Metal binding by humic acids in recent sediments from the SW Iberian coastal area

The concentrations of Cu, Zn, Cr, Ni, Pb, As, Mn and Co were determined by Inductively Coupled Plasma–Mass Spectrometry both in recent sediments from different locations of the Huelva littoral (SW Iberian Peninsula) and in their humic acid (HA) fractions in order to evaluate distribution and binding capacity of those trace elements to HAs. In addition, elemental composition (C, N, S) and δ¹³C values were determined to appraise the sources of organic matter in the area. This study involved the comparison of selected samples taken from different environments including the estuary of the Guadiana River, the main fluvial system of the region, the Tinto and Odiel estuary system and the proximal shelf. Significant positive correlations were found among Cu, Zn, As and Pb in bulk sediments, suggesting a common origin of all of those elements: the mining activities and pyrite deposits located hinterland. On the other hand, results for Cr, Co and Ni pointed to the basic rocks from the low basin of the Guadiana River as their main source. Elemental (C, N) and isotopic (δ¹³C) composition of sediments indicated a significant contribution of autochthonous plankton in coastal shelf sediments, whereas estuarine and riverine sediments showed a major contribution of terrestrial biomass. Geochemical values for their corresponding HAs suggested a greater terrestrial contribution in the sedimentary OM of the coastal shelf sediments than in bulk sediments, which evidenced the influence of coastal currents and sediment fluxes. Humic acids sequester considerable amounts of Cu and Zn contributing to reduce the bioavailability of these contaminants.     

Adsorption kinetics, isotherm, and thermodynamic studies of adsorption of pollutant from aqueous solutions onto humic acid

In the present study,humic acid was used as an adsorbent for the investigation of the adsorption kinetics,isotherms,and thermo-dynamic parameters of hexavalent chromium from aqueous solution at varying pH,temperatures,and concentrations.Adsorption isotherms and equilibrium adsorption capacities were determined by the fittings of the experimental data to three well-known iso-therm models:Langmuir,Freundlich,and Redlich-Peterson.The results showed that the Langmuir and Redlich-Peterson models appear to fit the adsorption better than did the Freundlich adsorption model for the adsorption of chromium onto humic acid.The equilibrium constants were used to calculate thermodynamic parameters such as the change of free energy,enthalpy,and entropy.The derived adsorption constants (logaL) and their temperature dependencies from Langmuir isotherm have been used to calculate the corresponding thermodynamic quantities such as the free energy of adsorption,heat,and entropy of adsorption.The thermo-dynamic data indicate that Cr (VI) adsorption onto humic acid is entropically driven and characterized by physical adsorption.     

软土流变的物质基础及流变机制探索

采用改进的直剪蠕变仪,研究结合水对软土流变性质的影响。在相同试验条件下分别完成了含高岭土、膨润土不同重量百分比2组烘干试样和1组砂土的流变性质测试。测试结果与近期已取得的试验成果对比分析表明,结合水是产生土样流变性质的重要因素;烘干试样的黏滞系数均比与其矿物成分相同的湿土试样的黏滞系数大,砂土试样的黏滞系数比湿黏土的黏滞系数大,即烘干土样与砂土土样流变变形阻力相对湿黏土的大,流变现象相对不明显。在试验基础上,探索了控制软土流变特性的物质基础,提出了“流变物质”概念,“流变物质”与软土的流变性质互相对应,是软土产生流变的主要物质基础,并给出了与其力学性质相适应的流变机制的软土流变特性的物理描述。     

InSAR在云南德钦县一中河泥石流物源汇集及失稳模式中的探究

针对传统方法难以定量描述大尺度泥石流形成机理的问题,提出一种联合SAR卫星影像相位信息和后向散射信息全面识别泥石流发育机制的方法,并使用该方法探究云南省德钦县一中河泥石流物源汇集及失稳模式.通过后向散射系数反演研究区土壤含水量的时空变化趋势,利用升降轨Sentinel-1 A数据获取坡表二维形变.结果表明,研究区土壤含...     

海洋微生物多样性研究进展

海洋微生物多样性是生物多样性的重要组成部分。由于基础研究薄弱,目前对海洋微生物多样性的了解远远落后于陆地微生物,尤其是其研究方法亟待完善和提高。近年来,随着分子生物学技术的迅速发展和计算机的广泛应用,海洋微生物多样性的研究取得了一系列的研究成果。概述了海洋微生物多样性的概念和研究方法及其资源开发利用的研究进展。     

生长素QS在钝顶螺旋藻养殖中的应用

钝段螺旋藻（Ｓｐｉｒｕｌｉｎａ ｐｌａｔｅｎｓｉｓＧｅｉｔｌｅｒ）培养在低浓度ＮａＨＣＯ３（２～５ｇ／ｄｍ＾３）和适量生长素ＱＳ（０．５～５ｍｇ／ｄｍ＾３）中,研究了生长素ＱＳ对钝顶螺旋藻生长、生物量和生化组成的影响,结果表明,在生长素ＱＳ为１ｍｇ／ｄｍ＾３,ＮａＨＣＯ３浓度为５ｇ／ｄｍ＾３时,钝顶螺旋藻的生长最好,生物量、蛋白质及总碳水化合物的含量也与主浓度ＮａＨＣＯ３（８ｇ／ｄｍ＾３）培养条件下的基本相同,说明生物素ＱＳ的加入在一定程度上可降低ＮａＨＣＯ３的使用量,而不影响钝顶螺旋藻生长、生物量和生化组成。因而生长素ＱＳ在钝顶螺旋灌的养殖中可作为ＮａＨＣＯ３部分替代剂,从而达到降低养殖成本的目的。     

沙虫干呈味及功能性成分研究

对沙虫干抽提物成分的组成进行的研究结果表明 :游离氨基酸含量 w为 10 .3% ,占抽提物含氮物质的 77.9%。抽提物组成中 ,呈甘味的 Gly(3.2 % )、Ala(2 .5% )和呈鲜味的 IMP(0 .2 7% )、Glu(0 .2 5% )、琥珀酸 (0 .35% )等成分同沙虫干独特的风味有关 ,Na 、Cl-等无机离子也同其呈味相关。此外 ,牛磺酸含量 w高达 3.2 % ,是富含牛磺酸的一种海洋生物 ;精氨酸的含量 w亦较高 ,为 1.2 %。     

高温对褐藻羊栖菜逆境生理的影响

分别在27℃和32℃高温条件下培养羊栖菜(Sargassum fusiforme), 以在22℃培养条件下生长的羊栖菜作为对照, 在培养的第0、1、3、5和7天分别取气囊样品, 采用植物生理学试验方法探讨高温胁迫对羊栖菜细胞膜损伤、渗透调节和抗氧化保护的影响。结果表明: 1) 高温胁迫导致羊栖菜细胞的相对电导率提高和丙二醛(MDA)质量摩尔浓度增加, 膜系统受到了损伤, 造成体内离子外渗、细胞膜脂发生过氧化; 2) 细胞内积累了可溶性蛋白、可溶性糖和脯氨酸等渗透调节物质并且胁迫组始终高于对照组, 其中可溶性蛋白在胁迫第7天时达到最大值(11.4μg·mg^-1), 而可溶性糖和脯氨酸均呈现先升高后降低的趋势, 分别在高温培养的第3天和第5天时达到最大值; 3) 受到高温胁迫后, 羊栖菜超氧化物歧化酶(SOD)比活性增强, 而过氧化物酶(POD)和过氧化氢酶(CAT)比活性在高温胁迫过程中呈现下降的趋势, 说明羊栖菜主要通过抗氧化酶SOD比活性增强来降低胁迫对藻体带来的伤害。总之, 羊栖菜对高温胁迫比较敏感, 温度越高, 培养时间越长, 羊栖菜受到的伤害越大。     

营口港扩建工程悬浮物对海域环境影响分析

以营口港扩建工程为例,在潮流模拟计算基础上,利用悬浮物扩散模型分析论证了海域施工过程中悬浮物对海域水质及海洋生物的影响。结果表明:施工期对悬浮物影响范围仅局限于港区防波堤范围内,对港区外海域环境影响较小。     

麦饭石对腐殖酸及重金属离子的吸附作用

研究了麦饭石对腐殖酸和重金属离子（Ｈｇ２＋,Ｐｂ２＋,Ｃｕ２＋,Ｚｎ２＋,Ｃｄ２＋）的吸附作用,实验结果表明麦饭石对腐殖酸和重金属离子都具有较好的吸附性能,且腐殖酸的存在有利于麦饭石对重金属离子的吸附。ｐＨ值是影响吸附的重要因素,当ｐＨ值为５．０～６．０时,麦饭石同时吸附腐殖酸和重金属离子的效果最好,麦饭石在吸附腐殖酸和重金属离子的同时能溶出微量元素硒,这对于大骨节病的防治有重要意义。