The widespread use of copper oxide nanoparticles (CuONPs) has dramatically increased their concentrations in soils and severely affected the health of soil organisms. The gut microbiota critically contributes to the metabolism and immune system of its host and is sensitive to environmental pollution. The toxic effect of CuONPs on the gut microbiota, especially in soil fauna, still needs further research. In the present study, a comprehensive toxicological test was performed to reveal the effects of CuONPs and their metal counterpart on the gut microbiota of soil collembolans using Illumina high throughput sequencing. GW3965 molecular weight Furthermore, the concomitant changes in the collembolans gut-associated antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and metabolism were investigated using high-throughput quantitative PCR and carbon and nitrogen stable isotope compositions. Both CuONPs and ionic copper (Cu) exposure disturbed the collembolan gut microbial community structure while only CuONPs reduced the gut microbial diversity. A total of 66 ARGs were detected in the collembolan guts, and CuONPs exposure induced a reduction in both diversity and abundance of ARGs. Additionally, CuONPs and ionic Cu exposure altered the C and N stable isotope compositions of the collembolans, indicating a change in their metabolism. Moreover, structural equation modeling indicated that 85.5% of the carbon stable isotope variations and 73.3% of the nitrogen stable isotope variations were explained by changes in Cu bioaccumulation and the gut microbiota. The results of the present study extend our knowledge regarding the comprehensive toxicity of metal oxide NPs on soil fauna.Excessive cadmium (Cd) in rice grain has become a major global public health problem. Here, the effect of foliar glycerol application on Cd accumulation in brown rice was examined. Various spraying concentrations of glycerol between 0.4mM and 50mM were investigated and the results showed that 0.8 mM was the best application concentration for decreasing Cd content in brown rice. After different application period experiment, filling stage was considered as the optimal spraying time. 0.4mM-5mM glycerol application one time at the filling stage could significantly reduce Cd concentration in brown rice by 28.5%-60.4%. Cd transport factors (the ratio of brown rice and flag leaf/node) were decreased by 48.5% and 27.3%, respectively, with glycerol application. Glycerol application also significantly increased Cd concentration in soluble fraction in flag leaf while reduced inorganic Cd and water-soluble Cd in both flag leaf and stem. Our results showed foliar spraying glycerol inhibited Cd transport to brown rice through Cd compartmentalisation in the vacuole and transformation of cadmium chemical form. This study may provide a new method to effectively alleviate the problem of excessive Cd in rice.Wastewater discharged from the dye production and consumption process has a high chemical oxygen demand, high chroma, and complex structure. In this study, a boat shaped flaky cobalt-based metal-organic framework (Co-MOF) was synthesized in aqueous solution by using a green one-step precipitation strategy. This strategy exhibited favorable efficiency for the removal of Congo red (CR). Furthermore, ZIF-67 with a rhombic dodecahedral shape was synthesized in anhydrous methanol solvent through a one-step precipitation strategy. The effects of the contact time, adsorbent dosage, initial CR concentration, and pH value on the adsorption of CR were also investigated. Results indicated that the adsorption of CR by Co-MOF and ZIF-67 fitted well with the Langmuir model and pseudo-second-order kinetic model. The maximum adsorption capacities obtained for Co-MOF and ZIF-67 with the Langmuir model were 1019.06 and 1044.58 mg/g at 25 °C, respectively. The obtained equilibrium time was less than 5 min. Moreover, Co-MOF and ZIF-67 had the same removal capacities for CR. The adsorption mechanism was attributed to the strong electrostatic and π-π stacking interactions of CR with Co-MOF and ZIF-67. Thus, the proposed method is a facile and green method to synthesize Co-MOF for the efficient removal of organic dyes from aqueous solutions.N enriched microporous active carbons (CACs) were successfully obtained with coffee grounds as precursor and KOH as activator, which were used for the capture and conversion of CO2 from post-combustion. The influence of preparation parameters, such as the temperature of activation and KOH/carbon ratio on textural properties of CACs were studied. N2 adsorption-desorption, XRD, Raman, SEM and XPS were used for characterization of the CACs. The adsorption capacities of CO2 CACs-2-800 are 6.22 mmol·g-1 (1 bar) and 2.37 mmol·g-1 (0.15 bar) at 273 K. CACs-2-800 also have high selectivity of CO2/N2 (SCO2/N2 = 33) and good adsorption-desorption recycle stability. Furthermore, the CACs-2-800 showed high catalytic activity for the cycloaddition of CO2 to epichlorohydrin. The good CO2 adsorption capacity, selectivity and catalytic performance indicated that CACs-2-800 could be used for the capture and conversion of CO2 from post-combustion.Hypothesis Typically, calcination at high temperature could bring fluorescence to hybrid silica spheres prepared with 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane and tetraethylorthosilicate, but they tended to be hydrophilic. Further extra modification is required to gain superhydrophobicity, which might probably block the fluorescence. Short side organic chains are very thermostable at high temperature. Therefore, it might be possible to produce superhydrophobic and fluorescent hybrid silica spheres through the co-condensation of organosilanes with short side organic chains and calcination at high temperature. Experiments Methyltrimethoxysilane (MTMS) and vinyltrimethoxysilane (VTMS) were co-condensed to prepare polysilsesquioxane (PSQ) spheres, which were subsequently calcinated at high temperature. The impact of MTMS/VTMS ratio on the chemical structures, fluorescence and wettability was investigated, and the applications of PSQ spheres were expanded. Findings The PSQ spheres with the ratio of MTMS/VTMS as 3/1 and 2/2 exhibited strong fluorescence, and the calcination did not destroy the superhydrophobicity for the remaining of abundant methyl, vinyl, or ethyl groups.