Molecular characterization of root exudates using Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry

The release of root exudates (REs) provides an important source of soil organic carbon. This work revealed the molecular composition of REs of different plant species including alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.), bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), barley (Hordeum vulgare L.), maize (Zea mays), wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) and pumpkin (Cucurbita maxima) using electrospray ionization coupled with Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (ESI FT-ICR MS). The combination of positive ion mode (+ESI) and negative ion mode (-ESI) increased the number of the molecules detected by ESI FT-ICR MS, and a total of 8758 molecules were identified across all the samples. In detail, lipids and proteins and unsaturated hydrocarbons were more easily detected in +ESI mode, while aromatic compounds with high O/C were readily ionized in -ESI mode, and only 38% of the total assigned formulas were shared by -ESI and +ESI modes. Multivariate statistical analysis of the formulas indicated that the close related plants species secreted REs with similar molecular components. Moreover, the unsaturation degree and nitrogen content were the two key parameters able to distinguish the similarities and differences of molecular components of REs between plant species. The results provided a feasible analysis method for characterization of the molecular components of REs and for the first time characterized the molecular components of REs of a variety of plant species using ESI FT-ICR MS.     

Diverse molecular compositions of dissolved organic matter derived from different composts using ESI FT-ICR MS

Dissolved organic matter (DOM) derived from various composts can promote significant changes of soil properties. However, little is known about the DOM compositions and their similarities and differences at the molecular level. In this study, the molecular compositions of DOM derived from kitchen waste compost (KWC), green waste compost (GWC), manure waste compost (MWC), and sewage sludge compost (SSC) were characterized by electrospray ionization coupled with Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (ESI FT-ICR MS). The molecular formulas were classified into four subcategories: CHO, CHON, CHOS, and CHONS. The KWC, MWC, and SSC DOM represented the highest fraction (35.8%-47.4%) of CHON subcategory, while the GWC DOM represented the highest fraction (68.4%) of CHO subcategory. The GWC DOM was recognized as the nitrogen- and sulfur-deficient compounds that were less saturated, more aromatic, and more oxidized compared with other samples. Further analysis of the oxygen, nitrogen-containing (N-containing), and sulfur-containing (S-containing) functional groups in the four subcategories revealed higher organic molecular complexity. Comparison of the similarities and differences of the four samples revealed 22.8% ubiquitous formulas and 17.4%, 11.1%, 10.7%, and 6.3% unique formulas of GWC, KWC, SSC, and MWC DOM, respectively, suggesting a large proportion of ubiquitous DOM as well as unique, source-specific molecular signatures. The findings presented herein provide new insight into the molecular characterization of DOM derived from various composts and demonstrated the potential role of these different compounds for agricultural utilization.     

Dissolved organic sulfur in streams draining forested catchments in southern China

Dissolved organic sulfur (DOS) is an important fraction for sulfur mobilization in ecosystem. In this work stream waters were sampled in 25 forested sites in southern China to study the dissolved sulfur fractions. Dissolved sulfur was fractionated into dissolved organic sulfur (DOS) and inorganic sulfate (SO₄^2-) for 95 stream water samples. The results showed that the concentration of DOS ranged from 0 to 13.1 mg/L (average 1.3 mg/L) in all the streams. High concentrations of DOS in stream waters were found in the sites with high concentrations of sulfate. DOS constituted less than 60.1% of dissolved sulfur (average 17.9%). Statistical analysis showed that DOS concentration was correlated with SO₄^2- in streams waters and total sulfur in surface layer soils. The results also showed that DOS concentration in stream waters had a seasonal variation, but no trends were found with it. The implication was that the long term sulfur deposition had led the increase of the concentration and fraction of DOS in stream waters in acid rain prevailing regions     

Sunlight-driven reduction of silver ion to silver nanoparticle by organic matter mitigates the acute toxicity of silver to Daphnia magna

Due to the unique antibacterial activities, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) have been extensively used in commercial products. Anthropogenic activities have released considerable AgNPs as well as highly toxic silver ion (Ag⁺) into the aquatic environment. Our recent study revealed that ubiquitous natural organic matter (NOM) could reduce Ag⁺ to AgNP under natural sunlight. However, the toxic effect of this process is not well understood. In this work, we prepared mixture solution of Ag⁺ and AgNPs with varied Ag⁺% through the sunlight-driven reduction of Ag⁺ by NOM and investigated the acute toxicity of the solutions on Daphnia magna. Formation of AgNPs was demonstrated and characterized by comprehensive techniques and the fraction of unconverted Ag⁺ was determined by ultrafiltration-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry determination. The formation of AgNPs enhanced significantly with the increasing of solution pH and cumulative photosynthetically active radiation of sunlight. The toxicity of the resulting solution was further investigated by using freshwater crustacean D. magna as a model and an 8 hr-median lethal concentration (LC₅₀) demonstrated that the reduction of Ag⁺ by NOM to AgNPs significantly mitigated the acute toxicity of silver. These results highlight the importance of sunlight and NOM in the fate, transformation and toxicity of Ag⁺ and AgNPs, and further indicate that the acute toxicity of AgNPs should be mainly ascribed to the dissolved Ag⁺ from AgNPs.     

海洋生物样品中多溴联苯醚和多溴联苯的分析研究

将气相色谱-负离子化学源／质谱法(GC-NCI/MS)应用于分析海洋生物中五种多溴联苯醚(PBDEs)和五种多溴联苯(PBBs)残留.样品以正己烷／丙酮(1:l,v/v)作为提取剂,采用超声萃取法,提取液经酸性硅胶和中性硅胶层析柱净化和正己烷洗脱后,以PCB-103为内标物和GC-NCI/M的选择离子监测方式(SIM)...     

固定床生物活性炭吸附天然有机物及其模型化研究

以日本长良川原水为研究对象,提高水处理出水水质为目标,研究了生物活性炭(BAC)小柱对原水中天然有机物(NOM)的去除效果。比较了不同NOM进水浓度时BAC小柱对其的去除率,研究了小柱层内及出水中NOM的相对分子量分布随着通水时间增加的变化情况,并利用结合了理想吸附溶液理论(IAST)的平推流表面扩散模型对出水中NOM的浓度进行模拟。结果表明,BAC小柱对不同浓度原水中NOM的去除率均高于相同试验条件下的粒状活性炭(GAC)小柱;BAC小柱对相对分子量分布为1000~5200g/mol内各分子量区间的有机物均可去除;平推流表面扩散模型对试验数据拟合结果较好。     

Pyrene partition behavior to the NOM: Effect of NOM characteristics and its modification by ozone preoxidation

Hydrophobic organic contaminants (HOCs)—pyrene, and natural organic matters (NOM) from different sources were taken as the test compounds to investigate the impact of physicochemical characteristics of NOM on HOCs’ partition to the NOM in this study. The effects of solution property, NOM characteristics, and modification by ozone preoxidation on pyrene partition to NOM were systematically evaluated. According to the fluorescence quenching method, the partition coefficient K _oc of pyrene to NOM was calculated, which was found to have a great relationship with the aromatic structures and hydrophobic functional groups of the NOM. The NOM characteristic modification corresponding to solution property could influence the interactions between the NOM and pyrene. Preozonation could destroy the aromatic or hydrophobic structures of the NOM and decrease K _oc of pyrene.     

苯水相光氧化反应形成二次有机气溶胶的实验研究

来源于机动车尾气的苯能溶于大气水滴、云雾等水相中并发生水相光氧化反应,在水分蒸发后,产物保留在颗粒相中形成二次有机气溶胶(SOA)粒子.本文采用雾化器将羟基启动苯水相光氧化反应溶液雾化产生气溶胶粒子,通过扩散干燥管除去水蒸气后产生SOA粒子,采用气溶胶激光飞行时间质谱仪进行在线检测,利用紫外可见吸收光谱仪、红外光谱仪和液相色谱串联质谱仪离线测量SOA的化学组分.实验结果表明,激光解吸附质谱中存在醛类(m/z=29(CHO~+)、57(CHOCO~+))、羧酸(m/z=44(COO~+))和苯环(m/z=39(C_3H~+_3)、65(C_5H~-_5))特征裂解碎片峰.SOA粒子的红外光谱图中存在苯环C—H和C=C双键,以及C=O双键、C—O、O—H和C—O—C键的伸缩振动吸收峰,电喷雾电离质谱中存在m/z高达915的离子峰.这表明醛类、羧酸、酚类、芳香醚类产物和酚类产物发生聚合形成的高分子量化合物是SOA粒子的主要化学组分.这为研究人为源挥发性有机化合物水相反应形成SOA的机理提供了实验依据.     

臭氧氧化对天然有机物在氧化铝表面吸附行为的影响

为进一步明确臭氧预氧化对颗粒的脱稳作用,选用氧化铝（α-Al₂O₃）作为悬浮颗粒,考察了臭氧氧化后天然有机物（natural organic matters,NOM）特性及吸附行为的变化.结果表明,臭氧氧化能够破坏NOM的芳香结构,SUVA值降低25%～35%,氧化后酸性官能团含量增多,总酸度增加0.3～1.4 mmol·g^-1,分子量和极性的变化与NOM的性质有关;有机物初始浓度相对于臭氧投量较低时,NOM的溶解性增强,与其酸性官能团增加产生的吸附促进作用相抵消,因而吸附性能出现不变甚至降低的现象;有机物初始浓度较高时,臭氧能够起到强化NOM吸附的作用.采用2.5　mg·L^-1臭氧进行氧化后,以商用腐殖酸为代表的NOM的吸附形貌,由密集分布的球形对称聚集结构向网状结构过渡,分子之间的交联作用十分明显,吸附高度低于其氧化处理前,云母的表面覆盖率较氧化前略有提高.     

DAX-8和XAD-4串联树脂法大体积提取海水溶解有机质及其分子组成分析

采用DAX-8和XAD-4串联树脂技术（DAX-8/XAD-4法）对青岛近海表层海水的溶解有机质（dissolved organic matter,DOM）进行了大体积的提取制备,获得DOM中的疏水酸性组分（hydrophobic acid,HOA）、亲水酸性组分（hydrophilic acid,HIA）、疏水中性组分（hydrophobic neutral,HON）和亲水中性组分（hydrophilic neutral,HIN）共4个组分。从200 L海水中共提取海洋DOM固体样品0.3 g,总有机碳提取效率为48%。应用傅立叶变换离子回旋共振质谱（Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry, FT-ICR MS）对得到的4个组分进行分子组成表征。结果表明,酸性组分（HOA和HIA）可鉴别出4000余个分子,具有相对较高的O/C值,其氧化降解程度较高;中性组分鉴别出1000余个分子,其H/C值较高,具有较低的缩合度。含氮类化合物在亲水组分（HIA和HIN）中相对富集。富羧基脂环化合物（carboxylic-rich alicyclic molecules,CRAM）在酸性组分中相对富集。DAX-8/XAD-4树脂串联法能用于含盐高、DOM含量低的海水,适用于分离提取大体积海水样品中不同极性的DOM亚组分,其样品量及较低的灰分能满足分析表征和模拟实验等应用需求。     

HPSEC-UV-TOC联用技术测定有机物相对分子质量分布

采用在线高效凝胶色谱仪(HPSEC)和紫外检测器以及TOC检测仪联用测定有机物相对分子质量分布.通过同步测定样品中大范围相对分子质量区间的UV254和TOC,更深入和准确地了解有机物的结构特性,特别是一些不含共轭双键和芳香度的有机物.结果显示,TOC检测仪能够简单快捷地检测出水中所有有机物的相对分子质量分布,包括蔗糖、海藻酸钠等对紫外响应较低的亲水性有机物;样品进样量与TOC响应线性正相关,进样量越大,响应越强;离子强度从0升至0.2mol.L-1,峰面积仅减小1.2%,离子强度对有机物相对分子质量分布测定影响较小;样品pH值在中性或酸性时不影响测定结果,pH值为碱性时,TOC响应异常;采用流动相配定的样品较超纯水配定的样品,相对分子质量分布曲线中干扰峰明显减小,出峰效果更好;该联用技术可以很好地表征湘江原水及其4种亲疏水性组分的相对分子质量分布.     

γ辐照和H2O2联合作用下五氯酚(PCP)的降解

研究了水溶液中的五氯酚(PCP)在γ辐照和过氧化氢(H2O2)联合作用下的降解.PCP的初始浓度为27.7 mg·L-1,外加H2O2的初始浓度为0、50和100 mg·L-1.结果表明,PCP在不同条件下的辐照降解符合准一级动力学方程.当外加H2O2的初始浓度在0～100 mg·L-1时,PCP的去除率、矿化率和脱氯...     

长江南京段水体中7种苯胺类化合物的检测方法及生态风险评价

应用固相萃取结合高效液相色谱-串联质谱法,建立了同时测定环境水样中7种苯胺类化合物的检测方法.实验表明,以ZORBAX Eclipse Plus C18 (3.5μm,2.1×150mm)色谱柱为分离柱,乙腈-水(2mmol/L甲酸铵)为梯度洗脱的流动相,在电喷雾质谱正离子模式下,7min内可以分离目标化合物;在1~200μg/L浓度范围内,7种苯胺类化合物的峰面积与质量浓度的线性关系良好;添加水平分别为0.8、4.0、20.0mg/L时,目标化合物的平均回收率分别为68.5%~102.2%、71.4%~89.4%、62.0%~78.3%,相对标准偏差均小于6.9%;利用本方法对长江南京段平水期(2014.4)、丰水期(2014.8)和枯水期(2014.12)的14个采样点的环境水样进行检测,检出4-硝基苯胺、2,6-二乙基苯胺、3,4-二氯苯胺和4-异丙基苯胺4种苯胺类化合物,且4-硝基苯胺在3个时期14个采样点均能检出;风险商值法评估长江南京段水体中4-硝基苯胺的生态风险为低生态风险.     

不同相对分子质量的有机物对膜通量的影响

采用截留分子量分别为10、30kDa的聚醚砜膜和100kDa的聚偏氟乙烯膜对原水进行分级处理,并采用截留分子量分别为150kDa的聚偏氟乙烯膜和0.1μm的醋酸纤维素膜对出水进行膜过滤试验,研究不同相对分子质量的有机物对膜通量的影响.结果表明,虽然相对分子质量>30kDa的大分子有机物仅为总有机物的15%,但它分别引起微滤膜的通量下降86%和超滤膜通量下降54%.混凝处理可以去除相对分子质量>100kDa的有机物,这部分有机物导致通量下降40%以上.因此,尽管混凝处理仅去除10%的有机物,但改善通量的效果显著.粉末活性炭可以去除相对分子量<30kDa的小分子有机物,这部分有机物对通量下降的贡献程度甚低.因此,尽管粉末活性炭去除76%的有机物,但改善通量的效果甚微.预处理改善通量的效果并不取决于去除有机物的多少,而是取决于所去除的有机物对通量的影响大小.     

漆酶催化氧化水中雌激素的研究

采用漆酶催化氧化去除水中5种雌激素(BPA、E2、EE2、E1、OP),探讨了pH和水溶性天然有机质(NOM)对雌激素处理效率的影响,并深入研究了EE2在漆酶催化氧化过程中的反应动力学以及主要的反应产物.结果表明,水中雌激素均可被漆酶有效地去除,其反应的适宜pH值范围为4～6;NOM对5种雌激素的去除效率在反应初期有较明显的抑制作用;漆酶催化氧化EE2的过程遵循二级反应动力学,而在反应过程中,漆酶的稳定性比过氧化物酶要高;由自由基耦合形成的EE2二聚体是漆酶反应的主要产物.     

Comparison of different combined treatment processes to address the source water with high concentration of natural organic matter during snowmelt period

The source water in one forest region of the Northeast China had very high natural organic matter (NOM) concentration and heavy color during snowmelt period. The efficiency of five combined treatment processes was compared to address the high concentration of NOM and the mechanisms were also analyzed. Conventional treatment can hardly remove dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in the source water. KMnO₄ pre-oxidization could improve the DOC removal to 22.0%. Post activated carbon adsorption improved the DOC removal of conventional treatment to 28.8%. The non-sufficient NOM removal could be attributed to the dominance of large molecular weight organic matters in raw water, which cannot be adsorbed by the micropore upon activated carbon. O₃ + activated carbon treatment are another available technology for eliminating the color and UV₂₅₄ in water. However, its performance of DOC removal was only 36.4%, which could not satisfy the requirement for organicmatter. The limited ozone dosage is not sufficient to mineralize the high concentration of NOM. Magnetic ion-exchange resin combined with conventional treatment could remove 96.2% of color, 96.0% of UV₂₅₄ and 87.1% of DOC, enabling effluents to meet the drinking water quality standard. The high removal efficiency could be explained by the negative charge on the surface of NOM which benefits the static adsorption of NOM on the anion exchange resin. The results indicated that magnetic ion-exchange resin combined with conventional treatment is the best available technology to remove high concentration of NOM.     

Pahokee泥炭腐殖酸的电喷雾质谱特征研究

采用电喷雾质谱(ESI-MS)技术,对水溶态Pahokee泥炭腐殖酸的ESI MS特征进行了研究。ESI MS质谱扫描图中,离子峰连续分布,m/z值主要集中在低于1 500 的范围内,在质谱图低质荷比端形成相差2 amu的奇数系列峰,可能为复杂分子峰[M-1]的系列中性丢失的结果;在m/z约250,350,500 和700 处有类似“波”的离子峰分布,可能暗示不同来源的木质素单体形成的二聚体、三聚体、四聚体结构等。对木质素17 种模型化合物的电喷雾二级质谱碎片机理进行了较为详细的研究,以此来推断腐殖酸m/z200以内离子峰的结构。m/z 70 110为Pa hokee泥炭腐殖酸的“核结构”,m/z 110 200主要为三种木质素来源的单体结构及其衍生物,总体上可看出Pahokee泥炭腐殖酸的母源为裸子植物和被子植物。该方法对腐殖酸样品具有重现性,可用于腐殖酸的结构研究。     

Effect of natural organic matter on thallium and silver speciation

Natural organic matter (NOM) is known to play an important role in the transport and binding of trace metal elements in aquatic and soil systems. Thallium is a pollutant for which the extent of the role played by NOM is poorly known. Consequently, this study investigates thallium(I) and its complexation to a purified humic substance as proxy for NOM. Experiments were performed with the Donnan Membrane Technique to separate, for the first time, the free Tl⁺ ion from its complexed form in the bulk solution. Various pH and concentrations were investigated at constant ionic strength and constant NOM proxy concentrations in solution. Experimental results were described with NICA-Donnan model. Thallium complexation was compared to silver complexation using literature data and using the same NICA-Donnan formalism. Parameters for these two cations (Tl⁺ and Ag⁺) are reported in this article, for the first time. Results display low thallium complexation to the NOM proxy while silver competes with divalent cations for the NOM binding sites. Calculated speciation for dissolved thallium highlights the dominance of free thallium (Tl⁺) in solution whereas Tl-NOM complexes contribute roughly 15% to total Tl(I) species in river and lake type waters. Similar results are obtained for soil solutions, Tl-bound to NOM < 30% of total, from UK soils with different land use and geochemistry.     

FT-ICR mass spectrometry for molecular characterization of water-insoluble organic compounds in winter atmospheric fine particulate matters

Water-insoluble organic compounds（WIOCs） are an important fraction of atmospheric fine particulate matters(PM_2.5), which could affect the climate system and threaten human health potentially. In this study, molecular characterization of WIOCs in PM_2.5 were investigated by 15 T Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry（FT-ICR MS） with atmospheric pressure photoionization（APPI） source in positive ion mode. A total of 2573 and1875 molecular formulas were iden...     

高铁酸钾氧化去除水中三氯生的研究

采用高铁酸钾对水中三氯生（TCS）的去除进行了研究,探讨了TCS的降解机理,考察了高铁酸钾投加量、pH值、天然有机物（NOM）和双氧水等因素对TCS去除和中间产物2,4-二氯苯酚（2,4-DCP）生成的影响.结果表明：TCS通过醚键断裂降解生成2,4-DCP,TCS浓度为550μg/L,高铁酸钾浓度为15mg/L时,600s后TCS去除率可达96.48%.增加高铁酸钾投加量可以提高TCS的去除,TCS的去除率随pH值升高呈现出降低的趋势,酸性环境有利于TCS的去除,pH值为4时,TCS的去除达100%,腐殖酸和双氧水对TCS的去除有抑制作用.高铁酸钾可以有效降解TCS并降低溶液的急毒性,降低水质健康风险.