根表铁膜的形成和添加硒对水稻吸收转运无机汞和甲基汞的影响

为了研究根表铁膜和硒对水稻吸收、转运不同形态的汞的影响,用Fe2+溶液诱导根表形成铁膜后,将水稻植株分别暴露于无机汞(Hg Cl2)、甲基汞(Me Hg Cl)、无机汞和亚硒酸钠(Hg Cl2+Na2Se O3)混合溶液、甲基汞和亚硒酸钠(Me Hg Cl+Na2Se O3)混合溶液的培养液中继续培养72 h。用DCB(dithionite-citrate-bicarbonate)提取根表铁膜,并用电感耦合等离子体质谱(ICP-MS)测定DCB溶液中Fe、Hg含量及水稻根、茎叶中Hg含量。结果表明:水稻根表铁膜对Me Hg Cl和Hg Cl2均有吸附,对Me Hg Cl的吸附作用高于Hg Cl2。根表铁膜的形成显著降低了汞暴露水稻根、茎叶中汞的含量;铁膜的形成也显著降低了Hg Cl2和Me Hg Cl从水稻根部到茎叶部分的转运效率。硒的存在可增加铁膜对Hg Cl2和Me Hg Cl的吸附,降低水稻对Hg Cl2和Me Hg Cl的吸收和转运。研究结果表明:根表铁膜和硒单独或联合作用能显著抑制水稻对无机汞和甲基汞的吸收和转运,进而可以减少汞在稻米中的蓄积。研究的开展对于提高汞污染区稻米的质量和保证粮食安全具有一定的现实意义。     

Preferential leaching of nitrate,chloride and phosphate in an Australian clay soil

This paper investigates leaching of water and nutrients (NO^‐ ₃, Cl^‐, PO^3‐ ₄) from the unsaturated layer in an Australian soil using a multisegment percolation system (MPS). Large undisturbed soil cores were collected from a clay‐based, basaltic plain, agricultural soil at Grassmere, 300 km west of Melbourne, Australia. Significant heterogeneity (or preferential flow) of effluent moisture and solutes was detected (one‐way ANO VA, p < 0.001). Fifty percent of the applied nitrate and chloride leached from the soil core within three days after initial application. Hundred percent of the applied nitrate and chloride leached from the soil core within 8 days after application. These results indicate little incorporation into the soil matrix, and possible denitrification or mineralisation. In contrast, after 18 days, less than 1 % of the total applied phosphates leached from the soil, indicating strong adsorption. Our experiments indicate considerable heterogeneity in water flow patterns and solute leaching on a small spatial scale. Very rapid transport of nitrate and chloride through the soil was evident, in comparison phosphate leaching was negligible. These results have important implications for the management of nutrient schedules in agricultural soils, particularly those located in the Western District of Victoria, Australia.     

Hydrus-1D软件在地下水污染风险评价中的应用

以北京市东南郊再生水灌区为研究区域,应用Hydrus-1D软件构建水流、溶质运移模型,模拟再生水连续灌溉入渗过程中水流在包气带中的运动,并以再生水中的典型有机污染物多环芳烃萘、菲为研究对象,模拟其随灌溉水在包气带中的迁移衰减反应过程,结合MapGIS 6.7,将Hydrus-1D的点模拟结果应用于大面积、区域性的污染评价,通过与研究区地下水萘、菲的背景值进行对比,分级评估地下水污染风险.结果表明,经过50年连续灌溉后,再生水灌区整体地下水萘、菲污染风险较低,萘的污染风险高于菲,灌区内高污染风险区域主要位于凤港减河、红旗干渠与凤官沟交汇处以及东风干渠、永乐河与通大边沟之间.     

持续性降水气象条件下土壤/大气间汞通量特征

为研究自然条件下地表大气间汞交换通量特征及其影响因素,2012年4月22~25日在位于松花江上游的夹皮沟金矿,使用动态通量箱法(dynamic flux chamber, DFC)与汞分析仪(LUMEX Zeeman RA915+)联用技术测定了在持续性降雨气象条件控制下矿区土壤大气间汞交换通量,同步测定了近地面垂向0~150cm范围内大气汞浓度以及太阳辐射强度和大气温湿度,并分析了汞交换通量与降水条件下气象因子间相关关系.结果表明:在持续性降雨条件控制下,地表大气间的汞交换通量表现为沉降与释放过程连续交替出现特征,这与晴朗天气条件下日型汞通量单峰结构明显不同.降水间歇期土壤大气间汞交换通量在坡耕农田采样点依次为(-2.08±6.11)、(-6.16±33.57)、(-3.20±8.64)和(5.06±18.80)ng/(m2·h);在谷底漫滩采样点依次为(-5.21±6.42)、(3.87±28.12)、(-11.87±14.10)和(-9.44±12.23)ng/(m2·h).在局地范围内,地形条件差异影响不同地表和近地面大气系统能量收支,并使近地面大气汞浓度和气象因子发生变化,进而影响地表大气间汞交换通量过程和水平.持续性降水条件下,地表和大气间汞交换通量与太阳辐射强度和大气湿度间具有较为明显的正线性相关关系,与大气汞浓度和大气温度间无明显线性相关关系.     

珠江河口水体有机磷农药的含量与季节变化

定期采集珠江口地区3条河涌的水样,分析9种有机磷农药(OPPs)含量及其时空变化规律.监测期间,9种OPPs中有7种被检出,检出率由高到低依次为:甲拌磷(97.5%)、敌敌畏(80.0%)、乙拌磷(77.5%)、灭线磷(15.0%)、乐果(10.0%)、甲基对硫磷(5.0%)、毒死稗(5.0%).∑OPPs浓度为0.46~43.60μg/L,平均为7.25μg/L,与其他地区相比处于较高的污染水平.珠江口有机磷农药的污染状况受季节影响十分显著.从丰水期至枯水期,沙湾水道、蕉门水道、万顷沙∑OPPs均值分别从7.82μg/L降至2.24μg/L,10.58μg/L降至6.46μg/L,13.08μg/L降至3.32μg/L.3条水道水质受农田面积、种植类型等因素的影响,OPPs污染状况和组成有较大的差异.     

HgCl2对太湖不同季节优势藻生长的影响

为探讨HgCl₂对不同季节湖泊生态系统的影响,以太湖不同季节优势藻——舟形藻(冬季)和惠氏微囊藻(夏季)为对象,研究不同浓度的HgCl₂对2种优势藻生长的影响以及2种藻对HgCl₂的吸附能力. 结果表明:舟形藻对HgCl₂暴露刺激比惠氏微囊藻更为敏感,在c(HgCl₂)为1×10-9~1×10-7 mol/L的范围内,HgCl₂对惠氏微囊藻的生长表现出低浓度促进、高浓度抑制的效应;而对舟形藻则表现出明显的抑制作用,并且抑制作用随着c(HgCl₂)的升高而更加明显. 吸附试验结果表明,惠氏微囊藻对HgCl₂的吸附率为88.4%~98.8%,舟形藻为87.1%~97.5%,并且吸附率和吸附量均随着c(HgCl₂)的升高而逐渐增大,说明这2种藻对HgCl₂都有极高的吸附效应. 吸附了HgCl₂的藻成为一个潜在的汞蓄积库,可对水环境产生危害.      

Mercury distribution in the sediments of Ambarlı Port Area,Sea of Marmara (Turkey)

The purpose of this study is to investigate historical and current mercury (Hg) contamination in the surface and core sediments of the Ambarl? Port area. Textural parameters, total organic carbon (TOC), ²¹⁰Pb and total Hg (THg) contents were measured. Mercury contamination of the sediments was assessed on the basis of the enrichment factor (EF), anthropogenic factor (AF), index of geoaccumulation (Igeo) and corresponding sediment quality guidelines. Most surface sediment samples were also non-toxic with mercury concentrations below the effects range-low (ERL) value, but mercury levels at five stations were between ERL and effects range-median (ERM) values, where occasional adverse effects concerning risk analysis are expected. The EF and Igeo analysis showed that there was no significant mercury enrichment and contamination in the core sediment before the 1650s, but values increased from then onwards to 2009 (being especially accelerated in line with port activities from 1989), disclosing a serious ecotoxicological risk to sediment-inhabited marine organisms.     

Temporal variability in atmospheric Hg released from natural and anthropogenic sources in central Taiwan

From September 2011 to February 2012, ambient air particulate and particulate-bound mercury [Hg(p)] concentrations were measured, together with dry deposition using a cold vapor atomic fluorescence spectrometry (CVAFS) analyser, at two characteristic sampling sites in central Taiwan. Results from the sampling site at Westin Park indicated that the lowest particulate dry deposition and lowest average particulate concentrations in total suspended particles (TSP) occurred in September (29.70±7.47 μ g m^?2×min) and February (34.38±13.60 ng m^?3), respectively. Moreover, results from the Gung-Ming junior high school (airport) site, showed that the highest average particulate dry deposition and average highest particulate concentrations in TSP occurred in February (156.76±30.36 μ g m^?2×min) and January (125.49±9.51 ng m^?3), respectively, during the winter. The Dragon Steel Plant and Han-Shian Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation were both nearby. These factors led to the high Hg(p) concentrations at Taichung Airport (TA) compared with Westin Park. Local large suspended particulates from heavy traffic were the main reason for the high average Hg(p) deposition at Westin Park compared with TA in this study.     

Possible cause of inhibition of seed germination in two rice cultivars by heavy metals Pb2+ and Hg2+

Seeds of two rice cultivars (Oryza sativa) cv. PR-116 and Pant Dhan-12 subjected to heavy metal lead (Pb²⁺) and mercury (Hg²⁺) exposure showed an inhibition in germination percentage, shoot and root length, and lower fresh and dry weight after 7 days. Both Pb²⁺ and Hg²⁺ inhibited the solubilization process of starch due to reduction in α-amylase activity, which is also evident from greater starch content and reduced soluble carbohydrate content of endosperms of treated seeds of the two cultivars. Mercury was more tolerated by Pant Dhan-12 when grown under in vitro culture medium containing 2% sucrose. The inhibitory effect of Pb²⁺ on embryo growth was not only abolished but also accelerated by 2% sucrose. The inhibitory effect, however, was not significantly blocked in Hg²⁺-treated embryos grown in vitro in sucrose containing medium. Embryos did not grow normally in a medium devoid of sucrose in either case. Data indicated that Pb²⁺ inhibited germination and seedling growth by impairing the solubilization of endosperm starch without markedly affecting the embryo, while Hg²⁺ inhibited germination and seedling growth by damaging the embryo itself.     

Exposure assessment for mercury from consumption of marine fish in Iran

Seven species of marine fish in the Persian Gulf and three species of marine fish in the Caspian Sea were collected from the local wholesale market in Mashhad, Iran. The mercury (Hg) concentration in muscle samples was determined by atomic absorption spectrophotometry. High total Hg concentration was found in Anchovy sprat (2.04 ± 1.23 µg g^?1) and Whitecheek shark (1.26 ± 1.85 µg g^?1) and the lowest content was detected in common carp (0.24 ± 0.24 µg g^?1) and Caspian salmon (0.25 ± 0.08 µg g^?1). The mean Hg content in all samples was 0.91 ± 1.07 µg g^?1. All samples of Persian Gulf and one sample of Caspian Sea had mean Hg concentration above 0.5 µg g^?1, the level established by joint FAO/WHO on Food Additives. Results showed that the estimated weekly intake of total Hg by a 60 kg adult is below the provisional tolerable weekly intakes recommended by joint FAO/WHO on Food Additives. For prevention of health risks, populations in Iran need to consume fish in moderate amounts.