Determination of low levels of perchlorate in lettuce and spinach using ion chromatography-electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (IC-ESI-MS)

A sample preparation method was developed to quantify environmentally relevant (low micrograms per liter) concentrations of perchlorate (ClO4(-)) in leafy vegetables using IC-ESI-MS. Lettuce and spinach were macerated, centrifuged, and filtered, and the aqueous extracts were rendered water-clear using a one-step solid-phase extraction method. Total time for extraction and sample preparation was 6 h. Ion suppression was demonstrated and was likely due to unknown organics still present in the extract solution after cleanup. However, this interference was readily eliminated using a Cl(18)O4(-) internal standard at 1 microg/L in all standards and samples. Hydroponically grown perchlorate-free butterhead lettuce was spiked to either 10.3 or 37.7 microg/kg of fresh weight (FW), and recoveries were between 91 and 98% and between 93 and 101%, respectively. Five types of lettuce and spinach from a local grocery store were then analyzed; they contained from 0.6 to 6.4 microg/kg of FW. Spike recoveries using the store-bought samples ranged from 89 to 100%. The method detection limit for perchlorate in plant extracts is 40 ng/L, and the corresponding minimum reporting limit is 200 ng/L or 0.8 microg/kg of FW.     

Perchlorate, nitrate, thiocyanate, and iodide levels in chicken feed, water, and eggs from three farms

Perchlorate is an inhibitor of iodide uptake that is found widely in the environment. Given the potential for perchlorate accumulation during egg formation and the widespread consumption of eggs, it is important to examine eggs as a source of exposure to perchlorate and other potential inhibitors of iodide uptake (nitrate and thiocyanate). This study was conducted to determine potential human exposure to perchlorate from eggs produced by chicken flocks consuming differing amounts of perchlorate. The mean concentrations of perchlorate (7.16 ( 1.99 microg/kg of dry weight), nitrate (2820 ( 2100 microg/kg of dry weight), thiocyanate (574 +/- 433 microg/kg of dry weight), and iodide (2980 ( 1490 microg/kg of dry weight) in eggs (n = 180) from 15 chicken houses on 3 U.S. farms were determined. Chickens secreted into eggs an average of 23% of the perchlorate ingested from feed and water. Perchlorate levels in eggs were positively correlated with perchlorate intake (p < 0.001). Increased intake of perchlorate, nitrate, and thiocyanate was associated with decreased iodide levels in eggs, possibly indicating a competitive transport mechanism, such as sodium-iodide symporter. It was estimated that egg consumption contributes minimal perchlorate (approximately 0.040 microg) compared to the average total intake of approximately 10.5 microg for U.S. adults. Additionally, it was found that egg consumption was not associated with increased perchlorate exposure in 2820 individuals from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (p value for the difference of least-squares means, pDiff = 0.225). From these findings it was concluded that, although chickens secrete perchlorate in eggs, eggs do not appear to be a significant source of perchlorate exposure for adults in the United States.     

Perchlorate accumulation in forage and edible vegetation

The accumulation of perchlorate in vegetation is becoming a concern, with increasing numbers of sites reporting the presence of perchlorate in groundwater and surface water. This study investigated potential perchlorate uptake and distribution by a variety of forage and edible crops in both the laboratory and the field. Perchlorate concentrations in soybean leaves grown in the greenhouse were significantly higher than perchlorate concentrations in soybean seeds and pods. Perchlorate concentrations in alfalfa grown in sand were significantly lower than those in alfalfa grown in soil. The concentration of perchlorate in tomato was lower in the fruit than the leaves. Commercially grown wheat and alfalfa samples all contained perchlorate, 0.72-8.6 mg/kg of fresh weight (FW) in the wheat stems, 0.71-4.4 mg/kg of FW in the wheat heads, and 2.9 mg/kg of FW in alfalfa. All field garden samples tested (including cucumber, cantaloupe, and tomato) that were irrigated with perchlorate-tainted water contained perchlorate at various concentrations ranging from 0.040 to 1.65 mg/kg of FW. Bioconcentration factors (BCF), ratios of plant fresh weight concentrations to estimated or measured groundwater concentrations [(microg/kg of FW)/microg/L], were all in the same order of magnitude ranging from 215 +/- 126 for wheat stems to 233 +/- 264 for wheat heads and to 380 +/- 89 for alfalfa. BCF for garden fruit samples were much lower (0.5-20). Results from this study highlight the potential for perchlorate exposure by routes other than drinking water.     

Perchlorate in the feed-dairy continuum of the southwestern United States

Perchlorate has the potential to cause thyroid dysfunction by inhibiting iodide uptake by the sodium iodide symporter. Perchlorate-contaminated waters may lead to human exposure through drinking water and food chain transfer in crops by way of irrigation water. Perchlorate has been found in dairy milk collected nationally and internationally. This study was conducted to evaluate perchlorate in the feed-dairy continuum in the southwestern United States. All feed products collected at dairies in this study had detectable levels of perchlorate as analyzed by ion chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. The calculated total perchlorate intake across dairies ranged from 1.9 to 12.7 mg/cow per day. The variation in total perchlorate intake across dairies was largely associated with variation in forage and silage products. Alfalfa products were the single most important source of perchlorate intake variability among dairies. The estimated perchlorate intake from drinking water ranged from 0.01 mg per cow per day and was generally less than 2% of the total perchlorate intake. The perchlorate content of milk ranged from 0.9 to 10.3 microg/L and was similar to levels reported by the Food and Drug Administration's Total Diet Study. The perchlorate content of milk was significantly related to the presence of perchlorate in feed but the variation of perchlorate in milk could not be explained by feed intake alone.     

Ion chromatographic determination of perchlorate in foods by on-line enrichment and suppressed conductivity detection

Systemic uptake of perchlorate anion, a rocket fuel component and potential thyroid function disruptor, by leafy vegetables and other crops grown in contaminated waters is a public health concern. A column-switching anion-exchange chromatographic method with suppressed conductivity detection, described in this paper, achieved a 3-6 microg/kg method limit of quantitation in analysis of the wet weight edible portion of cantaloupe, carrots, lettuce, and spinach samples with field-incurred perchlorate. A test portion was blended with dilute nitric acid, and the extract was filtered under vacuum. A portion of the measured filtrate was acidified to pH approximately 2 by addition of cation-exchange resin, 4 mL was passed through a graphitized carbon cleanup column, and an aliquot of a collected fraction was pushed through a short precolumn for anion extraction, enrichment, and injection onto the analytical column. Statistical comparison with determination by tandem mass spectrometry-ion chromatography analysis of untreated filtrate revealed that the difference between means was not significant at the 95% confidence level (P value > or = 0.12) for crops tested. In addition, the method was applied to cooked vegetables processed as baby food.     

Carotenoid composition of hydroponic leafy vegetables

Because hydroponic production of vegetables is becoming more common, the carotenoid composition of hydroponic leafy vegetables commercialized in Campinas, Brazil, was determined. All samples were collected and analyzed in winter. Lactucaxanthin was quantified for the first time and was found to have concentrations similar to that of neoxanthin in the four types of lettuce analyzed. Lutein predominated in cress, chicory, and roquette (75.4 +/- 10.2, 57.0 +/- 10.3, and 52.2 +/- 12.6 microg/g, respectively). In the lactucaxanthin-containing lettuces, beta-carotene and lutein were the principal carotenoids (ranging from 9.9 +/- 1.5 to 24.6 +/- 3.1 microg/g and from 10.2 +/- 1.0 to 22.9 +/- 2.6 microg/g, respectively). Comparison of hydroponic and field-produced curly lettuce, taken from neighboring farms, showed that the hydroponic lettuce had significantly lower lutein, beta-carotene, violaxanthin, and neoxanthin contents than the conventionally produced lettuce. Because the hydroponic farm had a polyethylene covering, less exposure to sunlight and lower temperatures may have decreased carotenogenesis.     

减氮条件下生物质炭施用对珠三角地区生菜产量、品质及土壤性质的影响

生物质炭(biochar,BC)施用具有改良土壤、提高作物产量等效应。本文探究了生菜产量、品质和土壤性质等对化肥氮(N)减施和生物质炭施用1年后的响应，以期为珠三角地区露地蔬菜生产中化肥合理减量和生物质炭科学施用提供依据。通过在佛山市三水区开展田间小区试验，观测了常规施氮(N100%)、减氮20%(N80%)、减氮40%(N60%)、减氮40%+生物质炭10 t/hm²(N60%+BC10)和减氮40%+生物质炭20 t/hm²(N60%+BC20)处理下生菜产量、品质、叶片SPAD值及土壤养分等指标的变化。结果表明：(1)较N100%处理，N60%处理生菜产量显著降低13.5%。减氮40%条件下，配施10～20 t/hm²生物质炭可提高生菜产量9.5%～22.7%，与N100%处理产量相当，说明生物质炭施用对生菜产量具有显著提升效果。(2)氮肥减量和生物质炭施用对生菜单株鲜重、直径和水分含量等均无显著影响，而对叶片SPAD值在不同生育期有不同影响。减氮条件下施用生物质炭处理生菜的氮和磷吸收量提高，是其增产机理之一。(3...     

负压灌溉提高紫叶生菜的水分利用效率和根际微生物多样性

【目的】针对目前设施农业中常用的灌溉方式容易造成土表水分蒸发和水肥流失,且不能按照作物所需自动供水供肥的现状,本研究探讨了负压灌溉提高紫叶生菜的产量和品质,以及水分利用效率和土壤微生物群落多样性的机理。【方法】在温室内进行盆栽试验,以紫叶生菜(Lactuca sativa L.)为试验材料,设置3个灌溉处理:常规灌溉、滴灌和负压灌溉。收获后,测定了紫叶生菜的产量,分析了品质(维生素C、可溶性糖、花青素和硝酸盐含量),植株的养分(氮、磷和钾)浓度和吸收量,监测了土壤水分含量动态的变化,计算了水分消耗量和水分利用效率,分析了根际土壤微生物的多样性指数和细菌在门分类上的群落结构组成。【结果】负压灌溉下显著提高紫叶生菜的产量和品质,负压灌溉比常规和滴灌处理的产量分别显著提高了68.1%和29.0%,也提高了维生素C、可溶性糖和花青素的含量,减少了硝酸盐含量。与常规灌溉相比负压灌溉显著提高了紫叶生菜氮、磷、钾的浓度和含量,分别提高13.0%、14.4%、38.4%和90.2%、92.6%、135.5%。紫叶生菜在负压灌溉下耗水量最少,为9900 cm3,比常规和滴灌处理分别减少了23.8%和23.8%;负压下水分利用效率比常规和滴灌分别显著提高了122.2%和70.5%。同时负压灌溉处理下动态的土壤含水量处于10.3%~11.3%之间,变异范围低于常规和滴灌处理9.2%~11.6%。通过高通量测序紫叶生菜根际土壤微生物群落发现,负压灌溉处理下微生物多样性指数最高,表现为OTU、Chao1和Shannon指标的数值显著高于常规和滴灌处理,其数值分别为1808、2437和8.48,分别比常规灌溉处理显著提高了15.2%、15.7%和3.16%。同时也改变了细菌在门分类水平上组成的相对丰度,在负压灌溉处理下比常规和滴灌处理分别提高了放线菌门(Actinobacteria),绿弯菌门(Chloroflexi),疣微菌门(Verrucomicrobia)和浮霉菌门(Planctomycetes)在细菌门分类上的相对丰度。【结论】本试验证明了负压灌溉系统通过土壤水肥平稳供应机制,实现了紫叶生菜高产优质且高效利用水分的目标。因此,负压灌溉系统相比常规和滴灌,显著提高了紫叶生菜的产量和品质、水分利用效率和根际微生物群落的多样性,为设施农业的可持续性发展提供科学依据。     

Efficiency of h+‐atpase activity on cadmium uptake by four cultivars of lettuce

Cadmium (Cd) uptake by lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) was studied in a hydroponic solution study at concentrations approaching the total concentration in contaminated soil solutions. Four cultivars of lettuce were tested (Divina, Reine de Mai, Melina, and J.44). Ten 12‐day old seedlings, pretreated in 0.5 μM CdCl₂ solution, were labelled with carrier free ¹⁰⁹CdCl₂ (from 0.05 μM to 5 μM Cd in nutrient solution) in the presence and absence of metabolic inhibitors, DNP and DCCD. Cadmium taken up by the roots was determined after a 30 min desorption in unlabelled CdCl₂ solution. In the absence of metabolic inhibitors and at 5 μM Cd, root absorbed from 2.5 to 8 mg Cd/g root dry weight. Exchangeable Cd measured after desorption represented less than 1% of the total Cd absorbed by the root. Cadmium absorption in presence of DNP showed that approximately 80% of the Cd enters the cell through an active process. This mechanism seems to be directly associated with H⁺‐ATPase as observed with DCCD inhibition. Varietal differences in shoot Cd uptake were only demonstrated at concentrations below 0.1 μM. Screening lettuce cultivars only by the Cd level in the tissue seems not to be possible for these cultivars except at concentrations close to that in the soil solution. But differences in relative contribution of uptake mechanisms in total Cd absorption were observed. High levels of Cd in roots were correlated with high contri‐ butions from H⁺‐ATPase in the active process of Cd uptake.     

Changes in the flavonoid and phenolic acid contents and antioxidant activity of red leaf lettuce (Lollo Rosso) due to cultivation under plastic films varying in ultraviolet transparency

Red leaf lettuce (Lollo Rosso) was grown under three types of plastic films that varied in transparency to UV radiation (designated as UV block, UV low, and UV window). Flavonoid composition was determined by high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), total phenolics by the Folin-Ciocalteu assay, and antioxidant capacity by the oxygen radical absorbance capacity (ORAC) assay. Exposure to increased levels of UV radiation during cultivation caused the leaves to redden and increased concentrations of total phenols and the main flavonoids, quercetin and cyanidin glycosides, as well as luteolin conjugates and phenolic acids. The total phenol content increased from 1.6 mg of gallic acid equivalents (GAE)/g of fresh weight (FW) for lettuce grown under UV block film to 2.9 and 3.5 mg of GAE/g of FW for lettuce grown under the UV low and UV window films. The antioxidant activity was also higher in lettuce exposed to higher levels of UV radiation with ORAC values of 25.4 and 55.1 micromol of Trolox equivalents/g of FW for lettuce grown under the UV block and UV window films, respectively. The content of phenolic acids, quantified as caffeic acid, was also different, ranging from 6.2 to 11.1 micromol/g of FW for lettuce cultivated under the lowest and highest UV exposure plastic films, respectively. Higher concentrations of the flavonoid glycosides were observed with increased exposure to UV radiation, as demonstrated by the concentrations of aglycones after hydrolysis, which were cyanidin (ranging from 165 to 793 microg/g), quercetin (ranging from 196 to 880 microg/g), and luteolin (ranging from 19 to 152 microg/g). The results demonstrate the potential of the use of UV-transparent plastic as a means of increasing beneficial flavonoid content of red leaf lettuce when the crop is grown in polytunnels.     

Comparison of phosphorus availability with application of sewage sludge,sludge compost,and manure compost

Abstract

The objectives were to determine if phosphorus (P) from different organic wastes differs in availability to crops. Four materials: digested, dewatered sewage sludge (DSS); irradiated sewage sludge (DISS); irradiated and composted sewage sludge (DICSS); and composted livestock manure (CLM) were applied for two years at five rates (0, 10, 20, 30, 40 Mg#lbha^‐1#lbyr^‐1) with four replicates. Uptake of P was measured in lettuce [Lactuca saliva L. (cv. Grand Rapids)], bean [Phaseolus vulgaris L. (cv. Tender Green)], and petunia [Petunia hybrida Vilm. (cv. Superior Red)] in 1990, and in consecutively harvested two cuts of lettuce in 1991. Percentage of total P that was extractable by 0.5M sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO₃) in CLM (30–70%) was much higher than in DSS, DISS, and DICSS (0.8–5.6%). Phosphorus uptake by crops harvested in an early stage of growth, lettuce in 1990 and first cut lettuce in 1991, and the extractable soil P linearly increased with total P applied. The lack of response in P uptake with bean pod and petunia in 1990, and the second cut lettuce in 1991, was possibly due to their advanced stage of maturity. Much larger amounts of P were applied with DSS, DISS, and DICSS than with CLM, while P uptake and extractable soil P did not increase compared to that in the treatment that received no P. The low availability of P in sludge was likely caused by iron (Fe) and aluminum (Al) which precipitated P. Sludge irradiation and/or composting had no significant effect on P availability.     

不同铵硝配比营养液对典型生菜硝酸盐吸收动力学的影响

利用100%NO3--N、10%NH4+-N+90%NO3--N、10%NH4+-N+100%NO3--N营养液来研究生菜吸收NO3-的动力学特征。结果表明,生菜吸收NO3-的速率随着营养液中NO3-浓度的增加而增加,增加的幅度随着营养液中NO3-浓度的增加而减少。NH4+-N的存在对生菜吸收NO3-有明显抑制作用。与100%NO3--N处理相比,生菜在10%NH4+-N+90%NO3--N1、0%NH4+-N+100%NO3--N处理中吸收NO3-的速率和Vmax有明显下降,Km有少量增加,但差异不显著。申选1号在有NO3--N的营养液中吸收NO3-的速率均大于耐热耐抽苔生菜,且随着营养液中NO3-浓度的增加,两者的差距逐渐加大。在NH4+-N的存在情况下,耐热耐抽苔生菜Vmax下降的程度大于申选1号,而Km增加的程度小于申选1号。     

Effect of methyl jasmonate on phenolic compounds and carotenoids of romaine lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.)

The effect of exogenous methyl jasmonate (MeJA) on antioxidative compounds of romaine lettuce ( Lactuca sativa L.) was investigated. Lettuces were treated with various MeJA solutions (0, 0.05, 0.1, 0.25, and 0.5 mM) before harvest. Total phenolic compounds content and antioxidant capacity of romaine lettuce significantly increased after MeJA treatments (0.1, 0.25, and 0.5 mM). The total content of phenolic compounds of the romaine lettuce treated with 0.5 mM MeJA (31.6 microg of gallic acid equivalents/mg of dry weight) was 35% higher than that of the control. The increase in phenolic compound content was attributed to a caffeic acid derivative and an unknown phenolic compound, which also contributed to increased antioxidant capacity. The induction of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL) activity by the MeJA treatment indicated that phenolic compounds were altered due to the activation of the phenylpropandoid pathway. Total content of carotenoids, including lutein and beta-carotene, of the MeJA-treated lettuce did not change after 8 days of treatment, whereas the content of the control without MeJA decreased after 8 days. This research indicated that preharvest application of MeJA could increase the nutritional value of romaine lettuce under determined conditions discussed in this work.     

Uptake of Uranium by Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) in Natural Uranium Contaminated Soils in Order to Assess Chemical Risk for Consumers

Uranium mining activity in Cunha Baixa (Portugal) village has left a legacy of polluted soils and irrigation water. A controlled field experiment was conducted with lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) in an agricultural area nearby the abandoned mine in order to evaluate uranium uptake and distribution in roots and leaves as well as ascertain levels of uranium intake by the local inhabitants from plant consuming. Two soils with different average uranium content (38 and 106 mg/kg) were irrigated with non-contaminated and uranium contaminated water (<20 and >100 μg/l). A non-contaminated soil irrigated with local tap water (<1 μg/l uranium) was also used as a control. Uranium in lettuce tissues was positively correlated with soil uranium content, but non-significant differences were obtained from contaminated soils irrigated with different water quality. Uranium in plants (dry weight) growing in contaminated soils ranged from 0.95 to 6 mg/kg in roots and 0.32 to 2.6 mg/kg in leaves. Lettuce bioconcentration is more related to available uranium species in water than to its uranium concentration. Translocated uranium to lettuce leaves corresponds to 30% of the uranium uptake whatever the soil or irrigation water quality. A maximum uranium daily intake of 0.06 to 0.12 μg/kg bodyweight day was estimated for an adult assuming 30 to 60 g/day of lettuce is consumed. Although this value accounts for only 10% to 20% of the recommended Tolerable Daily Intake for ingested uranium, it still provides an additional source of the element in the local inhabitants’ diet.     

Multiresidue HPLC methods for phenyl urea herbicides in water

High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) methods for the determination of phenyl urea herbicides in water are described. The target compounds include chlortoluron, diuron, fluometuron, isoproturon, linuron, metobromuron, metoxuron, monuron, neburon, and siduron. Water was subjected to solid phase extraction (SPE) using either automated SPE with 47 mm C(18) Empore disks or on-line precolumn concentration. Herbicides were separated on a C(18) reversed phase column with an acetonitile-water gradient and were detected with either a diode array detector (DAD) or a postcolumn photolysis and derivatization (PPD) detector system. Photolysis converted the phenyl ureas to monoalkylamines that were derivatized to fluorescent isoindoles by reaction with o-phthalaldehyde and 2-mercaptoethanol. The DAD monitoring at 245 nm was linear over three decades with instrument detection limits of approximately 0.01 mg/L. SPE efficiency was between 48 and 70% in laboratory reagent water, but use of the internal standard quantitation method improved accuracy. High total dissolved solids and total organic carbon values in surface water improved recoveries relative to laboratory reagent water for all of the phenyl ureas. In Colorado River water spiked at 1 or 50 microg/L, mean recoveries ranged from 74 to 104%. Method detection limits (MDLs) ranged from 4 to 40 ng/L (parts per trillion) with the DAD instrument. PPD detection was highly specific but resulted in a slight loss in chromatographic efficiency and average MDLs approximately 5 times higher using a single set of detection conditions. The study indicates that methods based on SPE followed by HPLC with diode array or PPD detection have practical utility for trace analysis of phenyl ureas in drinking water or surface waters.     

有机物料及其用量对生菜生长与Pb含量的影响

为了降低叶菜中重金属Pb的含量,选择有机肥、猪粪、牛粪、鸡粪和花生麸5种有机物料为材料,分别以0.5%、1%、2%、4%4个水平的用量施入重金属污染土壤,通过种植3茬生菜（Lactuca sativa L.）的盆栽试验研究有机物料对重金属污染土壤上生菜生长及其Pb含量的影响。结果表明,与对照相比,有机物料利于生菜生长,有提高生菜生物量的趋势;大部分有机物料处理没有显著影响生菜地上部分的Pb含量;5种有机物料中,仅牛粪有提高生菜地上部Pb含量的趋势;生菜Pb含量平均值高低的顺序为牛粪〉鸡粪〉花生麸〉有机肥〉猪粪,但不同有机物料之间没有显著差异。与对照相比,大部分处理没有显著影响土壤的DTPA-Pb含量,初步揭示了供试有机物料没有显著影响生菜地上部Pb含量的原因。     

Genetic composition of contemporary proprietary U.S. lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) cultivars

Pedigree history of 146 lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) cultivars registered in the U.S. by Plant Variety Protection and/or utility patent of the era from 2000 through 2010 facilitates determination of coefficient of parentage among these cultivars, identification of ancestral parental lines, and their genetic contribution. Principal ancestors of leaf lettuce developed in this era are the cultivars ‘Malibu’, ‘Waldmann’s Green’, and ‘Salad Bowl’ contributing 6.4, 6.1, and 3.5% of the genes, respectively. The cultivars ‘Parris Island Cos’ and ‘Tall Guzmaine’ are major ancestors of romaine lettuce, contributing 25.9 and 23.4% of the genes, respectively. Three crisphead lettuce ancestors identified are the cultivars ‘Vanguard’, ‘Salinas’, and ‘Calmar’, the former two descend from interspecific crosses of L. sativa with Lactuca virosa L. and Lactuca serriola L. Among these three, ‘Vanguard’ is the major ancestor contributing 23.8% of the genes to crisphead lettuce. The crisphead cultivar ‘Salinas’ was frequently crossed with romaine lettuce types and the romaine parental cultivar ‘Parris Island Cos’ was crossed with leaf types contributing to romaine and leaf lettuce genetic diversity, respectively. Genetic similarity was less within leaf cultivars (coefficient of parentage = 0.02) than found within romaine (0.15) and crisphead (0.13) cultivars registered in the U.S. during this era.     

密云水库流域地下水硝态氮的分布及其影响因素

2008年11月至12月,采集了密云水库流域305个井的地下水样品,分析了其硝态氮含量。结果表明,密云水库流域地下水的硝态氮含量的平均值、超标率(10 mg L-1≤NO3--N<20 mg L-1)和严重超标率(NO3--N≥20 mg L-1)分别为6.81 mg L-1、13.77%和2.30%。其中村庄和菜地的地下水硝酸盐污染最为严重,35个村庄井和13个菜地井的地下水硝态氮含量的平均值分别为9.52 mg L-1和9.55 mg L-1,已接近WHO饮用水硝态氮含量10 mg L-1的限定标准,超标率分别为20%和15.38%,严重超标率分别为8.57%和7.69%。219个粮田井水的硝态氮水平位居中间,其硝态氮含量的平均值、超标率和严重超标率分别为6.59mg L-1、14.61%和1.37%。10个林地井的地下水硝态氮含量是最低的,其平均值为2.66 mg L-1,无超标现象。潮河流域农田地下水的硝酸盐污染比白河流域严重。潮河流域农田(124个井)的地下水硝态氮含量的平均值、超标率和严重超标率分别为8.42 mg L-1、21.77%和3.23%,而白河流域(122个井)则分别为5.03mg L-1、6.56%和0,即无严重超标现象。密云水库流域农田地下水的硝态氮含量呈现出上游低而下游高的趋势。玉米田地下水硝态氮含量在接近河道的地方有所降低,与地下水水位呈负相关,与化肥氮的施用量呈正相关,当地下水位小于7m时或当一年的化肥氮的施用量超过200 kg hm-2,存在地下水硝态氮含量超标的潜在危险。     

太湖和滇池流域保护地蔬菜氮肥去向研究

为了研究化肥氮在保护地土壤-蔬菜系统中的当季利用与损失,在浙江嘉兴和云南昆明15个点位上进行15N田间微区试验。结果表明,保护地莴苣化肥氮当季利用率为8.32%~14.52%,保护地西芹化肥氮当季利用率为6.34%~13.85%,保护地结球生菜化肥氮当季利用率为11.34%。相同土壤、同一种类蔬菜保护地种植中,随着保护地种植年限的增加,蔬菜对化肥氮当季利用率显著降低。莴苣和西芹吸收化肥氮和土壤氮的比例在不同种植年限保护地土壤上差异不显著。当季蔬菜收获后,0～20 cm土层15N丰度和化肥氮残留量显著高于20 cm以下各土层。在保护地莴苣种植系统中,施入土壤中的化肥氮有18.98%～42.5%损失。在保护地西芹种植系统中,有11.7%~18.9%损失。在保护地生菜种植系统中,施入土壤中的化肥氮有16.0%损失。     

Fluorine and copper accumulation in lettuce grown on fluoride and copper contaminated soils

ABSTRACT

Presence of copper (Cu) and fluorine (F) in soils pose a risk of food web contamination when crops are grown on such soils. Greenhouse experiments involving 34 soil samples were carried out to explore the uptake of F and Cu by lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.). Each soil sample was divided into two parts. One set was irrigated with tap-water and another set was irrigated with F-contaminated water. Lettuce plants were grown for 60 days then harvested. Data were analyzed using stepwise regression analysis, t- or F-tests. Soils contained elevated concentrations of F and low to high concentrations of Cu. Soluble fractions of F were higher than reported values from other studies. It was observed that the soluble F or Cu contents in F-contaminated irrigated soils were significantly higher than the F or Cu contents in tap-water irrigated soils. Concentrations of F in lettuce were higher than normal F concentrations in plants. Soil EC was negatively related with the concentration of Cu in lettuce. A negative relationship occurred between the concentrations of F and Cu in the lettuce plants, signifying that the two pollutants have antagonistic relationships. The lettuce irrigated with F^? contaminated water, accumulated higher concentrations of F than the lettuce irrigated with tap water, indicating that the F-contaminated water irrigated lettuce was more contaminated than the tap-water irrigated lettuce.