电晕放电等离子体对水中邻苯二甲酸二甲酯的降解

采用电晕放电等离子体降解水中的邻苯二甲酸二甲酯,研究了放电输出功率、溶液初始浓度、空气流量、初始p H、Fe2+和羟基自由基清除剂对邻苯二甲酸二甲酯去除效率的影响,并对其降解动力学进行了初步模拟。结果表明,电晕放电等离子体对水中邻苯二甲酸二甲酯有较好的去除效果。在放电功率45 W、初始浓度50 mg·L~(-1)、空气流速2 L·h-1、初始p H 6.31、初始电导率4.05μS·cm-1的条件下,反应30 min,邻苯二甲酸二甲酯的去除率可达到95%。酸性条件下有利于邻苯二甲酸二甲酯的降解。添加Fe2+,在反应初期可显著提高邻苯二甲酸二甲酯的降解率。羟基自由基清除剂的加入在一定程度上抑制了邻苯二甲酸二甲酯的降解。电晕放电等离子体降解邻苯二甲酸二甲酯的过程基本符合一级反应动力学。     

水体中酮硝基麝香的臭氧氧化降解研究

采用臭氧氧化水体中的酮硝基麝香,考察pH、H2O2等因素对降解程度的影响,结果表明提高初始pH能加快酮硝基麝香的氧化降解,当pH为12时,反应时间1 h,酮硝基麝香几乎完全去除,浓度为2 mol/L和5 mol/L的H2O2存在有利于O3分解生成·OH自由基,使得酮硝基麝香的氧化降解速率加快,当H2O2浓度超过5 mol/L,H2O2会成为·OH的清除剂,降低·OH利用率;无论O3单独作用和O3/H2O2协同作用,酮硝基麝香降解符合准一级动力学规律;酮硝基麝香氧化降解产物包括甲酸、二乙酸和硝酸根等,其中硝基从苯环上脱落降低了硝基麝香对环境的风险.     

旋转盘反应器光催化降解苯酚废水动力学

采用旋转盘反应器(SDR)降解苯酚废水,对苯酚初始浓度、溶液p H值、H2O2的添加对其光催化降解动力学的影响进行了研究。结果表明,SDR内的光催化降解动力学特征符合一级反应动力学规律。苯酚初始浓度越低,反应速率常数k值越大;溶液p H=2时的降解速率高于其他p H值;H2O2的协同作用使苯酚的降解速率明显提高,其速率常数k值为未添加H2O2时的78倍。     

超声降解水中的磺胺嘧啶

以磺胺嘧啶(SD)为研究对象,探讨了超声功率、初始浓度、pH值以及超声协同H2O2、Fenton、TiO2等组合工艺对超声降解SD效率的影响。实验结果表明,超声可有效降解水中低浓度的SD,尤其在酸性条件下,超声降解更为显著,降解过程遵循准二级反应动力学模型。加入H2O2或TiO2可在一定程度上促进SD的超声降解,加入Fenton试剂则显著提升SD的去除率。依据量化计算以及LC-MS测定结果,探讨了SD的超声降解机理。超声降解水中SD主要是基于.OH自由基的氧化过程。     

光电芬顿矿化草甘膦有机废水

以有机磷农药-草甘膦为目标污染物,利用光电芬顿方法对其进行降解研究。研究汇总考察了电流强度、初始p H、Fe2+浓度、草甘膦初始浓度、光种类及通入背景气体种类对草甘膦降解效果的影响。实验结果表明:电流强度越大,草甘膦初始浓度越低,草甘膦降解效果越好;草甘膦在p H=2.0~3.0的酸性体系中降解效果最好;Fe2+浓度升高,草甘膦降解效果增强。在电流为0.36 A、初始p H=3.0、Fe2+浓度为1.0 mmol·L~(-1)、通入100 m L·min-1O2条件下,以365 nm紫外光照射的光电芬顿反应降解初始浓度为84.5 mg·L~(-1)的草甘膦溶液,处理360 min后溶液矿化率可达64.5%。     

磁性Fe_3O_4/石墨烯纳米复合材料催化降解水中17β-雌二醇

利用化学沉淀法制备磁性四氧化三铁/石墨烯(Fe3O4/GE)纳米复合材料,并将其与H2O2构成非均相Fenton体系用于催化降解水中微量的17β-雌二醇(E2),研究了初始p H值,初始H2O2浓度,催化剂用量对E2降解的影响。结果表明,Fe3O4/GE纳米复合材料在无需外加光源的条件下能够有效催化降解E2。在p H 7.0,E2初始浓度为1 mg/L,初始H2O2浓度为15 mmol/L,Fe3O4/GE投加量为15 mg/L的条件下,反应8 h后可去除92.9%的E2。Fe3O4/GE具有便捷的磁分离特性和稳定的催化活性,经过7次循环使用后对E2的降解效率仍保持在91.5%左右。     

纳米二氧化钛光催化氧化油田采出水中萘和芴的影响因素分析

利用纳米二氧化钛光催化氧化技术,分析了不同影响因素UV波长(UVA 365 nm、UVB 308 nm和UVC 254nm)、温度、p H、催化剂(Ti O2)、抑制剂(Bu OH)和氧化剂(O2、H2O2和O3)对油田采出水中多环芳烃萘和芴降解效率的影响,并进一步优化出单因子的最佳条件。实验结果表明,各因素对萘和芴降解有不同的影响,但其效果都随波长减小和酸度降低而得到增强。当其他条件为一致最优时(T=90℃,Ti O2=0.5 g/L和Bu OH=0.03 mol),当H2O2=0.01 mol或O2=30 m L/min时,萘的降解率最高,而当H2O2=0.1 mol或O3=30 m L/min对芴的降解效果最好。     

电解液条件对苯酚降解及羟自由基生成的影响

以钛基Pb O2电极为活性阳极,通过电化学氧化法降解处理苯酚模拟废水,系统考察了羟自由基(·OH)抑制剂、支持电解质、酸碱性等电解液条件对苯酚水溶液COD去除率的影响。同时,以水杨酸(SA)为·OH捕捉剂,通过高效液相色谱分析技术对不同电解液条件下·OH的生成量进行间接检测。结果发现,Pb O2电极上苯酚水溶液的COD去除符合一级反应动力学规律,其表观反应速率常数在分别加入·OH抑制剂Na HCO3、Na2CO3和叔丁醇时显著下降,表明苯酚的电化学氧化降解遵循·OH反应机理;支持电解质对电解液体系中·OH生成量的影响不明显,主要通过在阳极氧化生成的氧化剂参与苯酚的降解,以Na Cl为支持电解质时降解效率最高,其次是Na2SO4,最后为Na NO3;随电解液p H值的增加,苯酚水溶液的COD去除速率不断提高,而·OH的生成量在碱性条件下亦显著增加。     

铜氰溶液的电子束辐照降解

研究了铜氰溶液中总氰初始浓度、pH、铜浓度等对总氰降解效率的影响,比较了KCN溶液和铜氰溶液的总氰降解率,初步推断了铜氰溶液在辐照过程中的降解机制.实验结果表明,在同样的辐照剂量下,随着总氰初始浓度的增加,总氰降解率降低,相应的总氰降解G值增大;铜浓度越低,总氰降解率越高;pH越小的铜氰溶液总氰降解率越高.电子束辐照KCN溶液和铜氰溶液的总氰降解反应属于表观一级反应.在相同的辐照剂量下,KCN溶液的总氰降解率比铜氰溶液要高得多.铜氰溶液的电子束辐照降解过程非常复杂,主要是铜氰络合离子逐步离解出的CN-与·OH的反应.     

沸石负载Cu_2O光催化剂降解甲基橙

采用化学沉积法,以Cu SO4·5H2O和Na2SO3为原料,以人造沸石为载体,在HAC-Na AC缓冲溶液中制备了沸石-Cu2O复合型光催化剂。在仿日光光源照射下,分别从降解时间、甲基橙初始浓度及初始p H、降解温度等不同方面考察了对复合光催化剂降解甲基橙的影响。结果表明,当甲基橙初始浓度为25 mg/L、初始p H在7.00~10.00之间,降解温度为40℃,复合型光催化剂对甲基橙的降解效果最好;样品重复性使用实验表明,沸石-Cu2O复合光催化剂在可见光区具有良好的光催化活性和稳定性;离子干扰实验证明,Cl-浓度控制在1.2 g/L之内时对甲基橙降解效果影响较小。     

Chloroaromatic pollutants in mussels incubated in two finnish watercourses polluted by industry

Concentrations of different chlorinated compounds were measured in mussels incubated in two polluted watercourses, a river (the River Kymijoki) and a lake (Lake Vanaja) for four weeks in summer 1995. The sum concentrations of polychlorinated phenols (PCP) and biphenyls (PCB) were both about 1 μg/g lipid weight (lw) in Lake Vanaja mussels, while in the River Kymijoki mussels PCPs were non-detectable and PCBs were measured 120 ng/g lIw. The concentrations of toxic polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin (PCDD) and dibenzofuran (PCDF) congeners ranged between <17 and 370 pg/g Iw in Lake Vanaja mussels and between <38 and 11,000 pg/g lw in the River Kymijoki mussels. Polychlorinated diphenyl ethers (PCDE) were detected in the mussels incubated in the River Kymijoki (0.4–1.1 ng/g Iw), but not in those incubated in Lake Vanaja. Polychlorinated phenoxyanisoles (PCPA) were measured 33 ng/g lw and polychlorinated phenoxyphenols (PCPP) 300 ng/g lw in the mussels incubated in the River Kymijoki. PCPAs were also detected in reference samples, which were sediment and pike from the River Kymijoki and Baltic salmon, seal and white-tailed sea eagle.     

Radionuclides and trace elements in fish collected upstream and downstream of Los Alamos national laboratory and the doses to humans from the consumption of muscle and bone

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine radionuclide and trace element concentrations in bottom‐feeding fish (catfish, carp, and suckers) collected from the confluences of some of the major canyons that cross Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) lands with the Rio Grande (RG) and the potential radiological doses from the ingestion of these fish. Samples of muscle and bone (and viscera in some cases) were analyzed for ³H, ⁹⁰Sr, ¹³⁷Cs, ^totU, ²³⁸Pu, ^239,240Pu, and ²⁴¹Am and Ag, As, Ba, Be, Cr, Cd, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb, Sb, Se, and Tl. Most radionuclides, with the exception of ⁹⁰Sr, in the muscle plus bone portions of fish collected from LANL canyons/RG were not significantly (p<0.05) higher from fish collected upstream (San Ildefonso/background) of LANL. Strontium‐90 in fish muscle plus bone tissue significantly (p<0.05) increases in concentration starting from Los Alamos Canyon, the most upstream confluence (fish contained 3.4E‐02 pCi g^‐1 [126E‐02 Bq kg^‐1]), to Frijoles Canyon, the most downstream confluence (fish contained 14E‐02 pCi g^‐1 [518E‐02 Bq kg^‐1]). The differences in ⁹⁰Sr concentrations in fish collected downstream and upstream (background) of LANL, however, were very small. Based on the average concentrations (±2SD) of radionuclides in fish tissue from the four LANL confluences, the committed effective dose equivalent from the ingestion of 46 lb (21 kg) (maximum ingestion rate per person per year) of fish muscle plus bone, after the subtraction of background, was 0.1 ± 0.1 mrem y^‐1 (1.0 ± 1.0 μSv y^‐1), and was far below the International Commission on Radiological Protection (all pathway) permissible dose limit of 100 mrem y^‐1 (1000 μSv y^‐1). Of the trace elements that were found above the limits of detection (Ba, Cu, and Hg) in fish muscle collected from the confluences of canyons that cross LANL and the RG, none were in significantly higher (p<0.05) concentrations than in muscle of fish collected from background locations.     

Book review

The Pesticide Manual ‐ A World Compendium, 8th Edition, C.R. Worthing, Editor and S.B. Walker, Assistant Editor, British Crop Protection Council, BCPC Publications Sales, Bear Farm, Binfield, Bracknell, Berkshire RG12 5QE, England. 1987, 1100 pp., UK £50; Overseas £56. ISBN 0–948404–01–9.     

Patterns of volatile metabolites and nonvolatile trichothecenes produced by isolates of <Emphasis Type="Italic">Stachybotrys,Fusarium, Trichoderma,Trichothecium</Emphasis> and <Emphasis Type="Italic">Memnoniella</Emphasis>

We reported previously that trichodiene, a volatile trichothecene derivative, was produced by a Stachybotrys isolate, also known to produce highly cytotoxic, non-volatile, macrocyclic trichothecenes (satrotoxins). We investigated the relationship between the production of trichodiene and various non-volatile trichothecenes for several molds. Volatile metabolites were concentrated by adsorption on Tenax TA and analyzed by GC/MS, while non-volatile metabolites were separated by HPLC, derivatized and analyzed by GC/MS. Stachybotrys chartarum isolates producing macrocyclic trichothecenes secreted significantly larger amounts of trichodiene and other sesquiterpenes than isolates which only produced simple trichothecenes. The amounts of secreted trichodiene were relatively small in all cases. With the exception of Memnoniella, which excreted small amounts of sesquiterpenes, the other isolates produced varying amounts of sesquiterpenes, including trichodiene, as well as simple tricothecenes, no detectable trichodiene, but large amounts of griseofulvin derivatives. In Stachybotrys there is apparently a correlation between trichodiene and macrocyclic trichothecene production. In the remaining isolates, there was no simple relationship between trichodiene and non-volatile trichothecene synthesis. Trichodiene is produced in larger amounts by Stachybotrys isolates, which also produce satratoxins, but it will be difficult to utilize this metabolite to detect toxic isolates in buildings due to the relatively small amounts excreted.     

The chemical stability of formulations of some hydrolyzable insecticides in aqueous mixtures with hydrolysis catalysts

Abstract

The active ingredients in commercial formulations of malathion, oxamyl, carbaryl, diazinon, and chlorpyrifos diluted to “spray tank”; concentrations with buffered distilled or natural water of pH 4–9 were stable for at least 24 hr. Formulations of trichlorfon were not stable at pH 7 or above but disappearance rates were slower than for the pure chemical in homogeneous solution. Cupric ion was observed to be an effective catalyst for the hydrolysis of a variety of pure organophosphorus insecticides but did not catalyze hydrolysis of the active ingredients of the formulations examined. Increasing the dilution of the formulation increased the susceptibility of malathion, oxamyl, and carbaryl to hydrolysis.     

Organochlorine compounds in a three-step terrestrial food chain

The concentrations of 15 organochlorine chemicals (PCBs and pesticides) were studied in a Central European oak wood food chain system: Great tit (Parus major), caterpillars (Tortrix viridana, Operophtera brumata, Erannis defoliaria), and oak-leaves (Quercus robur). Juvenile tits receive organochlorines from the mother via egg transfer and, eventually to a greater extent, from the caterpillar food source during nestling period. The concentrations of PCB 153 (2,2′,4,4′,5,5′-hexachlorobiphenyl, the most abundant in this study) was found in leaf material at ca. 1 ng/g, in caterpillars 10 ng/g, and in bird eggs 170 ng/g on an average and on a dry mass basis.     

Radionuclides in deer and elk from Los Alamos national laboratory and the doses to humans from the ingestion of muscle and bone

Abstract

This paper summarizes radionuclide concentrations (³H, ⁹⁰Sr, ¹³⁷Cs, ²³⁸Pu, ^239,240Pu, ²⁴¹Am, and ^totU) in muscle and bone tissue of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) and Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus) collected from Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, New Mexico, lands from 1991 through 1998. Also, the committed effective dose equivalent (CEDE) and the risk of excess cancer fatalities (RECF) to people who ingest muscle and bone from deer and elk collected from LANL lands were estimated. Most radionuclide concentrations in muscle and bone from individual deer (n = 11) and elk (n = 22) collected from LANL lands were either at less than detectable quantities (where the analytical result was smaller than two counting uncertainties) and/or within upper (95%) level background (BG) concentrations. As a group, most radionuclides in muscle and bone of deer and elk from LANL lands were not significantly higher (p<0.10) than in similar tissues from deer (n = 3) and elk (n = 7) collected from BG locations. Also, elk that had been radio collared and tracked for two years and spent an average time of 50% on LANL lands were not significantly different in most radionuclides from road kill elk that have been collected as part of the environmental surveillance program. Overall, the upper (95%) level net CEDEs (the CEDE plus two sigma for each radioisotope minus background) at the most conservative ingestion rate (50 lbs of muscle and 13 lbs of bone) were as follows: deer muscle = 0.22 mrem y^‐1 (2.2 μSv y^‐1), deer bone = 3.8 mrem y^‐1 (38 μSv y^‐1), elk muscle = 0.12 mrem y^‐1 (1.2 μSv y^‐1), and elk bone = 1.7 mrem y^‐1 (17 μSv y^‐1). All CEDEs were far below the International Commission on Radiological Protection guideline of 100 mrem y^‐1 (1000 μSv y^‐1), and the highest muscle plus bone net CEDE corresponded to a RECF of 2E‐06, which is far below the Environmental Protection Agency upper level guideline of 1E‐04.     

Radionuclides in pinon pine (Pinus edulis) nuts from los alamos national laboratory lands and the dose from consumption

Abstract

One of the dominant tree species growing within and around the eastern portion of Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM, lands is the pinon pine (Pinus edulis). Pinon pine is used for firewood, fence posts, and building materials and is a source of nuts for food—the seeds are consumed by a wide variety of animals and are also gathered by people in the area and eaten raw or roasted. This study investigated the (1) concentration of ³H, ¹³⁷Cs, ⁹⁰Sr, ^totU, ²³⁸Pu, ^{239, 240}Pu, and²⁴¹ Am in soils (0‐ to 12‐in. [31 cm] depth underneath the tree), pinon pine shoots (PPS), and pinon pine nuts (PPN) collected from LANL lands and regional background (BG) locations, (2) committed effective dose equivalent (CEDE) from the ingestion of nuts, and (3) soil to PPS to PPN concentration ratios (CRs). Most radionuclides, with the exception of ³H in soils, were not significantly higher (p < 0.10) in soils, PPS, and PPN collected from LANL as compared to BG locations, and concentrations of most radionuclides in PPN from LANL have decreased over time. The maximum net CEDE (the CEDE plus two sigma minus BG) at the most conservative ingestion rate (10 lb [4.5 kg]) was 0.0018 mrem (0.018 μSv); this is far below the International Commission on Radiological Protection (all pathway) permissible dose limit of 100 mrem (1000 μSv). Soil‐to‐nut CRs for most radionuclides were within the range of default values in the literature for common fruits and vegetables.     

Degradation and sorption of imidacloprid in dissimilar surface and subsurface soils

Degradation and sorption/desorption are important processes affecting the leaching of pesticides through soil. This research characterized the degradation and sorption of imidacloprid (1-[(6-chloro-3-pyridinyl)-methyl]-N-nitro-2-imidazolidinimine) in Drummer (silty clay loam) and Exeter (sandy loam) surface soils and their corresponding subsurface soils using sequential extraction methods over 400 days. By the end of the incubation, approximately 55% of imidacloprid applied at a rate of 1.0 mg kg^?1 degraded in the Exeter sandy loam surface and subsurface soils, compared to 40% of applied imidacloprid within 300 days in Drummer surface and subsurface soils. At the 0.1 mg kg^?1 application rate, dissipation was slower for all four soils. Water-extractable imidacloprid in Exeter surface soil decreased from 98% of applied at day 1 to > 70% of the imidacloprid remaining after 400 d, as compared to 55% in the Drummer surface soil at day 1 and 12% at day 400. These data suggest that imidacloprid was bioavailable to degrading soil microorganisms and sorption/desorption was not the limiting factor for biodegradation. In subsurface soils > 40% of ¹⁴C-benzoic acid was mineralized over 21 days, demonstrating an active microbial community. In contrast, cumulative ¹⁴CO₂ was less than 1.5% of applied ¹⁴C-imidacloprid in all soils over 400 d. Qualitative differences in the microbial communities appear to limit the degradation of imidacloprid in the subsurface soils.     

Biochemical interaction of six op delayed neurotoxicants with several neurotargets

Abstract

Five organophosphorous insecticides: Leptophos, EPN, Cyano‐fenphos, trichloronate and salithion proved to cause irreversible ataxia not only to chicken but also to mice and sheep. TOCP was included as a reference. Cyanofenphos blocked the catecholamine B‐receptor binding activity with ³H‐norepinephrine at a level similar to that of the specific inhibitor propranolol in the mouse heart preparation. In the lamb heart preparation, the B‐receptor was more sensitive to Leptophos, salithion and TOCP than to propranolol. The six compounds and their oxons were screened for their in‐vitro inhibition to monamine oxidase (MAO), acetyl cholinesterase (AChE) and neurotoxic esterase (NTE) in the brain of either mouse, lamb or chicken. It is believed that their AChE inhibition stands for their acute toxicity, while NTE inhibition is responsible for their paralytic ataxia.