锰超积累植物——水蓼

超积累植物筛选是重金属污染土壤植物修复的基础和核心问题,同时也是重金属污染环境植物修复的难点及前沿。本文通过野外调查与营养液模拟试验相结合的方法,初次发现并证实水蓼(Polygonum hydropiper L)是一种锰超积累植物。野外调查结果表明,生长在土壤锰含量为2000mg·kg-1的水蓼,叶部锰的富集量可达3675.89mg·kg-1,且转移系数为1.37。营养液模拟培养试验证实,当营养液中锰的浓度为5000μmol·L-1时,水蓼植株生长正常,但叶中锰含量超过了10000mg·kg-1,达到了锰超积累植物应达到的临界含量标准,水蓼地上部富集系数高达19.41(大于1),转移系数为1.05(也大于1)。当营养液中锰的浓度为15000μmol·L-1时,水蓼叶、根和茎三部分的锰含量均达到最大值,分别为24447.17mg·kg-1、11574.47mg·kg-1和10343.52mg·kg-1。这一发现为锰污染土壤和水体的植物修复提供了一种新的可能的种质资源。     

改良剂对铅锌尾矿污染土壤上龙须草生长和叶片叶绿素含量的影响

采用盆栽试验，研究了4种改良剂对铅锌尾矿污染土壤中龙须草生长和叶片叶绿素含量的影响。结果表明，改良剂处理土壤生长的龙须草长势明显优于对照，地上部生物量均显著高于对照（P≤0．05），增产效果均〉100％。4种改良剂缓解污染土壤中重金属对龙须草毒害作用的大小顺序为钙镁磷肥〉碳酸钙〉有机肥〉海泡石。4种改良剂在不同处理浓度下对龙须草生物量和叶绿素含量的影响趋势表现出一定的相关性，其中随着碳酸钙处理浓度的增加，龙须草生物量和叶绿素含量呈下降趋势；其他3种改良剂随着处理浓度的升高，龙须草生物量呈上升趋势，而叶绿素含量则呈先上升后下降的趋势。     

植物对水溶液中乐果的降解及影响因素分析

通过气相色谱分析,建立浓度换算标准曲线,研究了三种水生植物水葱、香蒲和石菖蒲对水溶液中乐果的降解效果,并进一步探讨了水葱对乐果降解的动力学过程和各因素对乐果去除的贡献。结果表明,三种植物对乐果去除能力由大到小依次为:水葱,香蒲,石菖蒲。水葱10天内对乐果的去除率为58%,香蒲和石菖蒲组对乐果的去除率分别为39%和33%。乐果的自然降解和挥发、植物吸收和微生物降解作用对乐果去除的贡献率约为:20%、40%、30%。水体的pH升高能够加速乐果的降解,营养盐质量浓度的下降不利于植物去除乐果。     

镉超富集植物商陆及其富集效应

超累积植物筛选是重金属污染土壤植物提取修复的基础和核心问题,同时也是污染环境植物修复的难点及前沿。对株洲市铅锌冶炼厂生产区生长的8种不同的植物进行了采样和调查。通过生物量测定和植物体内镉质量分数分析,发现商陆(Phytolaccaacinosa)体内镉质量分数较高,生物量大,且呈现地上部的质量分数大于地下部的规律。通过室外盆栽模拟试验,进一步研究商陆对土壤中镉污染的忍耐、积累能力,以检验这种植物修复Cd污染土壤的可能性及其潜力。结果表明,在Cd污染水平大于50mg·kg-1条件下,商陆茎及叶的Cd含量分别超过了100mg·kg-1这一公认Cd超积累植物应达到的临界含量标准,其地上部Cd含量大于其根部Cd含量,且地上部Cd富集系数大于1。与对照相比,植物的生长未受到抑制,商陆对Cd的富集符合Cd超积累植物的基本特征。同时,利用吸收量系数对商陆的镉去除能力和富集特征进行了评价判断,证实商陆是一种Cd超积累植物,这为镉污染土壤的植物修复提供了一种新的种质资源。     

Effects of Cadmium on Nutrient Uptake and Translocation by Indian Mustard

Plants that hyperaccumulate metals are ideal subjects for studying the mechanisms of metal and mineral nutrient uptake in the plant kingdom. Indian Mustard (Brassica juncea) has been shown to accumulate moderate levels of Cd, Pb, Cr, Ni, Zn, and Cu. In this experiment, 10 levels of Cd concentration treatments were imposed by adding 10–190 mg Cd kg^–1 to the soils as cadmium nitrate [Cd(NO₃)₂]. The effect of Cd on phosphorus (P), potassium (K), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), and the micronutrients iron (Fe), manganese (Mn), copper (Cu), and zinc (Zn) in B. juncea was studied. Plant growth was affected negatively by Cd, root biomass decreased significantly at 170 mg Cd kg^–1 dry weight soils treatment. Cadmium accumulation both in shoots and roots increased with increasing soil Cd treatments. The highest concentration of Cd was up to 300 mg kg^–1 d.w. in the roots and 160 mg kg^–1 d.w. in the shoots. The nutrients mainly affected by Cd were P, K, Ca, Fe, and Zn in the roots, and P, K, Ca, and Cu in the shoots. K and P concentrations in roots increased significantly when Cd was added at 170 mg kg^–1, and this was almost the same level at which root growth was inhibited. Zn concentrations in roots decreased significantly when added Cd concentration was increased from 50 to 110 mg kg^–1, then remained constant with Cd treatments from 110 to 190 mg kg^–1. However, Zn concentrations in the shoots seemed less affected by Cd. It is possible that Zn uptake was affected by the Cd but not the translocation of Zn within the plant. Ca and Mg accumulation in roots and shoots showed similar trends. This result indicates that Ca and Mg uptake is a non-specific process.     

天津市清静黄河口河岸翅碱蓬的重金属富集特性

对天津市清静黄河口河岸生长的翅碱蓬根茎叶及其生长土壤中铜(Cu)、铅(Pb)、镉(Cd)、铬(Cr)、锌(Zn)、砷(As)和镍(Ni)的含量进行了分析.结果表明,这些重金属元素在污染土壤和翅碱蓬各器官中均发生了明显累积,且累积强度不同.在污染土壤中,Cd的累积强度最弱,Zn的累积强度最强,重金属累积强度顺序为Zn>Cu>Pb>Cr>Ni>As>Cd.翅碱蓬叶部积累了大量的As、Ni和Zn,表明翅碱蓬对As、Ni和Zn的吸收和富集能力较强,而对Cu和Pb的吸收和富集能力较弱,迁移累积率顺序为As>Ni>Zn>Cr>Cd>Cu>Pb.污染土壤上生长的翅碱蓬的生物量远低于正常土壤上生长的翅碱蓬的生物量.图1表5参19     

利用植物修复污染土壤研究进展

本文介绍了植物修复技术的概念及其内涵，回顾了植物修复技术的研究历史，对该项技术的国内外研究现状与未来发展方向进行了讨论。同时指出，植物修复技术优点与其局限性。文中还对利用植物修复重金属污染的土壤应该考虑的因素作了简单的讨论     

Phytotoxicity of Cyanide to Weeping Willow Trees

Background Cyanide is found predominantly in industrial effluents generated by metallurgical operations. It is an extremely toxic compound, so that problems and catastrophic accidents have recently occurred all around the globe. The goal of this study was to determine the toxicity of cyanide to a Chinese willow species, and to determine the removal capacity. Methods The toxicity of potassium cyanide (KCN) to weeping willow trees (Salix babylonica L.) was tested. The normalized, relative transpiration of the plants was used to determine the phytotoxicity of cyanide. The cyanide removal capacity of weeping willows was also determined. Results and Discussion In hydroponic solution, no chlorosis of leaves and only a small reduction in normalized relative transpiration was observed when weeping willows were exposed to low doses of cyanide (0.93 mg CN/L). Severe signs of toxicity were found for the treatment groups exposed to higher doses of cyanide (9.3 mg CN/L). Weeping willows grown in sandy soils survived the entire period (216 hours) without any toxic effect when irrigated with low doses of cyanide (3.72 mg CN/L). High doses of cyanide (18.6 mg CN/L) in irrigation water were fatal for the weeping willows within 216 hours. EC50 values for a 50% inhibition of the transpiration of the trees were estimated to be between 3.27 and 8.23 mg CN/L, depending on the duration of the exposure. Conclusions The results obtained for the Chinese willow species Salix babylonica were very similar to those obtained for the European species S. viminalis in earlier studies. Phytotoxic effects were only found at high doses of cyanide. A large proportion of applied cyanide was removed from the contaminated media in the presence of weeping willows. This gives rise to the conclusion that the metabolism of cyanide by weeping willows is possible. Recommendations and Outlook Cyanide elimination with trees seems to be a feasible option for cleaning soils and water contaminated with cyanide. A full-scale treatment has been installed in Denmark. For phytoremediation projects in China, weeping willow could be a suitable species. The tree can tolerate and remove cyanide, and it is a native Chinese species. Besides, the tree is of outstanding beauty and is planted as a common park tree in many parts of the world.     

Phytoremediation of petroleum hydrocarbons in tropical coastal soils I. selection of promising woody plants

GOAL, SCOPE AND BACKGROUND: This glasshouse study is aimed at evaluating tropical plants for phytoremediation of petroleum hydrocarbon-contaminated saline sandy subsurface soils. Tropical plants were selected for their ability to tolerate high salinity and remove No. 2 diesel fuel in coastal topsoil prior to further investigation of the phytoremediation feasibility in deep contaminated soils. The residual petroleum-hydrocarbon contaminant at the John Rogers Tank Farm site, a former petroleum storage facility, at Hickam Air Force Base, Honolulu, Hawaii, is located in a coastal area. It lies below a layer of silt in the subsurface, in loamy sand characterized by moderate salinity and high pH. Little is known regarding the ability of tropical plants to remediate petroleum hydrocarbon-contaminated subsurface soil in Hawaiian and other Pacific Island ecosystems although suitable plants have been identified and utilized for bioremediation in surface soil or marine sediments. METHODS: The experiments were conducted in long narrow pots under glasshouse conditions in two phases. A preliminary experiment was done with nine tropical plants: kiawe (Prosopis pallida), milo (Thespesia populnea), common ironwood (Casuarina equisetifolia), kou (Cordia subcordata), tropical coral tree (Erythrina variegata), false sandalwood (Myoporum sandwicense), beach naupaka (Scaevola sericea), oleander (Nerium oleander), and buffelgrass (Cenchrus ciliaris). These plants were screened for resistance to high salinity treatment (2% NaCl) and two diesel fuel levels (5 and 10 g No. 2 diesel fuel/kg soil) in separate treatments. Plants that showed good tolerance of both factors were further evaluated in a second phase for their efficacy in the phytoremediation of diesel-fuel petroleum hydrocarbons under moderate salinity treatment (1% NaCl). RESULTS: Tropical coral tree and buffelgrass were susceptible to either 2% NaCl or diesel fuel at 10 g/kg soil, but tolerant of diesel fuel at 5 g/kg soil. Kiawe, milo, kou, common ironwood, N. oleander, beach naupaka and false sandalwood were tolerant of high salinity (2% NaCl) or high diesel fuel level (10 g/kg soil). These seven plants were also tolerant of the combined adverse effects of a moderate salinity (1% NaCl) and 10 g diesel fuel/kg soil. Three trees, kiawe, milo and kou significantly accelerated the degradation of petroleum hydrocarbons in the soil spiked with 10 g diesel fuel/kg soil under a moderate salinity treatment (1% NaCl). CONCLUSION: Thus the tropical woody plants, kiawe, milo and kou showed potential for use in phytoremediation of petroleum hydrocarbons in coastal tropical soils. RECOMMENDATIONS AND OUTLOOK: Two fast growing trees, milo and kou, appeared promising for further phytoremediation evaluation in experiments that simulate the soil profile at the field site.     

Heavy metal pollution in China: Origin,pattern and control

GOAL, SCOPE AND BACKGROUND: Heavy metal is among one of the pollutants, which cause severe threats to humans and the environment in China. The aim of the present review is to make information on the source of heavy metal pollution, distribution of heavy metals in the environment, and measures of pollution control accessible internationally, which are mostly published in Chinese. METHODS: Information from scientific journals, university journals and governmental releases are compiled focusing mainly on Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn. Partly Al, As, Cr, Fe, Hg, Mn and Ni a included also in part as well. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: In soil, the average contents of Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn are 0.097, 22.6, 26.0 and 74.2 mg/kg, respectively. In the water of the Yangtze River Basin, the concentrations of Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn are 0.080, 7.91, 15.7 and 18.7 microg/L, respectively. In reference to human activities, the heavy metal pollution comes from three sources: industrial emission, wastewater and solid waste. The environment such as soil, water and air were polluted by heavy metals in some cases. The contents of Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn even reach 3.16, 99.3, 84.1 and 147 mg/kg, respectively, in the soils of a wastewater irrigation zone. These contaminants pollute drinking water and food, and threaten human health. Some diseases resulting from pollution of geological and environmental origin, were observed with long-term and non-reversible effects. CONCLUSIONS: In China, the geological background level of heavy metal is low, but with the activity of humans, soil, water, air, and plants are polluted by heavy metals in some cases and even affect human health through the food chain. RECOMMENDATIONS AND OUTLOOK: To remediate and improve environmental quality is a long strategy for the polluted area to keep humans and animals healthy. Phytoremediation would be an effective technique to remediate the heavy metal pollutions.