The environmental and ethical implications of lead shot contamination of rural lands in North America

Lead shot deposited in fields and woodlands near shooting rangesand intense, upland, hunting adds an enormous tonnage of lead toenvironments, worldwide. This contamination is not remedied bybanning lead shot use only for waterfowl hunting. Lead pelletsdisintegrate extremely slowly, during which time they may beingested from the soil by wild birds, livestock, or silage-makingmachinery, and cause sublethal or fatal lead poisoning. Leadpellet corrosion products contaminate soil, surface waters, andground waters, often exceeding permissible levels. Plants do notconcentrate much lead from the soil, except when grown in acidicsoils of heavily-contaminated shooting ranges. Inheavily-contaminated sites, earthworms ingest leadcompounds which are bioaccumulated in higher consumersof food webs. Non-toxic substitutes made from steelor bismuth are available internationally and areeffective for all types of hunting and targetshooting. Many nations are slow to require their use,despite the marked awareness of the problems of leadshot contamination and toxicosis. This is due tohunters and international sport shooting organizationsopposing the use of non-toxic substitutes and overtemphasis by government agencies on the burden ofscientific proof for every situation, rather thantaking preventative action according to thePrecautionary Principle. The ethical approach ofDenmark and The Netherlands, which banned all uses oflead shot, is advocated as a precedent for othernations to adopt.     

净化铅烟用新型SV式洗涤器

ＳＶ型洗涤器净化铅烟微细颗粒，采用双级溅锥喷嘴喷雾，并通过低阻力文氏管使水滴进一步雾化，使粉尘与水滴充分接触碰撞而产生凝并，从而捕集润湿凝聚的大颗粒粉尘。再采用特殊的波纹脱水器捕集带尘水滴，使烟气脱水。同时通过水中的碱〔ＮａＯＨ〕与铅粒的化学反应，增强净化效果。     

中国PM2.5人口暴露风险时空格局

采用PM_2.5和人口格网数据，计算了2000~2016年中国PM_2.5人口暴露风险值，并利用Theil-Sen Median趋势分析、标准偏差和Hurst指数等，分析了17a间中国PM_2.5人口暴露风险的时空变化特征.结果表明：①17a间PM_2.5人口暴露风险在胡焕庸线两侧差异巨大，东部高、西部低，东部多年风险均值为2.787，西部为0.065；②17a间PM_2.5人口暴露风险在胡焕庸线两侧的变化幅度具有较显著差异，西部整体呈下降趋势，而在2011年和2015年有明显回升，东部自2001年迅速增加且保持平稳状态，直至2015年出现大幅度回落.③PM_2.5人口暴露风险的稳定性与持续性差异显著，东部以不稳定与弱反持续性为主，西部则以稳定与强反持续性为主要特征.④暴露等级为危险与极危险水平下的人口总量与人口密度在空间上呈现出东部高西部低的分布状态.     

抗生素与杀菌剂顺序暴露对绿藻的联合毒性

本文选取常见的3种抗生素盐酸强力霉素(DOX)、红霉素(ERY)、土霉素(OXY)和3种三唑类杀菌剂腈菌唑(MYC)、丙环唑(PRO)、戊唑醇(TCZ)混合体系为研究对象,以生态系统中初级生产者绿藻(蛋白核小球藻)为受试生物,研究目标污染物顺序暴露的联合毒性.结果表明,6种单一目标污染物对蛋白核小球藻抑制毒性大小为:PRO>DOX>TCZ>ERY>MYC>OXY.抗生素-三唑类杀菌剂混合体系在50%效应浓度(EC₅₀)下同时暴露和顺序暴露的抑制率差异为0.38%~36.76%.DOX与PRO、TCZ、MYC任何一种三唑类杀菌剂顺序暴露于蛋白核小球藻,顺序相反后,对蛋白核小球藻的毒性作用均增强,最大可增强36.82%.在不同浓度与时间的影响下,PRO-DOX和TCZ-DOX顺序暴露毒性高于调整暴露顺序后的DOX-PRO和DOX-TCZ顺序暴露毒性,且浓度越高,抑制率差异越大.在96h~144h暴露时间下,暴露浓度EC₅₀/20的顺序暴露抑制率差异为0.65%~11.57%;暴露浓度EC₅₀的顺序暴露抑制率差异为0.15%~36.93%,顺序暴露的抑制率差异范围随浓度增加变大.在EC₅₀/20~EC₅₀暴露浓度下,暴露时间96h的顺序暴露抑制率差异为0.29%~36.93%,暴露时间144h的顺序暴露抑制率差异为0.215%~30.09%,顺序暴露的抑制率差异范围随时间增加变小.因此,顺序暴露会改变抗生素与三唑类杀菌剂对蛋白核小球藻联合毒性大小,且顺序暴露、暴露时间和暴露浓度是影响毒性作用大小的关键因素.     

Burden levels of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, dibenzofurans, and polychlorinated biphenyls in typical edible meat animals

The concentrations and distributions of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDDs), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDFs), and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in the whole blood and meat of eight typical edible animals (chicken, donkey, horse, cattle, rabbit, sheep, duck, and pig) were illustrated. Total concentrations of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/Fs) and PCBs (on a basis of liquid volume) in animal bloods were 142-484 pg/L and 46-62 ng/L, respectively. Total concentrations of PCDD/Fs and PCBs (on a basis of dry weight (dw) and lipid weight (lw)) in animal meat samples were 0.47-1090 pg/g dw (0.47-4513 pg/g lw) and 7.2-23 ng/g dw (10-776 ng/g lw), respectively. TEQs for both PCDD/Fs and PCBs in animal blood and meat samples were (67 ± 27) pg/L and (5.3 ± 14) pg/g dw (24 ± 56 pg/g lw), respectively. Besides, the dietary intakes of PCDD/Fs and PCBs were also estimated. Chicken and pig contributed more TEQs than other animals. Chicken contributed the most (95%) with high toxicity, followed by pig (3.4%) with high consumption. The dietary intake of chicken might pose risks to consumers who prefer to eat chicken products, who should comprehensively consider the essential nutrients and contaminants in food during dietary intake.     

Editorial: Effects of metal contamination on ammonia-oxidizing microorganisms in a freshwater reservoir

<正>Ammonia-oxidizing microorganisms, including ammoniaoxidizing bacteria (AOB) and archaea (AOA), are important to the global nitrogen cycle. These microbes catalyze the oxidization of ammonia (NH_3) to nitrite (NO_2~-), the ratelimiting step in the biogeochemical cycling of nitrogen (Stahl and de la Torre, 2012). Effects on the activity of the ammoniaoxidizing microbes could ultimately influence the global     

贵阳市“两湖一库”周边蜘蛛体内镉含量及暴露风险

调查了高镉地质背景区蜘蛛(肖蛸科、园蛛科、蟹蛛科和络新妇科)及其生境水体、土壤和植物中的镉含量,探讨了蜘蛛体内镉的来源、影响因子及存在风险。结果表明,研究区蜘蛛体内的平均镉含量为1. 82±1. 37μg/g(n=130),表现为园蛛科肖蛸科络新妇科≈蟹蛛科。蜘蛛体重与体内镉含量表现出弱的负相关关系(r=-0. 17,p=0. 08),暗示了蜘蛛生长发育过程中的生物稀释效应。狩猎型蟹蛛科和结网型园蛛科蜘蛛体内镉含量与对应土壤镉含量呈显著正相关关系(r=0. 61,0. 97),并且它们对土壤的生物富集因子均大于1,表明这两类蜘蛛可以用来指示土壤镉污染。生物有毒物质残留指数显示,研究区蜘蛛受高镉地质背景影响,体内存在着一定的镉暴露风险。     

China-PEARL和PRZM-GW模型潍坊市场景农药地下水风险评估研究

农药地下水暴露模型China-PEARL已开始在我国农药地下水风险评估中应用。本文利用China-PEARL潍坊市场景数据,为PRZM-GW构建了潍坊市场景。在潍坊市场景下,利用2个模型计算了56种农药在5种作物上共计145种施用方式下的预测环境浓度（PEC）值,利用商值法（RQ）进行风险评估。结果显示有8种农药共13种施用方式在潍坊市场景下存在不可接受的地下水风险。其中,2个模型均显示有不可接受风险的农药是多菌灵和氟磺胺草醚。2个模型PEC值比较结果显示,PRZM-GW的农药风险评估趋势与China-PEARL一致性高,从而验证了China-PEARL的可信性。模型PEC值影响因素分析显示,土壤有机碳分配系数（Koc）对2个模型输出影响最大,可将Koc〉400L·kg^-1作为判断某种农药预测浓度〈0.1μg·L^-1经验性指标。2个模型的PEC值和土壤好氧半衰期的对数呈线性关系,当土壤好氧半衰期〉10d时,模型的PEC值随土壤好氧半衰期的增大而迅速增高。水解半衰期为PRZM-GW模型输入项,决定了PRZM-GW模型模拟的农药浓度随年变化趋势。水中溶解度是China-PEARL的输入项,但对模型PEC值影响很小。     

成都地区移动通信基站电磁辐射影响与水平

通过对成都地区典型移动通信基站的电磁环境监测,分析了移动通信基站的电磁环境规律及程度,明确其产生电磁环境影响在10-2W/m2等级,满足国标公众照射限值0.4W/m2的要求,并提出移动通信基站选址需要考虑的问题。     

背景离子类型和浓度对聚苯乙烯微塑料/铅在饱和石英砂中共运移的影响

为阐明水化学条件对微塑料和重金属运移的影响,初步明确两种环境污染物共运移过程中的耦合效应及其对环境条件的响应机制,研究了背景电解质离子不同价态和浓度组成条件下1μm聚苯乙烯微塑料(PS-MPs)和Pb²⁺在饱和一维砂柱中的单独及共迁移行为.结果表明:背景离子浓度的增加或价态的升高均会抑制PS-MPs的单独运移能力,当Na⁺浓度从1mmol/L增加到100mmol/L,PS-MPs和石英砂之间的排斥势垒下降了1348kT;当Ca²⁺浓度从1mmol/L增加到100mmol/L,PS-MPs和石英砂之间的排斥势垒下降了956kT.PS-MPs/Pb²⁺二元体系中Pb²⁺能降低PS-MPs的迁移能力,背景离子浓度和价态的提升可削弱Pb²⁺对PS-MPs运移能力的抑制性.当Na⁺浓度从1mmol/L增加到100mmol/L,PS-MPs和石英砂之间的排斥势垒下降了1100kT;当Ca²⁺浓度从1mmol/L增加到100mmol/L,PS-MPs和石英砂之间的排斥势垒下降了543kT.背景离子浓度的增加或价态的升高能促进Pb²⁺的单独运移能力.PS-MPs/Pb²⁺二元体系中,PS-MPs能够促进Pb²⁺的运移,背景离子浓度较低时,PS-MPs负载Pb²⁺的迁移率较高,反之亦然.对于PS-MPs和Pb²⁺单运移体系,背景阳离子浓度和价态的提升可进一步屏蔽PS-MPs及石英砂表面负电荷,竞争吸附石英砂表面结合位点,抑制PS-MPs运移,促进Pb²⁺运移;对于PS-MPs和Pb²⁺共运移体系,背景离子浓度和价态的提升可通过调节Pb²⁺与PS-MPs及石英砂表面的相互作用,削弱Pb²⁺对PS-MPs迁移能力的抑制作用.背景离子对PS-MPs表面位点的竞争吸附及对电荷的屏蔽效应影响PS-MPs对Pb²⁺的负载迁移能力.