Impact of Coal Power Plant Emission on the Foliar Elemental Concentrations in Plants in a Low Rainfall Tropical Region

A field study was conducted around two thermal power plants of India to quantify the changes in foliar elemental concentrations due to emission in a low rainfall tropical area. Sulphur dioxide and particulates were at high levels which may cause serious ecological effects. Emission from the power plants has altered the elemental concentrations in the leaves of evergreen and deciduous plants. The foliar total-S and SO₄ ^2–-S levels were significantly higher in all the plants growing at polluted sites. However, the organic-S content was more or less unaltered. In evergreen plants, the SO₄ ^2–-S content increased gradually from summer through winter, whereas in the deciduous plants there was a higher magnitude of increase after onset of new leaves during summer. With the increasing pollution load, foliar Ca²⁺ and K⁺ contents increased, whereas N content decreased. The reduction in N content was greater during summer in evergreen plants and during winter in deciduous plants. The plants growing closer to the power plants accumulated more trace elements (Mn, Fe, Cd, Pb and Ni) as compared to those growing at distant sites. In deciduous plants the leaf fall during winter lowered down the trace element     

浅层地下水升降对菜地土壤剖面硝化/反硝化微生物丰度的影响

为揭示湖泊近岸浅层地下水升降对菜地土壤剖面硝化与反硝化功能微生物基因丰度的影响,以洱海湖滨带菜地土壤剖面为研究对象,通过模拟地下水升降过程,分析了水位升高(S1)、水位降低(S2)及落干(S3)过程中土壤剖面AOA-amoA、AOB-amoA、nirK、nirS、nosZ基因丰度的变化特征,探讨了功能基因与土壤环境因子的耦合关系.结果表明:S3阶段的土壤剖面AOA-amoA和AOB-amoA基因丰度显著高于S1和S2;S1阶段的土壤剖面nirK、nirS、nosZ基因丰度均显著高于S2和S3.AOA-amoA基因丰度显著高于AOB-amoA基因丰度,nirS基因丰度显著高于nirK、nosZ基因丰度;不同取样时期的土壤剖面AOA-amoA、AOB-amoA、nirK、nirS、nosZ基因丰度均表现为A层B层C层D层.水位升降对土壤剖面AOA-amoA、AOB-amoA、nirK、nirS、nosZ基因丰度有显著影响,且AOA-amoA和nirS基因对水位升降更敏感,分别在硝化与反硝化作用中占主导地位;pH、有机碳(SOC)、全氮(TN)为功能基因AOA-amoA、AOB-amoA的环境驱动因子,而功能基因nirK、nirS、nosZ的环境驱动因子为土壤含水量(W)、铵态氮(NH~+_4-N)、硝态氮(NO~-_3-N)、TN、SOC、pH.该研究结果可为揭示浅层地下水升降过程中菜地土壤剖面氮素循环的微生物学机制提供科学依据.     

嗜酸氧化亚铁硫杆菌对龙门挂架表面铜的浸出效果

龙门挂架(下称挂架)是线路板生产过程必用的固定支架,生产线路板时挂架表面会附着大量铜,使得挂架需经酸法处理后才能回用,造成大量废液和恶劣的工作环境. 为此,采用环境友好的微生物技术回收挂架表面的Cu,分析了A.f菌(Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans,嗜酸氧化亚铁硫杆菌)脱除挂架表面Cu的效果及9K培养基不同配比(以w计,分别为100%、50%、25%)的影响,并初步解析其浸出过程. 结果表明:①添加100%的9K培养基时,A.f菌浸出挂架及其配件的溶液中ρ(Cu2+)均最高,分别达2.31和1.06 g/L,挂架及其配件表面Cu均已脱除. ②结合浸出液中ρ(Cu2+)、ρ(Fe2+)和pH随时间的变化及三者之间的相互影响关系可知,浸铜过程为A.f菌先将溶液中的Fe2+氧化为Fe3+,Fe3+再将挂架表面的Cu氧化为Cu2+. ③利用一级动力学和二级动力学模型,对3种配比培养基下配件浸出液中的ρ(Cu2+)进行曲线拟合,二级动力学模型的R2(相关系数)分别为0.888 4、0.900 8、0.844 4,均高于一级动力学的R2,表明二级动力学模型更适用于Cu的浸取行为. 该生物浸出方法有望在线路板行业中进行应用.      

离子选择电极法测定水中40K的影响因素

对离子选择电极法测定水中^40K的影响因素进行了探讨,确定了用此方法测定水溶液中^40K的最佳实验条件,在此实验条件下,所得结果最接近标准值。     

Model‐Based Nitrogen and Phosphorus (Nutrient) Criteria for Large Temperate Rivers: 1. Model Development and Application

An initial inquiry into model‐based numeric nitrogen and phosphorus (nutrient) criteria for large rivers is presented. Field data collection and associated modeling were conducted on a segment of the lower Yellowstone River in the northwestern United States to assess the feasibility of deriving numeric nutrient criteria using mechanistic water‐quality models. The steady‐state one‐dimensional model QUAL2K and a transect‐based companion model AT2K were calibrated and confirmed against low‐flow conditions at a time when river loadings, water column chemistry, and diurnal indicators were approximately steady state. Predictive simulation was then implemented via nutrient perturbation to evaluate the steady‐state and diurnal response of the river to incremental nutrient additions. In this first part of a two‐part series, we detail our modeling approach, model selection, calibration and confirmation, sensitivity analysis, model outcomes, and associated uncertainty. In the second part (Suplee et al., 2015) we describe the criteria development process using the tools described herein. Both articles provide a fundamental understanding of the process required to develop site‐specific numeric nutrient criteria using models in applied regulatory settings.     

低污染低成本COD快速测定方法的研究

文章探讨了一种无银快速测定废水COD的方法。该方法用CuSO4-MnSO4复合催化剂代替国标法中的Ag2SO4,采用H2SO4-H3PO4代替H2SO4,得到测定COD的最佳条件为:K2Cr2O7浓度为0.25 mol/L,催化剂CuSO4-MnSO4的配比为2:1,CuSO4和MnSO4总量为0.06 g,混酸比H2SO4:H3PO4为6:1,消解温度为160℃,消解时间为12 min。将实验得到的COD值与国标法COD测定结果相比较,准确度和精密度无显著性差异。此方法取样量少,消解速率快,操作简单省时,扩展了COD的测定范围,降低了污染,适用于大批量复杂水样的测定。     

三江平原草甸白浆土P、K养分含量特征及影响因素

在三江平原湿地植物生长季节期内,选择具有代表性的小叶章湿地发育的草甸白浆土为研究对象,逐月分层采集土样,测定其P、K含量.在此基础上借助SPSS软件和灰色关联分析技术,探讨了草甸白浆土中P、K含量的分布特征及相关环境因子对P、K含量动态变化的影响.结果表明:草甸白浆土中P、K含量在剖面垂直方向具有明显的分层现象,P、K分布与土层的相关性均较好,相关系数均在0.94以上.此外,草甸白浆土各土层P、K含量在植物生长季节均呈明显的动态变化,用一元三次非线性回归模型可得到较理想的拟合结果.同一环境因子对草甸白浆土各土层中全P、全K、速效P及速效K的动态分布影响程度不同;不同环境因子对同一土层中P、K的动态分布影响程度更不同.降水量在所有环境因子中影响程度最大,且土壤表层受环境因子的影响较底部土层敏感.     

基于LOF的K-means聚类方法及其在微震监测中的应用

矿山微震事件集群是分析矿震的重要参考之一，其准确的划分对矿山微震分布特征和微震活动分析具有重要作用。提出了1种基于局部离群因子(Local Outlier Factor, LOF)的K-means聚类算法并构建了综合SSE评价指标和模型，通过LOF算法检测异常微震事件和选取初始聚类中心，利用Krzanowski-Lai指数确定最佳聚类分组数；采用模拟计算比较了不同数据集大小的聚类效果。结果表明:基于LOF的K-means聚类方法评分最高，聚类结果最好；并利用该聚类方法分析用沙坝矿1 649个微震事件的分布特征与微震活动性。实例表明，K=7为最佳聚类分组数，聚类簇的划分受断层滑移和矿山生产活动的影响。     

Salience of law enforcement: A field experiment

We conduct a field experiment to examine whether the deterrent effect of law enforcement depends on the salience of law enforcement activity. Our focus is on illegal disposal of household garbage in residential areas. At a random subset of 56 locations in a mid-sized city, law enforcement officers supplemented their regular enforcement activities by the practice of putting brightly-colored warning labels on illegally disposed garbage bags. This treatment made the existing enforcement activities suddenly much more apparent to residents. We find evidence for a substantial reduction in illegal disposal of garbage in response to the treatment.     

Oversight of shale gas production in the United States and the disclosure of toxic substances

With the encouragement of shale gas production in the United States, governments have considered a range of legislative and regulatory proposals to manage health and environmental damages that may accompany extraction activities. Exceptions adopted by Congress to major federal environmental legislation have meant that individual US states have deemed it necessary to provide oversight through regulations to protect people and safeguard environmental quality. In responding, states have legal structures under which drilling firms may not need to disclose the toxic substances used in fracturing wells. Yet, with increasing numbers of drilling sites, more people are at risk from accidents and exposure to harmful substances used at fractured wells. To provide for meaningful health and safety protection, governments may need to reevaluate legal provisions offering trade secret protection for toxic substances used in fracturing.