基于多元统计分析的辽东湾沉积物痕量金属地球化学特征

为研究辽东湾表层沉积物中痕量金属的地球化学特征和可能产生的生物效应,于2015年在辽东湾设置38个采样点,采集表层沉积物样品,测定其中13种痕量金属污染物的含量,并采用多元统计分析法对其地球化学特征进行研究. 结果表明:辽东湾表层沉积物中w(Al)、w(V)、w(Cr)、w(Mn)、w(Fe)、w(Co)、w(Ni)、w(Cu)、w(Zn)、w(As)、w(Cd)、w(Ba)和w(Pb)平均值分别为55 726.95、76.21、35.59、852.85、30 482.16、11.98、27.88、21.60、76.53、9.16、0.17、396.78和21.72 mg/kg;其中w(Al)最高,占63.51%;w(Fe)其次,占34.74%. 多元统计分析结果表明,痕量金属受氧化还原环境影响强烈,V、Co、Ni、Cu、Zn、As、Cd在沉积物的氧化还原循环中易被Fe氧化物吸附,与Fe氧化物产生共生关系. Ba与Pb存在共生关系,具有相似的物质来源和地球化学特征;Mn是海洋沉积物中主要化学成分;Cr一般和沉积物中的陆地碎屑相结合. 生态效应浓度评价表明,Ni和As偶尔会产生不利的生物效应,产生几率分别为97%和63%;Ni、As、Cu、Pb和Cr长期暴露会产生毒性效应,产生几率分别为100%、94%、74%、6%和3%,Zn和Cd不会产生毒性效应. 根据对生物产生负面效应和毒性效应的概率,痕量金属污染程度的排序为Ni＞As＞Cu＞Pb＞Cr＞Zn=Cd.      

Acoustic mirror effect increases prey detection distance in trawling bats

Many different and phylogenetically distant species of bats forage for insects above water bodies and take insects from and close to the surface; the so-called trawling behaviour. Detection of surface-based prey by echolocation is facilitated by acoustically smooth backgrounds such as water surfaces that reflect sound impinging at an acute angle away from the bat and thereby render a prey object acoustically conspicuous. Previous measurements had shown that the echo amplitude of a target on a smooth surface is higher than that of the same target in mid-air, due to an acoustic mirror effect. In behavioural experiments with three pond bats (Myotis dasycneme), we tested the hypothesis that the maximum distances at which bats can detect prey are larger for prey on smooth surfaces than for the same prey in an airborne situation. We determined the moment of prey detection from a change in echolocation behaviour and measured the detection distance in 3D space from IR-video recordings using stereo-photogrammetry. The bats showed the predicted increase in detection distance for prey on smooth surfaces. The acoustic mirror effect therefore increases search efficiency and contributes to the acoustic advantages encountered by echolocating bats when foraging at low heights above smooth water surfaces. These acoustic advantages may have favoured the repeated evolution of trawling behaviour.     

Insect mandibles—comparative mechanical properties and links with metal incorporation

A number of arthropod taxa contain metals in their mandibles (jaws), such as zinc, manganese, iron, and calcium. The occurrence of zinc and its co-located halogen chlorine have been studied in relation to the mechanical properties and shown to be linked in a direct fashion with increasing concentration. Hardness along with elastic modulus (stiffness) has also been linked to zinc and halogen concentration in some marine polychaete worms. The metal appears to be incorporated within the biological matrix, possibly bonding with proteins. However, the comparative advantage of metal inclusion has not been tested. It is possible that without metals, alternative mechanisms are used to achieve hardness of equal value in similar 'tools' such as mandibles. This question has direct bearing on the significance of metal hardening. In the present article, we compare across mandibles from six termite species, including samples with major zinc concentration, minor manganese, and no metals. Nanoindentation, electron microscopy, and electron microanalysis are used to assess metal concentration, form, and mechanical properties. The data demonstrate that termite mandibles lacking metals when fully developed have lower values for hardness and elastic modulus. Zinc is linked to a relative 20% increase in hardness when compared with mandibles devoid of metals. The similar transition metal, manganese, found in minor concentrations, is not linked to any significant increase in these mechanical properties. This raises the question of the function of manganese, which is as commonly found in insect mandibles as zinc and often located in the same mandibles.     

A.Tessier逐级提取程序应用于土镉形态研究的可靠性

以国家级土壤标准物GBW07401为样本,定量添加不同化学形态的镉,对较流行的加拿大地球化学家Andre’Tessier推荐的颗粒态痕量金属形态逐级提取程序进行了可靠性研究.结果表明,这一程序能以较高的准确度、精密度对土壤中各种形态的镉进行逐级提取.尽管各级分间有跨级现象,全部加标试样的平均镉回收率为97.93％.     

Experimental evidence for species-specific habitat preferences in two flycatcher species in their hybrid zone

Hybrid zones are often found in areas where the environmental characteristics of native habitat of both parental species meet. One of the plausible mechanisms that maintain species distinctiveness, or limit hybridization, is the existence of local species-specific preferences for the natal habitat type. We evaluated this hypothesis for two passerine bird species, the pied Ficedula hypoleuca and collared flycatcher F. albicollis, in their narrow hybrid zone in Central Europe. Both species have quite distinct habitat distributions, and they have also been reported to differ in their foraging niches. In a series of aviary experiments, we demonstrated that both species show distinct preferences for trees from their native area. The pied flycatcher preferred coniferous vegetation, while the collared flycatcher favored deciduous vegetation. In addition, both species differed in foraging substrate preferences. The pied flycatcher preferred to forage in the lower strata on the ground than the canopy, whereas the collared flycatcher foraged more at the canopy level. Both males and females of each species were highly consistent in their preference patterns. Due to the widespread nature of hybrid zones as places with transitional habitat features and the well-known habitat tight associations of various animal taxa with particular habitat types, we propose that habitat preferences might be an important and common mechanism that enhances the formation of conspecific pairs.     

Bioaccumulation and human health risk assessment of trace metals in the freshwater mussel Cristaria plicata in Dongting Lake, China

Trace metal contamination in water and bioaccumulation in aquatic organisms are human health risks of increasing concern. However, the bioaccumulation of trace metals in the organs of the mussel Cristaria plicata in Dongting Lake, China and the human health risks of mussel consumption are largely unknown. We investigated the concentrations of 15 trace metals and metalloids in surface water, sediments, and C. plicata organs (foot, gill, mantle, and visceral mass) and quantified the bioaccumulation and human health risk of these trace metals in specimens collected from Dongting Lake. The concentrations of most metals in surface water exceeded previously published background values. In contrast, the concentrations of most metals in sediments showed a decreasing trend. Overall, the metal concentrations in the gill and visceral masses of C. plicata were higher than those in the foot and mantle, and higher bioaccumulation capacities were observed for essential metals than for nonessential metals. The mean concentrations of the trace elements Zn, Pb, Cd, As, Cu, and Cr in C. plicata foot samples were lower than the threshold values established by international and Chinese organizations. The estimated daily intake (EDI) values of the essential metal Mn in C. plicata foot was higher than the recommended tolerable daily intake (TDI) values for juveniles. Only Mn for juveniles and As for both juveniles and adults may pose noncarcinogenic health risks through foot consumption. The hazard index (HI) values for adults and juveniles were higher than 1, suggesting significant risks of noncarcinogenic effects to humans by exposure to multiple metals.     

Trace metals distribution in synodontis membranaceus, sediments, Asystasia Gangetica and Platostoma Africanium from Ofuafor River around Delta Glass Factory in Ughelli North Local Government Area, Delta State Nigeria

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Assessment of heavy metal accumulation in freshwater fish of Dongting Lake, China: Effects of feeding habits, habitat preferences and body size

We measured the concentrations of Cr, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn, Cd, Pb and Hg, and the stable isotope ratios( δ¹³C and δ¹⁵N) in 87 fish samples within 12 economic fish species collected from the Dongting Lake, the second largest freshwater lake in China. With few exceptions in concentration of Cr, most of fish species showed lower concentrations of the 8 metals than legislation thresholds. Piscivorous fishes had significantly higher values of δ¹⁵N（possessing higher trophic...     

Trace metals distribution in synodontis membranaceus,sediments,Asystasia Gangetica and Platostoma Africanium from Ofuafor River around Delta Glass Factory in Ughelli North Local Government Area,Delta

The trace metals analysis in synodontis membranaceus(head and tail),bottom sediments,Asystasia Gangetica and Platostoma Africanium were carried out using atomic absorption spectrometer of model Perkin Elmer 3110.Metals analysed were copper,nickel,mangenese,chromium,iron lead and cobalt.These metals were detected in the above samples.Vegetation samples concentration in copper,manganese,chromium,iron and cobalt were higher than those obtained in bottom sediments.The tail part of the fish contents of trace metals were also higher than those of the head.The results obtained in this work exceeded the results of water analysis carried out by Omoregha on the same river.Metals such as copper,nickel,manganese and chromium were below detection limit in the water from the same river.The bioaccumulation of these trace metals in these samples were traced to activities of Delta Glass Factory.     

陕西西部某工业园区采暖期大气降尘重金属特征

为了解陕西省某工业园区采暖期大气降尘重金属元素特征,于2012年11月20日至2013年3月20日,通过被动采样的方式,采集该区域采暖期的大气降尘样品,利用火焰原子吸收分光光度法测定其中重金属元素Cu、Pb、Zn、Cd、Ni、Cr和Fe的含量,并分别计算各元素采暖期的日沉降通量和富集因子.结果表明:研究区采暖期大气降尘量普遍较高,并且受园区人为污染源和道路扬尘影响明显;大气降尘中重金属含量分布不均,位于园区内部点位的重金属含量明显大于上风向点位和对照点;各元素之间也有很大的差异,其中,Fe的含量远高于其他6种元素,Pb、Zn含量次之,Cu、Cd、Ni、Cr的含量较小;从采暖期日沉降通量来看,Fe、Zn、Pb的沉降通量较大,Cu、Cr、Ni、Cd的沉降通量较小.而根据富集因子分析结果可知,Zn、Pb、Cu、Cd主要来自人为源,Fe、Cr、Ni与当地的自然地质背景有关.     

The use of olfaction in the foraging behaviour of the golden-mantled flying fox,<Emphasis Type="Italic"> Pteropus pumilus</Emphasis>, and the greater musky fruit bat,<Emphasis Type="Italic"> Ptenochirus jagori</Emphasis> (Megachiroptera: Pteropodidae)

Double-choice experiments with three adult males of the little golden-mantled flying fox, Pteropus pumilus, and ten adult greater musky fruit bats, Ptenochirus jagori (both Megachiroptera: Pteropodidae), demonstrate that they are able to discriminate accurately between an empty dish and a dish containing fruits of one of several species by odour alone. Tests were run using fruits of six fruit species for Pteropus pumilus and five fruit species for Ptenochirus jagori. The fruit species used are known to be consumed in the wild by Ptenochirus jagori and are, with two exceptions, species of the natural rain-forest habitat. This is the first study to show that fruit bats are also able to assess the ripeness of a fruit exclusively by its odour. The bats preferred ripe over unripe fruits of the same species. Thus, both Pteropus pumilus and Ptenochirus jagori can not only locate fruits by their odour but can also discriminate between ripe and unripe fruits of the same species by olfaction. The results confirm and expand earlier findings on the role of olfactory cues in the orientation of foraging pteropodids.     

Zinc and lead sequestration in an impacted wetland system

The fate and bioavailability of pollutant metals is important to the long-term health of freshwater wetland systems, particularly in areas with elevated background levels of trace metals. Precipitation of some authigenic mineral phases in wetland sediments can potentially limit metal bioavailability through sequestration in low-solubility compounds, such as metal sulfides. Zinc and Pb concentrations were analyzed in water, plant and sediment samples taken from a metal-contaminated wetland in Chicago, IL, USA in order to assess metal fate and bioavailability, while X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) studies were conducted to determine zinc speciation in the wetland sediments. The results showed sequestration of metal into the pond sediments, most likely in iron precipitate phases. In surface sediments, re-release of Zn and Pb into pore waters was correlated with microbial iron reduction, while the presence of sulfide in anoxic pore waters corresponded to decreased dissolved concentrations of both elements. Analysis of extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) data confirmed that sulfide compounds dominated zinc speciation throughout the sediment. Uptake of trace metals in Phragmites plants was limited primarily to plant roots, while concentrations of both Pb and Zn in aquatic vegetation were significantly elevated, representing a potential bioaccumulation hazard.     

基于正定矩阵分解的傍河水源地土壤重金属污染源分析

以宁夏吴忠市金积傍河水源地为研究对象,在综合分析水源地区内土壤介质特征基础上,在水源地区域范围内采集了15个土壤样品,分析了区域范围内土壤重金属砷、镉、铬、铜、铅、镍、锰等7个因子空间分布状况,采用正定矩阵分析方法定性识别土壤重金属来源及各项来源空间污染贡献率。结果显示,金积水源地土壤重金属含量均未超过国家土壤环境二级标准,低于区域土壤背景值,其中土壤重金属污染受自然来源总贡献率为34.1%,受工业污染影响来源贡献率26.2%,受农业污染影响来源贡献率21.1%,受畜禽养殖粪便堆放及施肥作用影响的贡献率为18.6%。污染来源及其污染贡献程度分析结果为水源地供水安全和环境保护提供了重要的科学依据。     

杭州西湖水中四种重金属的形态分布和交换过程研究

研究了西湖水中铜，锰，锌和镉的溶解态和颗粒态的含量分布 ，月变化动脉及水平方向地动态交换，以揭示铜，锰，锌和镉在西湖水中不同相太的分布和迁移转化特征，得出西湖水中重金属的环境现状。     

Vision complements echolocation in an aerial-hawking bat

The northern bat Eptesicus nilssonii normally hunts flying insects in the air using frequency-modulated echolocation calls. It is also known to detect and catch visually conspicuous prey (white moths) hovering low among grass stalks. To overcome the problem with acoustic clutter from the grass, which interferes with target echo detection, the bats make use of visual cues in addition to those of echolocation. We therefore investigated the minimum size of prey that the bats could distinguish by using vision, by presenting the bats with different sized dead and spread moths. We found that vision increased the chance of detection only when the moths had a wingspan of at least 5 cm. Smaller targets were detected using echolocation alone. The mean detection range was 3.5 m, suggesting that the bats need a visual acuity of 49 of arc to detect the prey. This is consistent with results of optomotor response tests and counts of retinal ganglion cells in closely related species. Our results suggest that the visual acuity of Eptesicus bats may not be adequate for prey detection under normal conditions, but that the bats can use vision when the prey is unusually large and conspicuous. The northern bats display a flexibility in prey detection techniques not previously recognised among aerial-hawking bats and they are able to use their full visual capacity in the field.     

极端暴雨条件下广东北江重金属污染特征

以2012年“6.25”暴雨径流过程为对象,研究广东省北江上游高桥断面在极端暴雨条件下水体理化性质与ρ(Pb)、ρ(Cu)、ρ(Zn)、ρ(Cd)(均为溶解态,下同)的变化过程;基于相关分析法,分析北江水质对水文过程的响应关系及各指标间的内联特点. 结果表明:暴雨径流期间,北江水质呈“大流量、高浓度”的特征. 暴雨径流发生前后4个典型阶段中,阶段Ⅰ(局部产流期)ρ(Cd)、ρ(Pb)仅为(0.48±0.09)和(1.91±0.29)μg/L,ρ(Cu)与ρ(Zn)基本未检出;阶段Ⅱ(以地表径流为主的全流域产流期)ρ(Cd)、ρ(Pb)、ρ(Cu)与ρ(Zn)均迅速上升,最高分别达1.80、12.34、6.18、52.57 μg/L;阶段Ⅲ(以浅层地下水径流为主的全流域产流期)重金属质量浓度整体较洪水期有所下降,但ρ(Pb)仍高于阶段Ⅰ正常水平,ρ(Zn)、ρ(Cu)和ρ(Cd)则低于阶段Ⅰ;阶段Ⅳ(深层地下水产流期)ρ(Cu)与ρ(Zn)已回落至未检出水平,ρ(Cd)持续下降,低于阶段Ⅲ和阶段Ⅰ,ρ(Pb)较阶段Ⅲ有所下降,但仍高于阶段Ⅰ. 暴雨径流期间,溶解态重金属质量浓度与流量及浊度间呈显著正相关(P<0.01),ρ(Zn)与ρ(Pb)、ρ(Cd)的相关系数均在0.85以上(P<0.01).      

简化连续提取法评价污染土壤中Zn、Cd的植物有效性

以0.01 mol·L^-1CaCl₂和0.005 mol·L^-1 DTPA作为提取剂,用简化的3步连续提取法对贵州省赫章县土法炼锌污染土壤中Zn、Cd的形态进行了分析.结果显示,污染土壤中Zn、Cd主要以残渣态的形式存在,CaCl₂提取态和DTPA提取态Zn、Cd平均仅占全量的0.63%、3.91%和10.94%、10.13%.土壤中不同形态Zn、Cd含量与玉米中Zn、Cd含量的相关分析结果显示,CaCl₂提取态金属与玉米中金属含量没有显著的相关关系,而DTPA提取态、残渣态以及总量Zn、Cd与玉米根、茎叶中Zn、Cd含量显著正相关.这些结果表明CaCl₂提取态Zn、Cd对土壤中该元素的植物有效态可能不具重要贡献,而DTPA提取态金属和金属总量在一定程度上能作为评价土壤中元素植物有效性的标准.     

太湖湖心区的痕量金属历史沉积过程研究

以太湖湖心区的沉积物为研究对象,解析了湖心区痕量金属的沉积通量年变化,探明了湖心区痕量金属的历史沉积情况.结果表明:湖心区各样点沉积物的沉积速率从1950年以前的(0.032±0.023)g·cm-2·a-1缓慢递增到1980前后的(0.076±0.030)g·cm-2·a-1,1980年后突增明显,在2000年后达到(0.185±0.132)g·cm-2·a-1.湖心区沉积物中8种痕量金属(钒、铬、镍、铜、锌、砷、镉和铅)的含量年变化没有明显递增趋势,在20世纪80年代(对应沉积柱4~9 cm深度处)前后相差不大(变幅小于20%).但8种金属元素的沉积通量随时间推进而递增,与1980年前相比,金属沉积通量在1980年后突增倍数达到11倍以上.金属沉积通量与沉积物的沉积速率显著正相关,并与20世纪20年代以来太湖流域社会经济发展形势相一致.1980年后8种痕量金属沉积总量在湖心区西部最大,而沉积物沉积速率对湖心区南部的痕量金属沉积总量贡献最大.通过金属沉积通量可以更全面地研究太湖重金属的历史沉积过程和人为活动的干扰效应.     

The emergence of collective foraging in the arboreal<Emphasis Type="Italic"> Gnamptogenys menadensis</Emphasis> (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Gnamptogenys menadensis is an arboreal nester that forages opportunistically almost exclusively on vegetation, sometimes recruiting others to participate in prey retrieval. The three-dimensional characteristics of vegetation suggest that functions describing recruitment decision thresholds or the pattern of recruitment in arboreal species may differ from those predicted by optimal foraging theory. To examine the effects of prey abundance and distance on the recruitment dynamics of G. menadensis, we baited nests with one termite, five termites or a number of termites between 20 and 40 either near to or far from the entrance and observed the ensuing behaviors. G. menadensis recruited others when encountering multiple termites regardless of the termite pile's distance from the nest, although a few individuals remained at the site and defended the resource. The pattern of arrivals at the site indicates that the majority and sometimes all arrivals were recruited from the branch trails. In combination, these results suggest that the architecture of the foraging habitat, which limits available return routes to the nest and thus increases encounter probabilities with potential recruits, shaped the process of information transfer and generated a collective pattern of foraging and prey retrieval.     

沅江入湖河床沉积物重金属污染演化地球化学分析

对沅江入湖河段河床沉积物进行钻探取样,利用电感耦合等离子质谱仪(ICP-MS)分析沉积物重金属等微量元素的含量,并利用210Pb法测定沉积物沉积速率.同时,在分析沉积物重金属污染特征的基础上,探讨沉积物重金属污染的演化过程.结果表明:沉积物中Bi、Cd、Mn、Mo、Zn、Pb等重金属含量变化大、分布不均匀,而Sc、Tl、Rb、Cs、V、Co、Zr、Hf、Nb、Ta、Ga、Ge、Rb、Sr、REEs(稀土元素)等微量元素含量变化小,分布相对均一.微量元素富集特征(EF值)和主成分分析结果显示,沉积物中Cu、Sc、Tl、Rb、Cs、Th、U、V、Co、Zr、Hf、Nb、Ta、Ga、Ge、Rb、Sr、REE等微量元素主要为自然源,而Bi、Cd、Mn、Zn、Pb等重金属则既有自然源的影响,又有人为源的贡献.地累积指数(Igeo)评价结果显示,入湖段沉积物存在Cd-Mn-Zn-Pb-Bi等元素组合的重金属污染,且沉积物自下而上分布有中深部(204~192 cm)、中上部(96~64 cm)、浅表部(64~0 cm)3个重金属污染层.上述3个重金属污染层可能对应于3个期次的重金属污染事件,即早期(1913年前)的零星重金属污染、中期(建国初期至改革开放初期,1963—1979年)的中等强度重金属污染、近期(1979年至今)高强度重金属污染.且自早期到近期,沉积物重金属污染程度增强,污染元素组合趋于复杂化.沅江入湖河床沉积物的上述3期重金属污染可能对洞庭湖沉积物产生直接影响.