| 1 | Arsenate biotransformation by Microcystis aeruginosa under different nitrogen and phosphorus levels显示文摘The arsenate(As(V)) biotransformation by Microcystis aeruginosa in a medium with different concentrations of nitrogen(N) and phosphorus(P) has been studied under laboratory conditions. When 15 μg/L As(V) was added, N and P in the medium showed effective regulation on arsenic(As) metabolism in M. aeruginosa, resulting in significant differences in the algal growth among different N and P treatments. Under 0.2 mg/L P treatment, increases in N concentration(4–20 mg/L) significantly stimulated the cell growth and therefore indirectly enhanced the production of dimethylarsinic acid(DMA), the main As metabolite, accounting for 71%–79% of the total As in the medium. Meanwhile, 10–20 mg/L N treatments accelerated the ability of As metabolization by M. aeruginosa, leading to higher contents of DMA per cell.However, As(V) uptake by M. aeruginosa was significantly impeded by 0.5–1.0 mg/L P treatment,resulting in smaller rates of As transformation in M. aeruginosa as well as lower contents of As metabolites in the medium. Our data demonstrated that As(V) transformation by M. aeruginosa was significantly accelerated by increasing N levels, while it was inhibited by increasing P levels. Overall, both P and N play key roles in As(V) biotransformation processes. | Feifei Che Miaomiao Du Changzhou Yan | 2018 | Journal of Environmental Sciences2018,30,4: | 7 |
| 2 | Distr ibution, risk and bioavailability of metals in sediments of Lake Yamdrok Basin on the Tibetan Plateau, China显示文摘Total contents of metals in soil and sediments on the Tibetan Plateau of China have been widely analyzed,but existing information is insufficient to effectively evaluate metal ecological risk because of a lack of metal bioavailability data.In this study,distribution,potential risk,mobility and bioavailability of metals in sediments of Lake Yamdrok Basin in Tibet of China were explored by combined use of total digestion,sequential extraction and the diffusive gradient in thin-films(DGT).Average concentrations of Cr,Ni,Cu,Zn,As,Cd and Pb in surface sediments were 31.25,30.31,22.00,45.04,31.32,0.13 and 13.39 mg/kg,respectively.Higher levels of metals were found near the inflowing rivers.Residual form was dominant in Cr,Ni,Zn,Cd and Pb,and reducible form was dominant in As and Cd.Metals in surface sediments showed a low enrichment degree overall,but Cd and As had higher ecological risk levels than the other metals.Furthermore,there was a larger average proportion of exchangeable form of As(20.4%)and Cd(9.0%)than the other metals(1.7%-3.3%),implying their higher mobility and release risk.Average DGT-labile concentrations of Cr,Ni,Cu,Zn,As,Cd and Pb were 0.5,4.5,0.7,25.1,60.0,0.22 and 1.0μg/L,respectively.The DGT-labile As was significantly correlated with extractable As forms(p<0.01),suggesting that extractable As in sediments acts as a'mobile pool'for bioavailable As.These results suggest potential risks of As and Cd,especially As,deserve further attention in Lake Yamdrok Basin. | Feifei Che Junyi Chen Bo Zhang Xia Jiang Shuhang Wang | 2020 | Journal of Environmental Sciences2020,32,11: | 4 |