污染天气条件下人工降雨对成渝西南区域环境空气质量的影响评估

基于成渝地区大气污染防控形势的严峻性,选取该区域西南部的乐山市作为研究对象,对2016—2020年人工降雨对该城市环境空气质量的影响进行研究。评估发现:冬季改善效果最好,平均每毫米降雨量可降低环境空气质量指数(AQI)约10,对应的SO₂、NO₂、CO、O₃、PM₁₀、PM_2.5浓度分别降低1.8 μg/m³、3.8 μg/m³、0.1 mg/m³、8.1 μg/m³、6.9 μg/m³、8.9 μg/m³;其次是春季,每毫米降雨量可降低AQI约8,对应的6项污染物浓度分别降低1.0 μg/m³、3.3 μg/m³、0.1 mg/m³、8.1 μg/m³、6.1 μg/m³、8.4 μg/m³;再次是夏季,每毫米降雨量可降低AQI约3,对应的6项污染物浓度分别降低0.6 μg/m³、1.6 μg/m³、0.03 mg/m³、6.9 μg/m³、1.2 μg/m³、2.0 μg/m³;秋季每毫米降雨量可降低AQI约1,对应的6项污染物浓度分别降低0.4 μg/m³、0.6 μg/m³、0.01 mg/m³、3.5 μg/m³、0.1 μg/m³、0.1 μg/m³。计算不同季节降雨总量与污染物削减量之间的Pearson相关系数,结果表明,春季人工降雨总量与O₃浓度削减总量呈显著正相关,夏、秋两季人工降雨总量与PM_2.5浓度削减总量呈显著正相关。     

离子色谱-柱后衍生可见光检测环境空气中六价铬和废气中铬酸雾

以硫酸铵-氨水溶液为淋洗液，二苯碳酰二肼为柱后显色剂，采用离子色谱-柱后衍生可见光检测环境空气中六价铬和废气中铬酸雾的含量。通过对分析条件的优化，建立了简便、灵敏、选择性好、准确性高和重现性好的分析气体中六价铬的方法。该方法在Cr⁶⁺浓度1.00~600 μg/L之间线性良好，当采集50 L有组织废气和20 L无组织废气时，铬酸雾分析的检出限分别为2.2×10^-5和1.1×10^-5 mg/m³，采集64 m³环境空气时，Cr⁶⁺分析的检出限为7.8×10^-9 mg/m³，以浸提后的样品水溶液连续进样得到其相对标准偏差为1.42%（n=8）。利用该法进行环境空气中六价铬和废气中铬酸雾的测定，回收率在80%~105%之间。监测结果显示：环境空气中六价铬含量处于极低状态；五金厂厂界废气中铬酸雾含量极低，约为5 μg/m³；五金厂废气排气筒监测的气体中则含有较高浓度的铬酸雾，其含量已经超过GB 21900—2008中规定的排放限值。     

超高效液相色谱法快速检测地表水中丁基黄原酸

建立了直接进样-超高效液相色谱分离-紫外吸收测定地表水中丁基黄原酸的分析方法。通过对流动相的优化,确定最佳分析条件:0.050 mol/L超纯水乙酸铵溶液(pH约为9.5):乙腈=80:20等度洗脱,Waters ACQUITY UPLC BEH C₁₈色谱柱(50 mm×2.1 mm,1.7 μm)分离,流速0.30 mL/min,进样体积10.0 μL,302 nm紫外吸收。结果显示,0.5～20.0 μg/L范围线性良好,R=0.9998; 2.0、10.0、20.0 μg/L重复测定,变异系数小于5%,精密度良好;实际水样加标回收率为95.5%～101.6%;以3倍信噪比计算得出检出限为0.80 μg/L。该方法分析速度快,2 min内可完成,满足环境质量监测要求。     

基于GOSAT卫星的中国CO2浓度时空特征分析

采用温室气体观测卫星(GOSAT) 傅里叶变换光谱仪(FTS)发布的CO₂柱浓度L₃级别数据集产品,利用TCCON地基站点的CO₂柱浓度数据对卫星遥感数据进行验证,分析中国CO₂柱浓度时空变化特征及其影响因素。研究结果表明,GOSAT卫星的CO₂柱浓度产品精度较高,线性回归的r²为0.99,线性方程斜率为0.98,平均偏差为0.11 mg/L。中国CO₂柱浓度呈现逐年增长的趋势,存在12个月的周期性季节性变化。2010、2020年区域年平均CO₂柱浓度分别约为389.30、412.62 mg/L,增长了23.32 mg/L,年平均增长率大约为0.58%。中国区域大气CO₂柱浓度的月变化存在明显的时空差异,最大值和最小值分别出现在4月和8月,2020年4月和8月的区域平均值分别为415.09、409.13 mg/L。中国区域CO₂柱浓度从东部沿海向西部逐级递减,且呈现明显的季节性变化,夏季高值主要集中在东南部沿海地区,冬季高值主要集中在华北地区。     

飞行时间二次离子质谱法在一次污染过程中PM2.5表面组分分析中的应用

团簇离子源的发明和使用，使飞行时间二次离子质谱（TOF-SIMS）法成为材料表面化学分析越来越重要的手段，TOF-SIMS法的主要测试功能包括表层质谱、化学成像及深度剖析3种。采用TOF-SIMS法对一次污染过程中的大气细颗粒物（PM_2.5）的表层进行检测，得到了PM_2.5表面成分的质谱及成像信息。结果表明：PM_2.5表层存在多种金属离子，通过扫描电子显微镜能谱仪的形貌与飞行时间二次离子质谱仪的成像亮度分析可知，K⁺、Na⁺、Mg²⁺响应强度相对较强，含量较高；通过原子吸收光谱仪进行金属离子定量可知，2018年11月4日和12月24日的K⁺、Na⁺、Mg²⁺的平均质量分别为1.809 5、0.443 8、1.526 2 mg；从形态分布上看，PM_2.5表面烟尘集合体含量较多，其次为燃煤飞灰、矿物颗粒和超细未知颗粒；PM_2.5表层的有机物离子C_xH_y片段也较多，经过m/z的测试数据进一步确定，表明颗粒物表层含有大量的脂肪烃和芳香烃；除此之外，还存在含N、O、S等的有机物和无机物。     

小体系连续快速批量测定淡水亚硝酸盐氮分光光度法

亚硝酸盐氮(NO^-₂-N)是水体中的含氮有机物被氧化转变为硝酸盐反应过程中的中间产物,水环境中存在的NO^-₂-N具有毒性与致癌性,因此,NO^-₂-N含量的准确快速测定具有非常重要的意义。用酶标仪代替传统的紫外分光光度计,以2 mL离心管为反应容器进行NO^-₂-N含量的测定,优化小体系测定NO^-₂-N含量的关键影响因素,即反应体系的体积、显色时间、显色剂用量,研究结果表明:小体系反应总体积1 mL、显色剂用量20 μL、显色时间20 min、pH范围7~9,NO^-₂-N质量浓度为0~0.6 mg/L标准曲线的线性良好(r＞0.999)。根据小体系与国标体系测定的结果进行线性拟合和正交验证,结合2种方法的差异显著性分析,证明了小体系测定NO^-₂-N含量新方法的准确性与可靠性。     

高效液相色谱串联质谱法分析土壤中多溴联苯醚类化合物

建立了一种超高效液相色谱串联质谱法(UPLC-MS/MS)同时测定土壤中8种多溴联苯醚化合物(PBDEs)的方法,采用快速溶剂萃取(ASE)和凝胶净化色谱(GPC),经BEH反相C₁₈色谱柱分离,10 min内完成分离,使用含0.1%氨水的甲醇和水进行梯度洗脱,采用液相色谱-负离子-大气压化学电离(APCI)串联质谱,多反应监测模式(MRM),加入 ¹³C₁₂-BDE-139和¹³C₁₂-BDE-209内标作定量分析。结果表明:在优化的分析条件下,PBDEs的线性相关系数为0.998 8～0.999 5,方法检出限为0.22～0.59 μg/kg,在2个添加水平下,平均回收率为71%～126%,标准偏差为3%～18%,土壤实际质控样测定结果均在允许范围内。适合于土壤中PBDEs的快速分析,特别对于高溴代PBDEs,相比气相色谱质谱方法具有更快的分析速度和更好的稳定性。     

基于转置EKMA曲线的湖南省臭氧生成敏感性分析

基于湖南省2015—2020年夏秋季的污染物及气象观测数据，分析了臭氧（O₃）污染的时空特征和生成敏感性。湖南省中部和北部的O₃污染较为严重，且主要发生在9月，午后O₃峰值常与早高峰的NO₂浓度有较高的相关性。采用转置EKMA曲线方法探究了O₃在NO₂维度和VOCs反应活性维度下的生成敏感性。在 NO₂维度下，NO₂控制区和NO₂-VOCs过渡区的NO₂质量浓度为7 ~ 13 μg/m³，NO₂-VOCs过渡区和VOCs控制区的NO₂质量浓度为15~17 μg/m³。在VOCs反应活性维度下，当NO₂质量浓度大于10 μg/m³时，VOCs反应活性越高，O₃浓度越高。在高VOCs反应活性（30 ℃或以上）时，NO₂浓度每降低1 μg/m³，各区域的O₃质量浓度能降低约8 ~ 9 μg/m³。结合NO₂ 和VOCs反应活性2个维度，得出湖南省午后O₃生成以 NO₂控制区和NO₂-VOCs 过渡区为主，在晴天干燥和高温条件下，减排NO₂可有效降低O₃浓度。转置EKMA曲线方法为缺少长期VOCs观测的区域提供了研究O₃生成敏感性的新思路。     

天津市PM2.5中水溶性无机离子污染特征及来源分析

2008年1、4、7月和10月在天津大气层边界站,利用中流量采样器对大气中的细粒子进行了滤膜样品采集,应用离子色谱检测技术分析了8种水溶性无机离子(Na⁺、NH₄⁺、K⁺、Mg²⁺、Ca²⁺、SO₄^2-、NO₃^-和Cl^-)的含量。结果表明,天津市大气PM_2.5中总水溶性无机离子平均浓度为47.3 μg/m³,其中,SO₄^2-、NO₃^-、NH₄⁺和Cl^-是最主要的水溶性无机离子,占总离子质量分数共计87.3%,表明了天津市细粒子中的主要水溶性无机离子的特征。/2 平均比值接近1.0,显示硫酸氨是细粒子中硫酸盐的主要存在形式。NO₃^-/SO₄^2-浓度比的平均值为0.65,反映了燃煤污染与机动车尾气污染并存的复合型大气污染特征。并通过对PM_2.5中8个水溶性离子成分的主成分分析进一步揭示了其来源。     

2013-2017年京津冀区域PM2.5浓度变化特征

利用2013-2017年京津冀区域13个城市PM_2.5监测数据，综合探讨了该区域PM_2.5浓度的时空变化特征。结果表明：京津冀区域PM_2.5污染整体较重，但治理成效显著，2013-2017年区域PM_2.5年均质量浓度分别为106、93、77、71、64 μg/m³，完成《大气污染防治行动计划》PM_2.5浓度下降25%左右的目标；13个城市PM_2.5浓度各百分位数总体呈现下降趋势，且随百分位数增大而下降速率加大，PM_2.5年均质量浓度平均每年下降10.6 μg/m³，污染严重的太行山沿线城市邢台、石家庄、邯郸3个城市平均每年分别下降20.3、16.1、13.9 μg/m³；京津冀区域PM_2.5重度污染天数比例分别为19.9%、16.6%、9.5%、9.0%、7.0%，呈下降趋势。2013-2017年京津冀区域PM_2.5平均质量浓度与非重度污染天相比升高19 μg/m³，PM_2.5重度污染天平均质量浓度较非重度污染天时高244.4%。     

A New Mathematical Approach in Environmental and Life Sciences: Gene–Environment Networks and Their Dynamics

An important research area in life sciences is devoted to modeling, prediction, and dynamics of gene-expression patterns. As clearly understood in these days, this enterprise cannot become satisfactory without acknowledging the role of the environment. To a representation of past, present, and most likely future states, we also encounter measurement errors and uncertainties. This paper surveys and improves recent advances in understanding the foundations and interdisciplinary implications of the newly introduced gene–environment networks, and it integrates the important theme of carbon dioxide emission reduction into the networks and dynamics. We also introduce some operational and managerial issues of practical working and decision making, expressed in terms of sliding windows, quadrants (modules) of parametric effects, and navigating (controlling) between such effects and directing them. Given data from DNA microarray experiments and environmental records, we extract nonlinear ordinary differential equations that contain parameters that have to be determined. For this, we employ modern (Chebychevian) approximation and (generalized semi-infinite) optimization. After this is provided, time- discretized dynamical systems are studied. A combinatorial algorithm with polyhedra sequences allows to detect the region of parametric stability. Finally, we analyze the topological landscape of gene–environment networks with its structural (in)stability. By embedding as a module and investigating CO₂ emission control and figuring out game theoretical aspects, we conclude. This pioneering work is theoretically elaborated, practically devoted to health care, medicine, education, living conditions, and environmental protection, and it invites the readers to future research.      

Assessing health consequences in an environmental impact assessment: The case of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

In this article a comprehensive approach for the evaluation of possible health effects in an environmental impact assessment (EIA) is described, illustrated with the example of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. Unlike many EIAs, we estimated quantitatively the impact of aircraft-related pollution in terms of the number of affected people for aircraft noise annoyance, odour annoyance and hypertension. In addition, an analysis of health registry data on cardiovascular and respiratory diseases and a short survey on annoyance and risk perception were carried out. The scope of a health impact assessment depends on the situation, available knowledge and data, concern in the population about the impact and the number of people concerned. It is important to pay attention to the perception of risks and concerns from all parties involved. Moreover, the results demonstrate that far more people outside the area for which standards apply were affected than inside.     

Contaminant Profiles of Two Species of Shorebirds Foraging Together at Two Neighboring Sites in South San Francisco Bay, California

The San Francisco Bay estuary isused by over one million shorebirds during springmigration and is home to several hundred thousandduring the winter. Most shorebird use occurs in thesouthern reach of the estuary (South Bay). Thereduced water circulation and discharge fromindustrial sources in the South Bay are responsiblefor the highest levels of some trace elements in theestuary. Wintering shorebirds have been found to havestrong site fidelity to areas as small as a fewkilometers in the South Bay, which may increase theirexposure to contaminants near local point sources. Inaddition, different shorebird species foraging at thesame site have been shown to have differentcontaminant burdens. Thus, our objectives were totest whether contaminant burdens differed by species,or whether contaminant burdens differed in shorebirdscollected at adjacent sites. We examined thecontaminant profiles of two species of shorebirds,long-billed dowitchers (Limnodromus scolopaceus)and western sandpipers (Calidris mauri) thatforage together at two sites, Hayward and Newark,separated by 8 km in the South Bay. We usedmultivariate analysis of variance tests to compare thecomposition of 14 elemental analytes in their livertissues and estimated their molar ratios of Hg and Se. Composite samples were used for contaminant analysesbecause of the small body size of the shorebirds. Seven elemental analytes (Ag, Ba, Be, Cr, Ni, Pb, V)were below detection limits in a majority of thesamples so statistical analyses were precluded. Inthe measurable analytes (As, Cd, Cu, Hg, Mn, Se, Zn),we found no significant intra-site differences ofcontaminant profiles for the two species. We pooledthe samples to examine inter-site differences andfound significant differences in contaminant profilesbetween shorebirds at the neighboring sites (P = 0.03). Shorebirds at Newark had higher (P < 0.05) concentrations of As, Cd, and Se than those at Hayward. Dowitchers at Newark had concentrations of Hg and Se which were highly correlated (P < 0.003) in a mean molar ratio of 1:19, similar tothat reported in other birds. In the larger dowitcherspecies, we also examined exposure to 20organochlorine compounds. Organic analyses showedthat the dowitchers had been exposed to DDE, PCBs,dieldrin and trans-nonachlor, but with no significantdifferences in concentrations between Hayward andNewark (P > 0.05).     

土壤和底泥中砷、铬、锰测定的前处理技术

试验了土壤和底泥中砷的前处理技术，其目的是能对土壤、底泥中砷、铬、锰在一次前处理中制备成试液，比色法分析。试验表明，用Ｈ２ＳＯ４－Ｈ３ＰＯ４－Ｈ２Ｏ２进行前处理是可行的。方法简单、挥发酸雾少，用标准参考物质检验证明，分解完全，数据准确，有粒较好一致性。     

An investigation on biological stability of product water generated by lab-scale and pilot-scale distillation systems

Material Disposal Area G is the primary low-levelradioactive waste disposal site at Los Alamos NationalLaboratory, New Mexico, and is adjacent to Pueblo of SanIldefonso lands. Pueblo residents and Los Alamos scientists areconcerned about radiological doses resulting from uptake of AreaG radionuclides by mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) andRocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus), then consumption ofdeer and elk meat by humans. Tissue samples were collected fromdeer and elk accidentally killed near Area G and were analyzedfor ³H, ⁹⁰Sr, total U, ²³⁸Pu, ^{239, 240}Pu,²⁴¹Am, and ¹³⁷Cs. These data were used to estimatehuman doses based on meat consumption of 23 kg y^-1. Humandoses were also modeled using RESRAD, and dose rates to deer andelk were estimated with a screening model. Dose estimates tohumans from tissue consumption were 2.9 × 10^-3 mSv y^-1and 1.6 × 10^-3 mSv y^-1 from deer and elk, respectively,and RESRAD dose estimates were of the same order of magnitude. Estimated dose rates to deer and elk were 2.1 × 10^-4 mGyd^-1 and 4.7 × 10^-4 mGy d^-1, respectively. Allestimated doses were significantly less than established exposurelimits or guidelines.     

Geochemical assessment of metal transport in glacial till during electrokinetic remediation

This paper presents the chemical speciation and retention behavior of chromium (Cr), nickel (Ni), and cadmium (Cd) prior to and after the electrokinetic remediation in glacial till soil. The speciation of the metals was predicted using the chemical speciation program MINEQL⁺. The simulations were performed for single-contaminant with only Cr(VI) or Ni, and multi-contaminants consisting of: (1) Cr(VI), Ni, and Cd; (2) Cr(III), Ni and Cd; (3) Cr(VI), Cr(III), Ni and Cd; (4) Cr(VI), Ni, and Cd with reducing agents; and (5) Cr(III), Ni, and Cd with oxidizing agent (Mn). The results showed that the speciation and distribution of cationic metals [Ni, Cd, and Cr(III)] in glacial till soil remain unaffected or slightly affected during electrokinetics. This is attributed to the high pH buffering capacity of the glacial till, leading the metals to precipitate in the soil prior to and after electrokinetics. This study showed that during electrokinetics, Cr(VI) existed as anionic complex and migrated towards the anode and the migration is maximum in case of a single-contaminant system. The study also showed that near the anode in the absence of any reducing and oxidizing agent, Cr(VI) mostly adsorbed, and some of Cr(VI) reduced to Cr(III) and migrated towards the cathode and finally precipitated due to high pH conditions. Ni and Cd remain adsorbed or precipitated due to the high pH conditions throughout the soil. Among the reducing agents, the sulfide had significant effect on the migration of metals compared to ferrous ions. While in the presence of oxidizing agent (Mn), no noticeable Cr(VI) was found in the soil sample indicating the reduction of Cr(VI) to Cr(III) and the predominance of reducing conditions due to the presence of naturally occurring iron in the glacial till soil. Overall, this study provides a reasonable explanation of the speciation and distribution of chromium, nickel and cadmium during the electrokinetic remediation of glacial till soil.     

Biomonitoring of Lead, Zinc, and Cadmium in Streams Draining Lead-Mining and Non-Mining Areas, Southeast Missouri, USA

We evaluated exposure of aquatic biota to lead (Pb), zinc (Zn), and cadmium (Cd) in streams draining a Pb-mining district in southeast Missouri. Samples of plant biomass (detritus, periphyton, and filamentous algae), invertebrates (snails, crayfish, and riffle benthos), and two taxa of fish were collected from seven sites closest to mining areas (mining sites), four sites further downstream from mining (downstream sites), and eight reference sites in fall 2001. Samples of plant biomass from mining sites had highest metal concentrations, with means 10- to 60-times greater than those for reference sites. Mean metal concentrations in over 90% of samples of plant biomass from mining sites were significantly greater than those from reference sites. Mean concentrations of Pb, Zn, and Cd in most invertebrate samples from mining sites, and mean Pb concentrations in most fish samples from mining sites, were also significantly greater than those from reference sites. Concentrations of all three metals were lower in samples from downstream sites, but several samples of plant biomass from downstream sites had metal concentrations significantly greater than those from reference sites. Analysis of supplemental samples collected in the fall of 2002, a year of above-average stream discharge, had lower Pb concentrations and higher Cd concentrations than samples collected in 2001, near the end of a multi-year drought. Concentrations of Pb measured in fish and invertebrates collected from mining sites during 2001 and 2002 were similar to those measured at nearby sites in the 1970s, during the early years of mining in the Viburnum Trend. Results of this study demonstrate that long-term Pb mining activity in southeast Missouri has resulted in significantly elevated concentrations of Pb, Cd, and Zn in biota of receiving streams, compared to biota of similar streams without direct influence of mining. Our results also demonstrate that metal exposure in the study area differed significantly among sample types, habitats, and years, and that these factors should be carefully considered in the design of biomonitoring studies.     

Comparative studies on accumulation of Cr from metal solution and tannery effluent under repeated metal exposure by aquatic plants: its toxic effects

The present study demonstrates comparison of Cr accumulatingpotential by the plants of Najas indica Cham. (submerged),Vallisneria spiralis L. (rooted submerged) and Alternanthera sessilis R. Br. (rooted emergent) under repeatedmetal exposure and its effect on chlorophyll and protein concentrations. These plants were treated with different concentrations of Cr under repeated exposure in controlled laboratory conditions to assess the maximum metal accumulationpotential. The plants of V. spiralis accumulated significantly high amount of Cr under laboratory conditions incomparison to N. indica and A. sessilis. The maximumaccumulation of 1378, 458 and 201 g g^-1 dw Cr was found in the leaves of V. spiralis, N. indica and A. sessilis, respectively at 8 mg L^-1 after 9 day of Cr exposure. These plants have shown a decrease in chlorophyll andprotein concentrations with increase in Cr concentrations. In view of high accumulation of Cr in V. spiralis, the plantswere treated with different concentrations of tannery effluent collected from Common Effluent Treatment Plant, Unnao (UP). Theplants of V. spiralis treated with 100% tannery wastewatershowed the maximum accumulation (57.5 g g^-1 dw) of Cr in the roots after 10 days of exposure. The plants were foundeffective in removing Cr from solution and tannery effluent.     

Assessment of Air Quality After the Implementation of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) as Fuel in Public Transport in Delhi, India

Public transport in Delhi was amended by the Supreme Court of India to use Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) instead of diesel or petrol. After the implementation of CNG since April 2001, Delhi has the highest fraction of CNG-run public vehicles in the world and most of them were introduced within 20 months. In the present study, the concentrations of various criteria air pollutants (SPM, PM₁₀, CO, SO₂ and NO_x) and organic pollutants such as benzene, toluene, xylene (BTX) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) were assessed before and after the implementation of CNG. A decreasing trend was found for PAHs, SO₂ and CO concentrations, while the NO_x level was increased in comparison to those before the implementation of CNG. Further, SPM, PM₁₀, and BTX concentrations showed no significant change after the implementation of CNG. However, the BTX concentration demonstrated a clear relation with the benzene content of gasoline. In addition to the impact of the introduction of CNG the daily variation in PAHs levels was also studied and the PAHs concentrations were observed to be relatively high between 10 pm to 6 am, which gives a proof of a relation with the limited day entry and movement of heavy vehicles in Delhi.