Different effects of foliar application of silica sol on arsenic translocation in rice under low and high arsenite stress

Foliar application of Si can generally reduce As translocation from roots to shoots in rice; however, it does not always work, particularly under high As stress. Here, the effects of foliar application of nanoscale silica sol on As accumulation in rice were investigated under low (2 μmol/L) and high (8 μmol/L) arsenite stress. The results revealed that foliar Si application significantly decreased the As concentration in shoots under low arsenite stress, but showed different effects under high arsenite stress after 7 days of incubation. The reduction in root-to-shoot As translocation under the 2As+Si treatment was related to the down-regulation of OsLsi1 and OsLsi2 expression and up-regulation of OsABCC1 expression in roots. In the 8As+Si treatment, the expressions of OsLsi1, OsLsi2, and OsABCC1 were significantly promoted, which resulted in substantially higher As accumulation in both the roots and shoots. In the roots, As predominantly accumulated in the symplasts (90.6%–98.3%), in which the majority of As was sequestered in vacuoles (79.0%–94.0%) under both levels of arsenite stress. Compared with that of the 8As treatment, the 8As+Si treatment significantly increased the As concentration in cell walls, but showed no difference in the vacuolar As concentration, which remained constant at approximately 69.1–71.7 mg/kg during days 4–7. It appeared that the capacity of root cells to sequester As in the vacuoles had a threshold, and the excess As tended to accumulate in the cell walls and transfer to the shoots via apoplasts under high arsenite stress. This study provides a better understanding of the different effects of foliar Si application on As accumulation in rice from the view of arsenite-related gene expression and As subcellular distribution in roots.     

典型海域船舶用铜材表面生物污损与腐蚀性能研究

目的 对比研究铜合金、紫铜在我国黄海、东海和南海海域具有代表性的港口海水环境中的污损、腐蚀行为.方法 依据GB 12763.6—2007《海洋调查规范》和GB/T 5776—2005《金属和合金的腐蚀试验方法》,通过实海挂片研究ZQMnD12-8-3-2、铜镍合金B10/B30和紫铜T2在我国典型海域青岛港口、舟山港口...     

Enhanced the photoelectrochemical performance of Bi2XO6 (X = W, Mo) for detecting hexavalent chromium by modification of CuS

In this work, Bi₂XO₆ (X = W, Mo) are synthesized at different temperatures. The results of tests find the optimal temperatures of Bi₂WO₆ and Bi₂MoO₆ are 180 and 160°C (BW-180, BM-160). Then, BW-180 and BM-160 are further compounded with different contents of CuS. The results of photoelectrochemical (PEC) tests show that CuS can improve the PEC performance of semiconductor materials, and it has better performance when CuS mass fraction is 5%. These maybe the photoelectron potentials generated by CuS/Bi₂XO₆ (X = Mo, W) heterojunction reduce the combination of photogenerated electrons and holes. When the PEC sensor based on 5%-CuS/BW-180 detects Cr(VI), it has a linear range of 1–80 μmol/L with detection limit of 0.95 μmol/L, while the PEC sensor based on 5%-CuS/BM-160 detects Cr(VI) has a linear range of 0.5–230 μmol/L and a detection limit of 0.12 μmol/L. Thus, 5%-CuS/Bi₂XO₆ has potential application in hexavalent chromium detection.     

基于物质流分析的建筑垃圾产生量预测

针对建筑垃圾产生量激增但其统计数据缺失问题,基于1stOpt拟合平台和Visual Basic编程软件,构建城镇住宅和非住宅建筑垃圾产生量动态预测模型,定量模拟不同建筑寿命情景下建筑垃圾产生量及其组分的变化趋势。结果表明:我国城镇住宅建筑和非住宅建筑存量面积分别在2058年和2064年达到峰值(657.35亿和569.41亿m²)。在短、中、长建筑寿命情景下,住宅和非住宅建筑的新建面积均在21世纪20年代达到峰值,拆除面积峰值将在21世纪下半叶实现。在短、中、长寿命3种情景下,我国城镇住宅建筑垃圾总产量分别于2072年、2081年和2100年达到峰值(28.69亿、21.71亿和16.50亿t);非住宅建筑垃圾总产量分别于2077年、2084年和2100年达到峰值(26.25亿、20.29亿、15.48亿t)。2000年之前,建筑垃圾主要成分为施工垃圾,2000年之后,以拆除垃圾为主,至2100年拆除垃圾占比达98%。其中,混凝土、砖块、钢铁分别占44%~71%、22%~51%、0.50%~2.89%,其他成分占2.76%~4.68%。综合考虑建筑流量发展趋势和建筑垃圾产生特征,政府部门应宏观调控减缓人均建筑面积增长速度,延长建筑使用寿命,提高建筑垃圾循环利用率和二次建材原料的市场消纳量,从而减少建筑垃圾产生量,降低建筑垃圾对生态环境的破坏。     

巢湖和太湖春季微囊藻毒素动态差异及与环境因子的关系

为探究春季巢湖和太湖水体中胞内微囊藻毒素(IMCs)动态变化时空差异及其关键影响因子,于2019年3—5月对两湖不同湖区进行采样分析。结果表明:春季巢湖和太湖的IMCs呈现明显的时空分布特征,IMCs浓度逐月增加,在富营养化水平高的湖区明显高于富营养水平低的湖区;两湖IMCs的异构体均以IMC-LR为主,占比分别为65.10%和58.10%;3—5月两湖IMCs浓度差异明显,巢湖月均IMCs浓度(0.077、0.238、0.632 μg/L)明显高于太湖(0.021、0.031、0.166 μg/L),单位生物量IMCs及其异构体LR的毒性(IMCs/Chla和IMC-LR/Chla)也明显高于太湖。相关性分析表明,总氮(TN)、总磷(TP)浓度和TN/TP是影响IMCs浓度和单位生物量IMCs毒性的关键环境因子,同时产毒藻的丰度和产毒能力也可能是造成此差异的重要原因。     

新烟碱类杀虫剂吡虫啉和啶虫脒对人神经母细胞瘤SK-N-SH细胞的毒性作用

吡虫啉和啶虫脒是目前使用较广的2种新烟碱类杀虫剂,它们在环境、食品和人体样品中的普遍残留,对人体健康构成威胁,但目前关于其对人的神经毒性仍知之甚少.本文以人神经母细胞瘤SK-N-SH细胞为模型,采用体外细胞实验,研究不同浓度吡虫啉和啶虫脒暴露对细胞活力、细胞形态、烟碱型乙酰胆碱受体(nAChRs)α7亚基的mRNA和蛋...     

Optimal Policy Mechanism Design for Cross-Sector and Multi-Stage Pollution Control with a Bilevel Model: Application to SO<Subscript>2</Subscript> Emission in China

In this paper, we construct a multi-stage coordinated programming model under tax system to control SO₂ emission. The model is based on an explicitly formulated SO₂ abatement cost function created under Chinese condition. Analysis of the effectiveness and impact on the economy of the model is carried out with consideration of game theory. By solving the model, theoretical results show that the volume-based multi-stage SO₂ tax system has two properties: effectiveness and equal-rate. Based on these theoretical results, empirical study is also performed using Chinese historical data. Compared with yearly single-stage programming model, the tax rate generated by the coordinated multi-stage programming model is time-invariant and rather moderate in scale. The total abatement cost among planning years in our model is 21.03 % less than the actual number and 6.68 % less than that in the single-stage situation. The tax payment suggested by our model is 10.62 % less than by the single-stage model. In general, a coordinated multi-stage programming model helps reduce the overall costs of environmental protection while achieving the same emission control target with less burden added to the economy.     

Geochemical characteristics of dissolved rare earth elements in acid mine drainage from abandoned high-As coal mining area,southwestern China

Acid mine drainage (AMD) represents a major source of water pollution in the small watershed of Xingren coalfield in southwestern Guizhou Province. A detailed geochemical study was performed to investigate the origin, distribution, and migration of REEs by determining the concentrations of REEs and major solutes in AMD samples, concentrations of REEs in coal, bedrocks, and sediment samples, and modeling REEs aqueous species. The results highlighted that all water samples collected in the mining area are identified as low pH, high concentrations of Fe, Al, SO₄ ^2? and distinctive As and REEs. The spatial distributions of REEs showed a peak in where it is nearby the location of discharging of AMD, and then decrease significantly with distance away from the mining areas. Lots of labile REEs have an origin of coal and bedrocks, whereas the acid produced by the oxidation of pyrite is a prerequisite to cause the dissolution of coal and bedrocks, and then promoting REEs release in AMD. The North American Shale Composite (NASC)-normalized REE patterns of coal and bedrocks are enriched in light REEs (LREEs) and middle REEs (MREEs) relative to heavy REEs (HREEs). Contrary to these solid samples, AMD samples showed slightly enrichment of MREEs compared with LREEs and HREEs. This behavior implied that REEs probably fractionate during acid leaching, dissolution of bedrocks, and subsequent transport, so that the MREEs is primarily enriched in AMD samples. Calculation of REEs inorganic species for AMD demonstrated that sulfate complexes (Ln(SO₄)⁺and Ln(SO₄)₂ ^?) predominate in these species, accounting for most of proportions for the total REEs species. The high concentrations of dissolved SO₄ ^2? and low pH play a decisive role in controlling the presence of REEs in AMD, as these conditions are necessary for formation of stable REEs-sulfate complexes in current study. The migration and transportation of REEs in AMD are more likely constrained by adsorption and co-precipitation of Fe-Al hydroxides/hydroxysulfate. In addition, the MREEs is preferentially captured by poorly crystalline Fe-Al hydroxides/hydroxysulfate, which favors that sediments also preserve NASC-normalized patterns with MREEs enrichment in the stream.