Soil labile (biologically active) organic carbon fractions under different crop rotation systems in Jiangsu Province, China, were investigated after 10 years of rotation. The rotation systems, including green manureri...Soil labile (biologically active) organic carbon fractions under different crop rotation systems in Jiangsu Province, China, were investigated after 10 years of rotation. The rotation systems, including green manurerice-rice (GmRR), wheat-rice-rice (WRR), wheat-rice (WR) and wheat/corn intercrop-rice (WCR) rotations,were established on paddy soils using a randomized complete block design with three replicates. The total organic carbon (TOC), total nitrogen (TN) and water-soluble organic carbon (WSOC) in the soils under different systems were greater in the GmRR and WRR than in the WR and WCR rotation systems because the soils under triple cropping often received more crop residues than the soils under double cropping. Both the WSOC and the microbial biomass carbon (MBC) contents in the soils of the GmRR rotation system were significantly greater than those in the other crop rotation systems, which was due to the return of green manure to the fields of the GmRR rotation system. The results of a 13C nuclear magnetic resonance (13C-NMR) analysis indicated that the structural characteristics of soil WSOC were similar under the four crop rotation systems with carbohydrates and long-chain aliphatics being the major components. Correlation analysis showed that the content of the WSOC was positively correlated with that of the MBC (P <0.01),and all had significantly positive correlations with TOC and TN. The coefficients of variation (CVs) for WSOC and WSOC/TOC were greater than the other indices (e.g, MBC, TOC and TN), suggesting that WSOC in the soils was more sensitive to these rotation systems. The results above indicated that the soil amended with green manure could not only increase the usable C source for soil microorganisms, but could also enhance soil organic matter content; hence, rotation with green manure would be a good strategy for sustainable agriculture.展开更多
Emissions from major agricultural residues were measured using a self-designed combustion system. Emission factors (EFs) of organic carbon (OC), elemental carbon (EC), and water-soluble ions (WSIs) (K+, NH4...Emissions from major agricultural residues were measured using a self-designed combustion system. Emission factors (EFs) of organic carbon (OC), elemental carbon (EC), and water-soluble ions (WSIs) (K+, NH4+, Na+, Mg2+, Ca2+, Cl-, NO3-, SO42–) in smoke from wheat and rice straw were measured under flaming and smoldering conditions. The OC1/TC (total carbon) was highest (45.8% flaming, 57.7% smoldering) among carbon fractions. The mean EFs for OC (EFOC) and EC (EFEC) were 9.2 ± 3.9 and 2.2 ± 0.7 g/kg for wheat straw and 6.4 ± 1.9 and 1.1 ± 0.3 g/kg for rice straw under flaming conditions, while they were 40.8 ± 5.6 and 5.8 ± 1.0 g/kg and 37.6 ± 6.3 and 5.0 ± 1.4 g/kg under smoldering conditions, respectively. Higher EC ratios were observed in particulate matter (PM) mass under flaming conditions. The OC and EC for the two combustion patterns were significantly correlated (p 〈 0.01, R = 0.95 for wheat straw; p 〈 0.01, R = 0.97 for rice straw), and a higher positive correlation between OC3 and EC was observed under both combustion conditions. WSIs emitted from flaming smoke were dominated by Cl- and K+, which contributed 3.4% and 2.4% of the PM mass for rice straw and 2.2% and 1.0% for wheat straw, respectively. The EFs of Cl- and K+ were 0.73 ± 0.16 and 0.51 ± 0.14 g/kg for wheat straw and 0.25 ± 0.15 and 0.12 ± 0.05 g/kg for rice straw under flaming conditions, while they were 0.42 ± 0.28 and 0.12 ± 0.06 g/kg and 0.30 ± 0.27 and 0.05 ± 0.03 g/kg under smoldering conditions, respectively. Na+, Mg2+, and NH4+ were vital components in PM, comprising from 0.8% (smoldering) to 3.1% (flaming) of the mass. Strong correlations of Cl- with K+, NH4+, and Na+ ions were observed in rice straw and the calculated diagnostic ratios of OC/EC, K+/Na+ and Cl-/Na+ could be useful to distinguishing crop straw burning from other sources of atmospheric pollution.展开更多
Ambient particulate matter(PM)can cause adverse health effects via their ability to produce Reactive Oxygen Species(ROS).Water-Soluble Organic Compounds(WSOCs),a complex mixture of organic compounds which usually coex...Ambient particulate matter(PM)can cause adverse health effects via their ability to produce Reactive Oxygen Species(ROS).Water-Soluble Organic Compounds(WSOCs),a complex mixture of organic compounds which usually coexist with Transition Metals(TMs)in PM,have been found to contribute to ROS formation.However,the interaction between WSOCs and TMs and its effect on ROS generation are still unknown.In this study,we examined the ROS concentrations of V,Zn,Suwannee River Fulvic Acid(SRFA),Suwannee River Humic Acid(SRHA)and the mixtures of V/Zn and SRFA/SRHA by using a cell-free 2’,7’-Dichlorodihydrofluorescein(DCFH)assay.The results showed that V or Zn synergistically promoted ROS generated by SRFA,but had an antagonistic effect on ROS generated by SRHA.Fluorescence quenching experiments indicated that V and Zn were more prone to form stable complexes with aromatic humic acid-like component(C1)and fulvic acidlike component(C3)in SRFA and SRHA.Results suggested that the underlying mechanism involving the fulvic acid-like component in SRFA more tending to complex with TMs to facilitate ROS generation throughπelectron transfer.Our work showed that the complexing ability and complexing stability of atmospheric PM organics with metals could significantly affect ROS generation.It is recommended that the research deploying multiple analytical methods to quantify the impact of PM components on public health and environment is needed in the future.展开更多
Installation of impervious surface in urban area prevents the exchange of material and energy between soil and other environmental counterparts,thereby resulting in negative effects on soil function and urban environm...Installation of impervious surface in urban area prevents the exchange of material and energy between soil and other environmental counterparts,thereby resulting in negative effects on soil function and urban environment.Soil samples were collected at 0-20cm depth in Nanjing City,China,in which seven sites were selected for urban open soils,and fourteen sites with similar parent material were selected for the impervious-covered soils,to examine the effect of impervious surface on soil properties and microbial activities,and to determine the most important soil properties associated with soil organic carbon(SOC)transformation in the urban soils covered by impervious surfaces.Soil organic carbon and water-soluble organic carbon(WSOC)concentrations,potential carbon(C)and nitrogen(N)mineralization rates,basal respiration,and physicochemical properties with respect to C transformation were measured.Installation of impervious surface severely affected soil physicochemical properties and microbial activities,e.g.,it significantly decreased total N contents,potential C mineralization and basal respiration rate(P<0.01),while increased pH,clay and Olsen-P concentrations.Soil organic carbon in the sealed soils at 0-20 cm was 2.35 kg m^(-2),which was significantly lower than the value of 4.52 kg m^(-2)in the open soils(P<0.05).Canonical correlation analysis showed WSOC played a major role in determining SOC transformation in the impervious-covered soil,and it was highly correlated with total N content and potential C mineralization rate.These findings demonstrate that installation of impervious surface in urban area,which will result in decreases of SOC and total N concentrations and soil microbial activities,has certain negative consequences for soil fertility and long-term storage of SOC.展开更多
Carbon of humus acids(HSAC) and dissolved organic carbon(DOC) are the most active forms of soil organic carbon(SOC) and play an important role in global carbon recycling. We investigated the concentrations of HSAC,wat...Carbon of humus acids(HSAC) and dissolved organic carbon(DOC) are the most active forms of soil organic carbon(SOC) and play an important role in global carbon recycling. We investigated the concentrations of HSAC,water-soluble organic carbon(WSOC),hot water-extractable organic carbon(HWOC) and SOC in soils under different vegetation types of four copper mine tailings sites with differing vegetation succession time periods in Tongling,China. The concentrations of HSAC,WSOC,HWOC and SOC increased with vegetation succession. WSOC concentration increased with the accumulation of SOC in the tailings,and a linearly positive correlation existed between the concentrations of HSAC and SOC in the tailings. However,the percentages of HSAC and DOC in the SOC decreased during vegetation succession. The rate of SOC accumulation was higher when the succession time was longer than 20 years,whereas the speeds of soil organic matter(SOM) decomposition and humification were slow,and the concentrations of HSAC and DOC increased slowly in the tailings. The percentage of carbon of humic acid(HAC) in HSAC increased with vegetation succession,and the values of humification index(HI),HAC/carbon of fulvic acid,also increased with the accumulation of HSAC and SOC in soils of the tailings sites. However,the HI value in the each of the tailings was less than 0.50. The humification rate of SOM was lower than the accumulation rate of SOM,and the level of soil fertility was still very low in the tailings even after 40 years of natural restoration.展开更多
森林生态系统作为生物圈的重要组成部分,维持着全球植被碳库的86%和土壤碳库的40%(Houghton et al.,2001;胡会峰等,2006)。因此,森林在调节全球气候、维持全球碳平衡方面起着非常重要的作用(Fang et al.,2001;Woodbury et al.,2007;H...森林生态系统作为生物圈的重要组成部分,维持着全球植被碳库的86%和土壤碳库的40%(Houghton et al.,2001;胡会峰等,2006)。因此,森林在调节全球气候、维持全球碳平衡方面起着非常重要的作用(Fang et al.,2001;Woodbury et al.,2007;Hu et al.,2008)。然而,展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Key Basic Research Support Foundation (NKBRSF) of China (No. G1999011809) the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 49871044).
文摘Soil labile (biologically active) organic carbon fractions under different crop rotation systems in Jiangsu Province, China, were investigated after 10 years of rotation. The rotation systems, including green manurerice-rice (GmRR), wheat-rice-rice (WRR), wheat-rice (WR) and wheat/corn intercrop-rice (WCR) rotations,were established on paddy soils using a randomized complete block design with three replicates. The total organic carbon (TOC), total nitrogen (TN) and water-soluble organic carbon (WSOC) in the soils under different systems were greater in the GmRR and WRR than in the WR and WCR rotation systems because the soils under triple cropping often received more crop residues than the soils under double cropping. Both the WSOC and the microbial biomass carbon (MBC) contents in the soils of the GmRR rotation system were significantly greater than those in the other crop rotation systems, which was due to the return of green manure to the fields of the GmRR rotation system. The results of a 13C nuclear magnetic resonance (13C-NMR) analysis indicated that the structural characteristics of soil WSOC were similar under the four crop rotation systems with carbohydrates and long-chain aliphatics being the major components. Correlation analysis showed that the content of the WSOC was positively correlated with that of the MBC (P <0.01),and all had significantly positive correlations with TOC and TN. The coefficients of variation (CVs) for WSOC and WSOC/TOC were greater than the other indices (e.g, MBC, TOC and TN), suggesting that WSOC in the soils was more sensitive to these rotation systems. The results above indicated that the soil amended with green manure could not only increase the usable C source for soil microorganisms, but could also enhance soil organic matter content; hence, rotation with green manure would be a good strategy for sustainable agriculture.
基金This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (41073019) and the Province Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu (BK20130998). The authors acknowledge Ke Huang, Huiyu Chen, Weizong Yang, and Jiawen Yuan for their help with the design of the combustion device, sample collection and preparation.
文摘Emissions from major agricultural residues were measured using a self-designed combustion system. Emission factors (EFs) of organic carbon (OC), elemental carbon (EC), and water-soluble ions (WSIs) (K+, NH4+, Na+, Mg2+, Ca2+, Cl-, NO3-, SO42–) in smoke from wheat and rice straw were measured under flaming and smoldering conditions. The OC1/TC (total carbon) was highest (45.8% flaming, 57.7% smoldering) among carbon fractions. The mean EFs for OC (EFOC) and EC (EFEC) were 9.2 ± 3.9 and 2.2 ± 0.7 g/kg for wheat straw and 6.4 ± 1.9 and 1.1 ± 0.3 g/kg for rice straw under flaming conditions, while they were 40.8 ± 5.6 and 5.8 ± 1.0 g/kg and 37.6 ± 6.3 and 5.0 ± 1.4 g/kg under smoldering conditions, respectively. Higher EC ratios were observed in particulate matter (PM) mass under flaming conditions. The OC and EC for the two combustion patterns were significantly correlated (p 〈 0.01, R = 0.95 for wheat straw; p 〈 0.01, R = 0.97 for rice straw), and a higher positive correlation between OC3 and EC was observed under both combustion conditions. WSIs emitted from flaming smoke were dominated by Cl- and K+, which contributed 3.4% and 2.4% of the PM mass for rice straw and 2.2% and 1.0% for wheat straw, respectively. The EFs of Cl- and K+ were 0.73 ± 0.16 and 0.51 ± 0.14 g/kg for wheat straw and 0.25 ± 0.15 and 0.12 ± 0.05 g/kg for rice straw under flaming conditions, while they were 0.42 ± 0.28 and 0.12 ± 0.06 g/kg and 0.30 ± 0.27 and 0.05 ± 0.03 g/kg under smoldering conditions, respectively. Na+, Mg2+, and NH4+ were vital components in PM, comprising from 0.8% (smoldering) to 3.1% (flaming) of the mass. Strong correlations of Cl- with K+, NH4+, and Na+ ions were observed in rice straw and the calculated diagnostic ratios of OC/EC, K+/Na+ and Cl-/Na+ could be useful to distinguishing crop straw burning from other sources of atmospheric pollution.
基金supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. E0E48927X2)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21677145)
文摘Ambient particulate matter(PM)can cause adverse health effects via their ability to produce Reactive Oxygen Species(ROS).Water-Soluble Organic Compounds(WSOCs),a complex mixture of organic compounds which usually coexist with Transition Metals(TMs)in PM,have been found to contribute to ROS formation.However,the interaction between WSOCs and TMs and its effect on ROS generation are still unknown.In this study,we examined the ROS concentrations of V,Zn,Suwannee River Fulvic Acid(SRFA),Suwannee River Humic Acid(SRHA)and the mixtures of V/Zn and SRFA/SRHA by using a cell-free 2’,7’-Dichlorodihydrofluorescein(DCFH)assay.The results showed that V or Zn synergistically promoted ROS generated by SRFA,but had an antagonistic effect on ROS generated by SRHA.Fluorescence quenching experiments indicated that V and Zn were more prone to form stable complexes with aromatic humic acid-like component(C1)and fulvic acidlike component(C3)in SRFA and SRHA.Results suggested that the underlying mechanism involving the fulvic acid-like component in SRFA more tending to complex with TMs to facilitate ROS generation throughπelectron transfer.Our work showed that the complexing ability and complexing stability of atmospheric PM organics with metals could significantly affect ROS generation.It is recommended that the research deploying multiple analytical methods to quantify the impact of PM components on public health and environment is needed in the future.
基金Surpported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.41001047)
文摘Installation of impervious surface in urban area prevents the exchange of material and energy between soil and other environmental counterparts,thereby resulting in negative effects on soil function and urban environment.Soil samples were collected at 0-20cm depth in Nanjing City,China,in which seven sites were selected for urban open soils,and fourteen sites with similar parent material were selected for the impervious-covered soils,to examine the effect of impervious surface on soil properties and microbial activities,and to determine the most important soil properties associated with soil organic carbon(SOC)transformation in the urban soils covered by impervious surfaces.Soil organic carbon and water-soluble organic carbon(WSOC)concentrations,potential carbon(C)and nitrogen(N)mineralization rates,basal respiration,and physicochemical properties with respect to C transformation were measured.Installation of impervious surface severely affected soil physicochemical properties and microbial activities,e.g.,it significantly decreased total N contents,potential C mineralization and basal respiration rate(P<0.01),while increased pH,clay and Olsen-P concentrations.Soil organic carbon in the sealed soils at 0-20 cm was 2.35 kg m^(-2),which was significantly lower than the value of 4.52 kg m^(-2)in the open soils(P<0.05).Canonical correlation analysis showed WSOC played a major role in determining SOC transformation in the impervious-covered soil,and it was highly correlated with total N content and potential C mineralization rate.These findings demonstrate that installation of impervious surface in urban area,which will result in decreases of SOC and total N concentrations and soil microbial activities,has certain negative consequences for soil fertility and long-term storage of SOC.
基金Supported by the National High Technology Research and Development Program(863 Program)of China(No.2006AA06Z359)the National Environmental Protection Public Welfare Science and Technology Research Program of China(No.201009041)the Special Foundation for Young Scientists of Anhui Province,China(No.2010SQRL150)
文摘Carbon of humus acids(HSAC) and dissolved organic carbon(DOC) are the most active forms of soil organic carbon(SOC) and play an important role in global carbon recycling. We investigated the concentrations of HSAC,water-soluble organic carbon(WSOC),hot water-extractable organic carbon(HWOC) and SOC in soils under different vegetation types of four copper mine tailings sites with differing vegetation succession time periods in Tongling,China. The concentrations of HSAC,WSOC,HWOC and SOC increased with vegetation succession. WSOC concentration increased with the accumulation of SOC in the tailings,and a linearly positive correlation existed between the concentrations of HSAC and SOC in the tailings. However,the percentages of HSAC and DOC in the SOC decreased during vegetation succession. The rate of SOC accumulation was higher when the succession time was longer than 20 years,whereas the speeds of soil organic matter(SOM) decomposition and humification were slow,and the concentrations of HSAC and DOC increased slowly in the tailings. The percentage of carbon of humic acid(HAC) in HSAC increased with vegetation succession,and the values of humification index(HI),HAC/carbon of fulvic acid,also increased with the accumulation of HSAC and SOC in soils of the tailings sites. However,the HI value in the each of the tailings was less than 0.50. The humification rate of SOM was lower than the accumulation rate of SOM,and the level of soil fertility was still very low in the tailings even after 40 years of natural restoration.
文摘森林生态系统作为生物圈的重要组成部分,维持着全球植被碳库的86%和土壤碳库的40%(Houghton et al.,2001;胡会峰等,2006)。因此,森林在调节全球气候、维持全球碳平衡方面起着非常重要的作用(Fang et al.,2001;Woodbury et al.,2007;Hu et al.,2008)。然而,