Analytical Problems Posed by Pollution by Fluorine Compounds

The author sets forth the analytical problems posed by fluoride pollution and makes a critical study of the methods which are being used. He reports on the results that have been discovered over several years of investigation.     

Environmental pollution by antibiotics and by antibiotic resistance determinants

Antibiotics are among the most successful drugs used for human therapy. However, since they can challenge microbial populations, they must be considered as important pollutants as well. Besides being used for human therapy, antibiotics are extensively used for animal farming and for agricultural purposes. Residues from human environments and from farms may contain antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes that can contaminate natural environments. The clearest consequence of antibiotic release in natural environments is the selection of resistant bacteria. The same resistance genes found at clinical settings are currently disseminated among pristine ecosystems without any record of antibiotic contamination. Nevertheless, the effect of antibiotics on the biosphere is wider than this and can impact the structure and activity of environmental microbiota. Along the article, we review the impact that pollution by antibiotics or by antibiotic resistance genes may have for both human health and for the evolution of environmental microbial populations.     

真空紫外光降解五氯酚钠以及过硫酸盐对反应的促进作用

研究了真空紫外光(VUV,185 am)对于水溶液中五氯酚钠的降解,反应2 h后,初始浓度为10 mg/L的五氯酚钠的去除率达到99%以上,有机氯的脱除率达到70%以上,有效地实现了五氯酚钠的脱毒.溶液初始pH值对五氯酚钠的真空紫外光解有很大影响,pH=10.9时的降解速率常数是pH=3.1时的3倍.表观一级反应速率常数随初始浓度的增加而线性下降.在反应溶液中加入过硫酸盐,可有效提高五氯酚钠的真空紫外光降解速率和矿化速率,过硫酸盐和五氯酚钠摩尔比为24时,降解速率提高3倍,反应4 h后TOC去除率达到95%.     

Absorption of selenium by Lactuca sativa as affected by carboxymethylcellulose

Several organic compounds of high molecular weight present in soil interact with selenium and may act as active binding agents affecting its availability in soil, and, consequently, selenium uptake by plants. This study is aimed at investigating the effects of polysaccharides on selenium speciation in soil and on selenium absorption by Lactuca sativa L. plants. Three-week-old seedlings were transplanted into pots filled with soil, and sodium selenite at rates of 1.5 and 5mgSekg(-1) of soil, or sodium selenate at a rate of 1.5mgSekg(-1) of soil were applied. Carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) was added to the soil at rates of 0, 3 and 30mgkg(-1) of soil. After 48 and 110d from transplanting plants were harvested, separated into root and shoot, and fresh and dry matter weights were recorded. Total selenium was determined in both soil and plant samples. A sequential extraction was used to investigate the different Se oxidation states and assess the availability of Se in soil after the final harvesting. Both selenite and selenate were absorbed by roots, but plants amended with Se(VI+) showed higher selenium concentration than plants amended with Se(IV+). Selenite appears to be less mobile than selenate both in soil and plants. The addition of carboxymethylcellulose to soil decreased the amount of selenium absorbed by plants. CMC interacted with Se, making it less mobile as evidenced by the increase in the insoluble fractions. The insoluble Se forms in soil may represent environmental Se sinks potentially available for plants if the substrate is re-used for subsequent growth cycles and selenium species are mobilized as a result of biological and chemical processes.     

亚铁离子活化过硫酸氢钾复合盐降解水溶液中萘普生

在不同pH值、Fe2浓度和过硫酸氢钾复合盐(PMS)浓度下,探究降解萘普生(NPX)的最佳条件,并通过分批投加Fe2+和改变投加顺序的方式,提高降解NPX的效率.结果表明,NPX在pH =3的条件下,降解效果最好;Fe2+浓度改变时,PMS/Fe2+/NPX=1/0.75/1条件下,NPX去除率最高;分批投加Fe2+和先投加Fe2+均可大幅提高NPX去除率.缓慢少量的产生硫酸根自由基(SO4--)更利于处理有机物,Fe2+的浓度则在产生自由基方面起着重要作用.     

Treatment of phenolic wastewater by horseradish peroxidase immobilized by bioaffinity layering

Horseradish peroxidase was immobilized by bioaffinity layering and used for the treatment of wastewater containing p-chlorophenol. For this purpose, lectin Concanavalin A was bound to Sephadex beads. The glycoenzyme peroxidase was layered upon this Con A layer. Subsequently, alternate layers of the enzyme and Con A were applied. The most efficient design consisted of three layers of Con A and peroxidase each. This immobilized enzyme preparation retained 80% of the activity of the free peroxidase used for immobilization. PEG at the concentration of 0.1 mg ml(-1) was found to prevent enzyme inactivation by the products, although it increased the process time. Thus 60 U ml(-1) of enzyme completely converted the p-chlorophenol (into products) in 4 min in the absence of PEG. On the other hand, only 0.05 U ml(-1) of enzyme was required for this purpose in the presence of PEG but the process required 60 min. Peroxidase converts phenol molecules into free radicals. These free radicals then polymerize and get precipitated. As a further means of minimizing exposure of the enzyme to free radicals and enhancing the reusability, it was decided to remove the enzyme from reaction medium after 10 min. With this strategy, the bioaffinity layered peroxidase preparation could be reused five times without any loss of activity.     

Effect of soil sterilization by mercuric chloride on herbicide sorption by soil

Microbial inhibitors such as mercuric chloride are frequently used to sterilize soil or soil-water slurries in experimental studies on the fate of xenobiotics in the environment. This study examined the influence of mercuric chloride additions to soil-water slurries on the sorptive behaviour of a phenoxy herbicide (2,4-D) in soil. The results demonstrated that mercuric chloride strongly decreased the capacity of the soil to retain herbicides, and that the interference of mercuric chloride with herbicide sorption increased with increasing soil organic carbon contents. Because of the competitive sorption between mercuric chloride and the phenoxy herbicide, we conclude that mercuric chloride may not be a good soil sterilization procedure for use in xenobiotic fate studies.     

Predictability by Box-Behnken model for carbaryl adsorption by soils of Indian origin

This study was undertaken to investigate the adsorption capacity of carbaryl on four Indian soils with different physiochemical properties. A batch adsorption study was carried out in order to evaluate the maximum adsorption capacity of carbaryl using a Response Surface Methodology (RSM). The effects of operating parameter such as initial carbaryl concentration (1–20 mgL^?1), adsorbent dosage (0.5–6 g) and contact time (10–180 min) were examined. The proposed quadratic model for Box-Behnken design fits very well to the experimental data because it may be used to navigate design space according to ANOVA results. The regression co-efficient (R²) of the models developed and the results of validation experiments conducted at optimal conditions strongly suggests that the predicted values are in good agreement with experimental results. Contour and response surface plots are used to determine the interactions effects of main factors and optimal conditions of the process. The experiment can be utilized as a guideline for better understanding of carbaryl adsorption onto soil under different operating conditions. The results show that the forest soil is most efficient in binding carbaryl (Sevin) than the other types of soil tested.     

海藻酸钠固化香蕉皮粉吸附染料废水

利用海藻酸钠固化农业废弃物-香蕉皮粉制备成吸附剂,以甲基紫为例,对有机染料废水进行吸附研究,考察吸附时间,温度和甲基紫/吸附剂用量比对吸附的影响。实验结果表明,该吸附剂能有效地吸附掉溶液中的甲基紫,其吸附率随温度的增加而下降,最佳吸附时间为2 h,甲基紫/吸附剂的最佳用量比为1∶5。在25℃、pH 7、甲基紫起始浓度10 mg/L,吸附剂浓度50 mg/L的条件下,吸附2 h,吸附率为92.64%,吸附量为185.3 mg/g。研究了相应的Langmuir、Freundlich吸附等温线和准一级、准二级动力学方程,结果表明甲基紫的吸附动力学数据与Freundlich吸附等温线和准二级动力学方程有更好的相关性,同时该吸附剂具有较好的重复利用率。     

Silver accumulation by fungi

32 species of wild mushrooms were analysed by neutron activation for their silver and eight other trace element contents (Ag, Au, As, Cd, Cs, Cu, Hg, Se, Zn). In all 9 samples of 6 species of Agaricus, high silver concentrations of 10 to 133 ug.g^?1 (dry weight), median 30 ug.g^?1, were found. Puffballs also contained more silver than other species, and also the edible boletus; i.e. those species known to accumulate Hg and Cd. Gold levels tended to be higher where silver was higher, and resembled concentrations in green plants growing on gold mineralisation. Some fungi can accumulate up to 150 ug.g^?1 of caesium.     

纳米技术处理废水

纳米技术包括纳米结构和纳米材料 ,是 2 1世纪最有前途的新技术之一 ,废水处理领域有在广阔的应用前景。本文从纳米膜过滤、纳米光催化、纳米吸附材料等三方面介绍了纳米技术在废水处理方面的应用研究情况 ,并对其以后的发展前景进行了讨论     

三株白腐菌产锰过氧化物酶活性及其对多环芳烃的降解

比较研究了β-环糊精(β-CD)对3株黄孢原毛平革菌(Phanerochaete chrysosporium)CGMCC5.776、GIM3.383和GIM3.393产锰过氧化物酶(MnP)和降解多环芳烃(PAHs)的影响.结果表明:3株菌都能分泌出高活性的MnP,β-CD能显著提高MnP的活性.加入2.0 g/Lβ-CD的体系培养到第12天时.酶活性最高达到2 912.5 U/L;而且β-CD能显著提高PAHs的降解率,两者之间存在较好的相关性.加入1.0 g/L β-CD的体系对比不加β-CD的体系,PAHs的降解率提高了1～2倍.PAHs的降解同时受到MnP活性、PAHs表观溶解度和分子结构稳定性等因素的影响.     

Removal of fluorine from contaminated soil by electrokinetic treatment driven by solar energy

Instead of direct current power supply, a series of electrokinetic remediation experiments driven by solar energy on fluorine-contaminated soil were conducted in a self-made electrolyzer, in order to reduce energy expenditure of electrokinetic remediation. After the 12-day electrokinetic remediation driven by solar energy, the removal efficiency of fluorine was 22.3 %, and electrokinetic treatment had an impact on changes in partitioning of fluorine in soil. It proved that the combination of electrokinetics and solar energy was feasible and effective to some extent for the remediation of fluorine-contaminated soil. Meanwhile, the experimental results also indicated that the electromigration was a more dominant transport mechanism for the removal of fluorine from contaminated soil than electroosmosis, and the weather condition was the important factor in affecting the removal efficiency.     

Accumulation of aluminum and iron by bryophytes in streams affected by acid-mine drainage

Accumulation of two heavy metals (Al and Fe) by bryophytes was examined in a northern Pennsylvania stream system affected by acid-mine drainage. Four sites within one watershed were selected on the basis of their pH and dissolved metal concentrations. Significant differences among sites were found with regard to bioaccumulation of Al and Fe. A negative relationship between pH and Fe concentrations in bryophyte tissues was found, with the highest accumulation of Fe observed at the most acidic site (pH 3.5), whereas accumulation of Al was highest at a site with an intermediate pH of 5.2. Bryophytes transplanted from a circum-neutral site to acidic sites showed highly significant increases in Fe and Al concentrations in tissues after 6 weeks, and transplants from more acidic sites to a circum-neutral site generally showed highly significant declines in Fe and Al concentrations in tissues after the incubation period.     

溶胶-凝胶法制备磁载光催化剂

悬浮态的光催化反应器相比固载的光催化反应器有更高的光催化效率。但是如何在光催化反应完成后使催化剂与水溶液的分离 ,成为了一个关键的问题。本研究采用溶胶 凝胶法将二氧化钛直接沉积在磁性颗粒的表面 ,制备出了磁载的光催化剂。这种催化剂在保留了磁性能具有可磁分离的基础上又具有很好的光催化降解效果。     

Decolourisation of simulated reactive dyebath effluents by electrochemical oxidation assisted by UV light

This study is focused on the optimisation of the electrochemical decolourisation of textile effluents containing reactive dyes with the aim of making feasible-technically and economically-this method at industrial scale. Coloured waters were treated in continuous at low current density, to reduce the electrical consumption. Ti/PtO(x) electrodes were used to oxidize simulated dyebaths prepared with an azo/dichlorotriazine reactive dye (C.I. Reactive Orange 4). The decolourisation yield was dependent on the dyeing electrolyte (NaCl or Na(2)SO(4)). Dyeing effluents which contained from 0.5 to 20 gl(-1) of NaCl reached a high decolourisation yield, depending on the current density, immediately after the electrochemical process. These results were improved when the effluents were stored for several hours under solar light. After the electrochemical treatment the effluents were stored in a tank and exposed under different lighting conditions: UV light, solar light and darkness. The evolution of the decolourisation versus the time of storage was reported and kinetic constants were calculated. The time of storage was significantly reduced by the application of UV light. A dye mineralization study was also carried out on a concentrated dyebath. A TOC removal of 81% was obtained when high current density was applied for a prolonged treatment with recirculation. This treatment required a high electrical consumption.