Disappearance of bromopropylate residues in artichokes, strawberries and beans

Residues of Bromopropylate were determine in artichokes, strawberries and beans after foliar spray of acaricide at two rates. The rates used were 1 g/l formulated product (normal recommended) and 1.5 g/l. The residue levels of bromopropylate in the three crops after 14 days were lower than 0.7 ppm and did not exceed the Maximum Residual Level (MRL) recommended by FAO. In the artichokes and strawberries, the total concentration of residues decreased by 50% of the initial level after 2-3 days. Only trace levels of the bromopropylate residues (less than 0.01 ppm) were detected in the "hearts" of the artichokes. Bromopropylate residues in the green beans were also less than 0.8 ppm after the first day of foliar spraying. The kinetic of degradation occurred in two different steps. In the first step (4-6 days) the dissipation of bromopropylate was faster whereas in the second step (7-14 days) the loss of residues was much slower.     

模拟地下水环境微生物降解甲苯的研究

采集某加油站附近的土样，进行富集、培养、分离纯化，获得一系列降解甲苯的菌株，选择了出降解率最高的菌株进行诱变，再筛选出降解特效菌株，并模拟地下水环境进行驯化。菌株在12d内对甲苯的降解率达到93．5％。利用渗流槽模拟扩大降解实验，第11天甲苯的降解率达87．3％，第15天达到95．2％，证明该菌株是一种能够有效降解地下水中甲苯的菌株。     

Removal of atrazine and four organophosphorus pesticides from environmental waters by diatomaceous earth-remediation method

A new viable remediation technique based on the use of diatomaceous earth is proposed to improve the ecological system. Its ability to remove atrazine and the four organophosphorus pesticides parathion-methyl, chlorpyriphos, fenamiphos and methidathion from river and waste waters has been proven. A series of experiments including variable conditions, such as temperature, pH, contact time, pesticide concentration and adsorbent quantity, were performed to demonstrate the efficiency of pesticide removal from three different water samples. The batch experiments showed that diatomaceous earth was able to remove 95% of chlorpyriphos, 75% of methidathion and parathion-methyl and 55% of atrazine and fenamiphos from all types of waters tested. The individual adsorption of each pesticide on diatomaceous earth could be described by the Freundlich isotherm and a tentative adsorption mechanism was proposed. The Freundlich coefficient (Kf) and Freundlich constant (1/n) appeared to be closely related to the physicochemical properties (Kow, solubility) of the compounds. The actual results support the conclusion that diatomaceous earth has the potential to serve as an extractant in remediation techniques.     

水分管理和外源硒对水稻吸收累积铅的影响

通过盆栽试验,研究了不同水分管理和外源亚硒酸盐的添加对水稻根际铅的动态变化和水稻吸收累积铅的影响.结果表明,淹水显著增加了根表铁膜对铅的吸附和根系对铅的吸收,淹水下苗期和成熟期水稻根系铅含量分别是非淹水处理时的4.2~8.5和1.4~1.5倍;淹水降低了地上部的铅分配,在苗期和成熟期分别降低85.9%~86.7%和51.8%~74.0%.加硒降低了土壤溶液、苗期水稻根系和地上部的铅含量以及成熟期水稻根表铁膜、根系和茎中的铅含量.与对照相比,淹水和非淹水下加硒处理使苗期水稻根系铅含量分别降低了5.4%~24.3%和2.7%~61.7%,使成熟期水稻根系铅含量分别降低了56.1%~64.1%和53.8%~63.2%.水稻籽粒中的铅含量在不同处理间无显著差异.因此,水分管理和外源硒的添加显著影响了水稻根系对铅的吸收,而对水稻籽粒对铅的累积无显著影响.     

Contribution to the understanding of biologic concentrations of arsenic in children living in an urban area from Rio de Janeiro,Brazil

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - There are few studies about children’s environmental exposure to arsenic (As) in Brazil, most of them being in mining regions. The objective of...     

Effect of processing on the disappearance of pesticide residues in fresh-cut lettuce: Bioavailability and dietary risk

The aim of this research is to establish the processing factors of six pesticides durong the preparation of fresh-cut lettuce and to assess the risk of ingestion of pesticide residues associated with the consumption of the same. A field study was carried out on the dissipation of three insecticides (imidacloprid, tebufenozide, cypermethrin) and three fungicides (metalaxyl, tebuconazole, azoxystrobin) during treatment conditions simulating those used for commercial fresh-cut lettuce. A simultaneous residue analysis method is validated using QuEChERS extraction with acetonitrile and CG-MS and LC-MS/MS analysis. The residues detected after field application never exceed the established Maximum Residue Limits. The processing factors were generally less than 1 (between 0.34 for tebufenozide and 0.53 for imidacloprid), indicating that the process, as a whole, considerably reduces residue levels in processed lettuce compared to fresh lettuce. It is confirmed that cutting, followed by washing and drying, considerably reduces the residues. A matrix effect in the dialyzation of the pesticides is observed and the in vitro study of bioavailability establishes a low percentage of stomach absorption capacity (<15%). The EDI/ADI ratios found in all cases were well below their ADI values, and the dietary exposure assessed (EDI) in fresh-cut lettuce showed no concerns for consumer health.     

Soil and surface runoff phosphorus relationships for five typical USA midwest soils

Excessively high soil P can increase P loss with surface runoff. This study used indoor rainfall simulations to characterize soil and runoff P relationships for five Midwest soils (Argiudoll, Calciaquaoll, Hapludalf, and two Hapludolls). Topsoil (15-cm depth, 241-289 g clay kg(-1) and pH 6.0-8.0) was incubated with five NH4H2PO4 rates (0-600 mg P kg(-1)) for 30 d. Total soil P (TPS) and soil-test P (STP) measured with Bray-P1 (BP), Mehlich-3 (M3P), Olsen (OP), Fe-oxide-impregnated paper (FeP), and water (WP) tests were 370 to 1360, 3 to 530, 10 to 675, 4 to 640, 7 to 507, and 2 to 568 mg P kg(-1), respectively. Degree of soil P saturation (DPS) was estimated by indices based on P sorption index (PSI) and STP (DPSSTP) and P, Fe, and Al extracted by ammonium oxalate (DPSox) or Mehlich-3 (DPSM3). Soil was packed to 1.1 g cm(-3) bulk density in triplicate boxes set at 4% slope. Surface runoff was collected during 75 min of 6.5 cm h(-1) rain. Runoff bioavailable P (BAP) and dissolved reactive P (DRP) increased linearly with increased P rate, STP, DPSox, and DPSM3 but curvilinearly with DPSSTP. Correlations between DRP or BAP and soil tests or saturation indices across soils were greatest (r > or = 0.95) for FeP, OP, and WP and poorest for BP and TPS (r = 0.83-0.88). Excluding the calcareous soil (Calciaquoll) significantly improved correlations only for BP. Differences in relationships between runoff P and the soil tests were small or nonexistent among the noncalcareous soils. Routine soil P tests can estimate relationships between runoff P concentration and P application or soil P, although estimates would be improved by separate calibrations for calcareous and noncalcareous soils.     

Tertiarization and the environment: does this relationship depend on the type of tertiarization?

Environmental Economics and Policy Studies - This article explores the relationship between tertiarization and the environment by asking whether this relationship varies according to the type of...