Exposure to moderate concentrations of tropospheric ozone impairs tree stomatal response to carbon dioxide

With rising concentrations of both atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO₂) and tropospheric ozone (O₃), it is important to better understand the interacting effects of these two trace gases on plant physiology affecting land-atmosphere gas exchange. We investigated the effect of growth under elevated CO₂ and O₃, singly and in combination, on the primary short-term stomatal response to CO₂ concentration in paper birch at the Aspen FACE experiment. Leaves from trees grown in elevated CO₂ and/or O₃ exhibited weaker short-term responses of stomatal conductance to both an increase and a decrease in CO₂ concentration from current ambient level. The impairement of the stomatal CO₂ response by O₃ most likely developed progressively over the growing season as assessed by sap flux measurements. Our results suggest that expectations of plant water-savings and reduced stomatal air pollution uptake under rising atmospheric CO₂ may not hold for northern hardwood forests under concurrently rising tropospheric O₃.     

Engineered nanomaterials in rivers--exposure scenarios for Switzerland at high spatial and temporal resolution

Probabilistic material flow analysis and graph theory were combined to calculate predicted environmental concentrations (PECs) of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) in Swiss rivers: 543 river sections were used to assess the geographical variability of nano-TiO₂, nano-ZnO and nano-Ag, and flow measurements over a 20-year period at 21 locations served to evaluate temporal variation. A conservative scenario assuming no ENM removal and an optimistic scenario covering complete ENM transformation/deposition were considered. ENM concentrations varied by a factor 5 due to uncertain ENM emissions (15%-85% quantiles of ENM emissions) and up to a factor of 10 due to temporal river flow variations (15%-85% quantiles of flow). The results indicate highly variable local PECs and a location- and time-dependent risk evaluation. Nano-TiO₂ median PECs ranged from 11 to 1′623 ng L⁻¹ (conservative scenario) and from 2 to 1′618 ng L⁻¹ (optimistic scenario). The equivalent values for nano-ZnO and nano-Ag were by factors of 14 and 240 smaller.     

植物对沼泽湿地生态系统N2O排放的影响

利用静态暗箱/气相色谱法连续3个生长季(2003-2005年)对三江平原小叶章草甸和毛果苔草沼泽N2O排放通量进行野外对比观测试验.结果表明,植物不同生长阶段对湿地生态系统N2O排放通量的影响不尽相同.植物的参与促进了湿地生态系统N2O的排放,2003-2005年生长季小叶章草甸土壤-植物系统N2O排放通量分别是土壤表观N2O排放通量的1.58倍、2.09倍和2.34倍,同期毛果苔草沼泽土壤-植物系统N2O排放通量分别是土壤表观N2O排放通量的1.86倍、1.50倍和1.33倍.3个生长季小叶章草甸N2O排放通量均大于毛果苔草沼泽,这主要是由土壤理化性质的空间变异性以及水文情况的差异造成的.     

水平基因转移及其在污染修复中的应用

水平基因转移加速了部分生物体基因组的进化和革新;但随着基因改造生物的大量运用,由水平基因转移引起的生态安全问题越来越成为人们争论的焦点.由于大量异生污染物的产生,污染地区成为细菌水平基因转移的一个"热点"区域.为了实现污染地区的生物修复及强化难降解废水处理的效果,人为的制造和加快特定降解基因的水平转移被认为是解决这些问题的一个新思路.图2参57     

Clustering of aerosols in atmospheric turbulent flow

A mechanism of formation of small-scale inhomogeneities in spatial distributions of aerosols and droplets associated with clustering instability in the atmospheric turbulent flow is discussed. The particle clustering is a consequence of a spontaneous breakdown of their homogeneous space distribution due to the clustering instability, and is caused by a combined effect of the particle inertia and a finite correlation time of the turbulent velocity field. In this paper a theoretical approach proposed in Elperin et al. (2002) Phys Rev E 66:036302 is further developed and applied to investigate the mechanisms of formation of small-scale aerosol inhomogeneities in the atmospheric turbulent flow. The theory of the particle clustering instability is extended to the case when the particle Stokes time is larger than the Kolmogorov time scale, but is much smaller than the correlation time at the integral scale of turbulence. We determined the criterion of the clustering instability for the Stokes number larger than 1. We discussed applications of the analyzed effects to the dynamics of aerosols and droplets in the atmospheric turbulent flow.     

利用风场资料研究中距离大气扩散规律

本文提出了一个利用气象观测网取得的测风资料研究中距离大气扩散规律的方法。根据常规的风场观测资料和高空风观测资料,用插值公式计算地面和200m高度的水平轨迹以及水平风纵向分量和横向分量的脉动时间序列,进而用相继两条轨迹的横向距离和风脉动滑动平均法求得各类稳定度下的大气扩散参数。计算结果与同时进行的SF_6示踪实验结果和不同时进行的平衡球双经纬仪定位结果基本符合。     

均匀流场水平潜流人工湿地对四环素类抗生素的去除效果

利用均匀流场水平潜流人工湿地实验系统处理含四环素类抗生素废水,考察了湿地系统对抗生素的去除率、出水口差向代谢产物的含量以及抗生素在湿地植物中的累积情况。实验结果表明:在水力停留时间为2 d、土霉素、四环素、金霉素和强力霉素进水质量浓度均为200 μg/L时,出水中上述4种抗生素的平均去除率分别为98.62%、93.06%、99.13%和92.25%;出水可检出3种四环素类抗生素代谢产物,分别为差向土霉素、差向金霉素和差向四环素,质量浓度分别为(3.69±0.23) μg/L、(13.81±0.47) μg/L和(19.00±0.63) μg/L;湿地植物美人蕉的根、茎、叶中可以检测到土霉素和四环素,四环素含量的大小顺序为茎>根>叶。     

辽河口湿地土壤多环芳烃的分布与生态风险评价

2008年10月,2009年5月和8月分别对辽河口湿地土壤进行分层取样,利用GC-FID技术定量分析PAH含量.结果表明,不同站位表层土壤中PAHs总量变化范围为268.7-2853.8 ng·g<'-1>,平均值为1241.9ng·g<'-1>.2008年10月份土壤PAHs以高环为主,2009年5月和8月均是以低环...     

草木樨在汞胁迫下的遗传分化研究

以草木樨(Melilotus officinalis)种子为研究对象,将其暴露于0、20、40和60 mg·L-1浓度的氯化汞中进行萌发,并对存活的幼苗利用水平淀粉凝胶电泳进行等位酶分析.结果表明,草木樨在Me和Pgi基因座具有多态性,其平均的等位基因数为3.0基因座-1,杂合性为0.332 - 0.342,草木樨符合...     

进出水方式对高负荷浅层渗滤净化生活污水效果的影响

为研究农村分散住户用水不均匀和排放泵井运行不连续条件下高负荷地下浅层渗滤系统的净化效果,建立渗滤试验柱,以实际生活污水为进水,在12.5 cm.d-1日均水力负荷下,比较连续进水、间歇进水和自由排水、间歇排水对实际生活污水净化效果的影响。结果表明,各渗滤柱对NH4+-N的平均去除率均大于96%。对COD的平均去除率为41.2%～67.7%,其中采用间歇进水、间歇排水方式的渗滤柱去除率最低,但出水仍可达到GB8978—1996《污水综合排放标准》中二级标准。各渗滤柱对TN的平均去除率为17.5%～37.2%,其中采用间歇进水、间歇排水的渗滤柱平均去除率最高,表明强化反硝化作用是提高脱氮效率的主要途径。对TP的平均去除率为51.0%～78.0%,其中采用连续进水、间歇排水的渗滤柱平均去除率最高,表明延长污水停留时间、增加与填料的接触面积能增强对TP的去除效果。间歇进水、间歇排水方式下,渗滤柱对COD的去除效果有所下降,但是对N、P营养盐的综合去除效果最好。