Effect of deforestation on fertility attributes of Mollisols in the NW of Iran

The impacts of deforestation on soil fertility indices – are still not well understood in the forest lands of Iran characterised by Mediterranean type climate. Consistent with this, 8 soil pedons and 32 soil cores were described and sampled from four different soil types of forest and adjacent cultivated soil along a Mollisols transect. The results revealed a considerable depletion in the values of soil organic carbon (by 60–88%), total N (by 67–88%), available K (by 20–45%), cation exchange capacity (by 9–21%), and the diethylene-triamine pentaacetic acid (DTPA) fraction of Fe (by 40–72%), Mn (by 10–60%), and Zn (by 49–80%) after deforestation. In contrast, soil pH (by 0.36–0.9 units), C:N ratio (by 3–84%), available P (22–139%), and DTPA Cu (by 4–55%) tended to increase due to deforestation. Cultivated soils showed a drop of 70–82% in the values of the soil productivity index than to those of the forest soil, indicating a degrading and declining effect of deforestation on soil productivity capacity. It was found that the majority of soil fertility indices were affected negatively by deforestation and more than half of the organic matter was lost to deforestation, which, in turn, could lead to deterioration in soil quality or land productivity capacity.     

利用回归分析确定降水入渗补给量

目前常用降水量乘以降水入渗补给系数的方法计算降水入渗补给量,此法不能表现降水特征、蒸发等因素对降水入渗补给的影响．为解决不同时间尺度、不同降水特征和蒸发情况下的降水入渗补给量,在分析郑州地下水均衡试验场地中渗透仪实测入渗量、降水和蒸发资料的基础上,利用均匀设计法选取最优的与降水入渗补给量关系密切的前期降水量和蒸发量的期次,然后利用回归分析建立各岩性和埋深的年、月和日尺度上的降水入渗函数,可以比较准确的计算降水入渗补给量．表3,参9．     

Interaction of leaves and roots of Ruppia maritima in the uptake of phosphate,ammonia and nitrate

Leafy shoots of Ruppia maritima were incubated in two-compartment chambers, with the roots in one compartment and the leaves in the other. Rates of phosphate and ammonia uptake were compared when roots and leaves were supplied with these nutrients separately and simultaneously. Uptake of phosphate and ammonia by leaves was reduced when these nutrients were supplied to the roots, but uptake by roots was not affected by the availability of these nutrients to leaves. This response suggested root-to-shoot translocation predominated. V_max for leaf uptake of phosphate was decreased by 31% when roots were supplied with phosphate simultaneously. Leaf uptake of ammonia was not affected by the availability of ammonia to roots unless the plants were starved for nitrogen. V_max for plants starved for nitrogen was two times greater than for unstarved plants. When roots and leaves of starved plants were exposed simultaneously to ammonia, V_max for ammonia uptake by leaves did not change but K_s increased by 97% to a value similar to that for unstarved plants. Ammonia supplied to leaves or roots inhibited nitrate uptake by leaves by an average of 52%. Ammonia supplied to leaves, however, had no influence on the rate of nitrate uptake by roots.Contribution No. 579 of the Environmental Research Laboratory, US Environmental Protection Agency. Use of product names does not imply endorsement by USEPA     

Ultrastructural analysis of dissolution of shell of the bivalve Mytilus edulis by the accessory boring organ of the gastropod Urosalpinx cinerea

The shell penetrating mechanism of the muricid gastropod Urosalpinx cinerea follyensis Baker was examined with reference to solubilizing effects of the secretion of the accessory boring organ (ABO) on the ultrastructural organic and mineral components of the shell of the bivalve Mytilus edulis Linné. The fine structure of shell etched by the secretion was contrasted with normal shell and shell solubilized artificially by acids, a chelating agent, and enzymes as an aid in interpreting the pattern etched by the secretion. A synoptic series of scanning electron micrographs of representative regions of the normal shell of M. edulis was prepared to serve as a standard for ultrastructural interpretation of the patterns of dissolution. Intercrystalline conchiolin of the mosaicostracal, prismatic, myostracal, and nacreous strata was dissolved as readily as the periostracum by the ABO secretion. In the prismatic region, maximum depth of dissolution of intercrystalline organic matrix occurred when long axes of prisms were approximately perpendicular to the surface being dissolved. Microscopic solubilization of organic matrix noticeably preceded dissolution of mineral crystals, revealing subsurface prisms and lamellae similar in size and form to the distinctively shaped normal shell units. After solubilization of intercrystalline conchiolin, further dissolution by the ABO secretion revealed a variety of what appeared like internal structures in prisms and lamellae. The form of these subunits varied from that of platelets to nodules in prisms and from laths to nodules in lamellae. These intracrystalline patterns of dissolution probably resulted from preferential etching of (a) soluble intracrystalline conchiolin membranes or other internal aggregates of nacrin, (b) heterogeneously distributed trace and minor elements, or (c) from both. Carriker and Williams (1978) hypothesized that a combination of HCl, chelating agents, and enzymes in a hypertonic mucoid secretion released by the ABO dissolve shell during hole boring. The similarity of patterns of dissolution etched by the ABO secretion and those produced artificially by HCl and EDTA in the present study support the hypothesis that these chemicals, or chemicals similar to them, are constituents of the ABO secretion. Lactic and succinic acids and a chitinase-like enzyme were also suggested by Carriker and Williams as possible agents in shell dissolution. Alteration of the shell surface by experimental application of these, and other, chemical agents was not sufficiently comparable to that etched by the ABO secretion to support the suggestion. Preferential dissolution of shell matrix by the ABO secretion is functionally advantageous to boring gastropods because it increases the surface area of mineral crystals exposed to solubilization and facilitates removal of shell units from the surface of the borehole by the radula.     

仙居县城乡居民消费差异的生态足迹分析

根据生态足迹理论，以浙江省仙居县为例，利用统计调查和问卷调查资料，分别计算了城乡居民生活消费的生态系统占用情况。计算结果表明，该地城市居民的生活消费所占用的生态系统是农村居民所占用的1．73倍，差异最大的是草地，其次是水域、建筑用地、化石能源和耕地，对于林地的占用则是农村居民大于城市居民。     

Distribution of a population of annelid polychaetes in the “trottoir” of the midlittoral zone on the coast of North-East Spain,Western Mediterranean

The discharge and mode of action of the microbasic mastigophores (b-Rhabdoids) of Anemonia sulcata Pennant (Anthozoa) tentacles were examined using light and electron microscopical techniques. The statistical analysis of different morphological parameters of 100 nematocysts before and after their complete discharge revealed four different phases in the process of discharge. The first phase consists of the opening of the three opercular flaps. The second phase is characterized by the extrusion of the shaft. Osmotic pressure generated by the nematocyst propagates the extremely fast shaft discharge. The third phase, the evagination of the long tubule, is propagated by intrinsic mechanical forces stored in the tubule's twists and coils. During the process of evagination the tubule length increases by 95%, its circumference by 17%. Its forward motion is produced by the dilatation of its circumference and undoing of its twists. This motion is supported by the pressure which is generated by the hydration of the capsular matrix. The fourth phase consists in the extrusion of soluble capsular material at the tip of the evaginated tubule. During discharge the net volume of the nematocyst increases by 182%. This expansion is only possible if a high osmotic pressure is generated within the cyst. The extrusion of the shaft is the crucial phase in the discharge of the microbasic mastigophores, because without the puncture produced by the shaft the tubule is not able to overcome even surfaces of low viscosity media. The function of these tentacular nematocysts is the mechanical capture of prey organisms and, most probably, the introduction of unknown toxins into the latter.     

采砂迹地型湿地恢复过程中植物群落分布与土壤环境因子的关系

利用TWINSPAN（双向指示种分析）和CCA排序（典范对应分析）的方法,对北京西卓家营采砂迹地型退化湿地植被进行了群落类型划分,并探讨了湿地植被空间分布与土壤环境因子关系,确定了影响湿地植被空间分布的关键因子。结果表明：38个样方40个植物种可划分为7个群落类型,即茭白＋针蔺群落（Zizania latifolia＋Eleocharis congesta）;牛鞭草＋旋覆花＋野艾蒿＋竹节灯心草＋茵陈蒿＋扁杆藨草群落（Hemarthria sibirica＋Inula japonica＋Artemisia lavandulifolia＋Juncus turczaninowii＋Artemisia capillaries＋Scirpus planiculmis）;千屈菜＋苣荬菜＋小香蒲群落（Lythrum salicaria＋Herba Sonchi Brachyoti＋Typha minima）;竹节灯心草＋问荆＋酸模叶蓼＋芦苇群落（Juncus turczaninowii＋Equisetum arvense＋Polygonum lapathifolium＋Phragmites australis）;针蔺＋扁杆藨草＋茵陈蒿＋野艾蒿群落（Eleocharis congesta＋Scirpus planiculmis＋Artemisia capillaries＋Artemisia lavandulifolia）;鬼针草＋狗尾草＋香蒲群落（Bidens pilosa＋Setaria viridis＋Typha orientalis）和朝天委陵菜＋猪毛菜＋大刺儿菜＋稗群落（Potentilla supine＋Salsola collina＋Cephalanoplos setosum＋Echinochloa crusgalli）。植物群落物种和土壤因子的CCA分析表明：益母草、大车前、猪毛菜主要受土壤pH的影响;茭白主要受氨氮、土壤有机质（SOM）的影响;马唐、鸡眼草主要受土壤全氮（TN）和Mg2＋的影响;针蔺、狼杷草受土壤K＋的影响;苦苣菜、苣荬菜、牛鞭草主要受土壤Na＋的影响;黄香草木犀主要受土壤Cl-的影响;灰绿藜、大刺儿菜、球穗莎草主要受土壤NO3-的影响;扁杆藨草、小香蒲主要受全磷（TP）和含水率的影响。研究结论将为采砂迹地型湿地恢复提供科学支持。     

Geochemical characterisation of the thermo-mineral waters of Greece

Environmental Geochemistry and Health - Geothermal areas of Greece are located in regions affected by recent volcanism and in continental basins characterised by elevated heat flow. Many of them...     

Electrochemical determination of the effect of lead(II) on the photochemical degradation of the pesticide metamitron

The complexation of the pesticide Metamitron by lead(II) was investigated by polarography and stripping voltammetry. The influence of the pH on the complexation was determined and a maximum value for the conditional stability constant of the lead‐metamitron complex (logβ’ = 3.1) was obtained at pH 5.6.

An investigation into the photochemical degradation of the pesticide demonstrated that lead decreases the degradation rate of metamitron by 13% within the first 30 days, due to stabilisation by complexation.     

Variations in the progress of 14C uptake as a source of error in estimates of primary production

The progress curves of ¹⁴C retention for samples of phytoplankton from the Irish Sea incubated at contrasting light intensities have been obtained by two methods. The first method (A) involved the incubation of the samples for various periods up to 6 h, while the second method (B) consisted of making a series of short-term incubations over the same 6 h period. Over this period, the cumulative uptake was tenerally less when estimated by Method A than by Method B. The difference was greater in the samples incubated at the lower light intensity, the light history of the samples having no effect on the difference. The differences has a kinetic basis, with two combinations of progress curves obtained by use of the two methods. The first combination was associated with samples collected in the early morning, while the second combination was exhibited by samples taken in the afternoon irrespective of sampling depth. In certain samples, no increase in the ¹⁴C retained by the cells as measured by Method A was observed after 4 h. The cumulative retention of ¹⁴C by the cells after 2 h was generally greater when estimated by Method A than by Method B, this situation being reversed after 4 h. This reversal indicated a change in uptake kinetics between 2 and 4 h and it is suggested that this interval represents the time necessary for the ¹⁴C to work through the cellular pool of carbon. The findings are discussed in relation to the methodology for obtaining both estimates of primary production and ¹⁴C uptake-light intensity curves for marine phytoplankton.     

Enzymological aspects of bioconversion of m-dinitrobenzene

Three main enzymes, responsible for bioconversion of 1,3 dinitrobenzene (m-DNB) by Micrococcus colpogenes MCM B 410, were isolated from the sonicated cell mass, grown in presence of m-DNB in a synthetic medium, for 7 days. The soluble proteins were separated by differential precipitation and also separated by native PAGE. Each fraction obtained from both the protocols, was tested for nitro aryl reductase, aryl mono oxygenase and resorcinol 2,3 dioxygenase. The apparent molecular weight of the proteins were nitro aryl reductase (30 kDa), aryl mono oxygenase (110 kDa) and resorcinol 2,3 di oxygenase (65 kDa).     

白腐菌Trametes hirsute对六氯苯的降解及其条件优化

在液体体系下,筛选了5株白腐菌,对六氯苯进行了降解研究,并优化了白腐菌Trametes hirsute TH对六氯苯的降解条件.结果表明,不同白腐菌均能降解六氯苯,其中白腐菌Trametes sp.TR对六氯苯降解率最高,达90.21%;而白腐菌T.hirsute TH对六氯苯降解率为87.08%,但生物量最高,达3.33 g/L.通过响应面法优化白腐菌T.hirsute TH降解六氯苯的条件,结果显示,转速、接种量和培养时间是影响六氯苯降解的主要因素.优化后的最佳条件为:转速125 r/min,菌丝接种量8%(V/V),培养时间2 d,温度28 ℃,pH为7.在优化条件下,2 d内白腐菌T.hirsute TH对浓度为10 mg/L的六氯苯降解率和降解量分别可达91.52%和2.288 mg L-1 d-1.图2表7参17     

汀江某河段底泥中重金属含量的测定及生态风险评价

采用ICP-MS法测定汀江某河段底泥样品中重金属的含量,了解该地区13种元素的分布特征,通过地积累指数法和潜在生态危害指数法对底泥重金属污染进行综合评价.结果表明,用ICP-MS测定重金属快速、简便、结果准确,地积累指数法得出13种元素污染程度由强至弱依次为Cd>Cu>As>Se>U>Co=Zn>Pb>Mn>Th>Ni=Tl>Cr,生态危害指数法得出6种重金属对样品所在区域造成的潜在生态危害,由强到弱依次为Cd>Cu>As>Pb>Zn>Cr,Cd、Cu和As为该地区的主要污染因子.其中3#点位RI值为1283,提示生态危害程度很强、污染程度最高,2#点位其次,1#点位也存在一定污染.     

Measurement of the leaching behaviour of granular solid wastes

Leaching of granular solids can be described in terms of specific mass transfer functions of a simple mathematical form.

The parameters can be determined by column leaching experiments under well known flow conditions.

Initially available concentrations are obtained from batch experiments at high dilution. Total concentrations in the solids are determined independently to calculate the available fractions.

The determination of the flow pattern is done by radiotracer measurements. Leachates are analyzed by various analytical methods including AAS and INAA. Total concentrations in the solids are determined by INAA preferably.     

校园生活污水处理新技术

提出了一种新的污水处理技术，即用优势菌强化的SBR法对生活污水和洗澡废水进行处理。同时，与传统的SBR法、SBR＋厌氧法进行了比较，得出了不同处理方法对COD去除率的影响。研究结果表明：在进水和条件相同的条件下，优势菌强化的SBR法化传统SBR法所需处理时间缩短的近20h，比SBR＋厌氧法处理时间缩短了10h左右，显示了其在处理校园生活污水方面的显著效果，为校园生活污水的处理提供了新的思路。     

蜡状芽孢杆菌不同菌株降解有机磷农药的特性分析

筛选分离降解微生物解决有机磷农药残留给水体和土壤环境带来的污染问题是一项可行的生物修复技术。采用富集培养和定时取样分析有机磷农药残留的方法,分离驯化出三株能够降解有机磷农药的细菌,研究了其形态特征和生理生化特性并对其16SrDNA序列进行了分析,同时比较了三菌株对甲基对硫磷（Methyl－parathion）、毒死蜱（Chlorpyrifos）和_二唑磷（Triazophos）的降解特性。结果表明：通过富集培养得到10菌株具有降解甲基对硫磷和毒死蜱的能力,比较确定HY-1、HY-2和HY-4三菌株作为研究对象,经鉴定为蜡状芽孢杆菌（Bacilluscereus）的不同菌株,三菌株在Genbank上的登录号分别为：eu915687、eu915686和eu915688。在甲基对硫磷质量浓度为50mg·L-1时,三菌株72h的降解率分别为91．7％、87．7％与92．4％．降解率无显著性差异（P〉0．05）,当甲基对硫磷质量浓度增加到100mg·L-1时,三菌株对甲基对硫磷的降解率有所下降,其中HY-2对甲基对硫磷的降解率下降最大达23％,且和其他两菌株有显著性差异（P〈0．05o三菌株72h对100mg·L-1毒死蜱的降解率分别达到64．8％、53．7％和56．5％,在不同的毒死蜱初始质量浓度下,HY-1和HY-4两菌株对毒死蜱的降解率无显著性差异（P〉0．05）,HY-2与HY-1、HY-4两菌株有显著性差异（P〈0．05o三菌株对三唑磷的降解率均较低,其中HY-2对初始质量浓度为100mg·L-1三唑磷的降解率最高仅为20．7％,其余两菌株对三唑磷的降解率比HY-2低且无显著性差异（P〉0．05o可以得出本研究分离得到的蜡状芽孢杆菌不同菌株对有机磷农药的降解存在多态性。     

Efficient cleaning of cyanobacterial blooms using flocculants made of modified waterwork sludges

Cyanobacteria are freshwater microorganisms that can bloom and produce toxins that contaminate water. There is thus a need for methods to remove cyanobacteria, by flocculation for instance. Here, we prepared new flocculants by modifying waterwork sewage sludge. Flocculant (A) or (B) were prepared by treating 3 g of preprocessed sludge in hydrochloric acid and heating at 200 or 250 °C for 3.0 h. Flocculant (A) and (B) were used to remove Microcystis aeruginosa colonies by adding 0.75 mL of flocculant to 100 mL of algal culture and incubating for 8 h. Results show removal efficiencies of 72 and 91%, respectively. Total nitrogen was reduced by 30 and 12%. Total phosphorus was reduced by 75 and 76%. Chlorophyll fluorescence showed that cyanobacterial cells were removed without damaging the membrane integrity. Overall, findings show that modified waterworks sludge flocculants have good potential for the control of algal blooms, the removal of total nitrogen and total phosphorus and the restoration of aquatic ecosystems.     

Effect of deuterium-depleted water on reproduction of rainbow trout

During the artificial reproduction of salmonides, the fecundity can be increased either by improving the viability of spermatozoa, or by extending the time period during which a roe micropile remains open, thus allowing its fecundation. Practically, this can be achieved by the use of some fertilising techniques suitable for fish species. Here, we show that the reproduction of rainbow trout in a 1:1 solution of deuterium-depleted water and distilled water led to a significant increase in survival of roes during their embryonic development. Moreover, the addition of glucose and fructose into the deuterium-depleted fertilising solutions led to a further increase in roe survival during embryonic development. The increase in survival is mainly explained by an increase in the motility of spermatozoa.     

固氮菌与氮配施对生菜及油菜产量和品质的影响

采用盆栽试验研究了固氮菌(M)与氮(N)配施对生菜、油菜产量和品质的影响.结果表明:施加固氮菌(M2)后,生菜、油菜的鲜重和干重较之不加固氮菌(M1)有显著增加趋势,生菜、油菜的Vc含量分别提高4.2%~18.6%、17.6%~35.0%,还原糖含量分别提高17.6%~35.0%、6.7%~41.3%,硝酸盐含量分别降低40.5%~57.2%、22.8%~40.8%.在所有处理中,处理M2N3的两种蔬菜产量最高,品质最好.研究可为固氮菌肥的合理有效施用、氮肥的优化配比及叶菜类蔬菜高产优质的生物调控提供理论依据.图1表3参13     

沉积物不同天然有机组分对氨氮吸附特征的影响

为估算沉积物不同天然有机组分吸附态氨氮携载量．采用平衡吸附法研究西辽河沉积物不同天然有机组分对氨氮吸附特征的影响。结果表明,去除有机质后的沉积物对氨氮的吸附能力大大降低,其碳标化饱和吸附量（Гmoc）和吸附分配系数（Koc）分别为重组的55．30％和69．49％,说明有机质是影响氨氮在沉积物上吸附特征的主要因素。氨氮在轻组有机组分上的吸附以分配作用为主（Koc=85．57）;稳结态和紧结态腐殖质是形成沉积物疏松多孔团聚体结构的重要胶结物质,氨氮在重组有机组分上的吸附除分配作用外,还存在孔隙填充方式的吸附;重组有机组分中的紧结态腐殖质（胡敏素）对氨氮吸附起关键作用（Гmoc,=5857．78mg·kg-1）。轻组有机质、稳结态腐殖质和紧结态腐殖质携载的吸附态氨氮可分别按重组（Гmoc=3477．81mg·kg-1）的0．32、1．21和1．68倍估算。关键词：沉积物;天然有机组分;氨氮;吸附;碳标化吸附分配系数;碳标化饱和吸附量