards acidophytic species at high S-deposition in the Dutch network. The relatively small effect of atmospheric deposition is understandable in view of the very large natural variation in environmental conditions. Time series of both vegetation and environment are needed to assess deposition effects in detail.     

Influence of crop residues on trifluralin mineralization in a silty clay loam soil

Trifluralin is typically applied onto crop residues (trash, stubble) at the soil surface, or onto the bare soil surface after the incorporation of crop residues into the soil. The objective of this study was to quantify the effect of the type and amount of crop residues in soil on trifluralin mineralization in a Wellwood silty clay loam soil. Leaves and stubble of Potato (Solanum tuberosum) (P); Canola (Brassica napus) (C), Wheat (Triticum aestivum) (W), Oats (Avena sativa), (O), and Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) (A) were added to soil microcosms at rates of 2%, 4%, 8% and 16% of the total soil weight (25 g). The type and amount of crop residues in soil had little influence on the trifluralin first-order mineralization rate constant, which ranged from 3.57E-03 day^?1 in soil with 16% A to 2.89E-02 day^?1 in soil with 8% W. The cumulative trifluralin mineralization at 113 days ranged from 1.15% in soil with 16% P to 3.21% in soil with 4% C, again demonstrating that the observed differences across the treatments are not of agronomic or environmental importance.     

Concurrent nitrate and Fe(III) reduction during anaerobic biodegradation of phenols in a sandstone aquifer

The biodegradation of phenols (5, 60, 600 mg l⁻¹) under anaerobic conditions (nitrate enriched and unamended) was studied in laboratory microcosms with sandstone material and groundwater from within an anaerobic ammonium plume in an aquifer. The aqueous phase was sampled and analyzed for phenols and selected redox sensitive parameters on a regular basis. An experiment with sandstone material from specific depth intervals from a vertical profile across the ammonium plume was also conducted. The miniature microcosms used in this experiment were sacrificed for sampling for phenols and selected redox sensitive parameters at the end of the experiment. The sandstone material was characterized with respect to oxidation and reduction potential and Fe(II) and Fe(III) speciation prior to use for all microcosms and at the end of the experiments for selected microcosms.The redox conditions in the anaerobic microcosms were mixed nitrate and Fe(III) reducing. Nitrate and Fe(III) were apparently the dominant electron acceptors at high and low nitrate concentrations, respectively. When biomass growth is taken into account, nitrate and Fe(III) reduction constituted sufficient electron acceptor capacity for the mineralization of the phenols observed to be degraded even at an initial phenols concentration of 60 mg l⁻¹ (high) in an unamended microcosm, whereas nitrate reduction alone is unlikely to have provided sufficient electron acceptor capacity for the observed degradation of the phenols in the unamended microcosm.For microcosm systems, with solid aquifer materials, dissolution of organic substances from the solid material may occur. A quantitative determination of the speciation (mineral types and quantity) of electron acceptors associated with the solids, at levels relevant for degradation of specific organic compounds in aquifers, cannot always be obtained. Hence, complete mass balances of electron acceptor consumption for specific organic compounds degradation are difficult to confine. For aquifer materials with low initial Fe(II) content, Fe(II) determinations on solids and in aqueous phase samples may provide valuable information on Fe(III) reduction. However, in microcosms with natural sediments and where electron acceptors are associated with the sediments, complete mass-balances for substrates and electron acceptors are not likely to be obtained.