Sulphamethazine in poultry manure changes carbon and nitrogen mineralisation in soils

Antibiotics are newly emerging organic pollutants in manure, soil, vegetables and water. Animal manure application might be leading to the accumulation of antibiotics in the farmland. However, the effect of sulphamethazine (SMZ) on the soil microbial community was scarcely investigated. This study was aimed to evaluate the impact of SMZ on poultry manure, on the structure and function of microbial community, carbon mineralisation, and changes in nitrogen forms in soil via an incubation experiment lasting 56?d. The treatments consisted of poultry manure at 1% wt (PM), PM containing 20?mg?kg^?1 SMZ (PM?+?20SMZ) and PM containing 100?mg?kg^?1 SMZ (PM?+?100SMZ), along with the untreated soil (control). Solid phase extraction was performed to measure the SMZ concentration in soils using high-pressure liquid chromatography. The cumulative CO₂-C was increased in all treated soils over the incubation period compared to the control. The PM?+?100SMZ had the highest increase in cumulative CO₂-C from the soil at 56?d of incubation. The treatment of PM?+?20SMZ showed a short-term decrease in nitrification rate in the soils at 1?d by altering the microbial community composition with 17% dissimilarity and decreasing the abundance of bacteria compared to PM-treated soil. The PM?+?100SMZ increased C mineralisation in the soil.     

基于风险分析的流域优先有机污染物筛查:方法构建

化学品的大量使用和排放进入水环境,对水生态系统产生诸多不利影响。因此,流域环境管理的重点之一就是如何筛查具有潜在风险的优先污染物。对于流域环境介质中污染物筛查而言,难点和关键是如何建立高效的分析方法来尽可能多的获取环境介质中的污染物信息,进而对其危害及风险水平进行判断与筛查。对在流域环境介质中污染物筛查方面具有潜在应用可能性的环境分析方法进行了综述,提出了以高通量分析方法为基础的基于概率风险分析的流域优先有机污染物筛查方法体系,并对体系中涉及的筛查基准、数据选择等关键问题进行了讨论。     

Microbial community structure and dynamics of starch-fed and glucose-fed chemostats during two years of continuous operation

The microbial community structures of two mesophilic anaerobic chemostats, one fed with glucose, the other with starch as sole carbon sources, were studied at various dilution rates (0.05–0.25 d^–1 for glucose and 0.025–0.1 d^–1 for starch) during two years continuous operation. In the glucose-fed chemostat, the aceticlastic methanogen Methanosaeta spp. and hydrogenotrophic methanogen Methanoculleus spp. predominated at low dilution rates, whereas Methanosaeta spp. and the hydrogenotrophic Methanobacterium spp. predominated together when dilution rates were greater than 0.1 d^–1. Bacteria affiliated with the phyla Bacteroidetes, Spirochaetes, and Actinobacteria predominated at dilution rates of 0.05, 0.1, and 0.15 d^–1, respectively, while Firmicutes predominated at higher dilution rates (0.2 and 0.25 d^–1). In the starch-fed chemostat, the aceticlastic and hydrogenotrophic methanogens coexisted at all dilution rates. Although bacteria belonging to only two phyla were mainly responsible for starch degradation (Spirochaetes at the dilution rate of 0.08 d^–1 and Firmicutes at other dilution rates), different bacterial genera were identified at different dilution rates. With the exception of Archaea in the glucose-fed chemostat, the band patterns revealed by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) of the microbial communities in the two chemostats displayed marked changes during long-term operation at a constant dilution rate. The bacterial community changed with changes in the dilution rate, and was erratic during longterm operation in both glucose-fed and starch-fed chemostats.     

Nitrogen recovery from wastewater using microbial fuel cells

Nitrogen is one of major contaminants in wastewater; however, nitrogen, as bio-elements for crop growth, is the indispensable fertilizer in agriculture. In this study, two-chamber microbial fuel cells (MFCs) were first operated with microorganisms in anode chamber and potassium ferricyanide as catholyte. After being successfully startup, the two-chamber MFCs were re-constructed to three-chamber MFCs which were used to recover the NO3−−N and NH4+−N of synthetic wastewater into value-added nitrogenous fertilizer from cathode chamber and anode chamber, respectively. Ferric nitrate was used as the sole electron acceptor in cathode, which also was used to evaluate the NO3−−N recover efficiency in the case major anion of NO3− in cathode. The output voltage of these MFCs was about 600–700 mV at an external load of 500 Ω. About 47% NH4+−N in anode chamber and 83% NO3−−N in cathode chamber could be recovered. Higher current density can selectively improve the recovery efficiency of both NH4+−N and NO3−−N. The study demonstrated a nitrogen recovery process from synthetic wastewater using three-chamber MFCs.     

Effects of bicarbonate and cathode potential on hydrogen production in a biocathode electrolysis cell

A biocathode with microbial catalyst in place of a noble metal was successfully developed for hydrogen evolution in a microbial electrolysis cell （MEC）. The strategy for fast biocathode cultivation was demonstrated. An exoelectrogenic reaction was initially extended with an H2-full atmosphere to enrich Ha-utilizing bacteria in a MEC bioanode. This bioanode was then inversely polarized with an applied voltage in a half-cell to enrich the hydrogen-evolving biocathode. The electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction （HER） kinetics of the biocathode MEC could be enhanced by increasing the bicarbonate buffer concentration from 0.05 mol·L-1 to 0.5 mol· L-1 and/or by decreasing the cathode potential from -0.9 V to - 1.3 V vs. a saturated calomel electrode （SCE）. Within the tested potential region in this study, the HER rate of the biocathode MEC was primarily influenced by the microbial catalytic capability. In addition, increasing bicarbonate concentration enhances the electric migration rate of proton carriers. As a consequence, more mass H＋ can be released to accelerate the biocathode-catalyzed HER rate. A hydrogen production rate of 8.44 m3. m 3. d1 with a current density of 951.6 A. m-3 was obtained using the biocathode MEC under a cathode potential of - 1.3 V vs. SCE and 0.4 mol· L-1 bicarbonate. This study provided information on the optimization of hydrogen production in biocathode MEC and expanded the practical applications thereof.     

Using crosslinked polyvinyl alcohol polymer membrane as a separator in the microbial fuel cell

Separator between anode and cathode is an essential part of the microbial fuel cell （MFC） and its property could significantly influence the system perfor- mance. In this study we used polyvinyl alcohol （PVA） polymer membrane crosslinked with sulfosuccinic acid （SSA） as a new separator for the MFC. The highest power density of 7594-4 mW-m-2 was obtained when MFC using the PVA membrane crosslinked with 15% of SSA due to its desirable proton conductivity （5.16 x 10-2 S.cml）. The power density significantly increased to 11064- 30 mW.m-2 with a separator-electrode-assembly config- uration, which was comparable with glass fiber （11704- 46 mW.m-2）. The coulombic efficiencies of the MFCs with crosslinked PVA membranes ranged from 36.3% to 45.7% at a fix external resistance of lO00f2. The crosslinked PVA membrane could be a promising alter- native to separator materials for constructing practical MFC system.     

铁矿区重金属污染对土壤微生物群落变化的影响

以密云水库上游某铁矿区为研究对象,采用荧光定量PCR研究了矿区内不同采样点土壤中细菌、真菌、放线菌基因数量的变化,并结合土壤的理化性质与重金属污染情况进行了相关分析. 结果表明,研究区微生物的基因数量与该地区的w(AP)(AP为有效磷)均呈显著正相关(P<0.05);细菌、放线菌的基因数量与该地区的内梅罗污染指数呈显著负相关〔二者R分别为-0.756(P<0.01)和-0.614(P<0.05)〕,而真菌的基因数量与内梅罗污染指数无显著相关性. 采用PCR-DGGE研究了细菌、真菌、放线菌的群落结构变化,冗余度分析结果表明,内梅罗污染指数对细菌、放线菌的种群分布影响较大(P<0.05),对真菌的影响则较小. 细菌、放线菌的种群多样性水平随着污染程度升高呈先升后降的趋势. 微生物数量和结构的变化都表明,不同类群的微生物对重金属敏感程度为真菌抗性最强,放线菌和细菌次之. Cd和Cu污染抑制了土壤中微生物的数量和群落多样性,而轻度Cr、Pb和Zn污染则促进了群落数量的增加和群落结构多样性的丰富.      

PCR-DGGE研究沸石植生混凝土微生物群落结构

采用PCR-DGGE技术研究了滨水区和非滨水区沸石植生混凝土内部微生物群落结构,结果表明:沸石植生混凝土内部微生物多样性指数和物种丰度值均很高,滨水区和非滨水区植生混凝土内部微生物多样性指数与物种丰度总体持平,但是各部分微生物丰度差异明显.滨水区微生物丰度值根部5~10cm>根部10~15cm>沸石表面生物膜.非滨水区微生物丰度沸石表面生物膜>根部5~10cm>根部10~15cm.基因测序结果和系统发育树分析可知.滨水区和非滨水区以及沸石混凝土内各部分之间优势菌种各不相同,在滨水区,沸石表面微生物膜中优势菌种为丙酸杆菌、都柏林克罗诺杆菌和葡萄球菌属,根部5~10cm中优势菌种为黄杆菌和沙门氏菌属,根部10~15cm中优势菌种为慢生根瘤菌属;非滨水区,沸石表面微生物膜中优势菌种为芽孢杆菌和红假单胞菌属,根部5~10cm中优势菌种为沙门氏菌、微球菌亚目的Agromyces和酸杆菌属,根部10~15cm中优势菌种为沙门氏菌属.     

一株高效异养硝化菌的分离、鉴定及其氨氮去除特性

以丁二酸钠为唯一C源,从垃圾渗滤液活性污泥中富集、分离及筛选出一株高效的异养硝化菌,通过形态观察、生理生化特征及16S rDNA序列分析,对分离菌株进行了鉴定,同时对其硝化功能和氨氮去除特性进行了研究.结果表明,分离到的异养硝化菌为假单胞菌属(Pseudomonas sp.),命名为XS76,其GenBank登录号为(JQ934897).该菌经过24h培养,有约60%的氨氮转化为胞内氮,35%左右的氨氮被去除,仅有少量硝酸盐氮的积累,没有羟胺和亚硝酸盐氮的积累.碳源、有机氮源、C/N比、温度等因素均对氨氮去除有较大的影响,在接种量为4%、丁二酸钠为碳源、硫酸铵为氮源、C/N 15、转速180~200r/min、pH 6~9及温度为34℃,氨氮负荷为420 mg/L时处理效果最佳, 96 h氨氮去除率可达99.20%.显示了高效的氨氮去除效果,具有潜在的实际废水应用价值.     

Radioactive Isotopes of Strontium,Caesium and Plutonium in Sediments of the Northern Adriatic Sea

Changes in nitrification rates of an acid grassland soil with and without air drying have been monitored over 9 days, after first flushing native nitrate from the soils with deionised water. The results confirmed that full re-establishment of nitrification after air drying takes several days, supporting the hypothesis that any immediate first flush of nitrate from air-dried soils originates from cell lysis or flushing of ‘stored’ nitrate. Ammonium spiking confirmed that nitrification was not ammonium substrate limited. It was also found that ammonium accumulates in the soil during the drying process, providing a substrate pool once the population of nitrifiers has re-established. Over the first week of incubation, nitrate immobilisation was less conspicuous in the soil that had been rewetted after air drying compared with the incubated field moist soil.