Constructed wetlands （CWs） are engineered systems that utilize natural systems including wetland vegetations, soils, and their associated microbial assemblages to assist in treating wastewater. The kinetic adsorptio...Constructed wetlands （CWs） are engineered systems that utilize natural systems including wetland vegetations, soils, and their associated microbial assemblages to assist in treating wastewater. The kinetic adsorption of ammonium nitrogen （NH＋-N） by CW substrate materials such as blast furnace slag （BFS）, zeolite, ceramsite, vermiculite, gravel, paddy soil, red soil, and turf, was investigated using batch experiments and kinetic adsorption isotherms. Both Freundlich and Lang- muir isotherms could adequately predict the NH＋-N adsorption process. The maximum adsorption capacities of NH＋-N, estimated from the Langmuir isotherm, ranked as： zeolite （33 333.33 mg kg^-1） 〉 turf （29274.01 mg kg^-1） 〉 BFS （5000 mg kg^-1） 〉 vermiculite （3333.33 mg kg^-1） 〉 gravel （769.23 mg kg^-1） 〉 paddy soil （588.24 mg kg^-1） 〉 red soil （555.56 mg kg^-1） 〉 ceramsite （107.53 mg kg^-1）. Some properties of the substrate materials, including bulk density, specific gravity, hydraulic conductivity, uniformity coefficient （K60）, curvature coefficient （Co）, organic matter, pH, exchangeable （or active） Cu, Fe, Zn and Mn, total Cu, and Fe, Mn, Zn, Cd, Pb and Ca, had negative correlations with NH＋-N adsorption. Other properties of the substrate materials like particle diameter values of D10, 030 and 060 （the diameters of particle sizes of a substrate material at which 10%, 30% and 60%, respectively, of the particles pass through the sieve based on the accumulative frequency）, cation exchange capacity （CEC）, exchangeable （or active） Ca and Mg, and total K and Mg had positive correlations with NH＋-N adsorption. In addition, active K and Na as well as the total Na had significant positive correlations with NH＋-N adsorption. This information would be useful for selection of suitable substrate materials for CWs.展开更多
Understanding the relationship between forest management and water use efficiency(WUE)is important for evaluating forest adaptability to climate change.However,the effects of thinning and understory removal on WUE and...Understanding the relationship between forest management and water use efficiency(WUE)is important for evaluating forest adaptability to climate change.However,the effects of thinning and understory removal on WUE and its key controlling processes are not well understood,which limits our comprehension of the physiological mechanisms of various management practices.In this study,four forest management measures(no thinning:NT;understory removal:UR;light thinning:LT;and heavy thinning:HT)were carried out in Pinus massoniana plantations in a subtropical region of China.Photosynthetic capacity and needle stable carbon isotope composition(δ^(13)C)were measured to assess instantaneous water use efficiency(WUE_(inst))and long-term water use efficiency(WUE_(i)).Multiple regression models and structural equation modelling(SEM)identified the effects of soil properties and physiological performances on WUE_(inst)and WUE_(i).The results show that WUE_(inst)values among the four treatments were insignificant.However,compared with the NT stand(35.8μmol·mol^(-1)),WUE_(i)values significantly increased to 41.7μmol·mol^(-1)in the UR,50.1μmol·mol^(-1)in the LT and 46.6μmol·mol^(-1)in HT treatments,largely explained by photosynthetic capacity and soil water content.Understory removal did not change physiological performance(needle water potential and photosynthetic capacity).Thinning increased the net photosynthetic rate(A_n)but not stomatal conductance(g_s)or predawn needle water potential(ψ_(pd)),implying that the improvement in water use efficiency for thinned stands was largely driven by radiation interception than by soil water availability.In general,thinning may be an appropriate management measure to promote P.massoniana WUE to cope with seasonal droughts under future extreme climates.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 40871110 and 30828005)the National Water Pollution Control and Management Special Project of China (No. 2009ZX07102-003)+1 种基金the Special Project of Science and Technology of Guangdong Province,China (No. 2008A080800028)the Supporting Project of Science and Technology of Guangzhou City,China (No. 2008Z1-E621)
文摘Constructed wetlands （CWs） are engineered systems that utilize natural systems including wetland vegetations, soils, and their associated microbial assemblages to assist in treating wastewater. The kinetic adsorption of ammonium nitrogen （NH＋-N） by CW substrate materials such as blast furnace slag （BFS）, zeolite, ceramsite, vermiculite, gravel, paddy soil, red soil, and turf, was investigated using batch experiments and kinetic adsorption isotherms. Both Freundlich and Lang- muir isotherms could adequately predict the NH＋-N adsorption process. The maximum adsorption capacities of NH＋-N, estimated from the Langmuir isotherm, ranked as： zeolite （33 333.33 mg kg^-1） 〉 turf （29274.01 mg kg^-1） 〉 BFS （5000 mg kg^-1） 〉 vermiculite （3333.33 mg kg^-1） 〉 gravel （769.23 mg kg^-1） 〉 paddy soil （588.24 mg kg^-1） 〉 red soil （555.56 mg kg^-1） 〉 ceramsite （107.53 mg kg^-1）. Some properties of the substrate materials, including bulk density, specific gravity, hydraulic conductivity, uniformity coefficient （K60）, curvature coefficient （Co）, organic matter, pH, exchangeable （or active） Cu, Fe, Zn and Mn, total Cu, and Fe, Mn, Zn, Cd, Pb and Ca, had negative correlations with NH＋-N adsorption. Other properties of the substrate materials like particle diameter values of D10, 030 and 060 （the diameters of particle sizes of a substrate material at which 10%, 30% and 60%, respectively, of the particles pass through the sieve based on the accumulative frequency）, cation exchange capacity （CEC）, exchangeable （or active） Ca and Mg, and total K and Mg had positive correlations with NH＋-N adsorption. In addition, active K and Na as well as the total Na had significant positive correlations with NH＋-N adsorption. This information would be useful for selection of suitable substrate materials for CWs.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2016YFD0600201)the National Nonprofit Institute Research Grant of CAF(CAFYBB2017ZB003)+1 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(3187071631670720)。
文摘Understanding the relationship between forest management and water use efficiency(WUE)is important for evaluating forest adaptability to climate change.However,the effects of thinning and understory removal on WUE and its key controlling processes are not well understood,which limits our comprehension of the physiological mechanisms of various management practices.In this study,four forest management measures(no thinning:NT;understory removal:UR;light thinning:LT;and heavy thinning:HT)were carried out in Pinus massoniana plantations in a subtropical region of China.Photosynthetic capacity and needle stable carbon isotope composition(δ^(13)C)were measured to assess instantaneous water use efficiency(WUE_(inst))and long-term water use efficiency(WUE_(i)).Multiple regression models and structural equation modelling(SEM)identified the effects of soil properties and physiological performances on WUE_(inst)and WUE_(i).The results show that WUE_(inst)values among the four treatments were insignificant.However,compared with the NT stand(35.8μmol·mol^(-1)),WUE_(i)values significantly increased to 41.7μmol·mol^(-1)in the UR,50.1μmol·mol^(-1)in the LT and 46.6μmol·mol^(-1)in HT treatments,largely explained by photosynthetic capacity and soil water content.Understory removal did not change physiological performance(needle water potential and photosynthetic capacity).Thinning increased the net photosynthetic rate(A_n)but not stomatal conductance(g_s)or predawn needle water potential(ψ_(pd)),implying that the improvement in water use efficiency for thinned stands was largely driven by radiation interception than by soil water availability.In general,thinning may be an appropriate management measure to promote P.massoniana WUE to cope with seasonal droughts under future extreme climates.
