Uptake of uranium and thorium by native and cultivated plants

Large part of available literature on biogeochemistry of uranium and thorium refers to the studies performed either in highly contaminated areas or in nutrient solutions that have been artificially ‘spiked’ with radionuclides. Effects of background levels of natural radioactivity on soil-grown plants have not been studied to the same extent. In this paper, we summarised results of greenhouse and field experiments performed by the author from 2000 to 2006. We examined some of the factors affecting transfer of U and Th from soil to plants, differences in uptake of these radionuclides by different plants, relationships between U and Th in soil and in plants, and temporal variations of U and Th in different plant species. Concentrations of radionuclides (critical point for experimental studies on biogeochemistry of U and Th - rare trace elements in non-contaminated regions) and essential plant nutrients and trace elements were determined by instrumental neutron activation analysis.     

Fine Particulate Pollution Characteristics in Jinan City

The characteristics of fine particulate pollution(PM10and PM25)were measured at urban and suburban sites in Jinan during the 2008-2009 heating and non-heating seasons.The results showed that PM10 and PM2.5 pollution was quite serious,and PM mass concentration was higher during the heating season than the non-heating season.PM was the highest in the chemical factory and lowest in the development zone.The mass concentrations of PM10 and PM2.5 were linearly related,and the mass concentration ratio of PM2.5/PM10 was up to 0.59 in urban areas.PM pollution in Jinan was related to local meteorological factors: PM2.5 mass concentration and humidity were positively correlated,and PM2.5mass concentration was negatively correlated with both click on the temperature and wind speed,although wind speed varied more.     

新疆北疆地区少数民族贫困县可持续发展水平时空变化解构——以木垒哈萨克自治县为例

可持续发展水平时空解构表明,木垒县可持续发展能力很弱,资源问题成为限制其经济发展、社会发展及环境保护的主要因素。近8年来,木垒县可持续发展水平虽然呈良性上升状态,但其上升主要归功于社会发展因素,经济发展指数、资源指数等对其上升的推动性并不强。仅以提高经济发展水平为目的的掠夺式开发,使得资源匮乏的木垒县因此出现较为严重的资源性环境问题,并制约经济水平的提高。上述分析表明,资源指数成为新疆北疆地区少数民族贫困县可持续发展的基础,少数民族贫困县的贫困现状与其可持续发展能力弱是密切联系的。消除贫困的前提条件是实现可持续发展,因此,提高新疆少数民族贫困县的可持续发展水平这项任务迫切而重要。     

Comparison of the effects of variable site temperatures and constant incubation temperatures on the biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons in pilot-scale experiments with field-aged contaminated soils from a cold regions site

Temporal atmospheric temperature changes during summers at sub-Arctic sites often cause periodic fluctuations in shallow landfarm and surface soil temperatures. However, little information is available on the effect of site-relevant variations on biodegradation performance in cold climates. This study compares the rate and extents of biodegradation of petroleum hydrocarbons at variable site temperatures (1-10 °C) representative of summers at a sub-Arctic site reported previously with those obtained under a constant average temperature of 6 °C. The biodegradation was evaluated in pilot-scale landfarming experiments with field-aged petroleum-contaminated soils shipped from Resolution Island (61°30′N, 65°00′W), Nunavut, Canada. Under the variable site temperature conditions biodegradation rate constants of semi- (F2) and non-volatile (F3) hydrocarbon fractions were enhanced by over a factor of two during the 60-d experiment, compared to the constant temperature mode. The decrease in total petroleum hydrocarbons (TPH) under the variable site temperature mode was 55% compared to only 19% under the constant average temperature mode. The enhanced biodegradation is attributable to the non-linear acceleration of microbial activity between 4.7 and 10 °C and faster growth of indigenous hydrocarbon-degrading microbial populations. The first-order biodegradation rate constants of 0.018, 0.024 and 0.016 d⁻¹ for TPH, F2 and F3 fractions at the variable site temperature were in agreement with those determined by an on-site experiment at the same site.     

Assessing the diurnal variability of pharmaceutical and personal care products in a full-scale activated sludge plant

An intensive sampling campaign has been carried out in a municipal wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) to assess the dynamics of the influent pharmaceutical active compounds (PhAC) and musks. The mass loadings of these compounds in wastewater influents displayed contrasting diurnal variations depending on the compound. The musks and some groups of PhACs tended to follow a similar diurnal trend as compared to macropollutants, while the majority of PhACs followed either the opposite trend or no repeatable trend. The total musk loading to the WWTP was 0.74 ± 0.25 g d⁻¹, whereas the total PhAC mass loading was 84.7 ± 63.8 g d⁻¹. Unlike the PhACs, the musks displayed a high repeatability from one sampling day to the next. The range of PhAC loadings in the influent to WWTPs can vary several orders of magnitude from one day or week to the next, representing a challenge in obtaining data for steady-state modelling purposes.     

南京地区7Be沉降特征

7Be是研究大气科学与地球化学的核元素之一,对研究短期过程的地表土壤颗粒迁移具有较大价值。为了解南京地区利用7Be进行土壤侵蚀示踪研究的合适时机,于2010年1月~2011年12月收集南京地区各月的7Be沉降样品,经实验室化学实验处理和γ谱仪测量,计算7Be沉降通量,并分析7Be大气沉降的季节性变化趋势。结果表明：南京地区平均7Be沉降量为1 62178 Bq/（m2·a）,沉降通量为066～1449 Bq/（m2·d）,平均沉降通量为444 Bq/（m2·d）;7Be沉降通量的季节变化呈现双峰型趋势,冬末春初和夏季是两个高值区;7Be沉降的а值冬春季较大,夏季最低;降雨量大小与沉降量存在明显的正相关     

基于SPEI的西南农业区气象干旱时空演变特征

干旱已成为西南农业区的具有一定破坏力的自然灾害,研究干旱的时空变化对该区干旱的评估、预测具有重要的现实意义。根据西南农业区1962~2012年月气象资料,利用Penman-Monteith公式计算蒸散发和标准化降水蒸散指数(SPEI)值;采用线性回归、Mann-Kendall方法、小波分析和旋转经验正交函数(REOF)等方法分析了西南农业区干旱时空变化。研究结果表明:(1)西南农业区整体呈干旱化趋势;2000年以来年、四季变干趋势更加明显;秋季变干趋势显著;年均SPEI指数不存在显著突变点;年和四季干湿变化均存在2~8 a左右的振荡周期。(2)根据REOF分解的前6个空间模态,将西南农业区划分成6个干湿特征区域:云南高原东部区、汉中盆地区、东部山地区、云南高原西部区、四川盆地区、贵州高原区;其中云南高原东部区变干趋势显著,汉中盆地区和东部山地区有变湿润趋势,但并不明显;6个分区干湿变化普遍存在2~6 a左右的振荡周期。研究结果可为西南农业区防旱、抗旱提供科学参考。     

中国代表性滑雪场网络关注度时空演变及影响因素

基于百度指数数据,运用指数测度、空间地理分析、回归模型和地理探测器,对2011—2019年中国大陆26个代表性滑雪场网络关注度的时空演变特征及影响因素进行分析。结果表明:(1)时间演化上,网络关注度呈先增后减且逐渐平稳的规律。2015年、2016年为峰值年份,季节性差异明显,共两个波动峰值且为“南北为单,中东为双”的分布格局。(2)空间特性上,全国和地区均为先增后减特征,地区差异显著;变异程度先降后增并趋于稳定,全国分布相对稳定平衡,地区分布呈不稳定集聚特性。省区冷热区域分布总体呈“东北热—西南冷”格局,层级变化以稳定型为主。(3)滑雪场层面上,滑雪场总体偏好层级变动较大,高偏好保持稳定领先,其余层级以下降变动为主。滑雪场冷热点分级呈“北热南冷”的格局,东北、华北两个热点集聚区域演变较为稳定。(4)影响因素上,需求侧影响因素排序为滑雪消费吸引力>受教育程度>经济发展水平>信息化水平>滑雪场建设水平。供给侧的滑雪人次占比、滑雪经济贡献、客运承载力、冰雪旅游资源丰度、官方媒体建设水平解释力较强,其他因素影响并不显著。     

安徽庐江县砖桥潜在富硒土壤重金属元素空间变异与来源

为查明安徽省庐江县砖桥村周边潜在富硒区土壤中重金属及Se元素的空间分布特点及来源,采集该区域范围内430个表层（0~20 cm）土壤样品,测定土壤中w（OM）、w（TN）、w（TP）、w（K₂O）、w（TS）、w（TFe₂O₃）、w（As）、w（Cd）、w（Cr）、w（Cu）、w（Hg）、w（Pb）、w（Ni）、w（Se）和w（Zn）,并运用GIS、地统计学和主成分分析等方法进行土壤重金属元素空间变异特性与来源分析.结果表明:研究区土壤中w（Cr）、w（Ni）均低于GB 15618-2018《土壤环境质量农用地土壤污染风险管控标准（试行）》中的土壤污染风险筛选值,只有1个采样点的w（As）、w（Hg）和极少数采样点的w（Cd）、w（Pb）、w（Zn）以及部分采样点的w（Cu）超过GB 15618-2018土壤污染风险筛选值,但农产品不存在Cu污染风险.土壤重金属和Se的质量分数的变异系数为0.23~0.80,属中等程度变异.土壤中w（Cr）与w（Ni）,w（As）与w（Se）,w（Cu）与w（Pb）、w（Zn）、w（Hg）、w（Cd）的空间分布特征相似,w（Zn）、w（Se）、w（Cu）、w（Cr）、w（Ni）的空间自相关性均较强,w（Pb）、w（As）、w（Hg）、w（Cd）的空间自相关性均处于中等水平,提取的5个主成分累计方差贡献率为71.677%.土壤中Se主要来源于富硒岩矿石,Cu、Zn主要来源于地质背景（矿脉发育）,Cr、Ni主要来源于成土母质,Pb、Cd、Hg主要受到地质背景和农业活动的共同影响,As受到富硒岩矿石和农业活动的共同影响.研究显示,综合土壤元素含量、变异强度、空间自相关及其提取的主成分,能有效识别成土母质、地质背景及农业活动等对农田土壤中重金属的影响;研究区内富硒岩矿石可持续为区域土壤提供Se源,土壤质量可满足地方发展特色富硒农业的要求.      

程海沉积物重金属时空变化及人为污染与潜在生态风险

沉积物重金属污染是影响湖泊等水体环境质量与健康的主要因素之一.通过对程海9个沉积短岩芯中10种金属元素含量的分析,在~(210)Pb与~(137)Cs定年的基础上,研究了沉积物中重金属含量与污染的时空变化特征;采用潜在生态风险指数法与沉积物质量基准法、并参考重金属污染水平,评估了表层沉积物重金属的潜在生态风险.结果表明,各岩芯不同年代沉积物中,除了Cd含量变化较大之外(变异系数为0.59),其余各金属元素含量变化均较小(变异系数小于0.20);空间上,各岩芯之间每一种金属的平均含量差异较小,最大值与最小值的比值为1.2~1.8,显示了不同湖区重金属较为相似的富集规律.沉积物中主要污染元素为Cd、Pb和Hg,其中Cd和Pb污染始于20世纪80年代中期;近十年来Cd污染程度稍有下降,但仍呈中等污染水平,而Pb污染程度持续增加,属于弱污染水平;Hg污染始于20世纪90年代末期,呈弱污染水平;而As、Cu和Zn仅在部分近表层沉积物呈现较弱污染.空间上,沉积物中重金属污染水平并未表现出明显的趋势.除了大气沉降(主要为有色金属冶炼释放)输入之外,程海沉积物重金属污染还可能受到农业面源与生活污水排放的影响.表层沉积物中As、Cu、Ni、Pb和Zn具有较低的潜在生态风险,Hg和Cd具有中-高潜在生态风险.