昆明红壤环境下酸沉降对二种树木生长的影响

将昆明红壤人工酸化后进行树木生长实验。发现昆明红壤的酸缓冲能力非常大。在 12 0meqH /Lsoil的酸添加处理区也没有发现树木生长的显著下降。根据实际情况判断 ,认为没有必要继续加大酸添加强度进行实验     

西昆仑造山带花岗岩研究新进展

西昆仑造山带包括西昆仑山、喀喇昆仑山和帕米尔高原部分地区,是青藏高原有机组成部分.它位于古亚洲构造域与特提斯构造域结合部位,大地构造位置特殊,研究意义重要.区内岩浆活动强烈,花岗岩广泛出露.已有许多学者对该区花岗岩作过研究,但以往的研究基本沿中巴公路和新藏公路进行,并侧重于年代学方面,还没有从花岗岩岩石系列和成因类型(前人主要报道过钙碱性系列和Ⅰ型花岗岩)以及构造-岩浆演化等方面作深入研究.本次工作深入到西昆仑造山带腹地,对区内不同时期有代表性的22个花岗岩体进行了地质、地球化学综合研究,取得了如下重要进展和创新认识:     

CFB锅炉SNCR烟气脱硝空预器堵塞原因分析及处理

选择性非催化还原(SNCR)法是目前CFB锅炉常用的烟气脱硝技术。对一台锅炉空气预热器堵塞的原因进行了研究,对堵塞物成分、喷氨、燃煤硫分、空气预热器吹灰等进行了分析。通过煤种调整、喷氨改造、合理投运空预器吹灰等手段,成功解决了SNCR脱硝导致空预器堵塞的问题。     

红树林湿地植物中Pd的累积特征

铂族元素(PGEs)中的钯(Pd)作为汽车尾气催化转换器(VECs)的催化剂被广泛应用,Pd在世界各国环境中的含量水平迅速增长,并进入食物链,其潜在威胁日益增大。本文以海南省东寨港红树林湿地为研究区,采集红树植物和沉积物样品,利用微波消解、ICP-MS测定其中的Pd。研究表明,在水平维度上,红树植物叶Pd的含量沿河口到外海方向呈现出递减趋势,说明了Pd的陆源性输入;沿光滩到林内方向,呈现出林内光滩林缘的特点。在垂直维度上,红树植物叶Pd的含量呈底部向顶部递减。相对于茎,红树植物叶Pd的含量明显偏低,说明红树植物主要通过根部从沉积物中吸收Pd并累积。对于不同年龄阶段的红树植物,茎Pd的含量为成熟幼龄老龄,叶Pd的含量为老龄成熟幼龄。红树植物叶Pd的含量季节变化明显,干季高于湿季。相对于国内外植物,东寨港红树植物Pd的含量属较低水平。本研究有助于阐明红树林湿地植物Pd的累积特征,同时对于红树林湿地的环境保护具有重要的科学意义。     

Release kinetics of vanadium from vanadium (III, IV and V) oxides: Effect of pH, temperature and oxide dose

Batch experiments were performed to derive the rate laws for the proton-promoted dissolution of the main vanadium (III, IV and V) oxides at pH 3.1–10.0. The release rates of vanadium are closely related to the aqueous pH, and several obvious differences were observed in the release behavior of vanadium from the dissolution of V₂O₅ and vanadium(III, IV) oxides. In the first 2 hr, the release rates of vanadium from V₂O₃ were r = 1.14·([H⁺])^0.269 at pH 3.0–6.0 and r = 0.016·([H⁺])^? 0.048 at pH 6.0–10.0; the release rates from VO₂ were r = 0.362·([H⁺])^0.129 at pH 3.0–6.0 and r = 0.017·([H⁺])^? 0.097 at pH 6.0–10.0; and the release rates from V₂O₅ were r = 0.131·([H⁺])^? 0.104 at pH 3.1–10.0. The release rates of vanadium from the three oxides increased with increasing temperature, and the effect of temperature was different at pH 3.8, pH 6.0 and pH 7.7. The activation energies of vanadium (III, IV and V) oxides (33.4–87.5 kJ/mol) were determined at pH 3.8, pH 6.0 and pH 7.7, showing that the release of vanadium from dissolution of vanadium oxides follows a surface-controlled reaction mechanism. The release rates of vanadium increased with increasing vanadium oxides dose, albeit not proportionally. This study, as part of a broader study of the release behavior of vanadium, can help to elucidate the pollution problem of vanadium and to clarify the fate of vanadium in the environment.     

Intranasal administration of tetrabromobisphenol A bis(2-hydroxyethyl ether) induces neurobehavioral changes in neonatal Sprague Dawley rats

Tetrabromobisphenol A (TBBPA) and its derivatives are now being highly concerned due to their emerging environmental occurrence and deleterious effects on non-target organisms. Considering the potential neurotoxicity of TBBPA derivatives which has been demonstrated in vitro, what could happen in vivo is worthy of being studied. Tetrabromobisphenol A bis(2-hydroxyethyl ether) (TBBPA-BHEE), a representative TBBPA derivative, was selected for a 21-day exposure experiment on neonatal Sprague Dawley (SD) rats through intranasal administration. The neurobehavioral, histopathological changes, and differentially expressed genes based on RNA microarray were investigated to evaluate the neurological effects of this chemical. The results indicated that TBBPA-BHEE exposure significantly compromised the motor co-ordination performance and the locomotor activities (p < 0.05). The neurobehavioral phenotype could be attributed to the obvious histopathological changes in both cerebrum and cerebellum, such as neural cell swelling, microglial activation and proliferation. A total of 911 genes were up-regulated, whereas 433 genes were down-regulated. Gene set enrichment analysis showed multiple signaling pathways, including ubiquitin-mediated proteolysis and wingless-int (Wnt) signaling pathway etc. were involved due to TBBPA-BHEE exposure. The gene ontology enrichment analysis showed the basic cellular function and the neurological processes like synaptic transmission were influenced. The toxicological effects of TBBPA-BHEE observed in this study suggested the potential neuronal threaten from unintended exposure, which would be of great value in the biosafety evaluation of TBBPA derivatives.     

Effects of biochars on the bioaccessibility of phenanthrene/pyrene/zinc/lead and microbial community structure in a soil under aerobic and anaerobic conditions

The immobilization of co-contaminants of organic and inorganic pollutants by biochar is an efficient remediation strategy. However, the effect of biochar amendments on the bioaccessibility of the co-contaminants in dry versus flooded soils has rarely been compared. In batch experiments, bamboo-derived biochar(BB) had a higher sorption capacity for phenanthrene(Phe)/pyrene(Pyr)/zinc(Zn) than corn straw-derived biochar(CB), while CB had a higher sorption capacity for lead(Pb) than BB. After 150 days of incubation, the amendments of 2% CB, 0.5% BB and 2% BB effectively suppressed the dissipation and reduced the bioaccessibility of Phe/Pyr by 15.65%/18.02%, 17.07%/18.31%and 25.43%/27.11%, respectively, in the aerobic soils. This effectiveness was more significant than that in the anaerobic soils. The accessible Zn/Pb concentrations were also significantly lower in the aerobic soils than in the anaerobic soils, regardless of treatments.The Gram-negative bacterial biomass and the Shannon–Weaver index in the aerobic soil amended with 2% CB were the highest. The soil microbial community structure was jointly affected by changes in the bioaccessibility of the co-contaminants and the soil physiochemical properties caused by biochar amendments under the two conditions. Therefore, dry land farming may be more reliable than paddy soil cultivation at reducing the bioaccessibility of Phe/Pyr/Zn/Pb and enhancing the soil microbial diversity in the short term.     

Large variability in ambient ozone sensitivity across 19 ethylenediurea-treated Chinese cultivars of soybean is driven by total ascorbate

The sensitivity of Chinese soybean cultivars to ambient ozone(O3) in the field is unknown,although soybean is a major staple food in China. Using ethylenediurea(EDU) as an O3 protectant, we tested the gas exchange, pigments, antioxidants and biomass of 19 cultivars exposed to 28 ppm·hr AOT40(accumulated O3 over an hourly concentration threshold of40 ppb) over the growing season at a field site in China. By comparing the average biomass with and without EDU, we estimated the cultivar-specific sensitivity to O3 and ranked the cultivars from very tolerant( 10% change) to highly sensitive( 45% change), which helps in choosing the best-suited cultivars for local cultivation. Higher lipid peroxidation and activity of the ascorbate peroxidase enzyme were major responses to O3 damage, which eventually translated into lower biomass production. The constitutional level of total ascorbate in the leaves was the most important parameter explaining O3 sensitivity among these cultivars. Surprisingly, the role of stomatal conductance was insignificant. These results will guide future breeding efforts towards more O3-tolerant cultivars in China, while strategies for implementing control measures of regional O3 pollution are being implemented. Overall, these results suggest that present ambient O3 pollution is a serious concern for soybean in China, which highlights the urgent need for policy-making actions to protect this critical staple food.