Alleviating versus stimulating effects of bicarbonate on the growth of Vallisneria natans under ammonia stress

Bicarbonate plays a crucial role in limiting the growth of submersed aquatic macrophytes in eutrophic lakes, and high ammonia is often toxic to macrophytes. In order to evaluate the combined effect of HCO₃ ^? and total ammonia (i.e., the total of NH₃ and NH₄ ⁺) on submersed macrophytes Vallisneria natans, the growth and physiological response of V. natans in the presence of HCO₃ ^? and ammonia were studied. The results showed that with the increase of ammonia, morphological parameters of V. natans declined. In contrast, increased HCO₃ ^? concentration stimulated the growth of V. natans, especially when the NH₄ ⁺-N/NO₃ ^?-N ratio was 1:7. High ammonia concentration induced excess free amino acids (FAA) accumulation and soluble carbohydrates (SC) depletion in plant tissues. However, the elevated HCO₃ ^? promoted the synthesis of SC and rendered the decrease of FAA/SC ratio. The results also suggested that HCO₃ ^? could partially alleviate the stress of ammonia, as evidenced by the decrease of FAA/SC ratio and the growth enhancement of V. natans when the ammonia concentration was 0.58 mg?L^?1. Given the fact that HCO₃ ^? is probably the dominant available carbon source in most eutrophic lakes, the ability of V. natans to use HCO₃ ^? for SC synthesis may explain the alleviating effect of HCO₃ ^? on V. natans under ammonia stress.     

The joint effects of sulfonamides and their potentiator on Photobacterium phosphoreum: differences between the acute and chronic mixture toxicity mechanisms

Organisms are typically exposed to mixtures of chemicals over long periods of time; thus, chronic mixture toxicity analysis is the best way to perform risk assessment in regards to organisms. However, most studies focus on the acute mixture toxicity. To investigate the difference between chronic mixture toxicity and acute mixture toxicity, Photobacterium phosphoreum were exposed to chronic (24 h exposure) and acute (15 min exposure) toxicity of single sulfonamide (SA) and their potentiator (trimethoprim, TMP), both individually and mixtures (SA with TMP). A comparison of chronic vs. acute mixture toxicity revealed the presence of an interesting phenomenon, that is, that the joint effects vary with the duration of exposure; the acute mixture toxicity was antagonistic, whereas the chronic mixture toxicity was synergistic. Based on the approach of Quantitative Structure Activity Relationships (QSARs) and molecular docking, this phenomenon was proved to be caused by the presence of two points of dissimilarity between the acute and chronic mixture toxicity mechanism: (1) the receptor protein of SAs in acute toxicity was Luc, while in chronic toxicity it was Dhps, and (2) there is a difference between actual concentration of binding-Luc in acute toxicity and individual binding-Dhps in chronic toxicity. This deep insight into the difference between chronic and acute mixture toxicity will benefit environmental science, medical science, and other disciplines. The existence of these differences poses a challenge for the assessment of routine combinations in medicine, risk assessment, and mixture pollutant control, in which, previously, only a synergistic effect has been observed between SA and their potentiator.     

催化氧化法处理氯甲烷废气

用催化氧化法处理氯甲烷废气,考察了各种因素对催化氧化处理效果的影响。实验结果表明：在反应温度为350℃、空速为4800h^-1、空气与氯甲烷废气的体积比为15的条件下,氯甲烷转化率和总烃转化率均大于99％,催化氧化过程中基本不产生光气;催化氧化反应后尾气中的HCl用NaOH溶液作吸收剂的吸收效果较好;γ—Al2O3为载体的催化剂活性基本稳定。     

溶液化学对纳米二氧化钛吸附腐殖酸的影响

研究了环境相关pH(5.0-11.0)、盐度(NaCl和CaCl2 0-500mmol·L-1)条件下,纳米二氧化钛(nano-TiO2)对不同浓度腐殖酸(HA,以溶解性有机碳DOC计0-100mg·L-1)的吸附.结果表明,nano-TiO2对HA的吸附迅速达到平衡,符合Freundlich吸附等温线模型.对于高浓度...     

微囊藻毒素神经毒理学研究进展

微囊藻毒素(microcystins,MCs)是蓝藻产生的主要毒素,中毒人群或动物会表现出神经毒害症状,目前越来越多的研究关注其神经毒害及毒理.MCs 可能由有机阴离子转运肽(OATP)转运并穿过血脑屏障,在动物脑组织中分布与蓄积.MCs会严重影响神经发育,损害动物的神经系统功能.MCs可能通过影响脑组织中的解毒与抗氧...     

燃煤烟气脱汞技术的现状及进展

燃煤烟气中汞排放的控制已成为最重要的环保课题之一。阐述了燃煤烟气脱汞技术的现状及进展,并介绍了用于烟气脱硝的SCR技术对于烟气中汞脱除的影响。SCR催化剂可将烟气中不溶于水的气态单质汞催化为易溶于水的氧化态汞,再用湿式烟气脱硫装置除去。     

影响中国碳价的能源价格因素灰关联研究

本文选取中国碳排放价格数据和8种能源价格指数为研究变量,运用灰色关联方法研究了中国能源价格对中国碳价的影响。研究结果发现,化石能源价格对中国碳排放价格的影响较大,特别是煤炭、成品油和基础油价格对碳价的影响最大;低污染能源中,与天然气相比,液化气价格对中国碳排放价格影响明显。研究结果指出了保持碳市场价格稳定、防范价格异常波动的重要性,并从能源价格体系和能源消费结构角度提出了政策建议。     

NO-CO-CO2-N2体系中若干金属氧化物对NO去除反应的催化作用

采用固定床流动反应装置，考察Ｃｕ２Ｏ、ＣｕＯ、Ｃｒ２Ｏ３、Ｆｅ２Ｏ３、ＭｎＯ２、Ｎｉ２Ｏ３、Ｖ２Ｏ５等金属氧化物对ＮＯＣＯＣＯ２Ｎ２体系中ＮＯ去除反应的催化作用，同时，分析了ＮＯＣＯＣＯ２Ｎ２体系中金属氧化物对ＮＯ去除的作用。研究结果表明，各金属氧化物对ＮＯ去除反应均有不同程度的催化活性，其中Ｆｅ２Ｏ３、Ｎｉ２Ｏ３、ＣｕＯ等对ＮＯ的去除显示出较强的催化作用。金属氧化物存在条件下ＮＯＣＯＣＯ２Ｎ２体系中，ＮＯ去除反应较为复杂，ＮＯ／ＣＯ气相直接反应、低价氧化物对ＮＯ的还原作用、金属氧化物对ＮＯ分解反应的催化作用及金属氧化物对ＮＯ／ＣＯ反应的催化作用等都可能存在。大部分金属氧化物以对ＮＯ／ＣＯ反应的催化作用为主，而Ｎｉ２Ｏ３的预还原试样对ＮＯ的直接分解反应表现了极强的催化活性。     

饮用水有机类消毒副产物毒理学研究方法进展

伴随着饮用水消毒技术的改进,有机类消毒副产物(DBPs)的种类日趋多样化,其生物毒性和健康风险受到广泛关注。基于国内外对DBPs毒理学效应的研究成果,结合消毒技术的发展历程,对有机类DBPs进行了系统的分类,针对含碳消毒副产物(C-DBPs)和含氮消毒副产物(N-DBPs)中典型的DBPs的毒理学研究方法进行了详细的介绍,在此基础上分析了相关研究的不足之处和发展趋势,对今后的研究方向提出了建议。     

沉积物中汞的甲基化研究进展

汞是环境中存在的一种重要污染物质,其毒性与之化学形态密切相关。环境中的汞主要以无机汞形态存在,然而无机汞可以通过甲基化作用转化为毒性更强的甲基汞,从而给受到暴露的生物及人类带来更高的健康风险。沉积物是汞在水生环境系统中的主要分布相,也是无机汞甲基化过程发生的主要场所。沉积物中汞的甲基化过程受到生物种类、汞的生物可利用性等生物因素及温度、含硫化合物、有机质、氧化还原条件等环境理化性质的影响。本文对汞在沉积物中甲基化过程的作用机制及其影响因素的研究现状及最新进展进行了总结,并对未来更深入的研究进行了展望。