Arsenic Uptake and Accumulation in Curly Endives (Cichorium endivia L.) Irrigated with Contaminated Water

Arsenic accumulation in vegetables for direct human consumption represents a concern for food safety purposes. This potential problem can be of economic importance particularly in much appreciated, high-quality horticultural products. In this work, a greenhouse set of experiments were conducted to evaluate possible phytotoxic effects and arsenic accumulation in the production of curly endives with arsenic contaminated water.

Two concentration levels (0.5 mg/L and 1.0 mg/L) and two arsenic species (As⁺³ and As⁺⁵) were considered. Dry mass production tended to be reduced as As⁺³ concentration increased in irrigation water. However, As⁺⁵ treatments did not show significant dry mass production differences with a blank (control experiment). As accumulation in plant increased with As concentration in irrigation waters, following a linear trend. Nevertheless, the increase of accumulated As was not statistically significant for As⁺⁵ at 0.5 mg/L. Calculated biological absorption coefficients resulted in higher than previous values reported in the literature, which was attributed here to the source of arsenic (irrigation water). Considering field values for As⁺⁵/As⁺³ ratio and averaged concentrations in water, the obtained results support that there is not a short-or medium-term risk to food safety in the curly endive crop in the region of Castilla y León (Spain).     

饲料级磷酸氢钙生产中预中和渣的综合利用

介绍了用饲料级磷酸氢钙生产中的预中和渣制造复混肥，改性磷铵和磷酸钠等产品的具体方法。     

Metal availability and uptake by sorghum plants grown in soils amended with sludge from different treatments

Several factors depending on the sludge, the soil, or the combination of both substrates, may affect element availability to plants. In this study, an assessment was done of the effect of two sludges obtained by different processes (activated sludge and facultative stabilization pond) on heavy-metal availability and uptake by sorghum plants in soils with high and low copper contents. Results obtained for DTPA-extractable metal indicated higher metal availability in sludge-amended soils. In addition, sludges caused changes in copper and zinc distribution in soil, indicating in most cases a discrete increase in the more labile metal forms. However, observed changes did not increase heavy metal concentration in plant leaves, indicating that assessment of metal availability by a chemical procedure (single extraction or metal fractionation) would not permit a good prediction of metal bioavailability. On the other hand, sludge application at a rate of 100 t ha⁻¹ to high-copper agricultural soils would not imply greater mobility of this metal on account of a greater sorbing capacity provided by the sludges. Such results would indicate that sludges from wastewater treatment plants, meeting the standards of heavy metal contents, regardless of the process by which they were obtained, may be applied to several kinds of soil, even to high-copper soils, with no risk of increasing heavy metal bioavailability to phytotoxic levels in the short range.     

化学沉淀-吹脱法处理稀土精矿废水

为解决某稀土精矿分解厂在废水处理工艺中,NH3-N吹脱效率低(40%),吹脱塔内经常结垢的问题,采用化学沉淀法对废水进行预处理,再进一步考察吹脱法对NH3-N的去除.研究结果表明,化学沉淀试验中,在尽量不增加PO43-污染物的前提下,当pH=9.0、n(Mg2 ):n(PO43-)=10.975时,NH3-N浓度减少到2 148mg·L-1,处理效率为74%,Mg2 浓度减少到33.6 mg·L-1;吹脱试验中,当pH=11时,吹脱后NH3-N浓度进一步减少到420mg·L-1,总去除率为95.3%,且结垢问题大为改善.本研究为解决相关问题提供了参考.     

三(1,3-二氯-2-丙基)磷酸酯诱发肝脏损害及病理改变研究

本研究观测有机磷酯阻燃剂(OPFRs)污染是否可以诱发肝脏损害,考察其发生及发展程度,并探讨其发生机理,为有机磷阻燃剂污染的防治和相关疾病的有效治疗提供基础数据和科学依据。实验以大鼠为动物模型,将60只SPF级SD雄性大鼠分为5组,每组12只,选取典型的氯代有机磷阻燃剂三(1,3-二氯-2-丙基)磷酸酯(TDCPP)对大鼠进行染毒,空白对照组不做任何处理,溶剂对照组以相同体积的橄榄油灌胃,染毒组以不同剂量的TDCPP进行灌胃(125 mg·kg~(-1)·d~(-1)、250 mg·kg~(-1)·d~(-1)和500 mg·kg~(-1)·d~(-1)),每周测量体重,于第4周和第8周取血检测肝功及其他生化指标,在第8周每组抽取3只大鼠取肝脏组织做HE染色,并用透射电镜观察分析肝组织病理学改变。TDCPP对大鼠染毒8周后,结果表明:(1)体重指标在灌胃1周后开始发生差异,TDCPP处理组大鼠的体重有下降的趋势,染毒组与空白对照组和溶剂对照组相比较,差异显著(*P0.05,**P0.01),其中高剂量灌胃组的体重下降最为明显(**P0.01);(2)血清肝功指标表现出显著变化,血清谷丙转氨酶、谷草转氨酶、胆固醇和甘油三脂水平在第8周呈现明显下降趋势,染毒组与空白对照组和溶剂对照组比较,差异明显(*P0.05,**P0.01);(3) TDCPP暴露组生理生化指标变化明显,血清乙酰胆碱酯酶活性显著降低,MDA含量显著升高,SOD活力显著性降低,造成氧化损伤,与空白对照组和溶剂对照组比较,差异显著(*P0.05,**P0.01);(4)病理切片结果显示染毒组与对照组比较,细胞坏死现象明显,且高剂量组坏死更为严重。研究结果显示:TDCPP可引起大鼠体重明显下降,大鼠肝脏细胞损伤、合成功能下降,造成肝脏代谢功能紊乱,造成较为严重的肝损伤。     

电凝聚法对垃圾渗滤液中总磷去除的研究

近几年来,电凝聚方法发展很快,电凝聚法可以同时起到电解法、气浮法和絮凝法的作用,可以去除废水中的悬浮物、色度、有毒金属以及合成有机物等污染物.本实验尝试以电凝聚法处理垃圾渗滤液,研究不同电流和电解时间下该方法对垃圾渗滤液中总磷的去除率,从而得到这2种影响因素的最佳值,得出最佳操作条件.     

工业污水可生物降解性评价方法研究

针对生化系统经常遭受异常进水或毒性物质冲击的情况,提出了以耗氧速率(OUR)和相对耗氧速率(SOUR)快速评价污水可生物降解性的方法,以提高活性污泥系统的处理效率和运行管理水平。试验结果表明:OUR和SOUR对异常pH值水质条件以及苯酚、甲醛和甲醇等毒性物质的存在都非常敏感。对于大庆石化公司水气厂化工污水处理场的活性污泥来说,甲醛对微生物的毒性最强,甲醇次之,而苯酚则最弱。化工污水处理场活性污泥对三者的允许浓度分别为70、170、350 mg/L。     

DYNAMICS OF ADDED NITRATE AND PHOSPHATE COMPARED IN A NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WOODLAND STREAM1

ABSTRACT: Injections of NO₃ and PO₄ were made during September 1975 into Little Lost Man Creek, a small pristine stream in Redwood National Park, California. Chloride, a conservative constituent, was added in a known ratio to the nutrients. Nutrient loss at a downstream point was calculated using concentration of added Cl as a reference. Nitrate nitrogen (NO₃-N), added for 4 h, reached 920 μg/1 (above 5 μg/1 background) just below the injection point, but increased only to 405 μg/1 at 310 m downstream. The concentration decrease was attributed to dispersion and to uptake by stream biota. Percent of NO₃-N lost decreased with increasing concentration of NO₃-N. Phosphate phosphorus (PO₄-P) was added a week after the NO₃-N for 3 h, causing a concentration increase of 296 μg/1 (above 13 μg/1 background) just below the injection point, of 161 μg/1 at 90 m downstream, and of 98 μg/1 at 310 m. Percent loss of PO₄-P at downstream sites increased with increasing PO₄-P concentration and also for a short period after peak concentration occurred, but then decreased as PO₄-P concentration continued decreasing. Differences in stream response to added NO₃-N and PO₄-P are attributed to differing rates of reaction with biota and differing degrees of interaction with abiotic stream solids.     

PHOSPHORUS ASSIMILATION IN A STREAM SYSTEM OF THE LAKE OKEECHOBEE BASIN1

ABSTRACT: The ability to predict how streams and wetlands retain phosphorus (P) is critical to the management of watersheds that contribute nutrients to adjacent aquatic systems such as lakes. Field and laboratory experiments were conducted to determine the P assimilatory capacity of a stream (Otter Creek) in the Taylor Creek/Nubbin Slough Basin located north of Lake Okeechobee, Florida. Dominant soils in this basin are sandy Spodosols; landuse is primarily dairy farms and beef cattle pastures. Estimates of P assimilation show that sediments assimilate approximately 5 percent of the P load. Phosphorus assimilation rates in the stream were estimated using first-order relationships based on the total P concentration of the water column as a function of distance from the primary source. This method assumes minimal lateral inputs. Stream lengths required for one turnover in P assimilation were estimated to be in the range of 3–16 km. Laboratory studies using intact sediment cores indicated a P assimilation rate of 0.025 m day^?1, and equilibrium P concentration of 0.16 ± 0.03 mg L^?1 in the water column. Dissolved P concentration gradients in the sediments showed upward flux of P at water column P concentration of <0.16 mg L^?1. Approximately 56–77 percent of the P assimilated in the above-ground vegetation during active growth was released or translocated within six months of senesence, suggesting short-term storage in above-ground vegetation. Bottom sediments and recalcitrant detrital plant tissue provide for long-term P assimilation in the creek. Although stream sediments have the potential to adsorb P, high flow rate and low contact period between water and sediment limits this process.     

气孔开闭与锶叶面吸收的相互影响

叶面吸收是核素长距离迁移进入植物的首要方式,研究气孔开闭与核素叶面吸收之间的相关关系具有重要意义。以研究最为广泛的锶(Sr)作为核素代表,以双子叶乔木红叶石楠叶片为研究对象,用脱落酸(ABA)和激动素(KT)调节气孔的开闭,探讨核素离子的气孔吸收作用及叶面核素吸收对气孔开闭的影响。结果表明:Sr对气孔开启有明显的抑制作用,浓度越高抑制效果越明显;在10 mmol/L的Sr溶液中暴露2 h后,气孔开启度仅为-105.18%;气孔开闭对核素吸收存在显著的影响,开启度越高核素叶面吸收越强;72 h时,Sr单位叶面吸收量为9.61μg/cm2,添加20 mg/L ABA后叶面吸收量下降13.1%(8.35μg/cm2),而添加20 mg/L KT后叶面吸收量增加21.6%(11.69μg/cm2)。