废物水泥窑共处置产品中重金属释放模型研究——混凝土路面场景

通过模拟煅烧试验制取水泥熟料,并制得混凝土样品。在混凝土路面场景分析的基础上,参照欧盟固体中无机组分有效量测试方法(EA NEN7371),以pH=3.2的HNO3/H2SO4溶液(质量比为1∶2)为浸取液,在液固比为20 L/kg条件下,对混凝土样品进行模拟浸出实验;参照欧盟块状材料中无机组分的扩散实验方法(EA NEN7375)测定混凝土样品中重金属的有效释放量。模拟浸出实验结果表明,Cr、Ni和Cd在浸出过程中扩散控制是其释放的主要因素。在此基础上建立了重金属在混凝土路面中的释放模型。实验室实测累积释放量(实测值)与模型预测累积释放量(预测值)的拟合检验结果表明,实测值与预测值之间差异不显著,释放模型能较好地预测混凝土路面中重金属的长期累积释放量。     

污水生物脱氮过程硝化阶段N_2O动力学模型

通过耦合导致N_2O产生的亚硝酰基(NOH)化学分解和氨氧化细菌(AOB)反硝化途径,构建了一种包含10个组分和7个生化过程的硝化阶段N_2O动力学模型。与此同时,利用MATLAB和Excel软件工具,完成了对所有动力学参数的相对灵敏度分析,并在此前提下实现了对模型关键参数的拟合,完成了对模型的模拟与验证过程,进而确定了一种不同于已有活性污泥模型计算软件的模型计算方法。并且通过对模型数据和实验数据之间相关系数(R~2)的考察,证明本模型不仅对硝化阶段含氮组分具有良好的模拟效果,同时也与机理研究相符。     

α-FeOOH对靛蓝胭脂红的吸附性能

采用水热法合成纳米针铁矿α-Fe OOH,利用XRD、SEM对产物物相和形貌进行表征,研究了α-Fe OOH对靛蓝胭脂红的吸附性能,并进行动力学和等温吸附模型分析。结果表明,α-Fe OOH对靛蓝胭脂红具有良好的吸附性能,25℃时最大吸附量为40.31 mg·g-1。用Langmuir、Freundlich、D-R和Tempkind等4种等温吸附模型对实验数据进行拟合,Langmuir方程对实验数据拟合效果最好,D-R方程和Tempkin方程结果显示吸附是物理吸附。吸附过程符合准一级动力学方程,内扩散模型和Boyd模型结果显示膜扩散为吸附过程的主要速控步骤。     

氧化亚铁硫杆菌对酸化铅锌尾矿中Zn、As淋溶释放的影响

以青海某铅锌尾矿为研究对象进行酸预处理加速模拟静态淋溶实验,重点研究了氧化亚铁硫杆菌(At.f菌)接种量变化对尾矿中重金属Zn、As迁移释放的影响。结果表明,随时间延长,接种量变化均可导致淋溶体系pH值下降、电导率上升,氧化还原电位先上升后下降。At.f菌可明显促进Zn、As的释放,不同接种量对重金属的迁移释放作用不同;At.f菌存在下,Zn的释放能力大于As,Zn优先于As溶出,Zn、As浓度均表现为快速释放和缓慢释放并趋于平稳两个阶段,Evolich模型和Guass模型可分别描述Zn、As的释放过程。通过对细菌淋溶前后残渣SEM-EDS及XRD图谱分析发现,淋溶后尾矿颗粒结构疏松,表面腐蚀明显,生成了CaSO_4、钙磷石等不溶物,使Zn、As后期释放减慢。     

利用工业园区酒糟固废制备复合缓释碳源及其性能评估

我国工业园区污水厂进水碳氮比(C/N)普遍较低,常需补充碳源以提高脱氮效果。酒糟富含蛋白质、碳水化合物等有机组分,可生物利用性好,但目前缺乏其作为缓释碳源的研究。本研究以工业园区酒糟固废为原材料,以聚乙烯醇(PVA)、海藻酸钠(SA)为骨架材料,利用低温冷冻化学交联法制备复合缓释碳源,并进行释碳性能和反硝化性能评估。结果表明：通过骨架材料配比以及乳化剂优化研究,缓释碳源的快速释放期可延长到3 d,此阶段释碳过程为骨架溶蚀机制,单位质量缓释碳源的累积释碳量(以化学需氧量,即COD计)可达到1 089 mg·(g·L)^-1。在酒糟用量为10 g·L^-1,骨架材料配比为PVA:SA=8:1,乳化剂为1.0%span80条件下制备的缓释碳源在投加量为0.19 g·L^-1,初始硝态氮(NO3--N)为(41.53±0.1) mg·L^-1时,反硝化出水溶解性有机物(DOM)的腐殖化程度最低、分子质量最小、芳香环取代基种类和取代基程度最低,总氮去除率为99.2%,反硝化速率达到4.08 mg·(L·h)^...     

新型缓释碳源的制备及其性能

为了提高淀粉/聚乙烯醇(PVA)缓释碳源的反硝化速率,并有效控制碳源的释放速率,采用添加醋酸酯淀粉、疏水性乳化剂(SPAN80)以及二次包裹、表层交联等方法,制备了新型缓释碳源,通过释碳和脱氮实验考察了缓释碳源的最佳材料配比、脱氮效率以及碳源的释放规律。结果表明:缓释碳源中淀粉比例越高,反硝化效率越高,但释碳速率过快,容易造成出水COD偏高;当淀粉含量为58.2%时,能够获得适宜的脱氮效率和释碳速率,其反硝化滤柱的硝态氮去除率达100%,平均反硝化速率和出水COD分别为11.67 mg/(L·h)和27.65 mg/L,碳源释放与利用基本达到平衡。制备的新型缓释碳源其脱氮效率高、使用周期长、碳源释放得到有效控制,具有良好的工程应用前景。     

基于BP神经网络的垃圾焚烧过程故障诊断

应用BP神经网络方法,建立了垃圾焚烧过程故障诊断的模型.该方法采用梯度下降法训练网络权值,利用最优停止法对网络进行了优化,避免了过拟合现象.提高了BP神经网络的训练速度和泛化能力.并以实际焚烧过程工况数据进行性能检验,检验结果表明了该BP网络具有较高的诊断精度.     

模拟酸雨对土壤中的铜释放与缓冲作用研究

研究了模拟酸雨淋溶过程中对南方主要土壤重金属Cu的缓冲及释放现象。结果表明，土壤的Cu释放量随淋溶模拟酸雨pH值的下降而增大，酸雨的pH值是影响土壤重金属离子释放和迁移的主要因素，当pH〈3．0时，Cu的释放量明显增加，并且增长迅速。此外，淋溶量也是影响土壤中Cu释放的重要因素。     

厌氧消化1号模型(ADMl)的发展及其应用

国际水协(IWA)于2002年正式推出了厌氧消化1号模型(ADM1),其主要目的是建立一个厌氧工艺建模和模拟的通用平台,促进厌氧处理工艺技术的发展.近年来,ADMI在许多方面得到扩展,如包含硫酸盐还原、硝酸盐还原、产气及其释放的扩展等,这使ADM1更趋于完善.ADM1与其他污水处理数学模型结合的应用以及在分布参数模型中的应用是当前该模型应用的主要方面.有机物发酵的复杂性以及数量众多的模型动力学参数和组分都极人限制了该模型的广泛应用.     

遗传神经网络对肼类化合物的定量构效研究

应用遗传算法和反向传播（BP）神经网络相结合的方法，研究了胼类化合物的定量构效（QSAR）关系，构建了遗传神经网络QSAR模型。对30种肼类化合物的6个量子化学参数进行相关性和主成分分析，利用遗传神经网络QSAR模型对肼类化合物的毒性参数进行预测。结果表明，与常规BP神经网络建立的模型相比较，遗传神经网络QSAR模型有效解决了常规BP神经网络模型存在的过训练和过拟合问题，并且具有很好的预测效果。     

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.     

A History of Dry Cleaners and Sources of Solvent Releases from Dry Cleaning Equipment

Approximately 25, 000-35, 000 dry cleaning facilities currently operate in the U.S. The release of perchloroethylene and other solvents from these establishments represents a major source of soil and groundwater contamination. The manner in which dry cleaning solvents escape from dry cleaning plants is, for all practical purposes, identical for chlorinated and petroleum hydrocarbon solvents and is related to one of the following events: the catastrophic failure of a component of the dry cleaning system, the improper installation, operation or maintenance of the dry cleaning equipment or a combination of all of these causes. Acceptable customs, codes and regulations can also dictate what is authorized for operation of a dry cleaning facility in a particular community, geographic area during a particular time frame. Environmental litigation dealing with the origin of a solvent release from dry cleaners tends to focus on the design and manufacture of dry cleaning industry machines such as washers, washer extractors, tumblers, solvent filters, water separators, stills and spotting boards. A thorough analysis of the daily operations of dry cleaners often reveals that poor maintenance, failure to follow the manufacturer's instructions and the actions of the operator are the most likely causes of soil and groundwater pollution. In order to forensically evaluate the most probable origins of a solvent release and to examine issues regarding liability, a thorough understanding of the history of dry cleaning and a detailed analysis of the operation and maintenance of the dry cleaning equipment are necessary. The discovery of solvent plumes in the vicinity of dry cleaning plants may suggest that the solvent source is the dry cleaning plant; however, the presence of these plumes does not necessarily indicate that the dry cleaning equipment was defectively designed or manufactured. A thorough review of the type of equipment used over the life of the dry cleaning plant and verifiable solvent mileage records frequently indicates that operators of the plant have disposed of solvent and contaminated solids into the municipal sewer or on ground surfaces.     

Radionuclides and trace elements in fish collected upstream and downstream of Los Alamos national laboratory and the doses to humans from the consumption of muscle and bone

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine radionuclide and trace element concentrations in bottom‐feeding fish (catfish, carp, and suckers) collected from the confluences of some of the major canyons that cross Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) lands with the Rio Grande (RG) and the potential radiological doses from the ingestion of these fish. Samples of muscle and bone (and viscera in some cases) were analyzed for ³H, ⁹⁰Sr, ¹³⁷Cs, ^totU, ²³⁸Pu, ^239,240Pu, and ²⁴¹Am and Ag, As, Ba, Be, Cr, Cd, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb, Sb, Se, and Tl. Most radionuclides, with the exception of ⁹⁰Sr, in the muscle plus bone portions of fish collected from LANL canyons/RG were not significantly (p<0.05) higher from fish collected upstream (San Ildefonso/background) of LANL. Strontium‐90 in fish muscle plus bone tissue significantly (p<0.05) increases in concentration starting from Los Alamos Canyon, the most upstream confluence (fish contained 3.4E‐02 pCi g^‐1 [126E‐02 Bq kg^‐1]), to Frijoles Canyon, the most downstream confluence (fish contained 14E‐02 pCi g^‐1 [518E‐02 Bq kg^‐1]). The differences in ⁹⁰Sr concentrations in fish collected downstream and upstream (background) of LANL, however, were very small. Based on the average concentrations (±2SD) of radionuclides in fish tissue from the four LANL confluences, the committed effective dose equivalent from the ingestion of 46 lb (21 kg) (maximum ingestion rate per person per year) of fish muscle plus bone, after the subtraction of background, was 0.1 ± 0.1 mrem y^‐1 (1.0 ± 1.0 μSv y^‐1), and was far below the International Commission on Radiological Protection (all pathway) permissible dose limit of 100 mrem y^‐1 (1000 μSv y^‐1). Of the trace elements that were found above the limits of detection (Ba, Cu, and Hg) in fish muscle collected from the confluences of canyons that cross LANL and the RG, none were in significantly higher (p<0.05) concentrations than in muscle of fish collected from background locations.     

Malathion-induced sublethal toxicity on the intestine of cricket frog (Fejervarya limnocharis)

The effect of malathion [diethyl(dimethoxythiophosphorylthio)succinate] at sublethal concentration (0.006 ppm) on intestinal parameters of cricket frog (Fejervarya limnocharis) was studied for 24 hrs to 240 hrs of exposure and remarkable histopathological alterations were observed. The study on intestinal parameters revealed acute pathological conditions in the intestinal wall. The toxic effect became evident as the cytoplasm of the cells disintegrated and the cells became empty and vacuolated. The cell membranes were also ruptured. Degenerative changes of the absorptive surface (villi) of the intestine in the different periods of exposure were pronounced. Severe atrophic nature (necrotic mucosa) of the intestine began from 48 hrs onwards to 96 hrs of exposure.     

Radionuclides in deer and elk from Los Alamos national laboratory and the doses to humans from the ingestion of muscle and bone

Abstract

This paper summarizes radionuclide concentrations (³H, ⁹⁰Sr, ¹³⁷Cs, ²³⁸Pu, ^239,240Pu, ²⁴¹Am, and ^totU) in muscle and bone tissue of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) and Rocky Mountain elk (Cervus elaphus) collected from Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, New Mexico, lands from 1991 through 1998. Also, the committed effective dose equivalent (CEDE) and the risk of excess cancer fatalities (RECF) to people who ingest muscle and bone from deer and elk collected from LANL lands were estimated. Most radionuclide concentrations in muscle and bone from individual deer (n = 11) and elk (n = 22) collected from LANL lands were either at less than detectable quantities (where the analytical result was smaller than two counting uncertainties) and/or within upper (95%) level background (BG) concentrations. As a group, most radionuclides in muscle and bone of deer and elk from LANL lands were not significantly higher (p<0.10) than in similar tissues from deer (n = 3) and elk (n = 7) collected from BG locations. Also, elk that had been radio collared and tracked for two years and spent an average time of 50% on LANL lands were not significantly different in most radionuclides from road kill elk that have been collected as part of the environmental surveillance program. Overall, the upper (95%) level net CEDEs (the CEDE plus two sigma for each radioisotope minus background) at the most conservative ingestion rate (50 lbs of muscle and 13 lbs of bone) were as follows: deer muscle = 0.22 mrem y^‐1 (2.2 μSv y^‐1), deer bone = 3.8 mrem y^‐1 (38 μSv y^‐1), elk muscle = 0.12 mrem y^‐1 (1.2 μSv y^‐1), and elk bone = 1.7 mrem y^‐1 (17 μSv y^‐1). All CEDEs were far below the International Commission on Radiological Protection guideline of 100 mrem y^‐1 (1000 μSv y^‐1), and the highest muscle plus bone net CEDE corresponded to a RECF of 2E‐06, which is far below the Environmental Protection Agency upper level guideline of 1E‐04.     

Nitrogen leaching and acidification during 19 years of NH₄NO₃ additions to a coniferous-forested catchment at Gårdsjön, Sweden (NITREX)

The role of nitrogen (N) in acidification of soil and water has become relatively more important as the deposition of sulphur has decreased. Starting in 1991, we have conducted a whole-catchment experiment with N addition at Gårdsjön, Sweden, to investigate the risk of N saturation. We have added 41 kg N ha⁻¹ yr⁻¹ as NH₄NO₃ to the ambient 9 kg N ha⁻¹ yr⁻¹ in fortnightly doses by means of sprinkling system. The fraction of input N lost to runoff has increased from 0% to 10%. Increased concentrations of NO₃ in runoff partially offset the decreasing concentrations of SO₄ and slowed ecosystem recovery from acid deposition. From 1990-2002, about 5% of the total N input went to runoff, 44% to biomass, and the remaining 51% to soil. The soil N pool increased by 5%. N deposition enhanced carbon (C) sequestration at a mean C/N ratio of 42-59 g g⁻¹.     

Leaching of seven pesticides currently used in cotton crop in Mato Grosso State—Brazil

This study aimed to evaluate the leaching of pesticides and the applicability of the Attenuation Factor (AF) Model to predict their leaching. The leaching of carbofuran, carbendazim, diuron, metolachlor, α and β endosulfan and chlorpyrifos was studied in an Oxisol using a field experiment lysimeter located in Dom Aquino – Mato Grosso. The samples of percolated water were collected by rain event and analyzed. Chemical and physical soil attributes were determined before pesticide application to the plots. The results showed that carbofuran was the pesticide that presented a higher leaching rate in the studied soil, so was the one representing the highest contamination potential. From the total carbofuran applied in the soil surface, around 6 % leached below 50 cm. The other pesticides showed lower mobility in the studied soil. The calculated values to AF were 7.06E-12 (carbendazim), 5.08E-03 (carbofuran), 3.12E-17 (diuron), 6.66E-345 (α-endosulfan), 1.47E-162 (β-endosulfan), 1.50E-06 (metolachlor), 3.51E-155 (chlorpyrifos). AF Model was useful to classify the pesticides' potential for contamination; however, that model underestimated pesticide leaching.     

Endosulfan in China 2—emissions and residues

Background, aim, and scope  Endosulfan is one of the organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and also a candidate to be included in a group of new persistent organic pollutants (UNEP 2007). The first national endosulfan usage inventories in China with 1/4° longitude by 1/6° latitude resolution has been reported in an accompanying paper. In the second part of the paper, we compiled the gridded historical emissions and soil residues of endosulfan in China from the usage inventories. Based on the residue/emission data, gridded concentrations of endosulfan in Chinese soil and air have been calculated. These inventories will provide valuable data for the further study of endosulfan. Methods  Emission and residue of endosulfan were calculated from endosulfan usage by using a simplified gridded pesticide emission and residue model—SGPERM, which is an integrated modeling system combining mathematical model, database management system, and geographic information system. By using the emission and residue inventories, annual air and soil concentrations of endosulfan in each cell were determined. Results and discussion  Historical gridded emission and residue inventories of α- and β-endosulfan in agricultural soil in China with 1/4° longitude by 1/6° latitude resolution have been created. Total emissions were around 10,800 t, with α-endosulfan at 7,400 t and β-endosulfan at 3,400 t from 1994 to 2004. The highest residues were 140 t for α-endosulfan and 390 t for β-endosulfan, and the lowest residues were 0.7 t for α-endosulfan and 170 t for β-endosulfan in 2004 in Chinese agricultural soil where endosulfan was applied. Based on the emission and residue inventories, concentrations of α- and β-endosulfan in Chinese air and agricultural surface soil were also calculated for each grid cell. We have estimated annual averaged air concentrations and the annual minimum and maximum soil concentrations across China. The real concentrations will be different from season to season. Although our model does not consider the transport of the insecticide in the atmosphere, which could be very important in some areas during some special time, the estimated concentrations of endosulfan in Chinese air and soil derived from the endosulfan emission and residue inventories are in general consistent with the published monitoring data. Conclusions  To our knowledge, this work is the first inventory of this kind for endosulfan published on a national scale. Concentrations of the chemical in Chinese air and agricultural surface soil were calculated for each grid cell. Results show that the estimated concentrations of endosulfan in Chinese air and soil agree reasonably well with the monitoring data in general. Recommendations and perspectives  The gridded endosulfan emission/residue inventories and also the air and soil concentration inventories created in this study will be updated upon availability of new information, including usage and monitoring data. The establishment of these inventories for the OCP is important for both scientific communities and policy makers.