Distillers’ grains anaerobic digestion residue biochar used for ammonium sorption and its effect on ammonium leaching from an Ultisol

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - The aim of this work was to explore the potential application of biochar from distillers’ grains anaerobic digestion residue pyrolyzed at...     

The toxicity of cadmium ion (Cd2+) to phycocyanin: an in vitro spectroscopic study

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - The pollution of heavy metals is a severer problem for the ecosystems in waters. The toxicity of Cd2+ on phycocyanin (PC) is studied in molecular...     

A mini review of fluoride-induced apoptotic pathways

Fluorine or fluoride can have toxic effects on bone tissue and soft tissue at high concentrations. These negative effects include but not limited to cytotoxicity, immunotoxicity, blood toxicity, and oxidative damage. Apoptosis plays an important role in fluoride-induced toxicity of kidney, liver, spleen, thymus, bursa of Fabricius, cecal tonsil, and cultured cells. Here, apoptosis activated by high level of fluoride has been systematically reviewed, focusing on three pathways: mitochondrion-mediated, endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress-mediated, and death receptor-mediated pathways. However, very limited reports are focused on the death receptor-mediated apoptosis pathways in the fluoride-induced apoptosis. Therefore, understanding and discovery of more pathways and molecular mechanisms of fluoride-induced apoptosis may contribute to designing measures for preventing fluoride toxicity.     

小飞蓬入侵对伊犁河谷草原土壤养分及活性有机碳组分的影响

因小飞蓬繁殖能力强,传播速度快,其入侵后排挤本土植物以较快的速度形成重度入侵群落,对草原生态系统的种类组成和群落结构产生影响.本文以伊犁河谷托乎拉苏草原内自然分布的猪毛蒿和糙叶矢车菊土著植物群落、混有少量小飞蓬的猪毛蒿和糙叶矢车菊轻度入侵群落、猪毛蒿糙叶矢车菊和小飞蓬中度入侵群落、小飞蓬重度入侵群落的4个群落为研究对象,采用样地实验的方法,研究小飞蓬入侵对土壤氮、磷、钾无机养分和活性有机碳组分变化的影响.研究表明,小飞蓬入侵后提高了土壤有机质含量.轻度入侵群落对土壤无机养分需求较大,明显降低土壤速效氮、速效磷、速效钾、硝态氮、铵态氮含量;随着入侵程度加深,逐渐恢复且均高于土著群落含量,其中速效氮含量增加不明显,重度入侵群落在0—10 cm、10—20 cm土层仍处于降低趋势.小飞蓬的入侵对于土壤活性有机碳组分影响较大.轻度入侵时降低土壤微生物活性、阻碍易氧化有机碳的积累,可溶性有机碳含量上升;小飞蓬重度入侵时对微生物量碳、易氧化有机碳含量的影响降低,并促进土壤微生物活性.     

畜禽环境中抗生素的去除及其风险评估

抗生素作为饲料添加剂广泛应用于畜禽养殖业,造成养殖环境抗生素大量蓄积,尤其是在畜禽粪便中,长期的积累不仅污染养殖场内土壤环境,残留的抗生素还会随畜禽粪便进入周边水体及农田环境,威胁农作物及人体健康。目前,国内相关研究主要集中在抗生素的降解工艺及降解规律方面,而对其去除效率的影响因素及风险评价研究相对较少。笔者综述了国内外抗生素的降解转化及去除方式等的研究进展,并概述了抗生素在畜禽环境中的生态风险评估的研究现状,为抗生素的高效去除、风险预估及畜禽粪便资源化安全利用提供理论基础和技术支撑。     

Precursors and potential sources of ground-level ozone in suburban Shanghai

• Air masses from Zhejiang Province is the major source of O₃ in suburban Shanghai. • O₃ formation was in VOC-sensitive regime in rural Shanghai. • O₃ formation was most sensitive to propylene in rural Shanghai. A high level of ozone (O₃) is frequently observed in the suburbs of Shanghai, the reason for this high level remains unclear. To obtain a detailed insight on the high level of O₃ during summer in Shanghai, O₃ and its precursors were measured at a suburban site in Shanghai from July 1, 2016 to July 31, 2016. Using the Hybrid Single-Particle Lagrangian Integrated Trajectory (HYSPLIT) model and concentration weighted trajectories (CWT), we found that Zhejiang province was the main potential source of O₃ in suburban Shanghai. When the sampling site was controlled by south-western winds exceeding 2 m/s, the O₃-rich air masses from upwind regions (such as Zhejiang province) could be transported to the suburban Shanghai. The propylene-equivalent concentration (PEC) and ozone formation potential (OFP) were further calculated for each VOC species, and the results suggested that propylene, (m+p)-xylene, and toluene played dominant roles in O₃ formation. The Ozone Isopleth Plotting Research (OZIPR) model was used to reveal the impact of O₃ precursors on O₃ formation, and 4 base-cases were selected to adjust the model simulation. An average disparity of 18.20% was achieved between the simulated and observed O₃ concentrations. The O₃ isopleth diagram illustrated that O₃ formation in July 2016 was in VOC-sensitive regime, although the VOC/NO_x ratio was greater than 20. By introducing sensitivity (S), a sensitivity analysis was performed for O₃ formation. We found that O₃ formation was sensitive to propylene, (m+p)-xylene, o-xylene and toluene. The results provide theoretical support for O₃ pollution treatment in Shanghai.     

Manganese-modified biochar for highly efficient sorption of cadmium

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - In this study, corn stalk was modified by manganese (Mn) before (MBC1) and after (MBC2) pyrolysis at different temperatures (400~600 °C)...     

N2O profiles in the enhanced CANON process via long-term N2H4 addition: minimized N2O production and the influence of exogenous N2H4 on N2O sources

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Production of the greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N2O) from the completely autotrophic nitrogen removal over nitrite (CANON) process is of growing...     

高氯酸盐还原颗粒污泥的快速培养及其特性分析

为实现高氯酸盐还原颗粒污泥的快速培养,以反硝化颗粒污泥为接种污泥,对高氯酸盐还原颗粒污泥的快速培养进行了研究。在降低进水硝酸盐(NO_3~-)浓度的同时,采用逐步升高进水高氯酸盐(ClO_4~-)浓度的方法,考察了高氯酸盐还原颗粒污泥培养过程中ClO_4~-的去除以及颗粒污泥的特性。结果表明:以反硝化颗粒污泥为接种污泥,经过50 d快速培养出高氯酸盐还原颗粒污泥,ClO_4~-去除速率达96%以上;其混合液悬浮固体浓度(MLSS)为50.68 g·L~(-1),混合液挥发性固体浓度(MLVSS)为40.58 g·L~(-1),主要粒径分布在0.60 mm和1.00～2.00 mm。NO_3~-浓度逐步降低的培养方式可缓解ClO_4~-对颗粒污泥中各类微生物的毒性,为高氯酸盐颗粒污泥的快速培养提供了新的方法,具有重要的理论和实践意义。