The STRATEGY project: decision tools to aid sustainable restoration and long-term management of contaminated agricultural ecosystems

The STRATEGY project (Sustainable Restoration and Long-Term Management of Contaminated Rural, Urban and Industrial Ecosystems) aimed to provide a holistic decision framework for the selection of optimal restoration strategies for the long-term sustainable management of contaminated areas in Western Europe. A critical evaluation was carried out of countermeasures and waste disposal options, from which compendia of state-of-the-art restoration methods were compiled. A decision support system capable of optimising spatially varying restoration strategies, that considered the level of averted dose, costs (including those of waste disposal) and environmental side effects was developed. Appropriate methods of estimating indirect costs associated with side effects and of communicating with stakeholders were identified. The importance of stakeholder consultation at a local level and of ensuring that any response is site and scenario specific were emphasised. A value matrix approach was suggested as a method of addressing social and ethical issues within the decision-making process, and was designed to be compatible with both the countermeasure compendia and the decision support system. The applicability and usefulness of STRATEGY outputs for food production systems in the medium to long term is assessed.     

纳米铁为脱氯菌供电降解三氯乙烯实验研究

采用一种从氯乙烯污染场址土壤中提取的脱氯菌种(Dehalococcoides spp.)进行三氯乙烯(TCE)降解实验,研究纳米铁厌氧腐蚀产氢为该脱氯菌种提供电子的可能性.结果表明,在甲醇做电子供体时,稀释25倍的菌液［（2.0±0.44）×105　cell/mL)］可以在96　h内将20 mg/L TCE完全降解,并在190　h时有2.706　μmol乙烯产生.而在无甲醇做电子供体时,96　h内只有部分TCE转化为顺二氯乙烯(cisDCE),且190　h时几乎无乙烯产生（0.159　μmol）,因此无电子供体时菌液脱氯活动不能维持.但在4　g/L纳米铁腐蚀产氢的情况下,脱氯菌可以利用纳米铁产生的阴极氢维持脱氯活动,在131　h内将20 mg/L TCE完全降解,并且其耦合的脱氯速率高于纳米铁单独降解时的速率.从乙烯的产量分析中可以看出,纳米铁供电时190　h后由脱氯菌产生的乙烯量为1.187　μmol,明显低于甲醇做电子供体时乙烯的产量2.706　μmol,表明纳米铁可能对微生物存在一定的毒性效应.同时反应190　h后乙炔的产量为0.109　μmol,相对低于与纳米铁单独降解TCE时的产量0.161　μmol,说明微生物在无电子供体的情况下,竞争利用了纳米铁与水反应产生的电子导致乙炔的生成量降低.上述结果表明,4　g/L的纳米铁与水反应生成的活性氢可以为脱氯菌提供电子,并维持其脱氯活动,这对纳米铁和脱氯菌耦合应用于地下水的有机氯修复具有重要的实际意义.     

宝钢林地土壤有机碳含量的研究

通过对宝钢厂区4种不同污染程度区内,不同林分和不同树种下土壤0～20cm、20～40cm基本理化性质和有机碳含量的测定,分析城市工业环境下林地土壤有机碳含量的特征,以实现合理的绿化布局,提高绿地减碳效益。结果表明:工业区林地土壤有机碳具有"表聚作用";清洁区内落叶阔叶林土壤有机碳含量高,建议多种柳树;轻度污染区内针阔混交林含量高,针阔混交后土壤有机碳含量明显高于针叶林和常绿阔叶林,建议多种雪松+广玉兰和雪松+香樟;中度污染区和严重污染区内常绿阔叶林有机碳含量高,建议分别多种蚊母和女贞,同时严重污染区应丰富植被类型。     

Lateral flow assay applied to pesticides detection: recent trends and progress

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Ag recovery from waste printed circuit boards of cell phone for synthesis of Ag nanoparticles and their antibacterial activity

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