The phytoremediation of trinitrotoluene (TNT), nitroglycerine (NG) and pentaerytritoltetranitrate (PETN) using in vitrocultures of Rheum palmatum, Saponaria officinalisand Populus simonii were studied. All above mentioned explosives were degradated to less toxic products and finally probably bound to the cell wall or further involved in the metabolism. The formation of trinitrobenzene (TNB) during degradation of TNT which is a product of alternative degradation pathway was found too. 相似文献
Landfill gas (LFG) management is one of the most important tasks for landfill operation and closure because of its impact in potential global warming. The aim of this work is to present a case history evaluating an LFG capture and treatment system for the present landfill facility in Córdoba, Argentina. The results may be relevant for many developing countries around the world where landfill gas is not being properly managed. The LFG generation is evaluated by modeling gas production applying the zero-order model, Landfill Gas Emissions Model (LandGEM; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency [EPA]), Scholl Canyon model, and triangular model. Variability in waste properties, weather, and landfill management conditions are analyzed in order to evaluate the feasibility of implementing different treatment systems. The results show the advantages of capturing and treating LFG in order to reduce the emissions of gases responsible for global warming and to determine the revenue rate needed for the project’s financial requirements. This particular project reduces by half the emission of equivalent tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) compared with the situation where there is no gas treatment. In addition, the study highlights the need for a change in the electricity prices if it is to be economically feasible to implement the project in the current Argentinean electrical market.
Implications: Methane has 21 times more greenhouse gas potential than carbon dioxide. Because of that, it is of great importance to adequately manage biogas emissions from landfills. In addition, it is environmentally convenient to use this product as an alternative energy source, since it prevents methane emissions while preventing fossil fuel consumption, minimizing carbon dioxide emissions. Performed analysis indicated that biogas capturing and energy generation implies 3 times less equivalent carbon dioxide emissions; however, a change in the Argentinean electrical market fees are required to guarantee the financial feasibility of the project. 相似文献
Data from ten years of integrated monitoring were used here to evaluate whether pine needles are a feasible tool for an assessment of long-term trends of the atmospheric contamination. Pine needles collected once a year were compared to high volume air samples collected for 24 h, every 7 days, and passive air samples integrated over 28-day periods. Results showed the same concentration patterns of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) captured in needles and high volume samples. Passive air samplers were less efficient in sampling the particle-bound compounds. Theoretical air volume equivalent to each needle sample (VEQ) was calculated as a ratio of the needle concentration over the mean air concentration. Results indicated different equivalent volumes for PAHs and organochlorines, possibly due to the faster degradation rates of PAHs in needles. The most important finding is that in the long term a needle monitoring gives very similar information on temporal trends of the atmospheric pollution as does a high volume air monitoring. 相似文献
Background, aim and scope Chlorine is an abundant element, commonly occurring in nature either as chloride ions or as chlorinated organic compounds
(OCls). Chlorinated organic substances were long considered purely anthropogenic products; however, they are, in addition,
a commonly occurring and important part of natural ecosystems. Formation of OCls may affect the degradation of soil organic
matter (SOM) and thus the carbon cycle with implications for the ability of forest soils to sequester carbon, whilst the occurrence
of potentially toxic OCls in groundwater aquifers is of concern with regard to water quality. It is thus important to understand
the biogeochemical cycle of chlorine, both inorganic and organic, to get information about the relevant processes in the forest
ecosystem and the effects on these from human activities, including forestry practices. A survey is given of processes in
the soil of temperate and boreal forests, predominantly in Europe, including the participation of chlorine, and gaps in knowledge
and the need for further work are discussed.
Results Chlorine is present as chloride ion and/or OCls in all compartments of temperate and boreal forest ecosystems. It contributes
to the degradation of SOM, thus also affecting carbon sequestration in the forest soil. The most important source of chloride
to coastal forest ecosystems is sea salt deposition, and volcanoes and coal burning can also be important sources. Locally,
de-icing salt can be an important chloride input near major roads. In addition, anthropogenic sources of OCls are manifold.
However, results also indicate the formation of chlorinated organics by microorganisms as an important source, together with
natural abiotic formation. In fact, the soil pool of OCls seems to be a result of the balance between chlorination and degradation
processes. Ecologically, organochlorines may function as antibiotics, signal substances and energy equivalents, in descending
order of significance. Forest management practices can affect the chlorine cycle, although little is at present known about
how.
Discussion The present data on the apparently considerable size of the pool of OCls indicate its importance for the functioning of the
forest soil system and its stability, but factors controlling their formation, degradation and transport are not clearly understood.
It would be useful to estimate the significance and rates of key processes to be able to judge the importance of OCls in SOM
and litter degradation. Effects of forest management processes affecting SOM and chloride deposition are likely to affect
OCls as well. Further standardisation and harmonisation of sampling and analytical procedures is necessary.
Conclusions and perspectives More work is necessary in order to understand and, if necessary, develop strategies for mitigating the environmental impact
of OCls in temperate and boreal forest soils. This includes both intensified research, especially to understand the key processes
of formation and degradation of chlorinated compounds, and monitoring of the substances in question in forest ecosystems.
It is also important to understand the effect of various forest management techniques on OCls, as management can be used to
produce desired effects. 相似文献
Outdoor recreation and nature-based tourism represent an increasingly intensive form of land use that has considerable impacts
on native ecosystems. The aim of this paper is to investigate how revegetation and management of ski runs influence soil nutrients,
vegetation characteristics, and the possible invasion of nonnative plant species used in revegetation into native ecosystems.
A soil and vegetation survey at ski runs and nearby forests, and a factorial experiment simulating ski run construction and
management (factors: soil removal, fertilization, and seed sowing) were conducted at Ruka ski resort, in northern Finland,
during 2003–2008. According to the survey, management practices had caused considerable changes in the vegetation structure
and increased soil nutrient concentrations, pH, and conductivity on the ski runs relative to nearby forests. Seed mixture
species sown during the revegetation of ski runs had not spread to adjacent forests. The experimental study showed that the
germination of seed mixture species was favored by treatments simulating the management of ski runs, but none of them could
eventually establish in the study forest. As nutrient leaching causes both environmental deterioration and changes in vegetation
structure, it may eventually pose a greater environmental risk than the spread of seed mixture species alone. Machine grading
and fertilization, which have the most drastic effects on soils and vegetation, should, therefore, be minimized when constructing
and managing ski runs. 相似文献
Multivariate statistical techniques such as multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) and discriminant analysis (DA) were applied for analyzing the data obtained from two rivers in the Penang State of Malaysia for the concentration of heavy metal ions (As, Cr, Cd, Zn, Cu, Pb, and Hg) using a flame atomic absorption spectrometry (F-AAS) for Cr, Cd, Zn, Cu, Pb, As and cold vapor atomic absorption spectrometry (CV-AAS) for Hg. The two locations of interest with 20 sampling points of each location were Kuala Juru (Juru River) and Bukit Tambun (Jejawi River). MANOVA showed a strong significant difference between the two rivers in terms of heavy metal concentrations in water samples. DA gave the best result to identify the relative contribution for all parameters in discriminating (distinguishing) the two rivers. It provided an important data reduction as it used four parameters (Zn, Pb, Cd and Cr) affording 100% correct assignations. Results indicated that the two rivers were different in terms of heavy metals concentrations in water, and the major difference was due to the contribution of Zn. A negative correlation was found between discriminate functions (DF) and Cr and As, whereas positive correlation was exhibited with other heavy metals. Therefore, DA allowed a reduction in the dimensionality of the data set, delineating a few indicator parameters responsible for large variations in heavy metal concentrations. Correlation matrix between the parameters exhibited a strong evidence of mutual dependence of these metals. 相似文献
The effect of long-term exposure to high frequency electromagnetic field (HF EMF) on some somatic and neural characteristics
was studied in neurodefective Lurcher mutant (+/Lc) and normal wild type mice (+/+). Both newborn and young adult (3 months)
animals derived from two strains (C3H, B6CBA) were exposed to HF EMF (870 MHz) from 1st to 21st day or from 91st to 120th
day respectively. In animals of both groups and controls we observed the development of body weight. Moreover, in the HF EMF
exposed adult B6CBA animals we studied spatial learning ability, motor functions and the CNS excitability. To investigate
specific energy absorption rate (SAR) in experimental animals we have done the basic 3D calculations of the electromagnetic
energy distribution in the simplified model of the mouse. The HF EMF exposed animals exhibited mild differences of body weight
between them and unexposed controls. The long-term exposure to HF EMF did not significantly influence the ability to learn
in the Morris water maze. However, significant lower swimming speed was found in the irradiated +/Lc as well as lower motor
activity of +/+ in the open field when compared to controls. No significant differences were found between HF EMF irradiated
animals and controls in examination of the CNS excitability and motor functions. 相似文献
The numerous applications of dextrins resulting from the heating of potato starch with α-amino acids prompted me to check the thermal reactions of starch with hydroxy acids and their lactones, such as citric acid, lactic acid, tartaric acid, and coumarine. The course of reactions was observed by means of Simultaneous TG/DSC Thermal Analyser. The thermal reactions were carried out on convectional and microwave heating. The course of reactions under such conditions was compared and properties of resulting dextrins were recognized. The structure and properties of products were obtained from FTIR spectra, water solubility tests, and pH measurements. It was found, that hydroxy acids and/or products of their thermal transformations reacted with starch and/or resulting dextrins producing esters or crosslinking esterification of dextrins took place. The properties of new dextrins were presented in order to check, in further studies, their application for selective flotation of complex metal ores and their suitability as prebiotics. 相似文献
Thermally induced reaction of thiourea with potato starch was carried out with involvement of either conventional or microwave heating. Under applied reaction conditions conventional heating provided a higher degree of transformation. The course of reaction was complex. Thiourea reacted with starch but the reaction products underwent further decompositions. Dextrins contaminated with isothiocyanates were obtained. Not necessarily they underwent alpha-amylolysis more readily than original starch. 相似文献
The reproductive ecology of Tubastraea coccinea Lesson, an azooxanthellate tropical scleractinian coral, was studied over various periods from 1985 to 2006 at four principal
eastern Pacific locations in Costa Rica, Panamá, and the Galápagos Islands (Ecuador). This small (polyp diameter 0.8–1.0 cm),
relatively cryptic species produced ova and planulae year round, including colonies with as few as 2–10 polyps. Of 424 colonies
examined histologically, 13.7% contained both ova and sperm. Mature ova varied in diameter from ∼300 to 800 μm and the time
from spawning and fertilization of oocytes to release of brooded planulae was about 6 weeks. Planulae were 0.5–1.5 mm long
and they settled and metamorphosed on a variety of substrates after 1–3 days. Spermaries, though more difficult to distinguish
in histological sections, were present throughout the year. Spent spermaries were never observed in sections, but several
colonies in Panamá and the Galápagos Islands released sperm from night one to night five after full moon, indicating the potential
for cross-fertilization among colonies. Planula release was observed at Uva Island (Panamá) in March, May, June, and July,
and in general planula presence was higher at warm ocean temperatures at all sites, whether or not the sites were influenced
by seasonal upwelling. Annual fecundity estimates for T. coccinea are comparable with other high fecundity brooding species, including the zooxanthellate Porites panamensis, with which it co-occurs in Panamá. Tubastraea coccinea is widely distributed in the tropical Indo-Pacific and has colonized substrates in the western Atlantic. In addition to the
reproductive characteristics described in the present study, other features of the biology of T. coccinea, such as an ability to withstand conditions that produce bleaching and mortality in zooxanthellate species, may account for
its widespread, low-latitude distribution in multiple oceans.
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