生物材料对重金属离子的吸附富集作用

介绍了重金属离子的生物吸附富集作用,从生物材料的类型、生物吸附的选择性、化学修饰与生物吸附、生物对重金属离子的浓缩富集作用和生物吸附的机理及模型等方面作了说明。利用生物材料可去除水体中的重金属离子。     

土壤重金属生物有效性的评价方法

土壤重金属污染已成为人们广泛关注的全球性的环境问题之一。重金属生物有效性已成为污染生态学研究的前沿。对国内外土壤重金属生物有效性评价方法的研究进展作了简要综述，并对今后的研究作了展望。     

生物修复技术在重金属污染治理中的应用

随着工业的发展，重金属对环境的污染越来越引起人们的关注。生物修复技术以其投资少、效率高、可以原位修复低浓度有害污染物的特性而在环境污染治理中发挥了巨大的作用，自上世纪80年代产生以来，得到了越来越广泛的应用。本文简要介绍了几种生物修复技术在污染治理中的应用，以期进一步推动重金属污染的治理和修复工作。     

微塑料介导重金属在陆生植物中迁移及生物效应的影响

随着地膜在现代化农业中的广泛应用,微塑料在土壤中的残留问题日益严重。环境中释放的微塑料可能会与先前存在的重金属相互作用,导致生物效应(生物积累/毒性),并对人类健康和农产品安全构成威胁。目前,大多数研究集中于单一影响因素在土壤系统中的暴露和转化分析,有关微塑料和共存金属对环境联合影响的相当有限。本文综述了微塑料与重金属来源、相互作用机理与影响因素的研究现状,阐述了陆生植物对二者联合污染的生理响应。此外,未来的研究还应重点探讨微塑料与重金属共同在植物上暴露的具体分子机制、通过食物链对人类健康的影响、与其他混合污染物联合作用及微塑料老化过程对重金属迁移动态变化过程的影响。     

电驱动下的环境污染物厌氧生物转化—电子转移原理和应用实例

厌氧环境下一些微生物能够接受来自于电极的电子并将电子传递至环境污染物,这使得电驱动下生物还原技术在可持续性废水处理以及生物修复方面受到越来越多关注.此体系中,阴极电子传递被认为是影响环境污染物厌氧转化可行性和效率的制约因素.文中首先评述可能的电子传递原理,包括水解氢气介导的间接电子传递、人工合成电子穿梭体或者细菌分泌电子穿梭体介导的间接电子传递、以及电极与细菌之间的直接电子传递等途径.相比间接电子传递,直接电子传递避免了将电子传递给没有起作用的介体及没有和电极接触的浮游微生物,因而更加节能.另外,列举了自养反硝化、生物还原脱氯、重金属生物还原、CO2生物还原以及硫酸盐生物还原等应用实例.最后,提出了此领域研究发展亟需解决的两个重要问题,包括阴极生物膜的培养以及电子从电极转至微生物内在机理的解析.     

重金属生物吸附的研究进展

本文综述了重金属生物吸附的机理、影响生物吸附的物理化学因素和生理条件、生物吸附动力学、生物吸附过程的数学模型化、生物细胞的固定化和从生物量上回收被吸附的重金属等方面的研究进展。     

重金属蓄积对渔业水环境的胁迫

通过分析与讨论水环境中重金属的污染特征、在水生动植物体内的蓄积和对水生动植物的毒害作用,阐述了重金属污染水体对水生生物生长、发育和繁衍等生命活动的危害和影响。     

我国生物无机化学的发展

叙述了生物无机在我国的发展。着重从金属离子及其配合物与生物大分子的作用、药物中的金属及抗癌活性配合物的作用机理、稀土元素生物无机化学、金属离子与细胞的作用、金属蛋白与金属酶、生物矿化、环境生物无机化学等七个方面综述了我国已取得的进展和成绩。     

铬和环境保护

重金属污染是当今世界必须解决的环境污染问题之一。重金属进入环境后不易除去,它们在环境中迁移、转化和长期累积,对生物和人体产生毒害作用。本文侧重谈一谈重金属铬的污染和环境保护问题。     

土壤重金属元素生物有效性分析方法的研究进展

土壤中重金属元素的生物有效性是评价土壤重金属污染程度的一个重要指标,尽管各个国家和地区都制定了相关标准,但是在世界范围内还未制定评估土壤各金属元素生物有效性的统一标准。介绍了近几年来国际上通用的土壤重金属元素生物有效性分析方法,并指出各种方法适用的土壤特性,及需要解决的问题与今后的发展方向。     

海洋环境中的重金属及其对海洋生物的影响

综述了在海洋环境中重金属输入的各种途径及其重金属对海洋生物的影响,重点介绍了重金属在几种海洋生物体内的富集效应及其吸附机理,讨论了海洋重金属污染的现况,并展望了海洋重金属污染研究的前景。     

Assessment of environmental contamination risk by Pt, Rh and Pd from automobile catalyst

The main active components of present-day car catalysts are the noble metals Pt, Pd and Rh, belonging to the platinum group elements (PGEs). It is recognized that these elements are being spread into the environment to an as-yet incompletely known extent, mainly due to surface abrasion of the catalyst during car operation. These new pollutants have motivated extensive research on PGE determination. Our work is planned to ascertain the health and ecosystem risks of these PGEs emitted through a series of interrelated objectives that address the pathway of these elements from the catalyst to the different environmental compartments. Combined studies of catalyst surface abrasion and exhaust fumes analysis, the monitoring of Pt, Pd and Rh in airborne particles and road dust sediments and bioaccumulation studies in aquatic organisms, plants and urine enable a realistic assessment of the risk that this release represents for man and environment. In this work some previous results are presented.     

Biosorption of copper by biomass of extremophilic algae

Copper and lead are among the most important chemical pollutants of the environment including hydrosphere. Interaction of these heavy metals with biomass of aquatic plant organisms including algae is an area of active research in ecological chemistry. We investigated the interaction of the biomass of unique extremophilic (thermophilic) algae Galdieria sulphuraria with these heavy metals in aquatic environment using stripping voltammetry. Biosorption of copper by the studied biomass from aquatic medium has been discovered; however, no biosorption of another heavy metal from aquatic environment with the biomass has been detected. The experiments with the mortmass of Galdieria sulphuraria have revealed no sorption of the heavy metals as measured by stripping voltammetry. The difference in the interaction of copper and lead with the algal biomass is important for deeper understanding of the biosorption phenomenon. The new data stimulated further interest to the concept of biogenic migration of chemical elements that was proposed by V.I. Vernadskii. The results contributed to the scientific basis for innovative biotechnology to decontaminate water.     

利用植物生物技术和农艺措施控制镉在食物链中的迁移

由于人类的工农业活动，Cd成为了自然环境和农业环境中主要散布的重金屑。Cd对各种生物有机体具有潜在的毒性，能引起人类诸多的疾病。由于具有高的移动性和低的中毒浓度，Cd是环境中最危险的重金属之一。而土壤—作物系统是农业生态系统的核心，它是农用化学物质施用及污水灌溉等的主要场所，是Cd向人类食物链迁移积累、直接或间接地危害人体健康的关键环节。利用植物生物技术选育低积累镉的植物基因型、采取相应的农艺措施、控制Cd在食物链中的迁移是农产品安全生产的有效途径。     

Recent applications of atomic spectroscopy coupled with magnetic solid-phase extraction techniques for heavy metal determination in environmental samples: A review

Atomic spectroscopy is the most popular approach to determine the presence of heavy metals in the environment. Heavy metals are potentially toxic and have various negative effects on many living organisms, including humans. With the rapid increase in the variety of industries and human activities, large amounts of heavy metals are released into the atmosphere, water, and soil. Heavy metal analysis of environmental samples is very important for determining the exposure limits. Environmental samples are highly complex matrices, and various sample preparation techniques have been developed for the extraction of heavy metals from them, including magnetic solid-phase extraction (MSPE). The use of MSPE in heavy metal analysis has recently gained significant attention owing to a number of advantages. MSPE technique overcomes main issues such as phase separation, handling, and column packing. The use of magnetic adsorbents in sample preparation has grown over the past few years, making MSPE a promising technique for sample preparation. The objective of this review article is to provide the latest applications of MSPE coupled with atomic spectroscopy for heavy metal determination in environmental samples. In addition, new magnetic adsorbents and their analytical merits are emphasized.     

Occurrence of Selected Metals in Wastewater Effluent and Surface Water in Ireland

Metals occur naturally in the environment and as constituents of the Earth’s crust. They have many uses, and metals such as iron, copper, and zinc are widely used in industries. Elevated levels of metals in the environment also occur as a result of human activities (municipal, residential, and traffic–related activities). A list of 15 metals chosen for this study included priority substances and those listed in the European Union Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EC. The concentrations of heavy metals in the environment are affected by several factors that must be taken into account when monitoring heavy metals released into the environment through wastewater treatment plants (WWPTs). This work examines the concentrations of metals found in WWPTs and the effects of treatment type on dissolved metal concentrations. Effluent samples were collected from the outflow of nine WWPTs in Dublin and Cork, Ireland from July 2009 to June 2011. All samples were found to contain priority metals that exceeded environmental quality standards in several cases. We present the frequency of occurrence and concentrations of metals in effluents of studied WWPTs and discuss relationships between the occurrence of heavy metals, the influence of factors such as industrial inputs, levels of treatment at WWPTs, and percentage urban area in an agglomeration. The results of this study are an indication that WWPTs may be contributing to the high levels of heavy metals found at discharge points back into river systems.     

The challenges of trafficking hydrolysis prone metals and ascidians as an archetype

Some of the metal ions that are required, exploited, or simply managed in biological systems are susceptible to hydrolysis and to hydrolytic precipitation in the aqueous, aerobic environment of much of biology. Organisms have evolved exquisite mechanisms for handling these metal ions, offering striking examples of biological control over inorganic coordination chemistry. This year marks the one hundredth anniversary of the discovery of remarkably high vanadium concentrations in the blood cells of the ascidian. In the ensuing years, these marine invertebrates were established as masters of the biological chemistry of very hydrolysis-prone metals, with various ascidian species accumulating high concentrations of iron, vanadium, and titanium, among others. These three metals have very different histories of biological relevance, and many questions remain about how, and ultimately why, these organisms sequester them. This Perspective addresses the aqueous coordination chemistry that organisms like ascidians must control if they are to manipulate hydrolysis-prone metal ions, and describes some of the ascidian biomolecules that have been implicated in this phenomenon. The recently available genome sequence for one ascidian species offers a glimpse into its metal-management arsenal. It offers the opportunity to map the relatively well-studied paradigm of iron management onto the genome of an organism that is intermediate in evolution between invertebrates and vertebrates. The ascidians have much to teach us about how to manage metals like iron, titanium, and vanadium and how that ability evolved.     

Cadmium sources,toxicity, resistance and removal by microorganisms-A potential strategy for cadmium eradication

Cadmium (Cd) is one of the most important toxic environmental heavy metals. Cd pollutes the environment mainly from mining, metallurgy industry, pigments and plastic stabilizers, and manufactures of nickel–cadmium batteries. Some important human intoxication sources are food, water, cigarette smoke, and air contamination. Cd exposure has been linked with cancers of various organs in humans while at cellular level, Cd provokes proliferation, differentiation, and causes apoptosis. Cd aggravates the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) causing DNA damage. Cd also alters the expression of genes and decreases enzyme activities involved in antioxidant defense systems. Many living organisms have evolved strategies to cope with the Cd stress either through efflux transport systems or biosorption. The present review describes an overview of the cadmium toxicity against living organisms, microbial resistance mechanisms with special emphasis on the efflux systems, antioxidant profiling, and Cd eradication potential exhibited by microorganisms when exposed to Cd⁺². Cd-resistance and bioremediation potential make these microorganisms a good bioresource for green chemistry to exterminate environmental Cd⁺².     

Importance and difficulties of research on metal speciation in the aquatic ecosystem: an ecologist's viewpoint

Post-war research on the role of heavy metals in the environment was stimulated by a new sensitivity towards nature, the increasing impact of human activities on the environment, continuous progress in analytical chemistry and the development of radioecology. Nowadays, very low concentrations of total metal can be quantified in the various compartments of the ecosystem (e.g. water, sediment, suspended particles, plants and animals), and the physical and chemical forms of the metal identified. A current difficulty is how to evaluate the role of the various metal forms in the natural ecosystem. The major issues to be tackled are: variations over time of metal species in relation to the influence of environmental variables; the fact that the availability of the metal varies with the plant and animal species; the ability of the organism to select the metals and their forms; the influence of suspended particles and chelating substances on metal uptake, detoxification strategies and synergic and antagonistic effects. The advantages and disadvantages of monitoring using bioaccumulator organisms are discussed.     

What are the expectations of liquid membranes in ion separations?

The transport of radionuclides and metals in environment and living organisms is to a great extent controlled by multi-compartment, multi-stage liquid film diffusion and biological membrane transfer, often resulting in very selective and segregative process. The separative catalytic power of liquid membranes, and biomimetic membranes in particular is not always unambiguous at present state of art, but still promising. The scope of SIS '91 Conference was in the looking for interdisciplinary approach in that field of separation of ionic solutes.