On the basis of an analysis of historic worldwide emissions and removal mechanisms for carbon tetrachloride, a possible precursor for stratospheric ozone destruction, it has been demonstrated that the present atmospheric loading and distribution of carbon tetrachloride is primarily attributable to man-made emissions and no natural sources need be invoked to explain its presence in the atmosphere. 相似文献
SALTMOD is a simulation model whichpredicts root zone soil salinity, drainagewater quality and water table depth inagricultural land under differentgeo-hydrological conditions and varyingwater management scenarios. The model wasapplied to the data from coastal AndhraPradesh of India where subsurface drainagesystem is laid out at several drainspacings at the experimental site. Fielddata for 1999, 2000 and 2001 were collectedfrom 35 and 55 m drain spacing plots forSALTMOD application. Modelling was doneconsidering two simulation approaches. Thefirst approach (Simulation-I) used the sameinitial values for the entire simulationperiod. In the second approach(Simulation-II), the computations wereperformed year-by-year, giving each yearthe current input values obtained from thesimulation results of the previous year.Results of these two approaches weredifferent from each other. Simulation-IIgave better predictions than that ofSimulation-I in terms of closeness to theobserved values. Simulation results ofsoil salinity in the root zone, drainagewater quality and quantity and depth towater table revealed that the salinity ofroot zone was predicted more accuratelythan that of drainage water quality anddepth to water table. Also throughsimulation, it was found that the salinityof drainage water was relativelyindependent of the root zone soil salinity. Model application study suggests thatSALTMOD can be used with confidence toevaluate various drain spacings of asubsurface drainage system and facilitatereasonable prediction of the reclamationperiod. 相似文献
Afforestation and reforestation of pastures are key land-use changes in New Zealand that help sequester carbon (C) to offset its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions under the Kyoto Protocol. However, relatively little attention has been given so far to associated changes in trace gas fluxes. Here, we measure methane (CH4) fluxes and CO2 production, as well as microbial C, nitrogen (N) and mineral-N, in intact, gradually dried (ca. 2 months at 20 °C) cores of a volcanic soil and a heavier textured, non-volcanic soil collected within plantations of Pinus radiata D. Don (pine) and adjacent permanent pastures. CH4 fluxes and CO2 production were also measured in cores of another volcanic soil under reverting shrubland (mainly Kunzea var. ericoides (A. Rich) J. Thompson) and an adjacent pasture. CH4 uptake in the pine and shrubland cores of the volcanic soils at field capacity averaged about 35 and 14 μg CH4-C m−2 h−1, respectively, and was significantly higher than in the pasture cores (about 21 and 6 μg CH4-C m−2 h−1, respectively). In the non-volcanic soil, however, CH4-C uptake was similar in most cores of the pine and pasture soils, averaging about 7-9 μg m−2 h−1, except in very wet samples. In contrast, rates of CO2 production and microbial C and N concentrations were significantly lower under pine than under pasture. In the air-dry cores, microbial C and N had declined in the volcanic soil, but not in the non-volcanic soil; ammonium-N, and especially nitrate-N, had increased significantly in all samples. CH4 uptake was, with few exceptions, not significantly influenced by initial concentrations of ammonium-N or nitrate-N, nor by their changes on air-drying. A combination of phospholipid fatty acid (PLFA) and stable isotope probing (SIP) analyses of only the pine and pasture soils showed that different methanotrophic communities were probably active in soils under the different vegetations. The C18 PLFAs (type II methanotrophs) predominated under pine and C16 PLFAs (type I methanotrophs) predominated under pasture. Overall, vegetation, soil texture, and water-filled pore space influenced CH4-C uptake more than did soil mineral-N concentrations. 相似文献
The ability of fly ash to remove fluoride from water and wastewaters has been studied at different concentrations, times, temperatures and pH of the solution. The rate constants of adsorption, intraparticle transport, mass transfer coefficients and thermodynamic parameters have been calculated at 30, 40, and 50 °C. The empirical model has been tested at various concentration for the present system. The removal of fluoride is favorable at low concentration, high temperature and acidic pH.
Three hundred and forty five accessions of pea of diverse origin, height, leaf types and disease reaction were screened for
rust disease severity and area under disease progress curve (AUDPC). The frequency of slow rusting types in the tall, dwarf,
early and late groups appeared comparable. Of the 345 accessions, forty-four genotypes were evaluated for disease intensity,
which was converted into AUDPC, number of pustules/leaf and pustule size. Wide range of variation was found for these traits.
The slow rusting attribute of 16 genotypes was further confirmed by testing these under unprotected (inoculated) and protected
(fungicidal spray) conditions for two successive years for disease intensity by assessing the AUDPC, seed yield/plot, and
100-seed weight. The fast rusting genotypes exhibited lower AUDPC, accompanied with increased seed yield and seed weight when
grown under the protected condition, as compared to those raised under the unprotected condition. The genotypes Pant P 11,
FC 1, HUDP 16, JPBB 3 and HUP 14 appeared as slow rusting genotypes. 相似文献
Abstract. The effects of rice-straw management (incorporation, burning or removal) on soil organic carbon content and physical and hydraulic properties were determined after five years of rice–wheat cropping in a sandy loam soil in northwest India. Soil organic carbon content was greater with straw incorporation and straw burning than with straw removal, and aggregation status, total porosity, pore-size distribution, bulk density, dispersion ratio and soil strength were correspondingly improved. The treatment effects were confined mainly to the 0–5 cm depth. Water retention was less with straw burning than straw removal, owing to increased water repellency of the soil surfaces. Cumulative infiltration and its rate after five hours were greater with straw incorporation than straw burning or removal. Air entry values were unaffected by straw management; however, the values were greater after rice harvest than after wheat harvest. 相似文献
In the present study, attenuation of isoproturon (IPU) toxicity by salicylic acid (SA) was observed. Seven-day-old seedlings of pea (Pisum sativum L. cv. Azad P-1) were treated with 10 mM IPU. IPU influenced physiological and biochemical parameters. IPU significantly inhibited growth variables like shoot and root height, fresh and dry biomass of the pea. The contents of carotenoids, chlorophylls, protein and activity of nitrate reductase were inhibited significantly. IPU enhanced the accumulation of H2O2, ion leakage and lipid peroxidation due to induction of oxidative stress in pea. The activities of antioxidant enzymes, namely superoxide dismutase, catalase and ascorbate peroxidase increased while the activities of guaiacol peroxidase decreased. However, exogenous SA regulated the toxic effects of IPU. The indices of oxidative stress appeared to be alleviated by SA. Pigment content and activities of enzymes increased approximately up to the level of control. IPU caused non-target phytotoxicity to P. sativum. The natural growth regulator/allelochemical has potential to overcome the adverse effects caused by IPU.
Sorption, persistence and transport of herbicides in soils depend on the relative saturation of soils with cations from various soil amendments. Current research was conducted to study the effect of preequilibration of a Candler fine sand (Hyperthermic uncoated typic Quartzipsamments; 0–30 cm depth) with AlCl3, CaCl2, CuCl2, FeCl3, or KCl salt solutions on sorption in bromacil, simazine, norflurazon, and diuron herbicides commonly used in Florida citrus groves. Preequilibration of the soil with either FeCl3, or AlCl3 significantly decreased the sorption and therefore increased internal leaching potential, of all four herbicides as compared to their sorption in untreated soil. This decrease in sorption was much greater for bromacil and simazine (24 to 35%) than for norflurazon and diuron (7 to 8%). The desorption of bromacil and diuron in 1M NH4OAc was also significantly lower in soils preequilibrated with FeCl3 or AlCl3 than the untreated soil. However, the reverse was true in the case of simazine and norflurazon. Preequilibration of the soil with CuCl2, KCl, and CaCl2 resulted in a significant decrease in sorption of norflurazon, diuron, and simazine but did not affect bromacil sorption. Accordingly, the species of adsorbed cation had varying effects on the sorption/desorption of each of the herbicides and varied their leaching potential. 相似文献