Interactions of sulfuric acid with common atmospheric bases and organic acids: Thermodynamics and implications to new particle formation

Interactions of the three common atmospheric bases, dimethylamine ((CH₃)₂NH), methylamine (CH₃NH₂), ammonia (NH₃), all considered to be efficient stabilizers of binary clusters in the Earth's atmosphere, with H₂SO₄, the key atmospheric precursor, and 14 common atmospheric organic acids (COAs) (formic, acetic, oxalic, malonic, succinic, glutaric acid, adipic, benzoic, phenylacetic, pyruvic, maleic acid, malic, tartaric and pinonic acids) have been studied using the density functional theory (DFT) and composite high-accuracy G3MP2 method. The thermodynamic stability of mixed (COA)(H₂SO₄), (COA)(B1), (COA)(B2) and (COA)(B3) dimers and (COA)(H₂SO₄)(B1), (COA)(H₂SO₄)(B2) and (COA)(H₂SO₄)(B3) trimers, where B1, B2 and B3 refer to (CH₃)₂NH, CH₃NH₂ and NH₃, respectively, have been investigated and their impacts on the thermodynamic stability of clusters containing H₂SO₄ have been studied. Our investigation shows that interactions of H₂SO₄ with COA, (CH₃)₂NH, CH₃NH₂ and NH₃ lead to the formation of more stable mixed dimers and trimers than (H₂SO₄)₂ and (H₂SO₄)₂(base), respectively, and emphasize the importance of common organic species for early stages of atmospheric nucleation. We also show that although amines are generally confirmed to be more active than NH₃ as stabilizers of binary clusters, in some cases mixed trimers containing NH₃ are more stable thermodynamically than those containing CH₃NH₂. This study indicates an important role of COA, which coexist and interact with that H₂SO₄ and common atmospheric bases in the Earth atmosphere, in formation of stable pre-nucleation clusters and suggests that the impacts of COA on new particle formation (NPF) should be studied in further details.     

次氯酸钠对水中腐殖酸结构及光学特性的影响

以腐殖酸（HA）作为溶解性有机质模型化合物,采用高压排阻色谱、有机元素分析、傅里叶红外光谱、紫外-可见光谱、荧光光谱及光降解动力学等手段研究了NaOCl对HA元素组成、结构特征、抗氧化性及光学特性等的影响.结果显示,当NaOCl与HA的浓度比由0增至20.0μmol/mg时,HA的分子量逐渐减小,并趋于集中分布;HA中的芳香酸、脂肪酸、酚和醇等含氧组分先增多后减少,使得HA的极性呈现出先增大后减小的变化趋势.值得注意的是,尽管实验浓度范围内的NaOCl不改变HA的腐殖特性,但其能显著减小HA的吸光能力、抗氧化能力和芳香度,并增大HA的荧光发光强度和表观光敏化活性.研究结果能促进对深度氧化处理改变溶解性有机质结构的认识,并为污水处理厂出水中溶解性有机质的环境效应评估提供基础信息.     

Bacteria Degrading PCBs and CBs Isolated from Long-Term PCB Contaminated Soil

Bacteria able to degrade polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and chlorobenzoic acids (CBs) were isolated from soil that had been contaminated with PCBs for 15–30 years. Contaminated soil in which PCB content ranged between 10–470 mg/kg was naturally vegetated with different plants including ash (Fraxinus excelsior), birch (Betula pendula), black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia), Austrian pine (Pinus nigra) and goat willow (Salix caprea) trees as well as a variety of grasses and forbs. Bacteria able to use biphenyl as a sole source of carbon and energy were found in the root zone of all plants, but occurred in the largest numbers beneath pine and black locust. Bacteria able to degrade chlorobenzoic acids were isolated from the same location contaminated with PCBs. Strains that were taxonomically identified by 16S rDNA as Pandoraea were able to use 2-CB, 3-CB, 2,3-CB, 2,5-CB as sole carbon sources, and the strain Arthrobacter utilised 4-CB.     

有机酸对云凝结核形成的影响

对流层中的有机酸主要来源于人类活动和自然的排放，它们对云成核现象有重要作用并且对云凝结核(CCN)的数量有显著的贡献，但具体哪些种类的有机酸起着什么样的作用以及有多大的作用却鲜为人知。为此，本文结合国内外在相关领域的研究成果，概要介绍了对流层中有机酸(主要是甲酸，乙酸，丙酮酸，草酸)的含量、来源、存在形态及其对云凝结核影响。     

Assessment of different carbon and salinity level on growth kinetics,lipid, and starch composition of Chlorella vulgaris SAG 211-12

ABSTRACT

The quality of microalgal biofuel depends on the fatty acid (FA) distribution. A high ratio of saturated fatty acids (SFAs) favors better biofuel characteristics. Palmitic acid (C16:0) and stearic acid (C18:0) are essential FAs for required biodiesel quality. In this study, combined effects of growth medium concentrations of NaCl, glucose and glycerol on cell composition and FA profile of the Chlorella vulgaris SAG 211–12 were investigated. A central composite design (CCD) based design of experiments (DoE) was used for experimental setup. According to experimental results, the maximum mass fraction for palmitic acid (C16:0), 40.67% of total fatty acids, was obtained in the medium supplemented with 0.9% (w/v) NaCl, 0.3% (w/v) glucose, and 0.3% (w/v) glycerol, whereas stearic acid (C18:0) percentage reached the highest value of 22.16% of total fatty acids in the presence of 2.5% NaCl, 0.6% glucose, and 0.6% glycerol. According to the same set of designed experiments, best starch content was found as 22.08% of dry cell weight in a medium containing 2.0% NaCl, 0.3% glucose, and 0.3% glycerol. C16:0 mass fraction as a function of three medium ingredient concentrations was modeled using a Kriging model. Optimum concentrations of NaCl, glucose and glycerol to reach maximum C16:0 fraction were predicted as 0.5, 1, and 1%, respectively.     

利用废弃蛋白质制备氨基酸螯合微肥的研究进展

复合氨基酸螯合微肥是一种高效、无公害环境友好的绿色肥料，开发前景广阔，综述了废弃蛋白质水解制备复合氨基酸螯合微肥的研究现状，展望了氨基酸螯合微肥研究领域的发展。     

Influence of Agricultural Antibiotics and 17β-Estradiol on the Microbial Community of Soil

Agricultural pharmaceuticals are a major environmental concern because of their hazardous effects on human and wildlife. This study analyzed phospholipid ester-linked fatty acids (PLFAs) and quinones to investigate the effects of a steroid (17β-estradiol) and agricultural antibiotics (chlortetracycline and tylosin) on soil microbes in the laboratory. Two different types of soil were used: Sequatchie loam (0.8% organic matter) and LaDelle silt loam (9.2% organic matter). The soils were spiked with 17β-estradiol and antibiotics, alone or in combination. In Sequatchie loam, 17β-estradiol significantly increased the microbial biomass, especially the biomarkers for beta proteobacteria (16:1ω7c, 18:1ω7c, Cy17:0, and UQ-8). The coexistence of antibiotics decreased the stimulatory effect of 17β-estradiol on the microbial community. In LaDelle silt loam, there were no significant differences in total microbial biomass and their microbial community structure among the treatments. Overall, 17β-estradiol changed the microbial community of soil and the presence of antibiotics nullified the effect of 17β-estradiol. However, the effects of 17β-estradiol and antibiotics on soil microbes were sensitive to the soil properties, as seen in the LaDelle silt loam.     

Formation of iodo-trihalomethanes, iodo-haloacetic acids, and haloacetaldehydes during chlorination and chloramination of iodine containing waters in laboratory controlled reactions

Iodine containing disinfection by-products (I-DBPs) and haloacetaldehydes (HALs) are emerging disinfection by-product (DBP) classes of concern. The former due to its increased potential toxicity and the latter because it was found to be the third most relevant DBP class in mass in a U.S. nationwide drinking water study. These DBP classes have been scarcely investigated, and this work was performed to further explore their formation in drinking water under chlorination and chloramination scenarios. In order to do this, iodo-trihalomethanes (I-THMs), iodo-haloacetic acids (I-HAAs) and selected HALs (mono-HALs and di-HALs species, including iodoacetaldehyde) were investigated in DBP mixtures generated after chlorination and chloramination of different water matrices containing different levels of bromide and iodide in laboratory controlled reactions. Results confirmed the enhancement of I-DBP formation in the presence of monochloramine. While I-THMs and I-HAAs contributed almost equally to total I-DBP concentrations in chlorinated water, I-THMs contributed the most to total I-DBP levels in the case of chloraminated water. The most abundant and common I-THM species generated were bromochloroiodomethane, dichloroiodomethane, and chlorodiiodomethane. Iodoacetic acid and chloroiodoacetic acid contributed the most to the total I-HAA concentrations measured in the investigated disinfected water. As for the studied HALs, dihalogenated species were the compounds that predominantly formed under both investigated treatments.     

三峡大坝建成后长江河流表层沉积物中有机物组成与分布特征

利用气相色谱法对2009年长江河流(干流和主要支流)表层沉积物样品中的正构烷烃(n-alkanes)和脂肪酸(fatty acids)进行测定和分析,结合粒度、OC%、δ13C等参数,研究样品中有机质的组成和分布特征,并对其来源及影响因素,特别是三峡大坝对其的影响进行了初步分析.结果显示,长江表层沉积物粒度组成主要以粉砂(45.8%)和砂(41.4%)为主,OC%值为0.08~1.99%, OC 的δ13C值为-31.9‰~-21.4‰.正构烷烃含量以干重计为0.71~13.69 μg/g,以OC计为0.05~1.99mg/g.脂肪酸含量以干重计为2.77~32.52μg/g,以OC计为0.16~40.58mg/g,其中饱和脂肪酸含量最多,含量最少的是支链脂肪酸.水动力分选、粒径是控制支流沉积有机质含量与分布的重要因素.干流中下游较上游具有丰富的水生植物源贡献,并且降解程度低.三峡大坝对陆源有机质的输送和改造具有重要影响.