Optimization of an effective extraction procedure for the analysis of microcystins in soils and lake sediments

Microcystin analysis in sediments and soils is considered very difficult due to low recovery for extraction. This is the primary limiting factor for understanding the fate of toxins in the interface between water and sediment in both the aquatic ecosystem as well as in soils. In the present study, a wide range of extraction solvents were evaluated over a wide range of pH, extraction approaches and equilibration time to optimize an effective extraction procedure for the analysis of microcystins in soils and lake sediments. The number of extractions required and acids in extraction solutions were also studied. In this procedure, EDTA-sodium pyrophosphate solution was selected as an extraction solvent based on the adsorption mechanism study. The optimized procedure proved to be highly efficient and achieved over 90% recovery. Finally, the developed procedure was applied to field soil and sediment sample collected from Chinese lakes during bloom seasons and microcystins were determined in six of ten samples.     

无机复合高分子混凝剂的研究新进展

无机复合高分子混凝剂具有效果好,稳定性高,原料来源广,价格低廉等特点,因而其研制和应用已成为热点和发展趋势。综述了近年来国内外发展现状,着重介绍了其主要性能及在水处理中的应用。     

2021年江苏盐城海域MS5.3地震震源机制中心解及基于震源机制的区域应力场反演∗

2021 年 11 月 17 日江苏盐城近海区域发生 M_S5.3 地震，该地震的发震机制及其原因引起地球科学家的广泛关注，为分析地震发生的原因，本次地震的震源机制解和区域应力场的精确确定是必要的。本研究综合多种机构的震源机制解数据确定了可信的震源机制中心解。为保证震源区域应力场求解的精度，本文搜集了地震周围 2016 年以前的历史震源机制解数据，并利用地震观测报告，得到 22 个 2016 年之后地震的震源机制解，使用结合后的震源机制解数据求解了江苏盐城海域 M_S5.3 地震周围的应力场。最终结果为：江苏盐城海域 M_S5.3 地震的震源机制中心解节面 I 走向 104.95°，倾角 70.91°，滑动角 26.45°，节面 II 走向 5.70°，倾角 65.11°，滑动角 158.86°；研究区域的主压应力呈 ENE‐WSW 向分布，主张应力呈 NWN‐SES 向分布。将应力场投影到震源机制中心解节面上，发现两个节面均处于相对剪应力很高的水平，说明此次地震是在构造应力场作用下发生在剪应力最大释放节面上的地震，是应力积累后的一次正常释放，周边再次发生大地震的可能性减小。考虑到应力场投影到节面 II 的相对剪切应力较节面 I大，并且节面 II与苏北—滨海断裂走向更为接近，确定节面 II为本次地震的发震断层面。     

Livelihood vulnerability to climate change: a case of farm households in Northeast Vietnam

Environment, Development and Sustainability - This study investigates the livelihood vulnerability to climate change of farm households in Northeast Vietnam. Data for the study is based on a survey...     

Can digital finance promote corporate green innovation?

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - Green innovation is essential for improving the environment and realizing sustainable economic development. In this research, we use a sample of...     

Distributions,origins, and health-risk assessment of nitrate in groundwater in typical alluvial-pluvial fans,North China Plain

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - High concentration of nitrate (NO3?) in groundwater is a major concern because of its complex origin and harmful effects on human health. This...     

High-expression and characterization of a novel serine protease from Ornithinibacillus caprae L9T with eco-friendly applications

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - In the current work, a novel thermophilic serine protease gene (P3862) from Ornithinibacillus caprae L9T was functionally expressed in Bacillus...