土壤环境中微塑料的研究进展

微塑料是一类广泛存在于环境中的塑料颗粒,近年来,微塑料对环境的污染引起了国内外学者的广泛关注。关于微塑料对水环境造成的负面影响有较多报道,但微塑料在陆地环境特别是土壤中的存在和影响的系统性研究鲜有报道。本文从土壤微塑料的来源和分布、分析方法、对生态系统的影响、生态环境效应及管控措施等方面进行了系统综述,并针对今后土壤微塑料的研究提出了相关对策。主要包括以下几个方面:1)土壤微塑料的主要来源包括农用塑料薄膜残留、污泥的土地利用、有机肥施用、地表径流、污水灌溉和大气沉降; 2)总结了土壤中微塑料的分离、提取、鉴定及分析方法的优缺点,但目前仍没有标准化的检测和定量技术; 3)微塑料会影响土壤的结构和理化性质,对植物和动物的生长造成威胁,并改变微生物群落的多样性;4)微塑料表面可附着污染物,对环境造成物理和化学污染,可释放内源性有毒物质,并导致复合污染效应;5)微塑料污染的防控措施主要包括3个方面:研发生物降解塑料产品、从源头控制微塑料的输入以及加强世界各国合作。提出今后微塑料的研究应建立统一的定量分析标准方法,发展更准确的可追溯分析技术,加强对土壤中微塑料污染的科学研究。本研究不仅有助于了解微塑料在土壤中的环境行为,为进一步探索土壤微塑料提供思路,而且可为土壤中微塑料的生态风险评估及污染防治提供理论依据和参考。     

土壤-地下水中微塑料迁移的影响因素及机制研究进展

微塑料在环境中广泛分布,世界范围内的农业土壤及地下水中都已发现微塑料污染,生态环境和人体健康受到严重威胁。研究土壤-地下水中微塑料迁移的影响因素及机制,对于准确评价其分布归趋及环境风险具有重要意义。该研究通过文献调研,对土壤-地下水环境中微塑料的来源、团聚及迁移研究进行梳理、归纳和总结,系统阐明了土壤-地下水中微塑料迁移的影响因素,剖析了影响微塑料迁移的机制,并对未来研究进行展望。土壤中微塑料的来源可分为原位型微塑料和外源输入型微塑料2种,地下水中的微塑料一般源自于土壤中微塑料的垂直迁移及地表-地下水微塑料交换。水体中微塑料的团聚受多种水环境因素的影响,其团聚程度与迁移能力密切相关,是迁移行为的基础和前提。土壤-地下水中影响微塑料迁移的因素可分为化学、物理、生物3类。水化学条件、介质成分、水流条件、介质物理条件、植物生长发育、小型动物及微生物的生命活动均会影响土壤-地下水中微塑料的迁移行为,且影响机制各不相同。目前,土壤-地下水中微塑料的迁移研究处于起步阶段,在进一步的研究中,野外尺度微塑料迁移、多元化微塑料迁移、微塑料特性对其迁移行为影响、微塑料迁移过程中的转化等研究值得重点关注。     

农田中的(微)塑料污染:来源、迁移、环境生态效应及防治措施

近年来,继海洋中的微塑料污染受到广泛关注后,土壤微塑料的环境风险逐渐受到重视,有关微塑料对土壤生态环境影响的研究取得了积极进展。本文总结了迄今为止的有关农田土壤中(微)塑料的研究成果和进展,阐明了当前国内外农田微塑料污染现状;详细论述了农田土壤中(微)塑料的来源以及不同源对农田微塑料污染的潜在贡献;对农田微塑料污染现有的研究方法尤其是采样方案和微塑料的提取技术做了较为详尽的分析和论证;探讨了微塑料在土壤中的迁移、老化、与其他污染物的相互作用等环境行为和归趋,以及由此带来的环境效应和生态风险,并重点关注了微塑料污染对于农田土壤质量和食品安全带来的挑战;最后列举了部分现有的微塑料污染防治策略及其对农田中微塑料污染防治的意义,并对未来土壤中微塑料的研究方向进行展望。文章认为,农田土壤的塑料与微塑料来自多种源头,其中塑料固体废物尤其是农业地膜是农田中微塑料的主要来源之一。微塑料进入土壤后,在外界物理、化学与生物等因素扰动或作用下,会发生不同尺度的迁移转化甚至生物反应,造成广泛的环境生态影响,主要有对土壤理化性质、微生物群落、土壤动物、植物生长等的不利影响,从而损害土壤健康,影响农业生产和农产品质量;此外,细小的微塑料颗粒尤其是纳米塑料存在经由食物链向人体富集的潜在风险。塑料在土壤环境中可能被生物碎化与缓慢生物降解。考虑到微塑料在环境中的广泛分布,持久性和生态风险,结合各国现有的防治策略,提出了相关的防治建议。     

微塑料对土壤持水性能的影响

为探究微塑料对土壤持水性能的影响,选用粒径为1 mm和25 μm的聚乙烯微塑料（PE—MPs）颗粒进行土培处理后,采用高速离心机法测得不同处理下的土壤水分特征曲线,并使用Gardner模型进行拟合分析。结果表明：（1）土壤中累积少量的PE—MPs （0~5.00 g/kg）能增强土壤持水性,但当累积量超过一定阈值（5.00~50.00 g/kg）会导致土壤持水能力显著降低。（2）1 mm大粒径PE—MPs大量积累对土壤持水性的降低效应更显著;25 μm小粒径PE—MPs少量积累对土壤持水性的提升效应更显著。（3）1 mm大粒径PE—MPs进入土壤后主要影响大孔隙与有效孔隙,对土壤有效含水率的影响较大;25 μm小粒径PE—MPs进入土壤后主要影响微小孔隙,对萎焉系数影响较大。该研究可为高农膜残留地区水分迁移模拟和农业生态风险评价提供理论依据。     

内蒙古河套灌区农田土壤中微塑料的赋存特征

为阐明内蒙古河套灌区农田土壤中微塑料的赋存特征及其与覆膜年限、灌溉类型等的响应关系,该文采用田间取样与室内试验相结合的方法进行了系统研究,分析了研究区地膜覆膜现状,并考虑覆膜年限(覆膜5、10、20 a)及灌水方式(滴灌和畦灌)2个因子,探索了河套灌区农田土壤中微塑料的丰度、类型、颜色、粒径等赋存特征,并通过扫描电镜、能谱仪等对微塑料表面特征及表面附着物进行观察与分析。结果表明:内蒙古河套灌区不同覆膜年限下(5、10、20 a)土壤中微塑料平均丰度分别为2526.00、4352.80、6070.00个/kg,单层土的微塑料含量最大值(2133.50 ind/kg)出现在覆膜20 a的0~10 cm土层,最小值(678.00个/kg)出现在覆膜5 a的>20~30 cm土层;不同覆膜年限和灌溉类型影响土壤微塑料丰度,滴灌农田微塑料丰度值略大于畦灌农田,在不同土层深度上微塑料丰度值随土层深度增加逐渐减小;微塑料类型主要有纤维类(23.34%)、碎片类(26.31%)、薄膜类(38.57%)和颗粒类(11.78%)等4种,且薄膜类在不同土层占比都较高,微塑料颜色包括黑色、透明、绿色、红色、蓝色等,比例分别为24.56%、23.83%、19.34%、16.52%和15.75%,其中0~10 cm土层中微塑料以黑色为主,占比30.25%,在>10~20、>20~30 cm土层中微塑料以透明为主,占比30.15%和29.23%,粒径则随覆膜年限增加而呈逐渐减少趋势,粒径小于1 mm的微塑料居多,随着覆膜年限的增加,微塑料粒径在0~10、>10~20、>20~30 cm土层间的差异逐渐减小,且粒径大小与灌溉类型无显著关系(P>0.05);微塑料样品表面特征粗糙,呈现不规则孔隙,纤维类、薄膜类和碎片类微塑料均具有较多规则微小孔隙,而颗粒类微塑料表面孔隙则不规则且呈凹凸状,土壤中微塑料的多孔特性造成微塑料比表面积增大,进而增加对土壤中其他污染物和微生物的吸附;微塑料的表面孔隙附着有机体和污染物,表面存在稳定的铁氧化物、稀土元素等,并容易形成有机-无机复合污染效应。研究对于明晰微塑料在河套灌区土壤中的分布现状及危害具有重要意义。     

土壤中微塑料的生态效应与生物降解

塑料污染已成为环境污染治理中重要的一部分,其生态效应和防治一直是近几年污染防治的关注点。由于塑料在环境中较难降解,经过环境中风化等物理作用,这些难以降解的塑料最终形成了直径小于5 mm的微塑料。微塑料作为近几年全球重点研究的污染物,其生态效应和降解方法一直备受关注。除了塑料垃圾污染外,一次性塑料产品、地膜等农用材料的使用,也会造成土壤中微塑料的污染。土壤中的微塑料会通过发生横向和纵向迁移扩大污染范围,加大微塑料在土壤中的污染程度,给土壤微塑料治理带来了很大的挑战。本文从土壤环境、土壤微生物、植物体、食物链等方面综述了微塑料的生态效应,总结了近几年微塑料的危害,探讨了微塑料在植物和食物链中的积累,并且对微塑料沿食物链富集的风险进行分析。土壤微塑料的生态效应主要来自三个方面：塑料的主要成分、塑料合成过程中的添加剂、微塑料在环境中吸收挟带的污染物。微塑料能直接改变土壤的理化性质,影响土壤微生物群落的功能和结构多样性,并且会在植物体内积累,影响植物体健康。微塑料可能会通过饮食、饮水和呼吸等方式进入动物体和人体。除了通过沿食物链传递外,土壤微塑料还能通过扬尘的方式扩散到空气中,从而被食物链中不同...     

南淝河中微塑料的分布特征及来源

[目的] 研究流经城市河流中微塑料的污染情况，探索水体微塑料来源，旨在为微塑料污染防控积累基础资料，并为控制和治理提供科学依据。[方法] 于2019年3月份采集安徽省合肥市南淝河水和沉积物样，通过密度浮选、体式显微镜与傅里叶红外光谱仪等研究了微塑料的分布特征及其来源规律。[结果] 南淝河水和沉积物样品中普遍存在发泡、纤维、颗粒和碎片4类的微塑料颗粒，丰度分布规律基本一致，均集中在河流中游、人口密集段，表明河流中微塑料残留受人为影响较大。在水与沉积物中，微塑料粒径分布都表现出随着微塑料粒径增大，含量随之减少的规律；纤维类微塑料占比最大，泡沫类微塑料占比最少，表明其主要来源于人们的日常活动与污水处理厂的排放。按颜色分，彩色与透明比例大，黑色与白色占比较少。水样中碎片类高于颗粒类，沉积物中相反。傅里叶红外光谱仪分析表明，颗粒类和纤维类微塑料为聚乙烯，碎片类为聚丙烯，发泡类为聚苯乙烯。[结论] 微塑料普遍存在河流水体与沉积物中，污染状况处于一个较高水平，主要来源于人们的日常活动与污水处理厂的排放。     

微塑料对土壤-植物系统的生态效应

近年来,塑料污染已经成为全球性环境问题。陆地生态系统中的微塑料污染受到越来越多的重视,尤其是农业生态系统。由于降解性差,微塑料在土壤中的累积可能会对土壤生态系统造成不利影响,并通过食物链等威胁人畜健康。本文介绍了微塑料在土壤环境中的来源、分布和迁移,重点阐述了微塑料对土壤-植物系统的直接和间接生态效应。证据显示微塑料可以直接影响土壤理化性质、微生物与酶活性、土壤动物,影响植物种子萌发、根系对水分和养分的吸收,并可以被植物吸收和转运,对植物产生毒性效应;也可以通过改变土壤性质、与重金属等污染物联合作用等方式对植物产生间接效应。最后还对未来土壤-植物系统中微塑料相关研究进行了展望。以期为了解土壤微塑料的生态效应和潜在风险管控提供理论依据和科学指导。     

微塑料对农田土壤碳转化影响研究进展

近年来,微塑料的生态环境风险受到国内外广泛关注。地膜覆盖、有机肥施用、灌溉和包膜控释肥料使 用等农田管理措施导致微塑料在农田土壤中持续累积。微塑料在土壤中经过物理破碎、化学分解和生物降解等作 用发生迁移和转化,可能影响土壤碳周转,进而影响土壤碳储存和含碳气体排放。因此,通过对国内外有关文献 进行总结和整理,系统地梳理了农田土壤中微塑料的种类和来源,分析了微塑料通过提供碳源影响土壤植物呼吸, 改变酶活性和微生物群落结构,进而直接或间接影响土壤碳排放和碳转化过程,包括以下几个方面:(1)微塑料 是长碳链分子结构,进入农田对土壤有机碳含量和转化及土壤团聚体、孔隙度和含水量等理化属性造成影响; (2)土壤中真菌和细菌对不同类型微塑料的分解和碳周转作用不同;(3)微塑料通过影响植物生长、改变相关功 能基因丰度、酶活性和微生物群落组成进而影响土壤碳转换过程。基于分析微塑料在土壤中的碳转化过程,为评 估微塑料对土壤碳库的影响提供参考。     

土壤微塑料污染研究进展与展望

微塑料污染已成为全世界广泛关注的环境问题之一。近年来,土壤微塑料污染问题格外受到关注。本研究从土壤微塑料污染防治体系构建的角度,综述了微塑料定义、土壤微塑料检测方法、土壤微塑料的赋存分布与主要来源、微塑料对土壤生物的毒性效应以及土壤微塑料污染防治等方面的研究进展,最后根据现有研究基础提出进一步加强土壤微塑料基础问题研究,以及开展土壤微塑料污染防控技术和宏观决策体系研究的具体研究路径展望,为今后土壤微塑料的研究提供思路。     

Bioavailability of As,Cd, Co,Cr, Cu,Hg, Mo,Ni, Pb,Se, and Zn from Biosolids Amended Compost

Appropriate compost standards are being considered in Canada. Five aspects of compost safety and quality are being evaluated; probably the most controversial aspect is the standards for metals in compost. In order to assist in the development of appropriate standards, the authors began an extensive research project in October, 1993 to determine the bioavailability of metals from compost and compost-metal mixtures. Swiss chard was grown in compost-amended soils or compost in a growth room using five treatments of increasing percentages of compost in the media (0, 25 percent, 50 percent, 75 percent, 100 percent compost (v/v)). A Truro loamy sand and a race-track manure-biosolids compost (RTM-biosolids) supplemented with a high metal biosolids were used in a completely randomized design with five replicates. Dry matter yield, metal content in plant tissue, and total metal uptake were evaluated as well as the total and DTPA-extractable metal content in the compost-soil mixes. The results of this and five other experiments conducted by the authors will help determine whether the suggested limits for As, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Hg, Mo, Ni, Pb, Se and Zn in composts are appropriate.     

Variation of N,P, K,Ca, Mg,Mn, Zn,and al in slash pine foliage

Abstract

The seasonal patterns of foliage nutrient concentrations and contents were monitored for two growing seasons in an 11‐year—old Pinus el1iottii stand. In the first growing season after needle initiation, N, P, K, Mg, and Zn concentrations decreased, but this was followed by an increase in the fall and winter months. Another drop in concentration of all elements, except P, occurred in the second growing season. Decreases in total contents indicated that this drop was a result of translocation to other tissues. In contrast to the mobile elements, the concentration and fascicle contents of Ca, Mn, and Al increased with aging of the needles.

Between‐tree variability was least for N, P, and Zn and the N, K, Mg, Mn, and Zn in the current foliage had consistently lower variation than that in the 1‐year‐old foliage. Between‐tree variation for K was lower in the winter than the spring.

For pine foliage, recommended sampling period for N, P, Mg, and Zn is mid to late summer and for the other elements it is late fall to late winter.

There are several sources of variation that influence the level of nutrients in tree foliage. The most important of these, apart from the tree nutrient status, are seasonal fluctuations, variation between trees, and age of needles . Smaller sources of variation are associated with position of the needles within the crown, diurnal changes, year to year variation, and analytical errors^1,2. These variables must be studied in order to develop suitable sampling techniques and in Pinus this has been undertaken for P. banksiana ¹, P. taeda ³, P. strobus ⁴, P. resinosa ⁴, P. sylvestris ⁵, and P. radiata ^6,7. However, foliage sampling has not been studied in detail for slash pine (Pinus elliottii Englem var. elliottii) and earlier studies with other pines have been largely confined to temperate or cool climates.

This study reports the variation in elemental concentrations with season, age of foliage, and between slash pine trees growing in a subtropical climate in Florida.     

Phytotoxicity of cobalt,vanadium, titanium,silver, and chromium

Abstract

The phytotoxicity of five nonessential elements (Co, V, Ti, Ag, Cr) to higher plants was studied in solution culture experiments with bush beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L. C.V. Improved Tendergreen). All, but in varying degrees, tended to concentrate in roots with a decreasing gradient to stems and leaves. Cobalt was one of the more mobile of the five trace metals. Its toxicity was expressed as severe chlorosis; 43 (with 10^‐5 M) and 142 (with 10^‐4 M) μg Co/g dry weight in leaves resulted in severe chlorosis. Vanadium as 10^‐4 M vanadate resulted in smaller plants but not in chlorosis. Leaf, stem, and root V, respectively, were 13, 8, and 881 μg/g dry weight. Titanium was somewhat mobile with considerable yield decrease at 10^‐4 M; leaf, stem, and root Ti concentrations, respectively, were 202, 48, and 2420 μg/g. Symptoms were chlorosis, necrotic spots on leaves, and stunting. Silver was very lethal at 10^‐4 M AgNO₃; at 10^‐5 M yields were greatly decreased, but plants were grown without symptoms. Leaf, stem, and root concentrations of Ag for this treatment, respectively, were 5.8, 5.1, and 1760 μg/g dry weight. Plants grown with 10^‐5 N Cr₂O₇ were decreased in yield by about 25% with or without EDTA (ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid) while the same level of Cr₂(SO₄)₃ was essentially without effect. For the two salts, the leaf, stem, root concentrations for Cr, respectively were 2.2 and 1.3, 0.7 and 0. 7, and 140 and 104 μg/g. Most of the trace metals studied here had interactions in the uptake and/or distribution of other elements.     

Thin layer chromatographic determination of aflatoxins, ochratoxins, sterigmatocystin, zearalenone, citrinin, T-2 toxin, diacetoxyscirpenol, penicillic acid, patulin, and penitrem A.

A general method is described for determining 16 mycotoxins in mixed feeds and other food products used in the manufacture of these feedstuffs. The mycotoxins are extracted and cleaned up by extracting with solvents of different pH. Thin layer chromatography is used to separate the toxins; toxins are then quantitated by the limit detection method. The minimum detectable concentration of mycotoxins in various products is: aflatoxin B1 or G1, 4--5 micrograms/kg; ochratoxin A or ethyl ester A 140--145 micrograms/kg; citrinin 600--750 micrograms/kg; zearalenone, 410--500 micrograms/kg; sterigmatocystin, 140--145 micrograms/kg; diacetoxyscirpenol, 2400--2600 micrograms/kg; T-2 toxin, 800--950 micrograms/kg; patulin, 750--800 micrograms/kg; penitrem A 14,000--14,500 micrograms/kg; penicillic acid 3400--3650 micrograms/kg.     

Organochlorine pesticide residues in different Indian cereals, pulses, spices, vegetables, fruits, milk, butter, Deshi ghee, and edible oils.

A total of 244 samples of cereals (wheat flour, rice, and maize), pulses (arhar, moong, gram, lentil, and black gram), spices (turmeric, chili, coriander, and black pepper), vegetables (potato, onion, spinach, cabbage, brinjal, and tomato), fruits (mango, guava, apple, and grape), milk, butter, Deshi ghee, and edible oils (vegetable, mustard, groundnut, and sesame) collected from different cities of Northern Province (Utter Pradesh) were analyzed by gas liquid chromatography for the presence of organochlorine pesticide residues. Residues of hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH) and 2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl)-1,1,1-trichloroethane (DDT) were detected in about 85% of the total samples of cereals, spices, milk, butter, Deshi ghee, and edible oils analyzed in the present study. However, the residue levels were either very small (less than 0.06 ppm) or not detected at all in pulses, vegetables, and fruits as compared with very high concentrations in wheat flour (4.42 and 0.12 ppm), butter (1.19 and 4.85 ppm), mustard oil (1.26 and 2.42 ppm), Deshi ghee (1.10 and 3.84 ppm), vegetable oil (1.02 and 0.59 ppm), groundnut oil (0.51 and 1.49 ppm), and chili (0.48 and 1.92 ppm). The levels of HCH and DDT residues detected in rice, maize, turmeric, corlander, black pepper, and all the vegetables and fruits were also lower than those found in wheat flour, oil, and fat samples analyzed in the present study. These findings suggest that a restricted and controlled use of such persistent pesticides may be useful for decreasing their contamination levels in different food items.     

Estimation of Reference Values for Cadmium,Cobalt, Chromium,Copper, Nickel,Lead, and Zinc in Brazilian Soils

Abstract

The objectives of this study were 1) to recommend reference values (RVs) and tolerance limits (TLs) for representative Brazilian soils and 2) to propose a model to calculate natural contents of cadmium (Cd), cobalt (Co), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), nickel (Ni), lead (Pb), and zinc (Zn) in a soil from the silt, clay, manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), and cation exchange capacity (CEC) values. A set of 256 soil samples was classified by similarity in seven groups, and the concentrations corresponding to the upper quarter of data collected were then calculated. These concentrations are proposed as RVs for Brazilian soils. Additionally, TLs were obtained for each group from the antilog expression (m+2s), where m=mean value and s=standard deviation of data transformed in log₁₀. The classification functions of discriminant analysis proved to be suitable to allocate new samples in the established groups. Thus, it is possible to evaluate soils under anthropic activity and, by comparison with reference values, to be aware of pollution risks in a given area.     

Caimans,Capybaras, otters,manatees, and man in amazonia

Amazonia, the world's largest tropical rain forest, is often assumed to be a virtually untouched wilderness. The region is often referred to as a demographic void; there is on average only about one person per sq. km. Yet in response to international market forces, the hand of man has penetrated deep into the imposing forests. Since colonial times, wildlife, particularly along rivers, has been exploited on a large-scale basis for commercial purposes. This paper focuses on the effects of the trade on some aquatic animals.     

Evaluation of Decomposition Procedure to Determine Ba,Co, Cr,Cu, Ni,Mn, V,and Zn Total Content in Soil Samples

Different procedures have been proposed to decompose soil samples. Most of them regard determination with fertility aims. In this case, the contents available to the plants are considered. On the other hand, there are procedures to determine total content. The objective of this work was to propose a new decomposition procedure to determine barium (Ba), cobalt (Co), chromium (Cr), copper (Cu), manganese (Mn), nickel (Ni), vanadium (V), and zinc (Zn) total content in tropical soils with high content of oxides and silicate. According to the results, the digestion procedure proposed in this study provided satisfactory results for the contents recovery for the elements Ba, Co, Cr, Cu, Mn, Ni, V, and Zn, above 90%, and the use of inverted aqua regia, hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂), hydrofluoric acid (HF), pre-digestions and agitation was shown as a new alternative for the high silicate content soil sample total digestion, such as the oxisols.     

Total phenolics and antioxidant activities of fenugreek, green tea, black tea, grape seed, ginger, rosemary, gotu kola, and ginkgo extracts, vitamin E, and tert-butylhydroquinone

The total phenolics and antioxidant activities of fenugreek, green tea, black tea, grape seed, ginger, rosemary, gotu kola, and ginkgo extracts, vitamin E, and tert-butylhydroquinone, were determined. Grape seed and green tea were analyzed for their phenolic constituents using high-performance liquid chromatography. The total phenolics of the plant extracts, determined by the Folin-Ciocalteu method, ranged from 24.8 to 92.5 mg of chlorogenic acid equivalent/g dry material. The antioxidant activities of methanolic extracts determined by conjugated diene measurement of methyl linoleate were 3.4-86.3%. The antioxidant activity of the extracts using chicken fat by an oxidative stability instrument (4.6-10.2 h of induction time) followed a similar trend in antioxidant activity as determined by the Folin-Ciocalteu method. Seven phenolics in grape seed and green tea extracts were identified that ranged from 15.38 to 1158.49 and 18.3 to 1087.02 mg/100 g of extract, respectively. Plant extracts such as green tea and grape seed extracts can be used to retard lipid oxidation in a variety of food products.