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The effect of the nitrification inhibitor 3,4-dimethylpyrazole phosphate (DMPP) on N transformations and composition of ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) communities was investigated at the centimeter scale in a microcosm experiment under laboratory conditions. After 28 days, samples were collected from soil treated with urea or urea and DMPP at increasing distance from the fertilizer zone; this distance ranged from 0 to 5 cm in both horizontal and vertical directions. The results showed that DMPP application significantly increased soil pH and NH 4 + -N and mineral N (NH 4 + -N, NO 3 ? -N, and NO 2 ? -N) concentrations but decreased (NO 3 ? + NO 2 ? )-N concentration, and such effect was decreased by increasing the distance from the fertilizer zone. Fingerprint profiles of denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis showed that the number of bands decreased by increasing the distance from the fertilizer zone due to decreasing NH 4 + -N concentrations in the urea treatment. Compared to urea applied alone, DMPP application increased NH 4 + -N concentrations and decreased AOB diversity from 0 to 3 cm but promoted diversity from 3 to 5 cm distance from the fertilizer zone. A phylogenetic analysis showed that AOB communities were dominated by Nitrosospira cluster 3. Therefore, the nitrification inhibitor DMPP modified the composition of AOB communities by increasing the distance from the fertilizer zone and this probably was related to the changes in soil pH and inorganic N concentration.  相似文献   

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Purpose

Nitrate (NO 3 ? ) is often considered to be removed mainly through microbial respiratory denitrification coupled with carbon oxidation. Alternatively, NO 3 ? may be reduced by chemolithoautotrophic bacteria using sulfide as an electron donor. The aim of this study was to quantify the NO 3 ? reduction process with sulfide oxidation under different NO 3 ? input concentrations in river sediment.

Materials and methods

Under NO 3 ? input concentrations of 0.2 to 30?mM, flow-through reactors filled with river sediment from the Pearl River, China, were used to measure the processes of potential NO 3 ? reduction and sulfate (SO 4 2? ) production. Molecular biology analyses were conducted to study the microbial mechanisms involved.

Results and discussion

Simultaneous NO3 ? removal and SO4 2? production were observed with the different NO 3 ? concentrations in the sediment samples collected at different depths. Potentially, NO 3 ? removal reached 72 to 91?% and SO 4 2? production rates ranged from 0.196 to 0.903?mM?h?1. The potential NO 3 ? removal rates were linearly correlated to the NO 3 ? input concentrations. While the SO 4 2? production process became stable, the NO 3 ? reduction process was still a first-order reaction within the range of NO 3 ? input concentrations. With low NO 3 ? input concentrations, the NO 3 ? removal was mainly through the pathway of dissimilatory NO 3 ? reduction to NH 4 + , while with higher NO 3 ? concentrations the NO 3 ? removal was through the denitrification pathway.

Conclusions

While most of NO 3 ? in the sediment was reduced by denitrifying heterotrophs, sulfide-driven NO 3 ? reduction accounted for up to 26?% of the total NO 3 ? removal under lower NO 3 ? concentrations. The vertical distributions of NO 3 ? reduction and SO 4 2? production processes were different because of the variable bacterial communities with depth.  相似文献   

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A long-term hydrological and water chemistry research was conducted in three experimental microbasins differing in land cover: (1) a purely agricultural fertilized microbasin, (2) a forested microbasin dominated by Carpinus betulus (European hornbeam), and (3) a forested microbasin dominated by Picea abies (L.) (Norway spruce). The dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN: NH 4 + , NO 2 ? , NO 3 ? ) budget was examined for a period of 3 years (1991–1993). Mean annual loads of DIN along with sulfate SO 4 2? and base cations Ca2+, Mg2+, Na+, K+, and HCO 3 ? were calculated from ion concentrations measured in stream water, open-area rainfall, throughfall (under tree canopy), and streamwater at the outlets from the microbasins. Comparison of the net imported/exported loads showed that the amount of NO 3 ? leached from the agricultural microbasin is ～3.7 times higher (43.57 kg ha?1?a?1) than that from the spruce dominated microbasin (11.86 kg ha?1?a?1), which is a markedly higher export of NO 3 ? compared to the hornbeam dominated site. Our analyses showed that land cover (tree species) and land use practices (fertilization in agriculture) may actively affect the retention and export of nutrients from the microbasins, and have a pronounce impact on the quality of streamwater. Sulfate export exceeded atmospheric rainfall inputs (measured as wet deposition) in all three microbasins, suggesting an additional dry depositions of SO 4 2? and geologic weathering.  相似文献   

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This study assessed the foliar uptake of 15N-labelled nitrogen (N) originating from wet deposition along with leaf surface conditions, measured by wettability and water storage capacity. Foliar 15N uptake was measured on saplings of silver birch, European beech, pedunculate oak and Scots pine and the effect of nitrogen form (NH 4 + or NO 3 ? ), NH 4 + to NO 3 ? ratio and leaf phenology on this N uptake was assessed. Next to this, leaf wettability and water storage capacity were determined for each tree species and phenological stage, and the relationship with 15NH 4 + and 15NO 3 ? uptake was examined. Uptake rates were on average five times higher (p?<?0.05) for NH 4 + than for NO 3 ? and four times higher for deciduous species than for Scots pine. Developing leaves showed lower uptake than fully developed and senescent leaves, but this effect was tree species dependent. The applied NH 4 + to NO 3 ? ratio did only affect the amount of N uptake by senescent leaves. The negative correlation between measured leaf contact angles and foliar N uptake demonstrates that the observed effects of tree species and phenological stage are related to differences in leaf wettability and not to water storage capacity.  相似文献   

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In many forested wetlands of Louisiana, surface water quality is being deteriorated by nutrient input from adjacent agricultural production areas. This field study assesses the input of fertilizer N, applied to sugarcane fields, to forested wetlands. The potential use of natural abundance variations in 15N14N ratios for identification and tracing surface water N sources (NH 4 + - and NO3 --N) was evaluated. Runoff and surface water samples were collected from sugarcane fields and bordering forested wetlands (6 stations) over a 16 month period and analyzed for NH 4 + -N, NO 3 - -N, and associated NH 4 + -δ15N and NO 3 - -δ15N ratios. Fertilizer N draining into adjacent forested wetland was estimated to be only a small fraction of the amount applied. Concentrations of NH 4 + - and NO 3 - -N in the collected water samples were low and ranged from 0.02 to 1.79 mg L-1. Isotopic analysis revealed NH 4 + -δ15N and NO 3 - -δ15N means were distinctive and may have the potential to be used as tracers of N contamination. The mean NH 4 + -δ15N value was +18.6 ± 7.1‰ and the NO 3 - -δ15N mean was +8.3 ± 3.1‰. Anomalously high NO 3 - -δ15N values (>30‰) were attributed to denitrification.  相似文献   

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We evaluated the differences in the use of a quartz filter and a polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) filter as a first (F0)-stage filter in a four-stage filter-pack method. A four-stage filter-pack method can completely collect sulfur species (SO2 and SO 4 2? ), nitrate species (HNO3 and NO 3 ? ), and ammonium species (NH3 and NH 4 + ) with little or no leakage irrespectively of the first-stage filter used. On the other hand, a seasonal variation was observed in the efficiency of collection between the quartz filter and the PTFE filter depending on the material to be collected. There was no seasonal variation in the efficiency of collection in sulfur species; in contrast, a clear seasonal variation was observed for the nitrate and ammonium species. As for NO 3 ? , the PTFE filter was more vulnerable than the quartz filter at air temperatures below 21°C, while the quartz filter was more vulnerable than the PTFE filter at air temperatures exceeding 21°C. A similar vulnerability for air temperature was observed for NH 4 + , although the threshold air temperature was 23°C for NH 4 + . Consequently, the evaporation loss of NO 3 ? would be mainly attributable to the volatilization of NH4NO3, although it is also partially due to the volatilization of NH4Cl.  相似文献   

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Nitrogen emissions have grown in Spain during the last 15 years. As precipitation scavenges gases and aerosols from the atmosphere, an effect on rainwater concentrations can be expected. However, time-series studies on wet N concentrations in the Iberian Peninsula are very scarce. This paper aims to fill this gap by analysing weekly rainfall N concentrations at a set of rural sites in Catalonia (NE Spain) from 1995/1996 to 2007 and a forest site monitored from 1983 to 2007. The sites encompass a range of rural environments and climate conditions, from the inland pre-Pyrenees (Sort) to the Mediterranean coast (Begur) and from north (Sort and Begur) to central (Palautordera and La Castanya) and south Catalonia (La Senia). We found a 1-year cycle for concentrations of NH 4 + and NO 3 ? whereby higher values were reached at the end of spring–early summer, except at the easternmost coastal site of Begur. Weekly NH 4 + concentrations decreased with time at all sites (except at La Senia) whilst NO 3 ? concentrations increased at all sites during the same period. Rainfall SO 4 2? concentrations decreased with time at all sites. The opposite trends in NO 3 ? and SO 4 2? concentrations determined a shift in the relative acid contribution of those anions during the 12–13-year period. To interpret the increasing trend, mean annual NO 3 ? concentrations were regressed against NO2 Spanish emissions and to some indicators of local anthropogenic activity. The increase at Sort and Palautordera showed good correlation with local anthropogenic indicators. Wet inorganic N deposition ranged between 4.2 and 6.7 kg ha?1 year?1. When including estimates of dry deposition, total annual deposition rose up to 10–20 kg ha?1 year?1, values that have been found to initiate adverse effects on Mediterranean-type forest ecosystems.  相似文献   

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Karst watersheds are a major source of drinking water in the European Alps. These watersheds exhibit quick response times and low residence times, which might make karst aquifers more vulnerable to elevated nitrogen (N) deposition than non-karst watersheds. We summarize 13 years of monitoring NO 3 ? , NH 4 + , and total N in two forest ecosystems, a Norway spruce (Picea abies (L.) Karst.) forest on Cambisols/Stagnosols (IP I) and a mixed beech (Fagus sylvatica L.) spruce forest on Leptosols (IP II). N fluxes are calculated by multiplying concentrations, measured in biweekly intervals, with hydrological fluxes predicted from a hydrological model. The total N deposition in the throughfall amounts to 26.8 and 21.1 kg/ha/year in IP I and IP II, respectively, which is high compared to depositions found in other European forest ecosystems. While the shallow Leptosols at IP II accumulated on average 9.2 kg/ha/year of N between 1999 and 2006, the N budgets of the Cambisols/Stagnosols at IP I were equaled over the study period but show high inter-annual variation. Between 1999 and 2006, on average, 9 kg/ha/year of DON and 20 kg/ha/year of DIN were output with seepage water of IP I but only 4.5 kg/ha/year of DON and 7.7 kg/ha/year of DIN at IP II. Despite high DIN leaching, neither IP I nor IP II showed further signs of N saturation in their organic layer C/N ratios, N mineralization, or leaf N content. The N budget over all years was dominated by a few extreme output events. Nitrate leaching rates at both forest ecosystems correlated the most with years of above average snow accumulation (but only for IP I this correlation is statistically significant). Both snow melt and total annual precipitation were most important drivers of DON leaching. IP I and IP II showed comparable temporal patterns of both concentrations and flux rates but exhibited differences in magnitudes: DON, NO 3 ? , and NH 4 + inputs peak in spring, NH 4 + showed an additional peak in autumn; the bulk of the annual NO 3 ? and DON output occurred in spring; DON, NO 3 ? , and NH 4 + output rates during winter months were low. The high DIN leaching at IP I was related to snow cover effects on N mineralization and soil hydrology. From the year 2004 onwards, disproportional NO 3 ? leaching occurred at both plots. This was possibly caused by the exceptionally dry year 2003 and a small-scale bark beetle infestation (at IP I), in addition to snow cover effects. This study shows that both forest ecosystems at Zöbelboden are still N limited. N leaching pulses, particularly during spring, dictate not only annual but also the long-term N budgets. The overall magnitude of N leaching to the karst aquifer differs substantially between forest and soil types, which are found in close proximity in the karstified areas of the Northern Limestone Alps in Austria.  相似文献   

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The chemical composition of snowmelt, groundwater, and streamwater was monitored during the spring of 1991 and 1992 in a 200-ha subalpine catchment on the western flank of the Rocky Mountains near Steamboat Springs, Colorado. Most of the snowmelt occurred during a one-month period annually that began in mid-May 1991 and mid-April 1992. The average water quality characteristics of individual sampling sites (meltwater, streamwater, and groundwater) were similar in 1991 and 1992. The major ions in meltwater were differentially eluted from the snowpack, and meltwater was dominated by Ca2+, SO 4 2? , and NO 3 ? . Groundwater and streamwater were dominated by weathering products, including Ca2+, HCO 3 ? (measured as alkalinity), and SiO2, and their concentrations decreased as snowmelt progressed. One well had extremely high NO 3 ? . concentrations, which were balanced by Ca2+ concentrations. For this well, hydrogen ion was hypothesized to be generated from nitrification in overlying soils, and subsequently exchanged with other cations, particularly Ca2+. Solute concentrations in streamwater also decreased as snowmelt progressed. Variations in groundwater levels and solute concentrations indicate that most of the meltwater traveled through the surficial materials. A mass balance for 1992 indicated that the watershed retained H+, NH 4 + , NO 3 ? , SO 4 2? and Cl? and was the primary source of base cations and other weathering products. Proportionally more SO 4 2? was deposited with the unusually high summer rainfall in 1992 compared to that released from snowmelt, whereas NO 3 ? was higher in snowmelt and Cl? was the same. The sum of snowmelt and rainfall could account for greater than 90% of the H+ and NH 4 + retained by the watershed and greater than 50% of the NO 3 ? .  相似文献   

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The atmospheric deposition of air pollutants at a forest edge was studied by means of monitoring canopy throughfall at the edge and at five different parallel lines in the forest behind the edge. The investigation was carried out at a pine forest on the Swedish west coast. Throughfall and bulk deposition samples were analyzed for volume, SO 4 2? , NO 3 ? , Cl?, NH 4 + , Na+, K+, Mg2+, Ca2+, and for pH. The results show that the throughfall flow at the edge was increased substantially for most ions. The ratios in throughfall flows between the edge and the line 50 m into the forest were for SO 4 2? , 1.5, NO 3 ? 2.9, NH 4 + 2.7, and Na+ 3.1. Since this effect is not only valid for forest edges but also for hillsides, hilltops, and edges between stands of different age, etc., there might be substantial areas which get much larger total deposition than the normally considered closed forest.  相似文献   

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The present study was conducted in tropical Sal forest ecosystem of the Doon valley in the Indian Himalayas to assess the critical load of sulfur and nitrogen and their exceedances. The observed pattern of throughfall ionic composition in the study are Ca2+>K+>Mg2+>Cl?>?HCO3?>?Na+>NO 3 ? >?SO 3 2? ???NH 4 + >F?. The sum of cation studied is 412.29 ??eq l?1 and that of anions is 196.98 ??eq l?1, showing cation excess of 215.31 ??eq l?1. The cations, namely Ca2+, Mg2+, K+, Na+, and NH 4 + , made a contribution of about 67% of the total ion strength, where as anion comprising of SO 4 2? , Cl?, NO 3 ? , and HCO 3 ? contributed 33%. The chief acidic components were Cl?C (12%) and HCO 3 ? (8%), while the presence of SO 4 2? (5%) and NO 3 ? (6%), respectively. Percentage contribution of bole to total aboveground biomass was ??72.38% in comparison to 2.24?C2.93% of leaf biomass, 10.34?C10.96% of branch biomass and 13.21?C17.07% of bark biomass. There was high and significant variation (P?<?0.001) in the total aboveground biomass produced at different sites. The aboveground net primary productivity (ANPP) in these sites ranged between 2.09 and 9.22 t ha?1 year?1. The base cations and nitrogen immobilization was found to be maximum in bole. The net annual uptake of the base cations varied from 306.85 to 1,311.46 eq ha?1 year?1 and of nitrogen from 68.27 to 263.51 eq ha?1 year?1. The critical appraisal of soil showed that cation exchange capacity lied between 18.37 and 10.30 Cmol (p+) kg?1. The base saturation percentage of soil was as high as 82.43% in Senkot, whereas in Kalusidh it was just 44.28%. The local temperature corrected base cation weathering rates based on soil mineralogy, parent material class, and texture class varied from 484.15 to 627.25 eq ha?1 year?1, showing a weak potentiality of the system to buffer any incoming acidity and thus providing restricted acid neutralizing capacity to keep the ecosystem stable under increased future deposition scenarios in near future. The appreciable BS of the soil indicates the presence of intense nutrient phytorecycling forces within this climate and atmospheric deposition in replenishing base cations in the soil, which includes intrinsic soil-forming processes, i.e., weathering. The highest value of critical load for acidity was 2,896.50 eq ha?1 year?1 and the lowest was 2,792.45 eq ha?1 year?1. The calculated value of the minimum critical loads for nitrogen varied from 69.77 to 265.01 eq ha?1 year?1, whereas the maximum nitrogen critical load ranged between 2,992.63 and 4,394.45 eq ha?1 year?1. The minimum and the maximum critical loads of sulfur ranged between 2,130.49 and 3,261.64 eq ha?1 year?1 and 2,250.58 and 3,381.73 eq ha?1 year?1, respectively. The values of exceedance of sulfur and nitrogen were negative, implying that in the current scenario Sal forests of the Doon valley are well protected from acidification.  相似文献   

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The study aimed to determine the influence of catchment characteristics and flood type on the relationship between streamflow and a number of chemical characteristics of streamwater. These were specific electrical conductivity (SC), pH, the concentrations of main ions (Ca2+, Mg2+, Na+, K+, HCO 3 ? , SO 4 2? , and Cl?), and nutrients (NH 4 + , NO 2 ? , NO 3 ? , and PO 4 3? ). These relationships were studied in three small catchments with different geological structure and land use. Several flood types were distinguished based on the factors that initiate flooding and specific conditions during events. Geological factors led to a lower SC and main ion concentrations at a given specific runoff in catchments built of resistant sandstone versus those built of less resistant sediments. A lower concentration of nutrients was detected in the semi-natural woodland catchment versus agricultural and mixed-use catchments, which are strongly impacted by human activity. The strongest correlation between streamflow and the chemical characteristics of water was found in the woodland catchment. Different types of floods were characterized by different ion concentrations. In the woodland catchment, higher SC and higher concentrations of most main ions were noted during storm-induced floods than during floods induced by prolonged rainfall. The opposite was true for the agricultural and mixed-use catchments. During snowmelt floods, SC, NO 3 ? , and most main ion concentrations were higher when the soil was unfrozen in the agricultural and mixed-use catchments versus when the soil was frozen. In the case of the remaining nutrients, lower concentrations of NH 4 + were detected during rain-induced floods than during snowmelt floods. The opposite was true of PO 4 3? .  相似文献   

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Many bryophytes rely to a large extent on atmospheric deposition for their nutrient uptake.However, increasing levels of atmospheric ammonium NH 4 + and nitrate NO 3 - attract concern as to the possible harmful effects onbryophytes from these two nutrient sources. Changes in nitrate reductase (NR) activities, cation(Ca, K and Mg), total nitrogen (N) and organic acid concentrations were investigated for themosses, Racomitrium lanuginosum, Rytidiadelphus loreus and Philonotis fontana, in response to asingle field misting with 3 mol m-3 NH 4 + and NO 3 - . Increases of 20% were recordedfor tissue N content, 48 hr after misting with N containing solutions. When labelled NH 4 + or NO 3 - were applied to R. Lanuginosum at 1, 3 and 6mol m-3 concentrations, partitioning ofincorporated 15N between different tissueregions occured, with the highest N uptake in the upper stem and leaves. High concentrations ofapplied N resulted in reduced efficiency of N uptake. NH 4 + applications caused declines in NR activities, organic acidsand cations, whereas, NO 3 - treatments causedthe reverse response. Changes in cation contents, organic acids and NR activity reflect short-termregulation of N metabolism in the presence of defined N sources, as well as potential mechanismsof regulating cell pH homoeostasis. The consistency of physiological responses, especially NRactivities, over short-term pollution episodes, provides evidence for their use as indicators of both NH 4 + and NO 3 - pollution.  相似文献   

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The present work discusses the startup and operation of different biotrickling filters during the simultaneous removal of NH3, H2S, and ethyl mercaptan (EM) for odor control, focusing on (a) the impact of pH control in the stability of the nitrification processes during reactor startup and (b) the crossed effects among selected pollutants and their by-products. Two biotrickling filters were packed with poplar wood chips (R1 and R2A), while a third reactor was packed with polyurethane foam (R2B). R2A and R2B presented a pH control system, whereas R1 did not. Loads of 2?C10?g N?CNH3 m?3?h?1, 5?C16?g S?CH2S m?3?h?1, and 1?C6?g EM m?3?h?1 were supplied to the bioreactors. The presence of a pH control loop in R2A and R2B proved to be crucial to avoid long startup periods and bioreactors malfunctioning due to biological activity inhibition. In addition, the impact of the presence of different concentrations of a series of N species (NH 4 + , NO 2 ? , and NO 3 ? ) and S species (SO 4 2? and S2?) on the performance of the two biotrickling filters was studied by increasing their load to the reactors. Sulfide oxidation proved to be the most resilient process, since it was not affected in any of the experiments, while nitrification and EM removal were severely affected. In particular, the latter was affected by SO 4 2? and NO 2 ? , while nitrification was significantly affected by NH 4 + . The biotrickling filter packed with polyurethane foam was more sensitive to crossed effects than the biotrickling filter packed with poplar wood chips.  相似文献   

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A study on pH and chemical composition of precipitation was carried out in two Italian sites, one urban (site 1) and one rural (site 2), located approximately 30 km far from Bologna, during a 3-year period. No significative site variation was found. In both locations, bulk deposition pH ranged from slightly acid to slightly alkaline, despite the volume weighted mean concentration of acidic species, NO 3 ? and SO 4 2? (67.4 and 118.4 μeq l?1 in site 1 and 88.7 and 103.8 μeq l?1 in site 2), that were similar to those of typical acidic rainfall region. This might be ascribed to the neutralization reaction of the Ca2+, attributed to the calcareous soil and the frequent dusty air mass intrusion from the Sahara. The pair correlation matrix and the analysis of the main components suggested also ammonium and other crustal elements as neutralization agents. The depositional rate of SO 4 2? and NO 3 ? , chemical elements of agricultural interest, amounted to 38 and 28 and 32 and 35 kg ha?1 for site 1 and site 2, respectively. These supplies of nutrient were not negligible and had to be considered on cultivated lands. NH 4 + deposition rate on site 2 was 7 kg ha?1, 23% over site 1, probably due to nitrogen fertilization in the fields around the monitoring station. In site 1, SO 4 2? presented a seasonal trend, indicating that its principal source was the residential heating. Results emphasized that the entity of the bulk deposition acidification is linked not only to the ions local emission sources (fossil fuel combustions, heating, and fertilizers) but also to the surrounding territory and the prevalent wind that transports through kilometers air masses which may contain acidic and alkaline species.  相似文献   

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Nitrification is a process in which ammonia is oxidized to nitrite (NO 2 ? ) that is further oxidized to nitrate (NO 3 ? ). The relations between these two steps and ambient ammonia concentrations were studied in surface water of Chinese shallow lakes with different trophic status. For the oxidations of both ammonia and NO 2 ? , more eutrophic lakes generally showed significantly higher potential and actual rates, which was linked with excessive ammonia concentrations. Additionally, both potential and actual rates for ammonia oxidation were higher than those for NO 2 ? oxidation in the more eutrophic lakes, while in the lakes with lower trophic status, both potential and actual rates for ammonia oxidation were almost equivalent to those for NO 2 ? oxidation. This can be explained by the excessive unionized ammonia (NH3) concentration that inhibits nitrite-oxidizing bacteria in the more eutrophic lakes. The laboratory experiment with different ammonia concentrations, using the surface water in a eutrophic lake, showed that ammonia oxidation rates were proportional to the ammonia concentrations, but NO 2 ? oxidation rates did not increase in parallel. Furthermore, NO 2 ? oxidation was less associated with particles in natural water of the studied lakes. Without effective protection, it would be selectively inhibited by the excessive ammonia in hypereutrophic lakes, resulting in NO 2 ? accumulation. Shortly, the increased concentrations of ammonia cause a misbalance between the NO 2 ? -producing and the NO 2 ? -consuming processes, thereby exacerbating the lake eutrophication.  相似文献   

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Schwikowski  M.  Novo  A.  Baltensperger  U.  Delmas  R.  Gäggeler  H. W.  Kasper  A.  Kuhn  M.  Maupetit  F.  Nickus  U.  Preunkert  S.  Puxbaum  H.  Rossi  G. C.  Schöner  W.  Wagenbach  D. 《Water, air, and soil pollution》1997,93(1-4):67-91
In order to investigate the seasonal and geographical distribution of snow concentrations anddeposition fluxes of environmentally relevant ionic species in the Alps, the international programSNOSP was initiated. In the framework of this program, intercomparisons of snow samplingtechniques and analytical methods to determine the ionic species C1-, NO 3 - ,SO 4 2- , K+, Na+, NH4 +, Mg2+, and Ca2+, as well as the pH and the specificconductivity were performed. The concentrations of these species in the snow samples collectedin the SNOSP program varied by orders of magnitude with, e.g., concentrations of NO 3 - , SO 4 2- , and NH4 + ranging from 0.2-60, 0.2-90, and 0.1-60 µeq L-1,respectively. The intercomparisons revealed a reasonable agreement of the determinations of thespecies Cl-, NO 3 - , SO 4 2- , Na+, and NH4 + in snow. Results were less satisfactory for K+, Mg2+, Ca2+,and H+, mainly due to the very low concentrations. In conclusion, recommendations areformulated for the reliable derivation of chemical inventories from snow packs.  相似文献   

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In the Vosges Mountains (NE of France), integrated plot-catchment studies have been carried out since 1985 in the Strengbach basin to study the influence of acid atmospheric inputs on surface water quality and element budgets. In this paper, available mid-term time series (1985–1991) have been considered to detect obvious trends, if any, in surface water chemistry and element budgets. Air quality data showed a slight decline for SO2, whereas NO2 slightly increased over the period, but these trends are not very significant. This is in agreement with increased N concentration (mainly as NH 4 + ) and with the stability of SO 4 2? in open field precipitation. Because of a significant decrease in rainfall amount over the period, only inputs of NH 4 + increased significantly whereas H+ and SO 4 2+ inputs declined. In spring and streamwaters, pH and dissolved Si concentration increased mainly as a result of a reduced flow. Na+, K+, Cl? and HCO-3~? concentrations remained stable whereas Ca2+, Mg2+ and SO 4 2+ concentrations declined significantly. Only NO 3 ? concentration increased significantly in springwaters. The catchment budgets revealed significant losses of base cations, Si and SO 4 2? . These losses decreased over the period. Nitrogen was retained in the ecosystem. However, a longer record is needed to determine whether or not changes in surface water chemistry have resulted from short-term flow reductions or long-term changes in input-output ion budgets. This is specially true with N because the decline in SO 4 2? output was accompanied by N accumulation.  相似文献   

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The protected area ??Bohemian Switzerland National Park?? with its characteristic sandstone landscape was influenced by the long-term air pollution and acidic deposition within the area known as Black Triangle (located where Germany, Poland, and the Czech Republic meet, is one of the Europe??s most polluted areas). The local Upper Cretaceous sandstone is subhorizontally stratified, fine- to coarse-grained, quartz dominated, with low content of clay minerals. One of the significant negative effects of the intensive acidic deposition on sandstone outcrops has been identified as chemical (salt) weathering, i.e., a process when the porous sandstone rock is except of chemical influence attacked also by force of crystallization of growing salts crystals. Anions NO 3 ? together with SO 4 2? and cation NH 4 + were the most abundant solutes in bulk precipitation samples. Current (2002 to 2009) bulk deposition fluxes of SO 4 2? determined at three sites directly in the National Park indicate decline from 23 to 16 kg?1 ha?1 year?1. Infiltration of bulk precipitation solutes into the sandstone mediates the weathering processes. Natural outflow of sandstone pore-water (sandstone percolates) can be sampled only during certain days of year when the sandstone becomes saturated with water and percolates drip out on small number of sites from roofs of overhangs. Under usual conditions percolation water evaporates at the sandstone surface producing salt efflorescences??the typical example is Prav?ická brána Arch locality. The average pH of the dripping sandstone percolates was 3.76. Concentration of SO 4 2? and Al in sandstone percolates reached up to 46 and 10 mg L?1. The concentration of Al in percolates has been 160-fold greater the one in the precipitation samples suggesting the sandstone as a source. The water O and H isotopic composition of percolates has been virtually identical to precipitation samples, indicating thus relatively short residence time of the solutions within the sandstone pore-spaces. Evaporation experiments with bulk precipitation and percolate samples proved possible origin of some Ca in bulk precipitation and the sandstone rock as the source of Al and possibly of K for the salt efflorescence identified on Rock Arch body.  相似文献   

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The fluxes of N–NO 3 ? , N–NH 4 + , S–SO 4 2? , Na+, K+, Ca2+ and Mg2+ from bulk precipitation to throughfall, stemflow and soil water surface flows were studied during 1999–2003 in planted Norway spruce forest stands of different ages (11, 24, 91 and 116 years in 1999). Also, runoff from the corresponding Potok Dupniański Catchment in the Silesian Beskid Mts was studied. N deposition was above the critical load for coniferous trees. The interception increased with stand age as well as leaf area index and so did the leaching from the canopy of almost all the analysed elements, but especially S–SO 4 2? , H+ and K+. The nutrient fluxes varied with age of the spruce stands. Throughfall showed a high amount of S and of the strong acids (S–SO 4 2? and N–NO 3 ? ) deposited to the soil, especially in older spruce age classes. Decomposition of organic matter caused a rise in water acidity and an increase in the concentrations of all the analysed ions; the leaching of minerals, however, was low (under 1%). The horizontal soil water flow showed an increase in the amount of water and amount of ions and contributed to a further decrease of pH at the soil depth of 20 cm. Element concentrations and their amounts increased with water penetrating vertically and horizontally on the slopes. Considerable amounts of ions, especially S and alkaline cations, were carried beyond the reach of the root system and then left the catchment. In the long term, these mineral losses will adversely affect health and growth of the spruce stands, and the increased acidity with stand age will presumably have negative effects on the runoff water ecosystem.  相似文献   

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