Occurrence of methylated arsenic species in parts of plants growing in polluted soils

Arsenic compounds were determined in extracts of branches, leaves and roots from plants growing in a mining contaminated area. The selected species were Dryopteris filix-max, Quercus pubescens, Dipsacus fullonum, Alnus glutinosa, Buxus sempervirens and Brachythecium cf. reflexum. Total arsenic content in the subsamples was analysed by ICPMS after acidic digestion. In general, concentrations in the plant parts followed the gradient roots?>?branches?>?leaves indicating that they are arsenic-resistant plants. Arsenic species were determined in water/methanol (9?+?1, v/v) extracts by HPLC-ICPMS. Different levels of organoarsenicals were found depending on plant part and plant species. Higher percentages of organoarsenic compounds were recorded in branches and leaves (up to 35% in the boxtree sample), than in roots (0.7–5.2% in the same plant species). The absence of organic arsenic species in the soil where the plants were collected and the low levels of organoarsenicals found in the roots, indicate that the studied plants have the ability to accumulate or synthesise organoarsenic compounds in relatively high percentages, and this information contributes to enlarge the knowledge of arsenic uptake and speciation in plants.     

QuEChERS and solid phase extraction methods for the determination of energy crop pesticides in soil,plant and runoff water matrices

QuEChERS and solid phase extraction (SPE) methods were applied for determining four herbicides (metazachlor, oxyfluorfen, quizalofop-p-ethyl, quinmerac) and one insecticide (α(±)-cypermethrin) in runoff water, soil, sunflower and oilseed rape plant matrices. Determination was performed using gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS), whereas high-pressure liquid chromatography mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS) was used for quinmerac. In all substrates linearity was evaluated using matrix-matched calibration samples at five concentration levels (50–1000 ng L^?1 for water, 5–500 μg kg^?1 for soil and 2.5–500 μg kg^?1 for sunflower or oilseed rape plant). Correlation coefficient was higher than 0.992 for all pesticides in all substrates. Acceptable mean recovery values were obtained for all pesticides in water (65.4–108.8%), soil (70.0–110.0%) and plant (66.1–118.6%), with intra- and inter-day RSD% below 20%. LODs were in the range of 0.250–26.6 ng L^?1 for water, 0.10–1.8 μg kg^?1 for soil and 0.15–2.0 μg kg^?1 for plants. The methods can be efficiently applied for field dissipation studies of the pesticides in energy crop cultivations.     

Ornamental Plant Efficiency for Heavy Metals Phytoextraction from Contaminated Soils Amended with Organic Materials

Accumulation of heavy metals (HMs) by ornamental plants (OPs) from contaminated agriculture soils is a unique technique that can efficiently reduce the metal load in the food chain. Amaranthus tricolor L. has attractive characteristics acquiring a higher growth rate and large biomass when grown at heavy metal contaminated soils. Site-specific detailed information is not available on the use of A. tricolor plant in metal phytoremediation from the polluted sites. The study aimed to enhance the uptake of HMs (Pb, Zn, and Cu) via amending poultry litter extract (PLE), vinasse sugarcane (VSC), and humic acid (HA) as natural mobilized organic materials compared to ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA), as a common mobilized chemical agent by A. tricolor plant. The studied soils collected from Helwan, El-Gabal El-Asfar (Cairo Governorate), Arab El-Madabeg (Assiut Governorate), Egypt, and study have been conducted under pot condition. Our results revealed all organic materials in all studied soils, except EDTA in EL-Gabal El-Asfar soil, significantly increased the dry weight of the A. tricolor plant compared to the control treatment. The uptake of Pb and Zn significantly (p > 0.05) increased due to applying all organic materials to the studied soils. HA application caused the highest uptake as shown in Pb concentration by more than 5 times in Helwan soil and EDTA by 65% in El-Gabal El-Asfar soil while VSC increased it by 110% in El-Madabeg soil. Also, an increase in Zn concentration due to EDTA application was 58, 42, and 56% for Helwan, El-Gabal El-Asfar, and El-Madabeg soil, respectively. In all studied soils, the application of organic materials increased the remediation factor (RF) than the control. El-Madabeg soil treated with vinasse sugarcane gave the highest RF values; 6.40, 3.26, and 4.02% for Pb, Zn, and Cu, respectively, than the control. Thus, we identified A. tricolor as a successful ornamental candidate that, along with organic mobilization amendments, most efficiently develop soil health, reduce metal toxicity, and recommend remediation of heavy metal-contaminated soils. Additionally, long-term application of organic mobilization amendments and continued growth of A. tricolor under field conditions could be recommended for future directions to confirm the results.     

Simple and Equipment-Free Paper-Based Device for Determination of Mercury in Contaminated Soil

This work presents a simple and innovative protocol employing a microfluidic paper-based analytical device (µPAD) for equipment-free determination of mercury. In this method, mercury (II) forms an ionic-association complex of tetraiodomercurate (II) ion (HgI₄²⁻_(aq)) using a known excess amount of iodide. The residual iodide flows by capillary action into a second region of the paper where it is converted to iodine by pre-deposited iodate to liberate I_2(g) under acidic condition. Iodine vapor diffuses across the spacer region of the µPAD to form a purple colored of tri-iodide starch complex in a detection zone located in a separate layer of the µPAD. The digital image of the complex is analyzed using ImageJ software. The method has a linear calibration range of 50–350 mg L⁻¹ Hg with the detection limit of 20 mg L⁻¹. The method was successfully applied to the determination of mercury in contaminated soil and water samples which the results agreed well with the ICP-MS method. Three soil samples were highly contaminated with mercury above the acceptable WHO limits (0.05 mg kg⁻¹). To the best of our knowledge, this is the first colorimetric µPAD method that is applicable for soil samples including mercury contaminated soils from gold mining areas.     

Abatement of cyanide and ammoniacal-N from coke-oven wastewater using natural adsorbents: A comparative study

The present study aims at efficient abatement of pollutants from coke-oven wastewater using environment-friendly and low-cost adsorbents for a green world. The adsorbent used were native laterite soil (NLS), heat-treated laterite soil (HTLS), native shale (NS) and Heat-treated shale (HTS). One factor at a time (OFAT) approach was followed to determine the most effective condition based on the maximum removal. Heat-treated laterite soil and native shale were found most effective among their counterparts. Freundlich model was found best to analyze equilibrium data. The real coke-oven wastewater was collected and experiments were performed in batch mode. The percentage removal of cyanide (88.09% and 95.31%) and ammoniacal-N (87.28% and 92.12%) were found satisfactory when heat-treated laterite soil and native shale were used as adsorbents, respectively.     

灌浆理论浅析

详细分析了两种灌浆液体的类型牛顿体和宾汉姆体的力学特征以及二者之间异同和联系,介绍了岩土体结构的基本理论、灌浆的基本理论、渗透灌浆理论机制及内容、劈裂灌浆理论机制及内容、压密灌浆理论机制及内容。     

污染土壤的物化修复治理技术研究

污染土壤的修复治理过程中,物化技术以其快速高效的特点成为国内外研究的热点。本文通过对工程措施、玻璃化技术、热修复、电动力修复、光化学降解、化学淋洗、化学固定/稳定化、化学氧化以及联合修复等常见土壤物化治理技术进行了分析,探讨了各种工艺技术的性能及优缺点,旨在为我国土壤污染修复治理技术的选择提供参考。     

环境化学开放性实验设计:重金属污染土壤的化学淋洗*

介绍了一个开放性环境化学实验。该实验以被重金属污染的土壤为研究对象,分别使用稀盐酸、乙二胺四乙酸、氯化钙为淋洗剂,对其进行化学淋洗修复。通过电感耦合等离子体光谱仪分析比较修复前后土壤中铅、镉的含量,用以帮助学生加深理解配合/螯合作用、酸-碱反应、离子交换反应、胶体的性质、土壤重金属形态、土壤性质与组成等相关环境化学知识。实验所用的土壤样品由学生自选,不同类型土壤的理化性质影响淋洗效果,从而增加了实验结果的不确定性。本实验贴近学科前沿且联系工程实际,可激发学生独立思考和探索精神,提高学生的科研能力与解决复杂问题的能力。     

固相萃取/气相色谱-质谱法对土壤中有机氯农药的分析及基质效应研究

建立了一种固相萃取/气相色谱-质谱法同时测定土壤中23种有机氯农药的方法,并研究了不同基质效应补偿方式。土壤样品经正己烷∶丙酮(体积比1∶1)提取,弗罗里土小柱净化,采用气相色谱-质谱仪检测。结果发现7种有机氯存在中/强程度的基质效应;在10 mL二氯甲烷∶正己烷(体积比1∶9)+10 mL丙酮∶正己烷(体积比1∶9)为固相萃取的洗脱剂,且脉冲压力为275.8 kPa条件下,可将23种有机氯的基质效应均控制在20%以内。23种有机氯农药在0.4～10μg·mL~(-1)质量浓度范围内线性良好,相关系数(r~2)均不小于0.999 2,检出限为1.0～8.6μg·kg~(-1),定量下限为4.0～34.4μg·kg~(-1);在20、60、100μg·kg~(-1)3个加标水平下空白土壤中的平均回收率为46.3%～127%,相对标准偏差(n=6)为0.68%～15%。采用该方法在某土壤样品中检出α-六六六、γ-六六六、p,p′-DDE、异狄氏剂醛、p,p′-DDT 5种有机氯农药。     

高效液相色谱–串联质谱法同时测定土壤中8种杀菌剂残留

建立高效液相色谱-串联质谱法同时测定土壤中戊唑醇、腈菌唑、腈苯唑、氟硅唑、三唑酮、丙环唑、烯唑醇、苯醚甲环唑8种杀菌剂残留量的方法。采用QuEChERS样品前处理方法对土壤样品进行提取、净化和富集,用电喷雾离子源、正负离子扫描,以多反应监测(MRM)模式进行定性和定量分析。在优化的实验条件下,8种杀菌剂的质量浓度在0.01~0.50 mg/L范围内与色谱峰面积均成良好的线性关系,相关系数均大于0.995,方法检出限为0.005~0.010 mg/kg。样品平均加标回收率为85.6%~102.2%,测定结果的相对标准偏差为4.6%~13.2%(n=5)。该方法操作简便,灵敏度和准确度高,满足土壤中戊唑醇等8种杀菌剂残留量的测定要求。