FIELD STUDIES OF THE SOIL ATMOSPHERE II. OCCURRENCE OF NITROUS OXIDE

Studies were made of the seasonal changes in the occurrence of nitrous oxide in the atmosphere of two clay soils. During the winter of 1971-2 the nitrous oxide concentrations at both sites were in the range 20-50 ppm. Levels increased with rising soil temperatures in spring, the mean values reaching 50-170 ppm in May; some individual samples contained 1500-6500 ppm. The level of nitrous oxide was inversely related to the oxygen content of the soil atmosphere and was also correlated with the nitrate and nitrite concentration of the soil water, but could not be correlated with either the proximity of field drains, soil moisture content or rainfall.     

Kurzmitteilung Bestimmung von Dicyandiamid,Nitrit und Nitrat in Bodenextrakten mit Hochdruckflüssigkeitschromatographie

Determination of dicyandiamide, nitrite and nitrate in soil extracts by high pressure liquid chromatography A method for simultaneous determination of dicyandiamide, nitrite and nitrate in soil extracts and percolation water by means of HPLC has been developed. Extraction is done with water or CaCl₂, followed by separation on a RP–C18 column with tetrabutylammonium hydrogen sulfate and sodium dihydrogen phosphate as mobile phase UV-absorbance is measured at 220 nm. Detection limit is 0.1 mg N/I.     

Influence of former agricultural land use on net nitrate production in forest soils

Except where nitrate is added to the soil artificially, nitrate is leached from forest soils only if it is produced. Although the factors influencing nitrification have been widely studied, nitrification activity still cannot be simply predicted from ecosystem characteristics. In France, about half of the present forest area was agricultural in 1850. Previous work suggested that former cultivation could be a major factor influencing nitrogen availability in forest soils. Using laboratory incubations, we compared the net production of ammonium and nitrate in soils from formerly manured lands planted with conifers 70–100 years ago with that in soils of surrounding ancient coniferous forests. Net nitrate production, available P content, and natural abundance of nitrogen 15, δ¹⁵N, were greater in soils from formerly manured plots than other land, whereas the C:N ratio of the soil was less. The difference in net nitrate production between previously manured sites and adjacent ancient forests was related to differences in δ¹⁵N values in the soil but not evidently to other soil properties. Because soil δ¹⁵N increases with the intensity of organic manuring, these results suggest that nitrification in forest soils depends on previous manurial practices under agriculture. In this context, the soil δ¹⁵N might be used as an indicator of both previous agricultural land use and potential nitrification. Because a significant proportion of West European forests grow on previously cultivated soils, past land use should be taken into account when evaluating the risks of nitrate leaching from forests.     

土壤中放线菌参与反硝化可能性研究

对土壤中放线菌参与土壤反硝化可能性进行了初步研究。从土壤 10 - 5 稀释液中共获得 2 3个放线菌单菌落 ,初步鉴定属于 10个不同类型的菌株 ,其中 9个属于Streptomyces (链霉菌属 ) ,1个属于Actino madura (马杜拉属 )。 10个菌株在纯培养条件下都能将NO-3 还原成N2 O ,表明该土壤中具有反硝化能力的放线菌比例很高。测得其中 3个链霉菌菌株的N2 O产出速率为N 1 2～ 187 7μgg- 1min- 1(细胞干重基数 )。N2 O形成与放线菌生物量成正比。多数链霉菌菌株的N2 O产出受C2 H2 抑制。将 3个链霉菌菌株接种到灭菌土壤中厌气培养 ,均能测到N2 O形成 ,表明链霉菌可以利用土壤中原有碳源作为电子供体还原NO-3 。经历厌氧胁迫 2 1d以后 ,测试的 3株链霉菌菌株至少能保留一部分反硝化能力     

农田土壤N_2O排放研究进展

农田土壤的N2O排放主要是在微生物的作用下通过硝化和反硝化作用产生的。土壤中多变的理化性质影响各种微生物的生长,因而硝化和反硝化过程中产生N2O的途径也不同,尤其以硝化过程的研究进展最快。影响N2O的生成和排放有:土壤含水量、温度、O2以及土壤结构和质地等物理因素,pH和氮肥等其它因素。本文详细地阐述旱地和水田土壤中这些影响因子与N2O的作用机理的差异,及农田土壤中的N2O排放估计的方法。区分硝化和反硝化作用中生成N2O的贡献可用15N标记法和不同浓度的乙炔抑制法。     

Nitrous oxide production and denitrification in Scottish arable soils

Nitrous oxide (N₂O) emissions and concentrations in the soil atmosphere were measured at a number of sites of differing soil type in south-east Scotland between 1985 and 1988. Concentrations followed log-normal distributions and were significantly affected by soil type, tillage treatment, and nitrate application rate. The shape of the profiles suggested significant consumption in the upper 5 cm, making calculations of emission rates using Fick's Law unsatisfactory. Emission rates measured using closed flux chambers were at least one order of magnitude smaller from heavier-textured arable soils than from lighter ones. Denitrification fluxes measured by field application of the acetylene inhibition technique were lowest in a clay loam, and highest in an alluvial sandy loam; this was attributed to a failure to achieve a satisfactory distribution of acetylene in the heavier soil. Denitrification rates in soil cores generally exceeded measured surface fluxes; incubation at decreased oxygen concentrations typical of those measured in the field produced a further significant increase. Core incubation should be used as an alternative to in situ field measurement only if the oxygen concentration in the incubation vessels is adjusted to mimic that in the field; otherwise denitrification rates may be significantly underestimated.     

海绵铁缓解污水厌氧氨氧化反应器中硝酸盐积累的效果

该文旨在通过向厌氧氨氧化反应器中投加海绵铁来减轻厌氧SBR(sequencingbatchreactoractivatedsludge process)反应器中的硝酸盐积累,试验研究了海绵铁与硝酸盐和亚硝酸盐在静态条件下的反应。在静态条件下,部分硝酸盐和亚硝酸盐被海绵铁还原成了氨。对比动态试验表明投加海绵铁可以将SBR出水硝酸盐质量浓度控制在25～30 mg/L左右。相同条件下不投加海绵铁出水硝酸盐质量浓度不断累积,直至超过55 mg/L。这可能是由于铁将硝酸盐还原为亚硝酸盐并与厌氧氨氧化进行了耦合。采用高通量测序发现投加海绵铁的反应器中厌氧氨氧化菌在微生物群落中所占的比例(22.55%)约为不投加反应器(8.85%)的3倍,表明投加海绵铁有利于反应器中厌氧氨氧化(ANAMMOX)菌的生长和厌氧氨氧化反应器的启动。     

不同污染方式下铅对茶园土壤氮素转化及其相关微生物和酶活性的影响

为探讨不同污染方式的Pb对茶园土壤氮素转化的影响，采用盆栽试验对累积和一次性添加不同浓度Pb条件下茶园土壤中氮素含量、相关微生物和酶活性进行了研究。结果表明：累积污染处理的土壤中Pb全量和有效态含量高于一次污染处理。Pb污染对土壤、茶苗植株的氮含量影响表现为：增加土壤中全氮和¹⁵N含量，减少茶苗地上部全氮和¹⁵N含量。添加Pb浓度为900 mg/kg时，累积污染处理促进根系全氮和¹⁵N含量，一次污染则显著抑制；累积污染处理的茶苗根和地上部中的氮含量显著高于一次污染(P<0.05)。Pb污染对氮循环相关微生物的影响表现为：氨化细菌、自生固氮菌、亚硝酸细菌和硝酸细菌的数量减少，反硝化细菌的数量增加。Pb的不同污染方式对茶园土壤与氮循环相关微生物数量的影响不显著(P>0.05)。Pb污染抑制脲酶、亚硝化还原酶和硝酸还原酶活性，对蛋白酶活性存在“低促高抑”现象；高浓度Pb(900 mg/kg)污染时，累积处理显著增加土壤羟胺还原酶活性，一次处理则显著抑制。两种污染方式对土壤脲酶、硝酸还原酶和羟胺还原酶活性的影响因Pb...     

Nitrate Loss for Denitrification during High Frequency Research in Floodplain Groundwater of the Tama River

This study aims to identify the possible roles of a floodplain inbiogeochemical nitrogen cycles, based on analysis of groundwaterdynamics of inorganic nitrogen species. Groundwater samples collected from boreholes made of poly vinyl chloride located onthe floodplain in the middle reach of the Tama River, Nagata district were analyzed for dissolved organic carbon, dissolved oxygen, inorganic nitrogen compounds, major anions and the stableisotope ratio of nitrate-nitrogen.Dissolved oxygen in groundwater samples collected from marked borehole (G-5) was low (50 ± 16 μM) and nitrate decreasedfrom 63 μM to < 10 μM during our research period. Concentrations of nitrate, nitrite and nitrous oxide decreased one after the other. These decreases in concentration, combinedwith ¹⁵N-enrichment of groundwater nitrate suggest denitrification as a significant nitrate sink, yielding an isotopic fractionation of nitrate-nitrogen with an enrichment factor (ε= –17.9‰) that is comparable tothose in various soil and groundwater systems. This study provesthat floodplains can perform as nitrogen sinks for groundwaterin river catchments.     

Nitrogen isotope discrimination in denitrification of nitrate in soils

Nitrogen isotope discrimination during denitrification in soils of nitrate containing natural concentrations of ¹⁴N and ¹⁵N was studied by determining the amount and the ¹⁵N content of nitrate-N and (nitrate + nitrite)-N in nitrate-treated soils incubated under anaerobic conditions (He atmosphere) for various times after treatment with glucose to promote denitrification. Analyses performed showed that the nitrate-N lost on incubation of these soils could largely be accounted for as products of denitrification (nitrite, NO. N₂O and N₂).The studies reported show that marked discrimination between ¹⁴N and ¹⁵N occurs during denitrification of nitrate in soils and that significant N isotope effects occur both in reduction of nitrate to nitrite and in reduction of nitrite to gaseous forms of N. They also indicate that the overall N isotope effect during denitrification of nitrate in soil will depend upon the tendency of the soil to accumulate nitrite under conditions that induce denitrification.It is concluded that discrimination between ¹⁴N and ¹⁵N during denitrification in soils of nitrate containing natural concentrations of these isotopes is of sufficient magnitude to invalidate the use of N isotope-ratio analyses for assessment of the contributions of soil and fertilizer N to nitrate in surface or ground waters or to nitrous oxide in the atmosphere.     

Influence of nitrite accumulation in association with seasonal patterns and mineralization of soil nitrogen in a semi-arid pine forest

To identify factors that influence the relatively high productivity of a semi-arid pine afforestation system in southern Israel, we investigated inorganic nitrogen deposition and mineralization for more than 2 years. To this end, we measured bulk and dry deposition, in situ N-mineralization over the seasonal cycle, and the potential activity of nitrifying microorganisms by soil slurry incubations. There was a small increase in bulk N deposition in the forest, compared with shrubland, but no change in dry deposition. An unexpected rapid increase in nitrite concentration in the forest soil was observed after soil rewetting by the first winter rains, which could not be explained by deposition. This was accompanied by a decrease in ammonium and only a slight increase in nitrate concentrations. Only a small increase in nitrite and a rapid increase in nitrate concentration in the mineral soil were observed in the surrounding shrubland. Soil slurry incubations from the forest sites exhibited significant delay in nitrite, compared with nitrate accumulation (up to 50 h under lab conditions) in samples taken in the dry season, but not in the wet season. This indicated different rates of ammonium and nitrite oxidation that are most likely linked to differential activation of different microbial populations after the summer stress. The initial oxidation process of ammonia to nitrate, upon soil rewetting in semi-arid environments, appears to occur as a partially uncoupled two-step process, as opposed to a rapid continuous one in wetter environments. This may have implications for the synchronization of nitrate availability to plants and therefore for high forest productivity and nitrogen use efficiency. Forest productivity in the semi-arid regions, in turn, is becoming increasingly more important with persistent predictions of warming and drying trends over the entire Mediterranean basin and other regions.     

CaCl_2和SrCl_2提取土壤氮钾的比较

为了探讨0.01mol L-1 CaCl2和0.02mol L-1 SrCl2提取土壤氮、钾能力的差异,用0.01mol L-1 CaCl2和0.02mol L-1 SrCl2提取14个土壤样品,再分别用流动分析和火焰光度法测定提取液中的硝态氮和亚硝态氮之和和钾的含量,以1mol L-1 KCl和1mol L-1中性醋酸铵提取液作为无机氮和钾的对照提取剂,同时选择部分土壤样品用盆栽试验测定提取数量与土壤氮、钾有效性的关系。结果表明,两种方法和对照方法提取氮和钾数量的相关性均达到p<0.01水平,对照提取剂、0.01mol L-1 CaCl2和0.02mol L-1 SrCl2对于14个土壤的硝态氮和亚硝态氮之和提取含量平均值分别为13.36、15.33和26.62mgkg-1,14个土样的提取钾含量的平均值分别为120.4、33.58和54.24mgkg-1。盆栽试验结果表明,对照提取剂和0.01molL-1CaCl2和0.02molL-1SrCl2提取氮的数量与植物吸氮量的相关性达到p<0.05显著水平,钾的相关性达到p<0.01显著水平。与对照提取剂的氮、钾分别提取相比,SrCl2和CaCl2提取剂均可大大降低样品提取中试剂费用。以上结果表明,0.01mol L-1 CaCl2和0.02mol L-1 SrCl2提取对土壤氮和钾的提取能力均可反映土壤硝态氮和亚硝态氮、有效钾的含量和供应能力,而提取能力以0.02mol L-1 SrCl2为高。     

Lachgas(N2O)-Freisetzung durch Streptomyces nitrosporeus in einem sandigen Lehmboden in Abhängigkeit von pO2, pH und Angebot an leicht mineralisierbarem Kohlenstoff

Nitrous oxide (N₂O) release by Streptomyces nitrosporeus in a sandy loam soil as affected by pO₂, pH and amount of easily decomposable organic carbon In model experiments under defined conditions (80%WHC, 300 μg nitrate-N g^?1 dry soil, 30°C) the effect of pO₂, pH and addition of easily decomposable organic matter on nitrous oxide production by Streptomyces nitrosporeus DSM 40023 from a sterilized sandy loam soil was studied. This streptomycete reduces nitrate to N₂O but not to N₂. The strain was inoculated into a sterilized sandy loam soil (pH 6), enriched with nitrate and incubated at approximately 20 and 10% (v/v) O₂ for 26 days. In another series of experiments the pH was increased with NaOH-solution up to pH 7 or the soil was enriched with pulverized leaves (1%) to increase mineralization activity and the demand for electron acceptors. In the headspace the concentration of O₂, CO₂ and N₂O was analysed by GC. The soil concentration of NO₃^?, NO₂^? and NH₄⁺ was measured as well as the pH value. The population density was determined by the plate count method. At a decreased oxygen concentration of about 2.5% (v/v) in the headspace, S. nitrosporeus increased the release of N₂O. In the experiments with an initial oxygen concentration of approximately 20% (v/v) this threshold of about 2.5% /(v/v) O₂ was hardly reached and consequently only little N₂O was produced. Apparently, S. nitrosporeus uses O₂ in preference to nitrate, which is characteristical of nitrate respiration. A pH increase from pH 6 to 7 reduced the lag phase significantly and increased the rate of oxygen consumption, CO₂ release and N₂O production. Maximum nitrous oxide production was reached after 13 days. The result indicated that streptomycetes like S. nitrosporeus may use nitrate alternativly to O₂ to maintain energy conservation (ATP synthesis) with the release of N₂O. So far, nothing is known about the role of streptomycetes in contributing to N₂O production in natural soils.     

THE EFFECT OF FARMYARD MANURE ON MATRIC SUCTIONS PREVAILING IN A SANDY LOAM SOIL

Soil matric suctions under a crop of ryegrass on farmyard manure-treated and untreated plots were determined over a total period of 24 weeks from March to November. The soil moisture characteristic of each plot was determined five times throughout this period, and for each plot and on every occasion a linear relationship was found between moisture content and log matric suction. A formula was derived to account for the seasonal changes in moisture characteristic and it was then possible to obtain matric suction values from the soil moisture contents obtained from twice-weekly sampling of each plot. Although differences between available-water capacity of the manured and unmanured plots were small throughout the 6-month period of sampling, the soil matric suctions of the manured plots were almost always lower than those of the unmanured plots. The lower suctions prevailing in the manured soil could be a factor contributing to the higher yields of ryegrass obtained from the manured plots as compared with those obtained from the unmanured plots.     

粪产碱菌(Alcaligenes faecalis)的反硝化及固氮作用

粪产碱菌生长在NH_4~+和NO_3~-两种氮源的介质中时,优先利用NH_4~+,在好气条件下,NH_4~+的存在抑制了粪产碱菌对NO_3~-的同化作用。在厌氧条件下,粪产碱菌能以乳酸为碳源,NH_4~+为唯一氮源进行反硝化作用,NO_3~-作为最终电子受体,接受无氧呼吸链传递的末端电子,经NO_2~-等氮氧化物最终还原为N_2。在好气和厌气条件下,低浓度的NO_2~-对粪产碱菌生长有一定抑制作用,但NH_4~-的存在并不抑制细菌对NO_2~-的利用。粪产碱菌在厌氧条件下还具有需硝酸盐的固氮酶活性。当氧存在或以NO_2~-代替NO_3~-时,固氮活性均受抑制,硝酸盐或亚硝酸盐浓度愈高,抑制愈强。反硝化作用产生的N_2能为微好氧条件下生长的粪产碱菌所重新固定。     

添加水铁矿对水稻土N_2O释放及反硝化微生物的影响

水稻土氧化还原状态的变化与N_2O的释放有密切关系。为揭示水稻土中Fe对N_2O释放及反硝化功能微生物的影响,本研究选取第四纪红壤发育的水稻土,设置3个水铁矿添加水平(Fe 0,10,40μmol g~(-1)土)和两个土壤质量含水量(50%,80%)进行土壤培养试验,利用实时荧光定量PCR(real time flourescent quantification polymerase chain reaction,q PCR)和末端限制性片段长度多态性(terminal-restricted fragment length polymorphism,T-RFLP)分析技术开展研究。结果表明,N_2O排放速率升至高峰期的过程中,外源铁处理尤其是添加高量铁(40μmol g~(-1))处理导致硝态氮含量显著高于对照,而N_2O排放速率却明显低于对照;然而,高峰期后添加高量铁处理却维持了较对照显著高的N_2O排放速率;与此同时,添加水铁矿对硝酸还原酶基因(narG)和氧化亚氮还原酶基因(nosZ)丰度的影响表现出与N_2O排放相同的趋势,即N_2O排放速率升至高峰期的过程中,外源铁处理明显抑制了反硝化微生物的生长与繁殖,而高峰期后外源铁对反硝化微生物的抑制作用不明显。因此,水稻土中添加Fe(Ⅲ)对N_2O释放影响的主要原因可能是前期抑制了反硝化功能微生物的种群数量,从而减少了硝酸根的还原和N_2O的产生,而后期由于反硝化微生物数量的恢复和NO_3~-等含氮化合物的残留,使得外源铁处理的N_2O释放量明显高于对照。     

Comparison of ceramic suction cups and KC1 extraction for the determination of nitrate in soil

Comparisons of nitrate concentrations in soil core extracts and ceramic suction cup isolates were made on a coarse sand and a sandy loam to evaluate the methods for estimating nitrate concentrations percolating through the root zone. On the coarse sand the comparisons were made at 80 cm on three dates during the winter of 1988/89. For each date, 103 soil samples and 101 or 102 suction cup isolates were taken. On the sandy loam the comparisons were made at 25 and 80 cm on two dates in March 1990. For each date and depth, 57 soil samples and 55–57 suction cup isolates were taken. On the coarse sand the mean nitrate concentrations were the same for the two methods. On the sandy loam the results obtained using the two methods differed significantly in only one of the four comparisons. However, the results indicated that the suction cup isolates differed slightly from the volume-averaged concentrations obtained from the soil samples. The type of frequency distribution, normal or lognormal, seemed to be influenced both by the mean nitrate concentration and by the soil structure, and thus by the pattern of percolation. The size of sample required to estimate the mean nitrate concentration with a probability of 95% and a precision of 10% varied from 7 to 106.     

绿肥对于麦田硝酸氮含量之影响

华北土壤普遍缺乏氮肥及有机质。豆科绿肥为补充土壤氮素及有机质方法之一。但华北旱田鲜有实行绿肥者。同时中央农业实验所在陕西关中区举行之绿肥肥料试验及绿肥示范,其结果并未充分表现绿肥之效能,有时绿肥完全无效,有时绿肥尚能增加作物之产量,但其增加之产量远逊于南方绿肥之效果。华北绿肥效果不大之原因何在,颇值研究。中央农业实验所北平农事试验场于民国卅五年至卅六年间曾举行小麦绿肥试验,于卅元年夏播种绿豆,八月下旬压青,十月初播种小麦。于绿肥压青前后及小麦生长期间,定期测定土壤水分及硝酸氮含量,比较夏闲区与绿肥压青区之硝酸氮含量,研究绿肥压青对于硝酸氮含量之影响。兹将所得结果略述于后。     

Determination of nitrate in soil by second derivative ultraviolet spectrometry

Abstract

A second derivative UV‐spectrometry method is described for the determination of nitrate in soils. Ammonium, nitrite, and urea may be determined in the same extract. The method generally requires no pretreatment of soil extracts, and hence is very rapid. It is largely free from interferences. Recoveries of added nitrate in four soils by the proposed method compared favourably with the phenoldisulphonic acid method.     

Inhibition of reactive nitrogen species effects in vitro and in vivo by isoflavones and soy-based food extracts

Recent studies have shown that soy isoflavone inhibits inducible nitric oxide (NO) synthase activities and is reported to have peroxynitrite scavenging ability. Consequently, we investigated whether isoflavones (daidzein and genistein) and extracts from soy-based products (miso, soymilk, tofu, soy sprout, black soybean, soybean, and yuba) would inhibit the reactive nitrogen species (RNS) effect in vitro and in vivo. In the in vitro experiments [including the protection of cellular DNA from peroxynitrite or sodium nitroprusside damage, an inhibitory effect on nitric oxide production from lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced RAW 264.7 cells, and nitric oxide scavenging ability], extracts from soy-based foods showed a potent antioxidant activity and an inhibiting effect on RNS activity. These effects were correlated with total isoflavone content. In the in vivo experiments, rats were given isoflavones (4.0 mg/kg bw) or soy-based product extracts (1.0 g/kg bw) orally for 1 week and were injected with vehicle H(2)O (1 mL/kg bw) or LPS (10 mg/kg bw) on the day 7. Twelve hours after treatment, the rats were killed, and blood serum was collected for analysis. The intraperitoneal administration of LPS resulted in an increase in serum nitrite, nitrate, and nitrotyrosine concentrations. These are stable metabolite end products of nitric oxide, to 4-, 16-, and 5-fold levels, (4, 10 microM and 58 +/- 14 pmol/mL), of the placebo control, respectively. Results showed that oral administration of isoflavones and extracts from soy-based products significantly decreased serum nitrite, nitrate, and nitrotyrosine levels in LPS-induced rats. This study demonstrates that soy isoflavone supplementation may inhibit RNS-induced oxidation both in vitro and in vivo.