Effect of chromium on accumulation and antioxidants in Cucumis utillissimus L.: Response under enhanced bioavailability condition

This study compares the accumulation of Cr(VI) and biochemical changes (total chlorophyll, carotenoid, protein, malondialdehyde (MDA) and cysteine contents) and roles of antioxidant enzymes (superoxide dismutase (SOD), guaiacol peroxidase (GPX), ascorbate peroxidase (APX)) in tolerance to metal induced stress in Cucumis utillissimus L. grown in Cr contaminated soil (CS) with garden soil (GS). Furthermore, Cr bioavailability was enhanced by ethylene diamine tetra-acetic acid (EDTA) addition to the soil to forecast the plant’s accumulation pattern at elevated Cr environment. Accumulation of Cr in the leaves of the plant increased with increase in substrate metals concentration. It further increased with the addition of EDTA by 1437% and 487% in GS and CS, respectively at the highest treatment level. The lipid peroxidation increased proportionately with increase in Cr accumulation in the leaves. All the activity of antioxidant enzymes (SOD, GPX and APX) and the level of cysteine increased with dose dependant manner. SOD and cysteine were observed to be higher in the GS than in CS, but APX and GPX were found to be higher in CS than in GS. The increase in GPX and APX activities with the increase in Cr concentration could be assumed that these two enzymes have a major role in the defense mechanism towards stress induced by Cr in C. utillissimus.     

Source attributions of heavy metals in rice plant along highway in Eastern China

Air and soil pollution from traffic has been considered as a critical issue to crop production and food safety, however, few efforts have been paid on distinguish the source origin of traffic-related contaminants in rice plant along highway. Therefore, we investigated metals (Pb, Cd, Cr, Zn and Cu) concentrations and stable Pb isotope ratios in rice plants exposed and unexposed to highway traffic pollution in Eastern China in 2008. Significant differences in metals concentrations between the exposed and unexposed plants existed in leaf for Pb, Cd and Zn, in stem only for Zn, and in grain for Pb and Cd. About 46% of Pb and 41% of Cd in the grain were attributed to the foliar uptake from atmosphere, and there were no obvious contribution of atmosphere to the accumulations of Cr, Zn and Cu in grain. Except for Zn, all of the heavy metals in stem were attributed to the root uptake from soil, although significant accumulations of Pb and Cd from atmosphere existed in leaf. This indicated that different processes existed in the subsequent translocation of foliar-absorbed heavy metals between rice organs. The distinct separation of stable Pb isotope ratios among rice grain, leaf, stem, soil and vehicle exhaust further provided evidences on the different pathways of heavy metal accumulation in rice plant. These results suggested that further more attentions should be paid to the atmospheric deposition of heavy metals from traffic emission when plan crop layout for food safety along highway.     

三种植物对南京秦淮河重金属污染的监测

调查了南京外秦淮河小行站至汉中门附近7个不同采样点的三种植物-沉水植物空心莲子草(Alternanthera philoxeroides)及沿岸植物酸模(Rumex acetosa L)和石龙芮(Ranunculus sceleratus L)共64个样品中Zn、Fe、Mn、Cu、Ti及Al等金属含量.结果表明,调查的...     

积累知识产权优势实现市场竞争优势化

实现市场竞争的优势化实质就是在我国全面实施知识产权战略的前提下,通过科学规划,超前布局,集中力量,在涉及我国科技、文化、经济、贸易等领域,不断积累和掌握我们的后发优势——知识产权优势。     

积累与突变

经过30年的模仿、跟踪和追赶,我国科学进入比较活跃的创新阶段,并开始向自主创新过渡。2010年我国发明专利申请量超过39万件,居世界第二位;科研论文数量也已跃居全球第二。     

不同受旱胁迫下大豆蒸发蒸腾与地上部生长物质之间响应关系研究

农业旱灾损失形成过程中存在着大量的不确定性,不同受旱胁迫下作物蒸发蒸腾与生物量积累之间的定量响应关系是解析该过程的理论基础,对指导区域抗旱减灾具有重要实践意义。基于淮北平原两季夏大豆盆栽受旱试验,分别构建了收获时植株地上部生物量与籽粒产量之间、受旱当期和受旱后复水各生育阶段蒸发蒸腾量与同期地上部生物积累量之间的函数关系,并对不同阶段受旱胁迫下的产量构成要素响应进行了定量分析。结果表明,不同受旱胁迫下大豆收获时地上部生物量与籽粒产量之间均呈显著正相关（2015、2016季相关系数分别为0.91和0.78）,籽粒产量与其各阶段不断积累的地上部总生物量存在定量转化;大豆某一生育阶段受旱当期的蒸发蒸腾量与该阶段的地上部生物积累量呈显著正相关,且在花荚期更为明显;某一阶段受旱对后续各生育阶段的蒸发蒸腾与地上部生长均产生影响,且两者具有一定的相关性,但距受旱时期越远相关性越弱;大豆在营养生长阶段受旱后复水,鼓粒期的地上部生长机制恢复正常,且这种恢复效应在前期轻度受旱后更为明显;不同阶段受旱造成的籽粒产量损失差异较大,与充分灌溉相比,大豆分别在苗期、分枝期、花荚期和鼓粒期遭受干旱时,2015和2016季的产量分别减少了14.2%和28.0%、18.2%和30.5%、53.1%和56.2%、50.1%和45.2%,花荚期和鼓粒期受旱对籽粒形成的不利影响更为严重;两季鼓粒期受旱胁迫下的收获时地上部生物量和千粒重均为最低。     

三峡库区(重庆-宜昌段)沉积物中钒的污染特征及生态风险评价

为全面了解三峡库区(重庆—宜昌段)干支流沉积物中钒的含量水平、空间分布、赋存形态、污染程度,在三峡库区采集水体沉积物样品67个,测定了沉积物中钒的含量及其化学赋存形态,并采用地积累指数法和潜在生态危害指数法进行分析和评价.结果表明:1三峡库区研究区范围内沉积物中钒的含量范围为89.4~175.2 mg·kg-1,平均值为123.7 mg·kg-1,略高于长江沉积物背景值;2库区沉积物中钒的空间分布特征主要呈现库区干流含量大于支流,干流下游沉积物中钒含量高于上游;3沉积物中钒含量的极值点出现在较发达县(区)附近,考虑其来源可能是人为源汇入;4库区沉积物中钒的赋存形态主要以残渣态为主,所占质量分数为80%~89%,并与总量呈现显著正相关关系;5沉积物中钒污染程度较小,潜在环境危害影响较弱.     

低碳氮比条件下膜生物反应器处理高氨氮废水时稳定亚硝化过程的建立

以人工配制高氨氮低碳氮比(C/N)废水为进水,采用膜生物工艺,通过控制亚硝化池内温度为28~30℃,溶解氧浓度为0.5 mg/L,水力停留时间为12 h,pH为7.8~8.0,进水氨氮浓度为200 mg/L、CODCr为40 mg/L,在亚硝化池中成功实现了C/N为1∶5条件下废水的亚硝化。经过14 d的运行时间,污泥龄控制在100 d,在膜生物反应器(MBR反应器)中得到了稳定的亚硝酸盐氮积累。将氨氮浓度分别提高至400和800 mg/L的情况下,其亚硝化菌的耐受浓度负荷冲击能力均较强。     

钴胁迫下红苋菜中钴积累分布及其生理特性的研究

采用模拟钴污染土壤的方法,研究不同程度的钴(0、20、40、60 mg/kg)胁迫对成熟期红苋菜生长及其体内钴积累分布和生理特性的影响。结果表明:(1)同一钴胁迫下,红苋菜株高差异性大,株高差值(最高与最矮的差值)范围为14~27 cm,远大于对照组的4 cm;(2)在不同程度的钴胁迫下,植株各部位钴含量分布规律不一致,且根部钴含量最高。当胁迫浓度为60 mg/kg,植株长势最差组的根、茎、叶部钴含量最高,分别为对照组的41、44和14倍,此时地上部和单株的钴积累量均最大,分别为1 103和1 275μg,且两者的积累量与MDA含量成极显著正相关;(3)钴胁迫使得叶片叶绿素含量、CAT和POD酶活性均出现不同程度的降低,SOD酶活性仅在低浓度的钴胁迫下上升,而MDA含量则上升;(4)钴胁迫下植株对钴的转运系数为0.20~0.64,地上富集系数为1.96~10.06,同一胁迫下,长势最差组的转运系数和地上富集系数最大。     

Cd污染土壤的植物修复研究进展

我国农业土壤重金属污染十分严重,在所有的重金属污染中,Cd以其移动性大、毒性高成为最受关注的重金属污染之一。修复Cd污染的土壤,已成为我国农业可持续发展亟待解决的问题。与传统环境修复技术相比,植物修复技术治理成本低廉,土壤破坏力小,安全性高,是目前发展最快的环境友好、经济、高效的治理技术。介绍了Cd污染现状、超积累植物的概念和特征、土壤重金属污染植物修复国内外研究进展,并对其发展趋势进行了分析。