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Researchers from the Institute of Urban Environment and the Institute of Hydrobiology revealed molecular mechanism of arsenic methylation in a protozoan, Tetrahymena pyriformis
Arsenic is a ubiquitous carcinogen in the environment, threatening water and food supply in some regions of the world. Arsenic has many species in nature and the speciation determines its toxicity, mobility, and fate. Usually inorganic arsenicals (arsenite, arsenate) are more toxic than organic arsenicals. Organic arsenicals are often produced by biomethylation of inorganic ...
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The planning, construction and management towards sustainable cities in China needs the environmental internet of things
China’s rapid urbanization and its success in developing the Internet of Things (IoT) will decide its future development direction. The construction of sustainable cities is crucial to China because China has such a large population. The Xiamen Long-term Urban Ecosystem Observation and Research Station (Xiamen LUEORS) was started in 2006, together with the research related ...China’s rapid urbanization and its success in developing the Internet of Things (IoT) will decide its future development direction. The construction of sustainable cities is crucial to China because China has such a large population. The Xiamen Long-term Urban Ecosystem Observation and Research Station (Xiamen LUEORS) was started in 2006, together with the research related ...
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Multi-factorial drivers of ammonia oxidizer communities: evidence from a national soil survey
The factors driving the abundance and community composition of soil microbial communities provide fundamental knowledge on the maintenance of biodiversity and the ecosystem services they underpin.Several studies have suggested that microbial communities are spatially organized, including functional groups and much of the observed variation is explained by geographical locati...The factors driving the abundance and community composition of soil microbial communities provide fundamental knowledge on the maintenance of biodiversity and the ecosystem services they underpin.Several studies have suggested that microbial communities are spatially organized, including functional groups and much of the observed variation is explained by geographical locati...
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Characterization of substructure of birnessites and their effect on the formation of other manganese oxide minerals in the surface environments
Sponsor: National Nature Science Foundation of China (NNSFC)Headed by Cui HaojieDate: 2011.01-2013.12Birnessite is a common Mn oxide mineral in the Earth surface environments, and lithiophorite, todorokite and cryptomelane, which are commonly found in manganese nudles in soils, can be formed from birnessite through directly or indirectly reactions. The adsorption, oxidation ...
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Remote sensing of 3-D distribution of carbon dioxide in urban areas and its contribution to urban thermal environment
Sponsor: National Nature Science Foundation of China (NNSFC)Headed by. Du KeDate: 2011.01-2013.12Carbon dioxide (CO2) and black carbon (BC) are considered the two most important pollutants that contribute to global warming. In addition, the emissions of both pollutants are found to be closely related to the formation of urban heat island and exacerbation of the ecological en...
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Microbial degradation of PAHs in coastal wetland ecosystem: mechanisms and influence of rhizosphere microorganisms and endophytes
Sponsor: National Natural Science Foundation of China (NNSFC)Headed by Hong youweiDate: 2011.01-2013.12Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are ubiquitous environmental pollutants and accumulate in coastal wetland sediments, where microbial biodegradation is the primary route of attenuation of these carcinogenic and mutagenic pollutants. Recent studies indicate that PAHs ...
