Toxicity attenuation of olive mill wastewater in soil slurries

Olive mill wastewaters are toxic for plants and microbes due to their high polyphenol content. We studied the effect of agricultural soil as a natural catalyst to promote polyphenol oxidation and polymerization, and in turn detoxify olive mill wastewaters. We show that model polyphenols are fully converted in soil slurries. Their products show no toxicity to the growth of a typical soil bacterium, Bacillus cereus, and reduced phytotoxicity in germination tests with English cress seeds. Those findings are promising for the sustainable treatment of olive wastewater in aerated soil slurries.     

铜尾矿对5种豆科植物根系生长的影响

针对铜陵市铜尾矿废弃地的复垦，选用了5种乡土豆科植物在5种不同的尾矿改良方式上进行盆栽试验。5种供试物种为：大豆(Glycine max)、赤豆(Phaseolus angularis)、赤小豆(P.calcaratus)、绿豆(P.radiatus)、山绿豆(P.mininus)。盆栽基质是以尾矿与正常土壤按体积100：0、75：25、50：50、25：75、0：100比例混合而成，分别标记为：TAl00、TA75、TA50、TA25、TA0005种豆科植物生长时间为70d。结果发现：随铜尾矿在混合基质中比例的增加，5种豆科植物根系的主根长逐渐变短、根系一级侧根的数目逐渐减少；铜尾矿对5种豆科植物根瘤的形成产生抑制作用，特别是山绿豆和绿豆在全尾矿的基质上，无根瘤生成；地下根部的生物量表现为随着尾矿含量比例的增加。地下部分的生物量逐渐下降，但根冠比表现为随尾矿含量比例的增加而增加；植物对铜尾矿中铜的积累，主要含集中根部，地上部分与地下部分差异明显。     

Sorption of heavy metals on organic and inorganic soil constituents

Sorption of heavy metals to organic matter and mineral soil constituents can hardly be separated experimentally. Here we studied the retention capacity of organic matter and minerals from soils in a long-term field experiment in which the organic carbon content had been altered, but the mineral phase had remained constant over time. The sorption of Cu, Cd and Zn showed a non-additive contribution of soil organic matter and minerals to the sorption capacity of soil. Sorption on organic matter exceeded mineral sorption from 6 to 13 times. This is the first time that sorption to soil organic matter is quantified in bulk soils.     

改良剂对铜矿尾矿砂与菜园土混合土壤性质及黑麦草生长的影响

用蒙脱石、稻草、鸡粪作为改良剂 ,研究不同改良剂对铜矿尾矿砂与菜园土混合土壤pH、有效态重金属含量、脲酶和磷酸酶活性以及混合土壤上种植的黑麦草生长的影响。结果表明 :添加蒙脱石对不同生长期黑麦草的生长量没有显著影响 ;使用稻草和鸡粪处理尽管在开始阶段不利于黑麦草 (第 1茬和第 2茬 )的生长 ,但随时间延长 ,黑麦草的生物量 (第 3茬和第 4茬 )明显增加 ,表现出很好的后效。黑麦草的根重与鸡粪的添加量关系显著 ,施用稻草的纯尾矿砂处理组 (处理 2 2 )根重最大 ,而且蚯蚓只能在使用适量稻草的处理条件下才能在混合土壤中生长。土壤酶的分析发现 ,磷酸酶的活性除了在蚯蚓能够生长的处理组表现出较高外 ,其它处理之间无明显差异 ,但脲酶的活性则随着稻草和鸡粪施用量的增加而显著提高。各处理之间土壤的 pH值变化不大。添加稻草减少了土壤中有效态重金属的含量 ,而使用鸡粪处理明显增加了土壤中包括铜、铅和锌等有效态重金属的含量 ,说明在施用含有重金属的畜禽粪便时务必小心谨慎 ,以防二次污染。     

Movement and transformation of35S-labelled sulphate in the soil of a heavily polluted site in the Northern Czech Republic

Changes in chemistry and vertical distribution of³⁵S were investigated in column experiments using intact topsoil and repacked mineral soil horizons 1 to 20 weeks after tracer application (901 kBq³⁵S-SO₄ ^2– per column 6.5 cm in diameter). Horizons O, A, AE and Bvs of an Orthic Podzol were incubated at 20°C and wetted twice a week with 11 mm of natural throughfall precipitation (38.5 mg S0₄ ^2– L^–1-, pH 3.3). The top 35 cm of the soil contained 1,290 kg S ha^–1, or 18 times more than is the annual atmospheric S input (71.4 kg S ha^–1 yr^–1). Of this amount, 17.8 % was stored as inorganic sulphate S, 4.6 % as reduced inorganic S, and 77.6 % as organic S. In O + A and AE, free sulphate was the most abundant³⁵S form, while in Bvs the 35S activity of free and adsorbed sulphate was similar. The proportion of adsorbed sulphate increased with depth, averaging 23, 30 and 47 % of total inorganic sulphate³⁵S in O + A, AE and Bvs, respectively. Total specific activity of chemically transformed³⁵S (i.e., of reduced inorganic S and organic S) constituted 3.4, 3.8 and 105 % of inorganic sulphate³⁵S activity in O + A, AE and Bvs, respectively, in averaged weeks 2–4, and 7.5, 6.4 and 39.6 % in averaged weeks 11–13 in O+A, AE and Bvs, respectively. The turnover time of C-bonded³⁵S was shorter than that of ester sulphate³⁵S. An increase in FeS_2– ³⁵S with time indicated anaerobic conditions suitable for bacterial sulphate reduction. After 13 weeks, 68 % of the tracer was found deeper than 8 cm below soil surface.     

广东山地丘陵土壤的特性

广东山地丘陵面积约占总面积的70％,山地丘陵在广东经济发展中占有重要地位。本文根据长达5年的南方山区土壤资源考察及前人的研究成果,论述了广东山地丘陵土壤中有机质、全氮、颗粒组成、代换性能、矿质营养元素和土壤水分等的特点。建议根据山地土壤资源的优势和生态系统的脆弱性,实行保护性开发、建立良性人工生态系统,因地制宜,因土种植,合理施肥和实行人工灌溉等土壤水分的调控措施。     

Environmental prospection for PCDD/PCDF, PAH, PCB and heavy metals around the incinerator power plant of Reggio Emilia town (Northern Italy) and surrounding main roads

Samples of soil, sediment and pine needles from the Reggio Emilia area were analysed in order to estimate the environmental pollution caused by an MSWI. PCDD/PCDF, PCB, PAH and metals were analysed in the collected samples. The data obtained showed relatively low pollution levels. Indeed, the PCDD/PCDF and PCB data were comparable to the values usually found in the grazing areas of the European Union countries. Metal concentrations in soils and sediments may be related to local geological occurrences and to agricultural activities. PAH values are significantly lower than the limit values set by the Italian law.     

广东石灰岩山区土壤资源利用研究——以阳山县江英乡为例

本文以江英乡为例,阐明了广东石灰岩山区土壤资源的生态环境特点。针对这些特点,我们提出了顺应生态环境、充分发挥小气候优势、推广良种良法、调整农业结构、发展外向型绿色企业以及保水保土等一系列综合开发利用的措施,并在江英乡付诸实施。实践证明,这些措施具有明显的经济效益和社会效益,从而为广东石灰岩山区开发利用土壤资源、发展农业经济提供了参考依据。     

铜对砖红壤性水稻土微生物影响的初步研究

添加铜对砖红壤性水稻土微生物群体数量影响的盆栽试验研究表明,添加铜浓度与土壤微生物数量之间的关系未能呈现良好的相关性,微生物的变化晚季比早季稳定,建议以晚季微生物受抑制的添加浓度125mg kg~(-1)做为土壤微生物的毒性临界浓度。     

氢化物-原子荧光光谱法测定土壤中硒

通过对比实验选择了最佳的仪器测定条件、主要试剂的浓度及土壤的前处理方式。实验结果表明：采用HN03-HClO4酸体系在沙浴中对土壤进行消解，硒的检出限为0．02mg/kg；线性范围为0ug/L～200ug/L；平均回收率可达100％～103％。方法经土壤国家标准物质中硒的测定验证，结果与标准值相符。