CN109618723A - A kind of device and method for studying plant wet deposition translocation factor - Google Patents

A kind of device and method for studying plant wet deposition translocation factor Download PDF

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CN109618723A
CN109618723A CN201811467155.0A CN201811467155A CN109618723A CN 109618723 A CN109618723 A CN 109618723A CN 201811467155 A CN201811467155 A CN 201811467155A CN 109618723 A CN109618723 A CN 109618723A
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马炳辉
韩宝华
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Abstract

The present invention provides a kind of device and method for studying plant wet deposition translocation factor, described device includes: kind of the flowerpot for having plant, soil built in the flowerpot, flowerpot shell is sealed by preservative film, the first absorbent cotton is filled in the space that the soil and the preservative film surround, there is the second absorbent cotton far from the tiling of soil side in the preservative film, the plant passes through first absorbent cotton, the preservative film and the second absorbent cotton normal growth.The amount of the radionuclide of plant is entered when device and method provided by the invention can be used for studying nucleic wet deposition by plant leaf surface retention, Studies of Radionuclides is in the intracorporal intercepting and capturing of plant, transposition and displacement behavior, relevant parameter is obtained, nuclear accident Consequence Assessment is used for.

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A kind of device and method for studying plant wet deposition translocation factor
Technical field
The invention belongs to radionuclide transfer parameters technical fields, and in particular to one kind is for studying plant wet deposition The device and method of translocation factor.
Background technique
After the raising of Public environmental attitude, especially Fukushima, Japan nuclear accident, nuclear and radiation safety is widely noticed.Core Under accident, radionuclide enters there are mainly two types of the modes of plant, a kind of to be retained by plant leaf surface, is inhaled by plant leaf blade Other positions of plant are translocated to after receipts;Another way is that radionuclide enters soil, is absorbed by plant root, into plant In object.Often two kinds of sources have in practice.
Therefore the amount for entering the radionuclide of plant is retained by plant leaf surface in order to study, it is necessary to invent one Kind is for studying the device and method of plant wet deposition translocation factor to solve the above problems.
Summary of the invention
In view of the deficiencies in the prior art, it is easy for studying plant wet deposition that the object of the present invention is to provide one kind The device and method of location factor, being suitable for radioactivity artificial climatic chamber rainfall snowfall condition can be effective under the conditions of wet deposition Sleet and soil are isolated on ground, guarantee that wet deposition tests overall process ne-leakage, are entered convenient for research by plant leaf surface retention The amount of the radionuclide of plant.The device also there is material therefor easily to obtain, easy to operate, the easy to handle equal spies of generation waste Point.
To achieve the above objectives, the technical solution adopted by the present invention is that:
It is a kind of for studying the device of plant wet deposition translocation factor, described device includes: kind of the flowerpot for having plant, institute Soil built in flowerpot is stated, flowerpot shell is sealed by preservative film, filled with the in the space that the soil and the preservative film surround One absorbent cotton has the second absorbent cotton far from the tiling of soil side in the preservative film, the plant pass through first absorbent cotton, The preservative film and the second absorbent cotton normal growth.
Further, the plant is the plant with stem.
Further, two layers of preservative film is laid using " well " word laying method in flowerpot opening, and two layers preservative film connects The dislocation of " ten " word is presented in mouth.
Further, the preservative film is higher than the flowerpot edge close to the place of the plant.
The another technical solution that the present invention uses is to provide method of the kind for studying plant wet deposition translocation factor, The following steps are included:
(1) prepare the device for studying plant wet deposition translocation factor;
(2) described device is put into radioactivity wet deposition phjytotron after the experiment of radioactivity wet deposition and keeps plant Original place is stored 12 hours, so that plant leaf surface moisture evaporating completely;
(3) it takes a sample to research to the plant in described device, recycles described device.
Further, step (1) further include: described device is numbered.
Further, step (1) specifically includes:
The first absorbent cotton is covered on flowerpot soil surface, guarantees that it is all covered;
Along flowerpot shell and flowerpot surface, closely plant stem covers preservative film, and guarantee cannot have blowby area, and preservative film Certain angle should be kept to tilt to flowerpot outer, guarantee that draining is smooth;
The second absorbent cotton is spread in fresh-keeping film surface, for absorbing sleet.
It is further, described that along flowerpot shell and flowerpot surface, closely plant stem covering preservative film specifically includes following step It is rapid:
(1) preservative film is covered in flowerpot side, wipes flowerpot side with wet cloth before overlay film, guarantees the preservative film of side It is close to flowerpot;(2) preservative film of flowerpot opening lays method using " well " word, guarantees that the preservative film at top has two layers, while two The dislocation of " ten " word is presented in the interface of layer, prevents the lower infiltration of rainwater;(3) preservative film of flowerpot opening and the preservative film of side pass through Electrostatic interaction tightly sticks together.
Further, the experiment of radioactivity wet deposition described in step (2) includes: radioactivity rainfall simulation experiment or radioactivity snowfall Experiment.
Further, it takes a sample to research and specifically includes to the plant in described device described in step (3):
Plant soil above section is sampled, for needing the plant of continued growth, removes the first absorbent cotton, second Absorbent cotton and preservative film keep its normal growth, sampling analysis after maturation between plant is put into radioactivity experiment.
Effect of the invention is that device and method of the present invention are suitable for the rainfall snowfall of radioactivity artificial climatic chamber Effectively sleet and soil can be isolated under the conditions of wet deposition for condition, guarantee that wet deposition tests overall process ne-leakage, just The amount of the radionuclide of plant is entered by plant leaf surface retention in research.The device also there is material therefor easily to obtain , it is easy to operate, generate the features such as waste is easy to handle.
Detailed description of the invention
Fig. 1 is the structural schematic diagram of one embodiment of device of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the work flow diagram of one embodiment of the method for the invention.
In figure: 1- flowerpot;2- plant;3- soil;4- preservative film;The first absorbent cotton of 5-;The second absorbent cotton of 6-.
Specific embodiment
To keep the technical problems solved, the adopted technical scheme and the technical effect achieved by the invention clearer, below It will the technical scheme of the embodiment of the invention will be described in further detail in conjunction with attached drawing.Obviously, described embodiment is only It is a part of the embodiment of the present invention, instead of all the embodiments.Based on the embodiments of the present invention, ordinary skill people Member's every other embodiment obtained without making creative work, belongs to the scope of protection of the invention.
Refering to fig. 1, Fig. 1 is the structural schematic diagram of one embodiment of device of the present invention.One kind is wet for studying plant The device of translocation factor is deposited, described device includes: kind of the flowerpot 1 for having plant 2, soil 3 built in the flowerpot 1,1 shell of flowerpot It is sealed by preservative film 4.
Water imbibition and the retentiveness effect of absorbent cotton are stronger, to prevent rainwater from entering soil 3 through preservative film 4, described Preservative film 4 has the second absorbent cotton 6 far from the tiling of 3 side of soil.Further, the rain of preservative film 4 is accidentally penetrated in order to prevent Water enters earth 3, and the first absorbent cotton 5 is filled in the space that the soil 3 and the preservative film 4 surround.Furthermore the first degreasing When small leakage occurs in cotton 5, topsoil can be taken up and be removed by waterishlogged absorbent cotton, prevent radionuclide from entering soil Earth.Further, absorbent cotton is inexpensive, easy acquisition, Waste volume can be reduced by combustion method as waste, convenient for subsequent Waste disposal.
The plant 2 passes through first absorbent cotton 5, the preservative film 4 and 6 normal growth of the second absorbent cotton.
The plant 2 is the plant with stem.Since described device is for non-stem plant, there are operational Difficulty cannot guarantee that isolation effect, therefore be primarily adapted for use in the plant with stem.Specifically include radish, eggplant, capsicum, west The plants such as red persimmon do not include the plants such as Lettuce, rape.
Further, two layers of preservative film is laid using " well " word laying method in flowerpot opening, and two layers preservative film connects The dislocation of " ten " word is presented in mouth.
In order to make the rain-water drainage dropped on flowerpot 1 smooth, the preservative film 4 is higher than close to the place of the plant 2 1 edge of flowerpot.
It is different from the prior art, it is provided by the invention a kind of for studying the device of plant wet deposition translocation factor, lead to It crosses preservative film and absorbent cotton separates rainwater, plant is entered by plant leaf surface retention when can be used for studying nucleic wet deposition Radionuclide amount, Studies of Radionuclides plant it is intracorporal intercept and capture, transposition and displacement behavior, obtain relevant parameter, For nuclear accident Consequence Assessment.
Referring to Fig.2, Fig. 2 is the work flow diagram of one embodiment of the method for the invention.
A method of for studying plant wet deposition translocation factor, comprising the following steps:
(1) prepare the device for studying plant wet deposition translocation factor.
Experimental provision includes experimental plant, and experimental plant is stem class plant.It is knock-out experiment plant to experimental result It influences, plant seedlings should be planted in experiment flowerpot, keep daily water and fertilizer management, so that its normal growth.Plant growth arrives After experimental stage, plant is numbered.
It specifically includes when preparing the device for studying plant wet deposition translocation factor: being covered on flowerpot soil surface First absorbent cotton guarantees that it is all covered;Along flowerpot shell and flowerpot surface, closely plant stem covers preservative film, and guarantee cannot There is blowby area, and preservative film should keep certain angle to tilt to flowerpot outer, guarantees that draining is smooth;Second is spread in fresh-keeping film surface Absorbent cotton, for absorbing sleet.
Wherein, along flowerpot shell and flowerpot surface, closely plant stem covers preservative film specifically includes the following steps: 1) first Preservative film first is covered in flowerpot side, wipes flowerpot side with wet cloth before overlay film, guarantees that the preservative film of side is close to flowerpot; (2) preservative film of flowerpot oral area lays method using " well " word, guarantees that the preservative film at top has two layers, while two layers of interface is presented The dislocation of " ten " word, prevents the lower infiltration of rainwater;(3) preservative film of flowerpot opening and the preservative film of side pass through electrostatic interaction tightly It sticks together.
(2) described device is put into radioactivity wet deposition phjytotron after the experiment of radioactivity wet deposition and keeps plant Original place is stored 12 hours, so that plant leaf surface moisture evaporating completely.
The mode of radionuclide wet deposition includes rainfall deposition and snowfall deposition, therefore radioactivity wet deposition tests radioactivity Rainfall simulation experiment or radioactivity snowfall experiment.Which kind of experiment method is specifically selected to be selected according to experiment demand, it is not limited here.
(3) it takes a sample to research to the plant in described device, recycles described device.
Plant soil above section is sampled, for needing the plant of continued growth, removes the first absorbent cotton, second Absorbent cotton and preservative film keep its normal growth, sampling analysis after maturation between plant is put into radioactivity experiment.
To prevent the waste water containing radionuclide from having an impact to environment and people, it is also necessary to containing radioactive nucleus after experiment The absorbent cotton and preservative film of element are recycled.
It is different from the prior art, a kind of method for studying plant wet deposition translocation factor provided by the invention can The amount for entering the radionuclide of plant when for studying nucleic wet deposition by plant leaf surface retention, studies radioactive nucleus Element obtains relevant parameter, is used for nuclear accident Consequence Assessment in the intracorporal intercepting and capturing of plant, transposition and displacement behavior
It will be understood by those skilled in the art that device and method of the present invention are not limited to institute in specific embodiment The embodiment stated, specific descriptions above are intended merely to explain the purpose of the present invention, are not intended to limit the present invention.This field skill Art personnel can derive other implementation manners according to the technical scheme of the present invention, and also belong to the scope of the technical innovation of the present invention, this The protection scope of invention is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

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1. a kind of for studying the device of plant wet deposition translocation factor, which is characterized in that described device includes: that kind has plant Flowerpot, soil built in the flowerpot, flowerpot shell is sealed by preservative film, in the space that the soil and the preservative film surround Filled with the first absorbent cotton, there is the second absorbent cotton far from the tiling of soil side in the preservative film, the plant passes through described the One absorbent cotton, the preservative film and the second absorbent cotton normal growth.
2. according to claim 1 a kind of for studying the device of plant wet deposition translocation factor, which is characterized in that
The plant is the plant with stem.
3. according to claim 1 a kind of for studying the device of plant wet deposition translocation factor, which is characterized in that
Two layers of preservative film is laid using " well " word laying method in flowerpot opening, and " ten " word mistake is presented in the interface of two layers of preservative film Position.
4. according to claim 3 a kind of for studying the device of plant wet deposition translocation factor, which is characterized in that
The preservative film is higher than the flowerpot edge close to the place of the plant.
5. a kind of method for studying plant wet deposition translocation factor, which comprises the following steps:
(1) prepare the device for studying plant wet deposition translocation factor;
(2) described device is put into radioactivity wet deposition phjytotron after the experiment of radioactivity wet deposition and keeps plant original place Storage 12 hours, so that plant leaf surface moisture evaporating completely;
(3) it takes a sample to research to the plant in described device, recycles described device.
6. a kind of method for studying plant wet deposition translocation factor according to claim 5, which is characterized in that step (1) further include:
Described device is numbered.
7. a kind of method for studying plant wet deposition translocation factor according to claim 5, which is characterized in that step (1) it specifically includes:
The first absorbent cotton is covered on flowerpot soil surface, guarantees that it is all covered;
Along flowerpot shell and flowerpot surface, closely plant stem covers preservative film, and guarantee cannot have blowby area, and preservative film should be protected It holds certain angle to tilt to flowerpot outer, guarantees that draining is smooth;
The second absorbent cotton is spread in fresh-keeping film surface, for absorbing sleet.
8. a kind of method for studying plant wet deposition translocation factor according to claim 7, which is characterized in that described Along flowerpot shell and flowerpot surface closely plant stem covering preservative film specifically includes the following steps:
(1) preservative film is covered in flowerpot side, wipes flowerpot side with wet cloth before overlay film, guarantee that the preservative film of side is close to Flowerpot;(2) preservative film of flowerpot opening lays method using " well " word, guarantees that the preservative film at top has two layers, while two layers The dislocation of " ten " word is presented in interface, prevents the lower infiltration of rainwater;(3) preservative film of flowerpot opening and the preservative film of side pass through electrostatic Effect tightly sticks together.
9. a kind of method for studying plant wet deposition translocation factor according to claim 5, which is characterized in that step (2) radioactivity wet deposition described in is tested
Radioactivity rainfall simulation experiment or radioactivity snowfall experiment.
10. a kind of method for studying plant wet deposition translocation factor according to claim 5, which is characterized in that step Suddenly it takes a sample to research and specifically includes to the plant in described device described in (3):
Plant soil above section is sampled, for needing the plant of continued growth, removes the first absorbent cotton, the second degreasing Cotton and preservative film keep its normal growth, sampling analysis after maturation between plant is put into radioactivity experiment.
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