Arsenic biotransformation and an arsenite S-adenosylmethionine methyltransferase in plankton

<正>Arsenic(As)is a well-recognized toxicant and carcinogen.Chronic exposure to inorganic arsenic causes a range of human cancers(e.g.,skin,bladder,and lung)and increases the risk of developing diabetes,hypertension,and cardiovascular and neurological diseases.The prevalence of arsenic species and the severity of their health effects continue to drive and demand for extensive research(Carlin et al.,2016).     

Quantifying public health benefits of environmental strategy of PM2.5 air quality management in Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei region, China

In 2013,China issued "Air Pollution Prevention and Control Action Plan(Action Plan)" to improve air quality.To assess the benefits of this program in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei(BTH)region,where the density of population and emissions vary greatly,we simulated the air quality benefit based on Ben MAP to satisfy the Action Plan.In this study,we estimate PM_(2.5) concentration using Voronoi spatial interpolation method on a grid with a spatial resolution of 1 × 1 km~2.Combined with the exposure-response function between PM_(2.5) concentration and health endpoints,health effects of PM_(2.5) exposure are analyzed.The economic loss is assessed by using the willingness to pay(WTP) method and human capital(HC) method.When the PM_(2.5) concentration falls by 25% in BTH and reached 60 μg/m~3 in Beijing,the avoiding deaths will be in the range of 3175 to 14051 based on different functions each year.Of the estimated mortality attributable to all causes,3117 annual deaths were due to lung cancer,1924 – 6318 annual deaths were due to cardiovascular,and343 – 1697 annual deaths were due to respiratory.Based on WTP,the estimated monetary values for the avoided cases of all cause mortality,cardiovascular mortality,respiratory mortality and lung cancer ranged from 1110 to 29632,673 to 13325,120 to 3579,1091 to 6574 million yuan,respectively.Based on HC,the corresponding values for the avoided cases of these four mortalities were 267 to 1178,161 to 529,29 to 143 and 261 million yuan,respectively.     

Effect of barium sulfate modification on the SO2 tolerance of V2O5 /TiO2 catalyst for NH3-SCR reaction

Sulfur poisoning of V_2O_5/BaSO_4–TiO_2(VBT),V_2O_5/WO_3–TiO_2(VWT) and V_2O_5/BaSO_4–WO_3–TiO_2(VBWT) catalysts was performed in wet air at 350℃ for 3 hr,and activities for the selective catalytic reduction of NO_x with NH_3 were evaluated for 200–500℃.The VBT catalyst showed higher NO_x conversions after sulfur poisoning than the other two catalysts.The introduction of barium sulfate contributed to strong acid sites for the as-received catalyst,and eliminated the redox cycle of active vanadium oxide to some extent,which resulted in a certain loss of activity.Readily decomposable sulfate species formed on VBT-S instead of inactive sulfates on VWT-S.These decomposable sulfates increased the number of strong acid sites significantly.Some sulfate species escaped during catalyst preparation and barium sulfate was reproduced during sulfur poisoning,which protects vanadia from sulfur oxide attachment to a great extent.Consequently,the VBT catalyst exhibited the best resistance to sulfur poisoning.     

Mesoporous carbon nanomaterials induced pulmonary surfactant inhibition, cytotoxicity, inflammation and lung fibrosis

Environmental exposure and health risk upon engineered nanomaterials are increasingly concerned. The family of mesoporous carbon nanomaterials(MCNs) is a rising star in nanotechnology for multidisciplinary research with versatile applications in electronics,energy and gas storage, and biomedicine. Meanwhile, there is mounting concern on their environmental health risks due to the growing production and usage of MCNs. The lung is the primary site for particle invasion under environmental exposure to nanomaterials. Here, we studied the comprehensive toxicological profile of MCNs in the lung under the scenario of moderate environmental exposure. It was found that at a low concentration of 10 μg/mL MCNs induced biophysical inhibition of natural pulmonary surfactant. Moreover, MCNs at similar concentrations reduced viability of J774 A.1 macrophages and lung epithelial A549 cells.Incubating with nature pulmonary surfactant effectively reduced the cytotoxicity of MCNs.Regarding the pro-inflammatory responses, MCNs activated macrophages in vitro, and stimulated lung inflammation in mice after inhalation exposure, associated with lung fibrosis.Moreover, we found that the size of MCNs played a significant role in regulating cytotoxicity and pro-inflammatory potential of this nanomaterial. In general, larger MCNs induced more pronounced cytotoxic and pro-inflammatory effects than their smaller counterparts. Our results provided valuable information on the toxicological profile and environmental health risks of MCNs, and suggested that fine-tuning the size of MCNs could be a practical precautionary design strategy to increase safety and biocompatibility of this nanomaterial.     

基于ES-VSP分布的交通状态对公交车动态排放的影响

为评估不同交通状态下公交车运行特征和排放水平的差异,现场采集广州市B9、226线路公交车的逐秒GPS数据,以ES-VSP（发动机负荷-机动车比功率）分布表征畅通、轻度拥堵和中度拥堵下的公交车运行特征,结合IVE（international vehicle emission）模型求得公交车平均排放因子并分析其差异.结果表明:①所测公交车的发动机低负荷区中bin11（-1.6 < ES ≤ 3.1,-2.9 kW/t ≤ VSP < 1.2 kW/t）频率范围为50.55%~83.39%,中度拥堵时bin 11频率是畅通时的1.1~1.3倍;② 3种交通状态下公交车的CO、VOC（运行产生的挥发性有机物）、VOC_evap（蒸发产生的挥发性有机物）、NO_x（氮氧化物）和PM（颗粒物）平均排放因子范围分别为7.63~11.40、0.26~0.46、0.68~1.56、0.32~0.51和0.72×10-2~1.28×10-2 g/km;③同种交通状态下,主干路公交车专用道和BRT车道的公交车的大部分污染物平均排放因子低于次干路混行车道、主干路混行车道,中度拥堵时主干路BRT车道的CO、VOC、VOC_evap、NO_x和PM平均排放因子相对其他道路最低,分别为7.66、0.27、0.87、0.32和0.75×10-2 g/km;④次干路混行车道、主干路混行车道的公交车污染物平均排放因子随交通状态愈加拥堵而增大,但畅通时主干路BRT车道的公交车行驶速度、加速度较高,导致CO平均排放因子较高,对应3种交通状态其比例为1.0:0.9:0.8.研究显示,交通状态对公交车运行和排放具有显著影响.      

下牙谷地岩溶内涝成因分析与治理工程方案设计

广西凤山县金牙乡下牙谷地内涝是当地危害最严重的岩溶内涝灾害之一,连续高强度降雨、封闭的地形地貌条件以及地下河管道排水不畅等是该地区岩溶内涝形成的主要原因。在综合考虑该地区具体的地形地貌和岩溶水文地质条件的基础上,提出了利用排水明涵及隧洞工程对地下河进行疏导并与上游地表水分流隧洞工程相结合的岩溶内涝灾害综合治理工程方案,其中排水明涵及隧洞工程长约500m,分流隧洞工程长约8.5km,并采用相关规范标准对排水明涵及隧洞的排水量和断面进行了初步设计,可为该地区岩溶内涝灾害治理提供依据。     

赣州市地质灾害分布特征及孕灾环境分析

赣州市地质灾害发生率和发生强度日益增高,对赣州市经济社会的发展造成了深远的影响,并对该地区的自然环境和人类生命财产安全构成了严重的威胁。通过对赣州市地质灾害孕育环境、发育规模、时空分布等进行实地调查以及对各种类型地质灾害发生数量进行数据统计与分析,开展了赣州市地质灾害的孕育、形成与防治研究。结果表明:赣州市地质灾害发生密度较高的地区主要是西部、南部、东南部以及东北部岩性较脆弱、地面变形严重的低山丘陵区;赣州市地质灾害的发生与该地区复杂的地形地貌、特殊的地层岩性、岩土体类型以及频繁的人类工程活动呈正相关关系。该研究可为该市的防灾救灾、人类工程建设提供理论依据。     

广东沿岸不同海域浮游植物群落结构特征的比较分析

根据2013年9月茂名、珠海及陆丰海域调查数据,对3个海域浮游植物种类组成、丰度分布、优势种组成及多样性等群落结构特征进行了分析。结果显示:3个海域共鉴定浮游植物4门112种,其中硅藻87种,占种类数的77.68%;甲藻17种,占15.18%;绿藻5种,占4.46%;蓝藻3种,占2.68%。其中茂名海域出现了52种,珠海海域67种,陆丰海域63种。3个海域Jaccard种类相似性指数茂名与珠海海域最高0.38。浮游植物平均丰度茂名海域最高（356.21×104/L）,其次为荷包岛海域（25.13×104/L）,陆丰海域最低（1.66×104/L）。3个海域优势种组成差异较大,共出现了10种,仅柔弱拟菱形藻（Peseudo-nitzschia delicatissima）为共同种类;优势种优势度指数茂名海域极高,高达0.99,其次为陆丰海域0.59。Shannon-Wiener多样性指数H'、Pielou均匀度指数J'和Margalef物种丰富度指数D珠海（2.98、0.60、1.13）、陆丰（1.57、0.35、1.03）高于茂名（0.11、0.03、0.73）。3个海域水质状况的生物多样性指数综合评价显示,珠海海域水质状况最好,群落结构最稳定,茂名海域则最差。     

油品荧光特性的Logistic回归分析鉴别海上溢油的研究

用恒波长同步荧光法检测了280±2 nm、300±2 nm、332±2 nm 3个特征波长下的22种原油和12种燃料油的荧光强度,并以此作为变量,建立了快速定量鉴别海上溢油的原油和燃料油的Logistic回归模型。Hosmer-Lemeshow拟合优度检测值2.43小于15.51、其对应P值0.97大于0.05,说明建模数据的信息被充分提取和利用。风化前后油样的受试者工作特征曲线（ROC曲线）分析显示该鉴别方法准确性较高,曲线下边面积（AUC）大于0.9,灵敏度和特异性大于0.85。用15种非建模油样对所建立的模型进行验证,计算结果与实际情况吻合度较高,鉴别正确率达93%。此外,该模型也适用于油种风化后的鉴别。     

德国海洋生态环境监测现状及对我国的启示

海洋环境监测是海洋资源开发与利用的必要基础,也是海洋环境保护工作的重要依据。德国海洋环境保护技术与科学研究一直走在世界前列,同时也是海洋环境保护区域合作的良好典范。本文阐述了德国的海洋环境管理部门与海洋环境保护的法律框架,就海洋生态环境监测的监测体系、监测机构、监测内容和监测特点予以分析,并对我国海洋环境监测工作提出针对性建议。