Impacts of urban expansion on nitrogen and phosphorus flows in the food system of Beijing from 1978 to 2008     

《Global Environmental Change》2014

Rapid growth of metropolitan areas is associated with increased flows of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) in the food production–consumption system. However, quantitative analyses of these flows during urban expansion and information about their controlling factors are scarce.Here, we report on N and P flows in the food system of Beijing, which experienced a remarkable growth in population number between especially 1978–2008, using a combination of statistical data bases, surveys and the NUFER model (nutrient flow in the food system, environment and resource). The N (or P) cost of food is defined as the amount of ‘new’ N (or P) used in food production for the delivery of 1 kg N (or P) in the food entering household. ‘New’ N (P) includes fertilizer N (P), biological N fixation, atmospheric N deposition, and imports of N (P) via feed and food. Recycled N (P) includes N (P) in crop residues, manures and wastes.We found that the rapid increase in temporary migrants greatly increased food imports to Beijing metropolitan areas and thereby led to an apparent decrease of the N and P cost of food. The input of ‘new’ N to the food system of Beijing metropolitan areas increased from 180 to 281 Gg, and for P from 33.5 to 50.4 Gg during 1978–2008, as a result of increases in population and changes in food consumption patterns per capita. The food and feed imports in per cent of total ‘new’ N and P inputs increased from 31 to 63% for N and from 18 to 46% for P during 1978–2008. The N and P cost of the food was relatively low compared to the mean of China, and decreased over time. About 52% of the new N input and 85% of the new P input was not recycled in 2008, it accumulated as wastes (in crop residues, animal excreta, and human excreta and household wastes). The N and P use efficiencies in crop and animal production were low, i.e., only 17% for N and 11% for P in 2008. Total losses of ammonia (NH₃) and nitrous oxide (N₂O) to air and of N to groundwater and surface waters increased by a factor of about 3, and losses of P to groundwater and surface waters increased by a factor of 37 in the period 1978–2008.Key measures for decreasing N and P accumulation and losses are (1) developing satellite towns, (2) expelling animal production to rural areas, and (3) effective collection of the wastes and animal manure, and the utilization of these in rural areas outside Beijing. These findings may also portend changes in other metropolitan areas in China and elsewhere in the rapidly developing world.  相似文献   

Human impacts on large benthic foraminifers near a densely populated area of Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands     

Yoko Osawa  Yu Umezawa  Yoichi Ide  Toshihiro Miyajima 《Marine pollution bulletin》2010,60(8):1279-1287

Human impacts on sand-producing, large benthic foraminifers were investigated on ocean reef flats at the northeast Majuro Atoll, Marshall Islands, along a human population gradient. The densities of dominant foraminifers Calcarina and Amphistegina declined with distance from densely populated islands. Macrophyte composition on ocean reef flats differed between locations near sparsely or densely populated islands. Nutrient concentrations in reef-flat seawater and groundwater were high near or on densely populated islands. δ¹⁵N values in macroalgal tissues indicated that macroalgae in nearshore lagoons assimilate wastewater-derived nitrogen, whereas those on nearshore ocean reef flats assimilate nitrogen from other sources. These results suggest that increases in the human population result in high nutrient loading in groundwater and possibly into nearshore waters. High nutrient inputs into ambient seawater may have both direct and indirect negative effects on sand-producing foraminifers through habitat changes and/or the collapse of algal symbiosis.  相似文献   

Uptake and resource allocation of ammonium and nitrate in temperate seagrasses Posidonia and Amphibolis     

S. Nayar  G.J. Collings  S. Bryars 《Marine pollution bulletin》2010,60(9):1502-1511

Ecologically relevant estimates of seasonal variability in nitrogen uptake and allocation in two species of temperate seagrasses were obtained using in situ isotope-labelling approach. Significantly higher uptake rates of ammonium by leaves, roots and epiphytes of Amphibolis than Posidonia were observed. Overall, root uptake rates were lower than other components. Effect of season was not significant for leaves, roots or epiphytes of the two species. However, plankton uptake varied seasonally with higher rates in winter (0.98 mg N g⁻¹ DW h⁻¹). In contrast, nitrate uptake rates for various components were significantly affected by seasons. Uptake rates by plankton were highest ranging from 0.003 mg N g⁻¹ DW h⁻¹ (summer, Amphibolis) to 0.69 mg N g⁻¹ DW h⁻¹ (winter, Posidonia). Uptake of nitrate by roots was negligible. Biotic uptake rates for nitrate were an order of magnitude slower than ammonium, demonstrating an affinity for ammonium over nitrate as a preferred inorganic nitrogen source. Adelaide coastal waters have lost over 5000 ha of seagrasses, much of this attributed to nutrient inputs from wastewater, industrial and stormwater. Managing these inputs into future requires better understanding of the fate of nutrients, particularly biological uptake. This study attempts to quantify uptake rates of nitrogen by seagrasses.  相似文献   

Anthropogenic influence on the degradation of an urban lake - The Pampulha reservoir in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil     

Kurt Friese  Gerald Schmidt  Jorge Carvalho de Lena  Dieter W. Zachmann 《Limnologica》2010,40(2):114-125

The artificial reservoir Lagoa da Pampulha in central Brazil has been increasingly affected by sediment deposition and pollution from urban and industrial sources. This study investigates water chemistry and heavy metal concentrations and their fractionation in the lake sediment using ICP-OES, ICP-MS, and XRD analyses. Fractionation analysis was done by sequential extraction under inert gas as well as after oxidation. The lake exhibits a permanent stratification with an oxygen-free hypolimnion below 2 m depth. Nutrient concentrations are enriched for phosphorous components (SRP, PO₄). In the sediment it was not possible to detect oxygen. Carbon, sulfur, and most of the analyzed heavy metals are enriched in the top sediment layer with a pronounced downward decrease, indicating the presence of an anthropogenic influence. Statistical analysis, including correlations and a Principal Component Analysis (PCA) of depth-related total concentration data, helps to distinguish presumably anthropogenic heavy metals from geogenic components. Some samples with high element concentrations in the sediment also show elevated concentrations in their pore water. Analyses of element distribution between sediment and pore water suggest a strong bonding of heavy metals to the anoxic sediment. The trend towards elevated solubility in the pore water of oxidized samples is clear for most of the analyzed elements. Fractionation analysis reveals characteristic associations of selected elements to specific mineral bonding forms. In addition, it indicates that the behavior of heavy metals in the sediment is strongly influenced by organic substances. These substances provide buffering against oxidation, acidification, and metal release. The high nutrient loading causes reducing conditions in the lake sediment. These conditions trigger the accumulation of sediments rich in S²⁻, which stabilizes the fixation of heavy elements. In the future, care must be taken to reduce the supply of contaminants and to prevent the release of heavy metals from sediments dredged for remediation purposes.  相似文献   

Estimating Net Primary Productivity and Nutrient Stock in Plant in Freshwater Marsh,Northeastern China     

Junbao Yu  Jingshuang Liu  Franz X. Meixner  Jinda Wang  Yongjun Gao  Yang Wang  Xiaoning Qi  Xiaobing Chen 《洁净——土壤、空气、水》2010,38(11):1080-1086

We have investigated the contributions of three dominant macrophyte species, Deyeuxia angustifolia, Carex lasiocarpa, and Carex pseudocuraica (covering about 10 304 km²), to carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) stocks in the largest freshwater marsh (17 300 km²) in China for a 3‐year period (from 2002 to 2004). The monthly biomass, seasonal, and annual net primary productivity (NPP), and nutrient concentrations of three species were measured. All three plant species showed rapid growth in the rainy season. The maximum and minimum production rates in the freshwater marsh were ～36.19 and ～9.92 g m^?2 day^?1, respectively. The total NPP accounts 1900–2700 g m^?2 year^?1 in the studied area. Total organic carbon (TOC), total nitrogen (TN), and total phosphorus (TP) concentrations in roots were higher than those in stem and leaf tissues. The vast beds of the three studied species comprise 80% of the grass covered marsh of Sanjiang plain, contributing annual nutrient stocks of ～10.99 × 10⁶, ～788.36 × 10³, and ～18.10 × 10³ t (tonnes) for TOC, TN, and TP, respectively. Our results suggest that the nutrient bioaccumulation capacity in freshwater marshes depend mainly on plant species, which are decided by hydrological conditions. The nutrient stocks in the Sanjiang plain marsh have been greatly reduced because some of the area occupied by C. lasiocarpa was replaced by D. angustifolia as a result of succession caused by the changes of water table.  相似文献   

南黄海西部陆架区表层沉积物稀土元素及其物源分析     

徐刚  刘健  孔祥淮  张军强  仇建东 《海洋地质与第四纪地质》2012,(1):11-17

对南黄海西部陆架区486个表层沉积物样品的稀土元素进行了测试分析。结果表明:稀土元素总量分布特征受粒度影响,其含量总体上随平均粒径的减小而升高,但在局部站位其含量还可能受矿物控制。稀土元素相关参数,如轻重稀土元素分异度、铈异常以及铕异常基本不受粒度影响,而主要受源岩组分控制,可以进行有效的物源判别。研究区不同站位沉积物中稀土元素配分曲线均为右倾的负斜率模式,相对富集轻稀土元素,显示中等程度的铕负异常,无明显铈异常。稀土元素相关参数物源判别表明研究区物质主要来源于黄河。  相似文献   

北黄海西部海区营养盐季节变化及其影响因素探讨   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

赵倩  臧路  张传松  石晓勇 《海洋科学进展》2012,30(1):69-76

根据2006-07-2007-10对北黄海4个航次调查资料,分析并讨论了北黄海西部海区营养盐四季变化及其影响因素。DIN,PO4-P和SiO3-Si的浓度从春季到冬季逐渐升高。春、夏、秋季营养盐底层浓度均远远大于表层的,冬季营养盐各层浓度相近。黄海冷水团是影响北黄海西部营养盐季节变化的主要因素,黄海暖流和鸭绿江水的输入对北黄海西部营养盐季节变化影响不显著;受北黄海跃层的影响,北黄海西部海区营养盐浓度除冬季外,垂直方向均呈现出分层现象,表层浮游植物吸收营养盐,使表层营养盐浓度低于底层的。  相似文献   

Recovery of Plant Nutrients from Dilute Solutions of Human Urine and Preliminary Investigations on Pot Trials   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Nazlı Pelin Kocatürk  Bilsen Beler Baykal 《洁净——土壤、空气、水》2012,40(5):538-544

Within the context of Ecological Sanitation (ECOSAN), human urine has been the subject of research and practice as a potential fertilizer in the recent years. Although quite a lot had been done with original undiluted urine with promising outcomes, not much appears in the literature which concentrates on dilute solutions of urine. This is important because unless waterless toilets are employed, urine will be diluted with flush water in actual use. In this work, dilute solutions of urine are investigated with emphasis on the recovery of plant nutrients. A natural zeolite namely clinoptilolite was loaded with nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium as an indirect route of processing urine. The results have revealed that hydrolysis is completed in shorter times in dilute samples. Clinoptilolite could successfully remove plant nutrients from all dilute solutions. Nitrogen could be recovered up to 86% with higher efficiencies at higher concentrations in general. Recovery of orthophosphates increases with increasing concentration to reach 96%, however, potassium could not be recovered. The preliminary experiments with grass have revealed that nutrient loaded clinoptilolite was as effective as chemical fertilizers while direct application of original and diluted solutions of urine had shown inferior yields.  相似文献   

Mitigation of Iron Toxicity and Iron,Zinc, and Manganese Nutrition of Wetland Rice Cultivars (Oryza sativa L.) Grown in Iron‐Toxic Soil          下载免费PDF全文

Mohammad Shahid  Amaresh Kumar Nayak  Arvind Kumar Shukla  Rahul Tripathi  Anjani Kumar  Rajagounder Raja  Bipin Bihari Panda  Jitendriya Meher  Pratap Bhattacharyya  Debiprasad Dash 《洁净——土壤、空气、水》2014,42(11):1604-1609

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Dual Purpose System for Water Treatment From a Polluted River and the Production of Pistia stratiotes Biomass Within a Biorefinery          下载免费PDF全文

Mariana Robles‐Pliego  Eugenia J. Olguín  Javier Hernández‐Landa  Ricardo E. González‐Portela  Gloria Sánchez‐Galván  Flor Cuervo‐López 《洁净——土壤、空气、水》2015,43(11):1514-1521

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