β-环糊精增敏催化动力学光度法测定亚硝酸根

在磷酸介质中利用亚硝酸根催化条件下溴酸钾氧化甲基红的褪色反应,建立了β-环糊精(β-CD)增敏催化动力学光度法,对亚硝酸根进行测定。该方法最佳反应条件为:0.05 mol/L甲基红溶液加入量8.0%(φ,下同),0.1 mol/L溴酸钾溶液加入量12.0%,1.0 mol/L稀磷酸加入量12.0%,0.15 mol/Lβ-CD溶液加入量16.0%,反应温度40℃,反应时间15 min。亚硝酸根测定的线性范围为8.0×10-6~6.0×10-4 g/L,线性回归方程的相关系数为0.996 6,检出限为4.0×10-7 g/L。亚硝酸根的加标回收率为99.0%~102.0%,水样测定结果的相对标准偏差为2.4%~3.2%。加入β-CD后测定亚硝酸根的灵敏度增加了2.5倍。     

催化动力学光度法测定水中痕量亚硝酸根

根据盐酸介质中亚硝酸根对甲基红的溴酸钾氧化反应的催化作用,建立了测定水中痕量亚硝酸根的催化动力学光度法。实验结果表明,当盐酸溶液的加入量为1.0mL、溴酸钾溶液的加入量为0.2mL、甲基红溶液的加入量为3.5mL、加热时间为5min、加热温度为50℃时,方法的检出限为1.0×10-7g/L,线性范围为5.0×10-7~1.0×10-5g/L,回收率为97.8%~103.3%,相对标准偏差为1.8%~2.6%。该法已用于废水水样中亚硝酸根的测定,结果满意。     

β-环糊精增敏催化动力学光度法测定亚硝酸根

在磷酸介质中利用亚硝酸根催化条件下溴酸钾氧化甲基红的褪色反应,建立了β-环糊精（β-CD）增敏催化动力学光度法,对亚硝酸根进行测定。该方法最佳反应条件为：0.05 mol/L甲基红溶液加入量8.0%（φ,下同）,0.1 mol/L溴酸钾溶液加入量12.0%,1.0 mol/L稀磷酸加入量12.0%,0.15 mol/L β-CD溶液加入量16.0%,反应温度40 ℃,反应时间15 min。亚硝酸根测定的线性范围为8.0×10^-6~6.0×10^-4 g/L,线性回归方程的相关系数为0.996 6,检出限为4.0×10^-7 g/L。亚硝酸根的加标回收率为99.0%~102.0%,水样测定结果的相对标准偏差为2.4%~3.2%。加入β-CD后测定亚硝酸根的灵敏度增加了2.5倍。     

微乳液增敏罗丹明B氧化褪色光度法测定微量亚硝酸根

基于微乳液对亚硝酸根催化溴酸钾氧化罗丹明B褪色反应具有增敏作用的原理，建立了催化动力学光度法测定痕量亚硝酸根的新方法。实验结果表明：该方法的最佳反应条件为1×10^-4 mol/L的罗丹明B溶液加入量0.60 mL，1 mol/L的稀磷酸加入量1.50 mL，0.1 mol/mL的溴酸钾溶液0.50 mL，反应温度20 ℃，反应时间15 min;对亚硝酸根测定的线性范围为ρ（NO₂^-）= 0.048~0.800 μg/mL，检出限为0.003 0 μg/mL;加入微乳液后催化反应的灵敏度增大了3倍。     

改进催化光度法测定水中的微量钒

采用改进催化光度法测定微量钒,即利用微量钒催化溴酸钾氧化甲基紫溶液褪色实现快速测定水中的微量钒。在50mL容量瓶中,在pH为1.6的硫酸加入量0.90mL、0.0100mol/L的溴酸钾溶液加入量4.50mL、2.5×10-4mol/L的甲基紫溶液加入量5.00mL的条件下,聚乙二醇-200作活化剂时,在92℃恒温反应12min,加钒和不加钒溶液的吸光度之差与钒质量浓度呈线性关系。该法的测定波长为580nm,检出限为5.2×10-8g/L,最大相对标准偏差为4.3%,回收率为95.8%~104.0%。该法可用于湖水、化工厂排水中微量钒的直接测定。     

复方头孢氨苄胶囊荧光熄灭法测定水中的铬(Ⅵ)

基于铬(Ⅵ)对复方头孢氨苄胶囊(CCC)的荧光熄灭,建立了测定水中铬(Ⅵ)的方法。在pH为4.2的HCl-NaAc缓冲溶液中,最大激发波长和发射波长分别为351nm和433nm、CCC加入量为100mg/L时,铬(Ⅵ)浓度的测定范围为2.00×10-6~5.00×10-3mol/L,检出限为6.25×10-7mol/L。该法受共存物的干扰相对较小,可用于测定环境水样中的铬(Ⅵ)浓度。     

催化动力学光度法测定工业废水中的Cr(Ⅵ)

采用β-环糊精作为H_2O_2氧化茜素红褪色反应的增敏剂,建立了催化动力学光度法测定工业废水中Cr(Ⅵ)的新方法。该方法最佳反应条件为:反应体系总体积25 m L,0.1 mol/L的H_2SO_4溶液加入量2.0 m L,1.0×10~(-3) mol/L茜素红溶液加入量1.5 m L,30%的H_2O_2溶液加入量4.0 m L,100 g/L的β-环糊精溶液加入量3.0 m L。在最大吸收波长554 nm处测定反应前后溶液的吸光度,Cr(Ⅵ)的质量浓度与吸光度差值(ΔA)在4.0×10~(-4)~5.4×10~(-2) mg/L范围内符合比尔定律,线性回归方程为:ΔA=18.52ρ+0.018,相关系数为0.996 6,检出限为3.5×10~(-4) mg/L,加标回收率为99.46%~101.3%,6次测定的相对标准偏差小于等于2.4%。该法的测定结果与GB/T 7467—1987中的二苯碳酰二肼分光光度法相近。     

铬(Ⅵ)-碘化钾-甲基紫-聚乙烯醇体系分光光度法测定废水中痕量铬

研究了铬(Ⅵ)-碘化钾-甲基紫-聚乙烯醇高灵敏显色体系测定铬(Ⅵ)的新方法。实验结果表明:在最大吸收波长540 nm处,铬(Ⅵ)质量浓度在0～0.8 mg/L范围内符合朗伯-比耳定律,表观摩尔吸光系数为6.59×10~4L/(mol·cm);采用该法测定铬(Ⅵ)标准试样与镀铬废水,测定结果与国家标准分析方法的结果相吻合,加标回收率为94.0%～103.0%;测定11次0.4 mg/L铬(Ⅵ),相对标准偏差为2.1%。     

磷钼蓝分光光度法测定水中磷的改进

用硫酸亚铁铵和葡萄糖作为混合还原剂,建立了用分光光度法测定磷的方法,确定了最佳测定条件。在浓度为0.6mol/L的H2SO4介质中,硫酸亚铁铵-葡萄糖将磷钼杂多酸还原成杂多蓝,其最大吸收波长为820nm,表观摩尔吸光系数为1.38×104L/(mol·cm),PO3-4质量浓度在0～2.8mg/L范围内符合比耳定律,线性回归方程A=0.1453ρ 0.02744,相关系数(r)=0.9933。用硫酸亚铁铵-葡萄糖混合还原剂还原速度快,灵敏度高,产物稳定性好,线性范围宽。将该方法用于环境水样中磷的测定,结果令人满意。     

磁场-铋膜电极伏安法测定废水中痕量Pb2+

采用磁场-铋膜电极伏安法测定废水中痕量Pb2+.铋和铅同时沉积在电极表面形成铋膜电极,为Pb2+的测定提供了一个无汞环境.在高浓度Fe3+存在时,外加磁场促进了Pb2+在电极上的沉积.在磁感应强度0.6 T、Fe3+浓度0.09 mol/L、Bi3+浓度10 μmol/L、沉积电位-0.8 V、沉积时间60 s的最佳实验条件下,该方法对Pb2+的仪器检测灵敏度为4.61μA/(μmol·L-1),线性范围为0.01～1.00μmol/L,检出限为8.5×10-4μtxmol/L.     

Distribution of Cd,Ck, Pb and Zn in Soil and Vegetation Compartments in Stands of Five Boreal Tree Species in N.E. Sweden

Concentrations and total quantity of cadmium (Cd), cupper (Cu),lead (Pb) and zink (Zn) were determined in biomass and soil compartments in a replicated tree species experiment with 27-yr-old stands growing on former farmland in N.E. Sweden. Sequentialextractions of soil samples were performed in order to estimate the exchangeable and an organically bound fraction of each element. The tree species included were Picea abies (L.)H. Karst., Pinus sylvestris L., Pinus contorta Dougl., Larix sibirica Ledeb., and Betula pendula Roth.Tree species influenced the rate of removal of Cu, Pb and Zn incase of stemwood harvesting, and of Cd, Cu and Zn in the case ofwhole-tree harvesting. B. pendula and P. abies had higher quantities and average concentrations of Zn in the biomass. For all species, >50% of the Zn in the stems was found in the bark. P. abies and L. sibirica had higher quantities of Cu in the biomass than the other species.P. abies and P. contorta had high quantities of Cd inthe biomass in relation to the other species. Branches and stembark contained high concentrations of Cd and Pb in relation to foliage and stemwood. Dead branches had especially high concentrations of Pb. The high accumulation rate of Zn in thebiomass of B. pendula was related to a low exchangeable amount of Zn in the A horizon. In the superficial centimeters ofthe A horizon, a depletion similar to that found for Zn was detected for Cu, whereas for Cd and Pb, no correlations were found between quantities of elements in the trees and element pools in the soil.     

Programs assessing implementation and effectiveness of state forest practice rules and BMPs in the West

The major forest nonpoint source control programs in the West are largely regulatory, either under forest practices acts (California, Idaho, New Mexico, Nevada, Oregon, and Washington) or a streamside management act (Montana). These programs and the specific rules they enforce continue to undergo intensive scrutiny. Still, the questions are the same for these regulatory programs as for states that base nonpoint source control on voluntary BMPs (Arizona, Colorado, Utah, Wyoming). Are the rules or BMPs being applied, and are they effective in reducing nonpoint source pollution to levels that protect beneficial uses of water? The level of debate about forestry in the West has resulted in detailed monitoring and research to answer these questions. In the past, state agencies have assumed levels of BMP compliance based on the percent of operations without enforcement actions. These estimates are being replaced by statistically valid and reproducible monitoring of forest practices rules and BMP compliance levels. BMP effectiveness is being assessed using both qualitative and quantitative methods. This can involve field assessments, process-based research, and control watershed studies. Some trend monitoring is also beginning. With the regional implementation rate for forestry BMPs at about 94% and rising, it is likely that effectiveness testing will continue to be a priority and consume the majority of assessment resources for this region.     

Starch-plastic materials—Preparation,physical properties,and biodegradability (a review of recent USDA research)

Recent starch-plastic research at the National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research is reviewed and related worldwide efforts are noted. Properties of starch that influence its formulation and performance in plastics are discussed. Methods are given for preparation of starch-poly(methyl acrylate) graft copolymer, starch-poly(ethylene-co-acrylic acid), and starch-poly(ethylene-co-acrylic acid)-polyethylene plastics. Their physical properties are discussed, as is degradability by enzymes or amylolytic organisms from soil, ponds, and streams.The mention of firm names or trade products does not imply that they are endorsed or recommended by the U.S. Department of Agriculture over other firms or similar products not mentioned.     

Hysteresis in Reversal of Central European Mountain Lakes from Atmospheric Acidification

Extremely high emissions of S and N compounds in Central Europe (both 280 mmol m^-2 yr^-1) declined by 70and 35%, respectively, during the last decade. Decreaseddeposition rates of SO₄ ^-2, NO₃ ^-, and NH₄ ⁺ in the region paralleled emission declines. The reduction in atmospheric inputs of S and N to mountain ecosystemshas resulted in a pronounced reversal of acidification in the Tatra Mountains and Bohemian Forest lakes. Between the 1987–1990and 1997–1999 periods, concentrations of SO₄ ^-2 and NO₃ ^- decreased (average ± standard deviation) by 22±7 and 12±7 mol L^-1, respectively, in theTatra Mountains, and by 19±7 and 15±10 mol L^-1, respectively, in the Bohemian Forest. Their decrease was compensated in part (1) by a decrease in Ca²⁺ + Mg²⁺ (17±7 mol L^-1) and H⁺ (4±6 mol L^-1), and an increase in HCO₃ ^-(10±10 mol L^-1) in the Tatra Mountains lakes, and (2) by a decrease in Al (7±4 mol L^-1), Ca²⁺ + Mg²⁺ (9±6 mol L^-1), and H⁺ (6±5 mol L^-1), in Bohemian Forest lakes. Despite the rapid decline in lake water concentrations of SO₄ ^-2 and NO₃ ^- in response to reduced S and N emissions, their present concentrations in some lakes are higher than predictionsbased on observed concentrations at comparable emission rates during development of acidification. This hysteresis in chemical reversal from acidification has delayed biological recovery of the lakes. The only unequivocal sign of biological recovery hasbeen observed in erné Lake (Bohemian Forest) where a cladoceran species Ceriodaphnia quadrangular has recentlyreached its pre-acidification abundance.     

Reconstruction of Long-Term Changes in Lake water Chemistry,Zooplankton and Benthos of a Small,Acidified High-Mountain Lake: Magic Modelling and Palaeolimnogical Analysis

Starolesnianske pleso is a small and shallow acid lake in the High Tatra Mountains, situated at 2000 m above sea level, on granitic bedrock, with sparse and thin soil cover. When detailed measurements began in the 1980s Starolesnianske pleso had pH below 5 and only one species of cladoceran zooplankton, the ubiquitous Chydorus sphaericusPalaeolimnological investigations show changes in cladoceran zooplankton and chironomid zoobenthic assemblages since about 1920 and a major change in 1970–1980. The dynamic acidification model MAGIC was used to reconstruct changes in water chemistry over the past 150 years. The results from MAGIC agree well with the sediment record; pH levels gradually decreased from 6.5 in the mid-1800s to about 5.6 in 1920 (first response in biota) to below 5.0 by 1970, and concentrations of inorganic aluminium rose dramatically beginning about 1960. In the 1990s the lake water chemistry showed clear signs of reversal in acidification brought about by a major decline in S deposition.     

Bioassessment of silvicultural impacts in streams and wetlands of the Eastern United States

Bioassessment is a useful tool to determine the impact of logging practices on the biological integrity of streams and wetlands. Measuring biota directly has an intuitive appeal for impact assessment, and biota can be superior indicators to physical or chemical characteristics because they can reflect cumulative impacts over time. Logging can affect stream and wetland biota by increasing sedimentation rates, altering hydrologic, thermal, and chemical regimes, and changing the base of food webs. Biotic impacts of logging on streams compared to wetlands probably differ, and in this paper we review some of those differences. In streams, invertebrates, fishes, amphibians, algae, and macrophytes have been used as indicators of logging impacts. In wetlands, bioassessment is just beginning to be used, and plants and birds are the most promising indicator taxa. Various best management practices (BMPs) have been developed to reduce the impacts of logging on stream and wetland biota, and we review quantitative studies that have evaluated the efficacy of some of these techniques in streams and wetlands in the eastern United States. Remarkably few studies that address the overall efficacy of BMPs in limiting biotic changes in streams and wetlands after BMP implementation have been published in scientific journals, although some work exists in reports or is unpublished. We review these works, and compile conclusions about BMP efficacy for biota from this body of research.     

Characterization of air emissions and residual ash from open burning of electronic wastes during simulated rudimentary recycling operations

Air emissions and residual ash samples were collected and analyzed during experiments of open, uncontrolled combustion of electronic waste (e-waste), simulating practices associated with rudimentary e-waste recycling operations. Circuit boards and insulated wires were handled separately to simulate processes associated with metal recovery. The average emissions of polychlorinated dibenzodioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/PCDFs) were 92 ng toxic equivalency (TEQ)/kg [n = 2, relative standard deviation (RSD) = 98%] and 11 900 ng TEQ/kg (n = 3, RSD = 50%) of the initial mass of the circuit boards and insulated wire, respectively. The value for the insulated wire is about 100 times higher than that for backyard barrel burning of domestic waste. The emission concentrations of polybrominated dibenzodioxins and dibenzofurans (PBDD/PBDFs) from the combustion of circuit boards were 100 times higher than for their polychlorinated counterparts. Particulate matter (PM) sampling of the fly ash emissions indicated PM emission factors of approximately 15 and 17 g/kg of the initial mass for the circuit boards and insulated wire, respectively. Fly ash samples from both types of e-waste contained considerable amounts of several metallic elements and halogens; lead concentrations were more than 200 times the United States regulatory limits for municipal waste combustors and 20 times those for secondary lead smelters. Leaching tests of the residual bottom ash showed that lead concentrations exceeded U.S. Environmental Protection Agency landfill limits, designating this ash as a hazardous waste.     

Heavy Metals Removal by Biosorption and Flotation

The removal of a mixture of heavy (toxic) metal cations (copper, nickeland zinc) from liquid effluents was investigated in this study at pilotscale, using counter-current contact mode. The innovative processinvolved the abstraction of metal ions onto fungal biosorbents, followedby the application of flotation for the subsequent solid/liquid separationof biomass particles. The ability of microorganisms to remove metal ionsfrom aqueous solutions is a well-known phenomenon. Nevertheless,engineering considerations are very important in decisions, concerningthe commercial future of biosorption and practical solutions are neededfor certain problems, such as the efficient post-separation ofmetal-loaded biomass. The two processes (flotation and biosorption) caneffectively operate in combination, in what it was termed biosorptiveflotation process. The sorbents may be recycled, after appropriate elutionof metals, as well as the treated (clean) water.     

Selection of Autochthonous Plant Species from SE Spain for Soil Lead Phytoremediation Purposes

Mining activity in SE of Spain, in the west Mediterranean coast, originated more than two millenniums ago. It has generated huge areas affected by heavy metals contamination, especially of lead, which is possibly one of the most important. Investigations related to the selection of autochthonous plant taxa from a typical Spanish Mediterranean area, useful for phytoextraction and phytostabilization purposes in these polluted areas are shown. Under these edaphoclimatic conditions 12 interesting species were considered, from them six taxa were chosen for further studies. Some plant species have been proposed either for phytoextraction or phytostabilization purposes. Recommendations for further research have been discussed.     

Concentrations and Pools of Heavy Metals in Urban Soils in Stockholm,Sweden

The concentrations of heavy metals (Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb andZn) and arsenic (As) were surveyed and the metal pools estimatedin soils in Stockholm Municipality. The sampling sites were distributed all over the entire municipality with a higher sampling density in the city centre. Soils were sampled to a maximum depth of 25 to 60 cm. Soil texture, total-C content, electrical conductivity and pH were analysed. Heavy metal concentrations were determined after wet digestion with boiling7 M HNO₃.The results showed a wide range in heavy metal concentrations, as well as in other soil properties. The city centre soils constituted a rather homogeneous group whereas outside this areano geographical zones could be distinguished. These soils were grouped based on present land use, i.e. undisturbed soils, public parks, wasteland (mainly former industrial areas), and roadside soils. The city centre and wasteland soils generally hadenhanced heavy metal concentrations to at least 30 cm depth compared to park soils outside the city centre and rural (arable)soils in the region, which were used to estimate background levels. For example, the mean Hg concentration was 0.9 (max 3.3)mg kg^-1 soil at 0–5 cm and 1.0 (max 2.9) at 30 cm depth in the city centre soils, while the background level was 0,04 mg kg^-1. Corresponding values for Pb were 104 (max 444) and135 (max 339) mg kg^-1, at 0–5 and 30 cm, respectively, while the background level was 17 mg kg^-1.The average soil pools (0–30 cm depth) of Cu, Pb and Zn were 21,38 and 58 g m^-2 respectively, which for Pb was 3–4 timeshigher and for Cu and Zn 1.5–2 times higher than the backgroundlevel. The total amount of accumulated metals (down to 30 cm)in the city centre soils (4.5^*10 ⁶ m² public gardens and green areas) was estimated at 80, 1.1, 120 and 40 t for Cu, Hg, Pb and Zn, respectively. The study showed (1) thatfrom a metal contamination point of view, more homogeneous soilgroups were obtained based on present land use than on geographicdistance to the city centre, (2) the importance of establishing a background level in order to quantify the degree of contamination, and (3) soil samples has to be taken below the surface layer (and deeper than 30 cm) in order to quantify theaccumulated metal pools in urban soils.