渗滤液中有机物在不同氧化还原带中的降解机理与效率研究

通过土柱模拟实验研究了垃圾渗滤液中的有机污染物在地下环境中的降解机理和效率.结果表明,铁还原带对有机污染物的降解起重要作用,平均降解效率达86.24％,其次是氧还原带、硝酸盐还原带、硫酸盐还原带和产甲烷带,分别平均达到75.93％、79.81％、74.02％和65.09％;厌氧还原环境可能对苯并噻唑、安替吡啉、茚等物质的降解起重要作用;萘、环己酮、部分环烷烃等不易被微生物降解;不同污染物在不同氧化还原带中的最大降解效率也不同,如1,1,1-三氯乙烷和邻二甲苯在硫酸盐还原带中的降解效率最高,分别为80％和71.43％;三氯乙烯和MTBE则在硝酸盐还原带中的降解效率最高,分别为81.25％和92.58％;而苯在硫酸盐还原带和铁还原带中均被全部降解.     

基于氧化还原分析的硫化矿尘爆炸压力预测*

为探究可应用于生产现场的硫化矿尘爆炸压力预测方法,基于硫化矿尘爆炸反应机理和粉尘引爆试验数据对硫化矿尘的氧化还原成分与其爆炸压力的相关关系进行分析。研究结果表明:硫化矿尘的还原成分指数与其爆炸压力的相关性极高,尤其是与其爆炸压力峰值的相关性系数高达0.993。整合研究结果形成的硫化矿尘爆炸压力和爆炸压力峰值计算和预测模型,可为金属矿山的硫化矿尘爆炸预防提供决策依据。     

Metal associations in anoxic sediments and changes following upland disposal†

The ecological effects of heavy metals in contaminated sediments are more determined by the chemical form and reactivity than by the level of accumulation. Dredging of anoxic sediments and disposal on land is attended by changes of redox conditions. Under oxidizing conditions some controlling solid compounds may change gradually thus changing the solubility of certain metals.

Chemical extraction experiments for estimating characteristic association forms of heavy metals in anoxic sediments were carried out, both under presence and absence of air during the analytical procedure. Drying of the sediment decreases the proportion of the sulfidic metal fractions to a stronger degree, and oxidized Cd and Zn are found in the most available, exchangeable fraction.

With respect to long‐term effects acidification of poorly buffered sludges after disposal on land is probably the most important factor affecting metal associations and mobility. For many metal examples a linear relationship has been found between decreasing pH values and increasing dissolved metal concentrations. To quantify these relationships and for better comparison of samples a simple test procedure is proposed which is based on pH differences before and after addition of acid.     

Cytotoxicity of benalaxyl,metalaxyl, and triadimefon on Chinese hamster ovary cells

The cytotoxicity of the fungicides benalaxyl, metalaxyl, and triadimefon was evaluated in vitro using the Chinese hamster ovary (CHO-K1) cell line. The midpoint cytotoxicity values of neutral red (NR) incorporation (NRI₅₀), total cellular protein content (TCP₅₀), and the methyl tetrazolium assay (MTT₅₀) were estimated. Benalaxyl was the most cytotoxic fungicide, followed by metalaxyl and triadimefon. Fetal calf serum (10%) caused a reduction in benalaxyl, metalaxyl, and triadimefon cytotoxicity by factors of 1.8, 1.3, and 1.3. The effects of sublethal concentrations (NRI₂₅) of the three fungicides on the glutathione redox cycle components glutathione S-transferase, glutathione reductase, glutathione peroxidase, and total glutathione content were studied. The ameliorative effects of extracellular glutathione (1 mmol L^?1), vitamin C (70 µmol L^?1), and vitamin E (30 µmol L^?1) were also investigated. The three antioxidants led to significant effects on the glutathione redox cycle components.     

Biogeochemistry and cycling of zinc and copper in a dyked seasonally flooded savanna

There is very little information on the cycling of heavy metals in natural savannas. Venezuelan flooded savannas are characterised by acid soils with redox conditions which might induce Zn and Cu solubilisation. In those flooded savannas a network of small dykes has been constructed to control floods. The biomass accretion after dyking and the abundance of clay particles in the vertisols, dominant in the overflow plains, might be responsible for an increase in nutrient uptake and immobilisation. Due to the redox and pH conditions prevailing during flooding, some questions arise on the fate of the heavy metals. Are they significantly lost as soluble and particulate forms, which in turn, can induce a potential risk of microelement deficiency? Or, on the contrary, are heavy metal inputs in precipitation waters retained somewhere in the terrestrial pools of the watershed allowing for an adequate micronutrient economy? By using input-output budgets, which consider the total atmospheric input and total output in stream runoff (soluble and particulate) for zinc and copper we concluded that in Mantecal flooded savannas, a net accumulation of micronutrient in soils is actually occurring through organic and inorganic complexes, a process that is counterbalanced by the losses of particulates through erosion.     

Terpenylnaphthoquinones are reductively activated by NADH/NADH dehydrogenase

Novel terpenylnaphthoquinones were found to enhance the rate of oxygen consumption in the presence of NADH/NADH dehydrogenase in 1?:?1?v/v mixtures of 40?mM phosphate buffer (pH 7.4) and DMSO. Initial rates of oxygen consumption increase with an increase in the half-wave reduction potentials of the quinones. The amounts of spin trapped methyl radicals in the presence of DMSO, produced through the Haber–Weiss reaction of the oxygen consumption process, and of the corresponding semiquinones, generated under anaerobic conditions, also correlate with the quinone redox potential. Since this enzymatic system is found in mitochondria, a possible pathway in the cytotoxic activity of these terpenylnaphthoquinones could be the interference or inhibition of mitochondrial respiration by NADH depletion or by mitochondrial degradation due to reactive oxygen species generation.     

Mercury exposure in sporadic amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients from Ganga plain region in India: A retrospective study

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a progressive disorder that usually runs a fatal course within 2–5 years of onset, is characterized by loss of motor neurons in the cortex, brain stem, and spinal cord. In this study mercury (Hg) concentrations were determined in blood samples of 40 ALS patients, of whom 24 ALS patients were from the Ganga plain region and their metal levels were found to be significantly higher. In contrast, Hg levels in the 16 ALS patients from non-Ganga plain regions whose levels were similar to those of the control subjects. Mercury in stream water samples and freshly deposited stream sediment were determined in the locations of patients’ native residences along the Ganga plain region and metal levels were found to be higher than the threshold guideline values for Hg in stream waters recommended by WHO. The geo-accumulation index in selected sites of freshly deposited stream sediment ranged from moderate to highly polluted. The high levels of Hg observed in ALS patients may potentially alter the redox status of neuronal cell components and induce cell-death pathways.     

中国酸沉降:来源、影响与控制

总结我国酸沉降观测与模拟、来源与影响以及控制与成效,不仅能为未来我国大气污染治理提供科学依据,也能为国际酸沉降控制提供参考.本文回顾了40年来我国酸沉降研究的发展历程,对有关酸雨时空分布特征、致酸气体排放、土壤和地表水酸化、酸化缓冲机制、临界负荷区划以及酸雨控制对策等研究进展进行综述.我国酸雨污染经历了快速发展、污染缓和、再次恶化和持续改善4个阶段,与酸性气体——二氧化硫和氮氧化物的排放趋势相一致.我国酸雨区主要分布在长江以南及青藏高原以东的广大地区以及四川盆地,而不是排放最为集中的华北地区,反映出氨气和盐基阳离子排放的较强中和作用.作为酸沉降的主要危害,我国土壤酸化严重,而地表水酸化与欧美相比并不突出,原因是盐基阳离子沉降和硫氮转化（如硫酸根吸附和反硝化等过程）提供了特别的缓冲作用.随着二氧化硫排放优先于氮氧化物得到初步控制,我国降水化学组成由硫酸型转变成硫酸-硝酸-铵混合型,从而氮沉降,特别是铵沉降对我国土壤酸化的贡献越发显现.国家“两控区”划分、大气污染物总量控制与“大气污染防治行动计划”等政策的实施,有效控制了我国酸沉降的发展,酸化的土壤和地表水开始出现恢复的趋势.     

Variations among rice cultivars on root oxidation and Cd uptake

In order to understand the mechanisms on the variation between rice cultivars in Cd uptake and accumulation, two pot soil experiments were conducted with typical rice cultivars that varied greatly in soil Cd uptake. The experiments with six rice cultivars showed that the root oxidation abilities of rice differed with rice cultivars and also with types of the cultivars, the cultivars with indica consanguinity were significantly higher than the cultivars with japonica consanguinity. Root oxidation abilities of the rice cultivars correlated positively and significantly （P〈0.01） with their Cd concentrations and Cd quantity accumulations in rice plants. The experiments with two rice cultivars showed that significant differences also existed between the two cultivars in pot soil redox potentials, which of Shan you 63 （higher soil Cd accumulator） were significantly higher than that of Wu yun jing 7 （lower soil Cd accumulator） under different soil Cd levels, but the degrees of the differences varied with soil Cd levels. The differences were larger under soil Cd treatments than the control. The results indicate that root oxidation ability, especially in Cd contaminated soil, is one of the main mechanisms which dominate Cd uptake and accumulation by rice plant.     

不同来源污泥接种餐厨垃圾厌氧发酵产氢效果研究

在相同接种配比(接种污泥占餐厨垃圾的质量分数为30%)条件下,研究了4种不同来源污泥(压滤污泥、厌氧污泥、曝气污泥和河底淤泥)添加或不添加缓冲剂时对餐厨垃圾厌氧发酵产氢效果的影响.结果发现,在不添加缓冲剂时.4种污泥接种餐厨垃圾厌氧发酵平均产氢量依次为厌氧污泥>河底淤泥>压滤污泥>曝气污泥,接种厌氧污泥的餐厨垃圾平均产氢量最高,达10.11mL(以每克挥发性固体(VS)计,下同);而添加缓冲剂时.4种污泥接种餐厨垃圾厌氧发酵平均产氢量依次为厌氧污泥>曝气污泥>压滤污泥>河底淤泥,接种厌氧污泥的餐厨垃圾平均产氢量也最高,为33.72 mL,且体系pH得以缓冲.