Investigating the in situ degradation of atrazine in groundwater

This study focused on whether or not atrazine could be degraded by indigenous groundwater bacteria as part of an in situ remediation approach. Groundwater was taken from an unconfined middle upper chalk site where concentrations of atrazine and nitrate were typically in the ranges 0.02-0.2 microg litre-1 and 11.6-25.1 mg NO3-N litre-1 respectively. Sacrificial batch studies were performed using this groundwater spiked with atrazine at a concentration of 10 microg litre-1 in conjunction with a minimal mineral salts liquid (Glu-MMSL) medium which contained glucose as the sole carbon source. Treatments comprised either the Glu-MMSL groundwater cultured bacteria or Pseudomonas sp. strain ADP. Results from sacrificial batches indicated the occurrence of bacterial growth and denitrification as monitored by optical density (absorbance at 600 nm) and NO3-N content. Analysis of atrazine content by solid phase extraction coupled with high-performance liquid chromatography showed no degradation of atrazine over a period of 103 days in either treatment. These results indicated that no acclimatised bacterial community featuring positive degraders to the herbicide atrazine had become established within this chalk aquifer in response to the trace levels encountered.     

海洋沉积物中反硝化细菌的分离及去除硝酸盐氮的模拟试验

本研究从长江口沉积物中筛选分离出了海洋反硝化细菌,模拟了该细菌对不同浓度水平硝酸盐氮的去除效率。研究结果表明,分离出的海洋反硝化细菌能有效去除海水中硝酸盐氮,在硝酸盐氮初始浓度为1mg/L,1d内硝酸盐氮去除率就达到了70%;在100mg/L硝酸盐氮模拟试验中,约在一周内能将90%硝酸盐氮去除。试验证实反硝化细菌的生长与水体中硝酸盐氮浓度有一定的相关关系,一旦生物修复过程完成,反硝化细菌就会大量死亡,水体重新恢复到清澈透明状况。     

Phytoremediation of Vineyard Copper-Contaminated Soil and Copper Mining Waste by a High Potential Bioenergy Crop (Helianthus annus L.)

Phytoremediation is a helpful technique to remediate copper-contaminated areas. The aim of this study was to evaluate sunflower phytoremediation capacity in two vineyard copper-contaminated soils (Inceptisol and Mollisol) and a copper mining waste. Nutrient uptake, copper phytoaccumulation, translocation factor (TF), and bioaccumulation factor (BCF) of sunflower were evaluated after 57 days of growth. Plants grown in both the Mollisol and Inceptisol soils showed high plant height. Fresh biomass was high in the Mollisol in the shoots and roots and also demonstrated the highest values on the tolerance index (TI). The BCF after growth in all three of the copper contaminated soils as Inceptisol, Mollisol, and copper mining waste showed reduction of this index value to 0.19, 0.24, and 0.03, respectively against native soil (Mollisol under natural conditions (4.71). Sunflowers have some important characteristics such as high phytomass production, copper phytoaccumulation, and potential use to biofuel. Thus, sunflower is a potential candidate to phytoremediation of vineyard copper-contaminated soils.     

Remediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-contaminated soils using microbes and nanoparticles: A review

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon(PAH) pollution is a global concern because of their toxicity to environment and ecosystem, which induces adverse effects on plants, animals, and humans. Hydrocarbons are mainly released from natural and anthropogenic activities, such as incomplete fuel combustion, leakages in oil pipelines, and the extensive use of pesticides; PAH contaminants include petroleum hydrocarbons(PHCs), halogenated hydrocarbons, chlorophenols, and pesticides. Bioremediation using microo...     

AM真菌对重金属污染土壤生物修复的应用与机理

土壤重金属污染威胁人类健康和整个生态系统,而高效、低耗、安全的生物修复技术显示出了极大的应用潜力,特别是利用植物-微生物共生体增强生物修复效应的应用。丛枝菌根(Arbuscular Mycorrhizae,AM)真菌是一类广泛分布于土壤生态系统中的有益微生物,能与90%以上的陆生高等植物形成共生体。研究发现,AM真菌能够增强宿主植物对土壤中重金属胁迫的耐受性。当前,利用AM真菌开展重金属污染土壤的生物修复已经引起环境学家和生态学家的广泛关注。基于此,围绕AM真菌在重金属污染土壤生物修复作用中的最新研究进展,从物理性防御体系的形成、对植物生理代谢的调控、生化拮抗物质的产生、基因表达的调控等角度探究AM真菌在重金属污染土壤生物修复中的作用机理,以期为利用AM真菌开展重金属污染的生物修复提供理论依据,并对本领域未来的发展和应用前景进行了展望。     

原位生物技术对城市重污染河道底泥的治理效果

以扬州市典型城市内河河道为例研究了人工曝气、生态砖覆盖、生物填料覆盖、低位植物浮床(简称低位浮床)等原位生态处理技术对河道底泥污染释放及其对上覆水污染负荷贡献的治理效果.研究结果表明:经不同原位生态处理后,1)底泥中氨氮的释放速率下降50.3％-89.64％,平均为59.27％;底泥污染释放对上覆水氨氮负荷贡献量的去除率为36.59％-82.67％,平均为53.33％;2)底泥中总氮的释放速率下降20.96％-88.94％,平均为42.32％;底泥总氮释放对上覆水污染负荷贡献量的污染去除率为38.00％-67.06％,平均为54.96％;3)底泥中总磷的释放速率下降27.49％-91.00％,平均为55.31％;底泥总磷释放对上覆水总磷污染负荷贡献量的去除率为67.14％-98.46％,平均为84.33％;4)底泥中CODMn的释放速率下降11.84％-79.32％,平均为41.16％;底泥上覆水中CODMn的释放速率下降-1.25％--70.74％,平均为29.83％.研究还发现,原位生态处理技术在运行中对底泥污染治理的效果受该技术对底泥的扰动程度的影响,在进行集成应用的时候,对底泥扰动较大的技术应与对底泥扰动较小的技术相间应用,以减少工程技术运行中对底泥扰动造成的污染爆发式释放,达到更好的整体处理效果.     

百菌清降解菌株H4的分离与表征及其修复污染土壤的潜能研究

A chlorothalonil(CTN)-degrading bacterial strain H4 was isolated in this study from a contaminated soil by continuous enrichment culture to identify its characteristics and to investigate its potential for remediation of CTN in contaminated soil. Based on the morphological, physiological and biochemical tests and 16 S r DNA sequence analysis, the strain was identified as Stenotrophomonas sp. After liquid culture for 7 d, 82.2% of CTN was removed by strain H4. The isolate could degrade CTN over a broad range of temperatures and p H values, and the optimum conditions for H4 degradation were p H 7.0 and 30℃. Reintroduction of the bacteria into artificially contaminated soil resulted in substantial removal of CTN( 50%) after incubation for 14 d. Soil samples treated by H4 showed significant increases(P 0.05) in soil dehydrogenase activity, soil polyphenol oxidase activity, average well-color development obtained by the Biolog Eco plate TM assay and Shannon-Weaver index, compared with the control. Strain H4 might be a promising candidate for application in the bioremediation of CTN-contaminated soils.     

环境的PAHs污染及其生物修复技术研究进展

阐述了环境中PAHs的来源、性质和分布,综述了国内外有关生物修复技术 (生物反应器 )治理受PAHs污染环境的应用现状,提出了该技术优先研究的领域     

蚯蚓回避反应在生态毒理研究中的应用进展

从回避反应的原理和试验装置、回避试验应用现状、影响回避反应的因素即化学物质的生物可利用性、土壤类型、蚯蚓种类、实验蚯蚓污染暴露史三方面进行综述,指出蚯蚓回避反应存在的问题、提出完善蚯蚓回避试验标准方法及利用回避试验监测生物修复是今后的重要发展方向。     

环境生物修复中高效基因工程菌的构建策略

通过对环境污染物的生物降解机制及妨碍污染物降解的因素进行分析,提出了几种高效基因工程降解菌的构建策略,包括重组污染物降解基因以优化污染物降解途径、重组污染物摄入相关基因以改善对污染物的生物可利用性和重组环境不利因子抵抗基因以增强其环境适应性等.