Accumulation and distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in rice (Oryza sativa)

Various tissues of rice plants were sampled from a PAH contaminated site in Tianjin, China at different growth stages of the ripening period and analyzed for PAHs. PAHs were much higher in roots than in the exposed tissues. Grains and internodes accumulated much smaller amounts of PAHs than leaves, hulls or ear axes. No specific gradient trends along roots, stem, ear axes, and grains were observed, suggesting that systematic translocation among them is unlikely. Over the ripening period, PAH concentrations were increased in rice roots and decreased in most above-ground tissues. Significant correlations between PAH and lipid contents can only be observed during full mature stage. The spectra of individual PAH compounds in rice organs including roots were similar to those in air, rather than those in soil. There was also a significant correlation between bioconcentration factor (BCF, plant over air) and octanol/air partitioning coefficient (Koa).     

接枝羧基淀粉对贵金属离子吸附性能研究

研究了接枝羧基淀粉（ＩＳＣ）对贵金属离子Ａｇ（Ⅰ）,Ｐｄ（Ⅱ）、Ｐｔ（Ⅳ）的静态吸附性能和选择性及介质的ＰＨ对其吸附性能的影响,利用接枝羧基淀粉与Ａｇ（Ⅰ）形成螯合物的红外光谱和Ｘ－射线光电子能谱数据（ＸＰＳ）探讨了其吸附作用机理。     

两级厌氧-好氧-厌氧氨氧化组合工艺处理制药和淀粉混合废水

采用两级厌氧-好氧-厌氧氨氧化组合工艺处理金霉素和淀粉生产混合废水。连续272 d现场试验结果表明,当原水COD_Cr为4 000~16 000 mg/L,氨氮浓度为100~800 mg/L(均值为530 mg/L),总氮浓度为200~1 000 mg/L(均值为624.4 mg/L)时,该组合工艺对COD_Cr去除率为94%~98%,对氨氮和总氮去除率均值分别为96.9%和89.8%。出水COD_Cr、氨氮和总氮浓度均值分别为514、15.6和59.2 mg/L。组合工艺可有效削减有机物负荷,减轻后续深度处理的负担,同时通过生物处理除氮降低了常规物化脱氮的运行费用和投资成本,且出水氨氮和总氮浓度均满足GB 21903—2008《发酵类制药工业水污染物排放标准》要求。     

Sulfur-driven methylmercury production in paddies continues following soil oxidation

Methylmercury (MeHg) production in paddy soils and its accumulation in rice raise global concerns since rice consumption has been identified as an important pathway of human exposure to MeHg. Sulfur (S) amendment via fertilization has been reported to facilitate Hg methylation in paddy soils under anaerobic conditions, while the dynamic of S-amendment induced MeHg production in soils with increasing redox potential remains unclear. This critical gap hinders a comprehensive understanding of Hg biogeochemistry in rice paddy system which is characterized by the fluctuation of redox potential. Here, we conducted soil incubation experiments to explore MeHg production in slow-oxidizing paddy soils amended with different species of S and doses of sulfate. Results show that the elevated redox potential (1) increased MeHg concentrations by 10.9%−35.2%, which were mainly attributed to the re-oxidation of other S species to sulfate and thus the elevated abundance of sulfate-reducing bacteria, and (2) increased MeHg phytoavailability by up to 75% due to the reductions in acid volatile sulfide (AVS) that strongly binds MeHg in soils. Results obtained from this study call for attention to the increased MeHg production and phytoavailability in paddy soils under elevated redox potentials due to water management, which might aggravate the MeHg production induced by S fertilization and thus enhance MeHg accumulation in rice.     

Assessing the factors impacting the bioaccessibility of mercury (Hg) in rice consumption by an in-vitro method

Mercury (Hg) in rice is drawing mounting concern since methylmercury (MeHg) was found capable of accumulating in rice. In-vitro bioaccessibility is a feasible and reliable method to assess the health effects of Hg in rice and has been utilized in a number of studies. This study was done to investigate the impact of cultivar, planting location, and cooking on the total mercury (THg) and MeHg bioaccessibility of rice, for which multiple statistical analysis methods were used to analyze the significance of their effects. The THg concentrations of rice samples taken from non-Hg contaminated areas of China were all below 15 ng/g and their MeHg concentrations were below 2 ng/g. Cooking could significantly reduce the MeHg bioaccessibility of rice because the MeHg was mainly combined with protein and the protein will be denatured during the cooking process, and then the denatured MeHg is difficult to be dissolved into the liquid phase. Indica- and japonica-type rice cultivars did not show significant differentiation in either the concentration of Hg or its bioaccessibility. However, the glutinous rice type differed significantly from the above rice types, and it showed greater bioaccessibility of THg and MeHg due to its distinct protein contents and starch properties. Planting location can affect the Hg concentration in rice and THg bioaccessibility but has a limited impact on MeHg bioaccessibility. Based on these results, two macro factors (rice cultivar, planting location) are presumed to impact Hg bioaccessibility by how they affect micro factors (i.e., Hg forms).     

OLR对ABR沿程格室甲烷发酵特征的影响

为高效处理玉米淀粉生产废水,启动并持续运行了一个四格室厌氧折流板反应器（ABR）,通过分阶段提升进水COD的方法,探讨了有机负荷率（OLR）对ABR运行效能的影响,并采用间歇培养方式考察了OLR对沿程格室中不同营养类型产甲烷菌群活性的影响.结果表明,在OLR分阶段从2.7提高到8.0 kg·m^-3·d^-1的过程中,ABR前两个格室（C1和C2）始终呈现出典型的产酸发酵特征,其污泥的有机挥发酸（VFAs）比产率为0.54~0.76 kg·kg^-1·d^-1（以每天每千克MLVSS产出的1千克有机挥发酸计,下同）,而后两个格室（C3和C4）则表现出典型的产甲烷特征,其污泥的比产甲烷速率达98 L·kg^-1·d^-1（以每天每千克MLVSS产出的1升甲烷计,下同）以上.活性污泥产甲烷活性测试结果表明,当OLR为2.7~8.0 kg·m^-3·d^-1时,C3中的氢营养型产甲烷菌群保持了较高的产甲烷活性,其最大甲烷产量（P_max）和最大比产甲烷速率分别达到了20.4 mL和16.5 mL·g^-1·h^-1（以每小时每克MLVSS产出的1毫升甲烷计,下同）以上.乙酸营养型产甲烷菌群的累计甲烷产量由大到小依次为：C3 > C4 > C1 > C2.经过144 h的培养后,C3中乙酸营养型产甲烷菌群的累计甲烷产量为15.1~15.2 mL,最大比产甲烷速率为10.0~10.8 mL·g^-1·h^-1.     

AJIC工艺处理木薯加工废水研究

采用AJIC工艺对木薯淀粉、变性淀粉、木薯酒精生产废水进行综合处理。结果表明:COD、BOD5和SS的去除率均高达99%,进水水质指标及水量处理后的废水水质可达到《农田灌溉水质标准》(GB 5084-2005)水作标准,符合国控重点污染源污染减排要求。此外,该工艺还同时实现对木薯废渣和污泥进行处理,可生产沼气595.2万立方米/年,有机肥400吨/年,实现直接经济效益422.9万元/年,具有较高的经济、环境和社会效益。     

Improved biogas production from rice straw by co-digestion with kitchen waste and pig manure

In order to investigate the effect of feedstock ratios in biogas production, anaerobic co-digestions of rice straw with kitchen waste and pig manure were carried out. A series of single-stage batch mesophilic (37 ± 1 °C) anaerobic digestions were performed at a substrate concentration of 54 g/L based on volatile solids (VS). The results showed that the optimal ratio of kitchen waste, pig manure, and rice straw was 0.4:1.6:1, for which the C/N ratio was 21.7. The methane content was 45.9–70.0% and rate of VS reduction was 55.8%. The biogas yield of 674.4 L/kg VS was higher than that of the digestion of rice straw or pig manure alone by 71.67% and 10.41%, respectively. Inhibition of biogas production by volatile fatty acids (VFA) occurred when the addition of kitchen waste was greater than 26%. The VFA analysis showed that, in the reactors that successfully produced biogas, the dominant intermediate metabolites were propionate and acetate, while they were lactic acid, acetate, and propionate in the others.     

淀粉聚乙燃膜在受控条件下的好氧生物降物

采用土埋、真菌生长和ＣＯ２释放试验分别测定了几咱淀粉聚乙烯膜的生物降解性。试验结果表明，膜的生物降解性与膜中的淀粉含量正相关，并受膜比面积大小的影响。在受控条件下，含淀粉６％～３０％的经２８ｄ降解后，降解质量变化率在０．６％～１２．４％范围内，其ＣＯ２释放量为０．０２～０．１５ｍｇ／ｍｇ膜，中的聚乙烯组分不仅本身难被生物降解，而且还抑制微生物对其淀粉组分的降解。ＣＯ２是淀粉聚乙烯膜好氧生物降解的降     

Microbial community structure and dynamics of starch-fed and glucose-fed chemostats during two years of continuous operation

The microbial community structures of two mesophilic anaerobic chemostats, one fed with glucose, the other with starch as sole carbon sources, were studied at various dilution rates (0.05–0.25 d^–1 for glucose and 0.025–0.1 d^–1 for starch) during two years continuous operation. In the glucose-fed chemostat, the aceticlastic methanogen Methanosaeta spp. and hydrogenotrophic methanogen Methanoculleus spp. predominated at low dilution rates, whereas Methanosaeta spp. and the hydrogenotrophic Methanobacterium spp. predominated together when dilution rates were greater than 0.1 d^–1. Bacteria affiliated with the phyla Bacteroidetes, Spirochaetes, and Actinobacteria predominated at dilution rates of 0.05, 0.1, and 0.15 d^–1, respectively, while Firmicutes predominated at higher dilution rates (0.2 and 0.25 d^–1). In the starch-fed chemostat, the aceticlastic and hydrogenotrophic methanogens coexisted at all dilution rates. Although bacteria belonging to only two phyla were mainly responsible for starch degradation (Spirochaetes at the dilution rate of 0.08 d^–1 and Firmicutes at other dilution rates), different bacterial genera were identified at different dilution rates. With the exception of Archaea in the glucose-fed chemostat, the band patterns revealed by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) of the microbial communities in the two chemostats displayed marked changes during long-term operation at a constant dilution rate. The bacterial community changed with changes in the dilution rate, and was erratic during longterm operation in both glucose-fed and starch-fed chemostats.