富营养化湖泊底泥污染控制技术评估

回顾了我国在富营养化湖泊底泥污染控制技术方面的研究进展，并从富营养化湖泊底泥污染控制技术的运用效果、环境影响、社会影响、经济性、适用性以及与其他技术的相关性等六个方面，全面评估了破坏分层、人工曝气、化学增氧、底泥疏浚和底泥封闭等五类技术。     

底泥营养盐的释磷对富营养化湖泊的影响

富营养化是中国湖泊的重大环境问题。当湖泊的污染外源受到控制以后，由于沉积物（底泥）中营养盐内负荷的存在和释放，湖泊仍然可以发生富营养化。底泥营养盐就成为湖泊富营养化的主导因子，特别是溶解态的磷会逐步释放，成为水体富营养化的主导因子。沉积物中磷的循环在一定程度上决定着富营养化的进程，对水体磷含量有深刻的影响。结合国内外研究动态，对底泥磷形态、磷释放与水体水质的关系作了概述，并对底泥磷释放的研究方向以及控制湖泊富营养化发表了一些见解。     

底泥磷形态及分布特征对水体富营养化的影响

富营养化是当今中国浅水湖泊面临的重大污染问题。结合国内外的报道,通过大量湖泊水库的实地调查,对各种磷形态的性质和分布特征及转移规律作了深入研究,介绍了水体底泥中磷的物理化学性质、磷的存在形式与转化、磷的分布特征、磷在不同粒径底泥下的含量及转移趋势,为探明水体富营养化提供科学而有力的依据。最后指出了其对湖泊富营养化的影响,并对控制湖泊富营养化提出了见解。     

湖泊底泥环保疏浚技术研究展望

湖泊底泥疏浚是清除湖泊内源污染(主要是污染底泥)的有效措施之一。在总结和分析湖泊底泥环保疏浚技术特点的基础上,综述了30多年来国内外湖泊底泥环保疏浚工程概况、环保疏浚设备的研制现状、取得的成果及存在的问题,同时结合国外环保疏浚技术研究的发展状况,探讨了中国环保疏浚技术的未来发展趋势。     

滴水湖底泥内源营养盐释放行为与曝气运行模式的关系

以滴水湖上覆水及底泥为研究对象,探讨了不同曝气运行模式对滴水湖底泥内源营养盐释放行为的影响,为曝气原位修复滴水湖等滨海盐碱化地区富营养化人工湖泊提供技术参考。结果表明,曝气能有效降低滴水湖上覆水体NH+4-N浓度,但此类滩涂底泥中较高的盐度能促进内源NH+4-N的释放并抑制硝化作用,使其NH+4-N削减率明显低于城市重污染河道;静置组TP浓度有所升高,而间歇曝气组及连续曝气组TP削减率分别为63.6%和38.5%,说明间歇曝气能有效降低上覆水体中的TP浓度;与曝气修复城市重污染河道相比,滴水湖较高的盐度及pH不利于TN去除,其中间歇曝气组对上覆水TN的控制优于连续曝气组与静置组;间歇曝气运行模式更适合于滴水湖等滨海盐碱化地区富营养化人工湖泊的底泥修复。     

环保疏浚的技术要求与环保绞刀的设计

湖泊底泥环保疏浚是消除内源性污染最快捷、最有效的方法,并为生态恢复创造条件,而环保绞刀是湖泊底泥环保疏浚的必要条件.阐述了环保疏浚的技术要求,设计了绞吸式挖泥船用环保绞刀,满足了湖泊底泥环保疏浚的需要.     

环保疏浚的技术要求与环保绞刀的设计

湖泊底泥环保疏浚是消除内源性污染最快捷、最有效的方法，并为生态恢复创造条件，而环保绞刀是湖泊底泥环保疏浚的必要条件。阐述了环保疏浚的技术要求，设计了绞吸式挖泥船用环保绞刀，满足了湖泊底泥环保疏浚的需要。     

城市浅水型湖泊底泥污染物释放过程模拟试验研究

通过对城市浅水型湖泊(以宁波东钱湖为例)疏浚后上层底泥污染物释放过程模拟试验研究,分析了环境因子对底泥污染物释放特性的影响及其原因,得出了上覆水营养盐水平、水温和扰动对底泥污染物释放的影响曲线.同时,说明了湖泊内源性有机污染源对湖泊水质存在着潜在的危险性,提出了疏浚施工期间的规避措施,为城市浅水型湖泊底泥疏浚和富营养化治理提供依据.     

富营养化水体清淤后的微生物脱氮技术应用

景观水体清淤带来的主要负面影响是水体富营养化。为了探索清淤及微生物修复的组合应用,通过在实验室建立模型,分别研究了清淤、微生物修复及二者结合处理对富营养化水体水质的影响。结果表明,清淤能降低氨氮的释放。底泥微生物的活动会促进氨氮的释放,增加水体的富营养化风险。单纯清淤会使底泥的硝化作用增强,但同时使反硝化作用减弱,降低水体总氮的去除能力。因此,通过投加氮循环微生物可促进清淤后的反硝化作用,消减湖泊底泥及上覆水中的氮素含量,达到修复富营养化湖泊的目的。研究结果表明,清淤和微生物修复技术结合使用,可减少水体氮素积累,避免蓝藻爆发,是富营养化水体清淤防控的一种有效措施。     

关于磷自沉积物的释放

一般说来,沉积物在湖泊营养物循环中的重要性随水深减少和湖水停留时间增加而增大.我国湖泊多为浅水型,而且湖水在湖泊中的停留时间颇长,因此为防治湖泊富营养化,有必要开展沉积物释磷的研究. 一、研究沉积物释磷的意义 湖泊沉积物(即底泥,或称底质)是湖水磷的重要来源之一.Frink曾指出,湖泊底泥能起植物营养源的作用.并推断:在无外来营养物输入的时期,底泥对上复水层的供磷能力或许能维持水生生物的生长.细见正明等则强调,在封闭性水域的     

Mixed-function oxidase-specific activity in wild and caged speckled sanddabs Citharichthys stigmaeus in Elkhorn Slough, Moss Landing Harbor and nearshore Monterey Bay, California

The goal of this study was to characterize the spatial, seasonal and annual hepatic activities of mixed-function oxidase (MFO) in the speckled sanddab Citharichthys stigmaeus, the most common fish in the Moss Landing area. In addition, techniques to monitor MFO activities in caged speckled sanddabs were developed and tested. Once the relationship between MFO activities in caged and wild fish populations is determined, caged fish could be used to monitor potential hydrocarbon impacts at Moss Landing, or other marine sites. During each of the spatial, seasonal and annual sediment samplings conducted in 1985-1987 as part of a separate hydrocarbon variability study at Moss Landing, 12 wild speckled sanddabs were collected from Moss Landing Harbor, Elkhorn Slough and nearshore Monterey Bay sites. In addition, four locations were chosen for a 14-day field caged fish experiment. The caged fish experiments successfully demonstrated the feasibility of using caged sanddabs as indicators of hydrocarbon exposure. The major source of variability in hepatic aryl hydrocarbon hydroxylase activity in wild speckled sanddabs from the Moss Landing area is due to seasonal rather than site differences. Significant relationships between caged fish MFO response and sediment hydrocarbon concentrations were found. It is possible that caged fish could be used in place of costly sediment sampling and analysis, and provide a more direct method to assess biological impacts. Many of the caging techniques demonstrated in this study can easily be transferred to other benthic flatfish, and other marine and freshwater environments.     

Distribution and ecotoxicological concerns of persistent organic pollutants in sediment from creek ecosystem

In order to study the distribution and ecotoxicological concerns of persistent organic pollutants, grab sediment samples were collected from different locations across Thane creek, India. Analyses of samples were carried out using gas chromatography (GC)–electron capture detector and GC–mass spectrometry techniques. In organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), DDT (1,1,1,-trichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl) ethane), DDE (1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl) ethylene), DDD (1-chloro-4-(2,2-dichloro-1-(4-chlorophenyl)ethyl) benzene) and α, β, and γ conformer of hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH), and 9 polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) congeners were analyzed in surface sediment samples. Concentrations of these pollutants in grab sediment samples may indicate their current use and impact on marine ecosystem. Average concentrations of total DDT (including DDD and DDE), HCH, and Σ₉PCBs were found to be 4.9, 12.5, and 2.9 µg kg^?1(dry weight) respectively. High concentrations of OCPs and PCBs were found at discharge locations in creek compared to other locations. Location-wise distribution of OCPs and PCBs indicates their high concentrations at the waste water receiving point. Data were compared for ecotoxicological impacts based on the levels specified in the sediment quality standards of the US Environmental Protection Agency and the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment. γ-HCH was found to have maximum potential to induce ecotoxicological impacts.     

Review on physical and chemical characterizations of contaminated sediments from urban stormwater infiltration basins within the framework of the French observatory for urban hydrology (SOERE URBIS)

Urban stormwater infiltration basins are designed to hold runoff from impervious surfaces and allow the settling of sediments and associated pollutants. However concerns have been expressed about the environmental impacts that may be exerted by the trapped pollutants on groundwater, soils and ecosystems. In this context, sediment characterization represents a key issue for local authorities in terms of management strategies. During the last two decades, several studies were launched including either physical or chemical characterization of stormwater sediments but without real synthesis of data and methods used. Consequently, there is an important need for reviewing the current experimental techniques devoted to the physico-chemical characterization of sediment. The review is based on the outcomes of two experimental sites for which long term monitoring and data collection have been done: the Cheviré basin (near Nantes) and the Django Reinhardt basin (near Lyon). The authors summarize the studies dealing with bulk properties, pollutant contents, their potential mobility and speciation. This paper aims at promoting the significant progresses that were made through a multidisciplinary approach involving multi-scaled and combined experimental techniques.     

Potential impacts of water injection dredging on water quality and ecotoxicity in Limehouse Basin, River Thames, SE England, UK

The use of water injection dredging (WID) is increasing in the UK's inland waterways and marinas. Jets of water are injected under low pressure directly into bottom sediment creating a turbulent water-sediment mixture that flows under the influence of gravity. Many of these sediments are highly contaminated and little is known of the effects of contaminant release on water quality or the risk to biota living in both the sediment and the water column. Sediment cores were collected from Limehouse Basin, a proposed WID site in SE England and current sediment toxicity was assessed using a number of techniques. Comparison of metal data to US sediment quality guidelines indicated intermediate levels of toxicity while, calculation of acid volatile sulphide to simultaneously extracted metal ratios underestimated the potential toxicity to sediment dwelling organisms. In contrast, porewater ammonia concentrations were in excess of all published ecotoxicological guidelines and indicate serious risk to biota. Re-suspension experiments were used to mimic the effects of WID on overlying water quality and ecotoxicity tests were carried out on elutriates using Daphnia magna to examine the impacts on biota. Concentrations of a range of metals in the elutriates predict that adverse biological effects would be observed during WID, however only 10% of the elutriate samples caused an adverse effect on Daphnia. Limehouse Basin is a complex aquatic environment receiving predominantly fresh waters while the sediments have high porewater chloride concentrations reminiscent of previous tidal inputs to the basin, making the choice of test organism problematic.     

Inventory of marine biotest methods for the evaluation of dredged material and sediments

An inventory of marine biotest methods for the evaluation of dredged material and sediments was compiled on behalf of the Federal Environmental Agency of Germany. Relevant assays were identified from the literature and experts from several countries contributed to a questionnaire survey on established and developing procedures. The biotest methods are applicable to whole sediment, sediment suspension, sediment elutriate, porewater and/or sediment extract. The endpoints cover acute and long-term toxicity, bioaccumulation, endocrine effects, toxic effects on reproduction, carcinogenicity and mutagenicity. Comparative analyses and evaluation of the biotest methods were conducted with regard to their sensitivity, specificity, applicability (regional specificity, availability and suitability of the test organisms), variability (physicochemical factors, natural factors and factors related to sampling and testing), cost-effectiveness, aspects of animal ethics, standardization (guidelines, intercalibration) and application for monitoring purposes in the areas of the OSPAR and Helsinki Conventions. The available information was integrated to rate the validity of the methods, their relevance for assessing impacts on ecosystems and the suitability of the methods for the evaluation of marine sediments and dredged material. Based on the rating of the individual bioassays, a tiered testing is suggested in a hierarchical approach representing a variety in taxa, biological processes and exposure routes, thereby covering the cellular, species, population and community level with a wide discriminatory and sensitivity range. The toxicological significance and complexity increases with the tiers: (1) screening and detection of impacts, (2) characterization of toxic effects, (3) verification of in situ alterations.     

Influence of hydropower dams on the composition of the suspended and riverbank sediments in the Danube

Large hydropower dams have major impacts on flow regime, sediment transport and the characteristics of water and sediment in downstream rivers. The Gabcikovo and Iron Gate dams divide the studied Danube transect (rkm 1895-795) into three parts. In the Gabcikovo Reservoir (length of 40km) only a part of the incoming suspended sediments were deposited. Contrary to this, in the much larger Iron Gate backwater zone and reservoir (length of 310km) all riverine suspended sediments were deposited within the reservoir. Subsequently, suspended sediments were transported by tributaries into the Iron Gate backwater zone. Here they were modified by fractional sedimentation before they transgressed downstream via the dams. Compared with undammed Danube sections, Iron Gate reservoir sediment and suspended matter showed higher clay contents and different K/Ga and Metal/Ga ratios. These findings emphasize the importance of reservoir-river sediment-fractionation.     

The changing sediment load of the Mekong River

The sediment loads of many of the world's major rivers have changed significantly in recent years due to land-use change, reservoir construction, and other human impacts on their drainage basins. For many rivers, the loads have decreased, whereas for others, they have increased. Such changes can have important implications for both the natural functioning of the system as well as for human exploitation of the river system. This paper considers the evidence for recent changes in the sediment load of the Mekong River. The available data have a number of limitations in terms of both sampling frequency and the period of coverage, but they have been processed to provide a basis for considering the changes in the sediment load of the river over the period extending from the early 1960s to 2002. Although there is evidence of increasing loads at some measuring stations, the overall trends show little evidence of major changes, and the system provides evidence of buffering through storage. As of 2002, the construction of major dams on the headwaters in China appears to have had little impact on the sediment load, although as further larger dams are commissioned, the sediment load of the Mekong can be expected to decrease.     

Effect of cationic and anionic surfactants on the sorption and desorption of perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) on natural sediments

Sorption and desorption of PFOS at water-sediment interfaces were investigated in the presence of a cationic surfactant, cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), and an anionic surfactant, sodium dodecylbenzene sulfonate (SDBS). CTAB remarkably enhanced the sorption of PFOS on the sediment. In contrast, the influence of SDBS to the sorption of PFOS was concentration dependent. Two contrasting factors were responsible for the phenomenon. One was the sorption of the surfactant itself to the sediment, which enhanced the sorption of PFOS. The other was the increase in solubility of PFOS caused by the adding of surfactants, which decreased the sorption of PFOS. SDBS had a much lower sorption capacity, but rather strong ability to increase the solubility of PFOS. High levels of SDBS remarkably reduced the sorption of PFOS on the sediment. These results imply that cationic and anionic surfactants may have contrast impacts on the distribution and transport of PFOS in the environment.     

Interpretation reduces ecological impacts of visitors to world heritage site

Minimal-impact interpretation is widely used to reduce the ecological impacts of visitors to protected areas. We tested whether verbal appeals and/or role-model demonstrations of minimal-impact behavior by a trained guide reduced noise, litter, and trampling impacts on hiking trails in a subtropical rainforest. Interpretation did reduce impacts significantly. Different interpretive techniques were more effective for different impacts. The experimental groups were mature, well-educated professionals; interpretation may differ in effectiveness for different visitors. Interpretation by skilled guides can indeed reduce visitor impacts in protected areas, especially if role modeling is combined with verbal appeals.     

HPLC-PFD determination of priority pollutant PAHs in water,sediment, and semipermeable membrane devices

High performance liquid chromatography coupled with programmable fluorescence detection was employed for the determination of 15 priority pollutant polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PPPAHs) in water, sediment, and semipermeable membrane devices (SPMDs). Chromatographic separation using this analytical method facilitates selectivity, sensitivity (ppt levels), and can serve as a non-destructive technique for subsequent analysis by other chromatographic and spectroscopic techniques. Extraction and sample cleanup procedures were also developed for water, sediment, and SPMDs using various chromatographic and wet chemical methods. The focus of this publication is to examine the enrichment techniques and the analytical methodologies used in the isolation, characterization, and quantitation of 15 PPPAHs in different sample matrices.