钼矿区选矿场周边农田土壤重金属污染状况分析与评价

以葫芦岛市钼矿区为例,分析钼矿区选矿场周边农田土壤重金属污染状况并对其污染现况进行评价.选择选矿场周边受污染农田土壤样本20个,采用HNO3-HF-HClO4混酸对土壤样品进行处理,运用等离子体发射光谱仪(ICP-AES)测定土壤样品中Mo、Pb、As、Hg、Cr、Cd、Zn、Cu、Ni的全量并进行评价.结果表明:钼矿区选矿厂周边农田土壤重金属Nemerow综合指数8.46,综合评价结果为该区土壤已受严重污染;主要污染物为Cd、Cr、Hg、Zn,并伴有Ni、Cu污染;选矿厂周边农田土壤重金属元素全量中化学形态分布为:残余态＞有机结合态＞氧化结合态＞酸可提取态;农田酸可提取态、氧化结合态、有机结合态三种形态的重金属可能来源于不同外援污染;重金属Hg的有效态比例较大,可能会影响农作物的正常生长;钼矿区选矿区周边农田土壤重金属污染除来源于污染地下水的浇灌,还来源于大气降尘、汽车尾气以及矿物运输过程中矿石的遗落.     

乌梁素海沉积物中重金属形态分布特征及污染状况评价

以乌梁素海沉积物中重金属为研究对象,对9个采样点的表层沉积物中Cu、Zn、Pb、Cd、Cr、Hg和As7种重金属总量和各形态进行了测定;并采用潜在生态危害评价方法对重金属总量和各形态进行污染评价.结果表明,重金属总量中Hg在全湖的潜在生态危害参数Eir(Eir=215.04)处于高潜在生态风险,全湖生态风险性综合指数RI为294.60,虽然处于中潜在生态风险,但是其值接近较高潜在生态风险.不同形态重金属中除残渣态(B4)以外,(B1+B2+B3)3种重金属形态之和在全湖的潜在生态风险性综合指数RI为122.34,处于低潜在生态风险,其中重金属Hg(Eir=92.20)的污染最为突出,应引起高度重视.     

赣南某钨矿区土壤中Cd、Pb的形态特征及生态风险评价

以赣南某钨矿区稻田及菜田土壤为研究对象,采用Dold七步提取法分析了土壤中Cd、Pb的分布特征,运用富集系数法及次生相与原生相比值法综合评价了钨矿区土壤中Cd、Pb的生态风险.形态分析表明,Cd、Pb主要以原生硫化物态为主,其次为残渣态;Cd、Pb的生物可利用态分配系数较低,为1.18%—6.48%,生物潜在可利用态分配系数较高,为56.70%—87.43%,Pb的生物活性略高于Cd.风险评价表明,从重金属总量富集角度评价,土壤中Cd为重度污染到极度污染,Pb为中度污染到严重污染,平均污染程度为CdPb;从形态角度评价,Cd、Pb均为轻度污染到重度污染,Cd、Pb各采样点的次生相与原生相分布比值(P%)空间差异性明显,Pb的各采样点P%空间差异性更为显著,平均污染程度为CdPb.     

清潩河流域沉积物重金属形态分布特征及风险评价

清潩河是淮河流域沙颍河重要支流,贯穿许昌市区,承担流域内许昌、长葛市的防洪排涝、纳污及农灌功能。沉积物是水体的重要组成部分,分析沉积物中重金属的含量及形态的分布特征,对于流域水污染控制和治理,维护水体安全具有重大意义。选取干流及其支流共计30个点位,按照所属状态分为4个区域,对沉积物进行了采集,采用Tessier连续提取法对沉积物中重金属进行形态分析,基于地累积指数法(Igeo)、潜在生态风险指数法(RI)和风险编码法(RAC)对其进行风险评估。结果表明:(1)清潩河流域沉积物中8种主要重金属元素,除As和Cu以外均显著高于河南省环境土壤背景值,Igeo与RI评价表明流域呈现一定环境风险,Cd和Zn是主要的污染因子,同时部分点位的Hg、Cu、Cr高于河南省环境土壤背景值,污染最严重的区域为许昌市区段;Cd是该次调研中生物有效态占比最高的金属,在许昌市上游点位含量显著增加;(2)RAC结果指示Cd、Zn的生物有效态在农村区域高于城市,清潩河许昌市下游区域具有最高的风险系数,流域整体沉积物中重金属风险性表现为:CdZnCuPbCrAs;(3)通过聚类分析和相关性分析发现重金属形态在农村与城市区域分布不同,城市区域与Cu的碳酸盐结合态及铁锰氧化物结合态呈显著的负相关性,而Cd及Zn的铁锰氧化物结合态同农村农田地区呈显著的正相关性,这可能与区域间具有不同的污染特征有关。     

胡敏酸对沉积物中重金属形态分布的影响

采用连续提取法分析沉积物添加胡敏酸后,其中重金属(Cd, Cu, Zn, Pb和Ni)的形态分布状况.结果显示:随着胡敏酸的加入,重金属的可交换态含量都不同程度的降低,铁锰氧化物结合态含量不同程度的增加,有机结合态和残渣态含量有所提高.Pb和Ni有机质结合态的增加与胡敏酸的浓度有较好的相关关系.五种重金属中对Zn的影响最为显著,对Cd的影响最小.表明胡敏酸能促进重金属由非稳定态向稳定态转化,即能钝化沉积物重金属,降低其生物有效性.     

东平湖表层沉积物重金属形态分布特征及环境风险评价

东平湖是南水北调工程东线的主要调节湖和山东省西水东调的水源地,其水体环境状况直接关系到调水工程受水区的水质安全。为了解东平湖沉积物中重金属的形态赋存特征及其生态环境风险,采用BCR三步提取法对东平湖44个表层沉积物样品中重金属元素Cu、Ni、Pb和Zn的形态分布特征进行了分析,并运用基于重金属形态的次生相与原生相比值法(RSP)和风险评估指数法(RAC)对其环境风险进行了初步评价。结果表明,东平湖表层沉积物中4种重金属均以残渣态为主,其占总量的比例表现为:Ni(65.9%)Cu(56.1%)Pb(49.3%)Zn(39.3%);Pb、Cu和Ni以Fe-Mn氧化物结合态为其次要赋存形态,其所占比例分别为38.2%、28.6%和17.0%;而Zn则以有机物及硫化物结合态为其次要赋存形态,所占比例为34.7%;弱酸提取态所占比例最小,表现为:Zn(12.2%)Cu(6.9%)Pb(4.3%)Ni(4.1%)。表层沉积物中可提取态重金属含量和比例的空间分布特征明显且较为一致,Cu、Ni和Pb表现为大汶河入湖区较高,Zn除湖心区略低外,其他湖区尤其是北部出湖区均较高。Cu、Pb和Zn的不同形态间存在一定相关性,且与有机质主要呈正相关,但与平均粒径的相关性较弱。评价结果表明,Zn总体表现为中度污染,具有中等环境风险;Pb为轻度污染,Cu和Ni为无污染,其环境风险均较低。     

喀斯特深水湖泊富硒沉积物中Se的赋存特征

采用硒的循环提取技术,改进后对湖区沉积物中重金属元素硒进行地球化学形态分析.分析结果表明,红枫湖沉积物中Se的硫化物结合态平均含量最高,占总量的45.7%,其含量顺序为硫化物结合态>残渣态>有机结合态>可交换态>酸溶态>水溶态.并采用次生相富集系数法(SPEF)评价红枫湖沉积物中的Se,结果得KSPEF=2.58,即重金属元素Se可能存在某种人为污染.利用配备X射线能谱的电子显微镜进行微形貌的观察,结果表明,沉积物中除去土壤中常见的元素含量外,S的含量较高,约为0.61%(重量比),但并未发现自然Se的存在.应用X射线多晶衍射仪对沉积物中Se的晶型进行分析,红枫湖沉积物中MSe、MSeO4、MSeO3、MSe2O5和含Se的有机化合物是Se元素存在的主要晶型(其中M为金属离子).加之沉积物中有机质及Se的可利用态含量较高,故红枫湖沉积物经植物修复后,可用于富硒农作物的种植.     

河北平原农田土壤重金属形态分布特征及控制因素研究

土壤重金属污染防治已迫在眉睫,国内外对重金属污染研究热度不减。本文选择河北平原农田为研究区,对采集325个根系土样品中的Cd、Cr、Pb、As、Hg等5种重金属进行了各形态含量统计与分析,并用Arc GIS制作了有效态空间分布图。最后运用相关性分析法探讨了5种重金属各形态与全量及pH值、Fe_2O_3、总有机碳(TOC)、阳离子交换容量(CEC)、粘粒的相关性。研究表明:Cd的有效态(水溶态和离子交换态)含量占全量比重最大,为18.06%,Cr、Pb、As、Hg均低于10%,这4种金属以残渣态为主,占全量的50%以上;As元素各形态与全量、pH值、Fe_2O_3、TOC、CEC、粘粒的相关程度最高,成正相关关系;Cr的3种形态(铁锰氧化态、强有机结合态、残渣态)与Fe_2O_3、TOC、CEC、粘粒呈显著正相关关系,Cr碳酸盐结合态、腐殖酸结合态与pH呈正相关关系,与Fe_2O_3、TOC、CEC、粘粒呈显著负相关关系;5种重金属铁锰氧化态与pH均呈正相关关系。     

污染黑土中重金属的形态分布与生物活性研究

通过对污染和清洁黑土的耕层、非耕层分层采样分析,比较了Cd,Pb,Cu和Zn等在同一土壤耕层和非耕层以及不同采样点土壤中的形态分布和生物活性.结果表明,无污染黑土中这些重金属的形态分布一般为:残渣态>有机结合态>铁锰结合态>碳酸盐结合态>可交换态,外源污染则使可交换态重金属的含量增加.以生物有效性系数和迁移系数进行重金属生物活性评价,其在黑土中生物活性大小的顺序为:Cd>Cu>Zn>Pb.污染愈严重的土壤,重金属的生物活性和自身的淋溶能力相对较强,在非耕层中也表现出较高的生物活性.综合重金属在土壤中的含量和生物活性,发现2个污染点的黑土中Cd和Pb对当地农业生产和地下水安全已构成潜在的威胁.     

文山三七(Panax notoginseng)种植区三七与土壤中Pb、Cd、Cu和Zn的分布特征及评价

为了调查文山州三七(Panax notoginseng)主要种植区(丘北县、砚山县、文山县和广南县)土壤和三七Pb、Cd、Cu和Zn含量,通过GPS定位采集三七根区0~15 cm深度土壤样品和三七样品各30个,分析土壤中重金属总量和不同形态含量及三七中对应重金属含量,并进行空间分布分析。结果表明:(1)土壤Pb、Cd、Cu和Zn平均含量分别为55.56、0.36、43.53和119.62 mg·kg~(-1),超标率分别为6.67%、53.3%、13.33%和0。各形态Pb、Cu和Zn含量表现为残渣态有机物结合态铁锰氧化物结合态碳酸盐结合态可交换态。各形态Cd含量表现为铁锰氧化物结合态残渣态碳酸盐结合态有机物结合态可交换态。(2)三七和土壤Pb、Cd、Cu和Zn总量和不同形态含量均以丘北县最高,广南县最低。(3)三七根系Pb、Cd、Cu和Zn平均含量分别为2.93、0.35、5.21和11.11mg·kg~(-1),三七植株各部位重金属含量表现为根系剪口茎叶花果。调查区三七和土壤重金属含量存在空间差异,且以土壤Cd污染为主,应采取一定措施降低三七Cd含量。     

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.     

Representation of the world's biophysical conditions by the global protected area network

Protected areas (PAs) are often implemented without consideration of already existing PAs, which is likely to cause an overrepresentation of certain biophysical conditions. We assessed the representativeness of the current PA network with regard to the world's biophysical conditions to highlight which conditions are underprotected and where these conditions are located. We overlaid terrestrial and marine PAs with information on biophysical conditions (e.g., temperature, precipitation, and elevation) and then quantified the percentage of area covered by the PA network. For 1 variable at a time in the terrestrial realm, high temperature, low precipitation, and medium and very high elevation were underrepresented. For the marine realm, low and medium sea surface temperature (SST), medium and high sea surface salinity (SSS), and the deep sea were underrepresented. Overall, protection was evenly distributed for elevation across the terrestrial realm and SST across the marine realm. For 2 variables at a time, cold and very dry terrestrial environments had mostly low protection, which was also the case for low SST and low and medium SSS across most depths for marine environments. Low protection occurred mostly in the Sahara and the Arabian Peninsula for the terrestrial realm and along the Tropic of Capricorn and toward the poles for the marine realm. Although biodiversity measures are of prime importance for the design of PA networks, highlighting biophysical gaps in current PAs adds a frequently overlooked perspective. These gaps may weaken the potential of PAs to conserve biodiversity. Thus, our results may provide useful insights for researchers, practitioners, and policy makers to establish a more comprehensive global PA network.     

Quantitative composition of the defensive secretion ofBledius species (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Oxytelinae) is adapted to naturally occurring predators

Summary The adaptation of defensive secretions to their target organisms was examined for the abdominal gland secretions ofBledius furcatus, B. spectabilis andB. arenarius. Therefore the target organisms of the secretion of theseBledius species (i.e. their predators) had to be identified. At the collection sites examined these were the earwigLabidura riparia, the antCataglyphis bicolor, the flyLispe candicans, different carabids of the generaPogonus, Dichirotrichus, Dyschirius, Bembidion andCalathus and the wading birdsHaematopus ostralegus andCalidris alba. The secretion of the abdominal glands contains the toxin ptoluquinone dissolved in either-dodecalactone and 1-undecene (B. furcatus andB. spectabilis) or in octanoic acid and octyloctanoate (B. arenarius). The ratio of these solvents is species-specific. Application experiments using some of the natural insect predators (L. riparia, C. bicolor, Pogonus, Di. gustavii, Dyschirius) revealed that these solvent ratios provided a more effective deterrent than other possible ratios. Thus by combining the solvents in certain ratios, the capability of cuticular penetration and therefore the effectiveness of the defensive secretions are adapted to their natural targets.     

Democracy versus development: New urban debates

The politics of development includes subtexts of choice, as underpinned by community consensus (or lack of it), against the larger backdrop of a liberal democracy, with its intricate power structures that influence the choice of concepts and often lead to complicity rather than consent. A dilemma exists between the understanding of field-level practitioners and that of academics, whose understandings of progress differ. Progress can (and often does) imply long-term change across generations whereas development is often more a matter of crisis management and delivering tangible results to end-users. This makes it a bone of contention across political systems, irrespective of local or global dynamics. Development can emerge as a tool to be wielded for power and further political mileage at the expense of progress. Progress cannot be studied as a counterpoint to development as the sense of history is often missing in development interventions. Development tends to be piecemeal as its very logic often stems from the rationale of power. This is not to suggest, however, that development is only about politics; it is definitely more than the politics of everyday life and involves all of civil society that requires its critical and immediate attention. In this sense, it has become a priority for politicians with an underlying agenda designed to out-manouevre dissent and all statements of protest.     

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.     

A framework to measure the wildness of managed large vertebrate populations

As landscapes continue to fall under human influence through habitat loss and fragmentation, fencing is increasingly being used to mitigate anthropogenic threats and enhance the commercial value of wildlife. Subsequent intensification of management potentially erodes wildness by disembodying populations from landscape-level processes, thereby disconnecting species from natural selection. Tools are needed to measure the degree to which populations of large vertebrate species in formally protected and privately owned wildlife areas are self-sustaining and free to adapt. We devised a framework to measure such wildness based on 6 attributes relating to the evolutionary and ecological dynamics of vertebrates (space, disease and parasite resistance, exposure to predation, exposure to limitations and fluctuations of food and water supply, and reproduction). For each attribute, we set empirical, species-specific thresholds between 5 wildness states based on quantifiable management interventions. We analysed data from 205 private wildlife properties with management objectives spanning ecotourism to consumptive utilization to test the framework on 6 herbivore species representing a range of conservation statuses and commercial values. Wildness scores among species differed significantly, and the proportion of populations identified as wild ranged from 12% to 84%, which indicates the tool detected site-scale differences both among populations of different species and populations of the same species under different management regimes. By quantifying wildness, this framework provides practitioners with standardized measurement units that link biodiversity with the sustainable use of wildlife. Applications include informing species management plans at local scales; standardizing the inclusion of managed populations in red-list assessments; and providing a platform for certification and regulation of wildlife-based economies. Applying this framework may help embed wildness as a normative value in policy and mitigate the shifting baseline of what it means to truly conserve a species.     

Sexual Predators,Energy Development,and Conservation in Greater Yellowstone

Abstract: In the United States, as elsewhere, a growing debate pits national energy policy and homeland security against biological conservation. In rural communities the extraction of fossil fuels is often encouraged because of the employment opportunities it offers, although the concomitant itinerant workforce is often associated with increased wildlife poaching. We explored possible positive and negative factors associated with energy extraction in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE), an area known for its national parks, intact biological diversity, and some of the New World's longest terrestrial migrations. Specifically, we asked whether counties with different economies—recreation (ski), agrarian (ranching or farming), and energy extractive (petroleum)—differed in healthcare (gauged by the abundance of hospital beds) and in the frequency of sexual predators. The absolute and relative frequency of registered sex offenders grew approximately two to three times faster in areas reliant on energy extraction. Healthcare among counties did not differ. The strong conflation of community dishevel, as reflected by in‐migrant sexual predators, and ecological decay in Greater Yellowstone is consistent with patterns seen in similar systems from Ecuador to northern Canada, where social and environmental disarray exist around energy boomtowns. In our case, that groups (albeit with different aims) mobilized campaigns to help maintain the quality of rural livelihoods by protecting open space is a positive sign that conservation can matter, especially in the face of rampant and poorly executed energy extraction projects. Our findings further suggest that the public and industry need stronger regulatory action to instill greater vigilance when and where social factors and land conversion impact biological systems.     

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.     

Comparison of the insecticidal effects of water extracted and intact aromatic plants onAcanthoscelides obtectus,a bruchid beetle pest of kidney beans

Summary Acanthoscelides obtectus (Say) is one of the most damaging pests of kidney beans,Phaseolus vulgaris L. worldwide. However, aromatic plants from the families Lamiaceae, Lauraceae, Myrtaceae and Poaceae can protect kidney beans by direct or delayed insecticidal effect, through increased adult mortality and inhibition of beetle reproduction (both oviposition and adult emergence). The efficiency of hydrodistillated and intact plants fromThymus vulgaris andT. serpyllum, Mentha piperata, Rosmarinus officinalis, Satureia hortensis, Eucalyptus globulus, Laurus nobilis, Origanum vulgare, andCymbopogon nardus was compared. For both extracts,Origanum vulgare had the best effect. The insecticidal effect was induced by more than the essential oils because no significant difference was noticed between distilled and intact plants extract. Inhibition of reproduction was particularly important. These results suggest that lipidic as well as non lipidic, allelochemicals, such as phenolics, or non-protein amino-acids, or flavonoids may be involved in the toxicity of aromatic plants to this beetle.