粉煤灰微波改性及其对Cr~（6＋）的吸附特性

将粉煤灰（fly ash,FA）微波辐照制得微波改性粉煤灰（MFA）,选择用H2SO4、NaOH和Ca（OH）2对MFA进行化学改性制得微波化学改性粉煤灰（MMFA）,结果表明,用2 mol/L NaOH并按与MFA的质量体积比为1∶4制得的MMFA对Cr6＋的吸附去除效果最好,与原灰相比,去除率显著增强。研究了NaOH改性MMFA对废水中Cr6＋的吸附性能。动力学研究结果表明,MMFA对Cr6＋的吸附动力学符合二级吸附动力学速率方程,吸附受颗粒内扩散过程控制。热力学研究结果表明,在25、35和45℃下MMFA对Cr6＋的等温吸附行为均可用Langmuir方程、Freundlich方程和线性方程描述,所得热力学参数吸附自由能（ΔG）、吸附焓（ΔH）和吸附熵（ΔS）均为负值,说明MMFA对Cr6＋的吸附过程为自发进行的放热吸附过程。     

花生壳活性炭对水溶液中Cr(Ⅵ)的吸附性能

为提高花生壳对Cr(Ⅵ)的吸附性能,采用ZnCl2对花生壳进行改性,制得花生壳活性炭。通过批次吸附实验,考察了花生壳活性炭投加量、pH值、吸附时间等因素对Cr(Ⅵ)的吸附性能影响,同时,对吸附动力学、等温吸附特征和热力学进行了系统研究。结果表明,当吸附剂投加量为0.2 g时,在Cr(VI)初始浓度为20 mg/L、pH值为2.0条件下,吸附反应180 min后,花生壳活性炭对Cr(Ⅵ)的吸附率可维持在94.13%以上。吸附过程符合准二级动力学方程和Langmuir等温吸附模型;由吸附热力学方程计算得到吸附焓变(ΔH)>0,吸附自由能变(ΔG)<0,吸附熵变(ΔS)>0,表明花生壳活性炭对Cr(Ⅵ)的吸附过程是吸热和自发的。     

改性水葫芦粉对水体中Hg~(2+)的吸附

通过二硫化碳(CS_2)对水葫芦粉进行改性,研究吸附时间、吸附剂浓度和溶液pH对改性前后水葫芦吸附溶液二价汞(Hg~(2+))的影响,并探讨其吸附动力学、热力学行为和除汞机理。结果表明:吸附剂浓度为2 g·L~(-1),溶液pH值为6,吸附时间180 min,改性水葫芦粉对Hg~(2+)浓度为2.0 mg·L~(-1)时的去除率大于93%;改性前后水葫芦粉对Hg~(2+)的吸附过程均符合拟二级动力学方程,化学吸附在整个吸附过程中起重要作用。吸附过程能够很好地用Langmuir方程拟合,吸附自由能变(ΔG)0、吸附焓变(ΔH)0、吸附熵变(ΔS)0,表明改性水葫芦粉对Hg~(2+)的吸附过程是自发的吸热过程;动力学拟合和热力学研究表明改性水葫芦粉对Hg~(2+)的吸附既有物理吸附又有化学吸附。     

天然和CPB改性沸石对Hg2+的吸附特征

通过静态实验研究溴代十六烷基吡啶(CPB)改性沸石和天然沸石对废水中Hg2+的吸附特性,探讨了吸附动力学、吸附平衡和吸附热力学机制。研究表明:Langmuir方程能较好地描述2种沸石对Hg2+的吸附,CPB改性沸石对Hg2+的吸附率得到显著提高。实验条件下,改性沸石对Hg2+的吸附率从67.5%提高到98.9%,吸附容量从0.521 mg/g提高到3.07 mg/g。利用准一级动力学方程、假二级动力学方程、颗粒内扩散模型和Elovich方程分别对动力学过程进行拟合,发现2种沸石对Hg2+的吸附均满足假二级动力学方程,且离子的颗粒内扩散对整个吸附过程有影响。动力学拟合、D-R方程拟合和热力学研究综合表明:2种沸石对Hg2+的吸附既存在化学吸附又存在物理吸附,吸附吉布斯自由能变(△G0)、焓变(ΔH0)、熵变(ΔS0)均小于0,反应为自发的放热反应,低温有利于吸附的进行。     

氯化钙改性凹凸棒处理亚甲基蓝废水的研究

采用氯化钙改性凹凸棒,并对其进行了透射电镜、红外光谱分析。用改性后的凹凸棒泥浆处理亚甲基蓝废水,讨论了动力学和热力学吸附性质。结果表明:(1)利用氯化钙改性凹凸棒,泥浆粘度在21Pa.s条件下对亚甲基蓝废水的吸附动力学和热力学性质进行了研究。在研究范围内,改性凹凸棒泥浆对亚甲基蓝的吸附符合准二级反应动力学方程,并且Langmuir等温方程能更好地描述吸附过程。(2)改性凹凸棒泥浆对亚甲基蓝的平衡吸附量随亚甲基蓝初始浓度的增加而增大,随pH的增大而减小。(3)改性凹凸棒泥浆对亚甲基蓝主要以表面吸附为主。ΔG00、ΔH00表明吸附过程可以自发进行,并且为放热反应。ΔS00意味着随温度的增加,改性凹凸棒泥浆对亚甲基蓝的吸附趋于有序性。     

改性粉煤灰对糖蜜废水的吸附效果及机理

采用改性粉煤灰(MCFA)吸附糖蜜废水中的有机污染物,对吸附行为和机理进行了考察和分析。结果表明,MCFA投加量为30 g/L及pH为5.0的优化条件下,COD去除率为88.6%,饱和吸附量为89.7 mg COD/g MCFA。准二级方程能更好地描述糖蜜废水在MCFA上的吸附动力学。颗粒内扩散方程结果表明孔扩散并非唯一的速度控制步骤。吸附平衡表明,Freundlich等温线最符合吸附模式,为优惠吸附。D-R模式中的吸附自由能Ea值推断更可能是物理吸附而不是化学吸附。吸附热力学参数ΔG0(<0)、ΔH0(5.130 kJ/mol)和ΔS0(19.936 J/(mol.K))表明MCFA对糖蜜废水的吸附过程为可行的,自发性的吸热反应。     

改性硅胶对水溶液中Pd2+的吸附

采用氨基硫脲对硅胶进行改性并表征,探讨了改性硅胶(SG-TSC)对水溶液中Pd2+的吸附性能。实验考察了p H值、吸附剂质量、吸附时间以及Pd2+初始浓度等因素对吸附的影响,并探讨了SG-TSC对Pd2+吸附动力学及等温吸附特性。结果表明:在p H为3~6范围内,吸附效果最好。吸附平衡时间为90 min,吸附动力学符合二级速率方程,颗粒内扩散与液膜扩散共同影响着吸附过程。Langmuir等温吸附方程能较好地描述Pd2+在SG-TSC上的吸附特性,298 K时静态饱和吸附容量为0.105 mmol/g。热力学参数计算结果表明,SG-TSC吸附水溶液中的Pd2+是自发、吸热和熵值增加的过程。     

烟秸杆生物碳对铬(Ⅵ)废水的吸附动力学和热力学

以农业废弃物烟秸杆为原料,以KH2PO4为活化剂,制备了烟秸杆生物碳(简称TSC500),通过静态吸附实验研究了TSC500对含Cr(Ⅵ)废水的吸附性能。采用比表面积分析仪对TSC500进行了测试,实验考察了p H值、吸附剂用量、吸附时间、Cr(Ⅵ)初始浓度和温度对Cr(Ⅵ)吸附的影响,深入研究了TSC500对Cr(Ⅵ)的吸附行为。结果表明,在p H=3、温度313 K条件下,0.2 g TSC500吸附100 mg/L Cr(Ⅵ),去除率和吸附容量分别达到91.32%和45.66 mg/g,Langmuir和Freundlich比Temkin等温模型更好地拟合吸附实验数据;准一级和准二级动力学模型均能较好地描述该吸附行为,相关系数高达0.99;计算得到热力学参数ΔGθ、ΔHθ和ΔSθ值表明该吸附过程为自发吸热过程。     

改性伊利石对活性艳蓝K-GR的吸附

采用十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(CTMAB)对伊利石进行改性,利用红外光谱、扫描电镜、X射线衍射及热重分析对吸附剂进行结构表征。研究了改性吸附剂对活性艳蓝K-GR的吸附性能。结果表明,最佳吸附条件为:p H 3,吸附剂用量0.3 g,CTMAB/伊利石质量比0.125。吸附过程符合准二级动力学方程,吸附等温线可以很好地用Langmuir模型描述。在热力学研究中,ΔG00,ΔH00,ΔS00,说明吸附过程是自发、吸热和熵增加的过程。     

改性木屑对水中Cr(Ⅵ)的吸附性能

在木屑上接枝季氨基团制备了改性木屑,并用傅里叶红外光谱(FT-IR)对其进行了表征。通过静态实验研究了改性木屑对水溶液中六价铬Cr(Ⅵ)的吸附特性,并探讨了温度、p H、多组分共存离子等对Cr(Ⅵ)吸附效果的影响。结果表明,在30℃时,改性木屑对Cr(Ⅵ)的饱和吸附容量为218.33 mg/g,吸附规律符合Langmuir等温方程式。在p H为3~10时,改性木屑对Cr(Ⅵ)均有显著的吸附效能,吸附过程符合准二级动力学方程,反应活化能为21.71 k J/mol,对吸附热力学参数△G0、△H0和△S0的计算表明,吸附过程是吸热的自发过程。多组分干扰离子共存时,对Cr(Ⅵ)的吸附影响不大。     

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.     

Observations on the influence of water and soil pH on the persistence of insecticides

Abstract

The pH‐disappearance rate profiles were determined at ca. 25°C for 24 insecticides at 4 or 5 pH values over the range 4.5 to 8.0 in sterile phosphate buffers prepared in water‐ethanol (99: 1 v/v). Half‐lives measured at pH 8 were generally smaller than at lower pH values. Changes in half lives between pH 8.0 and 4.5 were largest (>1000x) for the aryl carbamates, carbofuran and carbaryl, the oxime carbamate, oxamyl, and the organophosphorus insecticide, trichlorfon. In contrast, half lives of phorate, terbufos, heptachlor, fensulfothion and aldicarb were affected only slightly by pH changes. Under the experimental conditions described half lives at pH8 varied from 1–2 days for trichlorfon and oxamyl to >1 year for fensulfothion and cyper‐methrin. Insecticide persistence on alumina (acid, neutral and basic), mineral soils amended with aluminum sulfate or calcium hydroxide to different pH values and four natural soils of different pH was examined. No correlation was observed between the measured pH of these solids and the rate of disappearance of selected insecticides applied to them. These observations demonstrate the difficulty of extrapolating the pH dependent disappearance behaviour observed in homogeneous solution to partially solid heterogeneous systems such as soil.     

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.