Nitric oxide release as a defense mechanism in marine microalgae against microplastic-induced stress.

Nitric oxide (NO) has garnered significant attention as a critical regulatory factor and signaling molecule in plant growth. However, the effects of microplastic pollution on the release of NO by algae have not been reported. Thus, in this study, the release of NO by Skeletonema costatum and Gymnodinium sp.

Artificial water regulation and natural flood processes control heavy metal concentrations and transport in the Yellow River, China.

Based on heavy metals daily observation at the Lijin station during water-sediment regulation (WSR) event and three natural floods in 2020, we examined the effects of different flood events on heavy metal in lower Yellow River, China. The results revealed that due to different water and sediment sources and processes influencing heavy metals dynamics, the dissolved Cr, Zn As and particulate heavy metals during natural flood events were higher than those during WSR event. Dissolved heavy metals increased during water regulation and decreased during sediment regulation.

Distribution and influencing factors of atmospheric nitrogen oxides (NO) over the east coast of China in spring: Indication of the sea as a sink of the atmospheric NO.

An integrated observation of NO that included coastal cities and oceanic cruises covering the Qingdao coastal waters sites (QDCW) and the Yellow Sea and East China Sea sites (YECS) was conducted in spring. The average concentrations of the coastal cities, the QDCW, and the YECS were 5.4 ± 4.

Long-term variation in nutrients in the South Yellow Sea in response to anthropogenic inputs.

Based on historical data from 1976 to 2019, the effects of anthropogenic activities on long-term changes in nutrients and their ecological effects in the South Yellow Sea were investigated. The dissolved inorganic nitrogen (DIN) concentrations increased continuously from 1990 until the mid-2000s, followed by a shift from an upward trend to a downward trend. The phosphate (PO-P) and silicate (SiO-Si) concentrations also showed obvious interannual variations throughout the study period.

Variations in the nutrient concentration and composition in Liaodong Bay under long-term human activities.

This paper analyzed the long-term variations in nutrients in Liaodong Bay and their potential influencing factors based on historical data from 1978 to 2019. Under the influence of both human activities and natural changes, the concentration of DIN increased approximately 4-fold from the end of the 1990s to the mid-2010s, while DIP and DSi concentrations decreased from the beginning to the end of the 1980s and have since increased again. Asynchronous changes in nutrient levels have led to changes in the nutrient composition, which has caused a series of ecological effects.

Indirect photodegradation of sulfisoxazole: Effects of environmental factors (CDOM, pH, salinity, HCO, metal ions, halogen ions and NO).

It's a new perspective to explore the influences of chromophoric dissolved organic matter (CDOM) components and environmental factors on the removal of sulfisoxazole (SIX) from the water matrix. Reactive intermediates (RIs) trapping experiments demonstrated that excited triplet-state CDOM (CDOM) played a dominant promoting role (54.11%) in the CDOM-mediated SIX indirect photodegradation.

Impact of water-sediment regulation on the concentration and transport of dissolved heavy metals in the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River.

Anthropogenic activities in river basins, especially large-scale water conservancy projects, have notably impacted the physical, chemical and ecological environments of estuaries and coastal areas. In this paper, the effects of water and sediment regulation (WSR) on the concentration and transport of heavy metals in the Yellow River were studied based on a continuous daily heavy metal survey in both the middle reaches (Xiaolangdi station) and lower reaches (Lijin station) of the Yellow River during the WSR period in 2019. The results indicated that the variation in the water oxidation-reduction environment of the Xiaolangdi reservoir during the WSR process exerted an important impact on the concentrations of dissolved Cu, Cd, Pb, Cr and As at the Xiaolangdi station but exerted almost no influence on the concentration of dissolved Ni.

Toxic metal pollution in the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea, China: distribution, controlling factors and potential risk.

The Bohai Sea (BS) and Yellow Sea (YS), which are adjacent to the most urbanized and industrialized areas in China, are facing a variety of environmental problems. Two cruises were conducted to investigate the pollution status of toxic metals in BS and YS sediments. They generally presented a decreasing trend from near shore to offshore.

Behavior of suspended particles in the Changjiang Estuary: Size distribution and trace metal contamination.

Suspended particulate matter (SPM) samples were collected along a salinity gradient in the Changjiang Estuary in June 2011. A custom-built water elutriation apparatus was used to separate the suspended sediments into five size fractions. The results indicated that Cr and Pb originated from natural weathering processes, whereas Cu, Zn, and Cd originated from other sources.

Characterization of the Particle Size Fraction associated with Heavy Metals in Suspended Sediments of the Yellow River.

Variations in the concentrations of particulate heavy metals and fluxes into the sea in the Yellow River were examined based on observational and measured data from January 2009 to December 2010. A custom-built water elutriation apparatus was used to separate suspended sediments into five size fractions. Clay and very fine silt is the dominant fraction in most of the suspended sediments, accounting for >40% of the samples.

[Distribution characteristics of COD and DO and its influencing factors in the Daliaohe Estuary].

The concentrations of COD and DO were measured in the Daliaohe Estuary in April, July and November of 2010, and their distribution characteristics and influencing factors were discussed. The results showed that the concentrations of COD were 12.10, 4.

[Mixing behavior of arsenic in the Daliaohe Estuary].

Mixing behavior of arsenic in the Daliaohe Estuary was studied. Twenty samples were collected from the Daliaohe Estuary during April, July and November, 2010 and arsenic was determined by HG-AFS. The concentrations of arsenic varied from 2.