Compartmentation and effects of lead (Pb) in the collembolan,Folsomia candida

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - The impact of soil lead (Pb) pollution on survival, growth, and reproduction of the collembolan, Folsomia candida, and Pb compartmentation in its gut...     

道南膜技术测定自由态重金属离子研究

土壤和水体中自由态重金属离子由于具有生物有效性和毒性而一直受到广泛关注。近年来发展起来的道南膜技术(DMT)对待测体系干扰小、测定范围广且能同时测定多种重金属离子,得到较广泛的应用。当前,DMT已较成熟,已有实验室道南膜技术(lab-DMT)和原位道南膜技术(filed-DMT),广泛应用于土壤溶液、地表水以及人工配制的络合溶液,已成功测定的重金属离子包括Cu2+、Zn2+、Pb2+、Cd2+、Al3+、Ni2+和Cr(Ⅲ);已开发出基于离子跨膜迁移动力学DMT,解决了重金属离子达到平衡时间过长和重金属离子低于电感耦合等离子-质谱检测限等问题。详细介绍了DMT的原理、方法、应用及离子跨膜传输机制,将关于DMT的研究分为适用性和改进研究、理论基础研究、应用研究3类分别进行综述;提出了采样装置微型化、发展实时动态的原位测定技术、改进原位测定技术用于淹水土壤、湿地及底泥中自由态重金属离子的测定是该技术的发展方向。     

Accumulation and phytoavailability of benzo[a]pyrene in an acid sandy soil

Effects of benzo[a]pyrene (B[a]P) on ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) growth, plant accumulation and dissipiation of B[a]P in a red sandy soil (Hapli-Udic Argosol) were studied in a pot experiment. The plants were grown for 61 days in soil spiked with B[a]P at 0, 12.5, 25 and 50 mg kg⁻¹. Control pots without plants were also set up. Soil extractable B[a]P, plant shoot and root biomass, and concentrations of B[a]P in plant shoots and roots were determined. Ryegrass biomass was increased by addition of B[a]P and root B[a]P concentrations were significantly correlated with B[a]P application rate, but no such correlation was found for shoot B[a]P concentrations. This indicates that B[a]P enhanced the growth of the ryegrass. The extractable B[a]P concentration in the planted soil was significantly lower than that in the unplanted control soil at the rate of 50 mg B[a]P kg⁻¹. This indicates that ryegrass may help to dissipate B[a]P in soil at concentrations over 50 mg kg⁻¹ soil although the mechanism for this is not understood.     

Cadmium distribution in rice plants grown in three different soils after application of pig manure with added cadmium

A glasshouse pot experiment was conducted to investigate Cd concentrations in the aboveground parts of two consecutive crops of rice and Cd availability in three different soils (loam, silt loam, and sandy loam) after application of pig manure with added Cd. Soil pH tended to increase with increasing application rate of pig manure from 1 to 3% (w/w, oven dry basis). Soil diethylene triamine pentaacetic acid (DTPA) extractable Cd showed a clear positive correlation with soil total Cd content and increased with increasing Cd amendment of the manure but showed no difference between the two manure application rates. Cd concentrations in the grain, husk, and straw were significantly and positively correlated with soil DTPA-extractable Cd (p < 0.001). Within each level of manure Cd, the higher rate (3%) of manure produced lower Cd concentrations in the grain, husk, and straw on all three soils than did the lower rate (1%) after the first crop, but this no longer occurred after the growth of the second crop. Grain Cd concentrations exceeded the Chinese National Food Quality Standard (0.2 mg kg(-1)) most often on the loam, with intermediate frequency on the silt loam, and least often on the sandy loam, the soil with the highest pH and lowest organic carbon content and cation exchange capacity.     

上悬窗条件下通风控制腔室火灾温度的实验研究

随着建筑结构的发展,上悬窗日益成为城市建筑窗户的选择,但这种通风条件下腔室火灾的发展特性仍缺乏研究.利用1:8相似比例的缩尺寸腔室火灾实验台,实验研究了上悬窗不同开口尺寸、不同开窗角度下,通风控制的腔室火灾温度发展特性.实验结果表明,通风控制条件下,腔室火灾温度随着上悬窗开口尺寸和开窗角度的增加而增加,并通过能量平衡分...     

水淬渣-累托石混合吸附剂处理含Cu2+冶金废水的研究

研究了以水淬渣-累托石为吸附剂对含Cu2 的冶金废水进行处理.实验结果表明,在不调节含Cu2 冶金废水pH值的条件下,水淬渣与累托石质量比为3∶1,吸附剂用量为0.03 g/mL,作用时间为20 min,温度为25℃(常温)时,Cu2 的去除率达99.8%,对Cu2 的吸附容量为0.302 mg/g,处理后的水符合国家污水综合排放标准(GB8978-1996)一级标准.水淬渣-累托石混合吸附剂比水淬渣或累托石单一吸附剂除Cu2 效果要好.     

Identifying sources of soil inorganic pollutants on a regional scale using a multivariate statistical approach: role of pollutant migration and soil physicochemical properties

Principal components analysis (PCA) and correlation analysis were used to estimate the contribution of four components related to pollutant sources on the total variation in concentrations of Cu, Zn, Pb, Cd, As, Se, Hg, Fe and Mn in surface soil samples from a valley in east China with numerous copper and zinc smelters. Results indicate that when carrying out source identification of inorganic pollutants their tendency to migrate in soils may result in differences between the pollutant composition of the source and the receptor soil, potentially leading to errors in the characterization of pollutants using multivariate statistics. The stability and potential migration or movement of pollutants in soils must therefore be taken into account. Soil physicochemical properties may offer additional useful information. Two different mechanisms have been hypothesized for correlations between soil heavy metal concentrations and soil organic matter content and these may be helpful in interpreting the statistical analysis.     

Copper uptake by four Elsholtzia ecotypes supplied with varying levels of copper in solution culture

The effects of copper (Cu) on the yield and Cu uptake of three ecotypes of Elsholtzia splendens and one of Elsholtzia argyi were studied using solution culture. Three Cu concentrations were compared: 0.31 (control), 50 and 100 micromol L(-1). Although E. argyi took up more Cu in the aboveground parts, typical visual symptoms of Cu toxicity appeared when the plants grew in 50 and 100 micromol Cu L(-1). In contrast, plants from all three populations of E. splendens showed high Cu tolerance and substantial shoot Cu accumulation of 58-144 mg kg(-1). Shoot Cu concentrations were about 16-27 times higher than root Cu concentrations. Root-to-shoot ratio of the E. argyi ecotype was halved when Cu was supplied at a level of 100 mg L(-1) compared to the control (0.31 mg L(-1)) but the ratio increased by 6-47% in the three E. splendens ecotypes. The increase in root-to-shoot ratio in E. splendens may be a mechanism by which the plants can tolerate high Cu concentrations. There were few differences in morphology among the three E. splendens ecotypes in response to added Cu. The results are discussed in relation to the possible use of E. splendens as a pioneer species in the phytostabilization of Cu-contaminated soils.     

Size fractionation and characterization of nanocolloidal particles in soils

A protocol was developed to fractionate soil particles down to the nanocolloid scale by combining sieving, sedimentation, centrifugation, and cross-flow filtration (CFF). The validity of the method and the performance of the CFF system were tested by characterizing fractions using laser granulometry, electron microscopy, and chemical analysis. The 0.1-μm-pore-size membrane CFF system effectively retained nanocolloids (<0.1 μm) as shown by laser granulometry and observed directly by transmission electron microscopy. However, environmental scanning electron microscopy images of freeze-dried colloids were very different from their TEM counterparts, suggesting that sample preparation influenced microscopy imaging. Chemical analysis of Cu, Cd, and organic carbon in each fraction showed that the concentrations of these components increased as particle size decreased, indicating colloids and nanocolloids play an important role in retaining trace metals. Particle-size fractionation combined with chemical analysis and electron microscopy can provide insight into the nature and properties of nanocolloids in soil.