玉米芯为碳源铁屑协同生物麦饭石活化颗粒的硫酸盐还原动力学及其锰离子响应实验

利用聚乙烯醇和饱和硼酸,添加30%SRB污泥、5%玉米芯、2%铁屑和3%麦饭石包埋制备内聚营养源的SRB固定颗粒,将完全活化的SRB颗粒作为研究对象,探究活化颗粒对SO2-4反应动力学过程及其对高浓度Mn2+离子响应机制。结果表明:活化颗粒还原SO2-4的过程符合一级动力学模型,最大还原速率为94.88 mg/(L·h);高浓度Mn2+可抑制活化颗粒的p H提升能力,延缓碳源的水解速率及SO2-4的还原速率,而不会抑制水解过程并延长缓滞期,更不能降低最终去除效果。可见,以玉米芯为碳源的铁屑协同生物麦饭石颗粒处理煤矿酸性废水是有效并可行性的。     

铁屑过滤+H2O2预处理难降解染料废水的研究

介绍了铁屑过滤+H2O2预处理难降解染料废水实验研究结果.采用铁屑过滤微电解法预处理难降解染料废水,当进水pH为4,停留时间为8 min时,出水BOD5/COD较原水提高0.2-0.3;若在铁屑过滤进水中加入H2O2(30%)8‰投加量,可使废水可生化性得到显著改善,有利于后续采用生化法处理.     

铁屑过滤＋H202预处理难降解染料废水的研究

介绍了铁屑过滤 H2O2预处理难降解染料废水实验研究结果。采用铁屑过滤微电解法预处理难降解染料废水，当进水pH为4，停留时间为8min时，出水BOD5／COD较原水提高0．2—0．3；若在铁屑过滤进水中加入H202(30％)8％。投加量，可使废水可生化性得到显著改善，有利于后续采用生化法处理。     

Fenton试剂处理电厂离子交换树脂再生废水

采用 Fenton试剂对电厂离子交换树脂再生废水进行催化氧化处理 ,实验结果表明 ,当溶液 p H=2 .0、H2 O2 ( 30 % )投加量为 6 0 m L/L、F e SO4· 7H2 O投加量为 4.5 g/L、H2 O2 投加次数为 4、反应时间为 1.5 h时 ,废水的处理效果最佳     

vis/H2O2/草酸铁处理活性艳红染料的实验研究

采用vis/H2O2/草酸铁法,对活性艳红染料废水进行处理.研究了H2O2、K2C2O4和Fe2(SO4)3·7H2O的投加量、pH值和光照时间等因素对染料废水处理效果的影响和最佳处理条件.结果表明,pH值2.5;30%H2O2的投加量0.1 mL;0.1 mol/L Fe2(SO4)3·7H2O的投加量1.0 mL;0.1 mol/L K2C2O4的投加量1.5 mL;光照时间40 min的最佳条件下,70 mg/L的活性艳红模拟染料废水脱色率可达99.82%.通过对vis/H2O2/草酸铁法和Fenton法、H2O2法、草酸铁法等方法进行对比实验,vis/H2O2/草酸铁法明显优于其他方法,是一项有研究价值和开发应用前景的污染治理新技术.     

Fe~0协同生物麦饭石的PRB系统井下原位处理煤矿酸性废水

针对煤矿酸性废水(AMD)具有污染组分多、危害程度严重、地面处理成本高等特点,以固定SRB污泥的生物麦饭石作为PRB活性填料,并添加Fe0构建生物-非生物协同去污的新型PRB井下原位修复系统,对AMD开展了连续动态、变负荷的模拟修复研究。实验结果表明,3个动态柱对p H均具有较强的调节能力,同时仅以麦饭石作为活性填料的PRB-3对Fe2+、Mn2+、NH3-N具有较好的去除效果,最大去除速率分别为45.77、9.23和12.10 mg/(L·d);以Fe0协同生物麦饭石的PRB-2在碳源充足时对SO2-4、Fe2+、Mn2+、NH3-N最高去除速率分别为552.29、57.64、14.51和7.05mg/(L·d),而相同条件下只以生物麦饭石作为活性填料的PRB-1对上述污染物的最高去除速率分别为446.62、57.20、10.87和3.53 mg/(L·d);应用PRB-2系统处理AMD不仅可以实现多种污染物的同步去除,还能实现无外加碳源的井下原位长效修复。     

超声波/Fenton处理含酚废水的影响因素

实验研究主要影响因素对超声波/Fenton试剂处理苯酚废水效果的影响,确定工艺参数。以人工配制的模拟苯酚废水为实验水样,通过静态实验研究p H值、Fe SO4·7H2O投加量、H2O2投加量和超声时间对苯酚和COD去除率的影响。研究结果表明,对于苯酚浓度为200 mg/L,COD为476.6 mg/L苯酚废水,在实验用水量为1 000 m L,p H值为6,Fe SO4·7H2O投加量为800 mg/L,H2O2投加量为Qth,超声时间为30 min的条件下,苯酚去除率可达到92.27%,COD去除率可达到82.48%,处理后苯酚浓度为14.80 mg/L,COD为83.50 mg/L。p H值、Fe SO4·7H2O投加量、H2O2投加量和超声时间对超声/Fenton工艺处理苯酚废水均有较显著地影响,工程应用时应给予足够的重视。     

零价铁Fenton技术处理含聚乙烯醇的印染退浆废水

采用零价铁Fenton技术处理含聚乙烯醇(PVA)的印染退浆废水。通过单因素实验和正交实验,考察了初始pH、H2O2投加量、铁屑粒径及投加量和反应时间对实验结果的影响。结果表明,初始pH和H2O2投加量对处理效果影响很大。最佳反应条件是初始pH=4.0,H2O2投加量为100mmol/L,铁屑(粒径为1~3mm)投加量为15g/L,反应时间为30min。在该条件下,出水PVA质量浓度为0.9mg/L,PVA去除率为99.9%,COD去除率为23.6%,BOD5/COD由0.12升高至0.34,可生化性明显提高。无论从处理效果考虑还是从成本考虑,零价铁Fenton技术都优于传统Fenton技术。     

Fe/C微电解-超声波/Fenton氧化-活性炭吸附处理仲丁灵农药废水

采用Fe/C微电解-超声波/Fenton氧化一活性炭吸附处理高色度、高COD、高盐分、高毒性的仲丁灵农药废水.试验结果表明:(1)Fe/C微电解处理仲丁灵农药废水的最佳条件:pH为4,铁屑投加量为0.5 mol/L,Fe与C摩尔比为2:1,反应时间为4h.(2)Fenton氧化的最佳条件:pH为4,FeSO4·7H2O投加量为0.03 mol/L,H2O2投加量为0.4 mol/L,反应时间为2 h.(3)在Fenton氧化的最佳条件下,超声波/Fenton氧化对COD去除率最高(平均约为80%).(4)当吸附时间为2 h、PH为6、活性炭投加量为20 g/L时.COD去除率可达90.5%.(5)采用Fe/C锻电解-超声波/Fenton氧化一活性炭吸附处理后,COD、色度均可达到<污水综合排放标准>(GB 8978-1996)中的一级标准.     

铁屑耦合生物麦饭石的PRB系统修复含铬酸根与硝酸根地下水

针对污染地下水中铬酸根和硝酸根迁移速度快,可渗透反应墙(PRB)常规活性材料修复效果差等问题,以铁屑、麦饭石和硫酸盐还原菌(SRB)为活性材料,构建4组耦合PRB动态柱修复地下水中Cr(Ⅵ)和NO-3-N。结果表明,4#(铁屑、麦饭石和SRB)柱修复效果较1#(麦饭石)、2#(铁屑、麦饭石)和3#(麦饭石和SRB)柱好,且稳定,对Cr(Ⅵ)和NO-3-N平均去除率分别是97.7%和97.34%,可见,以铁屑、麦饭石和硫酸盐还原菌为活性材料的耦合PRB系统修复地下水中Cr(Ⅵ)和NO-3-N具有有效性与可行性。     

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.     

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.     

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 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.     

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.     

Impact of spiked concentrations of Cd,Pb, As and Zn in growth medium on elemental uptake of Nasturtium officinale (Watercress)

This study is aimed at investigating the impact of water quality on the uptake and distribution of three non-essential and toxic elements, namely, As, Cd and Pb in the watercress plant to assess for metal toxicity. The plant was hydroponically cultivated under greenhouse conditions, with the growth medium being spiked with varying concentrations of As, Cd and Pb. Plants that were harvested weekly for elemental analysis showed physiological and morphological symptoms of toxicity on exposure to high concentrations of Cd and Pb. Plants exposed to high concentrations of As did not survive and the threshold for As uptake in watercress was established at 5 ppm. Translocation factors were low in all cases as the toxic elements accumulated more in the roots of the plant than the edible leaves. The impact of Zn on the uptake of toxic elements was also evaluated and Zn was found to have an antagonistic effect on uptake of both Cd and Pb with no notable effect on uptake of As. The findings indicate that phytotoxicity or death of the watercress plant would prevent it from being a route of human exposure to high concentrations of As, Cd and Pb in the environment.     

Butyltin compounds in sediment and fish from the Polish Coast of the Baltic Sea

Concentrations of mono- (MBT), di- (DBT), and tri-(TBT) butyltin compounds were measured in eggs, liver, and muscle of nine species of fish from four regions of the Baltic Sea - the Firth of Vistula, the Gulf of Gdańsk, Puck Bay, and the mouth of the Vistula River. The overall concentration ranges among all the fish sampled from the four sites were: < 7 to 79 ng/g for MBT, 6 to 1100 ng/g for DBT, 7 to 3600 ng/g for TBT, and 16 to 4800 ng/g for total BTs, on a wet wt basis. The highest concentration of total BTs was found in herring liver from the Firth of Vistula (4800 ng/g, wet wt) and in roach muscle from Puck Bay (3300 ng/g, wet wt), while the least concentration was found in burbot eggs and liver from the Vistula River (39 and 32 ng/g, wet wt, respectively). TBT was the major form of BTs present in most samples analyzed. Sediment samples collected from shipyards in the Gulf of Gdańsk contained butyltin concentrations ranging from 1.2 to 46 μg/g (dry wt) for MBT, 2.0 to 42 μg/g for DBT, and 2.6 to 40 μg/g for TBT. As with the fish, the majority of the BTs in sediment were present as TBT, which suggested recent exposure of the aquatic environment of the region to TBT.     

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

The effect of malathion [diethyl(dimethoxythiophosphorylthio)succinate] at sublethal concentration (0.006 ppm) on hematological parameters of the cricket frog (Fejervarya limnocharis) was studied for 24 hrs to 240 hrs of exposure and remarkable hematological alterations were observed. The study on hematological parameters revealed a highly significant decrease (P < 0.01) in the total erythrocytes count in malathion-exposed animals from 24 hours to 96 hrs of exposure as compared to control. Significant decreases (P < 0.01) of hemoglobin and packed cell volume were also observed from 48 hrs to 240 hrs. A significant increase (P < 0.01) in leucocytes count was noted throughout the exposure period. Elevated numbers of lymphocytes and eosinophils as found in the present study revealed lymphocytosis as well as eosinophilia, suggesting that this was a result of direct stimulation of the immunological defense due to the presence of a toxic substance or may be associated with tissue damage. The cytomorphological and cytopathological study of erythrocytes and leucocytes in malathion-exposed frogs at 0.006 ppm concentration revealed various cytotoxic effects at different exposure times. It was noted that the size and the shape of the erythrocytes were subjected to variation in different blood disorders.