地表水中典型磺胺类抗生素的自然衰减

近年来,磺胺类抗生素因大量使用,在河流等地表水中广泛检出,其环境行为及生态危害,成为备受关注的环境问题.本文以10种常见磺胺类抗生素为研究对象,通过微宇宙实验,模拟其在河流表层水中的自然衰减规律,同时模拟直接光降解、间接光降解、水解、细菌降解和微生物降解等多种条件,以阐明不同环境因素对磺胺类抗生素自然衰减的作用机制.结果显示,10种磺胺类抗生素在168 h内的自然衰减率可达55%—100%,半衰期为14.7—115.5 h,表明磺胺类抗生素在进入河流等地表水后可发生自然衰减.结构方程模型分析表明,直接光降解及间接光降解是磺胺类抗生素自然衰减的主要途径,而水解和微生物降解的作用不大.采用高分辨率质谱,共检出7种降解产物,推测磺胺类抗生素的转化路径主要包括N—S键断裂及羟基化作用.ECOSAR毒性分析结果表明,转化产物毒性多低于母体抗生素,但仍可能存在潜在的环境风险,需进一步深入研究.     

多溴联苯醚(PBDEs)光降解研究现状

多溴联苯醚(polybrominated diphenyl ethers,PBDEs)为一类新型的持久性有机污染物,因其在环境中的广泛分布和生物累积性而备受关注,环境中PBDEs的降解也成为研究热点.光降解是自然环境中PBDEs降解的主要途径之一,而光降解过程中会形成毒性更高的溴代二英.本文在总结国内外PBDEs光降解研究的基础上,对影响PBDEs光降解的因素(诸如:分子结构、光源、介质等)、途径和产物,特别是溴代二英的形成进行了综述,对目前存在问题及进一步的研究方向进行了讨论和展望.     

农药阿维菌素在水中的光解动态及机理

为了科学评价农药阿维菌素的环境安全性,采用室内模拟方法研究了其在水环境中的光解动态,考察了波长、光强和添加物质等对阿维菌素光降解的影响,进而利用LC/MS鉴定了其主要降解产物,并对降解机理进行了初步探讨.结果表明:紫外灯辐射波长对阿维菌素的光解速率影响较大,波长越短,越有利于阿维菌素的光降解;模拟太阳光强度越大,阿维菌素的光解速率越快;1%H_2O_2、0.1%TiO_2和10%丙酮作为添加物质都能加快阿维菌素的光解进程;通过分析阿维菌素光解产物的TIC图和质谱图,可能主要有两种代谢产物,分析了其降解途径及机理.     

废水中十六烷基三甲基溴化铵的光降解动力学研究

季铵盐类阳离子表面活性剂污染会对水生环境产生不利影响,研究了在紫外灯下以Fe3+为单一催化剂降解水体中阳离子表面活性剂十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(CTAB)的降解动力学规律.实验通过测定光降解过程中CTAB质量浓度的变化,研究了Fe3+质量浓度、溶液pH对CTAB降解的影响.初步测定了降解产物,探讨了降解机理.结果表明,CTAB光降解反应符合一级反应动力学规律,在溶液pH值为2.00～3.00时,一级动力学反应常数k受pH值、Fe3+质量浓度等影响,在0.032～0.180min-1之间变化,降解产物主要有HCOOH、CO2、NO-2等,当CTAB初始质量浓度为40 mg·L-1时TOC去除率在3 h达到32%.研究表明UV/Fe3+法可快速有效去除废水中季铵盐类表面活性剂污染物.     

三氯生光降解动力学过程及其光降解产物生物毒性评价

光化学降解是药品及个人护理用品(PPCPs)在环境中转化归趋的重要途径之一,同时光解过程对该类化合物的生态毒性产生重要影响。本研究以抗菌药物三氯生为模型化合物,研究在紫外光照射下,三氯生初始浓度、腐殖酸含量、pH、光强对其光降解动力学的复合影响。采用发光细菌、羊角月牙藻2个不同营养级生物的毒性响应变化评价三氯生母体化合物及光降解过程中毒性变化。研究表明:三氯生光降解遵循准一级反应动力学。初始浓度为10μmol·L~(-1)、腐殖酸含量为0 mg·L~(-1),初始p H值为11、光强为0.44 m W·cm-2时,该光化学降解反应体系三氯生有最高的反应速率和降解效率。三氯生光降解过程中产生了对受试生物有较高抑制作用的中间产物,随着光降解时间的延长,光降解中间产物的毒性逐渐降低,在光降解30 min后无显著毒性。     

光降解酮洛芬的动力学及影响因素

本文主要研究在模拟太阳光照射下酮洛芬的光降解.研究结果表明,酮洛芬的光解结果符合准一级动力学.由于酮洛芬在光解过程中有较高的量子产率及摩尔吸光系数,因此在光降解酮洛芬的过程中直接光解占主导地位.同时,猝灭实验表明,在酮洛芬的光解过程中·OH的贡献率仅为13.2%.此外,研究了模拟太阳光照射下水环境中一些环境因子如铁离子(Ⅲ)、氯离子和腐殖酸(HA)对酮洛芬光解的影响,实验结果证明,随着酮洛芬溶液中共存的Fe3+和HA浓度的增加,酮洛芬的降解受到抑制.而共存的Cl-在低浓度时促进酮洛芬的降解,当浓度不断增加时,促进酮洛芬降解的作用减弱.     

模拟太阳光下水中土霉素的光化学降解

本文考察了水中重要的可溶性物质对土霉素(OTC)光解效率的影响,评估了直接光解和活性氧(HO·、~1O_2、O_2·-)对土霉素光解的贡献,鉴定了OTC不同降解路径下的产物,探究了模拟太阳光照射下水中土霉素的光化学降解机理.结果表明,pH对土霉素的降解具有显著影响;不同反应条件下,土霉素的降解均符合准一级动力学;降解过程中,78%的土霉素降解与溶解氧无关,Fe~(3+)、HCO_3~-和腐殖酸的存在有利于土霉素的光降解,而NO-3则对降解无显著影响.除此之外,基于自由基捕获实验及高效液相电喷雾质谱联用仪(HPLCESI-MS)检测,推导出了土霉素7种主要光降解产物的分子结构及4条可能的降解途径.     

模拟日光照射下三种抗生素的光降解行为

选取四环素、土霉素、红霉素等3种国内普遍使用的抗生素,研究其在模拟日光(1.7 kW氙灯,300 nm≤λ≤400 nm)下的降解动力学行为.结果表明,3种抗生素在模拟日光下均能发生光降解,3 h的降解率分别达到66.87%、90.55%和92.80%.降解过程均符合准一级反应动力学方程,速率常数(k)分别为:0.0064、0.0138 min-1和0.0155 min-1;半衰期(t1/2)分别为:108.30、50.23、44.72 min.采用LC-MS分析推断3种抗生素主要降解产物,探讨了它们可能的光解途径.     

光催化降解对抗生素藻类毒性效应影响研究进展

抗生素滥用带来环境中残留抗生素及其抗性基因的问题,近年来已成为全球关注的热点问题.光催化氧化技术是当前研究领域广泛采用的有效降解水环境中残留抗生素的热门方法;但光催化氧化无法使水环境中抗生素完全矿化,存在生态风险,探明光催化降解抗生素对其藻类毒理效应影响及内在机制,对研发高效、安全的光催化技术具有重要意义.本文在总结水...     

水体中微污染磺胺嘧啶光催化降解行为

抗生素在人体健康和畜牧业生产中起到了积极的作用,但是未被完全吸收和利用的抗生素或其代谢物将通过尿液、粪便排泄等途径进入水体,对水环境的生态安全性及人体健康构成威胁,因而,痕量抗生素在环境中的出现及其潜在危害引起了越来越多的关注.对使用较为广泛的广谱抗菌剂磺胺嘧啶(SDZ)在水中的光催化氧化降解行为进行研究,探讨了反应过程中光照、TiO2的用量、反应起始pH、SDZ的初始质量浓度、反应时间等因素对SDZ降解效率的影响.研究结果表明,SDZ降解符合一级动力学规律,当pH=6.7、SDZ初始质量浓度为2.O mg·L-1、TiO2用量为80 mg·L-1、反应时间为60 min时,SDZ的降解率达到99.9%.结果表明,UV-TiO2光催化氧化能够有效降解水中的磺胺类微污染物.     

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.