微波消解—电感耦合等离子体质谱法测定植物中痕量稀土元素

研究了电感耦合等离子体质谱（ＩＣＰ－ＭＳ）测定植物中痕量稀土元素（ＲＥＥｓ）的方法。详细讨论了测定稀土元素的质谱干扰及基体的抑制效应,采用代数法可有效地校正质谱干扰,内标法可以补偿基体的抑制效应。根据植物标准参考物质（ＧＳＶ－２,ＧＳＶ－４）的分析结果评价方法的准确性。在微波条件下,ＨＦ／ＨＣｌＯ４／ＨＮＯ３混合体系能快速而有效地分解植物样品,直接稀释后用ＩＣＰ－ＭＳ测定其中的稀土元素。     

Stress response to nanoplastics with different charges in Brassica napus L. during seed germination and seedling growth stages

● Higher concentrations of PS, PS-NH₂ and PS-SO₃H inhibited seed germination. ● PS, PS-NH₂ and PS-SO₃H influenced seedling growth in a dose-dependent manner. ● PS, PS-NH₂ and PS-SO₃H reduced essential nutrients uptake and plant quality. ● PS, PS-NH₂ and PS-SO₃H increased antioxidant enzyme activities and MDA content. ● Nanoplastic toxicity was related to surface charges. Nanoplastic pollution has become a significant problem in farmland systems worldwide. However, research on the effects of nanoplastics (NPs) with different charges on field crops is still limited. In our study, NPs with different charges, including unmodified polystyrene nanoplastics (PS), positively charged polystyrene nanoplastics (PS-NH₂), and negatively charged polystyrene nanoplastics (PS-SO₃H), were investigated for their impacts on seed germination and seedling growth of rape. The results showed that seed water uptake (after 12 h), seed germination, seed vigour, and relative root elongation were all significantly reduced under exposure to NPs (200 mg/L). Similarly, remarkable decreases in plant biomass (root weight, shoot weight), growth (root length, plant height), photosynthesis ability (chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, carotenoids), essential nutrient uptake (Fe, Mn, Zn, Cu), and plant quality (soluble protein, soluble sugar, crude fibre content) of rape seedlings were also observed after exposure to NPs. Among the three kinds of NPs, PS-NH₂ showed stronger effects. Moreover, superoxide dismutase, peroxidase, and catalase activities of rape seedlings were changed, and the content of malondialdehyde was significantly increased under exposure to NPs. Furthermore, positively charged PS-NH₂ showed stronger effects on the phenotype, physiology, biochemistry, nutrient uptake, and plant quality of rape. Notably, a comprehensive toxicity evaluation revealed that PS-NH₂ had the strongest toxicity to rape. The present study provides important implications for the interaction and risk assessment of NPs and crops in soil-plant systems.     

Plants emit sulfate-, phosphate- and metal-containing nanoparticles

Environmental Chemistry Letters - The presence of engineered and natural nanoparticles in the atmosphere is of concern for health and climate. Actually there are few studies on the release of...     

某铅锌矿坑口周围具有重金属超积累特征植物的研究

针对目前植物修复中Cd-Pb-Cu-Zn复合污染的超富集植物缺乏研究,采用野外采样系统分析方法,对青城子铅锌矿各主要坑口周围17科31种杂草植物进行其积累特性的初步研究。结果表明,全叶马兰(Kalimeris integrifolia)、蒲公英(Taraxacum mongolicum)和鬼针草(Bidens bipinnata)3种植物地上部对Cd的富集系数均>1,且地上部Cd含量大于根部Cd含量,具备了重金属超富集植物的基本特征,进一步研究的价值很大。以杂草为对象筛选超富集植物很可能获得较大突破。     

煤中氟化物在燃烧产物中的分布特征

通过煤的灰化程序研究煤中氟在燃烧产物中的静态分布特征,并对不同燃烧方式的工业和电站锅炉燃烧时煤中氟化物在燃烧产物中的分布特征进行试验结果表明:煤中氟属于强挥发性元素,在煤灰中是非浓集的.煤粉炉燃煤过程中,煤中氟析出强度高,约有94.5%的氟以气态氟形式析出;层燃炉气态氟的析出率略有降低,约有80%的氟以气态氟形式析出.煤粉炉飞灰各级分粒子中氟元素的质量分数分布呈"单峰"型,峰值出现在74～104μm粒度级,约占飞灰总氟量的55%～60%.     

Greenhouse gas emissions from dairy open lot and manure stockpile in northern China: A case study

The open lots and manure stockpiles of dairy farm are major sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in typical dairy cow housing and manure management system in China. GHG (CO₂, CH₄ and N₂O) emissions from the ground level of brick-paved open lots and uncovered manure stockpiles were estimated according to the field measurements of a typical dairy farm in Beijing by closed chambers in four consecutive seasons. Location variation and manure removal strategy impacts were assessed on GHG emissions from the open lots. Estimated CO₂, CH₄ and N₂O emissions from the ground level of the open lots were 137.5±64.7 kg hd^-1 yr^-1, 0.45±0.21 kg hd^-1 yr^-1 and 0.13±0.08 kg hd^-1 yr^-1, respectively. There were remarkable location variations of GHG emissions from different zones (cubicle zone vs. aisle zone) of the open lot. However, the emissions from the whole open lot were less affected by the locations. After manure removal, lower CH₄ but higher N₂O emitted from the open lot. Estimated CO₂, CH₄ and N₂O emissions from stockpile with a stacking height of 55±12 cm were 858.9±375.8 kg hd^-1 yr^-1, 8.5±5.4 kg hd^-1 yr^-1 and 2.3±1.1 kg hd^-1 yr^-1, respectively. In situ storage duration, which estimated by manure volatile solid contents (VS), would affect GHG emissions from stockpiles. Much higher N₂O was emitted from stockpiles in summer due to longer manure storage.

Implications: This study deals with greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from open lots and stockpiles. It’s an increasing area of concern in some livestock producing countries. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) methodology is commonly used for estimation of national GHG emission inventories. There is a shortage of on-farm information to evaluate the accuracy of these equations and default emission factors. This work provides valuable information for improving accounting practices within China or for similar manure management practice in other countries.     

Remedies for loss and damage caused by climate change from the dimension of climate justice

Adverse consequences to the ecological system and human health caused by impacts potentially attributable to climate change have already drawn great and widespread concern of many scientists and international organizations. However, we still have a hard time determining exactly the impact of climate change on the environment or the damage that climate change inflicts on countries comprising small islands or low-lying lands in light of today’s science and technology. The progress for dealing with the issue of loss and damage has been struggling for a long time from the beginning to the present. In this paper, the author begins by summarizing talks on the concept and the positions of commentators. The author is proposing that the development of future climate negotiations and rule-making process be based on global climate justice as a standard for measuring value. Also, the author proposes that a holistic view of climate justice be established. Generally, three aspects of climate justice can be derived. First, the dimension of human rights protection shows that protection of fundamental human rights is a logical precondition if small-island and low-lying countries are able to achieve climate justice. Second, the definite and traditional concepts of distributive justice and corrective justice hold the view that the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities should be upheld as a basic standard of allocating rights and duties associated with climate change. Third, climate justice requires that any state follow the “no-harm principle,” which is regarded as an international customary rule. According to the principle, the obligation of states to prevent the use of their territory for causing trans-boundary harm to the environment shall be a violation of state responsibility, which incurs international punishment. Then we put forward three remedial approaches in light of climate justice, including the approach of State Responsibility (SR) based on the principles and rules of international human rights law and international environmental law. Based on clear rules, the judge can determine whether the damaging behavior or the damage perpetrated by a state party constitutes a state responsibility. The International Environmental Regulation (IEB), which means solving the problems within the framework established by the Conventions on Climate Change, takes advantage of the market mechanisms and incentives such as fund and insurance support system to relieve or compensate the loss and damage. International Environmental Dispute Settlement Mechanism (IEDSM), which includes the means such as consultations, negotiations, nonmandatory ways and international arbitration, international judicial ways to solve these disputes, functions as a procedural safeguard. As an active promoter of global climate governance, China should no doubt stand by the principle of Common But Differentiated Responsibility (CBDR) and take it as a basis for negotiations, actively strengthen the work of South-South cooperation, fulfill her international climate commitments without reservation, vigorously develop a low-carbon economy, and actively promote international negotiations on the subject of loss and damage.     

Threats to China’s Biodiversity by Contradictions Policy

China has among the highest biodiversities in the world, but faces extreme biodiversity losses due to the country’s huge population and its recent explosive socioeconomic development. Despite huge efforts and investments by the government and Chinese society to conserve biodiversity, especially in recent decades, biodiversity losses may not have been reversed, and may even have been exacerbated by unintended consequences resulting from these projects. China’s centralized approach to biodiversity conservation, with limited local participation, creates an inflexible and inefficient approach because of conflicts between local communities and national administrators over the benefits. Although community-based conservation may be an imperfect approach, it is an essential component of a successful future national conservation plan. Biodiversity conservation should be considered from the perspective of systems engineering and a governance structure that combines centralization with community-level conservation. In this paper, we describe China’s complex challenge: how to manage interactions between humans and nature to find win–win solutions that can ensure long-term biodiversity conservation without sacrificing human concerns.     

聚(苯乙烯-甲基丙烯酸)复合磁性微球的吸附性能

以共沉淀法制备纳米Fe3O4,通过分散聚合法制备了磁性聚(苯乙烯-甲基丙烯酸)(Fe3O4@P(St-MMA))微球,采用光学显微镜、红外光谱、样品磁力振荡计和X射线衍射(XRD)对磁性微球进行了表征。考察了复合磁性微球在不同的p H、离子强度和吸附时间等条件下对其吸附性能的影响,运用吸附动力学和吸附等温线研究了磁性微球对亚甲基蓝的表面吸附机理。结果表明,制备的磁性微球粒径在100~200μm之间,表面含有羧基,饱和磁化强度为9.44 emu/g,在外加磁场的作用下能够快速分离出来。亚甲基蓝的吸附符合准二级动力学模型,在100 min内基本达到吸附平衡;25℃下,最大吸附量高达144.9 mg/g,且吸附随着p H值的升高而增加,当p H7时,吸附量基本不变;随着离子强度增加,吸附量逐渐下降;Langmuir等温线能比较好地拟合磁性微球对溶液中亚甲基蓝的吸附。     

铝片包裹氯化银置换法回收银

将含银废液中的Ag+转化为Ag Cl,再用铝片包裹Ag Cl固体,在Na2CO3溶液中采用置换法回收银。考察了各反应条件对Ag Cl还原为银的转化率的影响。实验结果表明,适宜的反应条件为:Na2CO3溶液质量分数20%,反应温度40℃,反应时间20 h,不搅拌静置反应。在此适宜的反应条件下,Ag Cl还原为银的转化率为95.32%。