Restricted autumn grazing to reduce nitrous oxide emissions from dairy pastures in Southland,New Zealand

Animal excreta deposited on pasture during grazing represent the single largest source of N₂O emissions in New Zealand. These emissions are highest when pastures are grazed during the wet autumn/winter season. The strategic use of a feed pad on dairy farms could restrict the amount of excreta N returned to pasture during this time of year, and thus reduce N₂O emissions and other environmental losses. The effect of restricting autumn grazing to 3 h per day on N₂O emissions and NO₃ leaching losses was measured in a 3-year field study. Nitrous oxide emissions were measured weekly between April and September using a soil cover methodology. Nitrate leaching losses were measured from the NO₃ concentration of drainage water that was collected from the hydrologically isolated and artificially drained field plots. Restricted autumn grazing reduced both N₂O emissions and NO₃ leaching losses from grazed pasture by about 40%. The effect of this grazing regime on total on-farm N₂O emissions was estimated using the field measurements and the New Zealand IPCC inventory methodology. These calculations indicated that restricted autumn grazing could reduce direct and indirect on-farm N₂O emissions by 7–11%, and could thus be an effective tool for reducing N₂O emissions, while also reducing NO₃ leaching losses, and preventing soil and sward damage. The study further highlighted that the currently used IPCC inventory methodology cannot easily account for reductions in national N₂O emission following adoption of N₂O mitigation strategies. It also reinforced the need for assessing the impact of mitigation strategies at a whole farm level.     

Atmospheric concentrations and deposition of nitrogen and major ions in conifer forests in the United States and Federal Republic of Germany

Emission densities of air pollutants are higher in Europe than in the U.S. as a whole, suggesting similar differences in atmospheric deposition. We determined air concentrations and deposition during the warm season at conifer forests in Tennessee and northern Germany. Our results confirmed major differences in both chemistry and fluxes. Atmospheric and precipitation concentrations of all ions except H⁺ were higher at the German site, most significantly for the nitrogen species. The much higher levels of NH₄⁺ at this site reflect higher emissions of NH₃, which was the species largely responsible for the lower levels of H⁺. Total airborne nitrate was dominated by HNO₃ in Tennessee. In Germany we found comparable amounts of HNO₃ and aerosol NO₃⁻, the concentration of which varied seasonally, apparently in response to agricultural emissions of NH₃ that reacted to form NH₄NO₃. Total deposition of all major ions was much higher at the German site, particularly for the nitrogen species, which exhibited a marked edge effect in throughfall. Dry deposition was determined from air concentrations by using a canopy resistance model and from a statistical model of throughfall fluxes, each of which yielded comparable fluxes for several ions. Dry deposition contributed 10–70% of the ion input and was most important at the German site. Both forest canopies absorbed 40–50% of total deposited nitrogen, primarily from dry deposition.     

生物质炭对双季稻田土壤反硝化功能微生物的影响

目前,基于田间条件下生物质炭添加对稻田反硝化微生物的调控效应还不甚明确.为此,本研究采用小区试验,通过在双季稻田添加不同量的小麦秸秆生物质炭(0、24和48 t·hm-2,分别用CK、LC和HC代表),结合实时荧光定量PCR(q PCR)和末端限制性片段长度多态性(T-RFLP)分析技术,研究了生物质炭添加对双季稻田休闲季和水稻季土壤反硝化微生物相关功能基因(调控硝酸还原酶的nar G基因,亚硝酸还原酶的nir K基因和氧化亚氮还原酶的nos Z基因)的影响.由于生物质炭呈碱性,添加到土壤后,可提高稻田休闲季土壤p H 0. 2～0. 8个单位.生物质炭本身含有部分可溶性N,因此,添加生物质炭可增加休闲季土壤铵态氮(NH_4~+-N)和硝态氮(NO_3~--N)含量,增幅分别达21. 1%～32. 5%和63. 0%～176. 0%,但由于其吸附作用,降低了水稻季NH_4~+-N含量48. 8%～60. 1%.生物质炭添加增加了休闲季微生物生物量氮(MBN)含量,这可能是由于生物质炭较大的比表面积为微生物生存提供了适宜的环境,可利用养分的增加促进了微生物的生长.与对照相比,休闲季生物质炭引起的NH_4~+-N和NO_3~--N含量增加,促进NH_4~+-N向NO_3~--N的转化,进而增加nar G和nos Z的基因丰度(P0. 05),同时,生物质炭处理p H的提高促进了nos Z的基因丰度的增加,显著改变了反硝化功能基因nar G和nos Z的群落结构,并以此对反硝化作用产生影响,但未对休闲季氧化亚氮(N_2O)排放产生影响.而在水稻季,生物质炭增加了土壤nos Z的基因丰度(P 0. 05),HC处理增加了nir K基因丰度(P 0. 05),这也是导致水稻季HC处理N_2O排放增加的重要原因.生物质炭通过降低水稻季土壤NH_4~+-N含量,改变了nir K和nos Z基因的群落结构,而nar G基因群落结构的变化影响了土壤N_2O排放.综上所述,生物质炭可通过改变双季稻田土壤性质,来影响参与土壤反硝化作用的相关微生物,进而影响土壤N_2O排放及NO_3~--N的淋失.     

Fogwater chemistry at Riverside,California

Fog, aerosol, and gas samples were collected during the winter of 1986 at Riverside, California. The dominant components of the aerosol were NH₄⁺, NO₃⁻, and SO₄₂₋. Gaseous NH₃ was frequently present at levels equal to or exceeding the aerosol NH₄⁺. Maximum level were 3800, 3100, 690 and 4540 neq m⁻³ for NH₄⁺, NO₃²⁻ and NH_3(g), respectively. The fogwater collected at Riverside had very high concentrations, particularly of the major aerosol components. Maximum concentrations were 26,000 29,000 and 6200 μM for NH₄⁺, NO₃⁻ and SO₄²⁻, respectively. pH values in fogwater ranged from 2.3 to 5.7. Formate and acetate concentrations as high as 1500 and 580 μM, respectively, were measured. The maximum CH₂O concentration was 380 μM. Glyoxal and methylglyoxal were found in all the samples; their maximum concentrations were 280 and 120 μM, respectively. Comparison of fogwater and aerosol concentrations indicates that scavenging of precursor aerosol by fog droplets under the conditions at Riverside is less than 100% efficient.The chemistry at Riverside is controlled by the balance between HNO₃ production from NO_x emitted throughout the Los Angeles basin and NH₃ emitted from dairy cattle feedlots just west of Riverside. The balance is controlled by local mixing. Acid fogs result at Riverside when drainage flows from the surrounding mountains isolate the site from the NH₃ source. Continued formation of HNO_3(g) in this air mass eventually depletes the residual NH_3(g). A simple box model that includes deposition, fog scavenging, and dilution is used to assess the effect of curtailing the dairy cattle feedlot operations. The calculations suggest that the resulting reduction of NH₃ levels would decrease the total NO₃⁻ in the atmosphere, but nearly all remaining NO₃⁻ would exist as HNO₃. Fogwater in the basin would be uniformly acidic.     

Estimates of ion sources in deciduous and coniferous throughfall

Estimates of external and internal sources of ions in net througfall deposition were derived for a deciduous and coniferous canopy by use of multiple regression. The external source component appears to be dominated by dry deposition of Ca²⁺, SO₂ and NO₃⁻ during dormant and growing seasons for the two canopy types. Increases in the leaching rates of K⁺ and Mg²⁺ during the growing season reflect the presence of leaves in the deciduous canopy and increased physiological activity in both canopies. Internal leaching rates for SO₄²⁻ doubled during the growing season presumably caused by increased physiological activity and uptake of SO₂ through stomates. Net deposition of SO₄²⁻ in throughfall during the growing season appears highly dependent on stomatal uptake of SO₂. Estimates of SO₂ deposition velocities were 0.06 cm s⁻¹ and 0.13 cm s⁻¹ for the deciduous and coniferous canopies, respectively, during the dormant seasons, and 0.30 cm s⁻¹ and 0.43 cm s⁻¹ for the deciduous and coniferous canopies, respectively, during the growing season. For the ions of major interest with respect to ecosystem effects, namely H⁺, NO₃⁻ and SO₄²⁻, precipitation inputs generally outweighed estimates of dry deposition input. However, net throughfall deposition of NO₃⁻ and SO₄²⁻ accounted for 20–47 and 34–50 per cent, respectively, of total deposition of those ions. Error estimates of ion sources were at least 50–100 per cent and the method is subject to several assumptions and limitations.     

Stability of the pH and the contents of ammonium and nitrate in precipitation samples

The changes in the pH and the contents of NH₄⁺, NO₃⁻ and 10 other components including trace elements were studied in precipitation samples for a period of up to 300 days. The concentration of free H⁺ ions is affected after deposition by several processes, the most important being bioconsumption of NH₄⁺ leading to an increase in the H⁺ ion level depending on the length of the sampling interval, the time of year and the way of storing the samples prior to their analysis. It is proposed that, for the purpose of comparing the acidities of precipitation waters and their effects on acidification of the environment, the corrected H⁺ ion concentration (H_c⁺) be calculated from the pH value and the concentrations of NH₄⁺ and NO₃⁻ (H_c⁺ = H⁺+NH₄⁺−NO₃⁻). The H_c⁺ value depends little on the bioconsumption of NH₄⁺ and NO₃⁻ after deposition and thus is not very sensitive to the way of storing the samples, the sampling interval and the time elapsed between deposition and the sample analysis. Dissolution of Fe, Al, Si and some trace elements from the particles scavenged during precipitation was slow in the studied samples; it is advantageous to digest the sample in a microwave oven prior to determination of these elements.     

Source-receptor relationships for wet SO42− and NO3− production

Precipitation chemistry data for the years 1982–1985 from 110 stations distributed across the continental U.S. and southern Ontario Province are used to describe the geographic distributions of SO₄²⁻ and NO₃⁻ in precipitation. Volume-weighted, wet SO₄²⁻ and NO₃⁻ concentrations, averaged over the 4 years of observation by season and annullly, show coherent patterns with maxima in the northeastern U.S. and southeastern Canada about ten times greater than the minima observed in the Intermountain and Pacific Northwest regions.Tests for empirical source-receptor relationships indicate that, in land areas with relatively low emissions of SO₂ and NO_x, the associations between wet SO₄²⁻ concentrations and SO₂ emissions and between wet NO₃⁻ concentrations and NO_x emissions within 560 km of each precipitation chemistry station are weak or nonexistent (r²⩽0.42). The remaining land areas show moderate to strong associations between SO₂ and SO₄²⁻ and NO_x and NO₃⁻ during the spring and summer, but only weak to nonexistent associations during the winter. The associations between emissions and concentrations, e.g. SO₂ and SO₄²⁻, are equally well represented by either a linear or a power law function. However, at the level of aggregation employed, the data do not substantiate a linear-proportional relationship between concentrations and anthropogenic emissions. Furthermore, emissions of SO₂ and NO_x are highly correlated, as are the emissions of RHC and NO_x.     

Methane,nitrous oxide and ammonia emissions during storage and after application of dairy cattle slurry and influence of slurry treatment

Slurries are a significant source of CH₄, NH₃ and N₂O emissions to the atmosphere. The research project aimed at quantifying CH₄, NH₃ and N₂O emissions from liquid manure stores and after manure application under field conditions. The influence of the manure treatment options “no treatment”, “slurry separation”, “anaerobic digestion”, “slurry aeration” and “straw cover” on the emission level was investigated. Approximately 10 m³ of differently treated slurry were stored in pilot scale slurry tanks. Emissions were followed for c. 80 days. After the storage period, slurries were applied to permanent grassland. Greenhouse gas emissions from slurry were mainly caused by methane emissions during storage and by nitrous oxide emissions after field application of manures. Mitigation of GHG emissions can be achieved by a reduction in slurry dry matter and easily degradable organic matter content. Ammonia emissions mainly occurred after field application. Untreated slurry emitted 226.8 g NH₃ m⁻³ and 92.4 kg CO₂ eq. m⁻³ (storage and field application). Slurry separation (liquid fraction and composting of the solid fraction) resulted in NH₃ losses of 402.9 g m⁻³ and GHG losses of 58.5 kg CO₂ eq. m⁻³. Anaerobic digestion was a very effective means to reduce GHG emissions. 37.9 kg CO₂ eq. m⁻³ were lost. NH₃ emissions were similar to those from untreated slurry. Covering the slurry store with a layer of chopped straw instead of a wooden cover increased NH₃ emissions to 320.4 g m⁻³ and GHG emissions to 119.7 kg CO₂ eq. m⁻³. Slurry aeration nearly doubled NH₃ emissions compared to untreated slurry. GHG emissions were reduced to 53.3 kg CO₂ eq. m⁻³.     

Measurements of atmospheric HNO3, HCl and associated species on a small network in eastern England

Measurements of gaseous HNO₃, HCl and NH₃ and particulate NO₃⁻, SO₄²⁻, Cl⁻ and NH₄⁺ have been made at a small network of sites in eastern England using sampling intervals from 3 h to 7 days. Both HCl and HNO₃ are spatially rather uniform, with some variation apparently due to spatial variations in NH₃, which stoichiometrically exeeded the sum of both gaseous acids. Mean concentrations of NH₃, HCl and HNO₃ between February 1987 and January 1988 were 1.90, 0.67 and 1.01 μg m⁻³, respectively. Pollution roses revealed low NH₃ concentrations, and high associated HCl and HNO₃ with winds from the North Sea. HCl, but not HNO₃ showed an appreciable elevation in concentration on the sector NW from our site, which we speculate may be due to the large capacity of coal-fired power stations in this upwind sector. Three-hourly data have been examined for diurnal effects and its is concluded that nocturnal formation of NO₃⁻ is occurring.     

Mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions by anaerobic digestion of cattle slurry

Biogas treatment of animal manures is an upcoming technology because it is a way of producing renewable energy (biogas). However, little is known about effects of this management strategy on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions during fermentation, storage, and field application of the substrates compared to untreated slurries. In this study, we compared cattle slurry and cattle slurry with potato starch as additive during the process of fermentation, during storage and after field application. The addition of potato starch strongly enhanced CH₄ production from 4230 l CH₄ m⁻³ to 8625 l CH₄ m⁻³ in the fermenter at a hydraulic retention time (HRT) of 29 days. Extending the HRT to 56 days had only a small effect on the CH₄ production. Methane emissions from stored slurry depended on storage temperature and were highest from unfermented slurry followed by the slurry/starch mixture. Gas emissions from untreated and fermented slurry during storage were further analyzed in a pilot-scale experiment with different levels of covering such as straw cover, a wooden lid and no cover. Emissions of greenhouse gases (CH₄, N₂O, NH₃) were in the range of 14.3–17.1 kg CO₂ eq. m⁻³ during winter (100 day storage period) and 40.5–90.5 kg CO₂ eq. m⁻³ during summer (140 day storage period). A straw cover reduced NH₃ losses, but not overall GHG emissions, whereas a solid cover reduced CH₄ and NH₃ emissions. After field application, there were no significant differences between slurry types in GHG emissions (4.15–8.12 kg CO₂ eq. m⁻³ a⁻¹). GHG emissions from slurry stores were more important than emissions after field application. Co-digestion of slurry with additives such as starch has a large potential to substitute fossil energy by biogas. On a biogas plant, slurry stores should be covered gas-tight in order to eliminate GHG emissions and collect CH₄ for electricity production.     

Two options to explain the ammonia gap in The Netherlands

This paper addresses two hypothesis that try to explain the difference observed between the estimated NH₃ emission levels in The Netherlands and those indicated by atmospheric measurements, the so called ‘ammonia gap’: the role of SO₂ emissions regulating ambient NH₃ concentrations through co-deposition, and long-term NH₃ emissions after slurry injection. It was found that throughfall measurements of NH₄⁺ could not be used as indicator for changes in NH₃ emissions. The throughfall deposition of NH₄⁺ is in close equilibrium to SO₄²⁻ and NO₃⁻ and is thus regulated by the equilibrium of ambient NH₃ and NH₄⁺ in wet deposition and canopy water layers. When SO₂ emissions decrease, the amount of available SO₄²⁻ decreases, which imposes a limit on the deposition of (NH₄)₂SO₄. Long-term emissions of NH₃ after application of manure were monitored using a new technique, which continuously measures the concentration of NH₃ in a cross-section of the emission plume downwind of the source. The emissions could be registered for 3 weeks after application of manure. The results indicate that the long-term emissions only contribute 1–2% to the total emission level. Both the effect of SO₂ on the NH₃ deposition levels and the long-term emission fluxes are not enough to explain the observed ammonia gap. It seems that several counteracting effects, some of them emerging from the new emission reduction regulations, contribute to the ammonia gap. An integrated approach to abate ammonia emissions is, therefore, needed. The implementation and regulation of production ceilings for reactive nitrogen might be a good option.     

The spatial distribution and particle size of some inorganic nitrogen,sulphur and chlorine species over the North Sea

The use of filter packs and a cascade impactor during a series of research cruises in the southern area of the North Sea has yielded detailed spatial distribution patterns of aerosol concentrations, Cl⁻, NO₃⁻, SO₄²⁻¹ and NH₄⁺ and gaseous concentrations, HCl, HNO₃ and NH₃. The overall distribution of the atmospheric concentrations closely parallels published modelled results for metallic species. The chemical transformations of these aerosols and gases are investigated together with their interactions with the seasalt aerosol. Aerosol chloride loss is greatest in the more polluted areas, whilst concentrations products of NH₃ with HNO₃ and HCl appear insufficient to sustain the existence of NH₄NO₃ and NH₄Cl. Nitrate is associated predominantly with larger particles and appears to be present substantially as a surface coating on marine aerosol. The total dry deposition input for nitrogen species is calculated for the southern sector with extrapolation to the whole of the North Sea, using particle size weighted deposition velocities of 0.63 and 0.21 cm s⁻¹ for NO₃⁻¹ and NH₄⁺, respectively, and literature-derived values for the gaseous constituents. Finally the use of air-mass back trajectories illustrates the role of source regions in influencing the chemical composition of the North Sea atmosphere.     

稻麦轮作农田系统中氮素渗漏流失的研究

通过埋设土壤溶液抽滤器采集渗漏水样,对上海郊区大田条件下稻麦轮作系统中土壤氮素(N)的渗漏流失情况进行了观测研究.研究结果表明,稻季渗漏水中总氮(TN)浓度随时间呈下降趋势,其中,硝态氮(NO3--N)由泡田初期的10 mg·L-1以上迅速下降至2 mg·L-1以下,铵态氮(NH4 -N)则始终低于1.3 mg·L-1.施肥能引起渗漏水N素增加;稻田淹水过程也通过改变土壤氧化还原环境控制着N素形态的转换.麦季施肥小区渗漏水中N素形态以NO3--N为主,且施肥后迅速上升到平均7.11 mg·L-1;NH4 -N浓度在施肥和不施肥处理中均很低,分别为0.38 mg·L-1和0.36 mg·L-1.在稻季施肥2.50×104 kg·km-2和麦季施肥2.14×104 kg·km-2(以N计)的情况下,N素淋失负荷分别为6.08×102 kg·km-2和7.42×102 kg·km-2,分别占施肥量的2.4%和3.5%;施肥条件下两季总的N素淋失负荷比不施肥处理高出108.7%.     

Chemistry of atmospheric precipitation at the Western Arabian Gulf Coast

Rainwater and atmospheric bulk deposition samples were collected at a station on the rooftop of the Research Institute of King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals in Dhahran. Continuous sampling was carried out manually throughout the rainy season between December 1987 and February 1988, and for one rainfall event in March 1987. A total number of 13 samples were collected and investigated for pH and dissolved ionic composition using inductivity coupled plasma emission spectrometry (ICP) and ion chromatography (IC). The range and volume-weighted average pH were 5.1–7.2 and 5.48, respectively. Significant negative linear correlations were observed between the precipitation pH and rain depth, and between pH and the summation of dissolved {(Ca²⁺ + Mg²⁺)−(SO₄²⁻ + NO₃⁻ + NO₂⁻)} (in μeqℓ⁻¹). The ionic summation also correlated negatively with rain depth. The ionic abundance in rainwater (in μeqℓ⁻¹) expressed in concentration order showed the general trend SO₄²⁻ > HCO₃⁻¹ = Cl⁻ = NO₃⁻ > NO₂⁻ for anions and Ca²⁺ > Na⁺ > Mg²⁺ > NH₄⁺ > K⁺ > H⁺ > Sr²⁺ for cations. Good mass balance between cations and anions was observed. Total NO₃⁻ contribute equally to precipitation acidity as SO₄²⁻ and Ca²⁺ plus Mg²⁺ in alkaline suspended particulates from natural sources are the major ions which buffer the acidity of precipitation. The NH₄⁺ ion which is also present plays an insignificant role in the acid/base equilibrium of rainwater.     

氮添加对生长季寒温带针叶林土壤有效氮和酸化的影响

基于低剂量、多形态的N添加控制实验,以大兴安岭寒温带针叶林为研究对象,通过长期持续的原位增N处理,测定了2010年、2012年和2013年生长季初期(5月)和生长旺季(8月)0~10 cm土壤有效氮(NH+4-N和NO-3-N)含量以及土壤p H值.结果表明,生长季初期和生长旺季土壤有效氮均以NH+4-N为主,NO-3-N含量较低,其中NH+4-N含量占无机氮含量的96%以上.随着增N时间的延长,同生长旺季相比,增N对生长季初期0~10 cm土壤NH+4-N影响较为明显,且主要受施N类型影响.与此相反,生长旺季0~10 cm土壤NO-3-N含量高于生长季初期.N输入对生长季初期和生长旺季土壤NO-3-N影响较为明显,且低N处理更倾向于促进0~10 cm土壤NO-3-N的富集.随着时间的延长,土壤NH+4-N和NO-3-N对增N的响应都由前期的不显著向后期的显著转变.增N对生长季初期和生长旺季0~10 cm土壤p H值影响显著,其中低N处理的土壤和生长旺季阶段土壤p H值相对较低.随着增N时间的延长,土壤p H值对增N的响应也由前期的不显著向后期的显著转变.长期持续的增N处理已经使大兴安岭寒温带针叶林0~10 cm土壤产生了明显的酸化.     

Atmospheric dry deposition on pines in the Eastern Brook Lake Watershed,Sierra Nevada,California

Atmospheric dry deposition to branches of Pinus contorta and P. albicaulis was measured during summer 1987 in a sub-alpine zone at Eastern Brook Lake Watershed (EBLW), eastern Sierra Nevada, California. Results are presented as deposition fluxes of NO₃⁻, SO₄²⁻, PO₄³⁻, Cl⁻, F⁻, NH₄⁺, Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺, Na⁺, K⁺, Zn²⁺, Fe³⁺, Mn²⁺, Pb²⁺ and H⁺, and compared with other locations in California and elsewhere. Deposition fluxes of anions and cations to the pine branches were low, several times lower than the values determined near the Emerald Lake Watershed (ELW), another sub-alpine location in the western Sierra Nevada. The sums of deposition fluxes of the measured cations and anions to pine surfaces were similar, in contrast to the ELW location where the sums of cation fluxes were much higher than the sums of anion fluxes. A strong positive correlation between depositions of NO₃⁻ and NH₄⁺, as well as SO₄²⁻ and Ca²⁺, suggested that large portions of these ions might have originated from particulate NH₄NO₃ and CaSO₄ deposited on pine surfaces. An estimated total N dry deposition (surface deposition of NO₃⁻ and NH₄⁺ and internal uptake of NO₂ and HNO₃) to the forested area of the EBLW was 29.54 eq ha⁻¹ yr⁻ (about 414 g H ha⁻¹ yr⁻¹).     

Kinetics of evaporation of ammonium chloride and ammonium nitrate aerosols

The evaporation rates of ammonium chloride and ammonium nitrate were measured by continuously and rapidly removing gaseous NH₃ and HNO₃ or HCl from aerosols in an annular denuder. The experiments gave the evaporation rates in terms of mass loss of chloride or nitrate which can be expressed conveniently as the rates of reduction of aerosol radius with time. Both dry aerosols (humidity 30–60% r.h.) and aqueous aerosols (humidity ca 97% r.h.) were studied. Dry aerosols evaporate at rates of −1.05 Å s⁻¹ for NH₄Cl and −0.45Å s⁻¹ for NH₄NO₃, while the evaporation rates of aqueous aerosols expressed as for equivalent dry particles are −4.52 Å s⁻¹ for NH₄Cl and −0.49 Å s⁻¹ for NH₄NO₃. The experimentally measured rates are independent of particle radius and remarkably low compared with those predicted from existing theories of aerosol evaporation, thus implying that there is an unknown kinetic constraint to the achievement of equilibrium at atmospheric temperature and pressures.     

DMPP对氮素垂直迁移转化及淋溶损失的影响

采用自制模拟原状土柱装置,进行新型硝化抑制剂3,4-二甲基吡唑磷酸盐（3,4-dimethyl pyrazole phosphate ,DMPP）对氮素淋溶效应试验,探讨其对氮素垂直迁移转化及降低淋溶损失的影响.结果表明,尿素添加1%的DMPP后,与不添加DMPP尿素相比,在60 d内能有效抑制土壤铵氧化反应的发生,显著提高20 cm以上耕作层土壤水铵态氮的浓度,降低硝态氮和亚硝态氮的浓度;20 cm以下深层土壤水铵态氮的浓度与未加DMPP的处理无显著差异,并没有明显导致铵态氮的垂直迁移;深层土壤水硝态氮的浓度显著低于未加DMPP的处理,明显降低硝态氮垂直迁移的淋溶损失;随施氮量增加,添加DMPP尿素的处理,60 d内土壤水中铵态氮与硝态氮的浓度在40 cm以下深层剖面并没有明显增加,其垂直迁移的淋溶损失差别不大.常规尿素添加1%的DMPP,可以调控土壤氮素的迁移转化,有利于土水环境的保护,降低对地下水氮素污染的潜在风险,具有显著的生态效益.     

黄土高塬沟壑区典型城郊流域地表水硝酸盐来源示踪

随着工农业的快速发展,地表水硝酸盐污染已成为黄土高原地区严重的环境问题之一.以黄土高塬沟壑区典型城郊流域砚瓦川为研究区,采用水化学分析方法和氮氧双稳定同位素技术,并结合SIAR模型,定量识别旱季和雨季研究区地表水硝酸盐不同污染源的贡献率,阐明不同污染源季节性差异的主要原因.结果表明,流域地表水无机氮主要以NO₃^--N和NO₂^--N形态存在,NO₃^--N和NO₂^--N雨季浓度平均值均高于旱季,而NH₄⁺-N则呈现相反特征;流域内地表水硝酸盐的转化过程主要以硝化作用为主,雨季其主要来源是粪肥污水,而旱季主要为粪肥污水和土壤氮淋溶,铵肥次之;不同污染源对流域地表水硝酸盐的贡献比例具有显著的季节性差异,旱季与雨季城镇污水排放的贡献比例均为最高,分别为31.40%和65.66%,且雨季污水排放对NO₃^-的影响远高于旱季,夏季居民用水增加导致大量污水排放至流域内是引起这一现象的主要原因.     

Monitoring GHG from manure stores on organic and conventional dairy farms

Organic farming methods are claimed to be more environmentally friendly than conventional methods and the EU MIDAIR project had an overall aim to compare emissions from organic dairy farming with conventional methods of milk production. Manure stores are the second largest source of methane emissions (after enteric fermentation) on European dairy farming.The aim of this project was to measure green house gas (GHG) emissions from manures in covered and uncovered slurry stores and farm yard manure (FYM) heaps. The chosen method for measuring these emissions was the tracer ratio method, using sulphur hexafluoride (SF₆) as the tracer gas, the limitations of this method prevented successful measurements being made on some of the stores and a modified method was used on the covered stores. The difference in concentration of the upwind and downwind samples and interfering sources were limiting factors. FYM emission measurements were successful only when the manure was stored indoors.Methane emissions were successfully measured over a 12 month period from the uncovered slurry stores. Emission rates from the uncovered slurry stores on the conventional farm and the organic farm ranged from 14.4 to 49.6 and from 12.4 to 42.3 g C m⁻³ d⁻¹, respectively, with the mean CH₄ emission rates of 35 and 26 g C m⁻³ d⁻¹. On both farms, nitrous oxide emissions were close to zero.Methane emissions measured from the indoor organic FYM in summer were 17.1 g C m⁻³ d⁻¹ and the nitrous oxide emission was 411 mg N m⁻³ d⁻¹.The covered slurry stores were in such close proximity to other GHG sources that the tracer ratio method was unsuitable and the air-injection method was adopted. The measured emissions from covered slurry stores of CH₄, CO₂ and NH₃ were, respectively, 14.9 g C m⁻³ d⁻¹, 12.9 g C m⁻³ d⁻¹ and 18.6 mg NH₃ m⁻² d⁻¹ of slurry in February and 12.0 g C m⁻³ d⁻¹, 9.5 g C m⁻³ d⁻¹ and 335 mg NH₃ m⁻² d⁻¹ slurry in March. No nitrous oxide production could be measured.