Beryllium-7 atmospheric deposition and sediment inventories in the Neponset River estuary,Massachusetts, USA

Measured monthly atmospheric depositional fluxes of cosmogenically produced ⁷Be ranged from 1 to 67 mBq/cm² in Boston, Massachusetts between September 2000 and August 2007. These fluxes exhibited seasonality and supported a decay-corrected ⁷Be atmospheric depositional running inventory that ranged from 36 to 144 mBq/cm². Annual ⁷Be deposition exhibited an increasing trend that may reflect a general decrease in solar activity and a general increase in precipitation over the 7-year sampling period. To investigate short-term sediment dynamics and accumulation patterns in the Neponset River estuary, we collected six sediment cores in July 2006 and measured ⁷Be sediment inventories ranging from 48 to 546 mBq/cm² Comparisons of these sediment inventories with the ⁷Be running inventory from atmospheric deposition (101 mBq/cm²) at the time of core collection indicated a large degree of spatial heterogeneity in sediment accumulation patterns and its potential use as a tool for assessing the impacts of environmental restoration activities in estuarine environments.     

Mercury cycling and sequestration in salt marshes sediments: an ecosystem service provided by Juncus maritimus and Scirpus maritimus

In this study two time scales were looked at: a yearlong study was completed, and a 180-day decay experiment was done. Juncus maritimus and Scirpus maritimus have different life cycles, and this seems to have implications in the Hg-contaminated salt marsh sediment chemical environment, namely Eh and pH. In addition, the belowground biomass decomposition rates were faster for J. maritimus, as well as the biomass turnover rates. Results show that all these species-specific factors have implications in the mercury dynamics and sequestration. Meaning that J. maritimus belowground biomass has a sequestration capacity for mercury per square metre approximately 4-5 times higher than S. maritimus, i.e., in S. maritimus colonized areas Hg is more extensively exchange between belowground biomass and the rhizosediment. In conclusion, J. maritimus seems to provide a comparatively higher ecosystem service through phytostabilization (Hg complexation in the rhizosediment) and through phytoaccumulation (Hg sequestration in the belowground biomass).     

Arsenic accumulation and translocation in the submerged macrophyte Hydrilla verticillata (L.f.) Royle

Worldwide contamination of arsenic in aquatic systems requires the development of a cost-effective, in situ phytoremediation technology. Hydrilla verticillata (L.f.) Royle, a submerged macrophyte widely distributed throughout the world, has the potential to effectively remove heavy metals from water. In order to understand the potential of H. verticillata for As phytofiltration and its impacts on As cycling in the water system, we investigated As accumulation, speciation and translocation in H. verticillata plants. Plant shoots showed a significant accumulation of As, with a maximum of >700 μg g⁻¹ dry weight (DW) after exposure to 20 μM arsenate [As(V)] or arsenite [As(III)] for 4 d, with no significant differences between the As(V) and As(III) treatments (P > 0.05). In addition, results of an in planta transport experiment showed that, after exposure of root and shoot to 2 μM As(V) and As(III) for 4 d, the bioconcentration factor (BCF) in roots for As(V) was almost twofold than that of As(III). Higher As BCFs in roots compared to shoots was also observed. Arsenic accumulated primarily in the cell walls of root cells (>73% of the total As in roots) and in the soluble parts of leaves (>60% of the total As in leaves). Regardless of the form of As supplied [As(III) or As(V)], As(V) was the dominant form in roots and As(III) was the dominant form in leaves. Further, basipetal translocation of As in this plant (?17%) was markedly higher than acropetal translocation (?3%). Because of accumulation of As in the shoot and immobilization of As below ground in roots, H. verticillata is a potential As phytofiltrator for bioremediation.     

水培实验中不同粒径纳米TiO_2对芦苇种子发芽和植株生长和生理的影响

纳米二氧化钛(TiO_2-NPs)是目前应用最为广泛的纳米材料之一,进入到天然湿地和人工湿地中的TiO_2-NPs会在湿地生物、基质、水体之间进行迁移转化和归趋。目前针对TiO_2-NPs对湿地植物芦苇的毒性研究很少。本文采用水培实验方法,研究了不同粒径TiO_2对芦苇种子发芽和植株生长的影响,解析了TiO_2-NPs对芦苇的生态毒理效应。研究结果表明:几种粒径的TiO_2-NPs在较低浓度(≤200 mg·L~(-1))下对芦苇种子发芽均具有一定的促进作用,高浓度处理会抑制芦苇种子发芽;当TiO_2-NPs浓度为500 mg·L~(-1)时,处理后的芦苇种子的发芽指标较空白对照均出现显著降低,4 nm和20 nm的TiO_2-NPs对芦苇种子发芽的半数有效浓度(EC50)分别为1 075 mg·L~(-1)和1 680 mg·L~(-1)。TiO_2-NPs对芦苇植株的毒害作用表现为植株生长速度减缓甚至停滞、叶片失绿、植株萎焉或枯死、芦苇倒二叶面积增长率降低,并且TiO_2-NPs的粒径越小、浓度越高毒害作用越明显。随TiO_2-NPs浓度升高,处理后芦苇叶片的叶绿素含量和植株体内的Mg含量均降低,根系的超氧化物歧化酶(superoxide dismutase,SOD)活性、丙二醛(malondialdehyde,MDA)均升高,而且越小粒径的TiO_2-NPs对芦苇的处理效果越明显。3种粒径的TiO_2-NPs均能进入芦苇体内,粒径越小、浓度越高进入的量越多,但是TiO_2-NPs比较难以从根迁移转运至茎和叶。     

树皮在大气有机氯农药监测中应用的研究进展

有机氯农药(Organochlorine pesticides,OCPs)曾在全世界被大量使用,即使禁用多年,仍能在各种环境介质中被广泛检出,对生态环境和人体健康存在着潜在的威胁。因此OCPs的环境迁移和归趋一直是该领域的研究热点。树皮是一种天然的被动采样器,能够很好的反映出大气有机物长期的污染程度。本文简要论述了树皮作为被动采样器在大气污染物监测研究中应用的优势,并对OCPs在树皮中的残留浓度、特征及影响其富集的因素进行了探讨,最后特别针对具有手性的OCPs在树皮中的对映体选择性特征进行了评述。     

三七及种植土壤重金属污染特征与风险评价

以主产地云南省文山州三七及其种植土壤为研究对象,测定土壤和三七地上和地下部重金属镉(Cd)、砷(As)、铅(Pb)含量,揭示三七对重金属的吸收转运特征,通过分析重金属日摄入量(ADI)和靶标危害商数(THQ),评估三七中Cd、As、Pb的食品安全风险和人体健康风险.结果表明:种植土壤Cd、As含量为0.07～4.1和13.9～310mg/kg,超标率为63.2%和79%,Pb未超标;综合污染指数P>3,均值3.52,表明达重度污染等级;Cd、As单因子污染指数P_Cd/As>1的土壤样品占比为63.2%和84.2%,表明土壤Cd、As达轻度污染等级.三七地上和地下部Cd、As、Pb含量分别为0.05～0.69、0.07～0.73,0.25～1.06、0.09～1.73和0.12～1.13、0.07～0.66mg/kg dw,Cd超标率为26.3%～36.8%,As、Pb无超标,表明三七易吸收Cd且存在超标现象,需重点关注.三七Cd含量与土壤Cd含量呈极显著正相关(p<0.01),As、Pb表现为负相关,生物浓缩因子BCF_Cd=...     

Effects of two sludge application on fractionation and phytotoxicity of zinc and copper in the soil

The potential harm of heavy metals is a primary concern in application of sludge to the agricultural land. A pot experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of two sludges on fractionation of Zn and Cu in soil and their phytotoxicity to pakchoi. The loamy soil was mixed with 0%, 20%, 40%, 60% and 80% (by weight) of digested sewage sludge (SS) and composted sludge (SC). The additions of both sludges caused a significant raise in all fractions, resulting in that exchangeable (EXCH) and organic bound (OM) became predominance of Zn and organic bound Cu occupied the largest portion. There was more available amount of Zn and Cu in SS treatments than SC treatments. During the pot experiment, the concentration of Zn in EXCH, carbonate (CAR) and OM and Cu in EXCH and OM fractions decreased in all treatments, so their bioavailability reduced. Germination rate and plant biomass decreased when the addition rate was high and the best yield appeared in 20% mixtures at the harvest of pakchoi. The two sludges increased tissue contents of Zn and Cu especially in the SS treatments. Zn in pakchoi was not only in relationship to ΔEXCH and ΔCAR forms but also in ΔOM forms in the sludge-soil mixtures. Tissue content of Cu in pakchoi grown on SC-soils could not be predicted by ΔEXCH. These correlation rates between Zn and Cu accumulation in pakchoi and variation of different fractions increased with time, which might indicate that sludges represented stronger impacts on the plant in long-term land application.     

两种菠菜累积硝酸盐特性差异的研究

水培试验结果表明,日本超能菠菜生长后期的生长量较大,硝酸盐累积量较低,氮素吸收量较少,可以肯定其优良性;在生长后期供给等量硝、铵态氮的条件下,日本超能菠菜吸收硝态氮较少,还原硝酸盐的相对能力又较高,因而累积硝酸盐较宁夏圆叶菠菜低;在仅供给铵态氮源的条件下,日本超能菠菜还原硝酸盐能力较小,可能与其易于吸收和利用铵态氮源有关。     

城-郊区域土壤铅(Pb)累积过程时空模拟:以中部某大城市为例

城-郊区域类型众多的高强度人类活动导致土壤Pb累积过程复杂、时空异质性高,使得揭示该类区域土壤Pb累积过程的时空变化特征十分困难.以国内中部某大城市典型城-郊区域为研究区,构建土壤Pb累积过程单元模型,基于土地利用分类和模拟结果,建立土壤Pb累积过程时空模拟方法,模拟研究区2013~2040年土壤Pb累积含量,阐明土壤Pb含量未来时空变化特征.结果表明,研究区2013年Pb含量平均值约为其所在省份表层Pb含量背景值的1.77倍,土壤Pb污染较重.2013~2040年Pb含量将持续增加,增加量较低（0.53~2.25 mg·kg^-1）的区域位于研究区西部、北部和南部,占总面积的25.46 %,增加量较高（3.98~5.70 mg·kg^-1）的区域位于其东部,占总面积的17.14 %.研究区东部林地面积的增加、水域和草地面积的减少导致了该区域土壤Pb含量较大幅度地上升;此外,土壤Pb含量的空间分布还同重要工厂和交通设施的分布高度相关.通过突破以往研究中将土地利用视为静态不变的局限,能够在一定程度上反映区域土地利用变化对重金属累积过程的影响,可为城-郊区域土壤Pb累积过程模拟提供方法,并为该城市城-郊区域土壤Pb污染管控提供依据.     

广西贺州市典型矿区周边耕层土壤Cd通量特征

广西是我国西南部典型的地质高背景区,碳酸盐岩、黑色岩系、基性-超基性岩体与金属矿床（矿化体）强烈的风化成壤作用,使土壤重金属镉（Cd）含量高于全国其他地区.为了查明在地质高背景区矿业活动对耕层土壤环境质量的影响程度,在广西贺州市选取矿业活动影响区和对照区为研究区,系统开展了耕层土壤Cd输送途径及输送通量密度的对比研究.结果表明,在矿区和对照区耕层土壤中,Cd大气干湿沉降通量密度平均值分别为1.87 g·（hm²·a）^-1和1.52 g·（hm²·a）^-1,分别占总输入通量密度的61.5%和60.3%,施肥和灌溉输入土壤Cd通量密度较低;Cd的输出途径均以地表水下渗为主,分别占总输出通量密度的75.4%和86.6%,农作物收割输出通量密度矿区高于对照区,且矿区内种植的水稻籽实Cd含量超标率更高,玉米籽实则未超标.整体上,矿区与对照区土壤Cd净输送通量密度分别为-3.05 g·（hm²·a）^-1和-4.05 g·（hm²·a）^-1,表现为土壤Cd淋失状态,但大气干湿沉降输入通量密度高值点和水稻籽实Cd含量超标点均主要分布在矿区周围,有可能对当地居民健康造成潜在威胁,因此建议通过监控和种植结构调整对该区域Cd污染土壤进行治理.