EFFECTS OF SELECTED HERBICIDES ON BACTERIAL POPULATIONS IN NONTREATED AND TREATED WATER1

ABSTRACT: Bacterial populations in nontreated and herbicide-treated waters were subjected to three different herbicides. Diuron, dichlobenil, and diquat were added (100 mg/l) to water samples from two fresh water lakes and two herbicide-treated ponds. Total numbers of bacteria were monitored. Bacterial populations in fresh lake water decreased after herbicide additions; however, final populations were significantly greater than the controls. Similar observations were recorded for bacteria in dichlobenil- and diuron-treated waters. Selective enrichment is probably expressed in these experiments.     

介质阻挡放电等离子体去除水中敌草隆的降解机理

研究了线筒式介质阻挡放电等离子体对水中敌草隆的降解效果,考察了不同因素对敌草隆去除效果的影响及其对敌草隆的降解机理. 结果表明:输入功率、空气流量均对敌草隆的降解产生较大影响. 输入功率为50 W、空气流量为140 L/h时,放电反应6 min敌草隆的去除率达到95.7%. 随着放电时间的增加,水溶液中测出的ρ(O₃)、ρ(H₂O₂)均明显升高,6 min后其产量分别为11.9和1.2 mg/L;放电6 min后pH从最初的6.3降至3.4,ρ(TOC)也从最初的14.2 mg/L降至11.9 mg/L. 采用离子色谱仪分析敌草隆降解过程中产生的离子发现,反应过程中ρ(Cl-)和ρ(NO₃-)呈线性增长. 采用发光细菌抑制率反映溶液毒性,放电6 min后,敌草隆溶液对发光细菌的抑制率高达90.5%,溶液毒性增大. 通过液相色谱-飞行时间质谱对敌草隆降解产物进行分析,敌草隆降解过程中中间产物的形成存在烷基氧化、脱氯羟化、脱氯羟化-烷基氧化3种途径.      

THE EFFECTS OF SELECTED HERBICIDES ON BACTERIAL POPULATIONS IN AN AQUATIC ENVIRONMENT1

ABSTRACT: Heterotrophic, mesophilic bacteria derived from, and maintained in, a freshwater environment were subjected to three classes of herbicides. Diuron, 2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic acid, and paraquat, used as water soluble solutions, were added (0.7 and 1.4 mgA) to a laboratory culture of bacteria. Total numbers of the bacteria, representing several genera, were monitored for alteration of numbers and types. Temperature, pH, and dissolved oxygen were monitored and the culture medium was tested for residual herbicide. Alterations observed in populations were considered to result from herbicide additions. Each herbicide tested was found to affect bacterial populations differently. Reasons for observed differences are discussed. In this aquatic environment the herbicides remained qualitatively measurable for periods up to three weeks.     

Developmental exposure to diuron causes splenotoxicity in male Sprague-Dawley rat pups

This study investigated whether perinatal exposure to diuron [3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1-1-dimethylurea] might exert adverse effects on rat lymphoid organs. Pregnant Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were exposed to diuron at 500, 750 or 1250 ppm in the diet from gestational days (GD) 12–21 and during lactation. At postnatal day (PND) 42, male pups were euthanized and thymus, spleen, mesenteric lymph node and femur were collected for histopathological analysis. Food consumption and body weight gain were significantly reduced in dams exposed to 1250 ppm during gestation period. Also, Diuron at 750 and 1250 ppm produced: (1) increased relative spleen weight associated histologically with severe congestion in red pulp, (2) enhanced extramedullary hematopoiesis and hemosiderosis as well as (3) depletion of lymphoid follicles in white pulp. Flow cytometric analysis revealed a significant reduction in B lymphocytes (CD45RA+) in male pups but T lymphocytes (CD4+, CD8+ and CD4+/CD8+) were not markedly affected. Thus, data suggest that Diuron-induced maternal toxicity in dams exposed to high dose and perinatal exposure to this herbicide produced spleen toxicity as evidenced by a reduction in B lymphocyte number in male SD pups.     

Phenylurea herbicide sorption to biochars and agricultural soil

Biochar is increasingly been used as a soil amendment to improve water-holding capacity, reduce nutrient leaching, increase soil pH, and also as a means to reduce contamination through sorption of heavy metals or organic pollutants. The sorption behavior of three phenylurea herbicides (monuron, diuron and linuron) on five biochars (Enhanced Biochar, Hog Waste, Turkey Litter, Walnut Shell and Wood Feedstock) and an agricultural soil (Yolo silt loam) was investigated using a batch equilibration method. Sorption isotherms of herbicides to biochars were well described by the Freundlich model (R² = 0.93–0.97). The adsorption K_F values ranged from 6.94 to 1306.95 mg kg^?1 and indicated the sorption of herbicides in the biochars and Yolo soil was in the sequence of linuron > diuron > monuron and walnut shell biochar > wood feedstock biochar > turkey litter biochar > enhanced biochar > hog waste biochar > Yolo soil. These data show that sorption of herbicides to biochar can have both positive (reduced off-site transport) and negative (reduced herbicide efficacy) implications and specific biochar properties, such as H/C ratio and surface area, should be considered together with soil type, agriculture chemical and climate condition in biochar application to agricultural soil to optimize the system for both agricultural and environmental benefits.     

农药西维因及敌草隆在草木灰上的吸附行为研究

测定分析了草木灰的孔隙结构、表面性质及化学组成,选择理化参数接近,空间构型不同的2种农药西维因和敌草隆作为吸附质,研究其在草木灰上吸附行为,结果表明两者在草木灰上吸附模式理截然不同,线性吸附方程及准一级动力学方程能够拟合平面型分子西维因的吸附等温线及动力学曲线,Freundlich吸附等温式及二级动力学方程吸附对非平面型分子敌草隆的等温线及动力学曲线拟合程度最高,说明平面型分子的吸附可能以简单的线性分配为主,而非平面型分子可能以多过程非线性吸附为主;等温线及动力学拟合参数显示,草木灰对平面型分子西维因的吸附量远大于非平面型分子敌草隆,说明吸附质分子的空间位阻效应是影响吸附的重要因素.     

Analytical methods for the determination of 9 antifouling paint booster biocides in estuarine water samples

Analytical procedures for the determination of nine organic booster biocides which are currently licensed for use in marine antifouling paints, and are thought likely to occur at concentrations in the ng 1⁻¹ range in estuarine water samples, are reviewed. A robust multiresidue method for the determination of four compounds (chlorothalonil, dichlofluanid, diuron and Irgarol 1051) is suggested. A route for the development of a method for the analysis of zinc pyrithione is outlined, based on an extraction method and subsequent derivatisation prior to determination by HPLC with fluorescence detection. Methodology for Zineb, Kathon 5287, TCMS pyridine and TCMTB is less clearly defined.     

氙灯/TiO2体系下敌草隆光催化降解动力学的研究

利用光催化技术通过单因素和中心复合实验对敌草隆的降解动力学进行了研究.在单因素实验中,通过Langmuir-Hinshelwood动力学模型对敌草隆的光催化降解进行了模拟,并系统地考察了催化剂用量、溶液初始pH值和温度对其降解动力学的影响,结果表明,敌草隆的光催化降解符合假一级动力学,中性条件有利于敌草隆的光催化降解,并且随着温度的升高敌草隆光催化降解速率增大;而中心复合实验则着重探讨3个单变量之间相互作用的关系,通过建立数学模型得到敌草隆光催化降解的最佳条件为:TiO2浓度2.98 g·L-1,溶液初始pH=7.78,反应温度为40℃.     

两种形态的活性炭纤维对水中敌草隆吸附性能的对比

探讨了粉末和片状两种形态的活性炭纤维对水中敌草隆的吸附行为.结果表明: 粉末活性炭纤维的前期吸附速率较快,平衡吸附量大,但达到吸附平衡的时间较长;pH对两者的平衡吸附量的影响趋势一致,且片状活性炭纤维和粉末状活性炭纤维的最佳pH值分别为2.9和3.1;敌草隆在两种活性炭纤维上的吸附皆为多分子层吸附,吸附行为均适宜采用Redlich-Peterson方程进行描述;假二级方程均适用于描述两种形态活性炭纤维对水中敌草隆的吸附动力学过程,但相比较而言,粉末活性炭纤维动力学拟合的相关性差异更加明显;两者的吸附Gibbs自由能(ΔG⁰)值均小于零,说明两者的吸附过程皆为自发进行的吸附过程.但值得注意的是,片状活性炭纤维的焓变ΔH⁰>0,说明该吸附反应为吸热反应;粉末活性炭纤维的焓变ΔH⁰<0,说明该吸附反应为放热反应.     

不同热解及来源生物炭对西北黄土吸附敌草隆的影响

以西北黄土为研究对象,采用批量法研究不同温度下制得的生物炭对西北黄土吸附敌草隆的影响.结果表明,敌草隆在添加不同质生物炭黄土上的动力学吸附过程较好地符合准二级吸附动力学模型,且吸附过程主要分为快吸附(0~8 h)和慢吸附(8~12 h)两个阶段,在12 h左右达到平衡;热力学较好地符合Freundlich等温吸附模型;添加生物炭的黄土对敌草隆的吸附量随着温度的升高而增大,且吸附过程中ΔG~θ小于0,ΔH~θ和ΔS~θ大于0;不加生物炭的黄土对敌草隆吸附量则随着温度的升高而降低,且吸附过程中ΔG~θ和ΔH~θ小于0,ΔS~θ大于0;在体系温度范围内,E(吸附平均自由能)为1.29~5.00 k J·mol-1,表明无论是否添加生物炭,黄土对敌草隆的吸附都以物理吸附为主.其影响因素分析结果显示,随着生物炭热解温度的升高,溶液中敌草隆的平衡浓度降低,平衡吸附量增大;添加生物炭的黄土对敌草隆吸附量在0.5~6 mg·L-1浓度范围内快速上升,之后吸附量随初始浓度的升高缓慢增加并逐渐趋于平衡;溶液pH对黄土吸附敌草隆有一定影响,但影响不大.