大气中二甲硫等氧化的化学耦合作用

从遥远海洋到重污染地区在很宽的大气条件下,用灵敏度分析法研究了二甲硫（DMS）和SO2的氧化机理及其化学耦合作用,DMS最重要的氧化机理是OH自由基的摘氢反应,对SO2是SO2与OH自由基的反应。在DMS和SO2的氧化过程中,碳、氮、氧化合物的化学耦合作用起着根本性的作用,重要的化学耦合反应是OH自由基的生成反应、消耗反应和NOx等的光化学引发反应等。     

溶液pH和吸附离子对水相中δ-MnO2氧化Cr(Ⅲ)的影响研究

实验室研究了溶解氧、介质pH及表面吸附离子(PO43–、Cd2 、Pb2 )种类等对人工合成的氧化锰(δ-MnO2)在水相中对Cr(Ⅲ)的氧化作用。结果表明:当悬浮液中ρ(MnO2)/ρ(Cr)为10/1时,氧化锰对Cr(Ⅲ)的氧化量达最大;pH值的升高降低Cr(Ⅵ)→Cr(Ⅲ)氧化还原电位以及增强Mn2 催化作用可以增强溶解氧对Cr(Ⅲ)的氧化能力。溶液pH的提高导致Cr(Ⅲ)的水解程度增强而生成Cr(OH)3沉淀和吸附离子后氧化锰表面位点的减少,可以提高Cr(Ⅲ)稳定性。因此,土壤和沉积物δ-MnO2在水相中氧化Cr(Ⅲ)的能力与溶液化学性质密切相关,且在Pb污染下显著降低。     

模拟太阳光下冰相中壬基酚的光解

本文采用模拟太阳光对比研究了HONO和H2O2体系冰相中壬基酚的降解.考察了模拟太阳光作用下冰相中壬基酚的光转化规律,讨论了壬基酚初始浓度、pH、光照时间对壬基酚去除率的影响.结果表明,初始浓度降低、光照时间延长、pH值升高,壬基酚直接光解时的去除率升高.初始浓度为0.025 mmol·L-1的壬基酚在冰相中直接光解12 h,去除率达36.7%.外加H2O2时,冰相中壬基酚光解受到一定的抑制,且H2O2剂量增加,壬基酚去除率下降.而HONO吸收UV解离出的·OH自由基,促进了冰相中壬基酚的光转化.     

355 nm光照下液相中甲苯与亚硝酸的交叉反应

利用激光闪光光解技术研究了在355 nm激光作用下甲苯与亚硝酸的交叉反应机理,考察了反应瞬态物种的生长和衰减行为,对产物进行了GC-MS分析.结果表明,HNO_2在355 nm的紫外光照下产生的OH自由基和甲苯有两种反应途径,其一是加成反应,甲苯与OH自由基反应生成CH_3C_6H_5-OH加合物,反应速率常数为(4.1±0.4)×10~9L·mol~(-1)·s~(-1),该反应途径在对流层大气中占主导地位;其二是发生在侧链甲基上的提氢反应,反应生成苄基自由基.有氧条件下,CH_3C_6H_5-OH可与O_2反应,氧化为CH_3C_6H_5-OHO_2,反应速率常数为(6.8±0.2)×10~8L·mol~(-1)·s~(-1).     

瞬态吸收光谱技术研究水体中亚硝酸-萘体系的微观反应机理

采用 35 5nm紫外光照射HNO2 萘 H2 O体系 .研究表明 ,光照后体系中间产物和最终产物的光反应过程是通过HNO2 激光光解产生OH自由基 ,OH自由基再与萘反应生成　 OH ,反应速率常数为 ( 1 1± 0 1 )× 1 0 1 0 M- 1 ·s- 1 .     

冰相中双氧水体系罗丹明B的光解机理

研究了模拟太阳光作用下冰相中双氧水体系罗丹明B(RhB)光转化规律,考察了光照时间、温度、RhB初始浓度、pH值和双氧水剂量对RhB光解的影响.对照冰相与水相中RhB在双氧水体系中的光解效果,发现冰相中RhB的去除率远远低于水相,说明冰相中晶格的笼子效应限制了RhB与H2O2之间的反应.同时,研究了外加3种无机阴离子(还原性Cl-、氧化性SO42-和S2O82-)对冰相中RhB降解的影响,结果表明,3种离子都能促进冰相中双氧水体系RhB的光解,其中S2O82-能显著提高RhB的去除率.S2O82-和Cl-加入剂量越高,RhB去除率越高,而SO42-加入剂量增加会阻碍RhB的光解.依据研究结果,推测了冰相中RhB在双氧水体系中的光解历程与机理,为深入了解冰相中污染物自由基降解规律提供依据.     

3-甲基丁酮与OH自由基反应的速率常数及其机理研究

在(298±3)K的温度下,采用相对速率法测得了3-甲基丁酮与OH自由基在气相中的反应速率常数:k=(2·6±0·4)×10~(-12)cm~3·molecule~(-1)·s~(-1).该结果与根据结构活性法估算的结果相一致.实验中还测定了该反应的主要产物:丙酮、甲醛和过氧乙酰基硝酸酯(PAN),讨论了该气体在NOx存在下与OH自由基反应的机理.根据上述实验结果讨论了3-甲基丁酮对对流层臭氧浓度的影响:3-甲基丁酮在大气对流层中的氧化反应活性不高,它的主要氧化产物丙酮同样具有低的反应活性.因此,3-甲基丁酮对大气中臭氧生成的贡献不是很大.     

水中铁(Ⅲ)-草酸盐配合物光解产生羟基自由基的测定

对铁 (Ⅲ ) 草酸盐配合物光解过程中产生的·OH进行了气相色谱法间接测定 在pH =3 5 ,异丙醇浓度为 1mmol·l- 1的条件下 ,经过 1 2 5W高压汞灯 (λ≥ 31 3nm)光照 80min ,Fe(Ⅲ ) /草酸盐配比为 9 3/1 2 0 7μmol·l- 1的水溶液中 ,·OH的生成量为6 5 9μmol·l- 1,·OH生成反应符合表观零级反应动力学模式 ,其生成速率为 0 72 6μmol·l- 1·min- 1.同时蜒究了溶液pH值、Fe(Ⅲ ) /草酸盐配比对·OH生成量的影响 .     

铈负载SBA-15分子筛催化臭氧氧化水中环丙沙星

通过水热法合成纯硅介孔分子筛SBA-15,并采用等体积浸渍法制备Ce负载SBA-15分子筛催化剂(Ce/SBA-15),将其应用于催化臭氧氧化环丙沙星(CIP).小角X射线衍射(XRD)、透射电镜(TEM)表征结果表明,Ce/SBA-15保持了纯硅SBA-15有序的介孔结构.Ce/SBA-15催化臭氧氧化环丙沙星(CIP)结果显示,催化剂有良好的活性,对环丙沙星的矿化率为63.3%,比单独臭氧氧化高出22.9%;随着铈负载量增加,催化剂活性呈现先增大后减小趋势,负载量为2%时催化效果最佳;TOC去除率随着反应温度增加而提高;溶液初始pH对反应有显著的影响,pH=5.01时TOC去除率最大.以水杨酸作为羟基自由基(·OH)捕获剂,用比色法测定·OH产量为0.0072 mmol·L~(-1).溶液中投加1 mmol·L~(-1)磷酸根时,催化臭氧氧化中TOC去除率降低了25.8%,催化效果受到明显抑制,表明·OH的生成发生在Ce/SBA-15表面.     

异相草酸铁光降解五氯酚过程中的铁物种分配

草酸铁光化学体系在自然界中广泛存在,此体系可以内源生成过氧化氢,构成Fenton体系,产生羟基自由基(·OH),用于降解有机污染物.通过测定赤铁矿(α-Fe_2O_3)和针铁矿(α-Fe OOH)两种铁氧化物-草酸体系在光降解五氯酚(PCP)过程中草酸和pH的变化,计算反应过程中各种Fe(Ⅲ)和Fe(Ⅱ)物种的分配情况,分析影响体系活性的关键因素.研究表明,体系中的铁物种分配和pH通过影响体系的铁循环直接影响体系的反应活性.相同初始pH,不同草酸初始浓度下,高活性的Fe(Ⅱ)物种分配具有较大差异从而影响体系的铁循环速率和反应活性.不同初始pH,达到饱和吸附的相同草酸初始浓度下,高活性的Fe(Ⅱ)和Fe(Ⅲ)物种均为体系控制物种,而pH通过影响Fe(Ⅲ)的还原速率从而影响体系的铁循环速率和反应活性.     

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.     

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     

Potential for Electropositive Metal to Reduce the Interactions of Atlantic Sturgeon with Fishing Gear

Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrhynchus) populations have been declared either endangered or threatened under the U.S. Endangered Species Act. Effective measures to repel sturgeon from fishing gear would be beneficial to both fish and fishers because they could reduce both fishery‐associated mortality and the need for seasonal and area closures of specific fisheries. Some chondrostean fishes (e.g., sturgeons and paddlefishes) can detect weak electric field gradients (possibly as low as 5 Μv/cm) due to arrays of electroreceptors (ampullae of Lorenzini) on their snout and gill covers. Weak electric fields, such as those produced by electropositive metals (typically mixtures of the lanthanide elements), could therefore potentially be used as a deterrent. To test this idea, we recorded the behavioral responses of juvenile Atlantic sturgeon (31–43 cm fork length) to electropositive metal (primarily a mixture of the lanthanide elements neodymium and praseodymium) both in the presence and absence of food stimuli. Trials were conducted in an approximately 2.5 m diameter × 0.3 m deep tank, and fish behaviors were recorded with an overhead digital video camera. Video records were subsequently digitized (x, y coordinate system), the distance between the fish and the electropositive metal calculated, and data summarized by compiling frequency distributions with 5‐cm bins. Juvenile sturgeon showed clear avoidance of electropositive metal but only when food was present. On the basis of our results, we conclude that the electropositive metals, or other sources of weak electric fields, may eventually be used to reduce the interactions of Atlantic sturgeon with fishing gear, but further investigation is needed. El Potencial del Metal Electropositivo para Reducir las Interacciones del Esturión Atlántico con Instrumentos de Pesca Bouyoucos, Bushnell & Brill 13–003     

The role of time and species identities in spatial patterns of species richness and conservation

Many conservation actions are justified on the basis of managing biodiversity. Biodiversity, in terms of species richness, is largely the product of rare species. This is problematic because the intensity of sampling needed to characterize communities and patterns of rarity or to justify the use of surrogates has biased sampling in favor of space over time. However, environmental fluctuations interacting with community dynamics lead to temporal variations in where and when species occur, potentially affecting conservation planning by generating uncertainty about results of species distribution modeling (including range determinations), selection of surrogates for biodiversity, and the proportion of biodiversity composed of rare species. To have confidence in the evidence base for conservation actions, one must consider whether temporal replication is necessary to produce broad inferences. Using approximately 20 years of macrofaunal data from tidal flats in 2 harbors, we explored variation in the identity of rare, common, restricted range, and widespread species over time and space. Over time, rare taxa were more likely to increase in abundance or occurrence than to remain rare or disappear and to exhibit temporal patterns in their occurrence. Space–time congruency in ranges (i.e., spatially widespread taxa were also temporally widespread) was observed only where samples were collected across an environmental gradient. Fifteen percent of the taxa in both harbors changed over time from having spatially restricted ranges to having widespread ranges. Our findings suggest that rare species can provide stability against environmental change, because the majority of species were not random transients, but that selection of biodiversity surrogates requires temporal validation. Rarity needs to be considered both spatially and temporally, as species that occur randomly over time are likely to play a different role in ecosystem functioning than those exhibiting temporal structure (e.g., seasonality). Moreover, temporal structure offers the opportunity to place management and conservation activities within windows of maximum opportunity.     

Main nutrient compounds in food bodies of Mexican <Emphasis Type="Italic">Acacia</Emphasis> ant-plants

Summary. Myrmecophytic plants use obligate ant mutualists as a constitutive indirect defence mechanism. These plants often produce cellular food bodies (FBs) to nourish their resident ants. Lipids, proteins, and even highly specialised compounds such as glycogen have been reported from FBs, but detailed chemical analyses of FB composition have so far been presented only for Southeast Asian Macaranga and Central American Piper myrmecophytes. Here we report the chemical composition of FBs of five myrmecophytic Acacia (Fabaceae) species from Mexico using HPLC (carbohydrates and proteins) and GC-MS (lipids). Feeding experiments revealed no hints on any use of external food sources by the inhabiting Pseudomyrmex ants. These ants obviously rely completely on FBs and extrafloral nectar provided by their hosts. The total content of nutrients in Acacia FBs was 15-25% of FB dry mass, being much lower than in Macaranga or Piper FBs. Proteins were dominating (8-14 % dm) in Acacia FBs and thus were present in higher amounts than in Macaranga FBs, yet in lower amounts than in Piper. Lipids contributed 1-9 % of dry mass, showing a lower proportion than in FBs of Macaranga or Piper. Carbohydrates made up 3-11 % dm, reaching in most Acacia species the same range as observed in Macaranga and in Piper FBs. Water content was 18-24 % of FB fresh mass, and structural tissue obviously made up a much higher proportion in Acacia FBs than in Macaranga or Piper FBs. Both characters might represent an adaptation to producing FBs unprotected at the leaf tips under dry conditions. Acacia FBs contain all amino acids and all fatty acids that are considered essential for insects, and their contents of lipids and proteins are higher than in the leaves from which they are ontogenetically derived. This indicates a putatively adaptive enrichment of nutritionally valuable compounds in structures functioning as ant-food.     

Examining the uncertain origin and management role of martens on Prince of Wales Island,Alaska

Conservation biologists are generally united in efforts to curtail the spread of non‐native species globally. However, the colonization history of a species is not always certain, and whether a species is considered non‐native or native depends on the conservation benchmark. Such ambiguities have led to inconsistent management. Within the Tongass National Forest of Alaska, the status of American marten (Martes americana) on the largest, most biologically diverse and deforested island, Prince of Wales (POW), is unclear. Ten martens were released to POW in the early 1930s, and it was generally believed to be the founding event, although this has been questioned. The uncertainty surrounding when and how martens colonized POW complicates management, especially because martens were selected as a design species for the Tongass. To explore the history of martens of POW we reviewed other plausible routes of colonization; genetically and isotopically analyzed putative marten fossils deposited in the late Pleistocene and early Holocene to verify marten occupancy of POW; and used contemporary genetic data from martens on POW and the mainland in coalescent simulations to identify the probable source of the present‐day marten population on POW. We found evidence for multiple routes of colonization by forest‐associated mammals beginning in the Holocene, which were likely used by American martens to naturally colonize POW. Although we cannot rule out human‐assisted movement of martens by Alaskan Natives or fur trappers, we suggest that martens be managed for persistence on POW. More generally, our findings illustrate the difficulty of labeling species as non‐native or native, even when genetic and paleo‐ecological data are available, and support the notion that community resilience or species invasiveness should be prioritized when making management decisions rather than more subjective and less certain conservation benchmarks.