Spatial and seasonal variations of pesticide contamination in agricultural soils and crops sample from an intensive horticulture area of Hohhot, North-West China

The spatial variability and temporal trend in concentrations of the organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) and dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), in soils and agricultural corps were investigated on an intensive horticulture area in Hohhot, North-West China, from 2008 to 2011. The most frequently found and abundant pesticides were the metabolites of DDT (p,p′-DDE, p,p′-DDT, o,p′-DDT and p,p′-DDD). Total DDT concentrations ranged from ND (not detectable) to 507.41 ng/g and were higher than the concentration of total HCHs measured for the range of 4.84–281.44 ng/g. There were significantly positive correlations between the ∑DDT and ∑HCH concentrations (r ²>0.74) in soils, but no significant correlation was found between the concentrations of OCPs in soils and clay content while a relatively strong correlation was found between total OCP concentrations and total organic carbon (TOC). β-HCH was the main isomer of HCHs, and was detected in all samples; the maximum proportion of β-HCH compared to ∑HCHs (mean value 54%) was found, suggesting its persistence. The α/γ-HCH ratio was between 0.89 and 5.39, which signified the combined influence of technical HCHs and lindane. Low p,p′-DDE/p,p′-DDT in N1, N3 and N9 were found, reflecting the fresh input of DDTs, while the relatively high o,p′-DDT/p,p′-DDT ratios indicated the agricultural application of dicofol. Ratios of DDT/(DDE+DDD) in soils do not indicate recent inputs of DDT into Hohhot farmland soil environment. Seasonal variations of OCPs featured higher concentrations in autumn and lower concentrations in spring. This was likely associated with their temperature-driven re-volatilization and application of dicofol in late spring.     

Derivation of aquatic predicted no-effect concentration (PNEC) for 2,4-dichlorophenol: comparing native species data with non-native species data

2,4-Dichlorophenol (2,4-DCP) is known as an important chemical intermediate and an environmental endocrine disruptor. There is no paper dealing with the predicted no-effect concentration (PNEC) of 2,4-DCP, mainly due to shortage of chronic and site-specific toxicity data. In the present study, toxicity data was obtained from the tests using six Chinese native aquatic species. The HC₅ (hazardous concentration for 5% of species) was derived based on the constructed species sensitivity distribution (SSD), which was compared with that derived from literature toxicity data of non-native species. For invertebrates, the survival no-observed effect concentrations (NOECs) were 0.05 and 1.00 mg L⁻¹ for Macrobrachium superbum and Corbicula fluminea, respectively. NOECs based on fishes’ growth were 0.10, 0.20 and 0.40 mg L⁻¹ for Mylopharyngodon piceus, Plagiognathops microlepis and Erythroculter ilishaeformis, respectively. For aquatic plant Soirodela polyrhiza, NOEC based on concentration of chlorophyll was 1.00 mg L⁻¹. A final PNEC calculated using the SSD approach with a 50% certainty based on different taxa ranged between 0.008 and 0.045 mg L⁻¹. There is no significant difference between HC₅ derived from native and that from non-native taxa.     

收获后不同小麦品种土壤硝态氮残留量的差异研究

研究不同小麦品种收获后土壤中硝态氮残留量的差异，及其影响因素，对１２个冬小麦品种的研究证明，在低氮和高氮两个施氮处理中，硝态氮残留量均表现明显的品种间差异。     

微波处理对UV-B损伤菘蓝幼苗非酶类抗氧化剂生物合成的影响

采用微波预处理菘蓝(Isatis indigotica Fort)种子,待种子出土萌发后进行uv.B辐射(10.08 kJ m-2 d-1,PAR=220μmol m-2 d-1)处理 6 d,研究了经不同时间微波辐照后菘蓝种子发育而成的幼苗在UV-B辐射下非酶类抗氧化剂(紫外吸收物质、花青素甙、谷胱甘肽、抗坏血酸和脯氨酸)的生物合成情况.结果显示,在UV-B辐射条件下,4种微波预处理均能不同程度促进紫外吸收物质、花青素甙、谷胱甘肽、抗坏血酸和脯氨酸的生物合成,降低丙二醛含量,增强幼苗对UV-B伤害的抗性.这表明,适当时间的微波预处理可以提高植物对增强UV-B辐射的抵抗能力,与此同时,过长时间微波处理也会抑制植物的生理生化代谢和非酶类抗氧化剂的生物合成,加重对植物的伤害.因此,微波具有相悖的防护效应,在生物学上应用时其剂量的大小十分关键.     

有机修饰塿土对苯酚的吸附及其热力学特征

研究了用十六烷基三甲基溴化铵（CTMAB）单一修饰和十六烷基三甲基溴化铵＋十二烷基磺酸钠（CTMAB＋SDS）混合修饰填土耕层、粘化层后土样对苯酚的吸附及其热力学特征,并对其吸附机理进行探讨．结果表明,填土两层次土样表面修饰后均能显著增强对苯酚的吸附能力,耕层土样对苯酚吸附呈现100GCB（100％CTMAB修饰耕层土样）〉120GCS（100％CTMAB＋20％SDS修饰耕层土样）〉50GCB（50％CTMAB修饰耕层土样）〉GCK（耕层原土）的趋势,粘化层土样相应地呈现100NCB（100％CTMAB修饰粘化层土样）〉50NCB（50％CTMAB修饰粘化层土样）〉120NCS（100％CTMAB＋20％SDS修饰粘化层土样）〉NCK（粘化层原土）的变化趋势;耕层原土吸附苯酚能力高于粘化层原土,但修饰后粘化层土样对苯酚的吸附能力超过耕层;两层次原土对苯酚的吸附呈现增温效应,但修饰后耕层土样转变为随温度上升吸附量下降的增温负效应特征,而粘化层修饰土样呈现增温效应特征,证实耕层修饰土样对苯酚以物理吸附为主,而粘化层修饰土样以化学吸附为主;Henry模型可用于描述苯酚在供试土样中的吸附;供试土样对苯酚的吸附属自发性反应,耕层修饰土样的吸附属焙减、熵减过程,自发性取决于焙减,而粘化层的吸附属焓增、熵增过程,自发性主要取决于熵增．     

Fenton催化氧化降解藻毒素MCLR的效能研究

研究了Fenton试剂对饮用水中藻毒素MCLR的降解效能,考察了H2O2用量、Fe2+H2O2最佳摩尔比、pH值和反应时间对Fenton降解藻毒素的影响,得到Fenton降解藻毒素的最佳反应条件:H2O2浓度为0.24mol·L-1、Fe2+H2O2摩尔比1∶9、初始pH值为2～3.5、反应时间为45min.同时采用邻二氮菲Fe(Ⅱ)光度法检测Fenton反应中生成的羟基自由基,从而很好地阐明了Fenton催化氧化降解藻毒素的强氧化作用机制.高效液相色谱分析发现,作用机制可能是Fenton催化氧化藻毒素,生成某种相对稳定的中间产物,然后异构化Adda基团的共轭双键,使Adda基团的结构发生变化,从而降低其毒性.     

碳纳米管-海藻酸钠复合吸附材料的制备及其对高浓度Cr（Ⅲ）的吸附

以碳纳米管（CNTs）和海藻酸钠（SA）为主要原料，制备了环境友好型的复合吸附材料——CNTs-SA。采用TEM和FTIR技术对吸附材料进行了表征，并采用静态法考察了溶液pH、吸附时间、原料固液比（m（CNTs）∶V（SA））等因素对CNTs-SA吸附Cr（Ⅲ）的影响。表征结果显示，CNTs-SA表面引入了更多的—COOH和—CO基团，导致其吸附Cr（Ⅲ）的效果较CNTs有了显著的提高。实验结果表明：在室温、初始Cr（Ⅲ）质量浓度4 000 mg/L、CNTs-SA加入量21 mg/mL、溶液pH 5、吸附时间3 h、m（CNTs）∶V（SA）=1.0 mg/mL的条件下，CNTs-SA对Cr（Ⅲ）的吸附量为120 mg/g，Cr（Ⅲ）去除率为61.5%;Freundlich等温吸附方程适合描述CNTs-SA对Cr（Ⅲ）的吸附行为。     

新型低气阻高效除尘器的研究与应用

为了提高除尘器对细颗粒物的捕捉效率,制备了一种由蜂窝陶瓷、聚酰胺材质扭线刷和缚尘剂组成的除尘模块。其中填充了聚酰胺扭线刷的蜂窝陶瓷为除尘模块的主体,该主体独有的结构将拦截尘粒的滤料纤维分布在与气流方向垂直的平面上,有利于含尘气体的捕捉。缚尘剂为除尘模块的增强因子,它可以在除尘模块表面形成液膜,用来抑制除尘时的二次扬尘,提高除尘效率。通过对涂覆有缚尘剂的除尘模块的除尘效率的研究表明,含尘气体通过除尘模块,对粒径2μm的颗粒除尘效率最高可达到97.08%,表明了除尘模块去除细颗粒物的潜力;另外,在实验中设定的条件下,系统的压降保持在85 Pa以下。总体而言,该除尘模块在保持较低压降的同时对细颗粒物有较高的去除效率,有应用在工业除尘的潜力。     

Occurrences of six steroid estrogens from different effluents in Beijing, China

Concentration levels of six natural and anthropogenic origin steroid estrogens, namely, diethylstilbestrol (DES), estrone (E1), estradiol (E2), estriol (E3), ethinylestradiol (EE2), and estradiol-17-valerate (Ev), from different effluents in Beijing were assessed. Sampling sites include two wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs), a chemical plant, a hospital, a pharmaceutical factory, a hennery, and a fish pool. In general, concentrations of estrogens in the effluents varied from no detection (nd) to 11.1 ng/l, 0.7 to 1.2 × 10³ ng/l, nd to 67.4 ng/l, nd to 4.1 × 10³ ng/l, nd to 1.2 × 10³ ng/l, and nd to 11.2 ng/l for DES, E1, E2, EE2, E3, and Ev, respectively. The concentration levels of steroid estrogens from different effluents decreased in the order of pharmaceutical factory and WWTP inlets > hospital > hennery > chemical factory > fish pool. This study indicated that natural estrogens E1, E2, and E3 and synthetic estrogen EE2 are the dominant steroid estrogens found in the different Beijing effluents. For source identification, an indicator (hE = E3/(E1 + E2 + E3)) was used to trace human estrogen excretion. Accordingly, hE in effluents from the hospital and WWTP inlets exceeded 0.4, while much smaller values were obtained for the other effluents. Human excretions were the major contributor of natural estrogens in municipal wastewater. Estimation results demonstrated that direct discharge was the major contributor of steroid estrogen pollution in receiving waters.