生物炭及其复合材料的制备与应用研究进展

生物炭含碳量高,具有较大的孔隙度和比表面积,是天然的吸附材料,其吸附性能高、成本低廉,具有改良土壤、增加碳汇、修复环境污染等功能,被广泛应用于农业、生态修复和环境保护领域。近年来,越来越多的学者开始研究生物炭复合材料的制备,将生物炭与其他材料组合,利用物理、化学方法合成具有新性能、新结构的材料,提高吸附材料的性能。通过综述生物炭及其复合材料的制备、表征方法以及其在污染治理方面的应用,阐述了生物炭及其复合材料对水体和土壤中污染物的修复机制,在此基础上提出了将来研究高效生物炭吸附材料的重点和方向,以期为生物炭的大规模应用提供参考。     

蚯蚓蓄积疏水性有机污染物的过程及预测模型

简述了蚯蚓蓄积疏水性有机污染物(HOC)的过程和影响因素,并介绍了几种预测蚯蚓蓄积疏水性有机污染物的模型,包括经验模型、速率模型、平衡分配模型、机制模型和逸度模型。一般地,蚯蚓蓄积疏水性有机污染物的途径包括经口和经皮两条,主要方式是简单扩散,其中对于大多数疏水性有机污染物,经皮途径占主导地位,然而随着疏水性的提高(logK ow5),经口途径贡献增大,尤其是在有机质含量高的土壤中。不同的蓄积预测模型除速率模型外均是基于三个假设:(1)疏水性有机污染物,主要是持久性有机污染物,在土壤-蚯蚓系统间的基本行为是土壤固液之间和蚯蚓生物相之间的分配平衡过程;(2)蚯蚓的脂肪相是此类污染物的主要蓄积库;(3)污染物在蚯蚓体内不存在或者存在可忽略的代谢和生物转化过程。最后提出未来的研究应该重视疏水性有机污染物在蚯蚓体的内部行为如分布,以更好地了解蚯蚓毒理上的相关信息。     

焦化厂周围农业土壤中芳烃类物质的污染状况

通过实地采样 ,分析了炼焦地区的环境空气质量,同时用气相色谱法分析了焦化厂周围农业土壤中的多环芳烃类污染物的含量。结果表明:①焦炭生产地区TSP、SO2 和BaP日均最大值超过GB3095 -1996二级标准值的10、2.5和11.1倍。②焦化厂周围农业土壤受焦化厂气质污染物排放的影响 ,土壤中苯系物含量较高 ,其中苯的含量为6.148～11.96mg/kg,甲苯含量为1.56～5.238mg/kg,二甲苯含量为7.118～9.688mg/kg。焦化厂厂区植物叶片覆盖物中苯系物含量最高 ,含苯36.8mg/kg,甲苯10.22mg/kg ,二甲苯41.43mg/kg。     

根系分泌物及其对土壤污染物的作用

根系作为植物和土壤的重要界面,是强大的分泌器官。根系分泌物组成和含量的变化是植物响应环境胁迫最直接、最明显的反应,这对实现污染根际的生物修复及植物受毒害症状的减轻和恢复均具有积极的意义。就根系分泌物对土壤中主要污染物的作用在近年来的研究进展进行了简要评述,并指出其存在问题以及今后的研究方向。     

农药和重金属复合污染物对大型溞的毒性效应

农药和重金属作为水环境中两类常见的污染物,其复合污染已经对水体生态和人类生存环境构成严重威胁。作者研究了3种常用农药（毒死蜱、三唑磷、氟虫腈）及2种常见重金属（铅、镉）对大型溞的急性毒性,同时采用五因素五水平二次通用旋转组合设计方案,研究了复合污染物体系对大型溞的联合毒性效应。结果表明:毒死蜱、三唑磷、氟虫腈、铅离子和镉离子对大型溞的48 h-EC50值分别为6.30、7.27、2.17、454.97和1 175.74 μg/L;5种污染物对大型溞的毒性效应贡献值依次为镉离子 > 三唑磷 > 氟虫腈 > 毒死蜱 > 铅离子;复合污染物对大型溞的毒性呈现出一定的相加效应;当水中毒死蜱质量浓度为0.81 μg/L、三唑磷为17.22 μg/L、氟虫腈为5.65 μg/L、铅离子为83.75 μg/L、镉离子为3 793.15 μg/L时,复合污染物毒性的理论协同效应最大。研究结果可为复合污染物风险评估提供参考。     

水分非饱和条件下土壤矿物界面有毒有机物转化机制研究进展

土壤矿物作为土壤重要活性组分，可驱动土壤有毒有机物化学转化，降低污染风险。以往土壤矿物与有毒有机物界面行为研究主要集中于水环境或矿物悬浊液体系，然而实际环境中土壤及其矿物常处于干燥、湿润等水分非饱和状态。近年来，水分非饱和条件下土壤矿物界面有毒有机物转化及机制已成为研究热点，相关研究获得一系列新发现。低含水量铁锰矿物、黏土矿物和金属离子饱和黏土矿物能驱动多环芳烃、抗生素等疏水性有毒有机物化学转化。水分非饱和环境会减弱矿物界面水分子与有毒有机物竞争活性位点，并使矿物发生脱水、向高活性结构转变。此外，土壤矿物水分状态也会影响有毒有机物转化产物，水分非饱和环境更有利于持久性自由基和卤代二噁英等中间产物的形成和稳定。以往研究认为，电子转移反应是土壤矿物界面有毒有机物转化机制，随着检测技术与理论计算的发展，自由基催化和水解作用机制逐渐被发现，相关机制研究精准至矿物晶型和晶面层面。虽然水分非饱和条件下土壤矿物界面有毒有机物转化及机制已逐渐清晰，但其研究广度和深度有待进一步拓宽和加深。建议未来在实际水分非饱和土壤和矿物中开展有毒有机物转化研究，深入探究还原转化过程，研发原位反应装置及检测方法，尝试从微纳米尺度和分子水平解析有毒有机物在矿物界面转化机制。     

人工湿地对矿业污染物净化效果评价与分析

为了研究石佛寺人工湿地对矿业活动所产生的矿业污染物是否具有净化效果,采用模糊模式识别评价法,选取由矿业活动所产生的5个主要污染物作为评价因子,建立了模糊模式识别水质综合评价模型,对石佛寺人工湿地2014年汛期和非汛期进口、中间和出口水质进行评价。分析了各断面水质级别及其特征值的变化情况,结果表明,石佛寺人工湿地对矿业活动所产生的污染具有明显的净化效果,且汛期好于非汛期。该方法能全面客观地反映水质现状及水污染的变化情况。     

Soil carbon content and relative abundance of high affinity H2-oxidizing bacteria predict atmospheric H2 soil uptake activity better than soil microbial community composition

Soil–atmosphere exchange of H₂ is controlled by gas diffusion and the microbial production and oxidation activities in soil. Among these parameters, the H₂ oxidation activity catalyzed by soil microorganisms harboring high affinity hydrogenase is the most difficult variable to parameterize because it is influenced by many unknown edaphic factors that shape microbial community structure and function. Here we seek to formulate a model combining microbiological and physicochemical variables to predict the H₂ oxidation rate (u) in soil. Soil sample replicates collected from a grassland and three forests exhibited different H₂ oxidation potentials. We examined the microbial community structure based on ribotyping analysis, the relative abundance of high affinity H₂-oxidizing bacteria (HOB) estimated by qPCR and soil physicochemical characteristics as predictors for u. A single linear regression parameterized by total carbon content and a multiple linear regression using total carbon content and HOB relative abundance in soil explained 66 and 92% of the variance in u, respectively. Microbial community composition based on 16S rRNA gene pyrosequencing profiles was not a reliable predictor for u. Indeed, we found that HOB are members of the rare biosphere, comprising less than 1% of total bacteria as estimated by qPCR. We confirmed this relationship of u with total carbon content and HOB by an independent soil survey of 14 samples collected from maize monocultures, grasslands, deciduous forests and larch plantations. Observations made from both soil surveys thus were combined to build a predictive model for u parameterized with total carbon content and HOB relative abundance. Our results show that molecular biogeochemistry is a potential approach to improve performance of classical H₂ surface flux models which estimate u empirically without considering variation in HOB distribution and activity in soil.     

Synergistic antibiotic activity of volatile compounds from the essential oil of Lippia sidoides and thymol

Lippia sidoides Cham. (Verbenaceae) is used in the folk medicine as topical antiseptic in skin and mucous membranes and its therapeutic effect is attributed to the thymol presence. The objective of this work was to verify the chemical composition and antibiotic modifying activity of the essential oil extracted from the leaves of L. sidoides and its major component thymol. The essential oil was obtained by hydrodistillation and analyzed by GC/MS. The synergistic activity was evaluated using gaseous contact method. The essential oil was obtained (yield of 1.06%) and the GC/MS analysis identified the main constituents: thymol (84.9%) and p-cymene (5.33%). The antibiotic modifying activity was verified using the minimal inhibitory dose method and gaseous contact. It verified the interference of essential oil and thymol against all tested aminoglycosides. There were no statistical differences between the activity of the essential oil and thymol against Pseudomonas aeruginosa, indicating this to be the responsible composition for such activity. However, the oil was shown more effective when compared to the thymol against Staphylococcus aureus. The essential oil of L. sidoides and its major component thymol influence the activity of aminoglycosides and may be used as adjuvant in antibiotic therapy against respiratory tract bacterial pathogens.