氧化铜活化过硫酸盐的界面反应机理

本文以苯酚为降解对象,系统性研究了氧化铜(CuO)活化过二硫酸盐(PDS)与过一硫酸盐(PMS)降解苯酚的界面反应机理.结果表明,CuO可高效活化PDS和PMS降解苯酚,电子顺磁共振(EPR)结果表明CuO/PDS体系中的活性物种有SO_4~(·-)、·OH和O_2~(·-),而CuO/PMS体系中主要存在O_~(·-)和~1O_2,猝灭实验结果表明CuO/PMS体系中O_2~(·-)起到了关键作用. CuO/PDS和CuO/PMS体系均可选择性降解具有给电子官能团的有机物.在CuO/PDS体系中,主要活化机理为富电子有机物通过取代表面羟基吸附于CuO表面,与CuO发生电子传递产生苯氧自由基,进一步可活化PDS和O_2产生SO_4~(·-)、·OH、O_2~(·-)等活性物种实现对有机物的降解.而在CuO/PMS体系中,PMS通过取代CuO表面羟基产生亚稳态中间体,与PMS及O_2~(·-)反应生成~1O_2实现对苯酚的降解,虽然体系中也存在与CuO/PDS体系中类似的苯氧自由基活化过程,但其对有机物降解的贡献较小.     

大气环境中Br自由基与HONO分子反应机理的理论研究

用非限制性二阶微扰理论研究了大气环境中Br自由基与亚硝酸分子反应的机理.在6-311++G**和6-311G**基组水平上,优化得到了反应途径上反应物、过渡态、中间体和产物的几何构型;在UMP2/6-311++G**优化的构型基础上,利用CCSD(T)/aug-cc-pVTZ方法得到各驻点的高级单点能量;通过振动分析对过渡态和中间体构型进行了确认.计算结果表明,Br自由基与HONO的反应有4种反应机制,第1种是通过过渡态TSC1-P1和TSC3-P1生成产物P1的直接H提取机制.第2种是Br自由基加成到HONO分子羟基O原子上消去NO的加成-消除机制.第3种是Br自由基进攻HONO分子N原子生成产物P3.第4种是Br自由基对HONO分子末端O的进攻.其中生成产物P1的反应途径R→C3→TSC3-P1→P1是主反应通道,并且反式HONO分子的反应竞争性更强.     

采用实验和密度泛函理论计算揭示吸光性环境介质对多环芳烃光降解的影响机制

多环芳烃(PAHs)在环境中的光降解动力学受环境介质吸光组分的影响.为揭示介质吸光组分对PAHs光降解影响的内在机制,以吸光很弱的甲醇和吸光较强的丙酮和二甲基亚砜(DMSO)为模拟环境介质,考察不同吸光性溶剂介质对3种PAHs(菲、芘和苯并[a]芘)光解的影响;并采用密度泛函理论(DFT)计算,分析了溶剂分子光敏化能量/电子转移反应对PAHs光解的影响机制.结果表明,激发态的丙酮分子抑制了菲和芘的光解,而加快了苯并[a]芘的光解;激发态的DMSO分子抑制了菲的光解,促进了芘和苯并[a]芘的光解.过滤掉DMSO所吸收的部分光谱频段后,PAHs在DMSO中的光解速率与甲醇中的接近.DFT计算表明,激发态的丙酮或DMSO主要作为电子受体与PAHs发生光敏化电子转移反应,是影响PAHs光解的内在原因.     

饮水消毒剂对水中指示菌和病毒的灭活及消毒副产物生成的影响

实验室模拟和在东湖自来水厂现场比较研究了不同饮水消毒剂对水中指示菌、病毒的灭活和消毒副产物生成的影响 .结果显示 ,细菌对消毒剂的抵抗力比病毒低 .进一步研究表明 ,当病毒浓度为n(PFU)≈ 1× 10 5mL-1,能使脊髓灰质炎病毒 (PolioV)及大肠杆菌f2 噬菌体 (f2 )彻底灭活的各消毒剂最低浓度分别为 :有效氯 ρ(Cl) =16mg/L ,二氧化氯 ρ(ClO2 ) =8.0mg/L ,联合消毒剂 ρ(Cl+ClO2 ) =(5 .0 +5 .0 )mg/L ,臭氧 ρ(O3 ) =1.2 2mg/L ;有效氯 ρ(Cl) =8.5mg/L ,二氧化氯 ρ(ClO2 ) =5 .0mg/L ,联合消毒剂 ρ(Cl+ClO2 ) =(2 .5 +2 .5 )mg/L ,臭氧 ρ(O3 ) =0 .6 7mg/L .按以上阈浓度加氯消毒东湖源水 ,产生的CHCl3 大大高于其他消毒剂 .将水中有机抽提物进行Ames试验 ,结果显示 ,加氯消毒处理的水样致突变活性明显高于其他消毒剂处理的水样 .所获水样浓集物经GC/MS鉴定分析 ,共鉴定出 118种有机物 ,主要为多环芳烃、烷基苯、酞酸酯、烷基苯酚、醛、酮醇和烷烃类等 .主要成分酞酸酯类系美国环境保护署(EPA)确定的优先污染物 ,具有致突变、致癌、致畸作用 .表 6参 7     

Cl+CH2CO多通道反应机理的研究

用B3LYP)／6-311 G^**方法计算了CH2CO与Cl多通道反应不同驻点的几何构型、振动频率和能量,通过振动模式分析来阐明反应物、过渡态、中间体和产物之间的关系．确定了主要的反应通道和次要的反应通道．提出了一种新的反应机理的研究方法．     

土壤中取代硝基苯化合物被零价铁还原的机理

以气相色谱-质谱联用仪(GC-MS)分析和密度泛函理论(DFT)计算,探讨了土壤中甲基、氯代硝基苯混合物在常温常压下被零价铁还原的机理.GC-MS数据证明,取代硝基苯在土壤中被零价铁还原的主要产物是苯胺,同时还检测到微量的亚硝基苯、甲基苯二氮烯(对二甲基偶氮苯)、氯苯二氮烯(对二氯偶氮苯)等分解和缩合中间产物.理论计算表明:随还原程度的加深,对硝基甲苯和对氯硝基苯反应体系的能量从高到低,还原反应通过逐步添加质子和电子到硝基而进行,质子亲和力、电子亲和力起主导作用.逐步还原的机理合理地解释了实验中还原反应对土壤pH值的敏感以及微量中间产物的生成过程.苯环上的氯或甲基对还原反应的影响没有明显的差异.     

饮用水中有机污染物分子的VRML模型

用半经验量子化学计算MNDO-PM3方法,计算了腐殖酸(HA)和3-氯-4-(二氯甲基)-5一羟基-2(5H)-呋喃酮(MX)的几何构型、电子结构等．用MolSurf软件建立了HA和MX的VRML(虚拟现实造型语言)模型．     

铝-草酸和铝-麦芽酚手性配合物特性的密度泛函理论研究

手性物质广泛存在于环境和生物体中,探讨环境体系中手性金属-有机配合物特性具有重要科学意义.本文采用密度泛函理论(DFT)结合团簇模型(CM)的量子化学计算方法,在B3LYP/6-311+G(d,p)基组水平下,以铝-草酸和铝-麦芽酚为典型实例,研究手性"铝-有机配合物"的动静态性质,系统地开展了以下工作:(1)优化得到了1对铝-草酸和3对铝-麦芽酚手性配合物,并通过静态结构参数、能量参数和谱学性质分析了手性配合物之间的差异;(2)模拟了手性配合物可能存在的10条水交换反应路径,对比了手性配合物水交换反应速率常数;(3)通过Berny方法得到了铝-草酸手性配合物异构体构型转化的动态反应路径,并计算了对映体构型转化的活化能.结果表明,手性对映体具有基本相同的静态结构和能量特征,但偶极矩存在明显差异;溶剂效应对手性对映体静态结构特征、偶极矩和动态水交换反应速率均有影响;手性对映体之间可发生构型相互转化从而改变对映体所占比例.     

铝-8-羟基喹啉配合物静态结构和动态水交换的密度泛函理论研究

采用密度泛函理论(DFT)量子化学计算方法对铝-8-羟基喹啉配合物(Al-8-Hq)的静态结构以及水交换反应进行了研究,系统地开展了以下工作:(1)采用GP-PCM(气相模型并考虑本体溶剂效应)在B3LYP6-311+G(d,p)水平优化了Al-8-Hq溶液中可能存在的8种构型,获得了相应的静态结构参数、NPA电荷和能量;(2)采用GIAO方法在HF 6-311+G(d,p)水平下计算了1∶3配合物的27Al NMR化学位移,结果表明采用HF的GP-PCM模型化学位移计算值与实验值一致;(3)通过模拟1∶1/1∶2配合物8个不同位点的动态水交换反应,探讨了水交换反应机制并预测了水交换反应速率.本研究有助于从原子层面加深对Al-8-Hq配合物形态结构以及水交换反应动力学过程的理解和认识.     

热活化过硫酸盐降解水中的2-氯苯酚

利用加入活化K2S2O8产生的硫酸根自由基(SO-4·)降解水中2-氯苯酚(o-chlorophenol),探讨了温度、pH、腐殖酸(HA)、无机离子对2-氯苯酚降解的影响.结果表明,增加溶液中过硫酸盐的浓度或提高溶液反应温度,可促进2-氯苯酚的降解,而且2-氯苯酚的降解符合准一级反应动力学规律,其反应表观活化能为4.32 kJ·mol-1.酸性条件下2-氯苯酚的降解效果明显好于碱性条件.2-氯苯酚的降解受到Cl-、CO2-3和腐殖酸的影响.其中,腐殖酸和CO2-3都对反应有明显的抑制作用.Cl-在酸性和中性条件下也会抑制2-氯苯酚降解,但在碱性条件对反应影响不大.2-氯苯酚在SO-4·的作用下会最终降解为乙酸等小分子有机物并最终矿化,有时会伴随有中间产物二聚物的生成.     

Rapid,recurring, structured survey versus bioblitz for generating biodiversity data and analysis with a multispecies abundance model

A bioblitz inexpensively and quickly generates biodiversity data, but bioblitzes are often conducted with haphazard, unreplicated sampling. Results tend to be taxonomically, geographically, or temporally biased, lack metadata, and consist of lists of observed taxa that do not enable further analyses or correction for imperfect detection. A rapid, recurring, structured survey (RRSS) uses a structured sampling design and temporal and spatial replication to survey randomly selected sites on a conservation property. We participated in a loosely structured bioblitz and a subsequent RRSS at Big Canoe Creek Nature Preserve in Springville (St. Clair County), Alabama (USA) to compare observed richness derived from the 2 survey approaches. The RRSS data structure enabled us to fit models that accounted for imperfect detection to estimate abundances, occupancy probabilities, and habitat associations. The loosely structured bioblitz data could not be used in such models. We present a new integrated multispecies abundance model that we applied to avian RRSS data. Our model extension enables estimation for the community, employs data augmentation to estimate the number of undetected species, and incorporates covariates. The RRSS generated a more comprehensive and less biased list of observed taxonomic richness than the loosely structured bioblitz (e.g., 73 vs. 45 bird species and 104 vs. 63 insect families from the RRSS vs. loosely structured bioblitz, respectively). Models fit to the RRSS data identified seasonal patterns in avian community composition and allowed for estimation of habitat–occupancy relationships for insect taxa. The RRSS protocol has potential for broad transferability as a standardized, quick, and inexpensive way to inventory biodiversity and estimate ecological parameters while providing an outreach opportunity.     

Compliance with and ecosystem function of biodiversity offsets in North American and European freshwaters

Land-use change via human development is a major driver of biodiversity loss. To reduce these impacts, billions of dollars are spent on biodiversity offsets. However, studies evaluating offset project effectiveness that examine components such as the overall compliance and function of projects remain rare. We reviewed 577 offsetting projects in freshwater ecosystems that included the metrics project size, type of aquatic system (e.g., wetland and creek), offsetting measure (e.g., enhancement, restoration, and creation), and an assessment of the projects’ compliance and functional success. Project information was obtained from scientific and government databases and gray literature. Despite considerable investment in offsetting projects, crucial problems persisted. Although compliance and function were related to each other, a high level of compliance did not guarantee a high degree of function. However, large projects relative to area had better function than small projects. Function improved when projects targeted productivity or specific ecosystem features and when multiple complementary management targets were in place. Restorative measures were more likely to achieve targets than creating entirely new ecosystems. Altogether the relationships we found highlight specific ecological processes that may help improve offsetting outcomes.     

A palaeo-hydrogeological model for arsenic contamination in southern and south-east Asia

An argument is presented in which areas of natural arsenic contamination of modern groundwaters throughout Asia have a common origin. Arsenic originally accumulated in oceanic ferro-manganoan sediments of the eastern Palaeo-Tethys. This was further concentrated through oceanic crustal extinction in what later became the south-east Chinese accreted mineralised terrain. Proto-Himalayan uplift of this area created the palaeo-drainage systems of the Ganges – Brahmaputra, Irrawaddy, Mekong, and Red Rivers, with consequent headwater erosion of arsenic-rich sediments. Their downstream deposition as immature and easily redistributed Neogene sandstones, silts, and iron-rich clays has created secondary and tertiary reservoirs of adsorbed and authigenic arsenic, from which the current arsenic-rich groundwaters have evolved. Considering river basins within the above palaeo-hydrogeological framework provides a basis for assessing the risk of arsenic in groundwater basins of south and south-eastern Asia.     

Cost‐effective conservation of an endangered frog under uncertainty

How should managers choose among conservation options when resources are scarce and there is uncertainty regarding the effectiveness of actions? Well‐developed tools exist for prioritizing areas for one‐time and binary actions (e.g., protect vs. not protect), but methods for prioritizing incremental or ongoing actions (such as habitat creation and maintenance) remain uncommon. We devised an approach that combines metapopulation viability and cost‐effectiveness analyses to select among alternative conservation actions while accounting for uncertainty. In our study, cost‐effectiveness is the ratio between the benefit of an action and its economic cost, where benefit is the change in metapopulation viability. We applied the approach to the case of the endangered growling grass frog (Litoria raniformis), which is threatened by urban development. We extended a Bayesian model to predict metapopulation viability under 9 urbanization and management scenarios and incorporated the full probability distribution of possible outcomes for each scenario into the cost‐effectiveness analysis. This allowed us to discern between cost‐effective alternatives that were robust to uncertainty and those with a relatively high risk of failure. We found a relatively high risk of extinction following urbanization if the only action was reservation of core habitat; habitat creation actions performed better than enhancement actions; and cost‐effectiveness ranking changed depending on the consideration of uncertainty. Our results suggest that creation and maintenance of wetlands dedicated to L. raniformis is the only cost‐effective action likely to result in a sufficiently low risk of extinction. To our knowledge we are the first study to use Bayesian metapopulation viability analysis to explicitly incorporate parametric and demographic uncertainty into a cost‐effective evaluation of conservation actions. The approach offers guidance to decision makers aiming to achieve cost‐effective conservation under uncertainty.     

Threats to intact tropical peatlands and opportunities for their conservation

Large, intact areas of tropical peatland are highly threatened at a global scale by the expansion of commercial agriculture and other forms of economic development. Conserving peatlands on a landscape scale, with their hydrology intact, is of international conservation importance to preserve their distinctive biodiversity and ecosystem services and maintain their resilience to future environmental change. We explored threats to and opportunities for conserving remaining intact tropical peatlands; thus, we excluded peatlands of Indonesia and Malaysia, where extensive deforestation, drainage, and conversion to plantations means conservation in this region can protect only small fragments of the original ecosystem. We focused on a case study, the Pastaza‐Marañón Foreland Basin (PMFB) in Peru, which is among the largest known intact tropical peatland landscapes in the world and is representative of peatland vulnerability. Maintenance of the hydrological conditions critical for carbon storage and ecosystem function of peatlands is, in the PMFB, primarily threatened by expansion of commercial agriculture linked to new transport infrastructure that is facilitating access to remote areas. There remain opportunities in the PMFB and elsewhere to develop alternative, more sustainable land‐use practices. Although some of the peatlands in the PMFB fall within existing legally protected areas, this protection does not include the most carbon‐dense (domed pole forest) areas. New carbon‐based conservation instruments (e.g., REDD+, Green Climate Fund), developing markets for sustainable peatland products, transferring land title to local communities, and expanding protected areas offer pathways to increased protection for intact tropical peatlands in Amazonia and elsewhere, such as those in New Guinea and Central Africa which remain, for the moment, broadly beyond the frontier of commercial development.     

Parasitic wasps orient to green leaf volatiles

Summary Undamaged plants emit low levels of green leaf volatiles (GLVs), while caterpillar-damaged and artificially damaged plants emit relatively higher levels of certain GLVs. Female braconid parasitoids,Microplitis croceipes, oriented to both damaged plants and to individual GLVs in no-choice tests in a wind tunnel, but seldom oriented to undamaged plants. Female ichneumonid parasitoids,Netelia heroica, also oriented to individual GLVs in a wind tunnel. Males of both wasp species failed to orient to the GLVs. These data show that leaf-feeding caterpillars can cause the release of GLVs, and that parasitic wasps can respond to these odors by flying upwind (chemoanemotactic response), which brings the wasps to their caterpillar hosts. This supports the hypothesis that plants communicate with members of the third trophic level,i.e., plants under herbivore attack emit chemical signals that guide natural enemies of herbivores to sites of plant damage. In this interaction, the GLVs serve as tritrophic plant-to-parasitoid synomones. That parasitoids from two different wasp families oriented to GLVs suggests that the response may be widespread among the Hymenoptera.Mention of a commercial or proprietary product does not constitute an endorsement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture     

Human Influence and Classical Biogeographic Predictors of Rare Species Occurrence

Biogeographic theory predicts that rare species occur more often in larger, less‐isolated habitat patches and suggests that patch size and connectivity are positive predictors of patch quality for conservation. However, in areas substantially modified by humans, rare species may be relegated to the most isolated patches. We used data from plant surveys of 81 meadow patches in the Georgia Basin of Canada and the United States to show that presence of threatened and endangered plants was positively predicted for patches that were isolated on small islands surrounded by ocean and for patches that were isolated by surrounding forest. Neither patch size nor connectivity were positive predictors of rare species occurrence. Thus, in our study area, human influence, presumably due to disturbance or introduction of competitive non‐native species, appears to have overwhelmed classical predictors of rare species distribution, such that greater patch isolation appeared to favor presence of rare species. We suggest conservation planners consider the potential advantages of protecting geographically isolated patches in human‐modified landscapes because such patches may represent the only habitats in which rare species are likely to persist. Influencia Humana y Predictores Biogeográficos Clásicos de la Ocurrencia de Especies Raras     

Seasonal dynamics of macro-algae in the South Lake of Tunis

The macro-algae communities observed in the south lake of Tunis are characterized by the predominance of nitrophilous algae which are in the order of biomass importance:Ulva, Cladophora andEnteromorpha. We have noted seasonal changes of alga distribution. The wind appears to be one of the most important factors influencing this distribution. The total biomass reaches a maximum in the spring. Rapid decomposition of the biomass leads to a severe ecological imbalance, resulting in crises of anoxia and fish death. A restoration project has already started. It aims at removal of contaminated muds and the introduction of a new circulation system. The main objectives of this work were to collect information on the distribution and biomass of the phytobenthic communities as a first step in the constitution of a database for further comparison.     

Patterns and biases of climate change threats in the IUCN Red List

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List assessments rely on published data and expert inputs, and biases can be introduced where underlying definitions and concepts are ambiguous. Consideration of climate change threat is no exception, and recently numerous approaches to assessing the threat of climate change to species have been developed. We explored IUCN Red List assessments of amphibians and birds to determine whether species listed as threatened by climate change display distinct patterns in terms of habitat occupied and additional nonclimatic threats faced. We compared IUCN Red List data with a published data set of species’ biological and ecological traits believed to infer high vulnerability to climate change and determined whether distributions of climate change‐threatened species on the IUCN Red List concur with those of climate change‐threatened species identified with the trait‐based approach and whether species possessing these traits are more likely to have climate change listed as a threat on the IUCN Red List. Species in some ecosystems (e.g., grassland, shrubland) and subject to particular threats (e.g., invasive species) were more likely to have climate change as a listed threat. Geographical patterns of climate change‐threatened amphibians and birds on the IUCN Red List were incongruent with patterns of global species richness and patterns identified using trait‐based approaches. Certain traits were linked to increases or decreases in the likelihood of a species being threatened by climate change. Broad temperature tolerance of a species was consistently related to an increased likelihood of climate change threat, indicating counterintuitive relationships in IUCN assessments. To improve the robustness of species assessments of the vulnerability or extinction risk associated with climate change, we suggest IUCN adopt a more cohesive approach whereby specific traits highlighted by our results are considered in Red List assessments. To achieve this and to strengthen the climate change‐vulnerability assessments approach, it is necessary to identify and implement logical avenues for further research into traits that make species vulnerable to climate change (including population‐level threats).