负载型TiO2/活性炭光催化灭活大肠杆菌(E.coli)的研究

以大肠杆菌(Escherichia coli JM 109)为研究对象,通过细菌的灭活实验研究负载型TiO2/活性炭(TiO2/AC)的灭菌性能,并利用XRD、BET和SEM对材料的晶型、晶粒尺寸、比表面积和吸附在材料上的细菌分布形态及数量进行分析.结果表明吸附在TiO2/AC上的大肠杆菌数比吸附在活性炭和TiO2都多.TiO2/AC对E.coli光催化灭活率比TiO2粉末和P25高,制备材料的热处理温度500℃和光催化反应中光强40 W都分别使TiO2/AC的光催化活性达到最大,在光催化灭活E.coti过程中,KH2PO4使催化剂活性降低程度比NaHCO3大,而两者使TiO2/AC催化活性降低程度比TiO2小,但NaHCO3对催化活性的影响是可逆的.     

参杂负载型纳米TiO2降解橙黄G的光催化活性及其动力学研究

采用溶胶-凝胶法和浸渍-焙烧法制备了掺杂Sn（Ⅳ）的TiO2／AC光催化剂，以偶氮染料橙黄G为目标降解物，对光催化反应条件进行了优化。结果表明：利用Sn（IV）掺杂量为2．5at．％的TiO2／AC光催化剂，在进水浓度50mg／L，催化剂的用量12．5g／i，pH值2．0，H2O2 1．5mL／L。主波长为365nm的300W高压汞灯光照条件下，反应60rain，橙黄G的光催化去除率可达99．1％。该反应符合Langmuir-Hinshelwood动力学方程，其速控步为吸附反应。共存阴离子SO4^2-和H2PO4^-，对橙黄G的光催化降解反应均有一定的抑制作用。     

介孔TiO2的制备及光催化降解有机染料的研究

以十六烷基三甲基溴化胺为模板剂,用溶胶-凝胶法制备了介孔TiO2,用x射线衍射、透射电子显微镜、热重/差热分析及氮气吸附等方法对其进行了分析表征,并用偶氮染料阳离子红X-GRL为目标污染物分析了它的光催化活性.实验结果表明,450℃热处理后的介孔TiO2是锐钛矿型的,平均孔径为18 nm.氮气吸附曲线呈典型的介孔材料Ⅳ型吸附等温线特征.由于介孔TiO2具有较大的比表面积,因此表现出比非介孔TiO2高的光催化活性.     

TiO_2/AC复合催化剂的制备及其对六氯苯的光催化降解性能研究

以颗粒活性炭（AC）和钛酸丁酯为原料,采用微波辐射法制备TiO2/AC复合光催化剂,并对制备的催化剂进行了表征;采用该催化剂对六氯苯进行光催化降解,确定了六氯苯降解的最佳工艺条件,并就几种外加试剂对TiO2/AC光催化降解六氯苯的强化作用进行了探讨。结果表明,制备的催化剂中TiO2均匀分布在活性炭表面、呈单一的锐钛矿晶型,晶粒生长完善。该催化剂催化降解六氯苯的最佳工艺条件为：pH值为5、TiO2负载量为18.2%、TiO2/AC投加量为0.4 g/L、反应时间为60 min。在此条件下,六氯苯降解效率达90.3%。添加适量的H2O2、AgNO3、K2S2O8、KIO4和KMnO4均能提高TiO2/活性炭对六氯苯的光催化降解效率。5种外加试剂的适宜添加量分别为0.3%、1.0、1.0、0.1和0.1 mmol/L,对TiO2/AC光催化效率的强化作用大小顺序为：H2O2〉AgNO3〉K2S2O8〉KMnO4〉KIO4。     

微波辐照废木屑活性炭制备工艺优化及其应用

以微波为热源，Na2CO3为活化剂，采用化学活化法制备废木屑活性炭（AC）。采用Taguchi法考察了微波辐照功率、辐照时间、活化剂浓度、固液比对活性炭碘吸附值的影响。结果表明，微波辐照功率对活性炭碘吸附值的影响最显著，辐照时间次之，而固液比的影响不显著。优化的工艺参数为微波辐照功率440W、辐照时间9min、Na2CO3浓度15％、固液比1：2．5，该条件下AC的碘吸附值为1230．40mg／g，实验结果验证了Taguchi法的有效性。该条件下制得的AC用于处理印染废水，结果显示，对COD为239．5mg／L废水投加3g／L活性炭，在pH为11时吸附70min，COD的去除率达77．9％。     

纳米Bi2O3/TiO2复合光催化剂的制备及性能研究

以光催化效果为评价标准，采用超声波作用下水解法制备Bi2O3／TiO2复合光催化剂，考察了水解条件和Bi2O3掺入量等制备条件对复合光催化剂性能的影响。结果表明，与传统制备方法相比，该方法操作简单、快速；当水和乙醇的比例为4：1时所得样品的光催化活性最好；Bi2O3的掺入拓宽了TiO2对光的吸收范围，提高了TiO2的光催化活性，掺入量（Bi2O3）为0．25％复合光催化剂催化活性最高；复合光催化剂对多种水溶性染料均具有较好的处理效果。     

掺Ni^2＋的TiO2颗粒光催化性能的研究

通过溶胶．凝胶法制备掺杂Ni^2＋的纳米TiO2，并用XRD和TEM进行了表征，发现Ni^2＋的掺杂减小了TiO2颗粒的粒径，Ni2＋／TiO2晶型为锐钛型。通过对目标物罗丹明B的光催化降解实验，发现Ni^2＋的掺杂提高了TiO2的光催化活性，其降解罗丹明B的反应遵从一级反应动力学方程，Ni^2＋惨杂量为1．2％时的光催化活性最高。     

水质对紫外消毒在两种典型再生水中应用的影响

以大肠杆菌为对象，研究了再生水水质变化对紫外消毒效果和光复活的影响。结果表明，紫外对大肠杆菌有很强的灭活作用，在紫外剂量为4mJ／cm^2时，大肠杆菌的灭活率达到了4．41个对数级。腐殖酸、铁和2种再生水水体中其他溶解性物质会影响光吸收和紫外透射率，但对紫外消毒动力学无影响。在颗粒物浓度为0～200mg／L的范围内，外源高岭土和活性污泥等颗粒物的投加对紫外消毒效果影响较小，而再生水水样W1中原有的2．61／1：g／L的颗粒物则会极大地影响消毒效果，使UV对细菌的灭活出现明显的拖尾现象。腐殖酸会增强紫外损伤大肠杆菌的光复活能力，但2种再生水中细菌的光复活能力相对磷酸盐缓冲溶液（PBS）中减弱，减弱程度在不同水样中有所不同。     

微米级负载型TiO2催化剂在光催化-膜分离反应器中的应用

基于光催化．膜分离三相流化床反应器的结构特点及膜分离特性，以微米级MCM-41分子筛为载体，采用原位生成法制备微米级负载型TiO2催化剂。针对微米级负载型TiO2催化剂在光催化一膜分离反应器中的分布特性、悬浮特性、分离特性及膜污染特性进行研究。结果表明，曝气量一定的情况下，微米级负载型TiO2催化剂在光催化一膜分离反应器中具有良好的悬浮特性，且优于纳米TiO2。随着催化剂投加量的增加，悬浮浓度也随之增加。光催化反应器底部曝气0．3m。／h、催化剂投加量为1g／L时为宜。膜分离器中催化剂悬浮浓度明显低于光催化反应器；该微米级催化剂与纳米TiO2相比具有不粘附、不堵塞膜孔等优良特性，能够有效降低膜污染，延长分离膜使用寿命。膜底曝气为0．1m3／h时，反应器连续运行5h（未加反冲洗）后，微米级负载型TiO2催化剂和纳米TiO2对膜组件的污染程度分别为膜通量衰减率4．3％和37．4％。反应器连续运行72h，膜组件依然具有很好的分离特性。     

银钛共负载型光催化材料降解甲基橙废水

以膨胀珍珠岩为载体，采用溶胶凝胶法对其进行负载，制备出不同类型的光催化材料（TiO2．EP、Ag＋-TiO2-EP），并在模拟日光条件下，研究其对甲基橙溶液的降解效果。结果表明，浸渍3次且担载0．04％Ag＋的负载型TiO2光催化活性最高，在光催化剂用量为0．3g，20mL初始浓度为10mg／L甲基橙溶液光照4h后降解率可达81．6％，且甲基橙的光催化降解服从一级动力学方程。回收3次后仍有较强的活性，其2h降解率为24．8％。     

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.