The Hourglass: A Conceptual Framework for the Transport of Biologically Active Compounds from Agricultural Landscapes

Recent research has suggested that the fate of biologically active compounds (BACs) originating from point sources such as wastewater treatment plants is fundamentally different from that of similar compounds released from nonpoint sources through runoff from agricultural landscapes. Downstream from wastewater treatment plants, BACs will degrade via a variety of mechanisms; however, their concentration in the water adjacent to the point of discharge may not decrease over time, as the compounds are continually released. In contrast, in agricultural systems, BACs are episodically introduced to surface water during snowmelt and rainstorm events, and under these circumstances, may be found in water for only hours or days after a storm event. Recent research in our laboratories as well as others, has suggested that sediments play an important role in the persistence of herbicides and steroids in watersheds after nonpoint source loading events. Conceptually, the sediment serves as both a sink and a source, equilibrating with BACs during storm events then slowly releasing them back into the water over time, long after the initial pulse of chemicals has moved downstream.     

Assessment of Endocrine‐Disrupting Chemicals Attenuation in a Coastal Plain Stream Prior to Wastewater Treatment Plant Closure

The U.S. Geological Survey is conducting a combined pre/post‐closure assessment at a long‐term wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) site at Fort Gordon near Augusta, Georgia. Here, we assess select endocrine‐active chemicals and benthic macroinvertebrate community structure prior to closure of the WWTP. Substantial downstream transport and limited instream attenuation of endocrine‐disrupting chemicals (EDCs) was observed in Spirit Creek over a 2.2‐km stream segment downstream of the WWTP outfall. A modest decline (less than 20% in all cases) in surface water detections was observed with increasing distance downstream of the WWTP and attributed to partitioning to the sediment. Estrogens detected in surface water in this study included estrone (E1), 17β‐estradiol (E2), and estriol (E3). The 5 ng/l and higher mean estrogen concentrations observed in downstream locations indicated that the potential for endocrine disruption was substantial. Concentrations of alkylphenol ethoxylate (APE) metabolite EDCs also remained statistically elevated above levels observed at the upstream control site. Wastewater‐derived pharmaceutical and APE metabolites were detected in the outflow of Spirit Lake, indicating the potential for EDC transport to aquatic ecosystems downstream of Fort Gordon. The results indicate substantial EDC occurrence, downstream transport, and persistence under continuous supply conditions and provide a baseline for a rare evaluation of ecosystem response to WWTP closure.     

崇明东滩夏冬季表层沉积物细菌多样性研究

以长江口崇明东滩高、中、低潮滩夏、冬两季表层沉积物中基因组DNA为模板,PCR扩增样品中细菌16S rRNA基因V3区片段,通过克隆、测序,构建相应基因文库.系统发育分析结果表明,崇明东滩高、中、低潮滩表层沉积物共包含12个主要门类的细菌:变形菌门(Proteobacteria)(α-、β-、γ-、δ-和ε-亚群)、拟杆菌门(Bacteroidetes)、放线菌门(Actinobacteria)、酸杆菌门(Acidobacteria)、绿弯菌门(Chloroflexi)、厚壁菌门(Firmicutes)、螺旋体门(Spirochaetes)、疣微菌门(Verrucomicrobia)、浮霉菌门(Planctomycetes)、绿菌门(Chlorobi)、网团菌门(Dictyoglomi)、硝化螺旋菌门(Nitrospirae),此外还存在大量未被认知的序列.中潮滩和低潮滩的优势菌为变形菌,高潮滩的优势菌为拟杆菌.DOTUR多样性分析结果表明,崇明中潮滩细菌多样性最高,低潮滩次之,高潮滩最低;夏季细菌多样性高于冬季.夏、冬两季细菌群落差异高潮滩最大,低潮滩次之,中潮滩最小.     

西辽河不同粒级沉积物对磷的吸附特征

采用平衡吸附法研究了西辽河不同粒级沉积物对磷的吸附特征.结果表明,不同粒级沉积物对磷的吸附特征圴符合Langmuir吸附等温式和Freundlich吸附等温式;黏粒级和粉粒级的磷饱和吸附量较大,分别为3791.12,2323.33mg/kg,分别相当于粗砂的6.68和4.09倍;黏粒级和粉粒级沉积物吸附的磷是磷素循环的重要组成部分,西辽河冲泻质泥沙黏粒和粉粒所携载的吸附态磷的理论入海通量分别为3791.12,2323.33mg/kg冲泻质泥沙.占沉积物磷吸附总量的28.30%.沉积物对磷的比表面积标化吸附分配系数与松结态腐殖质相关性最大,比表面积标化饱和吸附量与稳结态腐殖质相关性最大,在稳结态和紧结态腐殖质所形成的团聚体结构沉积物中存在孔隙填充方式的磷吸附.     

鸭绿江口近百年来重金属垂向沉积的污染评价

以鸭绿江口西汊道连续性较好、时间分辨率较高、以海湾性质为主的沉积柱状样为样本,对其沉积速率、粒度、重金属质量分数进行了测定和分析,并结合210Pb测年结果对试验数据进行了相关分析和聚类分析,同时采用地累积指数法对鸭绿江口近百年来重金属的垂向沉积进行了污染评价.结果表明:鸭绿江河口的重金属污染除Cu外都呈逐年增加的趋势,体现了人类活动在自然演变中的强烈响应;粒度不是控制鸭绿江河口重金属积累的唯一因素,除w(Cu)和w(As)外,w(Hg)、w(Cr)、w(Ni)、w(Zn)、w(Pb)及w(Cd)之间有着较好的相关性,说明这些重金属元素有较为一致的沉积环境.大多数重金属受控于工业和农业的污染物排放,而Cu主要来源于采矿污染.用中朝地台页岩作为背景值进行地累积指数的污染评价表明,大多数重金属污染级别目前已达到中等到强的程度,说明鸭绿江口的重金属污染正在日益加重.      

刁江底泥砷形态的化学分级法与XANES方法比较

采用XANES(X射线近边分析)方法和化学分级法,研究了刁江污染源区尾砂及刁江底泥的砷形态组成特征. XANES方法结果表明,尾砂中砷的形态主要以毒砂(FeAsS)存在,其相对百分含量为63%~99%;而刁江底泥中的砷形态主要是毒砂、砷酸盐和亚砷酸盐,其中毒砂的比例较高,表现出典型的尾砂污染特征. 化学分级法结果表明,尾砂中砷形态主要是残渣态砷(Res-As),而底泥中的砷主要以铁合态、钙合态及残渣态形式存在. 刁江底泥中毒砂相对百分含量和残渣态砷随着与污染源区距离的增大而减小,砷酸盐和亚砷酸盐则呈相反的趋势. 化学分级法和XANES方法所反映的刁江底泥和污染源的砷形态组成和变化趋势总体上较为一致,但这2种方法所获得的定量数据存在一定的差异.      

考虑未来水资源配置的龙刘水库可调水量研究

论文针对黄河上游水沙关系恶化、水资源供需矛盾加剧等问题,围绕黄河全流域2012—2030年水资源规划的配置结果,以龙羊峡、刘家峡梯级水库联合调度为调控手段,考虑全流域综合供水、防洪、防凌、水资源供需平衡等要求,构建了黄河上游龙羊峡、刘家峡（龙刘）梯级水库联合调度模型,采用自迭代模拟优化算法,分别计算4种情景、4种模式下13个方案的可调水量,最终推荐以水定电模式下的计算结果为最佳模式。结果表明：随着未来需水量的增加,可调水量呈减小趋势,且调水工程的引水量未提高梯级水库的可调水量。研究成果可为黄河上游宽谷河段水沙调控、黄河上游梯级水库群科学规划和调度提供技术支撑。     

Tenax萃取技术用于养殖底泥中有机氯农药的生物有效性研究

本研究以经济底栖生物菲律宾蛤仔和河蚬为受试生物,分别对不同浓度梯度的海洋和淡水底泥中9种代表性有机氯农药(OCPs)进行累积实验;同时采用Tenax连续萃取法研究2类底泥中OCPs的脱附动力学,提供简单、快速评价养殖底泥中OCPs生物有效性的方法,并将Tenax萃取结果与2种底栖生物的累积结果进行比较。结果表明,菲律宾蛤仔和河蚬对OCPs的生物-底泥富集因子(BSAF)分别为0.31~1.89和0.12~2.12,且底泥中有机碳标化的OCPs浓度与生物体内脂肪标化的OCPs浓度之间的相关性较差。Tenax脱附动力学的结果表明,2类底泥中OCPs的快速脱附比例(F_(rap))均在50%左右,其快速、慢速和极慢速脱附速率常数数量级分别为10~(~(-1))、10~(-2)和10~(-4)。Tenax快速脱附组分与2种底栖生物累积结果之间具有良好的相关性(r~2=0.75,P0.0001),表明Tenax萃取技术可以预测OCPs在底栖生物体内的累积量,并且该方法克服了大型底栖生物累积实验结果重复性较差等缺点。另外通过与基于热力学平衡的方法对比发现,Tenax萃取技术更适用于滤食性或可消化底泥的底栖生物对底泥污染物的富集;同时Tenax 6 h和24 h单点萃取技术可以作为简单快速评价底泥疏水性有机污染物(HOCs)生物有效性的替代方法,进一步为养殖领域的底泥污染状况以及相关水产品的质量安全和食用风险提供生物有效性评价依据。     

Assessment of petroleum hydrocarbon in a tropical brackish water lagoon: Chilika,India

Assessment of petroleum hydrocarbon (PHC) in the Chilika Lagoon, India, revealed a significant spatio-temporal variation in surface water (analysis of variance: n?=?120, p?相似文献   

Concentrations of persistent organic pollutants and organic matter characteristics as river sediment quality indices

Selected persistent organic pollutants – polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, polychlorinated biphenyls, and organochlorine pesticides – were determined in sediments, soils, and crops from the Asopos River area, Greece. The river has been receiving industrial effluents for the last 40 years and has been recently found to be polluted with metals. Sediments were collected in the dry (May) and wet (February) season. Agricultural soils and cultivated crops were sampled from adjacent fields. Polychlorinated biphenyls were below the limit of detection in all samples. In one tomato and two soil samples, DDT and DDE were found. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons were observed in 5% of the sediments and in concentrations ranging from 4 to 57 μg kg^?1 dry weight, quite below sediment quality guidelines. Diagnostic ratios of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons indicated a strong influence of petrogenic point discharges. In the sediments, silicate minerals dominate over carbonates and the organic carbon content ranges from 0.4% to 3.5%, more than 70% being of natural origin. Compared to other rivers worldwide, the Asopos River was found to be not contaminated with persistent organic pollutants. Point loadings of organic pollutants were evident but continuous discharge is not occurring throughout the river basin.