The uptake of metals in roots and their transfer to rhizomes and above-ground plant parts(stems, leaves) of cattails(Typha latifolia L.) were studied in leachates from a domestic landfill site(Etueffont, France)...The uptake of metals in roots and their transfer to rhizomes and above-ground plant parts(stems, leaves) of cattails(Typha latifolia L.) were studied in leachates from a domestic landfill site(Etueffont, France) and treated in a natural lagooning system. Plant parts and corresponding water and sediment samples were taken at the inflow and outflow points of the four ponds at the beginning and at the end of the growing season. Concentrations of As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni and Zn in the different compartments were estimated and their removal efficiency assessed, reaching more than 90% for Fe, Mn and Ni in spring and fall as well in the water compartment. The above-and below-ground cattail biomass varied from 0.21 to 0.85, and 0.34 to 1.24 kg dry weight/m^2, respectively, the highest values being recorded in the fourth pond in spring 2011. The root system was the first site of accumulation before the rhizome, stem and leaves. The highest metal concentration was observed in roots from cattails growing at the inflow of the system's first pond. The trend in the average trace element concentrations in the cattail plant organs can generally be expressed as: Fe 〉 Mn 〉 As 〉 Zn 〉 Cr 〉 Cu 〉 Ni 〉 Cd for both spring and fall. While T. latifolia removes trace elements efficiently from landfill leachates, attention should also be paid to the negative effects of these elements on plant growth.展开更多
Considering the expected thermal equilibrium characterizing the physics at the Planck scale, it is here stated, for the first time, that, as a system, the space-time at the Planck scale must be considered as subject t...Considering the expected thermal equilibrium characterizing the physics at the Planck scale, it is here stated, for the first time, that, as a system, the space-time at the Planck scale must be considered as subject to the Kubo-Martin-Schwinger (KMS) condition. Consequently, in the interior of the KMS strip, i.e. from the scale B = 0 to the scale B = lplanck, the fourth coordinate g44 must be considered as complex, the two real poles being 6 = 0 and B = lplanck. This means that within the limits of the KMS strip, the Lorentzian and the Euclidean metric are in a 'quantum superposition state' (or coupled), this entailing a 'unification' (or coupling) between the topological (Euclidean) and the physical (Lorentzian) states of space-time.展开更多
基金the SICTOM(Solid Waste Management Service) of Etueffont(Territoire de Belfort,France) for their financial help
文摘The uptake of metals in roots and their transfer to rhizomes and above-ground plant parts(stems, leaves) of cattails(Typha latifolia L.) were studied in leachates from a domestic landfill site(Etueffont, France) and treated in a natural lagooning system. Plant parts and corresponding water and sediment samples were taken at the inflow and outflow points of the four ponds at the beginning and at the end of the growing season. Concentrations of As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni and Zn in the different compartments were estimated and their removal efficiency assessed, reaching more than 90% for Fe, Mn and Ni in spring and fall as well in the water compartment. The above-and below-ground cattail biomass varied from 0.21 to 0.85, and 0.34 to 1.24 kg dry weight/m^2, respectively, the highest values being recorded in the fourth pond in spring 2011. The root system was the first site of accumulation before the rhizome, stem and leaves. The highest metal concentration was observed in roots from cattails growing at the inflow of the system's first pond. The trend in the average trace element concentrations in the cattail plant organs can generally be expressed as: Fe 〉 Mn 〉 As 〉 Zn 〉 Cr 〉 Cu 〉 Ni 〉 Cd for both spring and fall. While T. latifolia removes trace elements efficiently from landfill leachates, attention should also be paid to the negative effects of these elements on plant growth.
文摘Considering the expected thermal equilibrium characterizing the physics at the Planck scale, it is here stated, for the first time, that, as a system, the space-time at the Planck scale must be considered as subject to the Kubo-Martin-Schwinger (KMS) condition. Consequently, in the interior of the KMS strip, i.e. from the scale B = 0 to the scale B = lplanck, the fourth coordinate g44 must be considered as complex, the two real poles being 6 = 0 and B = lplanck. This means that within the limits of the KMS strip, the Lorentzian and the Euclidean metric are in a 'quantum superposition state' (or coupled), this entailing a 'unification' (or coupling) between the topological (Euclidean) and the physical (Lorentzian) states of space-time.