酸雨胁迫及稀土农用条件下菠菜及其土壤中稀土元素的赋存

利用盆栽实验研究了酸雨胁迫、稀土农用条件下 ,菠菜及其土壤中稀土元素的含量及分布特征。结果表明 :菠菜地上部分的REE含量为 0 .5 2 7～ 0 .696μg·g- 1 之间 ,地下部 2 .668～ 3 .0 0 3 μg·g- 1 。土壤 2 2 9.0 9～ 2 5 0 .3 μg·g- 1 。酸雨明显地影响作物对REE的吸收和利用 ,酸度越大 ,影响越明显。随着酸雨酸度的增大、植株体内、土壤中的REE受淋洗的作用加强而表现出REE的总量随着pH的减小而逐渐减少。施用稀土后 ,植株的地上或地下部分及其土壤中的REE含量均与对照的土壤中的REE分配模式基本相同 ,遵循稀土元素分布丰度的奇偶 (Oddo Harkins)规则、轻稀土富集 ,Eu弱负异常 ,富铈配分型 ,表明稀土元素仍然主要来自土壤并受其影响。     

Determination of Occurrence Characteristics of Heavy Metals in Soil and Water Environments in Tianshan Mountains,Central Asia

China has one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, but this economic development has important implications for environmental changes in this country. Our research was to quantify the presence of heavy metals in soil and water environments in the Tianshan Mountains region of China, associated with the economic development of this region. We used anomaly analysis, correlation analysis, and principal component analysis to assess the occurrence characteristics of heavy metals in this area. Results showed that Co, Cr, As, and Ni are more prevalent in water environments than in soil environments; in contrast, Cd, Zn, Pb, Hg, and Mn are more prevalent in soil samples than in water samples. This analysis grouped 10 heavy metals in soil and water environments into three principal components. In soil environments, the prevalence order was Co, Ni, Cr, As > Mn, Zn, Pb > Hg, Cd, Cu. In water environments, the order was Cu, Co, Ni, Cr, As > Hg, Mn, Zn > Cd, Pb. It is possible to distinguish between the natural and the anthropogenic sources of heavy metals in the Tianshan Mountains. With the current rapid economic development in the Tianshan Mountains, anthropogenic sources are playing principal roles in serious heavy metal accumulations in this region. This problem warrants immediate and widespread attention to prevent further deterioration of the soil and water environments.     

Characterization and Three-dimensional Structural Modeling of Humic Acid via Molecular Mechanics and Molecular Dynamic Simulation

The humic acid（HA） sample obtained from the alluvial soil was characterized by elemental composition, pyrolysis gas chromatography-mass spectrometry（Py-GC-MS） and solid-state 13C nuclear magnetic resonance （13C NMR） spectroscopy. There is high fat content and a few nitrogen-containing functional groups in HA. Py-GC-MS demonstrates the characterization and structural identification of HA. One long list of identified pyrolysis products was proposed for the construction of conceptual model of HA. Solid-state 13C NMR data indicate there are higher values of alkyl-C, O-alkyl-C and aryl-C in HA. The elemental composition, structural carbon distribution and L3C NMR spectroscopy of simulated HA are consistent with those of experimental HA. HyperChem was used to simulate the three-dimensional molecular structure of the monomer, which was optimized by the molecular mechanics of the optimized potential for liquid simulations（OPLS） force field and molecular dynamics simulation to get the stable and balanced conformation. The deprotonation process study depicts that the degree of ionization of HA gets deeper, while the electronegativity of HA and the energy of van der Waals（vdW） increase. Moreover, the 3D structure of humic acid with -4 charges is the most stable. The deprotonation process is an endothermic process.     

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.     

Evaluation of the Fate of Aldicarb and Its Metabolites in Oranges

Abstract

The accumulation, persistence and fate of systemic pesticide aldicarb was melencholy evaluated in orange crops. The concentration of this pesticide and its two toxic metabolites, aldicarb sulfoxide and aldicarb sulfone was determined in leaves, rind and pulp of three orange varieties (Satsuma, Navelina and Clemetina de Nules) and in the top soil of the orange groves. The groves were located in two different places in the Valencia Community (Spain). The analysis showed that the aldicarb concentration was lower than those of aldicarb sulfoxide and aldicarb sulfone. In all cases, the residues persisted at least 160 days in vegetable samples and between 157 and 227 days in soil samples. Residue concentrations measured in the soil samples were highly variable but a relation with the organic matter content can be observed. The residue levels found in vegetal products were higher in leaves than in rind, and in rind than in pulp. The maximum residue values were obtained between 47 and 70 days after the application. One hundred days after treatment (Security period) the residue levels of total fruit were lower than the maximum residue level of 0.2 mg/kg established by law.     

Anaerobic Degradation of PCB in Soils

Abstract

The anaerobic degradation of PCB in loamy and clayey soils containing indigeneous microflora was studied. The anaerobic conditions were created by an argon atmosphere in the flasks containing soil flooded by a liquid medium with glucose. GC-ECD analysis of soil extracts after 40 day incubation showed, in addition to the concentration changes of the less chlorinated PCB congeners, a significant decrease in the concentration of highly chlorinated congeners in both soils. The results indicate that in both soil types reductive dehalogenation of PCB congeners was encountered.     

Development of Resin Membranes as a Sensitive Indicator of Heavy Metal Toxicity in the Soil Environment

Abstract

Ion exchange resins in contact with soil can act as a sink for metal cations, thereby simulate the action of plant roots. Ion exchange resins in membrane form offer additional advantages in ease of use and handling. A procedure was developed to assess the bioavailability of four heavy metals Cd, Cr, Ni and Pb via direct in soil burial. A growth chamber experiment with three representative crops (oats, radish and lettuce) was set up to determine the phytotoxic levels of the four heavy metals. The critical levels varied widely from crop to crop, and soil to soil. Lettuce was most sensitive to high concentration of metals. The toxic effects are more pronounced on sandier textured soils.     

Interpretation of the Metabolic Enthalpy Change, ΔHmet,Calculated for Microbial Growth Reactions in Soils

The microcalorimetric method was used to calculate the metabolic enthalpy change per mol of glucose degraded by soil microorganisms, ΔH _met. This parameter has been calculated by microcalorimetry for many organic, inorganic and biochemical reactions, but there is only some information about its quantification for microbial growth reactions in soils. Values of ΔH _met were calculated for different soil samples collected in Galicia (Spain) and Campinas (Săo Paolo, Brazil). Exponential microbial growth was stimulated in all soil samples by the addition of glucose and power-time curves were recorded. Results showed changes in the values of ΔH _met calculated for all the soil samples, suggesting a dependence of this value with the microbial growth rate constant, with the percentage of growth, with the initial number of microorganisms of soil samples, with the quantity of glucose added and with the strain of bacteria growing in soil. The interpretation of variations of ΔH _met provides important qualitative and quantitative information. It reports data that allow to interpret from a qualitative point of view, the increase in biomass as a consequence of the degradation of the organic matter in soil, to understand changes in the percentages of soil organic matter and to know if the microbial population growing in differential soil samples is homogeneous. Therefore, to report that value would be very important in ecological studies, but beforehand, it is necessary to solve some problems that can appear in the experiments done to make the quantification . This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

土壤中多环芳烃和酞酸酯类有机污染物气相色谱-质谱测定方法中的质量控制与质量保证

建立了气相色谱-质谱(GC-MS)测定土壤中多环芳烃(PAHs)和酞酸酯类(PAEs)有机污染物的方法。样品经加速溶剂萃取和超声萃取处理后,通过固相萃取或凝胶渗透色谱法进行净化,在选择离子监测模式下进行定量。通过全程序空白、空白加标回收、清洁土壤基质加标回收及有证标准参考物质比对等方式,对所建立的方法进行严格的质量控制和保证。16种PAHs和7种PAEs的方法检出限分别为0.13～2.2 μg/kg和0.19～0.52 μg/kg,平均加标回收率分别为41.5%～116.9%和90.7%~107.1%。本研究所建立的土壤中PAHs和PAEs的GC-MS快速分析方法及其质量控制措施可以为全国性土壤污染状况调查数据的科学性和准确性提供技术保障。     

原子吸收和原子荧光光谱法测定茶园土壤中的微量元素

采用微波消解-火焰原子吸收和原子荧光光谱法同时测定了贵州梵净山茶园土壤中14种微量元素含量,方法简单、准确、迅速,有助于全面、迅速地了解茶园土壤中微量元素的含量,对于特色茶叶品质鉴定和指导合理科学栽培茶树等方面有重要意义.