青岛市人为源氨排放清单及分布特征

通过调查收集各类人为源氨排放活动水平数据,选取合适的排放因子,建立了青岛市2019年人为源氨排放清单,分析了青岛市人为源氨排放贡献特征及分布特征.结果表明,2019年青岛市人为源氨排放总量为28.33×10³ t,排放强度为2.51 t·km^-2.其中,畜禽养殖是青岛市最主要的排放源,占全市氨排放总量的比例高达77.80%,其次为农田生态系统和废弃物处理,氨排放量分别占全市总量的7.64%和6.87%.2019年,平度市和莱西市氨排放量较高,分别占青岛市氨排放总量的34.18%和26.23%,而市北区和莱西市排放强度较高,分别达到7.26 t·km^-2和4.74 t·km^-2.从空间分布上,氨排放量较高的镇街主要分布在青岛市北部和西北部,而排放强度较高的镇街则集中在青岛市市区中部和北部地区.     

兰-白城市群主要大气污染物网格化排放清单及来源贡献

甘肃兰-白城市群为我国西北地区重要的重工业基地,大气污染物排放总量较大.研究高空间分辨率的污染物排放清单对于区域空气质量预报预警、减排方案模拟研究及大气污染防治等具有重要的科学意义.本文以兰州和白银为主要研究区域,基于研究区域污染源排放及统计年鉴等数据资料,建立了兰（2015年）-白（2016年）城市群7种（类）主要大气污染物网格化排放清单,并对其空间排放特征以及排放源贡献进行了详尽地讨论分析.结果表明,兰-白城市群7种主要污染物年排放量分别为：NO_x 2.22×10⁵ t、NH₃ 4.53×10⁴ t、VOCs 7.74×10⁴ t、CO 5.62×10⁵ t、PM₁₀ 4.95×10⁵ t、PM_2.5 1.91×10⁵ t和SO₂ 1.37×10⁵ t.其中CO的排放量最大,NH₃的排放量最小.本清单与北大和清华MEIC清单对比结果表明,交通源排放3个清单一致性较高,CO排放总量和其工业源排放与北大和清华MEIC清单排放源相差30%~40%,推测原因主要为清单计算过程中排放因子、分辨率和数据年份的差异.本清单网格化空间分布显示除NH₃外的其他6种（类）污染物,排放主要集中在市区,排放源中工业非燃烧过程源均为最大贡献占比,NH₃的主要贡献源是氮肥的施用及禽畜排放,其污染分布受耕地分布等因素影响较大.因此,减少工业非燃烧过程源、整合优质高效电力供应、使用清洁能源、严格控制工地扬尘、工业粉尘和做好城区绿化等,能有效地降低兰-白城市群NO_x、VOCs、CO、PM₁₀、PM_2.5和SO₂这6种（类）主要污染物的排放.NH₃的减排则主要可从控制氮肥的使用及减少禽畜排放两方面考虑.本研究还利用蒙特卡洛法分析了排放清单的不确定性,NH₃的不确定性最大为-31%~30%,CO的不确定性最小为-18%~16%,清单整体可信度较高.     

中国机动车排放清单的建立

以中国2002年各省统计年鉴中关于机动车及道路信息的数据为基础,并根据COPERTⅢ模型计算出的2002年中国各省区各种机动车类型在城区、郊区和高速公路3种行驶工况下的排放因子,应用GIS技术建立了40km×40km的高空间分辨率的中国机动车排放源清单.结果表明,2002年中国机动车排放CO、NO_x、NMVOC和PM₁₀的排放总量分别为2 815×10⁴、305×10⁴、461×10⁴和111×10⁴t,主要来源于摩托车和汽油小客车的排放.污染物排放量的空间分布显示出其排放集中于经济发达地区,10.8%、2.2%、9.7%和5.3%的国土面积分别排放了84%的CO、55%的NMVOC、48%的NO_x和48%的颗粒物,并呈现出东部高于西部、沿海高于内地的趋势,其中长江三角洲、珠江三角洲和京津地区的排放相对较强.     

瓦里关黑碳气溶胶变化特征与来源解析

瓦里关大气本底监测站位于青藏高原东北部,几乎不受局地人为活动的影响,可反映较大空间尺度的大气成分信息.为研究人为活动对本底大气成分产生的影响,在瓦里关站点利用七波段黑碳仪（AE33）对2019年1—12月的黑碳（BC, black carbon）气溶胶浓度进行连续观测,获得了其季节和日变化特征,并使用黑碳仪模型和拉格朗日大气传输模式FLEXPART（Flexible Particle Dispersion Model）对BC来源类型和源区分布进行了分析.结果显示：黑碳气溶胶平均浓度为（332 ± 308） ng?m^-3;受污染排放和气象因子的季节性变化的影响,BC在春季、夏季、秋季、冬季的平均值分别为（446 ± 343）、（297 ± 223）、（233 ± 209）、（352 ± 382） ng?m^-3;BC日变化峰值分别出现在凌晨（3：00）和中午（13：00）,凌晨出现的峰值由污染长距离输送引起,中午出现的峰值与局地山谷风环流有关.中午的峰值是由BC黑碳来源解析结果显示化石燃料燃烧对BC浓度的贡献占主导地位,全年平均贡献率为68%.生物质燃烧的贡献率在冬季明显升高,达到了40% ± 1%;FLEXPART源区结果表明离采样点距离近的西宁、兰州对瓦里关BC影响最大,四季平均贡献均超过100 ng?m^-3;印度半岛在秋季和冬季对瓦里关的影响较大;在春季和秋季,我国中部和西南部地区也存在BC的源区,但贡献值较小.     

我国日化用品使用挥发性有机物(VOCs)排放及臭氧生成潜势研究

溶剂使用源是挥发性有机物（VOCs）的重要排放源之一.近年来,VOCs排放清单中对工业生产类溶剂的VOCs排放估算较多,但对于生活类溶剂使用的研究有所欠缺.本研究以日化用品为研究对象,基于产品消费量、产品中的溶剂含量及其挥发特性,建立了我国2000—2017年日化用品使用的VOCs排放清单,并基于最大增量反应活性值（MIR）评估了日化用品对臭氧生成的潜在贡献.结果表明,2000年我国日化用品VOCs排放量为36.1×10⁴ t,到2017年排放量达218.5×10⁴ t,年平均增长率为11%.护肤品、香水和洗护用品是日化用品中VOCs的主要排放类别,2017年这3类的VOCs排放量分别占总量的40%、30%和21%.上海（8.0×10⁴ t）、北京（7.0×10⁴ t）、广州（4.5×10⁴ t）、重庆（4.5×10⁴ t）、深圳（3.7×10⁴ t）是日化用品VOCs排放量前5的城市.含氧VOCs是日化用品排放的主要VOCs组分,其排放量贡献达到64%.2017年日化用品VOCs产生的臭氧生成潜势（OFP）为306.4×10⁴ t,含氧VOCs、烯烃和烷烃分别占OFP总量的67%、18%和14%.对OFP贡献最大的前8个物种是乙醇、柠檬烯、异丁烷、丙二醇、二丙二醇、异戊烷、二甲醚和异丙醇,其排放量占VOCs总量的77%,但贡献了OFP总量的93%.针对日化用品的VOCs排放及其引起的臭氧污染防控应重点关注护肤品、香水和洗护用品3类产品.     

嘉兴市2015年人为源VOCs排放清单

根据收集的嘉兴市人为源活动水平数据,采用科学合理的估算方法和排放因子,建立了该地区2015年人为源挥发性有机物（VOCs）排放清单.结果表明,嘉兴市2015年VOCs排放总量为10.21×10⁴ t,其中工业源、移动源、生活源、储运源、废弃物处理源、农业源的排放量分别占排放总量的78.15%、12.08%、5.83%、3.24%、0.26%和0.44%.工业源中包装印刷、表面喷涂、纺织印染、化学原料制造、石化是重点排放行业.海宁市、桐乡市和平湖市VOCs排放量位居前三,约占嘉兴市总排放量的50%,经开区、海宁市、南湖区VOCs平均排放强度均超过30 t·km^-2.     

中国露天生物质燃烧的温室气体排放及秸秆禁燃政策的协同减排效应

露天生物质燃烧是温室气体（CO₂、CH₄、N₂O）的重要排放源之一,这些排放可影响本地、区域和全球的大气化学和气候变化,并带来一系列生态环境问题,进而对人类及其他生物的生存环境产生影响.本研究采用卫星火点排放清单（FINN）,对2010—2019年中国露天生物质燃烧温室气体排放进行研究,并分析秸秆禁燃政策对温室气体排放的影响,对后续秸秆禁燃政策的制定具有重要参考价值.结果表明,我国2010—2019年平均年温室气体排放量为1.53×10⁸ t（将CH₄和N₂O的温室效应换算为同等效应的CO₂当量单位）,总体呈波动性下降趋势.温室气体排放量最大的植被类型是森林（7.43×10⁷ t）和农作物（3.19×10⁷ t）,分别占总排放量的48.7%和20.9%.从月分布来看,露天生物质燃烧排放的温室气体集中在2—6月,3月是高峰值.从空间分布上看,排放主要集中在华南、西南和华东地区,占总排放量的72.9%.从2013年以来,秸秆禁燃政策的加强在一定程度上降低了露天农作物秸秆燃烧排放的温室气体和PM_2.5.从变化量看,28个省份实现了秸秆燃烧排放的温室气体与PM_2.5同步下降.     

经济快速发展区六氯丁二烯的来源与分布特征

为解析长三角、京津冀和珠三角地区六氯丁二烯（HCBD）来源及分布特征,基于三大区域氯代烃生产水平及废水排放情况对三大区域HCBD排放来源及其在水体和土壤中的分布情况开展研究.结果表明,三氯乙烯（TCE）和四氯乙烯（PCE）生产副产物以及污水处理厂污水污泥排放成为三大区域HCBD主要来源.2018年三大区域中来自TCE和PCE生产副产物的HCBD总排放量为498.46 t,其中来自TCE生产副产物的占比为66.9%.三大区域工业及生活污水处理厂HCBD排放量分别为628.9 kg和254.6 kg.长三角地区氯代烃生产及污水处理厂HCBD排放量显著较高,分别为497.8 t和648 kg,而京津冀地区两类源排放量为0.37 t和125 kg,珠三角地区为0.29 t和110.3 kg.长三角、京津冀和珠三角地区自然水体中HCBD平均质量浓度分别为0.35、0.25和0.64 μg·L^-1,饮用水中HCBD平均质量浓度为0.16、0.09和0.04 μg·L^-1.城市饮用水中HCBD的整体水平较低.工业土壤中HCBD含量显著高于农田土壤,含量分别为9.3~24.6 ng·g^-1和0.13~2.67 ng·g^-1.与水体中HCBD污染情况相同,长三角地区土壤中HCBD污染最为严重,这与长三角地区HCBD排放量显著高于京津冀和珠三角地区相关,亟需引起重视.     

渭南市道路移动源高分辨温室气体排放清单及特征研究

根据渭南市机动车保有量和抽样调查与观测数据,采用MOVES模型计算了渭南市2017—2019年道路移动源CO₂、CH₄、N₂O和CO 4种 温室气体的排放量,分析了机动车车型、燃料和排放标准对温室气体排放量的影响.基于ArcGIS和渭南市道路网信息,建立了高分辨率（1 km× 1 km和1 h×1 h）的温室气体排放清单.结果表明,渭南市2019年道路移动源CO₂、CH₄、N₂O和CO的排放量分别为424.322×10⁴、0.044×10⁴、0.007×10⁴和2.808×10⁴ t,以CO₂当量计,机动车温室气体的总排放量为432.843×10⁴ t. 4种道路移动源温室气体中,CO₂占总温室气体排放量的98.03%.渭南市小型客车对温室气体的贡献率最大,分别排放了43.41%的CO₂、74.78%的N₂O和57.17%的CO.大型客车排放了34.47%的CH₄, 汽油车和天然气汽车是N₂O和CH₄的主要排放源,分别排放了86.76%的N₂O和61.87%的CH₄.渭南市道路移动源温室气体排放强度24 h变化呈“双峰”分布,空间分布呈明显的“线-面”特征,这与道路分布密度高度相关,路网密集的城市中心为机动车温室气体的高排放区.     

四川省基于第二次污染源普查数据的人为源大气污染源排放清单及特征

本研究根据自下而上和自上而下相结合的方法收集四川省人为源活动水平数据,其中工业源活动水平来自四川省第二次污染源普查数据,涵盖11020台锅炉信息、60078家工业企业信息,成都市收集了19152家工业企业数据,占四川省企业总数的32%.各污染源选取合理的排放因子并结合GIS技术,构建了该地区2017年9 km×9 km人为源大气污染物排放清单.结果表明,2017年四川省SO₂、NO_x、CO、PM₁₀、PM_2.5、BC、OC、VOCs和NH₃排放总量分别为308.6×10³、725.7×10³、3131.2×10³、927.6×10³、422.4×10³、30.2×10³、72.0×10³、600.9×10³和887.1×10³t.固定燃烧源和工艺过程源是SO₂主要贡献源,CO的主要贡献源为工艺过程源和移动源,扬尘源和工艺过程源为PM₁₀和PM_2.5的主要贡献源,扬尘源是BC和OC最大贡献源,VOCs排放源主要来自工艺过程源、移动源和溶剂使用源,NH₃排放主要来源于畜禽养殖和氮肥施用.污染空间分布结果显示,各项污染物主要集中分布于人口密集,工业和农业较为发达的四川盆地和攀枝花部分区域,高值点位集中在成都平原地区的德阳—成都—眉山—乐山沿线.本研究建立的排放清单仍具有一定不确定性,后续研究工作中应进一步加强活动水平数据获取的准确性,针对典型污染源开展污染物排放因子测试工作,完善网格化排放清单,为四川省大气污染防治提供科学支撑.     

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.     

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.     

Effect of sorbed and desorbed Zn(Ⅱ) on the growth of a green alga (Chlorella pyrenoidosa)

Toxic effect of Zn(Ⅱ) on a green alga (Chlorella pyrenoidasa) in the presence of sepiolite and kaolinite was investigated.The Zn-free clays were found to have a negative impact on the growth of C.pyrenoidosa in comparison with control samples (without adding any clay or Zn(Ⅱ)).When Zn(Ⅱ) was added,the algae in the presence of clays could be better survived than the control samples,which was actually caused by a decrease in Zn(Ⅱ) concentration in the solution owing to the adsorption of Zn(Ⅱ) on the clays.When the solution system was diluted,the growth of algae could be further inhibited as compared to that in a system which had the same initial Zn(Ⅱ) concentration as in the diluted system.This in fact resulted from desorption of Zn(Ⅱ) from the zinc-contaminated clays,although the effect varied according to the different desorption capabilities of sepiolite and kaolinite.Therefore the adsorption and desorption processes of Zn(Ⅱ) played an important part in its toxicity,and adsorption and desorption of pollutants on soils/sediments should be well considered in natural eco-environmental systems before their risk of toxicity to aquatic organisms was assessed objectively.