施用城市污泥堆肥对土壤微生物群落结构变化的影响

在温室条件下进行了15周的盆栽实验,考察了施用城市污泥堆肥后,土壤中养分含量的变化规律,重点研究了施用城市污泥堆肥对土壤微生物群落结构变化的影响。实验发现,污泥堆肥能改善土壤养分,有机质和氮、磷含量得到显著提高。经PCR—DGGE分析,施肥1周后土壤中细菌和真菌的群落结构均发生了较大的变化。随着施肥时间的延长,细菌在富含有机质及氮、磷等养分的土壤环境下大量生长,多样性提高,其优势菌群属于γ变形菌、α变形菌和芽单胞菌;随着有机质的不断消耗,细菌的生长活性受到抑制,最终由于养分的缺乏,细菌种群多样性呈现小幅度的降低,优势菌群变为绿弯菌门、γ变形菌亚纲和厚壁菌门。对于真菌,其多样性指数在堆肥前3周逐渐提升,在第3～12周的监测中呈现相对稳定的变化趋势,优势菌群主要为座囊菌纲和散囊菌纲。     

超声波-缺氧／好氧污泥消化反应器中氨氧化细菌群落结构的演变

为了揭示超声波-缺氧／好氧污泥消化反应器中氨氧化细菌群落结构多样性的演变过程,采用变性梯度凝胶技术（PCR—DGGE）研究不同运行时期氨氧化细菌群落结构的变化。DGGE分析表明,反应器中氨氧化细菌群落比较丰富。在反应器运行的不同时期,氨氧化细菌的群落结构发生了一定的变化,反映了种群的动态演变。UPGMA聚类分析将DGGE图谱分为3大类群并对应于各自的运行时期。测序结果表明,反应器中的优势种群属于变形菌门（Proteobacteria）,包括α-proteobacteria,β-proteobacteria,γ-proteobacteria和ε-proteobacteria4个纲,其中β-proteobacteria占45％,γ-proteobacteria占40％。在始终保持明显优势地位的种属中,5株为反硝化细菌,它们对提高反应器脱氮效率具有重要作用。     

城市污泥堆肥产品施用对沙荒地土壤理化性质及高羊茅生长的影响

通过盆栽实验研究了城市污泥堆肥产品4种施用比例(0、10%、25%和50%)对沙荒地土壤理化性质及高羊茅生长的影响,结果表明:污泥堆肥产品的施加使混配土壤p H值向更利于高羊茅生长的p H范围(6.0~7.0)变化,土壤电导率随着施肥比例的增大有显著的增加,当施肥比例为10%、25%、50%时,土壤电导率分别为不施肥沙土的11.93、12.66和19.81倍;城市污泥堆肥产品施用后可显著提高沙荒地土壤中全氮、全磷、全钾及有机质含量,施肥比例为10%、25%和50%的沙土中有机质含量分别是不施肥沙土的3.69、4.22和5.65倍。污泥堆肥产品的施入有利于高羊茅对营养元素氮、磷和钾的吸收,进而促进了高羊茅的生长,但是这种促进作用在实验初期较为缓慢,直到实验后期方才显现出来。当施肥比例为25%时,高羊茅对营养物质的利用率达到最高,确定其为沙荒地土壤改良较为适宜的施肥比例。     

污泥施用对根际和非根际石灰性土壤中细菌多样性的影响

为研究污泥施用对石灰性土壤细菌多样性的影响,在连续2年种植夏玉米大田系统中,施用不同量的腐熟污泥,采集根际和非根际土壤进行16S rDNA-V3-V4区高通量测序,分析污泥施用对石灰性土壤细菌丰富度、多样性指数、群落结构、功能基因在代谢途径的影响,同时对细菌群落和环境因素之间的相关性进行分析。结果表明:污泥用量分别在3.5～37.5 t·hm~(-2)和3.5～7.5 t·hm~(-2)有利于非根际和根际土壤OTU数量增加;但污泥在75 t·hm~(-2)过量施用时,根际和非根际土壤细菌的Shannon多样性指数显著降低,Simpson指数显著增加,Ace,Chao丰富度指数显著降低。主成分和门水平物种丰度分析表明:污泥施用量不同会造成根际和非根际细菌群落结构差异,并且当污泥施用量为75 t·hm~(-2)时,明显降低了非根际土壤放线菌门的丰度;污泥施用量在3.75～37.5 t·hm~(-2)时,非根际土壤中拟杆菌门丰度会明显增加。与对照相比,当污泥用量为75 t·hm~(-2)时,根际土壤拟杆菌门有明显的增加,增加丰度达1.45倍,但酸杆菌门和放线菌门丰度降低了49.74%和80.57%。冗余分析(RDA)表明,土壤TN、Cd、Cu、TP是影响土壤细菌群落最主要的因素,其中TN、Cd、Cu和细菌Shannon、Simpson多样性指数呈现显著相关性(P0.05)。由此可见,连续过量施入污泥会对根际和非根际石灰性土壤中细菌多样性造成不利影响,而且上述微生物多样性变化可作为污泥合理施用的判断依据。     

ABR-MBR工艺反硝化除磷微生物群落特征分析

为了揭示ABR-MBR组合工艺中反硝化除磷微生物种群演替规律,采用Miseq高通量测序技术考察了该工艺在不同运行阶段除磷功能区的微生物群落结构。结果表明,硝化液回流比逐步从150%提升至300%可促进反硝化除磷菌大量富集,促进系统的启动和稳定运行;系统在运行过程中始终保持较高的微生物多样性;优势微生物种群均以变形菌门(Proteobacteria)和拟杆菌门(Bacteroidetes)为主,最大丰度分别为55.13%和7.76%,且变形菌门功能性微生物主要集中在γ-变形菌纲(Gamaproteobacteria);功能性除磷菌属主要为气单胞菌属(Aeromonas),假单胞菌属(Pseudomonas)和黄杆菌属(Flavobacterium);其中在逐步提升硝化液回流比过程中气单胞菌属(Aeromonas)被大量富集,其在γ-变形菌纲(Gamaproteobacteria)的相对丰度由5.30%上升至41.49%并在系统后续运行中维持主导地位。系统除磷效果与功能性除磷微生物相对丰度的变化密切相关。系统中微生物种群的多样性和功能微生物的结构稳定性为ABR-MBR工艺的稳定运行和高效处理提供了保证。     

外源菌剂对餐厨垃圾和污泥联合堆肥酶活性及微生物的影响

以餐厨垃圾和污泥(质量比1∶1)混合物为底物,以不接种微生物为对照,以添加外源菌剂和腐熟堆肥为两个处理,研究外源菌剂对联合堆肥过程中酶活性和腐熟期微生物的影响。结果表明,外源菌剂可促进堆体升温并延长高温期,可显著提高纤维素酶、过氧化氢酶、脲酶、蛋白酶的活性,4种酶的峰值分别为377.294 U/g、83.107 mL/(g·h)、0.763 mg/(g·d)和147.411 U/g。采用高通量测序技术分析发现,添加外源菌剂降低了腐熟期细菌、真菌的群落多样性,但提高了真菌群落丰富度。门水平上,各堆体细菌和真菌的优势群落种类差异较小,仅相对丰度变化较大;属水平上,添加外源菌剂使堆体中优势细菌占比更均匀,优势真菌主要为土壤伊萨酵母菌(Issatchenkia)、念珠菌(Candida)、未分类真菌(Unclassified Fungi)等。采用FAPROTAX工具对细菌功能分组,各堆体相对丰度较高的功能菌以化能异养、有氧化能异养、硝酸盐还原等为主,然而添加外源菌剂和腐熟堆肥使芳香族化合物的降解功能菌相对丰度分别提高了8.0倍、7.4倍。     

饮用水管网生物膜细菌群落特征及其对腐蚀的影响

通过454高通量测序对北方A和B两实际饮用水管网系统中生物膜细菌群落特征进行表征,并研究了其对管网腐蚀产物组成的影响。结果表明,A管网生物膜细菌群落丰度和多样性高于B管网生物膜。在门水平上,两管网生物膜细菌群落主要为变形菌门Proteobacteria,但B管网生物膜中的相对丰度(67.10%)高于A(46.50%)。在纲水平上,A管网生物膜主要为β-变形菌纲Betaproteobacteria,B管网生物膜中主要为β-变形菌纲Betaproteobacteria和δ-变形菌纲Deltaproteobacteria。在属水平上,A管网生物膜中腐蚀相关菌群主要为硝酸盐还原菌和铁还原菌,其腐蚀产物主要为α-Fe OOH和Fe_3O_4,而B管网生物膜中硫酸盐还原菌特别是脱硫弧菌属Desulfovibrio含量较高,其可能与管垢中绿锈含量高有关。     

陕北石油污染区土壤细菌群落结构解析

为了解陕北地区石油污染对土壤微生物群落结构的影响,采用高通量测序对石油污染土壤中细菌群落结构进行研究,考察了石油污染土样的理化性质、可培养微生物数量及细菌群落结构,探讨石油污染程度与细菌群落结构间的关系。结果表明,石油污染土样中残油量为28.7~870.0mg/kg,相对于未污染土样,石油污染土样的总碳随残油量的增加呈增加趋势。石油污染土样中可培养细菌数量大于未污染土样,而可培养放线菌数量则相反。细菌群落结构分析表明,石油污染土样中细菌群落数量显著低于未污染土样,操作分类单元(OTU)数从未污染土样的7 707个最低下降到2 034个,且物种丰富度显著降低,其中厚壁菌门、放线菌门及变形菌门为优势菌群,随土壤残油量增加,厚壁菌门、变形菌门及拟杆菌门比例显著上升,而酸杆菌门、芽单胞菌门等比例则显著降低。     

抗生素菌渣堆肥进程中微生物群落的变化

将青霉素菌渣、林可霉素菌渣与牛粪等原料分别进行好氧堆肥实验,以考察堆肥过程中不同菌渣对微生物群落的影响。在堆制的41d里,根据温度变化分阶段采集堆肥样品,采用稀释倒平板法测定细菌、放线菌和真菌的数量。结果表明,菌渣不同,其堆肥中的微生物群落变化趋势不同。青霉素菌渣堆肥中细菌数量变化趋势为高一低,真菌数量变化趋势为高一低．高,放线菌数量为逐渐增加;林可霉素菌渣堆肥过程中细菌数量变化趋势为低一高一低,放线菌和真菌数量变化趋势为高．低．高。依据真菌菌落形态观察,菌渣堆肥中的真菌种类比对照牛粪堆肥单一,表明两种菌渣对堆肥中的微生物多样性均产生了不利影响。林可霉素菌渣堆肥初始时的细菌数量比对照低1个数量级,放线菌数量在整个堆肥进程中都明显低于对照,堆肥结束时,随着菌渣含量的增加,放线菌数量逐渐下降,高温期真菌数量下降幅度随着菌渣含量增加而加大,表明林可霉素菌渣对细菌、放线菌和真菌均有不同程度的抑制。堆肥化后菌渣中林可霉素残留量的减少表明,在一定条件下堆肥处理可以将抗生素菌渣无害化和资源化。     

规模化奶牛养殖粪水还田对土壤理化性质及微生物群落特征的影响

规模化奶牛养殖粪水还田可实现资源化利用,但其对土壤环境的影响尚待明晰。通过完全随机区组设计试验研究了粪水还田量分别为0、0.32、0.64、0.96 t/m²时对土壤理化性质及微生物群落特征的影响。结果表明：养殖粪水还田可以提高土壤养分和作物生物量,最合适的粪水还田量应为0.64 t/m²,此时对土壤微生物的丰富度和多样性影响也最小。土壤细菌中的优势细菌属斯克尔曼氏菌属(Skermanella)可生物固氮,减少土壤氮素流失;芽孢杆菌属(Bacillus)能分泌纤维素酶,有利于土壤中纤维素类的降解。子囊菌门(Ascomycota)为最主要的优势真菌门,它们有助于植物纤维素和木质素的降解。     

Chloroaromatic pollutants in mussels incubated in two finnish watercourses polluted by industry

Concentrations of different chlorinated compounds were measured in mussels incubated in two polluted watercourses, a river (the River Kymijoki) and a lake (Lake Vanaja) for four weeks in summer 1995. The sum concentrations of polychlorinated phenols (PCP) and biphenyls (PCB) were both about 1 μg/g lipid weight (lw) in Lake Vanaja mussels, while in the River Kymijoki mussels PCPs were non-detectable and PCBs were measured 120 ng/g lIw. The concentrations of toxic polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin (PCDD) and dibenzofuran (PCDF) congeners ranged between <17 and 370 pg/g Iw in Lake Vanaja mussels and between <38 and 11,000 pg/g lw in the River Kymijoki mussels. Polychlorinated diphenyl ethers (PCDE) were detected in the mussels incubated in the River Kymijoki (0.4–1.1 ng/g Iw), but not in those incubated in Lake Vanaja. Polychlorinated phenoxyanisoles (PCPA) were measured 33 ng/g lw and polychlorinated phenoxyphenols (PCPP) 300 ng/g lw in the mussels incubated in the River Kymijoki. PCPAs were also detected in reference samples, which were sediment and pike from the River Kymijoki and Baltic salmon, seal and white-tailed sea eagle.     

Evaluation of trichloroethene recovery processes in heterogeneous aquifer cells flushed with biodegradable surfactants

The ability of two biodegradable surfactants, polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monooleate (Tween 80) and sodium dihexyl sulfosuccinate (Aerosol MA), to recover a representative dense non-aqueous-phase liquid (DNAPL), trichloroethene (TCE), from heterogeneous porous media was evaluated through a combination of batch and aquifer cell experiments. An aqueous solution containing 3.3% Aerosol MA, 8% 2-propanol and 6 g/l CaCl(2) yielded a weight solubilization ratio (WSR) of 1.21 g TCE/g surfactant, with a corresponding liquid-liquid interfacial tension (IFT) of 0.19 dyn/cm. Flushing of aquifer cells containing a TCE-DNAPL source zone with approximately two pore volumes of the AMA formulation resulted in substantial (>30%) mobilization of TCE-DNAPL. However, a TCE mass recovery of 81% was achieved when the aqueous-phase flow rate was sufficient to displace the mobile TCE-DNAPL toward the effluent well. Aqueous solutions of Tween 80 exhibited a greater capacity to solubilize TCE (WSR=1.74 g TCE/g surfactant) and exerted markedly less reduction in IFT (10.4 dyn/cm). These data contradict an accepted empirical correlation used to estimate IFT values from solubilization capacity, and indicate a unique capacity of T80 to form concentrated TCE emulsions. Flushing of aquifer cells with less than 2.5 pore volumes of a 4% T80 solution achieved TCE mass recoveries ranging from 66 to 85%, with only slight TCE-DNAPL mobilization (<5%) occurring when the total trapping number exceeded 2 x 10(-5). These findings demonstrate the ability of Tween 80 and Aerosol MA solutions to efficiently recover TCE from a heterogeneous DNAPL source zone, and the utility of the total trapping number as a design parameter for a priori prediction of DNAPL mobilization and bank angle formation when flushing with low-IFT solutions. Given their potential to stimulate microbial reductive dechlorination at low concentrations, these surfactants are well-suited for remedial action plans that couple aggressive mass removal followed by enhanced bioremediation to treat chlorinated solvent source zones.     

Book review

The Pesticide Manual ‐ A World Compendium, 8th Edition, C.R. Worthing, Editor and S.B. Walker, Assistant Editor, British Crop Protection Council, BCPC Publications Sales, Bear Farm, Binfield, Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 5QE, England. 1987, 1100 pp., UK £50; Overseas £56. ISBN 0–948404–01–9.     

The variation of street air levels of PAH and other mutagenic PAC in relation to regulations of traffic emissions and the impact of atmospheric processes

The occurrence of particle associated PAH and other mutagenic PAC was determined in 1996 in the street air of Copenhagen. In addition, particle extracts were tested for mutagenicity. The measurements were compared with previous measurements in 1992/1993. The levels had decreased in this period. The decrease was caused by an implementation of light diesel fuels for buses and the exchange of older petrol-driven passenger cars with catalystequipped new ones. About 65% of the reduction was caused by the application of the light diesel fuels. Under special conditions, chemical processes in the atmosphere produced many more mutagens than the direct emissions. The concentrations of S-PAC and N-PAC were 10 times lower than those of PAH, while the levels of oxy-PAH were in the same order of magnitude as those of PAH. Benzanthrone, an oxy-PAH, is proposed to be formed in the atmosphere in addition to direct emissions. Benzo(a)pyrene, often applied as an air quality criteria indicator, was photochemically degraded in the atmosphere. A strong increase in the mutagenic activities was observed to coincide with a depletion of benzo(a)pyrene.     

Observations on the influence of water and soil pH on the persistence of insecticides

Abstract

The pH‐disappearance rate profiles were determined at ca. 25°C for 24 insecticides at 4 or 5 pH values over the range 4.5 to 8.0 in sterile phosphate buffers prepared in water‐ethanol (99: 1 v/v). Half‐lives measured at pH 8 were generally smaller than at lower pH values. Changes in half lives between pH 8.0 and 4.5 were largest (>1000x) for the aryl carbamates, carbofuran and carbaryl, the oxime carbamate, oxamyl, and the organophosphorus insecticide, trichlorfon. In contrast, half lives of phorate, terbufos, heptachlor, fensulfothion and aldicarb were affected only slightly by pH changes. Under the experimental conditions described half lives at pH8 varied from 1–2 days for trichlorfon and oxamyl to >1 year for fensulfothion and cyper‐methrin. Insecticide persistence on alumina (acid, neutral and basic), mineral soils amended with aluminum sulfate or calcium hydroxide to different pH values and four natural soils of different pH was examined. No correlation was observed between the measured pH of these solids and the rate of disappearance of selected insecticides applied to them. These observations demonstrate the difficulty of extrapolating the pH dependent disappearance behaviour observed in homogeneous solution to partially solid heterogeneous systems such as soil.     

Organochlorine compounds in a three-step terrestrial food chain

The concentrations of 15 organochlorine chemicals (PCBs and pesticides) were studied in a Central European oak wood food chain system: Great tit (Parus major), caterpillars (Tortrix viridana, Operophtera brumata, Erannis defoliaria), and oak-leaves (Quercus robur). Juvenile tits receive organochlorines from the mother via egg transfer and, eventually to a greater extent, from the caterpillar food source during nestling period. The concentrations of PCB 153 (2,2′,4,4′,5,5′-hexachlorobiphenyl, the most abundant in this study) was found in leaf material at ca. 1 ng/g, in caterpillars 10 ng/g, and in bird eggs 170 ng/g on an average and on a dry mass basis.     

The chemical stability of formulations of some hydrolyzable insecticides in aqueous mixtures with hydrolysis catalysts

Abstract

The active ingredients in commercial formulations of malathion, oxamyl, carbaryl, diazinon, and chlorpyrifos diluted to “spray tank”; concentrations with buffered distilled or natural water of pH 4–9 were stable for at least 24 hr. Formulations of trichlorfon were not stable at pH 7 or above but disappearance rates were slower than for the pure chemical in homogeneous solution. Cupric ion was observed to be an effective catalyst for the hydrolysis of a variety of pure organophosphorus insecticides but did not catalyze hydrolysis of the active ingredients of the formulations examined. Increasing the dilution of the formulation increased the susceptibility of malathion, oxamyl, and carbaryl to hydrolysis.     

Teratological effects of pesticides in vertebrates: a review

Abstract

In the last decades, the use and misuse of pesticides in the agriculture have increased, having a severe impact on ecosystems and their fauna. Although the various effects of pesticides on biodiversity have been already documented in several studies, to our knowledge no consistent overview of the impact of pesticides in vertebrates, both terrestrial and aquatic, is available. In this review, we try to present a concise compilation of the teratogenic effects of pesticides on the different classes of vertebrates – mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish.     

Radionuclides in pinon pine (Pinus edulis) nuts from los alamos national laboratory lands and the dose from consumption

Abstract

One of the dominant tree species growing within and around the eastern portion of Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM, lands is the pinon pine (Pinus edulis). Pinon pine is used for firewood, fence posts, and building materials and is a source of nuts for food—the seeds are consumed by a wide variety of animals and are also gathered by people in the area and eaten raw or roasted. This study investigated the (1) concentration of ³H, ¹³⁷Cs, ⁹⁰Sr, ^totU, ²³⁸Pu, ^{239, 240}Pu, and²⁴¹ Am in soils (0‐ to 12‐in. [31 cm] depth underneath the tree), pinon pine shoots (PPS), and pinon pine nuts (PPN) collected from LANL lands and regional background (BG) locations, (2) committed effective dose equivalent (CEDE) from the ingestion of nuts, and (3) soil to PPS to PPN concentration ratios (CRs). Most radionuclides, with the exception of ³H in soils, were not significantly higher (p < 0.10) in soils, PPS, and PPN collected from LANL as compared to BG locations, and concentrations of most radionuclides in PPN from LANL have decreased over time. The maximum net CEDE (the CEDE plus two sigma minus BG) at the most conservative ingestion rate (10 lb [4.5 kg]) was 0.0018 mrem (0.018 μSv); this is far below the International Commission on Radiological Protection (all pathway) permissible dose limit of 100 mrem (1000 μSv). Soil‐to‐nut CRs for most radionuclides were within the range of default values in the literature for common fruits and vegetables.     

Degradation and sorption of imidacloprid in dissimilar surface and subsurface soils

Degradation and sorption/desorption are important processes affecting the leaching of pesticides through soil. This research characterized the degradation and sorption of imidacloprid (1-[(6-chloro-3-pyridinyl)-methyl]-N-nitro-2-imidazolidinimine) in Drummer (silty clay loam) and Exeter (sandy loam) surface soils and their corresponding subsurface soils using sequential extraction methods over 400 days. By the end of the incubation, approximately 55% of imidacloprid applied at a rate of 1.0 mg kg^?1 degraded in the Exeter sandy loam surface and subsurface soils, compared to 40% of applied imidacloprid within 300 days in Drummer surface and subsurface soils. At the 0.1 mg kg^?1 application rate, dissipation was slower for all four soils. Water-extractable imidacloprid in Exeter surface soil decreased from 98% of applied at day 1 to > 70% of the imidacloprid remaining after 400 d, as compared to 55% in the Drummer surface soil at day 1 and 12% at day 400. These data suggest that imidacloprid was bioavailable to degrading soil microorganisms and sorption/desorption was not the limiting factor for biodegradation. In subsurface soils > 40% of ¹⁴C-benzoic acid was mineralized over 21 days, demonstrating an active microbial community. In contrast, cumulative ¹⁴CO₂ was less than 1.5% of applied ¹⁴C-imidacloprid in all soils over 400 d. Qualitative differences in the microbial communities appear to limit the degradation of imidacloprid in the subsurface soils.