Amplification of plasmid DNA bound on soil colloidal particles and clay minerals by the polymerase chain reaction

Polymerase chain reaction(PCR)was used to amplify a 600-base pair(bp)sequence of plasmid pGEX-2T DNA bound on soil colloidal particles from Brown soil(Alfisol)and Red soil(Ultisol),and three different minerals(goethite,kaolinite,montmorillonite). DNA bound on soil colloids,kaolinite,and montmorillonite was not amplified when the complexes were used directly but amplification occurred when the soil colloid or kaolinite-DNA complex was diluted,10- and 20-fold.The montmorillonite-DNA complex required at least 100-fold dilution before amplification could be detected.DNA bound on goethile was amplified irrespective of whether the complex was used directly,or diluted 10- and 20-fold.The amplification of mineral-bound plasmid DNA by PCR is,therefore,markedly influenced by the type and concentration of minerals used.This information is of fundamental importance to soil molecular microbial ecology with particular reference to monitoring the fate of genetically engineered microorganisms and their recombinant DNA in soil environments.     

Number concentration and size distributions of submicron particles in Jinan urban area： Characteristics in summer and winter

The aerosol number concentration and size distribution were measured with the newly developed Wide-range Particle Spectrometer in summer and winter of 2006 at the urban site of Jinan City.Here reported the characteristics of fine particles of the different observation seasons.Relative high number concentrations for the particles in the diameter range of 10-500 nm were observed in both seasons.It was found that the dominant number distributed in particle diameter smaller than 100 nm and the percentage over the number concentration of all air particles is much higher than what has been measured in other urban sites over the world.The number mean diameter in summer was much smaller than in winter,strongly suggesting the different origin of ultrafine particles in different seasons.That is, particles in ultrafine mode mainly came from nucleation and new particle formation in summer while from traffic emission in winter. The diurnal variation also supported this point.Number concentration in the diameter range of 10-200 nm got their peak values at noontime,well correlated with the mixing ratio of SO_2 and the intensity of solar radiation in summer.While in winter,those in the same diameter range showed the main peaks during the traffic hours happened in the morning and evening.     

Identification of carbonaceous geosorbents for PAHs by organic petrography in river floodplain soils

Organic petrographic analysis was applied to provide direct information on carbonaceous geosorbents for PAHs in river floodplain soils. The anthropogenic OM group (primarily coal and coal-derived particles) displayed large volume amounts for all the soil samples. Distinct PAH concentrations with similar PAH distribution patterns were determined in grain size and density fractions for each sample. Two-ring PAHs had stronger correlation to organic carbon (OC) than black carbon (BC) contents, while heavier PAHs showed correlation to BC, rather than OC. In this study, we combined grain size and density separation, PAH determinations, TOC and BC measurements, and organic petrographic identification, and concluded that two-ring PAHs in soils were associated to coal particles. Other heavier PAHs could be more controlled by black carbon (BC), which were mostly coal-derived particles from former coal mining and coal industrial activity.     

Temporal variations of airborne particles concentration in the Brussels environment

We report and analyze data on the PM10 fraction of airborne particles measured at five recording stations in the Brussels region from October 2002 till September 2003. These stations are representative of the various activity sectors of the Brussels urban area. The objective was the determination of the origin of the PM10 particles (particles up to 10 μm) that are recorded in that region in order to follow the EU directives concerning tolerance level of airborne particles concentration. In order to evaluate the impacts of local and external factors that inject solid particles in the atmosphere of Brussels we compared concentration data from working and not working (holidays) periods. Moreover, we also compared concentrations from periods of agricultural activity and rest in the Brabant provinces surrounding the Brussels region for various crop types. The results lead to the conclusion that the impact or urban traffic is rather limited while that of the agricultural activities is important. Moreover, there appears a clear-cut distinction between different types of crops.     

污泥龄对A/A/O工艺反硝化除磷的影响

以实际生活污水培养驯化污泥的小试规模A/A/O工艺为研究对象,进行了污泥龄（SRT）为8、10、12和15 d时对反硝化除磷的影响研究.结果表明,随着污泥龄的延长,反硝化除磷对系统除磷所起的作用越大,反硝化聚磷菌缺氧利用单位PHAs的反硝化数量和吸磷量也迅速增加,聚磷菌好氧利用单位PHAs的吸磷量并没有受到影响,以SRT为12 d时反硝化除磷和系统脱氮除磷效果为最好.结果还表明,去除单位氮所需COD数量随污泥龄的延长呈减少趋势,而去除单位磷所需COD数量呈增大趋势.对于我国典型的城市污水而言,SRT为12 d和15 d时去除单位氮和磷所需的外碳源数量较8 d时要低,从而使反硝化除磷作用可真正地达到节省碳源和能源的目的.     

坡面林地土壤水分特征函数空间变异性初探

土壤水分特征函数空间异质性是定量研究土壤非饱和带水分运动以及溶质运移的先决条件. 以坡面机械布点采样、压力膜仪测定土壤水分特征曲线,并以Van-Genuchten模型拟合曲线后,用传统的统计方法与地统计方法,分析了密云水库流域周边人工油松林坡面土壤水分特征函数空间异质性. 结果表明:①不同土壤层各级压力下土壤含水量变异系数(C_v)呈中等变异性,C_v为10%～25%,土壤有效饱和度越低,变异性C_v越大,计算合理取样数目越大. ②模型参数θ_s为中等变异,C_v为17.77%～18.12%,服从正态分布;参数α为强变异性,C_v为70.65%～120.91%;参数n为弱变异性,C_v为5.29%～7.09%. ③各土壤层参数θ_s和α均具有空间变异结构,除20～40 cm层参数α符合指数模型外,其余层参数均符合球状模型,参数θ_s和α变程(A)分别约为66～69及21～69 m;参数n仅在20～40 cm土壤层显示空间变异结构,符合球状模型,变程(A)约为18 m;整体上该林地土壤0～20和20～40 cm层参数多以结构性变异为主,40～60 cm层参数的块金效应渐显增大. 最后采用Kriging插值方法分别对各参数进行了预测.      

北京市沙尘天气中矿物单颗粒的物理化学特征

应用场发射扫描电子显微镜和X射线能谱仪,研究了2005年4月北京市区2次典型沙尘天气PM₁₀样品中矿物单颗粒的形貌、数量-粒度分布和化学组成.研究表明:沙尘天气样品中的矿物颗粒呈边缘锋利的不规则状;数量-粒度分布在1.0～1.5　μm出现明显的峰值.根据X射线能谱的定量数据,将721个矿物单颗粒分为7类.沙尘天气样品中的矿物颗粒主要以硅铝酸盐和石英矿物为主,并且有富Ca颗粒出现.大部分颗粒是2种或更多种矿物的内部混合物.沙尘天气富Ca颗粒占矿物单颗粒总数的5.9%,主要以CaCO₃以及硅铝酸盐或石英的混合物的形式存在;非沙尘天气样品中富Ca颗粒含量高达14.5%,其中约有一半来自人为源排放.单个矿物颗粒中Ca含量以及m(Ca)/m(Al)可以用来区分外来沙尘源与本地矿物颗粒.      

模拟配水管网中悬浮颗粒物对生物膜形成的影响

分别采用2 μm、8 μm醋酸纤维滤膜过滤活性炭柱出水,滤出水分别通入BAR反应器,以活性炭出水做对照试验通入BAR反应器,加氯（次氯酸钠）量均为0.5 mg·L^－１（总氯）,对比3种水质情况下生物膜的形成过程,采用颗粒计数仪测定BAR进水的颗粒物分布.结果表明,悬浮颗粒物能携带大量细菌避开消毒剂的作用,且对生物膜上的细菌量有直接影响.生物膜上的细菌量为：活性炭出水>8 μm滤出水>2 μm滤出水.颗粒物的存在使生物膜结构不稳定,推迟了达到最大生物量的时间,且颗粒物数量越多,粒径越大,生物膜稳定性越差,达最大生物量的时间越长,试验中2号BAR生物膜达最大生物量的时间比1号BAR中生物膜迟4 d,3号BAR生物膜达最大生物量的时间比2号BAR生物膜迟8 d;进水颗粒物数量对出水的细菌量影响很大,颗粒物数量越多,出水细菌量越多.     

Elemental concentrations in air, water, and aquatic biota in two rural provinces in northern Vietnam

The present study on environmental pollution in northern Vietnam investigates elemental concentrations in fine particulate matter (PM_2.5), freshwater, and aquatic biota at two sites with differing levels of industrial activities. An Thin is situated 47 km east of Hanoi in the neighbourhood of a coal combustion power plant, whereas the reference site, Duy Minh, is situated in the agricultural province of Ha Nam, 40 km south of Hanoi. Elemental concentrations were analysed using energy-dispersive X-ray fluorescence, total reflection X-ray fluorescence, and graphite furnace atomic absorption spectro-metry. All investigated elements in fine particles (PM_2.5) had significantly higher concentrations in An Thin, thus identifying the air at this site as polluted. In contrast to the aerosol samples, elemental concentrations as well as quantitative differences between the sampling sites were low in freshwater and biota, indicating that the impact of atmospheric deposition was limited.