氧化铈/活性炭催化臭氧氧化技术去除水中邻苯二甲酸二甲酯

用浸渍法在活性炭(AC)上负载氧化铈(CeO2)制备催化刺CeO2/AC催化臭氧氧化去除邻苯二甲酸二甲酯(DMP),考察了臭氧投加量,DMP初始浓度和溶液初始pH的影响.结果表明,CeO2/AC催化臭氧氧化去除DMP的最佳臭氧投加量为50mg/h,DMP初始浓度和溶液初始pH对CeO2/AC催化臭氧氧化DMP过程都有一定的影响.在DMP初始质量浓度为30 mg/L、溶液初始pH为5、臭氧投加量为50 mg/h、反应60 min时,CeO2/AC的加入(1.5g/L)有利于催化臭氧氧化DMP过程中总有机碳(TOC)的去除,TOC去除率由AC催化臭氧氧化的48%提高到68%.而单独臭氧氧化过程中的TOC去除率仅22%;且单独臭氧氧化与AC、CeO2/AC催化臭氧氧化DMP的矿化过程均符合二级反应动力学方程,CeO2/AC催化臭氧氧化DMP时TOC降解的二级反应动力学常数为0.0015L/(mg·min),分别是AC催化臭氧氧化的2.5倍和单独臭氧氧化的7.5倍.     

活性炭负载金属氧化物催化臭氧氧化甲硝唑

采用浸渍法制备了Fe、Ni、Ag、Ce 4种金属氧化物负载活性炭(MeOx/AC)催化剂,并用于甲硝唑(MNZ)的催化臭氧氧化降解,以考察其催化活性.在20 mg/h的臭氧投加量下,催化剂的加入(0.5 g)对MNZ(C0=5 mg/L;pH=5.5)的氧化和矿化有明显改善,其中NiOX/AC催化剂表现出较好的催化活性...     

Mn-Fe-Ce/γ-Al2O3催化剂的制备及其在奶牛养殖废水处理中的臭氧催化氧化性能

不同地区的奶牛养殖废水水质具有地域性。在南方地区,常规处理工艺出水COD和色度普遍偏高,臭氧催化氧化是一种非常有潜力的技术。采用优化的浸渍焙烧的制备方法,以γ-Al_2O_3为载体,制备了Mn-FeCe/γ-Al_2O_3催化剂,并对其性状进行了表征。将该催化剂用于实际奶牛养殖废水一级好氧池出水的臭氧氧化中,结果表明:经含锰、铁和铈化合物的前驱体浸渍液浸渍并进行焙烧方法得到的Mn-Fe-Ce/γ-Al_2O_3催化剂对奶牛养殖废水有较好的催化性能;在臭氧投加量为12.5 mg·(L·min)~(-1),催化剂投加量为60 g,反应20 min的条件下,COD去除率由使用γ-Al_2O_3时的20.4%提高到48.9%,单独使用臭氧时仅为13.8%;色度去除率可达95%;BOD_5/COD达到0.54。臭氧催化氧化不仅可以去除COD和色度,而且有效改善了可生化性,为氧化出水继续使用生化法创造了条件。添加TBA作为HO·的淬灭剂实验结果表明,HO·在体系中起主要作用。研究结果可为奶牛养殖废水处理提供新的技术方法。     

臭氧催化氧化去除水中聚乙烯醇

以Fe~(~(2+))、Mn~(~(2+))和Cu~(~(2+))为催化剂,运用臭氧催化氧化技术对水中聚乙烯醇进行去除实验。结果表明:与单独臭氧氧化比较,臭氧催化氧化对聚乙烯醇的去除效果明显提高,且与催化剂浓度相关,去除效果随Fe~(~(2+))浓度的增大而提高,在35 mg/L左右达最大值,去除率为85%;随Mn~(~(2+))浓度的增大而降低,最佳含量约为5 mg/L,去除率为54%;加入Cu~(~(2+))催化剂,在35 mg/L时去除率为5%,其他剂量时去除效果不明显。3种催化剂投加量同为35 mg/L,反应时间3 h条件下,去除效果对比为:Fe~(~(2+))Cu~(~(2+))Mn~(~(2+))。     

NiO/AC催化臭氧氧化去除水中的苯酚

采用低温湿式浸渍法制备了负载氧化镍/活性炭(简称NiO/AC)催化剂。在不同pH、叔丁醇浓度等条件下,对NiO/AC与臭氧联合催化臭氧氧化苯酚的降解效果等进行了研究。用XRD、SEM及BET技术分析了活性炭与催化剂的组成、形貌及结构变化。结果表明,镍以棒状氧化镍的形式负载在活性炭表面,与AC相比,NiO/AC比表面积减少了47.9%。在O3/NiO/AC与苯酚的反应体系中,反应遵循羟基自由基(HO.)机理,苯酚的去除率比单独臭氧氧化提高了29%,且与溶液pH呈正相关。NiO/AC催化性能较稳定,镍离子最大析出浓度仅为7 mg/L,可重复使用。     

煤化工高盐废水臭氧催化氧化脱除COD

针对煤化工高盐废水中有机物难降解问题,采用浸渍-煅烧法制备了负载有活性金属氧化物的活性氧化铝型催化剂,探索催化剂的制备工艺和反应操作条件对废水COD去除率的影响。结果表明:活性氧化铝载体催化性能优于陶粒,活性氧化铝负载Cu、Mn、Ni的催化活性较高,将2种活性组分进行组合制得的MnO_xNiO_x/γ-Al_2O_3催化剂,在经过60 min的臭氧催化氧化后,COD的去除率可达51.3%;利用BET、SEM-EDS、XRD对催化剂进行了表征和分析,Mn、Ni成功负载到活性氧化铝表面和孔隙内,2种元素负载量摩尔比约为2:1,且主要以氧化物形式存在;通过计算臭氧利用效率,发现MnO_x-NiO_x/γ-Al_2O_3臭氧催化氧化的_η值低于单独的臭氧氧化,这意味着通过MnO_x-NiO_x/γ-Ak_2O_3催化剂可以有效地将臭氧分解成活性氧;通过优化臭氧和催化剂投加量后发现,在臭氧为350 mg·(L·h)~(-1)、催化剂投加量为100 g·L~(-1)废水中,反应180 min后,COD去除率可达到72.3%;在连续进行4 h的臭氧催化氧化实验后,MnO_x-NiO_x/γ-Al_2O_3稳定性和重复利用性均较好,COD去除率能维持在约42%,锰、镍离子的溶出量均小于0.5 mg·L~(-1)。以上研究结果可为高效的臭氧催化体系在煤化工高盐废水处理领域的应用提供参考。     

Mn_3O_4催化臭氧化钻井废水的作用机理

通过静态实验,探讨了Mn3O4对钻井废水臭氧化过程的催化作用机理,考察了Mn3O4及Cl-对臭氧分解、水体湍动程度、羟基自由基抑制剂碳酸氢根和叔丁醇的加入对COD去除率的影响,分析了反应过程中TOC和p H的变化。结果表明,催化剂加量为100 mg/L时,臭氧分解率由单独臭氧时的38.2%增加到81.4%,Mn3O4对钻井废水中有机物的吸附去除率仅为2%,O3/活性炭体系对COD去除率与单独臭氧效果接近,说明臭氧在催化剂表面存在吸附作用,促进臭氧分解;水体不搅拌与搅拌速度增加为900 r/min时,COD去除率由52%增加到58%,搅拌程度对钻井废水COD去除效果影响不大;HCO-3浓度为100 mg/L时,COD去除率降低到41.2%,说明了体系中有羟基自由基产生;氯离子浓度为1 000 mg/L,臭氧的分解率降低了9.2%,证明了臭氧在催化剂表面的吸附作用;羟基自由基抑制剂叔丁醇的加入,使得COD去除率由54.3%降低为40.8%,证实了反应体系中存在羟基自由基。同时在反应过程中,体系的TOC由191.9 mg/L降低至37.6mg/L;p H由原来的11.2降低到6.3。实验现象说明,臭氧吸附在Mn3O4催化剂表面,分解产生羟基自由基,进而氧化去除钻井废水中有机物,这在某种程度上证明了Mn3O4催化臭氧化对有机物的降解遵循羟基自由基机理。     

CuO-Y2O3/TS-1催化臭氧降解对苯二甲酸的机理

针对对苯二甲酸(TA)水污染问题,通过浸渍法制备CuO-Y_2O_3/TS-1催化剂,利用XRD、SEM、FT-IR、XRF等手段表征催化剂结构、形貌及骨架结构;构建非均相体系催化臭氧氧化降解对苯二甲酸(TA),考察催化剂的催化性能。结果表明:当Cu(NO_3)_2·3H_2O和Y(NO_3)_3·6H_2O浸渍液浓度均为0.5 mg·L~(-1)、臭氧通入量为6.3mg·min~(-1)、催化剂投加量为1.0 g和pH=9.0时,反应30 min后,TA降解率高达99.8%。经5次循环后,TA降解率仍稳定在98.2%。进一步研究表明,CuO-Y_2O_3/TS-1催化臭氧降解TA实验符合一级反应动力学方程。     

垃圾渗滤液臭氧氧化的铜镍负载型催化剂筛选

为了合成能够与臭氧联用催化氧化垃圾渗滤液中污染物的高效催化剂,采用浸渍法制备了以活性氧化铝为载体的75种不同铜镍负载率的催化剂,使之分别与臭氧联用进行垃圾渗滤液催化氧化处理。结果表明,铜镍催化剂能够提高臭氧催化氧化垃圾渗滤液中污染物的能力,与单独臭氧氧化相比,铜镍催化剂与臭氧联用对垃圾渗滤液中COD的去除率可提高20百分点左右,合成的铜镍催化剂可重复使用3次;浸渍液(氯化铜溶液、氯化镍溶液)质量浓度均为0.250 0mg/L,Cu2+与Ni 2+的摩尔比为1.00,焙烧温度为800℃下制得的铜镍催化剂(催化剂41#)对垃圾渗滤液中COD和氨氮的去除效果最佳,其铜镍负载率为2.676 4%;针对催化剂41#的表征分析结果表明,其合成过程中生成了新物质Cu2HIO6·2H2O和NiAl10O16。     

非均相催化臭氧氧化法深度处理染料废水

分别采用单独臭氧氧化法和非均相催化臭氧氧化法处理染料废水,研究了催化剂种类、焙烧温度和投加量对处理效果的影响,探索最适宜的工艺参数。结果表明:控制臭氧发生量为10g/h,接触时间30min时,分别加入一定量的MnO/沸石、CuO/沸石和Fe_2O_3/沸石,对染料废水的臭氧氧化反应均有催化作用,处理效果优于单独臭氧氧化法。以沸石作为载体,采用浸渍法制备催化剂,在600℃下焙烧10h、催化剂投加量为3.0g时,MnO/沸石催化臭氧氧化处理染料废水的效果最好,COD、苯胺和色度的去除率在30min时分别为76.56%、95.93%和96.87%。     

Evaluation of trichloroethene recovery processes in heterogeneous aquifer cells flushed with biodegradable surfactants

The ability of two biodegradable surfactants, polyoxyethylene (20) sorbitan monooleate (Tween 80) and sodium dihexyl sulfosuccinate (Aerosol MA), to recover a representative dense non-aqueous-phase liquid (DNAPL), trichloroethene (TCE), from heterogeneous porous media was evaluated through a combination of batch and aquifer cell experiments. An aqueous solution containing 3.3% Aerosol MA, 8% 2-propanol and 6 g/l CaCl(2) yielded a weight solubilization ratio (WSR) of 1.21 g TCE/g surfactant, with a corresponding liquid-liquid interfacial tension (IFT) of 0.19 dyn/cm. Flushing of aquifer cells containing a TCE-DNAPL source zone with approximately two pore volumes of the AMA formulation resulted in substantial (>30%) mobilization of TCE-DNAPL. However, a TCE mass recovery of 81% was achieved when the aqueous-phase flow rate was sufficient to displace the mobile TCE-DNAPL toward the effluent well. Aqueous solutions of Tween 80 exhibited a greater capacity to solubilize TCE (WSR=1.74 g TCE/g surfactant) and exerted markedly less reduction in IFT (10.4 dyn/cm). These data contradict an accepted empirical correlation used to estimate IFT values from solubilization capacity, and indicate a unique capacity of T80 to form concentrated TCE emulsions. Flushing of aquifer cells with less than 2.5 pore volumes of a 4% T80 solution achieved TCE mass recoveries ranging from 66 to 85%, with only slight TCE-DNAPL mobilization (<5%) occurring when the total trapping number exceeded 2 x 10(-5). These findings demonstrate the ability of Tween 80 and Aerosol MA solutions to efficiently recover TCE from a heterogeneous DNAPL source zone, and the utility of the total trapping number as a design parameter for a priori prediction of DNAPL mobilization and bank angle formation when flushing with low-IFT solutions. Given their potential to stimulate microbial reductive dechlorination at low concentrations, these surfactants are well-suited for remedial action plans that couple aggressive mass removal followed by enhanced bioremediation to treat chlorinated solvent source zones.     

The variation of street air levels of PAH and other mutagenic PAC in relation to regulations of traffic emissions and the impact of atmospheric processes

The occurrence of particle associated PAH and other mutagenic PAC was determined in 1996 in the street air of Copenhagen. In addition, particle extracts were tested for mutagenicity. The measurements were compared with previous measurements in 1992/1993. The levels had decreased in this period. The decrease was caused by an implementation of light diesel fuels for buses and the exchange of older petrol-driven passenger cars with catalystequipped new ones. About 65% of the reduction was caused by the application of the light diesel fuels. Under special conditions, chemical processes in the atmosphere produced many more mutagens than the direct emissions. The concentrations of S-PAC and N-PAC were 10 times lower than those of PAH, while the levels of oxy-PAH were in the same order of magnitude as those of PAH. Benzanthrone, an oxy-PAH, is proposed to be formed in the atmosphere in addition to direct emissions. Benzo(a)pyrene, often applied as an air quality criteria indicator, was photochemically degraded in the atmosphere. A strong increase in the mutagenic activities was observed to coincide with a depletion of benzo(a)pyrene.     

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.     

Teratological effects of pesticides in vertebrates: a review

Abstract

In the last decades, the use and misuse of pesticides in the agriculture have increased, having a severe impact on ecosystems and their fauna. Although the various effects of pesticides on biodiversity have been already documented in several studies, to our knowledge no consistent overview of the impact of pesticides in vertebrates, both terrestrial and aquatic, is available. In this review, we try to present a concise compilation of the teratogenic effects of pesticides on the different classes of vertebrates – mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish.     

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.     

Knowledge transfer initiative between molecular biologists and environmental researchers and regulators

A Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) funded Knowledge Transfer (KT) workshop was held in the United Kingdom (UK) to identify the needs and opportunities in the application of molecular biology and ‘omics’ techniques to environmental monitoring and risk assessment. Attendees highlighted a lack of effective communication between end-users and researchers as well as difficulties with data interpretation as reasons behind the slow uptake of molecular biology and omics techniques. A number of promising areas in which new techniques could be implemented at a practical level in the very near future were identified, thereby raising the profile of these recent technologies and providing vital proof of concept work. Molecular taxonomy, bacterial source tracking and pre-screening of chemicals for potential toxicities were all viewed as areas in which omics and molecular techniques could have immediate value, with the aim of reducing cost, increasing efficiency and providing more comprehensive data of improved quality.     

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.     

Sorption and predicted mobility of herbicides in Baltic soils

This study was undertaken to determine sorption coefficients of eight herbicides (alachlor, amitrole, atrazine, simazine, dicamba, imazamox, imazethapyr, and pendimethalin) to seven agricultural soils from sites throughout Lithuania. The measured sorption coefficients were used to predict the susceptibility of these herbicides to leach to groundwater. Soil-water partitioning coefficients were measured in batch equilibrium studies using radiolabeled herbicides. In most soils, sorption followed the general trend pendimethalin > alachlor > atrazine～ amitrole～ simazine > imazethapyr > imazamox > dicamba, consistent with the trends in hydrophobicity (log K_ow) except in the case of amitrole. For several herbicides, sorption coefficients and calculated retardation factors were lowest (predicted to be most susceptible to leaching) in a soil of intermediate organic carbon content and sand content. Calculated herbicide retardation factors were high for soils with high organic carbon contents. Estimated leaching times under saturated conditions, assuming no herbicide degradation and no preferential water flow, were more strongly affected by soil textural effects on predicted water flow than by herbicide sorption effects. All herbicides were predicted to be slowest to leach in soils with high clay and low sand contents, and fastest to leach in soils with high sand content and low organic matter content. Herbicide management is important to the continued increase in agricultural production and profitability in the Baltic region, and these results will be useful in identifying critical areas requiring improved management practices to reduce water contamination by pesticides.