Sediment quality assessment of Beasley Lake: bioaccumulation and effects of pesticides in Hyalella azteca

Beasley Lake is a Conservation Effects Assessment Program (CEAP) watershed in the intensively cultivated Mississippi Delta, USA. Lake sediment quality at three sites was evaluated in 2004 and 2008 for biological impairment and uptake (animal tissue pesticide residues) from 14 pesticides and three metabolites using Hyalella azteca (Saussure). Eleven pesticides and three metabolites were detected in sediment among the three sites in 2004 and all 17 compounds examined were detected among the three sites in 2008, with the herbicide atrazine having the greatest concentrations. Twenty-eight-day H. azteca survival and growth (mg w/w) indicated no survival effects at any site for either year, but growth impairment occurred in H. azteca exposed to sediments in 2004, whereas growth enhancement occurred in H. azteca exposed to sediments at one site in 2008. Pesticides observed in animal tissue pesticide residues occurred more frequently and in greater concentrations in 2004 compared with 2008. Thirteen pesticides were detected in animal tissue pesticide residues in 2004, with chlorpyrifos occurring in the greatest concentrations, and six pesticides were detected in 2008, with p,p′-DDT occurring in the greatest concentrations. H. azteca tissue pesticide residues of seven pesticides, two herbicides, three insecticides, one insecticide metabolite, and p,p′-DDT, were associated with growth.     

A GC method to determine o‐chloroacetophenone residual in soil and vegetable substrates

o‐Chloroacetophenone (CAF) is a peripheral sensory irritant used in open air situations giving rise to human and environmental exposure. An analytical GC method has been developed to determine CAF residual in soil and vegetable substrates at low ppm levels.     

Herbicides interactions with cow manure and field soil organic matter

The direct interaction of the herbicide metazachlor ‐chosen as an example‐ with the soil organic matter has been studied by laboratory incubation of old and young cow manures containing metazachlor. The extraction efficiencies of solvents of increasing polarities indicated the formation of association compounds by bonds weaker than covalent between metazachlor and the organic matter: electron donor‐acceptor complexes, hydrogen bonding complexes, and complexes by both bonding types. Laboratory incubation of metazachlor in soil of low organic matter content indicated that the soil mineral part only had a diluting effect on the soil organic matter capacity to adsorb metazachlor. Similar association compounds were observed in the soil of a cauliflower field crop. Their concentrations were greater in the plots treated with organic fertilizers than in the organic fertilizers untreated plots. The free‐ unbound metazachlor was faster metabolized than the one bound to the soil organic matter, explaining why the organic fertilizer treatments slow down the herbicide soil biodegradation during the main first crop period. Inclusion of metazachlor in the field soil humic acids lattice ‐another kind of herbicide association compound with the soil organic matter‐ occurred at crop end when most of the metazachlor was metabolized; the soil concentrations of this kind of association compound thus was low, so that the release after crop of metazachlor in the environment has no practical significance.     

Residues,half-life times,dissipation, and safety evaluation of the acaricide fenpyroximate applied on grapes

A validated high-performance liquid chromatography–diode array detector method for simultaneous determination of the acaricide fenpyroximate on grape was developed. Estimated limit of detection and limit of quantification for fenpyroximate were 0.01 and 0.05 mg kg^?1, respectively. The intra- and inter-day precisions performed with relative standard deviation were better than 9.3% and 8%, respectively, while recoveries were in the range of 88.5%–100.4%. Residue levels of fenpyroximate in grape samples collected 10 days after field application were below the established maximum residue level values. The dissipation rates of fenpyroximate were described using first-order kinetics and its half-life, were approximately 3.5 days in grape. This study provides basic information for developing regulations to safeguard the use of fenpyroximate in grapes and prevent any potential health concerns for consumers.     

A kinetic study of Mn(II) precipitation of leached aqueous solution from electrolytic manganese residues

Electrolytic manganese residue (EMR) is a type of solid waste discharged from the process that converts solid manganese carbonate of rhodochrosite into soluble Mn(II) and generates anode mud under electrolysis. The experimental material was a filtrate created by using distilled water as a dispersal agent for the EMR, followed by simple filtration. A calculated amount of sodium carbonate was added to recover the soluble Mn(II) via precipitation into manganese carbonate. Data showed that Mn concentration may be markedly decreased from 2069 to 36 mg/L, thereby reaching a recovery rate as high as 98%. Analysis demonstrated that precipitation of Mn(II) from a leached aqueous solution followed first-order kinetics. The findings indicate that the reaction rate constant decreased as temperature gradually rose and that its apparent activation energy E_a was ?10.48 kJ/mol.     

Yield and quality of charcoals from olive mill residues and its stone and pulp fractions: An enhanced comparative study

Pyrolysis is a promising way to upgrade large amounts of residues from olive oil processing into charcoal. Pyrolysis of the stone and pulp fractions needed to be investigated before conclusions could be drawn. We subjected the olive stone fraction, the pulp fraction, and a mixture of the two to dynamic pyrolysis and isothermal pyrolysis at 360°C. We characterized the charcoals resulting from isothermal pyrolysis at 360°C for different durations in terms of the fixed-carbon content (FCC), carbon content (CC), and high heating value (HHV). We found that charcoal yield from the pulp was higher than that from the stones, which were 38.1% and 32.9%, respectively, after pyrolysis for 360 min. This seemingly unexpected result was due to the high contents of ash (6.22%) and extractives (13%) in the pulp, which remained completely and partially undecomposed, respectively, in the charcoals and are accounted for when calculating yields. However, charcoals obtained from the stones were of higher quality than charcoals from the pulp, with lower ash content and higher FCC, CC, and HHV. In particular, the FCC, CC, and HHV after pyrolysis for 360 min were 73.2%, 74.4%, and 30.2 MJ/kg for the stones and only 61.8%, 63.2%, and 25.9 MJ/kg for the pulp, respectively. Depending on the required quality of the final charcoal, our results help decide whether to pyrolyse the entire olive residues or only one of the two fractions, more likely the stones.     

Quality of Meliponinae honey: Pesticides residues,pollen identity,and microbiological profiles

This study aims at evaluating the quality of honey of Melipona quadrifasciata quadrifasciata Tetragonisca angustula and Scaptotrigona depilis. Pollen analysis was performed to identify the floral resources used for the production of honey, and 19 pollen types were identified. Microbiological analyses identified the presence of coliforms, molds, and yeasts, but Clostridium botulinum was not found. Using the modified “Quick, Easy, Cheap, Effective, Rugged, and Safe” method followed by ultra‐high performance liquid chromatography‐tandem mass spectrometry determination, eight pesticides were detected in the honey of T. angustula and only two in the honey from S. depilis. The honey of M. q. quadrifasciata did not present pesticide residues. The data pointed out the relevance of good practices to avoid the contamination of honey with sources of microbiological contaminants, which may impair the product's safety for human consumption.     

废弃农林生物质在废水处理中环境友好利用的研究进展

农林废弃物是一种重要的、廉价丰富的、尚没有得到充分利用的生物质资源,其利用受到越来越多的关注。本文综述近年来国内外利用废弃农林生物质环境友好处理各种废水的现状。重点阐述了废弃农林生物质作为吸附剂对印染、重金属等工业废水的处理以及通过改性手段来提高农林生物质处理效果的研究进展。     

四川省秸秆露天焚烧污染物排放清单及时空分布特征

根据收集的活动水平数据,采用排放因子法建立了四川省2012年秸秆露天焚烧污染物排放清单,并分析了污染排放的时空分布特征.结果表明,2012年四川省秸秆露天焚烧共排放SO2、NOx、NH3、CH4、NMVOC、CO、PM2.5、EC以及OC分别为1 210、12 185、2 827、20 659、40 463、292 671、39 277、1 984以及10 215 t;水稻、小麦、玉米、油菜是四大主要的焚烧作物秸秆,对污染物的总贡献率约为88%~94%;秸秆露天焚烧受农作收获的影响,全年的排放主要集中在7~8月,而5月是上半年的一个排放小高峰;秸秆焚烧排放的高值地区主要分布在成都平原、川北地区以及川南地区,川西地区排放分布相对较少;本清单的不确定性主要来自排放因子及秸秆焚烧量.     

Recovery of molybdenum, phosphorus and arsenic fromleaching solution of molybdenum residues by solvent extraction with primary amine and tributylphosphate

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