Cadmium contamination in orchard soils and fruit trees and its potential health risk in Guangzhou, China

This study examines cadmium (Cd) contamination in orchard soils and fruit trees in Guangzhou, China, and assesses its potential health risk. Soils and tissues samples of three species of fruit trees were collected from three orchards. The average soil Cd concentration was 1.27, 1.84 and 0.68 mg/kg in orchards I, II, and III, respectively. The carambola (Averrhoa carambola) accumulated exceptionally high concentrations of Cd (7.57, 10.84, 9.01 and 2.15 mg/kg dw in root, twig, leaf and fruit, respectively), being 6.0-24 times and 4.0-10 times the corresponding tissue Cd in the longan (Dimocarpus longan) and wampee (Clausena lansium), respectively. Furthermore, all Cd concentrations (0.04-0.25 mg Cd/kg fw) of the fruits exceeded the tolerance limit of cadmium in foods of PR China (0.03 mg/kg fw). Our results indicate that the carambola tree has high Cd accumulation capacity and might be a Cd accumulator; and its fruit, among the three species of fruits studied, also poses the highest potential health risk to local residents.     

Pollution characteristics of 23 veterinary antibiotics in livestock manure and manure-amended soils in Jiangsu province,China

The aim of this study was to investigate the pollution characteristics of typical veterinary antibiotics in manure and soil of livestock farms in Jiangsu province. This investigation employed solid-phase extraction (SPE) coupled with ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS). A total of 53 manure and 50 amended soil samples from 16 livestock farms in Jiangsu province were collected for analysis. In the manure samples, the highest detected frequencies and concentrations were those of tetracyclines (TCs, 54.1 ± 5775.6 μgkg^?1), followed by fluoroquinolones (FQs, 8.4 ± 435.6 μgkg^?1), sulphonamides (SAs, 3.2 ± 5.2 μgkg^?1) and macrolides (MACs, 0.4 ± 110.5 μgkg^?1). Statistical analysis was used to illuminate the pollution characteristics of 23 veterinary antibiotics for various animal types and different regions in Jiangsu province. The results showed that the pollution level in cow manure was relatively lower compared with pig and chicken manure due to the relative restriction of medication. Furthermore, contamination was serious in amended soil from chicken farms. The pollution level in manure among different regions was higher to the south and north compared with the centre of the region. The same outcome was found for soil. Antibiotic residues in organic fertilizer were also investigated in this study. We found that although the detected concentration was lower in organic fertilizer than in fresh manure, detection frequencies (10–90%) were high, especially for roxithromycin (90%) in MACs (30–90%). This finding suggests attention should be paid to the pollution levels in organic fertilizer. This study is the first extensive investigation of the occurrence and distribution of many kinds of typical veterinary antibiotics in manure and soil from livestock farms of Jiangsu province. This investigation systematically assesses veterinary antibiotics usage and related emissions in southeast China.     

UASB反应器处理染料及印染废水的研究进展

综述了国内外UASB反应器处理染料及印染废水的研究概况.分析了UASB反应器处理废水存在的问题,并给出了相应的建议.展望了UASB反应器处理染料及印染废水的发展趋势,指出厌氧UASB-好氧法组合工艺是目前处理染料及印染废水的一种经济而有效的方法.     

软质防弹材料的发展

近年来,软质防弹材料发展非常迅猛,本文系统地分析了软质防弹材料的防弹机理及其影响因素,提出了防弹装备设计的关注点。     

警用防暴装备的研究进展及应用分析

在警员执法过程中,来自刀具、钝器等器材的暴力伤害无处不在。防暴装备作为一种重要的警用防护器材是保护警员的重要手段。本文对各类防暴装备的相关标准和研究进展进行了介绍,分析和比较了各类防暴装备的防暴机理及防暴性能,阐述了各类防暴装备的应用范围,最后对防暴装备的应用和研究提出了建议。     

驾驶员脑电模糊熵与酒后驾车交通事故倾向相关性研究

少数驾驶员适度饮酒后安全驾驶能力不降反升和不同人对酒精作用存在个体差异的事实表明:利用血液酒精浓度(BAC)判定酒后驾车行为的技术方案存在不足。为探索新型量化参数,结合酒后状态诱发试验和模拟驾驶测试,测取12位驾驶员不同程度饮酒后的脑电(EEG)和规范化交通事故倾向指标。结果发现:随着饮酒量的增加,驾驶员左额叶区EEG的瞬时复杂度和长时周期度都增加。结合模糊熵算法构造并计算EEG特征参数。相关性分析表明:在驾驶员从未饮酒到重度饮酒的过程中,其左额叶区EEG模糊熵和规范化事故倾向指标间的平均相关系数为0.76,二者正相关。因此,根据该模糊熵变化能判断其酒后安全驾驶能力的变化。     

安监职责误读与责任主体虚拟--中国矿难难治主因之剖析

自1950年河南宜洛煤矿瓦斯爆炸死亡174名矿工后的55年间,我国死亡人数超过百人的煤矿矿难共有22起.其中2004和2005两年就多达6起,占总数的1/4强,尤其是2005年,一年之内就发生4起,死亡600多人,其频率之高是建国以来年均起数的10倍.     

隧道火灾危险性评估研究

某公路隧道全长4km,没有设置针对通风的辅助通道,不符合规范要求,需要对火灾危险性和危害性进行定性或定量的分析评估.本文利用性能化设计方法分析该隧道在设定火灾场景下烟气流动过程以及人员疏散情况.分析结果表明,人员安全疏散时间均小于可用的安全疏散时间,当前的防火系统、疏散设施的设置能够满足不同工况下人员安全疏散的要求.     

A comparison of antibiotics,antibiotic resistance genes,and bacterial community in broiler and layer manure following composting

Animal manure is an important source of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in the environment. However, the difference of antibiotic residues and ARG profiles in layer and broiler manure as well as their compost remains unexplored. In this study, we investigated the profiles of twelve antibiotics, seventeen ARGs, and class 1 integrase gene (intI1) in layer and broiler manure, and the corresponding compost at large-scale. Compared with layer manure, broiler manure exhibited approximately six times more residual tetracyclines, especially chlortetracycline. The relative abundances of qnrS and ermA genes in broiler manure were significantly higher than those in layer manure. The concentration of tetracyclines not only had a significantly positive correlation with tetracycline resistance genes (tetA and tetC) but was also positively correlated with quinolone resistance (qepA, qnrB, and qnrS) and macrolide resistance (ermA and ermT). Most ARGs in manure were reduced after composting. However, the relative abundance of sulfonamide resistance gene sul1 increased up to 2.41% after composting, which was significantly higher than that of broiler (0.41%) and layer (0.62%) manure. The associated bacterial community was characterized by high-throughput 16S rRNA gene sequencing. The relative abundances of thermophilic bacteria had significant positive correlations with the abundance of sul1 in compost. The composting has a significant impact on the ARG-associated gut microbes in poultry manure. Variation partitioning analysis indicated that the change of bacterial community compositions and antibiotics contributed partially to the shift in ARG profiles. The results indicate that at industry-scale production broiler manure had more antibiotics and ARGs than layer manure did, and composting decreased most ARG abundances in poultry manure except for sulfonamide resistance genes.

     

Urban carbon emission intensity under emission trading system in a developing economy: evidence from 273 Chinese cities

Environmental Science and Pollution Research - The international community has generally recognized the key role of developing countries’ cities in reducing carbon emissions, an elemental way...