纳米零价铁颗粒去除污染土壤HCl浸提液中的Pb

主要研究了纳米零价铁颗粒对土壤HCl浸提液中重金属Pb的去除效果。通过批实验探讨HCl浓度、纳米零价铁投入量以及处理时间对Pb去除率的影响。实验结果表明,纳米零价铁颗粒对浸提液中Pb的去除反应符合langmuir和freundlich等温吸附方程;反应遵循准一级反应动力学方程,标准化后的反应速率常数KSA=0.018 mL/(m2.min);反应30 min时,0.5 g纳米零价铁对1.0 mol/L的HCl所提取Pb(51.7 mg/L)的去除率达到91.8%。研究结果表明,纳米零价铁对土壤HCl浸提液中Pb具有良好去除效果,但相对于处理水溶液中的Pb,反应速率偏低。     

CMS包覆纳米零价铁去除2,4-二氯酚的条件优化

针对纳米零价铁(Fe~0)去除2,4-二氯酚(2,4-DCP)时易团聚、易氧化、去除效率差等问题,采用环境友好材料羧甲基淀粉钠(CMS)对纳米零价铁进行了包覆,制成包覆型纳米零价铁。探究了包覆比例(CMS:Fe0)、pH、包覆型纳米零价铁投加量等单因素对去除率的影响。在单因素实验的基础上,以包覆比例、pH、包覆型纳米零价铁的投加量为考察因素,以2,4-DCP的去除率为响应值,采用二次多项式响应面探究多因素交互作用对包覆型纳米零价铁去除2,4-DCP的影响。利用响应面优化模型对包覆型纳米零价铁去除2,4-DCP进行优化。模型优化结果显示:包覆型纳米零价铁去除2,4-DCP的最佳条件为pH 3.0,纳米零价铁包覆比例3.59:1,包覆型纳米零价铁的投加量7.96 g·L~(-1),模型预测2,4-DCP的最高去除率为90.03%,实验值为85.77%,两者相对误差为4.73%,证明了优化模型的可靠性。     

修复铬污染地下水的可渗透反应墙介质筛选

通过实验研究筛选出一种经济、高效的用于修复铬污染地下水的可渗透反应墙(PRB)介质。实验以铬污染地下水为研究对象,分别对Fe0、Fe0+石英砂和包覆型零价铁填料进行了筛选实验,选取处理效果好且经济可行的包覆型零价铁材料作为PRB反应介质。结果表明,以包覆型零价铁材料作为PRB反应介质,大大提高了铁粉的利用效率,且缓解了系统堵塞严重的问题。以包覆型零价铁材料作为PRB反应介质修复Cr(VI)污染地下水是可行的。     

膨润土负载硫化纳米零价铁去除对硝基苯酚的研究

以具有较大比表面积和良好吸附性能的膨润土作为载体,制备了膨润土负载硫化纳米零价铁,并利用X射线光电子能谱(XPS)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)以及比表面积等手段表征膨润土负载硫化纳米零价铁的特性。研究了膨润土负载硫化纳米零价铁的硫铁比(摩尔比)、投加量、初始pH对对硝基苯酚(PNP)去除的影响,并对PNP降解机理进行了初步探究。结果表明,膨润土负载硫化纳米零价铁比表面积为33.06m~2/g,大于膨润土的比表面积(26.72m~2/g),负载的纳米零价铁颗粒分散均匀。当硫铁比为0.011 2、投加量为0.5g/L、初始pH为5.0时,10min基本能把1L1.5mmol/L的PNP完全降解,具有最大的去除速率和去除率。PNP的最主要降解产物为对氨基苯酚。     

废布料活性炭吸附典型染料动力学研究

研究了废布料活性炭从水溶液中吸附2种典型染料(酸性蓝62和活性艳蓝KN-R)的吸附特性,从动力学角度探讨了吸附机理.结果表明,废布料活性炭对2种染料的平衡吸附量(qc)均随着初始浓度的增加而升高,相同条件下,qc的大小顺序为酸性蓝62＞活性艳蓝KN-R.吸附过程符合准二级动力学模型,对于酸性蓝62,粒子内扩散过程是该吸...     

有机配体对纳米零价铁还原硝基苯的影响与机理

通过FeSO4·7H2O与NaBH4反应,采用液相还原法制备纳米级零价铁(NZVI),并用XRD,SEM对其性能进行表征。研究了纳米零价铁还原硝基苯(NB)的动力学规律及柠檬酸、草酸、柠檬酸钠、草酸钠、乙二胺四乙酸二钠(EDTA二钠盐)几种有机小分子对其还原效率的影响,并对其机理进行了初步探讨。结果表明,纳米零价铁去除硝基苯反应符合准一级动力学方程,并且当硝基苯浓度一定时,增加NZVI投加量,去除率会显著增大;当NZVI浓度一定时,硝基苯浓度越低,去除率越高;柠檬酸和EDTA二钠盐在较低浓度时抑制还原反应进行,而在3 mmol/L左右时,具有促进还原反应进行的作用,而草酸、柠檬酸钠和草酸钠则为抑制作用。     

生物炭携载纳米零价铁对溶液中Cr(Ⅵ)的去除

利用液相还原法,使生物炭携载纳米零价铁,可以有效解决纳米零价铁在水处理应用中自身团聚问题,从而提高Cr(Ⅵ)的去除效率。研究发现:在添加相同剂量纳米的条件下,当炭铁质量比为5∶1时,生物炭携载纳米零价铁对溶液中Cr(Ⅵ)的去除率可达到96.8%,比纯纳米零价铁去除Cr(Ⅵ)的效率高35.9%;TEM和BET分析表明,生物炭携载纳米零价铁比纯纳米零价铁有更好的分散性和更高的比表面积,这是其去除Cr(Ⅵ)效果更好的主要原因;当溶液中Cr(Ⅵ)的反应初始浓度从25 mg/L提升至125 mg/L时,表观速率常数kobs从0.104 1 min~(-1)降低至0.023 5 min~(-1),说明反应速率随着Cr(Ⅵ)初始浓度的增大而降低;当反应溶液初始p H在4.5~8.5之间时,携载纳米零价铁的生物炭对溶液中Cr(Ⅵ)的去除率均达到92.1%以上,表明生物炭携载纳米零价铁具有较广的p H适应范围,且对Cr(Ⅵ)具有较好的去除效果。     

湿式过氧化氢氧化活性艳蓝KN-R

为了有效地处理印染废水,采用湿式过氧化氢氧化法(wet peroxide oxidation,简称WPO)降解活性艳蓝KN-R。通过筛选反应因子,获得了最佳反应条件。当初始浓度为200 mg/L时,在最优条件下,活性艳蓝KN-R的脱色率和TOC去除率分别为100%和68.54%。在120~150℃考察了该反应的动力学,结果表明,活性艳蓝KN-R的湿式过氧化氢氧化反应符合准一级动力学方程,并且通过计算得到了反应活化能为73.9 k J/mol。利用气相色谱/质谱联用仪(GC-MS)鉴定活性艳蓝KN-R降解产物主要为几种小分子有机酸,如丁二酸、已二酸、邻苯二甲酸。通过添加自由基捕获剂(叔丁醇)研究了自由基反应机理,结果表明羟基自由基对活性艳蓝KN-R的降解起着主要作用。     

CTAB改性纳米零价铁的制备与橙黄Ⅱ的降解

以十六烷基三甲基溴化胺(CTAB)为分散剂,制备改性纳米零价铁颗粒(CNZVI)。比表面积、XRD、SEM和TEM表征结果表明改性的CNZVI比未改性纳米零价铁颗粒(BNZVI)粒径更小、更均匀,具有更好的分散性能和抗氧化性。首次考察了CNZVI对于水中染料橙黄Ⅱ的脱色降解效果。CNZVI对橙黄Ⅱ的脱色率和降解速率均优于未改性纳米铁颗粒BNZVI,脱色率在反应进行10 min后趋于稳定。考察了溶液p H、初始浓度、NZVI投加量和温度对反应脱色率的影响。p H值和初始浓度越高,脱色率越低;脱色率随着投加量和温度提高而增大。最后优化反应条件为:p H值5.96,初始浓度100mg/L,NZVI投加量0.2 g/L,反应温度293 K,CNZVI对橙黄Ⅱ的脱色率为91.8%,比BNZVI的脱色率高出16.1%。动力学分析表明,CNZVI对橙黄Ⅱ降解反应符合伪一级反应动力学。     

堆肥+零价铁可渗透反应墙修复黄土高原地下水中铬铅复合污染

为了研究堆肥+零价铁混合可渗透反应墙(PRB)修复黄土高原地下水中铬铅复合污染的可行性,分别用堆肥、零价铁、堆肥+零价铁、堆肥+零价铁+活性炭为反应介质,通过模拟柱实验考察PRB修复铬铅复合污染黄土高原地下水的效果。结果表明,在实验进行30 d后当反应柱1和2对六价铬的去除率接近于零,而且对二价铅的去除率迅速下降时,反应柱3对2种污染物仍保持较高的去除率;反应介质质量比为10∶2∶1的反应柱4和质量比为10∶1∶2的反应柱5对污染物的去除效果均优于质量比为10∶1∶1的反应柱3;反应50 d后,添加活性炭的反应柱6对2种污染物的去除率仍在90%。这说明使用堆肥+零价铁混合可渗透反应墙修复黄土高原地下水中铬铅复合污染是可行的;且以堆肥+零价铁作为介质的反应柱去除效果优于单独以堆肥或铁粉为介质的反应柱;增加铁粉或堆肥的用量有利于铬铅复合污染的去除;且同时添加活性炭更有助于污染物的去除。     

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.     

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.     

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.