沼泽湿地植物光合特性及固“碳”潜势对外源氮输入的响应

以沼泽湿地典型草甸植被小叶章(Calamagrostis angustifolia)为研究对象,在三江平原进行了野外培养实验,探讨了4个不同氮素输入水平(0(NO)、6(N6),12(N12)、24(N24)g·m-2· a-1)下沼泽湿地植物生长与光合特性的响应特征,并从光合固"碳"的角度分析了小叶章沼泽湿地的固"碳"潜势.结果表明,外源氮输入明显促进了小叶章的株高、叶面积及植株数,显著增加了碳的生物量积累,到植物生长季结束,N6、N12和N24三个施氮水平下,小叶章地上部分生物量分别比对照增加了58.79%、133.11%和190.55%.同时,小叶章叶片全氮含量、叶绿素、可溶性蛋白和游离氨基酸含量也显著增加,净光合速率明显提高,分别比对照增加了20.70%、26.69%和53.54%.从光合固"碳"的角度来看,外源氮输入能够促使沼泽湿地植物通过光合作用固定更多CO2.     

Enhanced biological nutrient removal by the alliance of a heterotrophic nitrifying strain with a nitrogen removing ecosystem

Nitrogen removal from synthetic wastewater was investigated in an airlift bioreactor （ALB）, augmented with a novel heterotrophic nitrifier Pseudonocardia ammonioxydans H9^T under organic carbon to nitrogen ratios （Corg/N） ranging from 0 to 12. Effect of the inoculated strain was also determined on the settling properties and the removal of chemical oxygen demand （COD）. Two laboratory scale reactors were set up to achieve a stable nitrifying state under the same physicochemical conditions of hydraulic retention time （HRT）, temperature, pH and dissolved oxygen （DO）, and operated under the sequencing batch mode. The level of DO was kept at 0.5- 1.5 mg/L by periodic stirring and aeration. Each specific Corg/N ratio was continued for duration of 3 weeks. One of the reactors （BR2） was inoculated with P ammonioxydans H9^T periodically at the start of each Corg/N ratio. Sludge volumetric index （SVI） improved with the increasing Corg/N ratio, but no significant difference was detected between the two reactors. BR2 showed higher levels of nitrogen removal with the increasing heterotrophic conditions, and the ammonia removal reached to the level of 82%-88%, up to10% higher than that in the control reactor （BR1） at Corg/N ratios higher than 6; however, the ammonia removal level in experimental reactor was up to 8% lower than that in control reactor at Corg/N ratios lower than 2. The COD removal efficiency progressively increased with the increasing Corg/N ratios in both of the reactors. The COD removal percentage up to peak values of 88%-94% in BR2, up to 11% higher than that in BR1 at Corg/N ratio higher than 4. The peak values of ammonia and COD removal almost coincided with the highest number （18%-27% to total bacterial number） of the exogenous bacterium in the BR2, detected as colony forming units （CFU）. Furthermore, the removal of ammonia and COD in BR2 was closely related to the number of the inoculated strain with a coefficient index （R2） up to 0.82 and 0.85 for ammonia and     

N2填充对船舶压载水中浮游生物的影响研究

实验研究了N2对于船舶压载水中浮游生物生长的影响,旨在探讨利用船舶惰气系统抑止或灭除船舶压载水中浮游生物的可能性.实验结果表明,由N2形成的惰性气体保护层能够对压载水中的生物的生长起到明显的抑止和部分致死的效果.同时实验对比研究了N2填充作为电解法处理船舶压载水的前处理与直接电解对压载水中生物灭除的效果,表明N2填充提高了电解法处理船舶压载水的处理效果.     

氮沉降对陆地生态系统土壤有机碳含量影响的Meta分析

研究已证实大气氮沉降的增加显著影响了土壤有机碳的含量,然而其变化幅度在不同的实验样地具有较大的差异.基于在我国开展的49个模拟氮沉降野外实验的408组数据,利用Meta分析、Meta回归和线性回归等方法系统研究了样地气候、土壤属性以及氮素施用参数对施氮后土壤有机碳含量的影响.结果表明,样地的年均温（MAT）和年均降水量（MAP）与施氮后土壤有机碳含量变化幅度显著正相关（P<0.05）.在MAT或MAP较低（MAT<3℃,MAP<500 mm）的样地中,施氮后土壤有机碳含量显著下降;而在MAT或MAP较高（MAT>3℃,MAP>500 mm）的样地中,施氮后土壤有机碳含量则显著升高.土壤属性方面,在C：N较高（>15）或酸性（pH<6.5）土壤中,施氮后土壤有机碳积累明显（P<0.05）;而在C：N较低（≤15）以及中性或碱性（pH≥6.5）土壤中,施氮后土壤有机碳变化不明显（P >0.05）.此外,施氮后草原生态系统土壤有机碳含量明显下降（-5.34%）;而湿地生态系统土壤有机碳含量变化不明显;森林生态系统土壤有机碳表现出明显积累（10.52%）,特别是阔叶林生态系统（13.10%）.所有的因子中,土壤C：N是影响施氮后土壤有机碳变化幅度的主导因子.在施氮类型方面,施加硝酸铵或尿素后土壤有机碳含量显著升高,而施加硝态氮对其影响不显著.综上所述,在精确评估、预测和分析氮沉降对土壤有机碳含量的影响时,应综合考虑样地的气候、土壤属性以及氮素施用参数等因素对实验结果的影响.     

Integrating soil carbon cycling with that of nitrogen and phosphorus in the watershed model SWAT: Theory and model testing

In this paper we describe and test a sub-model that integrates the cycling of carbon (C), nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) in the Soil Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) watershed model. The core of the sub-model is a multi-layer, one-pool soil organic carbon (S_C) algorithm, in which the decomposition rate of S_C and input rate to S_C (through decomposition and humification of residues) depend on the current size of S_C. The organic N and P fluxes are coupled to that of C and depend on the available mineral N and P, and the C:N and N:P ratios of the decomposing pools. Tillage explicitly affects the soil organic matter turnover rate through tool-specific coefficients. Unlike most models, the turnover of soil organic matter does not follow first order kinetics. Each soil layer has a specific maximum capacity to accumulate C or C saturation (S_x) that depends on texture and controls the turnover rate. It is shown in an analytical solution that S_x is a parameter with major influence in the model C dynamics. Testing with a 65-yr data set from the dryland wheat growing region in Oregon shows that the model adequately simulates the S_C dynamics in the topsoil (top 0.3 m) for three different treatments. Three key model parameters, the optimal decomposition and humification rates and a factor controlling the effect of soil moisture and temperature on the decomposition rate, showed low uncertainty as determined by generalized likelihood uncertainty estimation. Nonetheless, the parameter set that provided accurate simulations in the topsoil tended to overestimate S_C in the subsoil, suggesting that a mechanism that expresses at depth might not be represented in the current sub-model structure. The explicit integration of C, N, and P fluxes allows for a more cohesive simulation of nutrient cycling in the SWAT model. The sub-model has to be tested in forestland and rangeland in addition to agricultural land, and in diverse soils with extreme properties such high or low pH, an organic horizon, or volcanic soils.     

DNDC模型对川中丘陵区稻田CH_4、N_2O排放的模拟对比分析

利用IKONOS高分辨率（1m）卫星遥感图,进行典型抽样和地形→土地利用→土地覆盖→综合信息提取的方法,选定了代表川中丘陵区类特征的四川省金堂县为研究区域,通过对研究区域中不同固定耕作制度下代表性田块的选取,于2005年5月—2006年5月对田块管理者进行作物田间管理、作物产出等农业生产实际情况调查和分析,进行土壤理化性状、水样的测定,并结合当地的气象资料,利用DNDC模型模拟川中丘陵区不同耕作制度下稻田温室气体的排放情况。结果表明：冬水田-水稻田（PF）水稻生长期CH4排放通量为2.24 kg.hm-2.d-1,占年排放量的80.73%;水稻生长期和冬闲期N2O通量分别为0.033和0.003 6 kg.hm-2.d-1,水稻生长期排放量为4.28 kg.hm-2,占年总排放量的83.59%。CH4和N2O排放量在水稻整个生季节存在明显的互为消长关系。油菜-小麦田（RR）水稻生长期CH4排放通量为1.16 kg.hm-2.d-1,是休闲期的20.71倍,水稻生长期CH4排放量占年排放量的90.48%;水稻生长期和非水稻生长期N2O排放通量分别为0.070和0.027 kg.hm-2.d-1,水稻生长期N2O排放量为8.01 kg.hm-2,占年排放量的54.19%。小麦-水稻田（RW）水稻生长期CH4排放通量为1.24 kg.hm-2.d-1,是休闲期的21.02倍。水稻生长期CH4排放量占年排放量的89.75%;水稻生长期和非水稻生长期N2O排放通量分别为0.089和0.030 kg.hm-2.d-1,水稻生长期N2O排放量为9.61 kg.hm-2,占年排放量的55.23%。PF年CH4排放量是RR和RW的近3倍,且少一季作物产量,应尽量将冬水田改为两季田。     

基于分区供氧与溶解氧调控的低C/N比污水短程硝化反硝化

针对城镇污水中碳源不足、C/N比低导致脱氮性能不佳的问题,建立了A2/O中试装置,通过调整系统缺氧/好氧分区比例及好氧区溶解氧水平,探究亚硝氮积累率及氮类污染物去除情况.结果表明,在DO为2. 0～2. 5 mg·L~(-1)条件下,改变缺氧/好氧分区比例对系统的影响较小,难以实现短程硝化;当控制DO为0. 5～0. 8 mg·L~(-1)、V_缺∶V_好=1∶1时为系统最优工况,此时系统好氧区末端亚硝氮积累率稳定在62%以上,出水总氮降至9. 0 mg·L~(-1),能够实现深度脱氮的目标.分析硝化菌表观活性可知,最优工况下SAOR与SNOR分别(以N/VSS计)为0. 14 g·(g·d)~(-1)和0. 04 g·(g·d)~(-1),二者差值较试验其他阶段更为明显,即NOB活性受到更高程度抑制是提高亚硝氮积累率的直接原因. Illumina MiSeq测序结果表明,该阶段NOB数量显著低于其他阶段.通过间歇OUR法分析缺氧区进出口碳源组成情况,结果表明最优工况下系统通过短程硝化节约碳源27. 3%,可生化性COD在缺氧区消耗63. 6%,远高于其他阶段,是低C/N比城市污水实现深度脱氮的碳源有力保障.     

Mechanistic insight into the biofilm formation and process performance of a passive aeration ditch (PAD) for decentralized wastewater treatment

• A Passive Aeration Ditch was developed to treat decentralized wastewater. • A model was developed to describe the process performance. • A high C/N ratio facilitates microbial growth but nitrification deteriorates. • A high salinity decreases both organic and nitrogen contaminants removal. Decentralized wastewater containing elevated salinity is an emerging threat to the local environment and sanitation in remote coastal communities. Regarding the cost and treatment efficiencies, we propose a passive aeration ditch (PAD) using non-woven polyester fabric as a feasible bubbleless aerator and biofilm carrier for wastewater treatment. Consideration has been first given to PAD’s efficacy in treating saline decentralized wastewater, and then to the impact of chemical oxygen demand-to-nitrogen (C/N) ratio and salinity on biofilm formation. A multispecies model incorporating the salinity effect has been developed to depict the system performance and predict the microbial community. Results showed that the PAD system had great capacity for pollutants removal. The biofilm thickness increased at a higher C/N ratio because of the boost of aerobic heterotrophs and denitrifying bacteria, which consequently improved the COD and total nitrogen removal. However, this led to the deterioration of ammonia removal. Moreover, while a higher salinity benefited the biofilm growth, the contaminant removal efficiencies decreased because the salinity inhibited the activity of aerobic heterotrophs and reduced the abundance of nitrifying bacteria inside the biofilm. Based on the model simulation, feed water with salinity below 2% and C/N ratio in a range of 1 to 3 forms a biofilm that can reach relatively high organic matter and ammonia removal. These findings not only show the feasibility of PAD in treatment of saline decentralized wastewater, but also offer a systematic strategy to predict and optimize the process performance.     

Phylogenetic diversity of NO reductases,new tools for nor monitoring,and insights into N2O production in natural and engineered environments

● 548 representative nor genes were collected to create complete phylogenetic trees. ● The distribution of nor and nod genes were detected in 18 different phyla. ● The most conserved amino acids in NOR were located adjacent to the active site. ● nor-universal and Clade-specific primers were designed, suggested, and tested. Nitric oxide reductases (NORs) have a central role in denitrification, detoxification of nitric oxide (NO) in host-pathogen interactions, and NO-mediated cell-cell signaling. In this study, we focus on the phylogeny and detection of qNOR and cNOR genes because of their nucleotide sequence similarity and evolutionary relatedness to cytochrome oxidases, their key role in denitrification, and their abundance in natural, agricultural, and wastewater ecosystems. We also include nitric oxide dismutase (NOD) due to its similarity to qNOR. Using 548 nor sequences from publicly accessible databases and sequenced isolates from N₂O-producing bioreactors, we constructed phylogenetic trees for 289 qnor/nod genes and 259 cnorB genes. These trees contain evidence of horizontal gene transfer and gene duplication, with 13.4% of the sequenced strains containing two or more nor genes. By aligning amino acid sequences for qnor + cnor, qnor, and cnor, we identified four highly conserved regions for NOR and NOD, including two highly conserved histidine residues at the active site for qNOR and cNOR. Extending this approach, we identified conserved sequences for: 1) all nor (nor-universal); 2) all qnor (qnor-universal) and all cnor (cnor-universal); 3) qnor of Comamonadaceae; 4) Clade-specific sequences; and 5) nod of Candidatus Methylomirabilis oxyfera. Examples of primer performance were confirmed experimentally.     

黑麦草在模拟人工湿地中对奶牛场污水高浓度氮的吸收转化

以土壤为基质,黑麦草(Lolium multiflorm)为植被,通过模拟间歇性人工湿地净化系统处理不同质量浓度的奶牛场污水试验,研究黑麦草对高质量浓度畜牧场污水中氮的吸收转化效果.结果表明,黑麦草在间歇性进水的污水质量浓度高达TN(816.8±125.1) mg·L~(-1),NH_4~+-N(443.6±97.9) mg·L~(-1),NO_3~--N(141.5±51.7) mg·L~(-1)都能较好的适应,生长良好.在不同浓度处理的净化系统中,水力停留时间为8d的条件下,NH_4~+-N的去除率为75.9%～88.3%;NO_3~--N的去除率平均为69.3%;TN的去除率74.5%～83.1%.该试验黑麦草对污水中氮的吸收转化在系统对氮净化中的贡献率平均为20.03%.