铅、镉和锌3种重金属离子对水螅的联合毒性研究

以水螅为实验生物,采用相加指数法,研究了铅、镉和锌3种重金属离子复合污染物的联合毒性.结果表明:铅和锌共存时的联合毒性为拮抗作用,而镉和锌,镉和铅共存时主要表现为毒性剧增的协同作用.铅、镉和锌三者共存时的联合毒性较为复杂,三者浓度比1∶1∶1时表现为协同作用,而毒性比1∶1∶1时表现为拮抗作用.     

Phosphorus Regulates the Level of Signaling Molecules in Rice to Reduce Cadmium Toxicity

Phosphorus treatment can reduce Cd accumulation and Cd toxicity in rice, but alterations in the internal regulatory network of rice during this process have rarely been reported. We have removed the effect of cadmium phosphate precipitation from the hydroponic system, treated a pair of different Cd-response rice varieties with different levels of phosphorus and cadmium and examined the changes in physiological indicators and regulatory networks. The results demonstrated that phosphorus treatment significantly reduced Cd accumulation in both types of rice, although the antioxidant systems within the two types of rice produced opposite responses. Overall, 3 mM phosphorus treatment to Cd-N decreased the expression of OsIAA17 and OsACO1 by 32% and 37%, respectively, while increasing the expression of OsNR2 by 83%; these three genes regulate the synthesis of auxin, ethylene, and nitric oxide in rice. IAA and NO levels in rice shoots increased by 24% and 96%, respectively, and these changes contribute to Cd detoxification. The cadmium transporter genes OsHMA2, OsIRT1, and OsABCC1 were significantly down-regulated in Cd-N roots after triple phosphorus treatment. These data suggest that phosphorus treatment can reduce Cd accumulation and enhance Cd resistance in rice by affecting the expression of signaling molecules.     

Cellular Mechanisms in Higher Plants Governing Tolerance to Cadmium Toxicity

Cadmium (Cd) is an inorganic mineral in the earth's crust. Cadmium entry into the environment occurs through geogenic and anthropogenic sources. Industrial activities including mining, electroplating, iron and steel plants, and battery production employ Cd during their processes and often release Cd into the environment. When disseminated into soil, Cd can be detrimental to agro-ecosystems because it is relatively mobile and phytotoxic even at low concentrations. Cadmium's phytotoxicity is due to reductions in the rate of transpiration and photosynthesis and chlorophyll concentration resulting in retardation of plant growth, and an alteration in the nutrient concentration in roots and leaves. In response to Cd toxicity, plants have developed protective cellular mechanisms such as synthesis of phytochelatins and metallothioneins, metal compartmentalization in vacuoles, and the increased activity of antioxidant enzymes to neutralize Cd-induced toxicity. While these direct protective mechanisms can help alleviate Cd toxicity, other indirect mechanisms such as microelements (zinc, iron, manganese, and selenium) interfering with Cd uptake may decrease Cd concentration in plants. This comprehensive review encompasses the significance of Cd, portals of contamination and toxicity to plants, and implications for crop production. Various mitigation strategies with the beneficial effects of zinc, iron, manganese, and selenium in activating defence mechanisms against Cd stress are discussed. Furthermore, this review systematically identifies and summarises suitable strategies for mitigating Cd-induced toxicity in plants.     

Models of Cadmium Accumulation and Toxicity to Hyalella azteca during 7- and 28-Day Exposures

The inhibition of Cd accumulation by Ca in the amphipod Hyalella azteca in short-term (7-d) exposures appears to follow anti-competitive, rather than competitive, inhibition. Increasing Ca reduces Cd accumulation more at high than at low Cd concentrations. Cadmium accumulation and toxicity in chronic exposures can be predicted using the 7-d model to which the effects of acclimation, Cd inhibition of acclimation, and growth dilution are added. The resultant model is complex and species-specific, making it unwieldy for direct application in water quality guideline or criteria development. However, it does demonstrate that a mechanistic explanation of the relationship between short- and long-term accumulation and toxicity is possible, as well as suggest why the acute-to-chronic ratio changes with water chemistry. It is not, therefore, appropriate to estimate chronic Cd toxicity to H. azteca from acute toxicity assuming a constant acute-to-chronic ratio. The standard Biotic Ligand Model (BLM) can also be fit to the chronic bioaccumulation and toxicity data. This may be a more practical approach to guideline or criteria development, provided it is understood that this is an empirical fit of the model and that the underlying mechanisms are far more complex than those invoked in the standard BLM.     

Single and Joint Toxicity of Sulfamonomethoxine and Cadmium on Three Agricultural Crops

In order to evaluate ecological risk of agrochemicals in an agricultural environment, single and joint toxic effects of sulfamonomethoxine (SMM) and cadmium (Cd) on seed germination of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), Chinese cabbage (Solanum lycopersicum), and radish (Raphanus sativus L.) were investigated. The results showed that the root and shoot elongation were significantly affected under the contamination condition (P < 0.05). In the single-factor experiments, the toxic effect of SMM on crops was much stronger than that of Cd. In the joint effects of SMM and Cd, the interactive effects of the two pollutants on root/shoot elongation of the three crops were complicated, while SMM and Cd had significantly (P < 0.05) synergic effects on root/shoot elongation of the three crops. At the low concentration of SMM, SMM and Cd had significantly (P < 0.05) synergic effects on root/shoot elongation of the three crops, but antagonistic effects were found when the concentration of SMM was high.     

Alleviation of Cadmium Toxicity to <i>Medicago Truncatula</i> by AMF Involves the Changes of Cd Speciation in Rhizosphere Soil and Subcellular Distribution

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) can improve plant tolerance to several abiotic stresses, including heavy metals, drought or salinity exposure. However, the role of AMF in alleviation of soil cadmium (Cd)-induced toxicity to plants is still largely unknown. In this study, Cd speciation in soil and subcellular distribution of Cd were used to characterize the roles of application AM fungi in the alleviation of Cd toxicity in alfalfa plants. Our results showed that the addition of Glomus mosseae in Cd contaminated soil (10 mg/Kg) significantly increased soil pH, cation exchange capacity (CEC) and organic matter in rhizosphere soil with Medicago truncatula L., and then account for significantly decreased contents of exchangeable and carbonate-bounded Cd speciation in rhizosphere soil, indicating alleviation of plant toxicity by reduction of bioavailable fractions of Cd. Although there is no significant difference found in Cd accumulation by roots and shoots respectively between Cd and AM-Cd treatments, more portion of Cd was recorded compartmentalization in cell wall fraction of both root and shoot in treatment of Cd with AM application, indicating alleviation of Cd toxicity to plant cell. Herein, application of AM fungi in Cd treatments performed to inhibit the appearance of Cd toxicity symptoms, including the improvement of leaf electrolyte leakage, root elongation, seedling growth and biomass. This information provides a clearer understanding of detoxification strategy of AM fungi on Cd behavior with development and stabilization of soil structure and subcellular distribution of plant.     

Reductions in the Toxicity of Cadmium to Microorganisms by Clay Minerals

The clay minerals montmorillonite and kaolinite protected bacteria, including actinomycetes, and filamentous fungi from the inhibitory effects of cadmium (Cd). Montmorillonite provided greater protection than did equivalent concentrations of kaolinite. The protective ability of the clays was correlated with their cation exchange capacity (CEC). The greater the CEC, the greater the absorbancy of exogenous Cd by the exchange complex and the greater the protection. The greater protection afforded by montmorillonite, as compared to kaolinite, was correlated with its higher CEC. Clays homoionic to Cd did not protect against exogenous Cd, as the exchange complex was already saturated with Cd. Montmorillonite homoionic to Cd was more detrimental to microbial growth than was kaolinite homoionic to Cd, as more Cd was present on and apparently desorbed from the montmorillonite.     

微生物铝毒和耐铝机制的研究现状

铝是地球上含量最为丰富的金属元素 ,在酸性条件下 ,主要以Al3 存在。Al3 作为一种严重的环境毒剂 ,已经在众多模式生物中所证明。近年来 ,许多生物学家已日益注意到铝毒和耐铝性在环境科学与生命科学领域的重要性。结合研究工作 ,综述了微生物铝毒害和耐铝的机制。微生物通过①增强分泌有机酸与Al3 螯合 ,②超表达Mg2 通道蛋白 ,增强细胞转运吸收Mg2 ,③通过线粒体ATPase和液泡ATPase协同作用将Al3 隔离于液泡内 ,以及④通过氧化胁迫改变、调节Al3 毒害和耐铝性 ,减缓Al3 对细胞的毒害。     

Metal Transport and Bioavailability in Soil Contaminated with CCA-Treated Wood Leachates

A laboratory study was conducted to investigate metal transport and accumulation within soils contaminated with As, Cr, and Cu from CCA-treated wood leachates. New blocks of CCA-treated wood were leached using synthetic rainwater. Soil columns were constructed and filled with three different soils, including a sandy soil, an organic soil and a clay soil. The leachate was applied intermittently until 80 pore volumes were eluted through each column. Metal concentrations (Cu, Cr, and As) were measured in the leachate before passage through the columns as well as in each elutriate fraction collected. Chemical analysis was complemented with toxicity testing using Ceriodaphnia dubia, Selenastrum capricornutum, and MetPLATE?. Following application of 80 pore volumes of leachate, the columns were dissected and the profile of the metal concentrations within each column was determined. A comparison of the arsenic, chromium and copper leaching patterns found arsenic to be the most mobile, with copper the most retained in the soil columns (As < Cr < Cu). Transport patterns of As differed in the three soil types, with observed mobility highest in the sandy soil and lowest in the clay soil. The three metals accumulated in the top layer of soil. Arsenic posed the greatest risk when soil concentrations were compared to risk-based target levels. Although metals were detected in soil elutriates, no toxicity was detected in any of the soil column elutriates using any of the three toxicity assays.     

燕麦植株生长及叶片生理活性对土壤镉胁迫的响应

该研究以燕麦品种‘燕科2号’(籽粒镉积累量高,Yh)和‘200919 7 1’(籽粒镉积累量低,Yl)为材料,采用盆栽试验,在土壤Cd胁迫条件下测定两种类型燕麦植株生长、叶片光合生理参数及抗氧化酶活性的变化,探讨两品种对Cd胁迫的响应差异。结果表明：(1)Cd胁迫条件下,燕麦品种Yh和Yl植株生长、气体交换参数及叶绿素荧光参数均受到抑制,并以单株干重、叶片净光合速率(P_n)、光化学淬灭系数(qP)表现最为突出,Yh的降幅分别为38.2%、35.0%、14.7%,Yl降幅分别为40.8%、57.1%、27.3%。(2)镉胁迫均诱导增强了两个类型燕麦品种叶片抗氧化酶活性,尤其是SOD活性得到显著增强,Yh和Yl的增幅分别为41.9%和44.9%; Cd胁迫也显著提高了MDA含量,Yh和Yl的增幅分别达到22.2%和18.1%。研究发现,在Cd胁迫条件下,与低Cd积累燕麦品种相比,高Cd积累燕麦品种具有较高的生物量和抗氧化酶活性,以及较强的净光合速率和优异的叶绿素荧光特性,从而表现出较强的耐Cd性。     

Adsorption of Copper and Cadmium by Cu- and Cd-Resistant Bacteria and Their Composites with Soil Colloids and Kaolinite

Abstract

Remediation of toxic metals by bacteria offers a relatively inexpensive and efficient way for the decontamination of soil and associated environments. The present study was carried out to investigate the surface characteristics, adsorption, and remobilization of Cd and Cu on bacteria and their composites with soil colloidal components, which are the most active constituents in soils. The bacterial strain NTG-01 (Enterobacter aerogenes), which was both Cd- and Cu-resistant, was isolated from a heavily Cu-contaminated soil of the mining area in Daye suburb of Hubei Province, China. Batch laboratory experiments with NTG-01 and soil colloids were performed to quantify adsorption of Cu and Cd. The surface area of kaolinite and the soil colloids from an Alfisol and Ultisol increased by 3.0–8.8% after the introduction of the bacteria. In the presence of bacterial cells, the negative charges of soil colloid systems increased and the positive charges decreased, shifting pH from 4.0 to 6.5. Our results demonstrate that bacteria promote the adsorption of Cd and Cu by kaolinite and soil colloid systems. However, the heavy metals bound by the bacterial composites could also be easily released by NH₄NO₃ and EDTA. Caution should be taken when using such bacterial strains in bioremediation of heavy metal-contaminated soils.     

Cadmium uptake by Spirulina maxima: toxicity and mechanism

Cadmium uptake by Spirulina maxima cells was more pronounced in living than in dead cells, with a maximum recovery of 47.63mg Cd/g cells for living cells and 37.00mg Cd/g cells for inactivated cells. When in the medium at 1.2mg/l, cadmium affected cell growth and diminished cell productivity. Cadmium was detected in the outer and inner faces of the external membrane, essentially in the lipid layer.     

太原市土壤亚系统中镉污染规律的研究

太原是中国的一个重工业基地。经过解放后5 0年的投资建设 ,太原已经建立起冶金、机械、能源工业为主体的现代经济体系和供水、供电、通讯、交通等较为齐全的城市基础设施体系。然而 ,长期以来 ,由于经济增长方式粗放 ,“三废”物质大量排放 ,城市环境质量遭到严重损害 ,已被列为全国污染最为严重的城市之一 ,环境的恶化已经威胁到居民身心健康 ,也影响太原市的可持续发展。因此 ,必须对此进行深入研究 ,找出对策。本文仅就太原土壤亚系统中的Ｃｄ污染进行了研究。1　研究地区与方法1 1　自然概况本项研究的范围包括太原市的城区和近郊区 ,…     

Spiked Sediment Toxicity Testing of Hydrophobic Organic Chemicals: Bioavailability,Technical Considerations,and Applications

Many evaluations estimating safe levels of hydrophobic organic chemicals in sediments do not account for confounding factors such as physical habitat quality or covariance among chemicals. Controlled experiments demonstrating cause and effect can be conducted with spiked sediment toxicity tests, but application of this methodology has been limited in part by concerns about chemical bioavailability and challenges in achieving target concentrations. Relevant literature was reviewed to assess the utility of standardizing sediment equilibration times; hydrophobicity, complex sediment characteristics, and temperature were identified as potentially equally important factors. Disequilibrium appears likely following limited equilibration time but should yield conservative toxicity test results relative to aged field sediments. Nominal and measured concentrations in over 20 published studies were compared to assess spiked chemical recovery (i.e., measured concentration/nominal concentration). Recovery varied substantially among studies and was not readily predictable based on spiking or extraction method, chemical properties, or measured sediment characteristics, although unmeasured differences between sediments appeared to be important. Factors affecting specific studies included chemical adsorption to glassware, biodegradation, and volatilization. Pre- and post-toxicity test analyses are recommended to confirm exposure concentrations. Studies with 2,3,7,8-tetrachloro-dibenzo-p-dioxin (2,3,7,8-TCDD) and hexachlorobenzene (HCB) exemplify the utility of verifying results of field studies using spiked sediment tests. Sediments spiked with these chemicals at concentrations greatly exceeding those in associated field studies caused no adverse effects in test organisms, demonstrating that other chemicals co-occurring in test sediment samples caused toxicity initially attributed to 2,3,7,8-TCDD and HCB in the field studies. Another key application of spiked sediment tests has been the investigation of TOC as the primary factor affecting bioavailability of hydrophobic organic chemicals. A review of LC50s for nine chemicals reported in 12 studies shows that comparable LC50s derived in different sediments generally agree within a factor of five when concentrations are normalized to a constant TOC. Additionally, use of spiked sediment toxicity testing to investigate toxicological interactions among chemicals provides a promising approach to improving the ability to predict sediment toxicity in the field.     

Toxicity of cadmium to Helisoma anceps and its effect on kidney ultrastructure

When specimens of Helisoma anceps were exposed to water containing 0.1, 1, and 5 ppm cadmium, mortality was proportional to concentration but tissue levels of Cd were not. The shell was the site of highest concentration and total amount of Cd due to adsorption and active accumulation. Concentrations of Cd in the kidney and mantle were equal to or greater than the remaining soft tissue. Ultrastructural changes in the kidney associated with Cd exposure were almost exclusively confined to the nephrocytes. Graded transformation of the residual body to a secondary lysosome was proportional to the Cd concentration of the medium and length of exposure. Atypical nucleoli and reticular bodies appeared in the 1-ppm Cd dose. Only after autolysis of the nephrocytes in 5 ppm did ultrastructural changes occur in the ureter cells. Ultrastructural changes in the kidney epithelia were proportional to Cd dosage but were not necessarily indicative of the tissue burden of Cd.     

大鼠睾丸镉毒性相关蛋白质组学研究

镉是对动物与人的生殖系统均具有毒性的环境污染物。为深入系统地探讨镉毒性机制,应用二维电泳与质谱联用技术对镉暴露大鼠睾丸组织蛋白表达谱进行了差异分析。实验结果表明,碳酸酐酶Ⅰ和Ⅱ、肉碱棕榈酰转移酶Ⅱ、电压依赖阴离子通道2、二氢硫辛酰胺脱氢酶、3-磷酸甘油酸脱氢酶、丝氨酸蛋白酶抑制剂3、类似CREM转录调控元件激活因子等蛋白质与镉毒性相关,其中与能量代谢有关的蛋白质被镉诱导后显示表达下调。维生素C对镉毒性有明显的缓解作用。     

Toxicity versus avoidance response of golden shiner, Notemigonus crysoleucas, to five metals

Avoidance thresholds and 96-h LC50 values were determined for golden shiners, Noiemigonus crysoleucas , for five individual elements: chromium, Cr; copper, Cu; cadmium, Cd; arsenic, As; selenium, Se. The avoidance concentrations were 73, 26 and 28 μgl^-1 for Cr-VI, Cu and As-III, respectively. Cadmium and Se were not avoided at experimental concentrations up to 68 and 3489 μg1^-1, respectively. Acute flow-through 96-h LC50 values were Cr-VI 55·0, Cu 84·6, and As-III 12·5 mg 1^-1, which were more than two orders of magnitude above avoidance concentrations. The acute flow-through 96-h LC50 values for Cd and Se were 2·8 and 11·2 mg 1^-1, respectively. These concentrations are 31 and 2·2 times the highest concentration employed in the avoidance tests, neither of which were avoided by the test organisms. Thus, simple toxicity tests do not identify the environmental hazard of some elements, and the most toxic elements may not elicit a behavioural response. When used in concert with tests of organism function, more realistic indicators of environmental hazard or safety may be determined.     

Fertilizer Impacts on Cadmium Availability in Agricultural Soils and Crops

Ingestion in food is a major pathway of cadmium (Cd) exposure for humans. It is therefore desirable to ensure that Cd concentrations in crops that enter the human food chain do not increase to levels that may lead to health risks. Phosphorus fertilizers contain Cd as a contaminant at levels varying from trace amounts to as much as 300 mg Cd kg^–1 of dry product and therefore can be a major source of Cd input to agricultural systems. Fertilization can influence Cd accumulation in crops by direct Cd addition and by indirect effects on soil pH, ionic strength, Zn concentration, rhizosphere chemistry, microbial activity, and plant growth. Cadmium will accumulate in the soils from fertilizer applications if the amount of Cd added in fertilizer is greater than the amount of Cd removal, whether in harvested crop removal or other loss pathways such as leaching, erosion, or bioturbation. Assessment of the impact of fertilizer management practices on the risk of Cd toxicity to the soil ecosystem and the risk of movement of Cd into the human diet must consider both the direct influence of Cd addition as a fertilizer contaminant and the indirect effects of fertilizer application on Cd phytoavailability. Cadmium accumulation in soils and crops can be minimized by adoption of management practices that improve fertilizer-use efficiency while minimizing Cd input.     

Toxicity of phenanthrene dissolved in nonionic surfactant solutions to Pseudomonas putida P2

The fraction in which direct contact occurs between micellar-phase phenanthrene and the bacterial cell surface was estimated by measuring the toxicity of nonionic surfactant (Tween 80 and Triton X-100) solutions to the phenanthrene-degrading bacterium, Pseudomonas putida P2. Cell viability of completely dissolved phenanthrene decreased by 30% at concentrations greater than 0.3 mg L(-1), which is equal to approximately one third of its solubility. Both nonionic surfactants had no effect on cell viability up to 5 g L(-1). Cell viability increased with increasing surfactant concentration at a fixed phenanthrene concentration, due to the decreased concentration of aqueous-pseudophase phenanthrene and the reduced fraction of direct contact. The fraction of direct contact was c. 20% or more below 3 g L(-1) of Triton X-100. The fraction of direct contact for Tween 80 was estimated to be lower than Triton X-100.     

Toxicity of inorganic cadmium salts to the microalga Scenedesmus armatus (Chlorophyta) with respect to medium composition, pH and CO2 concentration

Batch cultures of algae grown at low (0.1 %) and elevated (2.0 %) concentrations of CO₂, as well as in original BBM (Bold Basal Medium) and BBM modified with phosphate, EDTA and a combination of both, were exposed to cadmium (Cd(NO₃)₂·4H₂O, 3CdSO₄·8H₂O and CdCl₂·H₂O) for 24 h. Regardless of the salt applied, the concentration-dependent relationships of Cd toxicity were found to be biphasic, suggesting the different affinity of target sites to cadmium. Nominal values of EC₅₀ obtained for algae grown in original BBM and at low CO₂ were 18.0, 16.44 and 15.37 mg·dm⁻³ for cadmium nitrate, sulphate and chloride, respectively. However, it was estimated that 97 % of the free cadmium in the added salts were bound by components of original BBM such as EDTA, phosphates, chloride and sulphate. The effect of Cd-salts at concentrations corresponding to EC₅₀ values on algae were tested in media with 10-fold reduced phosphates (BBM-P), BBM depleted of EDTA (BBM-EDTA) and of both phosphates and EDTA (BBM-P-EDTA). For algae grown at low CO₂ and BBM-P, cadmium was about 25 % less toxic than those applied in original BBM. Cadmium greatly inhibited (about 85 % of the control) the growth of algae cultured in BBM-EDTA; this effect was only slightly dependent on the CO₂ concentration. Deficits of both EDTA and P led to effects similar to those brought about by the absence of EDTA only. The toxicity of cadmium depends on CO₂ concentration only when algae are grown in original BBM. The growth of algae under high CO₂ conditions was reduced considerably less (about 80% of control) compared with low CO₂ concentrations (about 50 % of control). A relationship was found between the toxicity of cadmium salts and final pH values only in variants of low-CO₂ grown algae; with an increase of medium pH the toxicity decreased. The results suggest that both growth conditions and the binding ability of the medium markedly affect the toxicity of cadmium towards microalgae.